A reader wrote in just a few weeks in the past requesting a evaluation replace for APLGO.
BehindMLM reviewed APLGO in 2017 as “Ageo Product Line“. APLGO existed solely as the corporate’s on-line storefront.
Since then Ageo Product Line appears to have adopted APLGO to symbolize your entire enterprise.
Regardless of working by means of a US shell firm in 2017, APLGO just lately introduced it was launching within the US.
APLGO USA’s official Fb web page was created on March tenth, 2020.
Supposedly accompanying this announcement was compensation updates. In the present day we revisit APLGO for an up to date evaluation.
APLGO Company
So far as I can verify APLGO remains to be a Russian MLM firm. Ageo Product Line founder Sergey Sergeevich Kulikov (proper) stays APLGO’s President.
Alexa presently splits the US (45%) and Russia (41%), as major sources to APLGO’s web site.
APLGO within the US is run by means of “APLGO US”, with a company deal with in Florida now supplied on the corporate’s web site.
Additional analysis reveals this deal with really belongs to Florida Registered Agent, an incorporation providers supplier.
This means APLGO nonetheless has no bodily enterprise operations within the US.
We’re unsure why APLGO modified shell incorporation from Delaware to Florida.
One optimistic is that as a substitute of referencing Cyprus as a governing regulation jurisdiction, APLGO’s insurance policies and procedures now references ‘the State of Florida and the unique jurisdiction of the USA courts.’
And not using a bodily presence within the US although, take that with a grain of salt.
APLGO’s Merchandise
APLGO’s flagship product line stays its “Acumullit SA” drops.
Seeing as our Ageo Product Line referenced euro pricing, we’ve supplied the present lineup beneath with US pricing.
- ALT – “assist(s) you rapidly address allergy signs with out inflicting hurt to your physique”, retails at $75 a packet
- GRW – “helps strengthen the immune system and completely protect youth and vitality”, retails at $50 a packet
- GTS – “a pure complicated of B nutritional vitamins, which together with coenzyme Q10 improves metabolic processes within the physique and accelerates decomposition of carbohydrates to launch vitality”, retails at $50 a packet
- MLS – “assist(s) to revive and preserve well being and eliminate parasites”, retails at $75 a packet
- NRM – “blocks the event of diabetes, and reduces the danger of the illness tenfold”, retails at $50 a packet
- PWR Apricot and Lemon (Man and Lady) – “a singular duo product “for her” and “for him” that helps enhance the situation of the genitourinary and reproductive techniques in addition to protect exercise and spontaneity of intimate life”, retails at $50 a packet
- RLX – “won’t solely calm you down, offer you confidence and provide help to to rally your ideas, however may also saturate your physique with important nutritional vitamins and minerals”, retails at $50 a packet
- SLD – “will be important for individuals who undergo from ache and low mobility (and) gradual(s) down the method of joint destruction”, retails at $50 a packet
- STP – “rapidly and successfully helps eliminate complications, toothaches, muscle and bone ache, with none dangerous uncomfortable side effects”, retails at $50 a packet
- HRT – “helps hold the guts wholesome for a few years”, retails at $75 a packet
- ICE – “fastidiously developed components are the best in treating such delicate issues as heartburn, poisoning, nausea and bloating”, retails at $75 a packet
- HPR – “to maintain your liver wholesome”, retails at $75 EUR a packet
- BRN – “has important vitamins for supporting already established cognitive readability for studying, pondering, managing psychological stress, and application”, retails at $100 a packet
- BTY – “offers nourishing phytonutrients and different nutrient components that may assist healthful radiance, preserve wholesome getting old, and reveal one’s
intrinsic attractiveness”, retails at $100 a packet
Acumullit SA drops are bought in packets of thirty drops every.
On addition to the drops APLGO additionally markets a magnificence vary.
In our unique Ageo Product Line evaluation, we famous a a lot bigger product vary. This seems to have since been both stripped down company-wide, or diminished for APLGO’s US providing.
APLGO’s Compensation Plan
APLGO don’t present a replica of their compensation plan on their web site.
The next evaluation relies on official APLGO compensation paperwork, believed to be updated as of August 2020.
APLGO Affiliate Ranks
There are sixteen affiliate ranks inside APLGO’s compensation plan documentation.
