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      "body": "Some time back I posted on why you should try to stop working for other people (you can read it [here](https://steemit.com/life/@cross/five-reasons-you-should-stop-working-for-other-people)). One of the reasons is that there are alternative businesses that are easier to start than traditional businesses.\n\nOne type of alternative business that you should definitely explore is **Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)** (I stress that I'm referring to legit MLM and not Pyramid schemes).\n\n**NOW, I know A LOT of people are anti-MLM. So was I for many years. Before you start thinking I'm promoting a particular MLM company or trying to recruit, I can tell you right now that I AM NOT.**\n\nThe intention of  this post is to explain what MLM is about,  the reasons you should explore, and how to differentiate between the legit and the not. If you are still reading at this point, GOOD! Please read on as it will just take 5 minutes of your time.\n![Team Meeting](http://i.imgsafe.org/f81dd09832.jpg)\n_Photo by [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/en/workplace-team-business-meeting-1245776)_\n\nAs mentioned, I was anti-MLM for many years as I thought the people in it (including a few used-to-be close friends) are a bunch of greedy people looking to get rich quick. How I got into it after many years is explained in my [other post](https://steemit.com/life/@cross/five-reasons-you-should-stop-working-for-other-people).\n\n##### Though I wasn't successful in it, I learned that it is a really solid business model for one's financial freedom. Here's why:\n\n# 1. You Build Passive Income For What You Sowed\nAs you may be aware, the concept of MLM is that you get paid a certain percentage of sales made by your \"downline\"  (subordinate in corporate terms). As you work on it and start building your network of downlines, **you start to receive a percentage of their sales as commission** and when your network gets bigger and deeper, you will achieve your **financial freedom** as your network will generate a generous income for you everyday.\n\n# 2. You Have More Than 24 Hours A Day\nWhen you work alone, you have a maximum of **24 hours a day**, and minus off the 8 hours require to sleep, you can work as many as **16 hours**.\nWould you trade 10% of **your** time for 10% of **multiple** people? It's a no-brainer.\nThe advantage of MLM is that as your network grows, you are **as good as having multiple people contribute 10% of their time to you**, and the size of your network is the limit.\n\n# 3. It Is The Best Retirement Plan\nDespite what your investment fund manager and insurance agent are telling you, MLM is the **best retirement plan** out there. Whenever you sit down with your fund manager or insurance agent to plan for your retirement, the **2 key questions** will be around:\n- At what age you plan to retire?\n- What type of lifestyle do you want as a retiree (and how long you think you'll live)?\n\nYou then work backwards to calculate **how many years left** till your preferred retirement age, and **how much you'll need to save or invest** every month to sustain your post-retirement lifestyle.\nMLM works **the other way** round. You set your retirement expenditure target, and work towards building that amount of monthly passive income. Once you achieve that, you have **already secured your retirement plan regardless of which year you retire or how long you think you will live**.\n\n# So how do you avoid getting scammed by some Pyramid Schemes?\n![No Go](http://i.imgsafe.org/f82f7ccd4a.png)\n_Photo by [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/en/stop-sign-character-cartoon-halt-1715720)_\n\nThere are a few key things you'll need to look out for before deciding to explore or even invest in an MLM company:\n### A. History of the company\nIf a company is running pyramid scheme it is **unlikely** that it will last for decades. Look for companies with **rich history**.\n\n### B. Product of the company\nYou need to understand **what products** the company offers, and if their products will be sustainable. Does it fix a problem for people? Does it fill a specific need at the **lower tier** of the **_Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs_** (the higher the tier, the easier to forego during economic downturn)? Do they manufacture their **own products** and have **good R&D**?\n\n### C. The commission model\nSome companies come up with very attractive commission models that you may find it best among all other MLM companies you've researched. **DO NOT** go for companies with the following attributes:\n- **Unlimited Depth** -- The depth of your network should stop after a number of tiers. This means, you should NOT be given commission after, say, 5 levels down. **Unlimited Depth = Pyramid Scheme**, as the **Top person** will gain from everyone and anyone. It is **NOT** a sustainable business model.\n- **Limited Width** -- Some models are called Binary model, where you will have only 2 lines down. The \"width\" of your network should **NOT** be limited. Width is what you need to work for, and if the width is limited, why would people still put in effort after a while? This means losing good leaders along the way and MLM **CANNOT** grow without good leaders.\n- **Commission Diluted** -- There is only so much a company can payout to their business partners as commission as the company still needs money to run its business. While you should reap highest % of commission from your own sales, it's equally important that you gain reasonable % from the sales of your downlines. Some companies offer more depth than others but the % of commission reduces drastically as you move down every tier. The bulk of your income will be from your lowest tier and if it is diluted to some decimal points, it will hurt you in the long run.\n\n### D. Quality of leaders and culture of company\nPeople often overlooked this part, but good leaders can **guide you to success and help reduce your mistakes**. Is the senior leadership team **still active**? If not, you should really take a closer look to find out **WHY**. 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