GBG | Is GBG a Scam?? A GBG Review

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of scam is

“a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation”

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I’m sure many will argue that because GBG is a MLM or network marketing opportunity, that makes it a scam.

According to BusinessDictionary.com, the definition of network marketing is:

“Direct selling method in which independent-agents serve as distributors of goods and services, and are encouraged to build and manage their own sales force by recruiting and training other independent agents. In this method, commission is earned on the agent’s own sales revenue, as well as on the sales revenue of the sales-force recruited by the agent and his or her recruits (called downline). Also called multilevel marketing (MLM), cellular marketing, or by other such names, it is a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry that distributes practically any portable item, although restricted or banned in several countries due to its history as a vehicle for consumer fraud. Said to have been pioneered by the now-defunct California Vitamin Company in 1941, it is a method employed by large firms such Amway, Melaleuca, Nikken, and Shaklee-Nagamuchi.”

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Some swear by the fact that only the guy who gets in at the top make a lot. Because of this, MLM or Network Marketing is also sometimes referred to as a pyramid scheme:

“Chain-recruiting scam in which the main objective is to continuously bring in new members (euphemistically called sales representatives, independent representatives, or even ‘investors’) than to sell anything of real value. In this scheme, ‘A’ recruits ‘B’ and ‘C,’ who in turn recruit ‘D’ and ‘E’ and ‘F’ and ‘G,’ who in turn recruit and so on. Every new member pays an entrance fee (typically called ‘investment’ or some other beguiling name) which is divided among his or her recruiter, recruiter’s recruiter, and right up to the originator of the scheme. This charade continues until the whole structure collapses from the ever growing need for more and more gullible recruits and everybody (except the promoters and the early recruiters) loses out. See also Ponzi scheme. Not to be confused with pyramiding.”

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MLM, network marketing, pyramid schemes, whatever you want to call it – they’re not scams, if you go back and read the definition of scam. Why? Many reputable business companies have and are building successful business models on the same principles that MLMs are built on. The only difference is an MLM makes it possible for the “little guy” to succeed with no large investment or timely/expensive training (i.e. school). Still thinking GBG may be a scam?