Multi Level Marketing generally differs from traditional business models. MLM has ‘independent contractors’ that buy the products and sell it to make a profit for the company. They often spend a lot of their own money on products to meet targets necessary to earn commissions. They pay fees to be members of the company and…
Here at Botwatch we respect science. We understand how important it is to look for evidence, evaluate it properly, and change your ideas according to what the research shows. To be fully immersed in a Multi Level Marketing (MLM) scheme people need to be able to have a healthy disregard for science. They need to…
Network Marketing/ social selling/ Multi Level Marketing (MLM), whatever you want to call it will never work. What I mean by ‘will never work’, is that MLMs will always cause people who join up to lose money, cause social isolation and will lose people their relationships. They will never be acceptable business models where people can earn…
If you see an advert for an MLM at a jobs fair or a school fete, please complain to the organiser. Let them know that more and more people like yourself disapprove of these things and want them stopped. If you send a letter and get a request for more information or you would like…
This is a question that is asked again and again. Once you can see it is a fraud, it can be difficult to understand how people can fall for it. Here, I will attempt to explain why people fall for it. Is it a lack of intelligence or education? No qualifications are needed and, quite…
If you have made the decision to leave your Multi Level Marketing company, chances are you are filled with all sorts of emotions right now. And probably a few worries as well. Let me walk you through some things you can do to help yourself get out of your situation. Be kind to yourself…
This article is a collaboration between Bot Watch and John Evans. John runs Juice Plus Lies Exposed on Facebook. Let’s not tiptoe around the subject. Many people are afraid to stand up and say MLMs are cults because they are concerned they will be labelled ridiculous or over reacting and not be taken seriously. I…
Isagenix are coming to the UK soon. Cue lots of excitement from people joining the ‘opportunity’ and claiming you can earn money with this company. There are a few problems though. Financial Maybe you are thinking of joining it yourself or maybe you have friends talking about it. Don’t take everything you hear at face…
If you are worried about someone in an MLM and want to know what is going on with them and how you can help them, have a look at these links- How to help someone. Explains how to research MLMs and how to speak to people in an MLM. Having second thoughts. Aimed at people who have…
I have complied this factsheet in an attempt to help you understand what your friend or relative is going through and how you can best help them out of this situation. I have gleaned this information from reading books on the subject and background research on MLMs and cults. A word of warning. This is…