Multi-level marketing expert Robert FitzPatrick analyzes the commission payouts to Arbonne representatives.
Spotlight on MLM: Lawsuit filed by Quixtar, Amway, Alticor, whatever the company is called today
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A short story ran in the Detroit Free Press on Saturday about Quixtar (Amway, Alticor, etc.) and a lawsuit against bloggers and online forum participants. Althought the lawsuit was filed against 30 John Does, it is specifically targeting a former Read more…
Usana Health Sciences sells vitamins and nutritional products that are priced 100% to 300% higher than comparable products from other companies. In March 2007, a report on Usana Health Sciences was released by the Fraud Discovery Institute. Barry Minkow and Read more…
Primerica Financial Services is a multi-level marketing company offering financial services such as life insurance, investments, and the like. Online Scams did an excellent post which summarized Primerica. The problem with the company is that most of the representatives have Read more…
Eric Scheibeler, a former high level distributor for Amway, details his experience with the push to attend company events, in his book Merchants of Deception:
Search the Direct Selling Association’s member database for sellers of skincare and cosmetics, and you’ll find 55 members. Multi-level marketing companies selling beauty products are a dime a dozen. Arbonne International is one of the better known beauty MLMs, right Read more…
Paula Begoun, who calls herself the Cosmetics Cop, reviews Arbonne and a few of the company’s products. Paula says that she receives more email about Arbonne than any other “direct sales” cosmetics line. Now I disagree with the characterization of Read more…
From Robert FitzPatrick of Pyramid Scheme Alert: In a crucial development that could rock the entire multi-level marketing business, a class action lawsuit has been filed this month against Quixtar (Amway) charging that the company is running an illegal pyramid Read more…
This was a General Letter to the Nikken Distributors in Holland, by Gerard Nederpel and Tineke Verton, written in August 2004. Although this was written about Nikken, the principles are the same for many of the MLMs around the world. Read more…
Details about becoming a Silpada Designs representative, current as of September 4, 2007. Why Silpada Designs Is Unique Silpada Designs is the original and fastest growing .925 Sterling Silver Jewelry Home Show company in the United States! Our handcrafted jewelry Read more…
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