Network Marketing · The Untold Truth

The book that tells you

what no one else will.

One of the most misunderstood business models in the world. Most people dismiss it or glorify it. Neither is useful. This book tells the truth — backed by 50+ years of real-world experience.

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By Rolf Hjelm & Patric Nilsson Published by Vulkan ISBN 978-91-90027-08-0

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7 chapters · 84 pages

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Why this book

Not hype. Not hate. Just truth.

Most books on this subject are written to recruit you or to mock you. This one does neither. Its only job is to inform you — before you spend a single dollar.

Written by people who've done the work

Not consultants writing about something they've never tried. 50+ years of combined experience, 25,000 customers and 1,500 partners between the authors. Real results, not theory.

Answers what no one else will

Pyramid schemes vs. legitimate models. "People at the top get rich." "Only 1% make money." The 4 types of companies. Every hard question tackled head-on with facts, not sales tactics.

Published by a real publisher

This isn't a self-published PDF. It's published by Vulkan Group AB with a real ISBN — vetted, reviewed, and available globally.

Inside the book

Seven chapters. Zero hype.

A straight walk through what network marketing actually is — and what it isn't — so you can judge it for yourself.

Ch. 1–2

What it is — and what it isn't

The history, the business model, how compensation plans actually work, and the 4 types of companies — from 80/20 customer focus to pure scams.

Ch. 3

Common objections — answered honestly

"People at the top get rich." "It's a pyramid scheme." "Only 1% make money." Every objection addressed with facts, not spin.

Ch. 4–5

A closer look, and the "experts"

What the critics get right, what they get wrong, and why most "experts" writing about this industry have never actually been in it.

Ch. 6–7

The alternatives, and doing it right

What are your real options? And if you do choose this path — what does "doing it well" actually look like? A checklist for starting right.

"Our goal here is not to convince you. It's to inform you." From the book

The story behind the book

From a factory floor to living on my own terms.

01 — The factory floor

Forty years until retirement

Three years of vocational school, then a CNC machine operator. When I looked ahead I saw 40 years until retirement. That wasn't a life — it was a sentence.

02 — The debt mountain

Trying without a system

I tried to become an entrepreneur without the right system, and built a mountain of debt — because I wasn't fully committed. I was planning to start instead of starting.

03 — The mentor

Stop overthinking. Start doing.

I found the right mentor who taught me the fundamentals. I stopped overthinking and started doing. That one shift changed everything.

04 — Freedom

Two decades of showing up

850 partners, 15,000 customers, and the freedom to work when and where I want. That's the result of two decades of showing up — and the reason we wrote this book.

"You'll never know if you want to do it unless you try." Patric Nilsson

The authors

Two people. Fifty years. One honest book.

They wrote this together for one reason: so others can recognise a real business model when they see it — and spot the ones to walk away from.

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Patric Nilsson

Co-author · Coach & entrepreneur

From a factory floor and a mountain of debt to full-time entrepreneur. For 20+ years Patric has coached and trained people to move from thought to action — and to tell the difference between a system that works and a story that sells.

20+Years

850+Partners

15,000+Customers

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Rolf Hjelm

Co-author · Veteran of the field

Decades inside the industry, not commenting on it from the outside. Rolf brings the long view — what lasts, what collapses, and why — that only comes from having built through more than one cycle.

30+Years

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Network Marketing: The Untold Truth
By Rolf Hjelm & Patric Nilsson · Published by Vulkan · Released 30 June 2025
English · 84 pages · Paperback & e-book · ISBN 978-91-90027-08-0