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Multilevel marketing sells a dream. Don’t buy it
MLMs’ promise to women is that they can stay at home and make all the money they dreamed of. While some people find success, for most the reality is much more bleak.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-multilevel-marketing-sells-a-dream-dont-buy-it/
Many people who sign up to these companies are also not aware of how slim their chances of success really are.
After a bit of digging, I found a depressing truth. Figures on the Younique website state just 0.02 per cent of presenters worldwide make the top earnings each month, but since Younique doesn’t publish earning figures, the top amount is not actually known. For Nu Skin distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 89 per cent made no commission at all in 2017.
When I reached out to former sellers to see whether they managed to achieve either the time or financial freedom so enthusiastically on offer, many of the men and women told me they had invested hours of their lives and saw no financial compensation. Furthermore, many say the aggressive recruitment they were encouraged to do drove away friends and family.
MLMs’ promise to women is that they can stay at home and make all the money they dreamed of. While some people find success, for most the reality is much more bleak.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-multilevel-marketing-sells-a-dream-dont-buy-it/
Many people who sign up to these companies are also not aware of how slim their chances of success really are.
After a bit of digging, I found a depressing truth. Figures on the Younique website state just 0.02 per cent of presenters worldwide make the top earnings each month, but since Younique doesn’t publish earning figures, the top amount is not actually known. For Nu Skin distributors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 89 per cent made no commission at all in 2017.
When I reached out to former sellers to see whether they managed to achieve either the time or financial freedom so enthusiastically on offer, many of the men and women told me they had invested hours of their lives and saw no financial compensation. Furthermore, many say the aggressive recruitment they were encouraged to do drove away friends and family.