I've been excited about "Network Marketing" since it was known as "Multi-Level- Marketing" (MLM). One of the first was Amway, it's still around. It's legit and stable. Amway was there before the internet! It developed a horrible image due to the huge numbers of failures experienced by most of us who joined. However, it was the only "game in town"!

MLM'ers and Network Marketers are "Resellers" who focus on compensation plans that reward teams of resellers based upon sales of products/services promoted by the company and sold through teamwork. A matrix, commonly referred to as a "pyramid" due to the triangular shape, is used to explain how members share in the profit from sales generated by the group rather than just by an individual. The motivation here is to generate residual income.

Then came the internet! Now we are looking at a system of "Affiliates". Affiliates are essentially independent entrepreneurs who focus on sales of products/services from someone else. One draw back as an affiliate is working alone. And once a sale is completed, affiliates have to generate another. There isn't a system of group sharing involved and the chances of residual income become less because you are rewarded for your efforts alone. There isn't an emphasis on the teamwork approach as much.

Kyle's answer is a good one. I have been involved with many MLM's , to me very different. From what I have learned so far, they are different. My opinion.

You are correct. They are the same.

They are in essence the same thing. MLM Is multi-level marketing which is not necessarily a scam, there are definitely some legitimate ones out there that operate with a focus on selling product versus recruitment.

There are many companies that deem themselves as MLM and make a lot of money that are taken out by the FTC, SEC or other regulatory factions every year though for being a pyramid scheme. There is a very fine line that many of these companies operate under.

Network marketing is the form of marketing that many institute that promote their MLM companies.

I consider the terms interchangeable. They are viable business models. But both can be scams if they take the form of pyramid schemes as defined by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

I am familiar with MLMGATEWAY. I performed my own research two years ago asking the very same question for the purpose and and intention of joining one. It came down to two that I felt were worthy. IBOTOOLBOX and MLMGATEWAY , both platforms were able to satisfy my curiosity and I have been an active member on both platforms for over two years now. I continue to write PR'scenario (press release's), and advertise on these platforms with great networking and lead attention results. I can provide you with those links, however, If you are interested in learning more, google search these two platforms separately and compare your results. I hope this helps.

Hi, I have been working online for over 20 years and the terms are interchangeable. MLM or multi-level marketing is a type of business structure and many legit companies use that structure. Network marketing can be used to describe MLM or as a general term meaning how you can promote a business, i.e. promoting through networks of potential prospects.
Joe

Tell me where or how do you check those clicks.

thanks everyone for the clarification

Per Kyle Raw click = could be the same visitor again and again. Example, a single user could click on your affiliate link 10 times and it would tabulate as 10 raw clicks.

Unique click = only counts unique visitors as a tally. If that same user clicked on your affiliate link 10 times, they would only count as a 1 unique visitor, not 10.

Hi Karin,

At What does raw clicks vs unique clicks mean? in a comment to that question posted, Kyle stated the following (see screen print).

This tutorial by Robert can help. Scroll down that page and he explains clearly the difference between the 3 types of clicks: WA Affiliate Stat Categories ~Jude

Raw clicks are clicks on affiliate links.

Unique clicks are clicks from different people. If one person clicks several times, it's called one unique click.

Content clicks are, I think, clicks only on posts.....

Hope this helps you!

This is something that I also do not know as never been interested in this as it does not do anything for me!!!

Thanks, I got it to work!

Yes, absolutely. Go to Appearance > Widget and paste your links html in a 'Text' widget. You can do that on your current theme.

You should be able to . You could use a HTML image link in a text widget in your sidebar.

Go to your dashboard>settings>general>membership>uncheck the box before anyone can register>delete all new users>reset your password.
That'll do the job

It will take some time. As your site matures, your site ratings will go up. Keep posting quality content regularly.

Keep writing, one post a day or a week at minimum, rankings will rise surely :)

It is a slow process, you have to keep posting quality content, have visitors comment and engage with them. In WA your tust goes up 10% every month.
Google has changed their algorism so quality content and engagement has more weight so you might pick up quicker.

Cheers Kev