LIST OF RECRUITING MLM'S*, continued:

MLM's come and go, so a few may now be defunct.  

A – D

E – G (below)

H – M

N – R

S – Z

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E. Excel

Earth Essence  

 Easy Daily Cash (2-up)

Ebiz.com  

 Ecoquest

 Eiro

Emerald Passport (Profit Masters)

Empire Dreams

Empower Net

 Eniva Gold Marketing

Enliven  

 EnvisionCC

Epic Network

Escape International

 Essante

Essentially Yours

Evolution International

Excel Telecommunications  

 eXfuse

Extreme Research

EZ  Wealth by Design  

 First Financial Security

First Fitness International  

 Fuel Freedom International

FFSI

For You

Forever Green  

 Forever Int'l

Forever Living

Formor Int'l

 Forte Builder (New Vision)

Fortune Hi-tech Marketing

Free Life International  

 Freedom Rocks

Fruda Vida International  

 Frutaigo

Fun Unlimited

Gano Excel

Gemcap  

Genewize Life Sciences

 GDI - Global Domain International

 Global Equity Marketing and Global

Equity Lending (World Leadership Group)

Global Health Trax  

 Global Resorts Network

 Global Travel Trends (PRT Travel)  

GNLD

 GoHFT

Gold Mine International

Golden Neo-life Diamite

GoldQuest

Goldshield Elite

Good Life International  

 Goyin

NOTE: This list (E-G) includes only those MLM's for which we have been able to obtain and evaluate compensation plans.  Click here for a list of over 650 past and present MLM's.

Sample list of MLM's shut down by law enforcement

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

After over ten years of research on MLM/network marketing and the receipt of thousands of emails and other communications from all over the world, some conclusions can be drawn about these chain selling schemes.

1. These schemes are uneconomic;

i.e., not profitable except for a few at the top of a hierarchy (pyramid) of participants. Many compare this to the huge pay differentials in corporations, etc., but at least a minimum wage is earned by all company workers. Conversely, in chain selling schemes – after subtracting purchases and operating expenses –  almost everyone loses money (except the top-of-the-pyramid promoters, or TOPPS - as demonstrated in surveys of tax preparers).

2. "Recruiting MLM's*" are dependent on a whole set of misrepresentations,

the primary one being the presentation of MLM as a "business" or "income opportunity." In most cases, they are no more a business or legitimate direct sales opportunity than betting on craps in Las Vegas is a business. In fact, the odds for many games of chance are much greater than the odds of succeeding at MLM. (See MLM Numbers.) And you don't risk spending your "social capital." After all, your relationships are some of your most valuable possessions - and not worth exploiting for personal gain.

3. There are other several lessons learned.

Go to "Top Ten Things I Learned from Ten Years' Research on MLM/Network Marketing."

* A recruiting MLM, or product-based pyramid scheme, is an MLM with a compensation system that rewards recruitment more than actual sales of products to persons outside the network of participants. So significant income is unlikely without recruitment of a large downline, which requires deceiving recruits into believing it is a legitimate "business opportunity – and persuading them to invest in inventory (front-loading) and/or to subscribe to ongoing monthly product purchases or payments to "do the business," to "be a product of the products," etc. For purposes of analysis, a recruiting MLM could also be considered a "product-based pyramid scheme." 

For an excellent analysis of the inherently flawed concepts underlying multi-level marketing, read Dean VanDruff's excellent article "What's Wrong with Multi-level Marketing."   

 REMEMBER – Aside from the standard job market (and MLM) – there are many satisfactory alternatives for earning an income. Almost any of them are superior to recruiting MLM's. Read more about them in the article  "1,357 Ways to Make a LOT More Money than in MLM/Network Marketing." 

DISCLAIMER: These evaluations are intended purely as a communication of information in accordance with the right of free speech. They do not constitute legal or tax advice. Anyone seeking such advice should consult a competent professional who has expertise on endless chain or pyramid selling schemes. Readers are specifically advised to obey all applicable laws, whether or not enforced in their area. Neither the Consumer Awareness Institute nor the authors assume any responsibility for the consequences of anyone acting according to the information in these reports.