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Network Marketing · Income Builder

Build a team.
Build residual income.

Understand exactly how network marketing works — the concept, the numbers, the funnel, and the income — before you make a decision.

363
Team size
$72.6k
Team volume / mo
$1,124
Your income / mo
$13.5k
Annual income
01 / 06 — The basics
Traditional work: you get paid once for every hour.
In a regular job, you trade time for money. Stop working, stop earning. The only lever you have is working more hours — which has a hard ceiling.
Traditional model
Linear income
You work 40 hrs → $X
You stop → $0
Income ceiling = your hours
Network model
Leveraged income
You work 40 hrs → $X
Your team works → +$Y
Income grows with team
02 / 06 — Duplication
The power of duplication: 1 becomes 363.
You recruit 3 people. Each of them recruits 3. Each of those recruits 3 more. By level 5, you have over 360 people in your organisation — all doing what you taught them to do.
You
Y
1 person
Level 1
3 people
Level 2
9 people
Level 3
27 people
Level 4+
···
323 more
03 / 06 — Two income streams
You earn twice: on your sales, and on your team's.
Stream 1 is direct commission — you sell a product, you earn a percentage. Stream 2 is team overrides — you earn a small percentage of every sale your team makes, whether you're working or not.
Stream 1
Direct sales commission
You sell $200/month
At 25% commission
= $50/month
Stream 2
Team override income
Team does $72,600/month
Your avg override ≈ 1.5%
= $1,074/month
04 / 06 — Residual income
The goal: income that doesn't stop when you do.
Once your team is built and trained, they continue selling and recruiting — whether you're working, sleeping, or on holiday. Your override income continues. This is what separates network marketing from a regular job — time eventually decouples from money.
Year 1
Building
Heavy effort, small income
Year 2
Growing
Team builds momentum
Year 3+
Residual
Income outlasts effort
05 / 06 — The math
Small percentages of many people add up fast.
Most people focus on the direct commission and ignore the override income. But 1% of 363 people each doing $200/month is $726/month — for doing nothing extra. The override is where the real income lives.
Level
Team volume
Your cut
L1 · 3 people
$600/mo
$30
L2 · 9 people
$1,800/mo
$72
L3 · 27 people
$5,400/mo
$162
L4 · 81 people
$16,200/mo
$324
06 / 06 — The honest picture
The income is real. So is the work required to get there.
Network marketing works mathematically. The income model is sound. But most people underestimate the work, the rejection, and the time needed to build a team. The model rewards consistency and duplication — not wishful thinking. Use the calculator in the next tabs to build your own realistic model.
What works
Consistent product sales, systematic team building, strong duplication
What doesn't
Recruiting without product sales, unrealistic income promises, quitting in year 1
Product & Sales
Your monthly sales volume$200
The total value of products you personally sell each month. $200 is a common starter target — think 2–4 customers on a monthly product plan.
Your direct commission %25%
The % you earn on your own personal sales. If you sell $200 at 25%, you pocket $50. This is set by the company's compensation plan.
Your Team
Direct recruits (Level 1)3
The number of people you personally bring into your team — your "frontline." You train and support these people directly. 3 is a realistic 6-month goal.
Avg recruits per person3
How many new team members each person in your network recruits on average. This is the duplication number — it's what turns 3 people into 300+.
Levels deep5
How many "generations" of your team you earn override income from. Most companies pay 5–7 levels deep. Check your specific plan.
Override % Per Level
What is override income? It's money you earn from your team's sales — not your own. You don't need to sell anything extra to earn it; the company pays it from their own margin as a reward for building a team. The % is highest for your direct recruits and decreases for deeper levels. Even a small % of a large team adds up to significant monthly income.
Level 1 override5%
Your highest override — for the people you personally recruited. You trained them, so you earn the most from their sales.
Level 2 override4%
Your L1 people's recruits. You've never trained them directly, so the rate is slightly lower — but there are 3× more of them.
Level 3 override3%
Third generation. You've likely never met most of these people — but their sales still earn you a small passive cut every month.
Level 4 override2%
Fourth generation. With 81+ people at this level (3-recruit model), even 2% of their combined volume is meaningful passive income.
Level 5+ override1%
Deepest levels. Tiny %, but potentially hundreds of people. This is where residual income compounds far beyond what you could earn personally.
Your total monthly income
$1,124 /month
SourcePeopleVolumeOverrideYour earnings
Team size
363
Team volume
$72.6k
Annual income
$13.5k
Showing your network: 3 recruits × 3 levels = 39 people ← click a level card to highlight
You
The upline
Level 1
Direct recruits
Level 2
Their recruits
Level 3+
Deep network
Your earnings by level
Monthly income — 24-month build
Month 1 = 1 recruit Month 6 = team forming Month 12 = compounding Month 24 = residual
Key milestones
Note on projections: This assumes a steady recruitment pace and consistent team activity. Real income varies significantly based on product, market, and individual effort. Use this as a planning model, not a guarantee.
Conversion rates
Contacts → Presentations
30%
Presentations → Interested
40%
Interested → Signed up
33%
Target recruits per month
3
What this means
To recruit 3 people this month, you need to contact 102 people, give 31 presentations, and have 12 serious conversations.
Your monthly funnel
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