You’ve got to ask yourself are you willing to “monetise your friendships”?
I have a 1 strike rule for Juiceplus, Herbalife, Utilities Warehouse and all the other snake oil sellers. A single ad on social media and they’re gone. A face to face gets a verbal warning and if I have the info to hand a stern lecture that their product is bullshit and they’re trying to rip off their friends.
I’ve been suckered into some shady pyramid stuff in the past, only for a few moments before I told them to foxtrot. You cannot make any money selling it, you cannot make any money by recruiting others to sell it, you make money recruiting the people who recruit others to sell it – if you’re prepared to rip off your friends, and their friends, friends then give it a go – if you can convince yourself to believe the marketing BS, in 2-3 years you could start making some money, 95% of people will get taken for a ride and give up though.
You’re not far wrong, from what I understand it’s basically sales, but selling a lifestyle that people want to have so they ask “how did you get that?” and you can respond “well, let me explain…”.
Said friends have indeed alienated a large amount of their friends, a fair payoff for what they have in their eyes.
However, back to the OP, as above, you can earn that £10k you need, but you may find yourself with less friends than you had at the start.