Young Living has been producing essential oils from their farmlands in Utah and Idaho since 1994. They have developed their own process for distilling essential oils, which they call seed to seal. Since inception, Young Living has expanded internationally and now has offices and farms all over the world.

Over the years, more than 2 million people have signed up to become members of the Young Living network marketing system. At the Finance Guy, we believe that you can't make money with network marketing, but we decided to do a full review of Young Living. We want to find out if this really is an original money making opportunity, or if it's just another MLM.

There is no doubt that Young Living is making money. In 2016, they generated $1.0 Billion in sales which earned them the No. 22 spot on the 2017 DSA Top 100 list. However we're not interested in how much profit the company is making. We want to know if it's possible for you to make money from joining the Young Living Income Opportunity.

What is the Young Living Opportunity

To find out how we can earn money, we looked at the Young Living Compensation Plan, which they say is 'designed to help you achieve abundance'. We've heard similar claims from almost every MLM we've reviewed in the past, but let's have a look at the different ways to earn with Young Living

Retail Profit

The first benefit we see is that you get wholesale pricing and can save up to 24% off the retail price of Young Living Products. While not included in the compensation plan brochure, we assume that this also means that, Young Living Members can sell products to retail customers and earn a 24% profit

At The Finance Guy, we believe that retail sales are an essential part of any business. After all, selling to customers is how companies generate profit. Without retail sales, there is no profit. It's a little concerning that Young Living does not think that this essential part of the sales process is worthy for inclusion in their compensation plan.

Unilevel Commission

This can best be explained as 'referral commission'. If you convince others to become Young Living Members, then you can earn a commission on any product they purchase. However you can only earn this commission if you personally buy enough Young Living products to generate 100 points of Personal Volume (PV). Unilevel commissions are paid on up to 5 levels in your downline as shown below: