Legalshield has chosen to present the data in a rather unusual format. They have shown us earnings based on how many years associates have been with Legalshield, rather than by what rank they have reached. Once again we assume that they have provided what is legally required, but could have chosen to present the data in a way that makes them look as good as possible.

The most important point we found in this document is that in 2015 83% of all Legalshield associates earned less than $1,000. In other words, only 1 in 6 Legalshield associates earned more than $20 a week.

Let's not forget that income is not the same as profit. As we saw in the compensation plan, step 1 is to become a member, and that means paying monthly fees. If we include the cost of Legalshield membership, and other costs of running and promoting your 'own business', we'd expect to find that most Legalshield associates are losing money.

How is Legalshield being Promoted

To get an idea of how Legalshield is being promoted, we looked at an online copy of the Legalsheild business opportunity presentation. This 45 page slide show is designed to recruit new associates to the Legalshield MLM. This gave us some insights into how the business opportunity is being presented to new recruits.

The recruitment presentation tells us that Legalshield can teach us 'life-transforming skills', it hen goes on to tell us that Legalshield has a strong rating with Oklahoma business bureau. They also tell us that they have 5 Stars with Consumer Affairs. It's true, the rating is 5 stars, but when we read the comments, we saw that all the negative comments had been removed by Legalshield. It's almost as if they were using their network of lawyers to protect their image!

Next we see statistics stating that you are 'almost three times more likely to be in court than you are to be hospitalized'. We feel that this might be a bit misleading, think about that for a moment. When is the last time you or someone you know went to either court or was in hospital. If you and your friends are anything like ours, you'll be able to recall a lot more hospitalizations than court visits.

While there could be more court cases than hospitalizations, a large portion of them occur at the corporate level and don't necessarily involve individuals. We can't see specific details of the data collected for this statistic. It's possible that Legalshield presented the statistics in a way that advertised a need for their services.

We then see a long list of services provided by Legalshield, all with the small print disclaimer, telling us that exclusions and limitations apply. The presentation then shows that paying $20 per month for Legalshield can help you avoid paying $250 per hour for a lawyer. For an extra $19.90 per month, you can also get ID shield to gain access to legal services related to identity theft. When I think of all the fees I've never paid to lawyers over my life, I would rather save the $39.90 a month.

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