{"id":70,"date":"2015-02-17T05:28:39","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/marketing\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2015-02-17T05:28:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:28:39","slug":"is-multi-level-marketing-fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/marketing\/is-multi-level-marketing-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Multi-Level Marketing Fair?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Multi-Level Marketing Is Fair, but&#8230;.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you ask me the question &#8220;is multi-level marketing fair?&#8221;, it can be difficult to answer at first. But in the strictest sense, if you abide by the rules, and use the product you are paying for, then, in that sense, &#8220;there is no unfairness in multi-level marketing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if everyone who joins are in it just for the money-making opportunity, then it is not possible that they will succeed. In fact, they are certain to fail. That is because multi-level marketing, while it is legal in the sense that it promotes a valuable product, does take on the form of a pyramid. Eventually, there will be too many people trying to sponsor someone and no one left to be sponsored.<\/p>\n<p>Also, if you are able to buy a quantity of the product and make a profit by reselling to non-members of the program in a retail environment, without needing to &#8220;sponsor&#8221; anyone, you are off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p>Multi-level marketing is fair, but some companies cross the line. Follow the rules and play it safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-Level Marketing Is Fair, but&#8230;. &nbsp; If you ask me the question &#8220;is multi-level marketing fair?&#8221;, it can be difficult to answer at first. 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