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Network Marketing Levels Calculator
Every plan presentation has the same drawing: you sign three, they each sign three, and after a few levels the numbers look enormous. This tool draws the same picture, then adds the number the drawing leaves out: how many people actually stay active.
Money
The structure
The "sign three" from the drawing.
How many levels your plan pays on (1 to 10).
Only people who keep buying every month count. 100% is the whiteboard. Real teams are far lower.
What the plan pays
Separate with commas: level 1, level 2, level 3 … If there are more levels than numbers, the last number is used again.
Your target and your time
How many people you talk to before one joins.
Your monthly commission at these numbers
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People signed in the whole structure—
Of them still active—
Monthly volume of active people—
Average you earn per active person—
Active people needed for your target—
People who must sign up for that—
Conversations that takes, whole team—
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Level by level
The same maths, one level at a time. Scroll sideways on a small phone.
Level
Signed
Active
%
You earn
One honest line. The drawing only works if every person, on every level, repeats what you do. Nobody's team looks like that. Change the active share from 100% to 30% and watch what happens to the bottom line. That gap is the real work.
What this tool does
It builds the classic network marketing picture: you sign a few people, each of them signs the same number, and so on down the levels. Then it does three things the drawing never does.
It removes the people who stop buying, using the active share you type in. It pays each level at its own percentage, because deeper levels usually pay less. And it works backwards from your income target, to show how many active people, how many sign-ups and how many conversations that target really needs.
When to use it
When someone shows you a plan with circles and levels. Type in their numbers, then lower the active share to something honest.
Before you promise yourself an income by a certain month. Look at the conversations line and ask if you have that many evenings.
When you explain a plan to others. Showing the drop-outs openly builds more trust than hiding them. Our post on mistakes when showing a plan explains why.
Every few months, with your real team numbers, to see if the picture is moving.
How to read the answer
People signed: the size of the whole drawing. If this number is bigger than your town, the plan depends on strangers you will never meet doing everything right.
Still active: the only people who produce volume. This is the number that pays you.
Average per active person: what one active member is worth to you each month. Usually small, often just a few units of currency.
Needed for your target: compare it with how many people you have actually signed so far. The gap between the two is the honest distance to your goal.
Conversations: every sign-up starts with talks. This line adds them up across the whole team. It is usually much bigger than people expect, and knowing it early saves disappointment.
The table: look at where your money comes from. If almost all of it sits in the deepest levels, your income depends on people very far away from you.
What this tool cannot tell you
Real teams are not even. One person signs ten, the next signs none. The tool uses one average for everyone, which is a simplification.
It does not know your plan's rank rules, qualification volumes, bonuses or caps. Many plans only pay deeper levels after you reach a certain rank.
It does not count your own costs: your monthly purchase, events, travel and time. Use the direct selling income calculator for that side.
It ignores tax. In most countries this is taxable income and may need a business registration.
It cannot judge the company or the product. If nobody outside the team would buy the product, no calculation will fix that.
It is not financial or legal advice. It is arithmetic.
Questions people ask
How many levels deep do real plans pay?
It depends on the plan. Many pay on somewhere between three and ten levels, often with lower percentages the deeper you go and with rank rules that decide how many levels you actually qualify for. Use the percentages from your own plan's official documents, not from a presentation slide.
Why does the calculator ask what share of people stay active?
Because most people who sign up do not keep buying every month. Commission is paid on active volume, not on names. If you leave active at 100 percent, the result will look far better than anything that happens in real life.
What does 'conversations per sign-up' mean?
It is how many people you need to speak to, properly, before one of them joins. For many beginners it is ten or more. The calculator multiplies this across the whole structure, so you can see how much talking your target really needs.
Is a big structure on paper the same as income?
No. A drawing where everyone signs three people looks huge after six levels, but it assumes every single person copies you perfectly. Real teams are uneven: a few people build, most do very little. Use the active share to bring the picture closer to reality.
Is this calculator for or against network marketing?
Neither. It is arithmetic. A plan that works will still look reasonable after drop-outs are counted. A plan that only works when every person stays and repeats the pattern is telling you something.