Clickfunnels: Is Clickfunnels A Pyramid Scheme? (2022)

By Mohamed Amine Hakim April 8, 2021 Sales Funnel 0 Comments

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Millions of Americans have lost money in pyramid schemes. Before this blog post answers this question”Is Clickfunnels a pyramid scheme? “, it must answer first the following question “What is a pyramid scheme?”

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What Is A Pyramid Scheme?

A pyramid scheme is a scam.

It is an illegal business model in most countries and it is also often illegal to participate in one.

It can be seen as MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) business.

In the long term, the pyramid scheme model can’t be successful however MLM(Multi-Level Marketing) businesses can sometimes succeed.

With a pyramid scheme, If the products or services are present, the products( physical or digital) or services are low-quality.

Now, this blog post must answer the following question: what is the difference between MLM ( Multi-Level Marketing) and a pyramid scheme?

What Is The Difference Between A MLM And A Pyramid Scheme?

In a classic pyramid scheme, the main goal is to recruit people, and the product or service if it is present is less important than recruiting people.

The product is not usually serious and is very often unsaleable.

However, an MLM(Multi-Level Marketing) is a lawful business model and it has serious products. Examples of famous MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) are: Amway and Mary Kay Cosmetics

Is Clickfunnels A Pyramid Scheme?

First, Clickfunnels can’t be a pyramid scheme because Clickfunnels is a Saas (Software as a Service).

This software is very difficult to create because it is a funnel and landing page builder.

It competes with very powerful software like Kartra, Builderall, and others.

So Clickfunnels is a high-quality product.

The product of a pyramid scheme is usually easy to make

Second, with Clickfunnels, you don’t have to pay a fee to join its own affiliate marketing program however with a classic pyramid scheme, you have to pay a fee :

To recruit new people to sell products
To have the right to sell its products(physical or/and digital) or/and its services.

Third, Clickfunnels has a refund policy.

A pyramid scheme does not have a refund policy

Fourth, Russell Brunson the Clickfunnels co-founder has many books like DotCom Secrets, Traffic Secrets, Expert Secrets, etc. So, a scammer will not publish many books like Russell Brunson.