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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 →Guides on how law firms get cases and choose the people who market for them, covering paid search, local service ads, website ownership, and what bar advertising rules let an agency promise.
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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A practical, numbers first approach to designing a direct selling compensation plan that rewards the right behavior and survives regulatory scrutiny.
Jul 22, 2026 · By Dennis Carter · 4 min read
There is no single best MLM software. This guide gives you the criteria to choose the right direct selling software for your plan, size, and stage.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Felix Morgan · 6 min read
A clear breakdown of matrix compensation plans, spillover placement, common disputes, and how they compare to binary and unilevel plans.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Dennis Carter · 4 min read
How an MLM back office mobile app lets the company owner watch live KPIs, approve payouts, and manage distributors from a phone, not just a desk.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Harold Parker · 5 min read
How to read and work your MLM genealogy tree, from binary to unilevel and matrix views, so you can coach your downline and act before a period closes.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Marisa Reed · 4 min read
How to connect MLM software with Shopify so direct selling software runs the back office while Shopify powers the storefront and checkout.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Grant Fisher · 5 min read
How unilevel compensation plans pay across levels, why they are easier to calculate, and where breakaway variations fit in.
Jul 17, 2026 · By Teresa Brooks · 4 min read
A plain language walkthrough of how binary compensation plans work, with real numbers on carry forward, flush limits, and compression.
Jul 15, 2026 · By Dennis Carter · 4 min read
Why direct selling payment processing gets flagged as high risk, and how to pay distributors accurately across countries and currencies.
Jul 13, 2026 · By Felix Morgan · 4 min read
How MLM inventory management software connects distributor stock, warehouse inventory, and autoship orders in one system.
Jul 13, 2026 · By Teresa Brooks · 4 min read
How distributor onboarding software automates setup, training, and check ins to keep new distributors active past week one.
Jul 12, 2026 · By Orkan Arat · 4 min read
A plain look at how MLM back office software is priced, what gets hidden in quotes, and how to compare vendors honestly.
Jul 10, 2026 · By Harold Parker · 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.