Together with their respective qualification standards, they’re as follows:
- Affiliate – generate 40 PV a month
- 2 Star Affiliate – generate 40 PV a month and recruit two associates who additionally buy a minimum of 40 PV a month
- Supervisor – generate 40 PV a month and 250 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity
- Senior Supervisor – generate 40 PV a month and 500 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity
- Director – generate 60 PV a month and 1000 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity
- Senior Director – generate 80 PV a month and 2500 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity
- Managing Director – generate 100 PV a month, 5000 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity and recruit and preserve 2 Administrators, or enroll with a Tremendous 5 Package, or promote $3000 price of Go-Kits
- Company Director – generate 140 PV a month, 12,500 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity and recruit and preserve 4 Managing Administrators
- Nationwide Director – generate 200 PV a month, 50,000 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity and recruit and preserve two Company Administrators
- Worldwide Director – generate 250 PV a month, 75,000 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity and recruit and preserve 4 Company Administrators
- Premier Director – generate 300 PV a month, 100,000 GV in month-to-month binary payleg quantity and recruit and preserve six Company Administrators
- Ambassador – not disclosed
- Gold Ambassador – not disclosed
- Platinum Ambassador – not disclosed
- Diamond Ambassador – not disclosed
- Crown Ambassador – not disclosed
PV stands for “Private Quantity” and is gross sales quantity generated by retail buyer orders and an affiliate’s personal purchases.
Word that APLGO solely counts 50% of a retail buyer order quantity in direction of PV.
GV stands for “Group Quantity” and is PV generated by an affiliate and their downline.
Retail Commissions
APLGO associates earn a 30% fee on orders positioned by retail prospects.
Most well-liked retail buyer orders generate a ten% fee.
A ten% First Order Bonus can also be paid out on a most popular retail buyer’s first order.
Word that APLGO has two most popular buyer lessons; common and Prime.
Common most popular prospects join autoship and pay full retail value.
Prime prospects pay a six-month recurring $25 charge and obtain a reduction of 20% to 50% on their orders.
Prime most popular prospects are in a position to buy APLGO Go-Kits, which correspond to the next fee payouts:
- Prime buyer buy of a PR, Detox or Vigor equipment = $10
- Prime buyer buy of an On a regular basis, Artistic or Vibrant Youth equipment = $20
- Prime buyer buy of a Household or Wild equipment = $60
- Prime buyer buy of a Presentation or President’s equipment = $105
- Prime buyer buy of a Unbelievable equipment = $360
- Prime buyer buy of a Tremendous 5 equipment = $600
Recruitment Commissions
APLGO associates are paid on recruitment of associates who buy a Go-Package:
- recruit an affiliate who purchases a PR, Detox or Vigor equipment and obtain $10
- recruit an affiliate who purchases an On a regular basis, Artistic or Vibrant Youth equipment and obtain $20
- recruit an affiliate who purchases a Household or Wild equipment and obtain $60
- recruit an affiliate who purchases a Presentation or President’s equipment and obtain $105
- recruit an affiliate who purchases a Unbelievable equipment and obtain $360
- recruit an affiliate who purchases a Tremendous 5 equipment and obtain $600
Residual Recruitment Commissions
APLGO associates earn residual commissions by means of a hybrid binary compensation construction.
A regular binary compensation construction locations an affiliate on the high of a binary crew, break up into two sides (left and proper):
The primary stage of the binary crew homes two positions. The second stage of the binary crew is generated by splitting these first two positions into one other two positions every (4 positions).
Subsequent ranges of the binary crew are generated as required, with every new stage housing twice as many positions because the earlier stage.
Positions within the binary crew are crammed by way of direct and oblique recruitment of associates. Word there isn’t any restrict to how deep a binary crew can develop.
APLGO’s hybrid binary begin off with two legs however is expandable to 9 legs. Further legs are opened up based mostly on rank.
The leg with the best quantity is known as the “energy leg”. Associates earn a share of gross sales quantity generated on their “pay legs” (each leg besides the best quantity one).
