AddWallet affiliates recently urged members not to withdraw funds, a plea made as daily returns plummeted. The company's payouts, which had previously ranged from 1.09% to 1.67%, dropped sharply to 0.41% on May 23, 2013.

Revenue-sharing MLM companies often struggle to generate significant money from actual retail customers. When affiliate investment slows, the daily returns for earlier investors typically shrink. Companies frequently attribute these drops to unnamed "external revenue sources," but a falling daily cut often signals an approaching end for veteran participants. They tend to pull their money out quickly.

A decreasing Return on Investment (ROI) usually indicates the endgame is near. New money has already dried up, so withdrawals accelerate the race toward the inevitable "we can't pay you anymore" moment. AddWallet experienced this exact scenario over several days.

The company blamed a "large attack" on its servers. "Once all the servers are fully functional then revenues will begin going up once again," AddWallet stated. The company also claimed this issue would "correct itself over the next couple of days" and that "everyone will see restored activity."

Some affiliates questioned this explanation. They contacted VP of Sales and Marketing Brandon Bradshaw directly, who expressed his displeasure on a May 24 conference call. Bradshaw stated his phone "started going off like crazy" with text messages, emails, and calls from upset members regarding the low revenue share.

Bradshaw reminded affiliates about the definition of revenue sharing. "Revenue-sharing means that we are giving you a portion of our revenue," he explained. "So guess what? When revenue is down, so are your payments." He attributed the low payout to a "massive, massive company wide DDOS attack" that halted operations. Bradshaw insisted AddWallet still paid commissions and retail profit, even though the company "didn't make any money" during the attack.

Bradshaw conveyed his anger about how some members reacted. He described emails and phone calls as "insulting and downright rude," saying they "took all of my motivation away to even open any more emails for the rest of the day." He emphasized that starting a business involves expenses and includes both good and bad days.

"When there are bad days in the business, it will reflect in your payout," Bradshaw told the affiliates. He issued an ultimatum: "If you don't feel you can handle this, if you can't live with this type of business model, then this is not the program for you." He suggested unhappy affiliates "move on" by setting their withdrawal to maximum and reinvestment to zero.

Bradshaw drew a line at receiving emails that dictated how to run the business or claimed the "AddWallet world is going under just because one day the revenue-share has been down." He stated, "This has to stop."

Despite Bradshaw's message, some affiliates chose a different approach. They urged their downlines not to pull money out. One affiliate wrote, "This is not true, but if you freak out and start taking too much as it builds, it just might." This affiliate advised members to stop increasing their commission withdrawal to 75%.