On the time of publication Ascira’s web site is parked with a “coming quickly” message.
Regardless of having held at the least one “VIP occasion” and actively advertising and marketing their alternative, Ascira has but to launch a web-based presence.
Our Ascira evaluate is predicated on a presentation given by Worldwide Model Ambassador Steve Martin, on or round February sixteenth, 2019.
Heading up Ascira is founder and CEO, John Sachtouras (proper).
Sachtouras made a reputation for himself in Organo Gold.
Sachtouras joined Organo Gold in 2009 and, in keeping with Greek Reporter USA, was making over $400,000 a month by 2013.
Unsure when he left Organo Gold however in July 2018 Sachtouras signed up with Jeunesse.
That didn’t work out, and by April 2019 Sachtouras had joined FutureNet company.
FutureNet began as a easy matrix cycler Ponzi. By 2019 it had jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon and was promoting its nugatory FuturoCoin.
In June 2019 FutureNet collapsed. The corporate introduced a shitcoin fork reboot, however as of but that doesn’t appear to have gone wherever.
That brings us to Ascira which, regardless of the March 1st date on their web site, is already in prelaunch.
That is based mostly on at the least one firm occasion being held and leaders already in place.
Talking of Ponzi schemes, let’s check out Ascira’s Worldwide Model Ambassadors:
John Sachtouras launched Steve Martin as a part of FutureNet’s “company group” final June:
Hans Joerg “Comfortable” Hartmann and Gerti Navisotschnig are additionally from FutureNet:
Daniel Grenon has fronted a string of failed Ponzi schemes. We final got here throughout him in September 2019, because the co-founder and the face of FXTV World.
Andy Hansen’s Aspire Worldwide pyramid scheme collapsed in 2014. Sufferer losses on the time had been pegged at $5 million.
Final we heard Hansen had fled regulators in Australia for the UK. Apparently he goes by Andrew now and has a beard.
Does any of this warrant a preemptive conclusion of Ascira as a enterprise?
After all not, that’s what the remainder of this evaluate is for.
Nevertheless it does appear Sachtouras has assembled a sure kind of marketer to entrance his firm.
Learn on for a full evaluate of Ascira’s MLM alternative.
Ascira’s Merchandise
Ascira markets two merchandise, Ascira Academy and Good Journey.
Ascira Academy offers entry to “on demand movies” from “the perfect skilled, authors and profitable leaders”.
Good Journey is a reduction journey portal spanning motels, airways, automotive rental, “excursions” (???) and luxurious house (rental?).
Whereas we all know entry to each Ascira Academy and Good Journey is through a month-to-month subscription, retail pricing isn’t offered in Ascira’s advertising and marketing materials.
Steve Martin does present a determine of $99 a month for entry to one thing, however whether or not that is retail or affiliate pricing and for what’s unclear.
Ascira’s Compensation Plan
Ascira’s compensation plan combines retail and recruitment commissions.
Flat percentages are paid out initially, with residuals tracked through a 3×12 matrix.
Extra performance-based bonuses are additionally accessible.
Ascira Affiliate Ranks
There are fifteen affiliate ranks inside Ascira’s compensation plan.
Together with their respective qualification standards, they’re as follows:
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Double Platinum
- Diamond
- Double Diamond
- Triple Diamond
- Blue Diamond
- Black Diamond
- Prime Ambassador
- Grasp Ambassador
- World Ambassador
- Crown Ambassador
- Royal Ambassador
Aside from stating rank qualification is predicated on Group Quantity (GV), particular rank qualification standards isn’t offered.
Retail Commissions
Ascira pays a 20% fee on the sale of Ascira Academy and Good Journey to retail clients.
Whether or not this contains booked journey is unclear.
Recruitment Commissions
Ascira pays a 15% fee on the recruitment of recent associates.
Residual Commissions
Ascira pays residual commissions through a 3×12 matrix.
A 3×12 matrix locations an affiliate on the high of a matrix, with three positions instantly below them.
These three positions type the primary stage of the of the matrix. The second stage of the matrix is generated by splitting these first three positions into one other three positions every.
Ranges three to 12 of the matrix are generated in the identical method, with every new stage housing thrice as many positions because the earlier stage.
Positions within the matrix are stuffed through direct and oblique recruitment of Ascira associates.
A residual fee of “as much as 35%” is paid on gross sales exercise generated inside an Ascira affiliate’s matrix.
