• It is sometimes difficult to distinguish legal and reputable MLMs from illegal MLM Network Marketing pyramid or Ponzi schemes

• MLM businesses operate in the United States in all 50 states and in more than 100 other countries, and current businesses may convenience terms like "affiliate marketing" or "home-based business franchising"
• However, many pyramid schemes try to present themselves as legitimate MLM businesses.

Hybrid plans offer a combination of compensation plans, usually Binary and Unilevel.