. >> we would like to look at this more cloeszly.s it around. >> reporter: it's like tupperware or mary kay cosmetic parties. elizabeth is one of many people working for companies like this. skin care company rodan and fields says it has 150,000 independent consultants. they reported a revenue or $626 million in 0145. a woman who wants to work but have flexibility. it's hard work. a lot of hustling. and not always lucrative. rodan and fields reports that the average income for a sales distributor was around $3100. when you're scrolling through facebook or instagram, it request k feel like you can't escape a sales pitch. experts say they have to not overdo it. >> i've bought from some of them. i don't feel that i have to. >> reporter: as a military wife and mom of three young boys, elizabeth says this is the type of work she can do forever from anywhere. >> there's a huge social aspect of it. just communicating with people. their lives. just connecting. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, springfield, virginia. >> that's what's maki