Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned.

In days gone by, you could start an online business by simply setting up a website and adding content. You still can, but the question now is: Will anyone come and spend or click? The online world is becoming more competitive every day; success is no longer guaranteed by simply adding content.

Ok, so knowledge is required. What kind?

YOU NEED TO KNOW A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY to select. Oh, Oh. There’s that word again – “legitimate”. What exactly is that?

I use Microsoft Word. So I right-clicked on “legitimate” and then clicked on “Look Up” to see how it is defined. The dictionary defined it as “complying with the law, or under the law.” Well, you certainly do not want to start an “unlawful” business.

In cases like this I always like to look at the Thesaurus words to gain additional insight. The English version lists words such as: lawful, rightful, legal, genuine, justifiable, valid, reasonable and acceptable.

These words help to expand the idea of legitimate. In particular I see legal, genuine and justifiable as reasonable expectations for starting an online business working from home.

Problem is, you need to be a rocket scientist now to be able to decipher whether an opportunity is real or not.

I recently was presented an opportunity for a new Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) company. For those unfamiliar with the terminology this kind of business succeeds when you recruit others who are below you to sell a.k.a. pyramid. The financial rewards for this business model can be extremely rewarding.

Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned.

Ok, so knowledge is required. What kind?

YOU NEED TO KNOW A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY to select. Oh, Oh. There’s that word again – “legitimate”. What exactly is that?

I use Microsoft Word. So I right-clicked on “legitimate” and then clicked on “Look Up” to see how it is defined. The dictionary defined it as “complying with the law, or under the law.” Well, you certainly do not want to start an “unlawful” business.

In cases like this I always like to look at the Thesaurus words to gain additional insight. The English version lists words such as: lawful, rightful, legal, genuine, justifiable, valid, reasonable and acceptable.

These words help to expand the idea of legitimate. In particular I see legal, genuine and justifiable as reasonable expectations for starting an online business working from home.

Problem is, you need to be a rocket scientist now to be able to decipher whether an opportunity is real or not.

I recently was presented an opportunity for a new Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) company. For those unfamiliar with the terminology this kind of business succeeds when you recruit others who are below you to sell a.k.a. pyramid. The financial rewards for this business model can be extremely rewarding.

Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned.

In cases like this I always like to look at the Thesaurus words to gain additional insight. The English version lists words such as: lawful, rightful, legal, genuine, justifiable, valid, reasonable and acceptable.

These words help to expand the idea of legitimate. In particular I see legal, genuine and justifiable as reasonable expectations for starting an online business working from home.

Problem is, you need to be a rocket scientist now to be able to decipher whether an opportunity is real or not.

I recently was presented an opportunity for a new Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) company. For those unfamiliar with the terminology this kind of business succeeds when you recruit others who are below you to sell a.k.a. pyramid. The financial rewards for this business model can be extremely rewarding.

Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned.

Problem is, you need to be a rocket scientist now to be able to decipher whether an opportunity is real or not.

I recently was presented an opportunity for a new Multi-Level-Marketing (MLM) company. For those unfamiliar with the terminology this kind of business succeeds when you recruit others who are below you to sell a.k.a. pyramid. The financial rewards for this business model can be extremely rewarding.

Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned.

Now in reality, all businesses are pyramids. Generally, one person is at the top, while many workers are at the bottom.

The difference is that most businesses do not derive their income simply from recruiting or employing others – this is what makes the pyramid illegal. They need products to sell which allow income to be earned. Without products the business can not sustain itself. The first people who join make all the money, other people who join later make little or no money – this is illegal.

Well this opportunity presented itself with various learning products. However, the “opportunity” portion of the website was being opened in beta, pre-release before the “products” were available on the website.

Further, the opportunity was presented in such a way that one would think that they were getting paid their commission on everyone joining the program after them – whether or not they personally recruited them. This was named their corporate power line payout method.

In reality however, this method of payout was a “bonus”. In order to get to that stage you needed people placed under you in your matrix. That’s where it gets to be more work – not as simple as it was made to appear.

Despite this people were signing up – apparently thinking they were getting in at the top because of the “pre-release opportunity” (i.e. no products). In reality, it would appear the business is not sustainable. Hard to tell when you can’t see any products. Someone at the top is definitely making a good deal of money, as I’ve already seen several emails from sources promoting it.

All this to illustrate one carefully (and skillfully) crafted opportunity which on the surface appears legitimate and an easy money maker. However, to evaluate you need to understand exactly what a “pyramid scheme” is, different payout options, and how having products affects your ability to earn money.

A lot of knowledge is required for unde