Zeek Rewards

shelterman said:

xellon, I really don't want to damper your enthusiasm about ZR, but your account will not grow quite as fast as what you are anticipating. If our ZR accounts actually "compounded" at the 1.5% example that you gave your figures would be about right, however, our bid purchases do not make us money forever because each bid that we purchase has a lifespan.

From what I am able to gather from your post you are somewhere around the 60 days from your initial bid purchase so you have not experienced the 90 day drop off of your initial bid purchase. This 90 day drop-off slows the growth of your account from what you would expect if it truly was a compounding situation.

The best explanation that I know of is the one that I have posted on a different thread here on this forum. The discussion starts at about this point with a question regarding how VIP points build and I later go into a rather lengthy explanation. I think it will help you understand how the Retail Profit Pool works because I went into quite a bit of detail.

On a cautionary note to those that read the above thread, ZR has changed a bit in some of its rules and procedures, so some of the information you may read there may not be totally accurate.

Like I said xellon, I don't want to be a negativist, but I also don't want anyone to be misled about ZR either. It sounds like you are on the right track though, just hang in there and keep posting your ads and keep reading and learning, I truly believe ZR will be the vehicle for your financial independence.

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I understand that my vip points will drop off, but the bonus points helps out quite a load. The bonus points which were added won't drop off for another 90 days as well so although points will be dropping off, the bonus points are very effective.

example, yes I lose 100 points in 90 days (the amount i put into bids on day 1), but I gained over 200 points from bonuses. So after 90 days, its as if I still gained an extra 100. then on day 91, I lose 1 point, the 2, then 1, then 2, then 2 (according to the calendar) while gaining around 12-15 each day after.

Because of the bonus, the point retirement plan doesn't phase me one bit

Legionary said:

So you are saying you can't post any proof because Zeek Rewards will not allow you to?

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Here's a quote from ZR's compliance Att'y Kevin Grimes:

An Affiliate, when presenting or discussing the ZeekRewards opportunity or Compensation Plan to a prospective Affiliate, may not make income projections, income claims, or disclose his or her ZeekRewards income (including the showing of checks, copies of checks, bank statements, or tax records) unless, at the time the presentation is made, the Affiliate provides a current copy of the ZeekRewards Income Disclosure Statement (IDS) to the person(s) to whom he or she is making the presentation.

ZeekRewards's corporate ethics compel us to do not merely what is legally required, but rather, to conduct the absolute best business practices. To this end, we have developed the ZeekRewards Income Disclosure Statement ("IDS"). The ZeekRewards IDS is designed to convey truthful, timely, and comprehensive information regarding the income that ZeekRewards Affiliates earn. In order to accomplish this objective, a copy of the IDS must be presented to all prospective Affiliates.

A copy of the IDS must be presented to a prospective Affiliate (someone who is not a party to a current ZeekRewards Affiliate Agreement) anytime the Compensation Plan is presented or discussed, or any type of income claim or earnings representation is made.

The terms "income claim" and/or "earnings representation" (collectively "income claim") include: (1) statements of actual earnings, (2) statements of projected earnings, (3) statements of earnings ranges, (4) income testimonials, (5) lifestyle claims, and (6) hypothetical claims.

A lifestyle income claim typically includes statements (or pictures) involving large homes, luxury cars, exotic vacations, or other items suggesting or implying wealth. They also consist of references to the achievement of one's dreams, having everything one always wanted, and are phrased in terms of "opportunity" or "possibility" or "chance." Claims such as "My ZeekRewards income exceeded my salary after six months in the business," or "Our ZeekRewards business has allowed my wife to come home and be a full-time mom" also fall within the purview of "lifestyle" claims.

I only have 2 questions:

1. Do you need to pay $100/month (diamond) to keep up with your account? What will happen I can't pay for $100 lets say on the 4th month?

shelterman said:

Here's a quote from ZR's compliance Att'y Kevin Grimes:

An Affiliate, when presenting or discussing the ZeekRewards opportunity or Compensation Plan to a prospective Affiliate, may not make income projections, income claims, or disclose his or her ZeekRewards income (including the showing of checks, copies of checks, bank statements, or tax records) unless, at the time the presentation is made, the Affiliate provides a current copy of the ZeekRewards Income Disclosure Statement (IDS) to the person(s) to whom he or she is making the presentation.