Gross sales quantity is generated throughout the binary by means of Go-Package purchases as follows:
- PR, Detox and Vigor kits generate 40 PV
- On a regular basis, Artistic and Vibrant Youth kits generate 80 PV
- Household and Wild kits generate 160 PV
- Presentation and President’s kits generate 240 PV
- Unbelievable kits generate 720 PV
- Tremendous 5 kits generate 1200 PV
Residual recruitment fee charges are decided by the most expensive Go-Package an APLGO affiliate has bought:
- buy a PR, Detox or Vigor equipment and earn a ten% residual recruitment fee charge
- buy an On a regular basis, Artistic or Vibrant Youth equipment and earn a 15% residual recruitment fee charge
- buy a Household or Wild equipment and earn a 20% residual recruitment fee charge
- buy a Presentation or President’s equipment and earn a 25% residual recruitment fee charge
- buy a Unbelievable or Tremendous 5 equipment and earn a 30% residual recruitment fee charge
Residual recruitment commissions are paid weekly. APLGO nevertheless caps residual recruitment commissions at $10,000 a month per binary pay leg.
Word it’s unclear whether or not Prime buyer Go-Package buy quantity is paid out by means of the hybrid binary crew.
Matching Recruitment Fee Matching Bonus
APLGO pays a Matching Bonus on recruitment commissions earned by personally recruited associates.
The Matching Bonus is paid by way of a unilevel compensation construction.
A unilevel compensation construction locations an affiliate on the high of a unilevel crew, with each personally recruited affiliate positioned straight below them (stage 1):
If any stage 1 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on stage 2 of the unique affiliate’s unilevel crew.
If any stage 2 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on stage 3 and so forth and so forth down a theoretical infinite variety of ranges.
APLGO caps the Matching Bonus at seven unilevel crew ranges.
What number of unilevel crew ranges the Matching Bonus is paid out on is decided by rank and private recruitment efforts:
- Managers earn a 20% match on stage 1 (personally recruited associates)
- Senior Managers earn a 20% match on stage 1 and 10% on stage 2 (two recruits required to earn on two ranges)
- Administrators earn a 20% match on stage 1, 10% on stage 2 and 5% on stage 3 (three recruits required to earn on three ranges)
- Senior Administrators earn a 20% match on stage 1, 10% on stage 2 and 5% on ranges 3 and 4 (4 recruits required to earn on 4 ranges)
- Managing Administrators earn a 20% match on stage 1, 10% on stage 2 and 5% on ranges 3 to five (5 recruits required to earn on 5 ranges)
- Company Administrators earn a 20% match on stage 1, 10% on stage 2, 5% on ranges 3 to five and three% on stage 6 (six recruits required to earn on six ranges)
- Nationwide and Premier Administrators earn a 20% match on stage 1, 5% on ranges 3 to five, 3% on stage 6 and a pair of% on stage 7 (seven recruits required to earn on seven ranges)
Autoship Commissions
Autoship commissions are paid on all retail and recruited affiliate month-to-month autoship orders.
APLGO pays autoship commissions by way of the identical unilevel crew because the Matching Recruitment Commissions Bonus (see above).
Autoship commissions are paid at 10% down six ranges of recruitment.
Management Bonus
The Management Bonus capabilities as an infinity bonus, in that it permits an APLGO affiliate to earn past six unilevel crew ranges for autoship orders.
- Nationwide Administrators earn 1% on autoship orders positioned from stage 7 onwards
- Worldwide Administrators earn 1.5% on autoship orders positioned from stage 7 onwards
- Premier Administrators earn 2.5% on autoship orders positioned from stage 7 onwards
Word that the Management Bonus is calculated month-to-month however paid quarterly.
Rank qualification should be maintained for your entire quarterly pay-period.
A.L.E. Month-to-month Bonuses
APLGO’s compensation particulars three A.L.E. Month-to-month Bonuses:
- Activity – qualify as a 2 Star Affiliate for twelve consecutive months and obtain $10 a month for twelve consecutive months
- Lifestyle – qualify as a 2 Star Affiliate for twelve consecutive months and obtain a 5% bonus on earned residual recruitment commissions for these twelve months (capped at $300 a month and paid month-to-month over the following twelve consecutive months)
- Entertainment – Nationwide Administrators obtain $1000 a month, Worldwide Administrators obtain $2000 a month and Premier Administrators obtain $3000 a month (ranks qualification should be achieved and held for 2 consecutive months earlier than the Leisure bonus is paid out)
Required ranks should be maintained to obtain A.L.E. Bonuses.
Supervisor Bonus
APLGO solicits lets associates make investments €250,000 EUR in nations the corporate doesn’t formally function in but.
