Updated September 2026: I’ve been using PMS since 2009, and I’ve updated this review where necessary to reflect my current experience with the program.
I’ve been using the Prosperity Marketing System since 2009, and it has remained one of my “Top 5 Programs” since 2019. It was the first “Plug In” program that worked for me, and I’ve continued to use and recommend it over the years.
This is my personal review of PMS, so it isn’t intended to be neutral or unbiased. The links to PMS on this page are my affiliate links.
If you prefer watching or listening to videos, you can also watch my Prosperity Marketing System review below.
The First Program I Ever Made A Profit With
I joined the Prosperity Marketing System shortly after it was launched by Darren Ollander way back in 2009.
In those days I used to struggle to generate any affiliate commissions at all as I was still learning the ropes. The Prosperity Marketing System was like a breath of fresh air for me.
For a start, it’s a professionally designed marketing funnel that gives you a lot of control over what you can promote. Darren Ollander provides professional-looking landing pages and an easy-to-use editor so you can easily create your own splash pages and squeeze pages.
The Prosperity Marketing System also has some good basic training lessons to help beginners learn how to promote an online business.
When I started to promote the Prosperity Marketing System back in 2009, I actually had people opting in to my mailing list, signing up to the program and upgrading! I even had people join the programs I was promoting on the inside of the system. Wow! That was a new experience for me in those early days, and a real confidence booster. That’s why I think PMS can work well for beginners as well as more experienced marketers.
My Testimonial On The Home Page
I was so happy with the system that I wrote this testimonial about my experience with PMS:
Prosperity Marketing System (PMS) is the most effective and most flexible downline building tool I have ever used. I can plug in MY programs and REMOVE any program I don’t want to promote. Also, I get a regular flow of cash from the FRONT END, so I make money with PMS whether people join my programs or not. The training courses are very clear and comprehensive so it is an excellent service whichever way you look at it – and PMS was the first “Plug In” program that worked for me.
Student Membership
It costs $12 a month to upgrade from “tour taker” to “student” and gain access to most of the services that the system offers.
For example, Student members can:
- Earn 100% recurring and one-time commissions.
- Access the training lessons.
- Build and manage their own mailing list.
- Integrate tracking tools.
- Customize the system by adding or removing programs.
- Add their affiliate links to the programs they want to promote.
Become an “Owner”
Members who buy the optional one-time $97 Owner Add On get to own the whole system. As an Owner, you can:
- Edit any training pages and add your own content.
- Create your own pages, and choose which of your referrals can see it.
- Change your Primary Business to any company or program you like as often as you want.
- Replace the system Autoresponder and Ad Tracker with your preferred tools.
The Owner upgrade gives you much more control over the system without having to build your own marketing platform from scratch. If you want to customize the system extensively and make it your own, this is where the additional flexibility comes in.
The Compensation Plan
PMS uses a pass-up compensation plan. You pass up your second and fourth referrals to your sponsor. After that, you keep your referrals and earn 100% commissions on their Student and Owner upgrades.
Yup, you earn 100% (minus a nominal transaction fee) of the $12 recurring payments on Student upgrades, AND you earn 100% of the $97 “Owner Add On” sales too.
In addition, you will receive 2nd and 4th referrals from your downline.
You Can Choose To Get Paid In Bitcoin
I also like the option to receive my PMS commissions via Bitcoin. The program owner pays commissions monthly, and I receive my PMS commissions in Bitcoin every month.
Contact Everybody In Your Downline
Another cool feature of the Prosperity Marketing System is the downline mailer. Once every three days you can send an email to everybody in your downline through infinite levels. That’s potentially very powerful. You can leverage your downline’s activity to greatly expand your marketing reach.
If you have any thoughts or questions about the Prosperity Marketing System, feel free to post a comment below.
Best wishes,
David Hurley
#InspiredFocus
I’m in PMS…..and I’m in Leads Leap as paid members….I’m looking for a really good capture page for PMS as well as ads promoting PMS any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated…I have not made a dime online….I really really need to build my list…I’m also trying to promote Nexus Snap as well
I use Leadsleap to create my lead capture pages and email follow-up series. I promote my lead capture pages on various safelists and automate that part of my marketing through TrafficZipper.
Awesome review great share. I love the prosperity marketing system by far one of the best ways to build a downline and promote your primary business.
Yes, it works like a dream,Jessica. Thank you for popping by and endorsing what I have been saying about PMS for a long time now.
Awesome and I like how you share your pass event with the company and your current events
With them now it shows the company has value and care for there customers.