ZeekRewards's corporate ethics compel us to do not merely what is legally required, but rather, to conduct the absolute best business practices. To this end, we have developed the ZeekRewards Income Disclosure Statement ("IDS"). The ZeekRewards IDS is designed to convey truthful, timely, and comprehensive information regarding the income that ZeekRewards Affiliates earn. In order to accomplish this objective, a copy of the IDS must be presented to all prospective Affiliates.

A copy of the IDS must be presented to a prospective Affiliate (someone who is not a party to a current ZeekRewards Affiliate Agreement) anytime the Compensation Plan is presented or discussed, or any type of income claim or earnings representation is made.

The terms "income claim" and/or "earnings representation" (collectively "income claim") include: (1) statements of actual earnings, (2) statements of projected earnings, (3) statements of earnings ranges, (4) income testimonials, (5) lifestyle claims, and (6) hypothetical claims.

A lifestyle income claim typically includes statements (or pictures) involving large homes, luxury cars, exotic vacations, or other items suggesting or implying wealth. They also consist of references to the achievement of one's dreams, having everything one always wanted, and are phrased in terms of "opportunity" or "possibility" or "chance." Claims such as "My ZeekRewards income exceeded my salary after six months in the business," or "Our ZeekRewards business has allowed my wife to come home and be a full-time mom" also fall within the purview of "lifestyle" claims.

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Correct. However, you can do payment proofs as long as you show the income disclosure statement (this will open up a pdf in your browser). Also you must tell prospects or anyone looking at it that its just an estimation and may not reflect on how much you could earn. It all depends on you and how much work you put into it.

Thats the only way. You also can't show proof if its above $10,000 in income. This is actually USA law

Four Seasons said:

I only have 2 questions:

1. Do you need to pay $100/month (diamond) to keep up with your account? What will happen I can't pay for $100 lets say on the 4th month?

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Then you lose your diamond status and will revert back to a free member. Then you won't get paid from the profit pool. You can always downgrade to a silver or gold

Four Seasons said:

I only have 2 questions:

1. Do you need to pay $100/month (diamond) to keep up with your account? What will happen I can't pay for $100 lets say on the 4th month?

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I pay for my monthly subscription out of my daily rewards. I just set my bid repurchase preference to 0% for a day and pay my subscription from it. If you don't have anyone under you and bought less than $1000 worth of bids, you can be a Silver for $10 rather than a Diamond for $100. A Diamond gives you huge benefits if you do have affiliates...

I was invited to a meeting last night by a well respected MLM marketer in the UK who I've known from other businesses for a couple of years. To be honest had it not been for him stating how it works and personally showing me how it works I would have made my excuses and left early.

He actually flew to the US to make sure that this was a legitimate business and had his lawyers and accountants check out their business.

The Zeek Rewards offering is actually more than the 'penny auction' affiliate scheme in that they throw in

a) a pre-populated drop shipping website and
b) a find-the-lowest-price comparison app affiliates give away and earn PPC income

But the kicker is that affiliates can try it out for 90 days - for free.

pframpt said:

The Zeek Rewards offering is actually more than the 'penny auction' affiliate scheme in that they throw in

a) a pre-populated drop shipping website and
b) a find-the-lowest-price comparison app affiliates give away and earn PPC income

But the kicker is that affiliates can try it out for 90 days - for free.

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I'm glad you brought this up. These additional features are very seldom talked about, but are actually a pretty good perk, especially the FSC Store. If you ever see the store mentioned on forums, the comments are usually negative saying that it is all junk merchandise. But I encourage ZR members to order something from them. I think you will be surprised at the quality. In fact, everything that we have ordered has been very high quality and much of it I was able to find identical namebrand counterparts at our local box stores. As we all know most of our namebrand merchandise has been manufactured in China. It's obvious that the items we have purchased through the FSC Store is from the same manufacturers... We've yet to be disappointed on anything we've purchased through them... Especially when you consider the price we paid for these items, they truly are wholesale prices.