Funding is made on the promise of a 4% to six% month-to-month return on gross sales quantity generated in that nation.
Luxurious Bonus
Luxurious Bonuses are awarded to Ambassador and better ranked associates.
Specifics of the Luxurious Bonus will not be disclosed.
Becoming a member of APLGO
APLGO affiliate membership prices $25 plus the acquisition of a “Go-Package”:
- PR, Detox and Vigor kits – $100
- On a regular basis, Artistic and Vibrant Youth kits – $200
- Household and Wild kits – $400
- Presentation and President’s kits – $600
- Unbelievable equipment – $1800
- Tremendous 5 equipment – $3000
The first distinction between the kits is bundled merchandise and revenue potential.
Conclusion
While making an attempt to acquire a replica of APLGO’s compensation plan I got here throughout a company weblog entry, which acknowledged;
To make it extra handy for Associates, we just lately up to date the plan. We’ve simplified it and made it simpler to grasp—even for individuals who have by no means labored in direct promoting earlier than.
To obtain the Russian model of the Compensation Plan, go to our web site or entry our cloud providers.
We’re presently engaged on translating the Plan into a lot of languages to make it extra accessible and out there for Associates all world wide.
Two issues; firstly six months on there may be completely no excuse for APLGO failing to supply a replica of their compensation plan on their web site.
Secondly, our unique Ageo Merchandise Line evaluation concluded the corporate was a pay to play pyramid scheme.
With the point out of compensation updates, I used to be wanting ahead to seeing vital change.
Sadly APLGO is similar pyramid scheme we reviewed again in 2017.
APLGO’s compensation adjustments are principally superficial.
Take the Go-Kits for instance. All APLGO have carried out is change from compensation themed names (Promoter, Builder, Chief, Diamond and so forth.), to product themed names.
The value-points and pay to play advantages connected to the kits is similar.
To qualify for commissions APLGO associates are compelled to buy product every month. The majority of the compensation plan focuses on recruitment of autoship associates, which in follow is what makes APLGO a pyramid scheme.
The extra you pay for a Go-Package, the upper your related fee charges – which is similar pay to play nonsense we known as out in 2017.
It additionally boggles the thoughts why APLGO costs $50 a yr for most popular buyer low cost pricing.
Customary MLM business follow is to encourage retail gross sales by offering retail prospects with a reduction only for having an autoship order.
Because it stands APLGO’s compensation plan is in violation of the FTC Act.
One thing fully new from 2017 is securities fraud.
Soliciting investments of €200,000 EUR or extra, on the promise of a 5% to six% month-to-month return on generated gross sales, is a passive revenue alternative.
APLGO isn’t registered with the SEC and due to this fact can not legally supply securities to US residents. Exterior of the US securities fraud is simply as unlawful.
Russia could be a regulatory wild-west however if you wish to “launch” within the US past a Delaware shell firm, that you must abide by US regulation.
Below US regulation, statements like this from APLGO are obviously false;
It’s forbidden to magnify the helpful properties of the Merchandise, whereas retreating from actual details, mislead folks with unreliable promoting – in any other case the Distributor itself is legally accountable for attainable penalties.
APLGO associates breaking the regulation, by selling a pyramid scheme, participating in securities fraud or in any other case, are as liable as the corporate itself.
Ought to the FTC or SEC decide to analyze APLGO and proceed with a authorized grievance, each the corporate and Sergey Kulikov will discover themselves liable.
“It was our associates, we didn’t do it!” doesn’t work within the US.
The onus is on an MLM firm to run a compensation plan that doesn’t translate into an unlawful enterprise mannequin.
Even with compensation updates APLGO has failed on this regard.
Seeing as APLGO’s core enterprise mannequin hasn’t essentially modified since 2017, I’ll end up with a quote from our unique evaluation;
In MLM incomes potential ought to all the time be a results of elevated gross sales to retail prospects. Not how a lot an affiliate themselves spends.
As with all pyramid scheme, APL’s development is tied to affiliate recruitment.
This isn’t a sustainable enterprise mannequin for apparent causes, with the entire firm collapsing if recruitment slows down.
The unsustainable math behind a pyramid scheme ensures that almost all of members will in the end lose cash.
Pending significant adjustments to APLGO’s compensation plan, take its US launch for what it’s; enlargement of an exhausted pyramid into a brand new market.