Thank you, Ramoes. Yes, the good thing about PMS is that the owner learnt from his mistakes and went on to change and improve the program.
So hello i really enjoyed watching and learning with your video’s, i am definitely considering purchasing your product but i have a question for u so once i pay the 12.00 dollars can i just stay with promoting for my sponsor and continue making commissions off of that or do i have to pay the 97.00 dollars? So before i go ahead and purchase that’s what i need to know is if i HAVE to pay the 97.00 dollars or not?So please get back to me and thank u !
Hi Sherri,
Thank you for the positive feedback! Appreciated.
You do not have to pay the $97 upgrade at any time. It is an optional upgrade. If you are happy with your sponsor’s recommended programs there is no need to buy the $97 owners upgrade. Just insert your affiliate links and promote your PMS link.
Hi David. Just need to know if my program will work with Prosperity Marketing System?
I expect it will, but I don’t know anything about your program. Why would it NOT work? I suggest that you give it a try and see for yourself, just as I did.
David,
The video was a nice addition to your presentation of the Prosperity Marketing System. While listening to the video I was amazed at this approach to affiliate marketing. PMS compensation and promotion appears similar to a
MLM. A good MLM can be very lucrative.
It appears that I could promote other affiliate programs through my PMS site and receive commissions as well as promoting other products of my choice like those on Amazon, etc. I that correct? Or is it just to promote PMS.
I will probably have to review this post several times to comprehend.
I also took time to read your Bitcoin post.
This has been very interesting and piquing my interest. I will be back to read your other post to gain more insight.
Blessings,
Leo
Hey there,
Thanks for this wonderful golden opportunity, this seems to be a great way to earn money.I really enjoyed coming to understand the prosperity marketing system and the articlevwas well informative and well written. But the question is for me is to understand how to imply that for my self. How can i use it for myself to earn revenue?
Dear David
This is such a fantastic digital marketing model!
I went through your video as well as read about the details you have written, I think this is highly complimentary to what I have been trying to do since June last year.
I have been searching the net for ways to start a digital business without falling for any scams and I ended up joining a few websites in that process myself, I wish I had come across your blog before I went and joined those places.
I have a quick question for you though –
If I join PMS as your downline, will I need to pay $97 to promote my affiliate links?
I can see that you also promote Wealthy Affiliate, now if I also wanted to use PMS to promote my WA link, will I need to buy my own Primary Business?
Once again, thank you for sharing this review, this was very useful for me.
Hi Venya,
Thank you for taking the time to read, view and comment on my PMS review.
To answer your question, as Wealthy Affiliate is one of the programs I promote inside the Prosperity Marketing System, you would not need to purchase the $97 Owner upgrade, just the monthly $12 Student. You will then be able to insert your WA and other affiliate links.
All the best,
David
David,
Thanks for sharing. This is actually the first I have heard of this and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. So PMS is essentially a platform or tool with expert marketing funnel that you can use to sell anything? Affiliate items or your own products if you have them?
Yes, the Prosperity Marketing System is a marketing funnel mainly for online affiliate marketers.
A marketing funnel is a tool that helps you grow your business in an orderly way, first by adding subscribers to your mailing list, then by offering them the $12 upgrade (front end product) and a series of tools to promote their own business. Finally, it introduces your primary business to your subscribers.
Your “primary business” could be your own product or service (ideally with an affiliate program so your subscribers can also promote your product and earn commissions), but most likely it will be some kind of affiliate program.
David – Thanks for the response – let me recap to make sure I understand.
So essentially you primary target is using the tool personally and then getting other affiliate marketers to use it – which allows you to effectively collect and market to an email list you build with the program and then as a secondary part your primary services can marketed through this network via an affiliate with your product or services. Since they each have their own lists it allows cross selling so to speak.
Am I understanding that correctly?
Thank you for the complete review of the Prosperity Marketing System. I am very happy to read the review that you made. Because you provide an overview of this program. And that makes me interested in trying this program. Apart from programs that looks “legit”, I think the membership fee to join is also not expensive (only 12 $). I think this is a pretty cheap price, considering that 12 $ can change my life.
By the way, from the membership screenshot you attached, what’s the difference between student and tour takers?
Thanks
Hi Kylie,
Thank you for reading the review and posting a comment. Tour takers are referrals who have not bought the $12 subscription. Students are referrals who have bought the $12 subscription. Tour takers can promote the system “as is” without making any changes to it. Students can insert their own affiliate links and also change some of the programs.