Ask for information about the company's performance record and reputation. Check with the State Attorney General's office and Federal Trade Commission or Better Business Bureau to obtain information. Do some research to see what kind of coverage the company has had. Talk to the competition to help in evaluating your company. Become familiar with the company's products.
Many people are concerned about getting involved in a pyramid scheme.
Note that although they share the same organizational structure, multi-level marketing is not the same as a pyramid. Pyramid schemes, which are illegal, recruit people who pay money to those already in the network. The only way to get money in turn is to bring in more people. The pyramid inevitably collapses when there are no more people to bring in. Multi-level marketing, on the other hand, offers a legitimate product, costs little to become a distributor, and emphasizes selling to customers.