Most Americans have been aware for some time that multi-level marketing schemes are bad — either through recent books or documentaries like LuLaRich. But did you know exactly how bad? Bridget Read, ...

Deanna Grant-Smith received funding from Ecstra Foundation to undertake this research. She is a board member of the TJ Ryan Foundation, a progressive public policy think tank. This story is part of a ...

Whether it’s a cousin, friend of a friend or former classmate you haven’t spoken to in years, you likely have at least one connection who joined a multi-level marketing company and now sees themselves ...

One of the credibility-building factors that modern multi-level marketing (MLM) companies rely on is the assertion that ...

Relative to US Retail Sales, direct selling (i.e., multi-level marketing) in the United States is declining. MLM companies and their selling agents tell a different story. Recent DSA data makes the ...

Nyah was scrolling through TikTok last September when a video caught her attention. The 19-year-old had been working as an 'independent consultant' for a cosmetics company, selling products to friends ...

Back in June, freshly vaccinated and longing for relief from the pandemic blues, I downloaded Bumble BFF again. My expectations were low, having tried it once before with little success. But before ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Companies that rely on multi-level marketing (MLM), also known as network marketing or pyramid selling, have been growing during the pandemic. This is how multi-level ...