How the hell would they know who you are if you post proof of your earnings like pics of PayPal or bank account. You can just white out some sensitive information. This is just a bunch of bs because you do not have proof.

Maybe because the only money coming into the company if from new affiliates?

Too many mixed comment cant figure out

They are very unprofessional, their website sucks, it is full of errors, and they take in so much money everyday that they don't take time to fix errors or talk to you. The trick is to get a very knowledgable sponsor that can walk you through it. It does work. I have received all the money I've requested. I only make about $35 a day, because I'm so skeptical, but their checks are good. I got the auction items I bought as well. It cost me $41 for a hundred dollar bill, and $1.26 for a seventy five dollar Best Buy cert. I spent it and got my plantronics headphone and some thumbdrives. Everyone says its a scam, but they don't get any checks because they didn't join or pay. I think it works because only a small percentage of the members are in the US and the world hasn't got an attitude towards MLMs that work. Yet. I'm sure it won't last more than a couple years, but it works for me now. JackBlack at def.us

Wow, I think I'll try this out, seems okay for me..
I hope it'll work out great!

JackSparrow said:

The reason you are being slated is that your opening post is so vague, and seems to be a blatant promotion of Zeek Rewards.

People on BHW want hard facts and methods on how and why using Zeek Rewards is a good thing for making income.

By all means prove us all wrong and offer up some evidence and a basic outline of the methods you have used to successfully earn from Zeek Rewards.

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The OP of this post about Zeek Rewards is an example of what not to do. It reads like pasted ad copy at the best. The lack of detail and explanations is why this is getting the responses about it being a scam site or shady MLM. The whole main purpose of these threads is to share information about how to succeed with marketing ventures, so a brief clip of ad copy is not going to fly. As far as the program itself, I have heard mixed reviews about it. Some people have had good results while others have lost money, just as is the case with any type of venture online or offline for that matter.

People that are trying to say that this is a scam are just being ignorant. Why don't you try and do a bit of research first. I am in this program and making serious money every single day. I get my checks on time and they all cash. This is legit as it gets. Do some research before making such outrageous claims. This has some good reviews and explains exactly how this program works!
zeekler . mindimage . net I encourage everyone to check it out before making crazy claims.

phelix said:

People that are trying to say that this is a scam are just being ignorant. Why don't you try and do a bit of research first. I am in this program and making serious money every single day. I get my checks on time and they all cash. This is legit as it gets. Do some research before making such outrageous claims. This has some good reviews and explains exactly how this program works!
zeekler . mindimage . net I encourage everyone to check it out before making crazy claims.

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I agree completely. However, remaining ignorant about this company is a choice. I have the same positive experience as you have had phelix and I'd be willing to bet that you have purchased bids and posted your ad every day. And because of this I'm sure you can attest to the fact that if you do these things you WILL make money with ZR.

The way some people approach being a member with ZeekRewards absolutely amazes me. As an affiliate with ZeekRewards, I can go to my Back Office and see the activity of my downline, including the number of ads that they post and the number of bids that are purchased... Doing these two things are necessary before you can earn with this company, and they are really simple tasks if you ask me. However, you'd be amazed how many people become affiliates, pay their monthly subscription and yet fail to purchase bids and/or post a single ad! And it's not like my downline are not trained, I send each one a packet of information explaining how ZR works and how to make money with this company.

My point in mentioning this is the fact that these people who have failed to post their ads or purchase bids are probably the very same people who bad mouth ZR, saying that they've lost money and ZR have paid them nothing... And, unfortunately, they are probably the most vocal. However, the truth is, the reason for their failure lies squarely on their own shoulders.

And I am speaking from the voice of experience. I've been with this company since November of last year. Have there been difficulties along the way? Yes. Has ZR implemented some things that have irritated me? Yes. I admit, it is true that there have been several bumps in the road, BUT, I can honestly say, in hindsight, EVERYONE OF THESE BUMPS have been necessary in maintaining the growth of this company. Either they were bumps as a result of things completely out of ZR's control, or they were changes implemented by ZR which were necessary to maintain the stability of this company.



