This week, Cristiano Ronaldo shared a polished tweet promoting Herbalife24, touting the importance of simplicity, protein, and rest—along with a bottle in hand and an #Ad disclaimer. On the surface, it looks like just another sports sponsorship. But beneath the glossy marketing lies a troubling truth about Herbalife and its multi-level marketing (MLM) business model…
Unpacking the Allure and Pitfalls of Multi-Level Marketing: A Video Deep Dive A recent video discussion tackles a persistent question in the world of alternative income streams: Are Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies still the “shady, barely legal pyramid schemes” of popular perception? Prompted by a viewer named Ryan, who expressed concern for friends engrossed in…
Forever Living has quietly introduced a €3 “FBO Support Fee” and increased shipping costs by €0.50 in European markets. https://botwatch.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Forever_IDS-FINAL-v1.pdf At first glance, these changes might seem trivial. But from an anti-MLM perspective—and in light of Forever Living’s own income disclosure—these are not small matters. They’re red flags. The €3 “Support Fee”: A Subtle Pay…
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…