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MLM 101—Your MLM Business Plan

Are you starting a new direct selling company or considering becoming an independent distributor for the first time? Getting a new business off the ground can seem daunting. It’s important to remember the secret ingredient that builds teams and breaks down walls: communication! Effective communication pushes your leadership team up the challenging ramp towards launch.

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  • June 4, 2018

    The Huge Role of MLM Product

    It’s difficult to overstate the importance of the actual product in any MLM company. Every company with long-term success was built on great products and on customer loyalty to those products. Any success a company achieves without both of those things is fleeting at best. But it’s not enough for a direct... Read more ›

  • March 13, 2017

    Deductr: The Tax Deduction Tool for Independent Business Owners

    At the birth of this nation Benjamin Franklin was quoted as saying, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” There are many who would suggest death to be the less painful of the... Read more ›

  • March 6, 2017

    Taxes and the Independent Distributor

    One of the best parts of being an independent contractor is the ability to write off the cost of running my small business. If you are just getting started, the key element is record keeping.  Keep track of what you spend with receipts and what you do to build your business. Your best sources on what you ... Read more ›

  • March 14, 2016

    Network Marketing, Multilevel Marketing (MLM), Direct Sales, Party Plan….. Oh My

    The list of jargon used in the direct selling industry goes on and on into infinity (at least that is what it seems). I want to try to clear up some of the confusion about differences and similarities in the direct selling industry. Direct selling and distributors You will note that I am calling us the dire... Read more ›

  • September 3, 2015

    Binary Compensation Plan

    We sat down with Ray Rawlins, commission programmer of more than 40 years, to get his insights about binary plans. How do they work? What variations have been seen in the industry? What bonuses are they often supplemented with? How are they programmed? Let’s find out! https://youtu.be/XUl7_wTHo9A Full T... Read more ›