I really think that one has to put the problems that ZR has had into perspective. If you look at the history of this company, its growth since its inception has truly been expotential. I believe at present they are ranked 260 something on Alexa... I'm talking about the fact that they are in the top 260 websites IN THE WORLD! Can you imagine, with this sort of growth, the unbelievable task they have had in maintaining the infrastructure of this company?...whether it be hiring and training the workforce or keeping up with the necessary Internet bandwidth and the sheer processing power of their computers?

To listen to a very informative video which talks about all these issues, watch this video on YouTube which is put out by my sponsor. Or go to his website (this is not and affiliate link) and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Like phelix says, if you think this is a scam you're just being ignorant, but with a little due diligence I think this ignorance can be overcome.

I don't think it's a scam personally from the research I have done and the people I have spoken to who are in it. I would like to know from those in it - Do you still earn rewards even if no-one clicks on your AD?

cheers

Zeek Rewards are earning a huge profit from their products at their penny auction site. They actually buy every last item you see on their site and gives it to customers. Remember that this company has been around for over 14 years and they have been successful. They don't need the Zeek rewards advertising division site. They did just fine with Zeekler alone. However, Zeek Rewards has sky rocketed their business and they are now ranked 214 on Alexa (their stats suggest they are around rank 175).

There are only a few things you need to know if a company is legit and is worth joining:

1 - Are they earning money from their products? (yes they are)

2 - Are they under compliance with USA law (yes they are, in fact, all affiliates must take a compliance course in order to get paid)?

3 - Do they have a good product? How easy would it be to promote (in zeek rewards case, its a very good product and it's easy to promote)?

4 - Will they be around for a long time (yes they will, they are making more money right now then any mlm company on this planet)?

If you don't understand how powerful of a site penny auctions can be and how they are making a profit off of giving away say... an Ipad for only $5 (just making up the price), do the math yourself.

There was a video on youtube that explained this but It was removed by the user.

zeekfreek said:

I don't think it's a scam personally from the research I have done and the people I have spoken to who are in it. I would like to know from those in it - Do you still earn rewards even if no-one clicks on your AD?

cheers

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You know, if ZR wasn't paying people would be screaming at the top of their digital lungs about it, including myself. The fact is, they are paying and have been for a very long time.

Regarding whether not you earn if no one clicks on your ad, the answer is yes. That is the beauty of this company, you don't have to produce results to get paid. You just have to perform a simple task and that is to post your daily ad. The object here is to saturate the penny auction market with Zeekler ads. Does Coca-Cola pay their ad agencies based on individual products sold in response to their ads? The answer is, of course, no. They are paid to saturate the soft drink market so that when you are thirsty for a soft drink you think about Coca-Cola. We affiliates are paid on our collective performance versus our individual performance. All we have to do is place our daily ad and make sure that we have retail customers to give our bids to... Pretty easy, really.

zeekfreek said:

I don't think it's a scam personally from the research I have done and the people I have spoken to who are in it. I would like to know from those in it - Do you still earn rewards even if no-one clicks on your AD?

cheers

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Yes and no

shelterman said:

You know, if ZR wasn't paying people would be screaming at the top of their digital lungs about it, including myself. The fact is, they are paying and have been for a very long time.

Regarding whether not you earn if no one clicks on your ad, the answer is yes. That is the beauty of this company, you don't have to produce results to get paid. You just have to perform a simple task and that is to post your daily ad. The object here is to saturate the penny auction market with Zeekler ads. Does Coca-Cola pay their ad agencies based on individual products sold in response to their ads? The answer is, of course, no. They are paid to saturate the soft drink market so that when you are thirsty for a soft drink you think about Coca-Cola. We affiliates are paid on our collective performance versus our individual performance. All we have to do is place our daily ad and make sure that we have retail customers to give our bids to... Pretty easy, really.

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This isn't quite right either. Let me explain exactly how you get paid.

