MLM and what it means.

Sure we hear it all the time. M L M. What does it mean? So many people have different definitions for it. I asked one of my friends named Michelle and she said: " MLM stands for Multi-Level Marketing. It could also stand for scam. An MLM is usually a work from home opportunity that requires you to sell a particular company's products or services, on a commission basis, and also to recruit others to sell the products. You can make money not only on what you sell, but also a percentage of what others under you sell. Many MLM opportunities are legit, such as Avon, Tupperware etc however many companies make promises that are simply too good to be true. Trust me, if you could be a millionaire working part-time in your pajamas, everybody would be doing it."

I was taken back by her response so I let her see what I have been apart of for the past  4 years. I took out a piece of paper and a ink pen . Then I took out a pencil. I drew a big circle in the middle of the page. I told her this represented my company. I took the pencil and draw 10 different circles around the big circle. I later told her that each circle represented about 5-10 thousand customers. I drawn 5 small circles that where suppose to been me and my fellow employees or co-workers this was meant for an example of what this corporate world I was in looked like. She didn't fully understand so I told her that M L M was people helping people become better people with better freedom.


She stopped me then , and said " okay here we go again" her husband weighted in on the conversation and said "There are a couple different things that MLM stands for. Some would say it stands for Many Losing Money, This is not what it really stands for, that's just what usually happens in MLM. It really stands for Multi Level Marketing which is a form of network marketing. Whether MLM is a legitimate form marketing or just gimmick can lead to a lot of heated debate." I said sure kinda like now, however these where close friends and I didn't mind the debate.