Is Wealthy Affiliate an MLM?
Published on March 7, 2017
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Ummmm, nope!
Wealthy Affiliate teaches affiliate marketing, which is different from multi-level marketing.
The two business models are similar in that we can earn commissions by referring people to a product.
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Where MLM's differ is that they also provide commissions on a "downline" or the sales made by people who signed up under you.
Wealthy Affiliate is not like that.
Here, we only earn commissions from sales made through our own referral links. We do not earn anything at all from the sales of members that we signed up.
We are also not required to promote Wealthy Affiliate itself. In fact, it's better if you don't in the beginning.
(I think it's much easier to learn the principals of affiliate marketing and be successful when starting with your own unique niche.)
Both business models are legitimate and legal and require you to approach them professionally to be successful, but they are definitely not the same thing.
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