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Mark Rawlins

Founder, MLM Compensation Consulting
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Mark brings extensive experience to the industry. Mark began work in the direct selling arena in 1981. He has built two MLM software companies, InfoTrax and 2021. Mark is recognized as one of the pioneers in the MLM software business. He retired from running a software company and now focuses on helping companies to design and analyze compensation plans. Mark has written two books on MLM compensation, Understanding Multi-Level Commissions and Their Role in a Successful Company and From Commission Plan to Compensation Strategy. He has authored over 60 articles on MLM.com and written for Direct Selling News. Mark has worked with every possible compensation type. Nothing surprises Mark. He has worked with hundreds of company’s compensation plans and business plans.   Mark provides the overall compensation plan analysis and seeing the results of bonus commission plans.  

If you need help with your compensation plan design or analytics, contact www.mlm-cc.com or 801-416-3648 or sales@mlm.com.

Articles by Mark Rawlins

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  • January 12, 2015

    The Three Proven Commission Plans – Part 3: Hybrid Uni-level

    Most of the MLM commission plans that are called Uni-levels today are actually Hybrid Uni-levels. Typically, the Uni-level Plan is the backbone and then other commissions like fast starts an... Read more

  • December 15, 2014

    What is a Party Plan Anyway?

    There has been a quiet revolution in the party plan industry. It is increasingly clear that party plan is not only successful, but also that the lines between party plan and traditional netw... Read more

  • September 22, 2014

    Hiring Consultants

    Sometimes I hear tall tales about startup companies doing $300,000,000 of business within a few years of opening their doors. In truth, this rarely happens. No one is profitable right from t... Read more

  • April 3, 2014

    The Perfect Compensation Plan

    I’ve been working with MLM companies and compensation plans for over 30 years, and one common misconception is that there is a “perfect compensation plan” that would work for any compa... Read more

  • November 14, 2013

    Retaining Distributors

    A while back, I was talking to a friend of mine who was very frustrated about a large group of distributors who had left his network marketing company because they had found a better commiss... Read more

  • October 25, 2013

    Traditional Sales/MLM–What’s the Diff?

    An apparent contradiction has dogged the MLM industry for years: A network marketing company has almost nothing in common with a traditional sales organization. A network marketing... Read more

  • October 25, 2013

    MLM: What’s Your Type?

    Everyone involved with an MLM falls into one of two types. You're either a customer or a distributor. Every company needs both customers and distributors to make a profit and to remain l... Read more