Whether or not this contains retail gross sales exercise is unclear.
Additionally aside from Steve Martin disclosing 5% is paid on the primary stage (3 positions), particular matrix stage percentages will not be disclosed.
Matching Bonus
Ascira pays a Matching Bonus on commissions earned by downline associates.
The Matching Bonus is paid out down three ranges of recruitment (unilevel):
- Associates earn a ten% match on stage 1 (personally recruited associates)
- Premiums earn a 20% match on stage 1 and 10% on stage 2
- Superiors earn a 30% match on stage 1, 10% on stage 2 and 5% on stage 3
- Ultimates earn a 30% match on stage 1 and 10% on ranges 2 and three
These don’t correspond with Ascira’s affiliate ranks, so I’m unclear on how associates earn increased Matching Bonus charges.
Rank Achievement Bonus
Ascira pays a Rank Achievement Bonus beginning on the Bronze rank.
Particular quantities per rank aren’t disclosed, nevertheless qualifying from Bronze to Royal Ambassador pays out over $2 million {dollars}.
Way of life Bonus
Silver and better ranked Ascira associates obtain a month-to-month Way of life Bonus.
Particular Way of life Bonus quantities aren’t disclosed however we do realize it caps out at $10,000 a month.
World Diamond Bonus
Ascira takes 3% of company-wide gross sales quantity and locations it into the World Diamond Bonus pool.
Diamond and better ranked associates obtain equal shares within the pool, paid quarterly.
Be aware that Ascira’s advertising and marketing suggests increased ranked associates obtain extra shares within the World Diamond Bonus pool.
Becoming a member of Ascira
Ascira affiliate membership is $499 for a Professional Pack or $4999 for the Founders Membership.
Professional Pack membership contains:
- three months of Ascira Academy and Good Journey
- one conference ticket
Founders Membership membership contains:
- twelve months of Ascira Academy and Good Journey
- 4 VIP conference tickets
These costs are good up till June 4th.
In his official Ascira enterprise presentation, Steve Martin mentions $199 to $2499 affiliate packages. No particulars of those packages nevertheless can be found.
Conclusion
Ascira’s Journey Good is unlikely to be any totally different to the plethora of low cost journey platforms already on the market.
It’s in all probability white-labeled and effectively, you understand how it goes. Pay a price, e-book some journey, hope to make again at the least what you spend in charges.
As for Ascira Academy, I can’t say Ponzi promoters are who’d I’d flip to for “schooling”.
I imply c’mon, John Sachtouras’ official FurtureNet Ponzi company title was “World Ambassador of Training and Coaching”.
That mentioned, Ascira has but to disclose any movies of their library (or whether or not any presently exist). Within the meantime although they’ll fortunately cost you nearly $5000 for twelve months pay as you go entry.
Is any of this retail viable? Perhaps. The one determine we’ve got to go on is $99 a month.
Whether or not that’s one platform or each, who is aware of.
Both method it’s some huge cash to pay to individuals of questionable MLM backgrounds for schooling – or to make up for in discounted journey every year.
That leaves us with recruitment, which seems to be all Ascira is specializing in until early June.
Assuming commissions kick off on March 1st, Ascira can be working as a pyramid scheme till they really begin to market retail.
That may occur in early June, or it would get pushed again.
Each time it occurs, it’s a hard-sell that after months of specializing in recruitment, Ascira’s associates are simply going to flip a change and develop into retail oriented.
Particularly when you think about they’re below completely no obligation to give attention to retail gross sales.
Additionally of potential concern is Ascira following in FutureNet’s footsteps by an in-house social community:
Regardless of John Sachtouras’s foray into Ponzi schemes and the respective historical past of some his Worldwide Model Ambassadors, I’ve approached Ascira itself from a impartial stance.
I don’t assume retail is ever going to be a spotlight right here, and which means Ascira isn’t going to evolve past its pyramid pre-launch basis.
$4999 a pop is sort of expensive and makes completely no sense given Ascira’s two platforms, entry to which supposedly makes up the majority of the asking worth, are sight unseen.
With out the promise of recruitment commissions, would you drop 5 grand for entry to a video library journey portal you haven’t even seen a demo of?
Yeah, neither would I.
That leaves individuals dropping $4999 for entry to recruitment commissions, and you understand how that’s going to play out.