I was having a conversation last night with two people from different MLM companies. One sells MonaVie. The other sells Verma or Verve or something like that.

It was funny because they were both accusing the other of being part of an MLM scam.

I had already heard of MonaVie so I looked them up and there are tons of pages about a "MonaVie Scam" - even whole websites dedicated to defending the company. I couldn't find anything that actually made it look like a scam, just disgruntled reps who I guess couldn't get anyone else to sign up with them and didn't make any money.

Is Monavie or any other company a scam just because you sign up and don't actually manage to build a business? Or is it just if the company actually scams you out of money or has questionable business practices or is selling a whole lot of nothing just to move money around and pay commissions?

Companies like MonaVie that have been in business for a few years will always have upset distributors, or people who are trying to bash the company to take advantage of their name recognition or search engine results in order to promote a different company.

( Unlike when I bash companies like CieAura or EFX or cPrime. I'm not pitching anything, I just think the FTC should check them all out asap ).

Other nasty scams like the Google Cash Scam are definitely ones to watch out for. 

First off, MLM are not scams.  They are legitimate businesses but can be hard to work.  Some are set in tough ways where you are locked into narrow paths which tend to make money only for those who focused and determined.  Many people get upset because they didn't get "rich quick" or failed to reach a unrealistic goal.  ALL business venures include risk, but people want instant everything with very little work.  If an MLM sells a product, than you must move the product to make money.  Kind of sounds just like Walmart!!  MLM's setup a structure just like IBM, BEST Buy, or any other real business, and with the MLM you get paid on commission (downline, retail etc.) which means you MUST work!!

MonaVie, from my understanding, you must be a distirbutor to even buy. If that is the case, you have two maybe three income streams.  Direct sales, Internet sales (not sure if they give you a website) and downline commission.  WIth that said, similar to what WatchDog said, not everybody will succeed, and they want to blame someone else or the system.

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