This document provides an overview of multi-level marketing (MLM) training. It defines MLM as a method of distributing products through independent distributors rather than traditional retail outlets. Distributors can immediately start their own business with little resources or capital and earn compensation from their own sales as well as sales from those they recruit. The document distinguishes legitimate MLM companies, which market actual products and do not pay for recruiting alone, from illegal pyramid schemes, which involve no real product and promise money solely for recruiting others. It notes MLM has been praised by entrepreneurs for its ability to help people achieve financial success.