How Networking and Multi-Level Marketing is a Scam

Wk 1 1 (This person recruits 10)
Wk 2 10 (Each recruit tries to recruit at least 10 more each)
Wk 3 10x10=100
Wk 4 10x10x10=1,000
Wk 5 10x10x10x10=10,000
Wk 6 10x10x10x10x10=100,000
Wk 7 10x10x10x10x10x10=1,000,000
Wk 8 10x10x10x10x10x10x10=10,000,000
Wk 9 10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10=100,000,000 (pop of CA = 36,961,664 as of July 2009)
Wk 10 10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10=1,000,000,000 (pop of USA = 307,006,550 as of July 2009)
Wk 11 10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10x10=10,000,000,000 (pop of World = 6,697,254,041 as of 2008)

To maximize earnings potential, one has to recruit at least 10 people, who will then recruit 10 people each, who will then recruit 10 people each and so on and so forth. Watch as of week #9 when this recruiting strategy easily surpasses the population of CA, then week #10 when it surpasses the US population and lastly week #11 when it surpasses the world population.

Of course, these networking and MLM companies try to sell products as well. You can be a customer, yes. But when they present you an “opportunity” showing how by recruiting you can maximize your income and be self-employed, run the other way. Why? IT WILL NEVER WORK. Very few people will succeed, and those are the people on top. This is a pyramid however which way you look at it.

I write this to serve as a warning to anyone who wants to waste their time joining companies that operate their business model like this.