In order to get commissions each and every day, the following must be true:

1 - You are a premium member
2 - You purchased a minimum of 10 sample bids (I highly highly highly highly suggest you get at least 100)
3 - You posted your ad for today.

EASY!

You earn 1-2% of your VIP points.

When you purchase your first 100 sample bids, you get what's called a "Bid Advance." You earn VIP points from Paying Back Bid Advance On Customers. As long as you have a Bid Advance, you can give bids to customers. But if you don't bring in any customers, whats going to happen over time is your Bid Advance will hit 0. When that happens, you won't be able to increase your VIP points unless you have a customer you can manually give bids to.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BID ADVANCE AND/OR NO CUSTOMERS, YOU CANT INCREASE YOUR VIP POINTS but you still get paid. Problem is you will earn 1-2% from the same number of VIP points you had before.

To increase your Bid Advance, you need to bring in customers which means someone needs to sign up under your zeekler/splash affiliate link. Whats easy about Zeek Rewards is the fact that your simply offering someone bids to play in an auction site for free making Zeek Rewards easy to promote (asking family and friends should be easy as its not a hassle and maybe they will upgrade if they like playing on the site).

I'm going to tell you my results from day 1. On day 1, I posted 1 ad per day. I got a customer perhaps every week or 2 or 3 (luck) posting on free classified sites without paying anything (no features, no highlights, etc). In other words, if you post 1 ad per day on free classified sites, or on Facebook, you SHOULD get a customer every once in a while. This is fine starting out. In fact, if your making $2 a day (around 200-300 vip points) when your starting, you won't need a customer for 2-3 months.

However, when you reach $50 a day, guess what? You will need at least 1 customer every 2 days if your a silver member if you plan to increase your VIP points. Because your limited to giving 1 customer 100 bids. NO MORE THEN 100 unless you upgrade to gold or silver.

THIS IS ASSUMING YOU ARE TAKING 100% OF YOUR COMMISSIONS AND BUYING MORE BIDS AND GIVING THEM AWAY TO INCREASE YOUR VIP POINTS!

If your making $50 a day, you should have something like 3000 VIP points. 2% of 3000 = $60 a day. 1% of 3000 = $30 a day. 1.5% of 3000 = $45 a day (the % of what you make varies. Closer to 2% on weekdays).

Gold members can give up to 250 bids to 1 customer.
Diamond members can give up to 500 bids to 1 customer.

It gets harder to get more then $100 a day if you don't promote correctly. Let's assume your making $500 a day. If your silver, you need 5 customers per day to give away all 500 bids (at this point though, you would of been withdrew a % daily). If your a Diamond member, you only need 1 customer per day.

Now, if your withdrawing 20% of your commissions like they suggest at zeek rewards, then of course your giving them less bids.

There is the Point Retirement Calendar where you lose points (losing points is nothing to be scared of. When you lose points, treat it like it didn't even happen and I'll explain why). This is to prevent affiliates from withdrawing 100% of their earnings every day for life. So lets assume you make $100 a day. Lets assume you withdrew close to $100 each day. After 90 days, you will end up with 0 points, but you withdrew a total of $9000 altogether.

You get a bonus balance that should exceed what you lost on day 1. So assuming you purchased 100 sample bids on day 1, you should of gotten over 100 bonus points in 60 days so its as if you didn't lose anything. After that, just bring in a few premium customers and affiliates and you basically won't lose points (this is the harder part). Even if you don't bring in any, your vip points will still increase faster then you lose points.

Your goal in Zeek should be residue income. Say you reach 50,000 vip points. 1.5% of 50,000 = $750 daily. Withdraw 20% of $750 daily which is $150 each day and use the remaining 80% towards buying and giving away bids. That's about $4500 you withdraw monthly.

The Point retirement calendar isn't there just to be there. It's in place as a profit, bonus balance, left over change and cash available system. Read this for more information. Its a componder report

^ Re-edited my above post a little with whats highlighted in gold. You get paid every day, but there is a chance that you won't be able to increase your vip points if you don't bring customers. Sorry about that, was typing pretty fast.