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Practical, plain language guides on choosing and running direct selling software, structuring compensation plans, generating leads, and putting AI to work for your field. Pick a topic below or browse the latest articles.
Guides on choosing, running, and getting more from MLM and direct selling software, from replicated sites to full back office platforms.
Explore →Practical advice on distributor management, order processing, reporting, and the operational systems that keep a direct selling company running.
Explore →Breakdowns of binary, unilevel, matrix, and hybrid compensation plans, and how to design or evaluate one for your business.
Explore →Strategies and tools for generating leads, running funnels, and closing more sales for direct selling and network marketing teams.
Explore →How AI employees, voice agents, and automation are changing recruiting, training, and sales for direct selling and network marketing companies.
Explore →How MLM and direct selling software integrates with Shopify, from storefront and checkout to distributor commissions.
Read the guide →Run your MLM back office from your phone: live commissions, approvals, and distributor management on mobile.
Read the guide →Global direct selling statistics for 2026: market size, salesforce, top markets, and the largest companies, all sourced.
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What actually breaks in your MLM back office the moment you open a new country, and how to sequence expansion correctly.
Aug 21, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 4 min read
A practical guide to writing an MLM returns and refund policy that satisfies regulators and protects your margins.
Aug 19, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 3 min read
A practical checklist for onboarding new distributors, from account setup to a ninety day plan that keeps people active.
Aug 17, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 4 min read
How MLM companies automate order fulfillment so shipping, inventory, and commissions stay accurate as the business grows.
Aug 14, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 4 min read
A practical guide to securing distributor and customer data in MLM software, from access controls to vendor vetting.
Aug 12, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 4 min read
What actually happens during an MLM software implementation, phase by phase, and where most rollouts lose time.
Aug 11, 2026 · By Brent Standing · 4 min read
Software vendor, marketing agency, or combined partner. A framework for deciding who should build the technology and marketing for your launch.
Aug 8, 2026 · By Marisa Reed · 4 min read
What an AI CRM actually is, why network marketing needs a different kind of CRM, and a practical framework for choosing one.
Aug 8, 2026 · By Marisa Reed · 4 min read
The direct selling industry in numbers: market size, salesforce, product categories, top markets, and largest companies, sourced to WFDSA and DSA.
Aug 8, 2026 · By Marisa Reed · 4 min read
How AI voice agents handle distributor calls, what they should not attempt alone, and how to measure if one is working.
Aug 7, 2026 · By Connor Hayes · 4 min read
How AI commission audit tools catch payout errors early and give direct selling companies a clear, explainable audit trail.
Aug 5, 2026 · By Connor Hayes · 4 min read
How to build an AI chatbot for MLM distributor support that answers correctly, escalates well, and does not sound robotic.
Aug 3, 2026 · By Connor Hayes · 4 min readShopify Partner
Plondo is an approved Shopify Partner. We connect your direct selling back office, distributor genealogy, and commissions straight into Shopify, so your storefront, orders, and payouts all run as one system. Sell on Shopify, run the MLM software behind it with Plondo.
