MLM Research Form

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What MLM/s were you a part of?
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What was the relationship you had with the person/s that recruited you?
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What socioeconomic situation were/are you in that made an MLM seem enticing?
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What was the factor or thing/s that drew you in? What was the final thing that made you sign up?
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What aspect of the MLM drew you in the most (friendship, money, products)? Did you start simply because you liked a product and wanted the discount? If so, when did you realize, or what happened that made you realize that was not an option, that you had to sell to others and recruit new members?
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When initially signing up, what were you promised (income, lifestyle, etc.)? Were you provided with an income disclosure statement? (If you have any of the paperwork, please feel free to send a copy or photo of it to cassiepantimlm@gmail.com)
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How much did you have to pay for product, joining fee, starter kit/package when you first started out?
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Explain the tiers in the MLM and what was required to rank or move up? (please include as much detail as you can, tier name, how much you had to make, sell, buy, recruit, etc.)
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Tell me your story
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If any of the following questions were answered in the tell me your story section, please feel free to skip to the next question you would like to answer. When did you realize that you needed to get out (what occurred) and how did you go about leaving?
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What is a ballpark figure of the number of friends or acquaintances you feel like you lost due to being in an MLM? Did/do you have an lasting broken relationships with family?
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How much product did you have left over when you quit? Did you sell it, destroy it, return it?
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Were you in left in debt from being in an MLM?
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How much do you think you made with the company (if you did not include how long you worked for them in your story, please include it here)?
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If you could say something to yourself before starting an MLM, or perhaps someone thinking of joining one, what would you say?
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Are there any social media accounts of people that you knew in your MLM that post inaccurate product information, make claims about curing depression or physical ailments, flat out lie about what the products do, or are just cringy in general, feel free to share them here if you would like. (If you have video, photos or anything you want to share [all names, faces or identifying information would be blurred if you choose to share] please email it to cassiepantimlm@gmail.com)
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If you went to any conferences or trips for your MLM, what was provided, and what did you have to pay for?
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Were you ever encouraged to lie about something you purchased or did that wasn't true to get new reps?
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Was there anything you were asked to do that made you feel uncomfortable? Did you end up doing it, if so what made you?
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When referencing any information, no identifying information would be shared about you, other than aspects of your story that you allow. Please let me know below if there is anything you prefer I DO NOT share about your story.
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I am interested in doing interviews from survivors, either video or voice, if that would be something you are interested in, please feel free to add your contact information below.
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Is there anything else you would like to share?
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