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12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine MLM Companies You Should Know About MLM companies operate on a completely different business model than most brands. - by Rhys McKay As a society, we can’t seem to get enough of scammers and fraudsters – the whole world watched in anticipation as Fyre Fest crumbled right before our very eyes, and the internet has now piled on faux inuencer Caroline Calloway. But as we laugh at these rackets from a safe distance, there’s another kind of scheme that hits much closer to home: network marketing companies, also known as MLMs. In fact, you probably have a high school friend or relative peddling goods from one of these brands. Before you sink any money into their products, however, you need to know the truth about MLMs. In this guide, you’ll learn what MLMs really are and which network marketing companies in Australia you should be wary of. RELATED: Is It Legit? The Truth About World Ventures & DreamTrips What Is MLM? How Do MLM Businesses Work? MLM stands for multi-level marketing, but you may also know it by a few other names such as network marketing, referral marketing, direct selling, or pyramid selling. Like most businesses, MLMs do sell products or services. However, unlike most businesses, distributors associated with the company can also earn income by recruiting new sellers – for each sale their ‘down line’ makes, the referring distributor earns a small commission. Are MLM Companies Really Legit? Do a quick Google search for multi-level marketing, and you’ll see a ton of criticism lobbied at MLMs. This is because the business model is eerily similar to that of a pyramid scheme or Ponzi scheme. In classic pyramid schemes, you ‘buy into’ a company, paying a sign-up and/or monthly fee to be a part of it. To make your money back, you have to invite new ‘investors’ into the company – and so on and so forth. But as we’ve come to learn, this isn’t sustainable at all. There are a nite number of people in the world, and not every single one of those people is willing or able to ‘invest’. Once you run out of new recruits, then your downline (and therefore your prots) comes to a halt. In reality, only the top 5-20% of a pyramid scheme earn any money, while the rest either break even or go into debt. This unsustainability is the reason why pyramid schemes are illegal in most countries. So why are MLMs able to copy a similar business model? Contemporary MLMs circumvent those laws because they also do direct selling – there’s a tangible product, and you can earn a little bit of prot on the sales you make. How do you diÈerentiate between an MLM and a straight-up pyramid scheme then? Here are a few things to consider: https://www.who.com.au/mlm-companies-in-australia 1/15 12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine If you can make a decent amount of money through sales alone (i.e. without having to recruit anyone), it’s a legitimate business. If the products are high-quality and actually work, it’s a legitimate business. Examples of these include Tupperware and Avon. If the goods are low-quality, overpriced, or just simply don’t work, then it’s likely a pyramid scheme. doTERRA, Younique, and Herbalife are some examples of these. If you have to buy the products before you sell them, then it’s most probably a scam. If the majority of your income is supposed to come from recruits, then it’s denitely a pyramid scheme. Getty Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: Indirect & Direct Selling Company List Modere https://www.who.com.au/mlm-companies-in-australia 2/15 12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine Years in business: 27 years Headquarters: United States Earnings: $USD 4.9-million ($AUD 7.2-million) Product oÇerings: Personal and home care, beauty products, and nutritional supplements Check out Modere’s website here. modere_au View Profile 73 likes - View Post on Instagram Our Hand and Body Lotion is a delicious treat, but one you'll want every day! It refreshes your ski n with sweet almond oil, rose hip oil, vitamin A and vitamin E and leaves your skin feeling smooth and soft. #handlotion #bodylotion #handbodylotion #cleanlabel #liveclean Younique Years in business: 7 years Headquarters: United States Earnings: $USD 395-million $AUD 580-million) Product oÇerings: Personal care, makeup, and beauty products Check out Younique’s website here. younique_corporate View Profile https://www.who.com.au/mlm-companies-in-australia 3/15 12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine 2,301 likes - View Post on Instagram SO. MANY. GOODIES. How many of these Younique products do you have in your stash? #re gram @thenatalielovejoy Scentsy Years in business: 16 years Headquarters: United States Earnings: $USD 450-million ($AUD 660-million) Product oÇerings: Scented wax and oils Check out Scentsy’s website here. scentsy View Profile https://www.who.com.au/mlm-companies-in-australia 4/15 12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine 1,830 likes - View Post on Instagram Embrace the spirit of spice this season! ☕ #spice #apple #cinnamon #scentsy #fragrance Arbonne Years in business: 44 years Originating country: United States Earnings: $USD 550-million ($AUD 807-million) Product oÇerings: Health, beauty, and skincare products Check out Arbonne’s website here. arbonneaunz View Profile https://www.who.com.au/mlm-companies-in-australia 5/15 12/18/2019 Multi-Level Marketing In Australia: 14 Best MLM Companies | WHO Magazine 309 likes - View Post on Instagram Take your skincare to the clean side with our limited edition Best of the Best Clean Swap Box! 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