Editors are LookSmart employees who work as directory managers. They work with Zeal members to build and manage the categories in the directory, and also manage the commercial sections.

Members are persons who have registered with Zeal, and have a member name and a member profile. Zeal members can access all of the general areas of the Zeal site and can read and post in the message boards. They cannot submit sites.

Contributing members have passed the Member Quiz with a MQ of at least 90, earning 25 Zeal points. They can submit sites to a category for review by a Zealot or Editor.

Zealots are members who have earned 75 Zeal points and have maintained a quality quotient of at least 6. They can add sites to the directory, and may maintain categories.

Expert Zealots have earned at least 2,500 Zeal points and have maintained a quality quotient of at least 7. The Expert Zealot has reached the highest level in Zeal, and can manage categories in the directory.