Rod Cook The MLM Watchdog has been talking about the MLM Travel Industry for the last 12 months. And today it looks as if he nailed it on the head when the California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr announced he was going after YourTravelBiz.com for operating a “gigantic pyramid scheme.”

Now what I find interesting is that just last month YTB filed with the SEC their intent to move away from the Network Marketing business model by next year and move to a more traditional franchise business model.

I have trained, supported and provided top quality MLM Leads to YTB distributors for year, and have seen countless distributors earn four and five figures a month with YTB. So to say it is a “gigantic pyramid scheme” is what I would call a “gigantic publicity stunt.”

This would also be a good time for me to put a plug in for the Distributor’s Rights Association. If you are wondering about your MLM company or you are a YTB rep. Then you need to join the DRA and keep informed on your rights, and what you can and can’t do if your company is effected by an over agreesive AG.

Never Give Up,

Troy Dooly
The Maverick Leader

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I had a great question presented to me over at the Distributor’s Rights Association forum this last weekend. A leader in network marketing asked if it was ethical for corporate officers to hold top positions in the compensation plan?

So let’s address this question.

Of the handful of MLM Billionaires that I know or have studied all of them held the top field positions.

Art Williams - Primerica

Kenny Trout - Excel

Rich DeVos - Amway

Jay Van Andel - Amway

And are a few Millionaire CEO’s also hold the top field postion.

Hubert Humphrey - World Leadership Group

Kevin Lehmann - ProSTEP

Mary Kay Ask - Mary Kay

There are two thoughts that come to mind when I learn a CEO has the top spot.

First, it shows me they are willing to bet part of their future on the success of the field. When a CEO is willing to tie their income to the activity of their field force they are walking their talk.

Think about it for a second. How many times do you hear the word “Duplication” in network marketing?  Or “You must do it first!”

When a CEO is working in the field they are showing, not telling their team how it should be done.

The second thought that goes through my mind when I see a MLM CEO with the top field position, is the fact they are putting their family’s future at the forefront of their business plan.

See a company can be sold (Like A.L. Williams to Primerica) and a founder can get lost in the big picture of a publically traded company. But…

When that founder also holds the top field postion, he can still rally the team, and keep the crusade alive.

So if you are with a company where the Network Marketing CEO has skin in the game… Know you are with a great company and a Catalyst Leader.

Never Give Up,

Troy Dooly

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Frank VanderSloot, became a success story what he took Melaleuca from the brink of bankruptcy and facilitated its growth through some very great Network Marketing Leaders.

However, in the process he has ruled in some cases out of fear and intimidation.

As a former executive of a successful network marketing company I fully understand the strategic partnership that must be forged between the distributor and the company.

And in the last few days I have written about how EGO’s, both distributors and company executives can get in the way of the good of the profession.

But, this new Idaho law really takes the cake, and causes one to ponder if distributor’s are truly “INDEPENDENT” or are they “Statutory Employees.” If the IRS decides that Independent MLM Distributors are really some type of employee of the company, we could see a huge change in the entrepreneurial spirit of this great profession.

To read this new Idaho MLM Law called the Melaleuca Bill, read here…

And if you would like to see a little more on how Frank has branched out into multiple streams of income you can check out his business holdings.

Cattle Ranching:

Riverbend Ranch

Fort Ranch

Radio Stations:

Blackfoot, KSSL(AM), KFTZ(FM) and KTHK(FM) Idaho Falls, Idaho
PRICE: $13.5 million
BUYER: Riverbend Communications LLC

(Frank L. Vandersloot, manager); owns no other stations
SELLER: Bonneville International

Seems to me, if the owner of Melaleuca can be in multiple streams of income, then he should allow his distributors to do the same.

I would love to hear some comments on this post.

Never Give Up,

Troy Dooly

The Navigator