

As we can see, getting promoted with Zilis comes down to growing your downline. As you continue to personally sponsor new Ambassadors and increase your sponsor tree volume, you should climb the ranks. It is interesting to see that there is also a requirement to grow your personal volume (PV).

How Much Are Zilis Ambassadors Earning

We found a copy of the Zilis Income Disclosure Statement. Unfortunately they have not given us much information. They claim that as of April 2016, the company was too new, so all they could tell us was that according to industry standards, they expect Zilis Ambassadors to earn less than $300 per year.

Despite the fact that they now have over 3 years of data, Zilis has not released an up to date income disclosure. This could be an oversight, or it could be that the actual data shows that most Zilis Ambassadors lose money

Why is it Hard to Make Money With Zilis

We believe that the problem is not unique to Zilis. The problem is with the business model. In his book, Multi-level Marketing Unmasked, Jon Taylor found that 99.7% of people who join direct selling companies end up losing money. Despite what you hear in the sales pitches, it is highly unlikely that you will make money from any network marketing company.

Network marketing is a way for companies to sell products without employing a sales force and without having to spend money on traditional advertising and promotions. Instead they build a network of loyal ‘Ambassadors’, who are willing to pay unusually high prices for the added hopes and dreams of financial freedom.

Dr. Taylor has also provided a 5 Step MLM evaluation, which is designed to show you if you have a chance of turning a profit with any MLM opportunity. We looked at each of the 5 flags for Zilis, as shown below:

Red Flag 1 - Constant Recruitment of New Members and Red Flag 2 - Promotion Through Recruitment

The fast start bonuses are a direct incentive for all Ambassadors to keep recruiting. On top of this, to maintain any rank in Zilis, you need to have a minimum number of personally sponsored Ambassadors.

While it may be enough in theory to just recruit a few friends. In reality you will need to constantly recruit to replace those that either become inactive or quit altogether.

The Zilis compensation plan is designed to encourage constant recruitment of new Ambassadors. Further you can not climb the ranks unless you are personally recruiting new Zilis Ambassadors.

Red Flag 3 - Pay to Play

To remain active and to qualify for commission, you need to buy enough Zilis products to meet the PV quota at each rank. This often leads to members of MLMs purchasing more product than they can personally consume or sell to retail customers. They are buying product in order to play the MLM system, not because they need or want more product.