Colony International fails to supply possession or govt data on its web site.
Colony International’s official advertising and marketing movies characteristic AI-generated avatars:
Colony International supplies a company deal with in Bassano del Grappa, a metropolis in Italy’s northern Veneto area.
The deal with led me to the corporate Colony Italia SRL, the important thing principal of which is Roberto Grandis.
On social media, Grandis cites himself as “Colony International Community inventor”:
Previous to launching Colony International in 2024, Grandis was selling Swych.
And earlier than Swych, Grandis made a reputation for himself selling the collapsed WellStar pyramid scheme.
Why Grandis (proper) is just not disclosed because the proprietor of Colony International on its web site is unclear.
Colony International operates from two recognized web site domains:
- colonyclan.com – registered on April nineteenth, 2024. The non-public registration was final up to date on July twelfth, 2024
- mycolonyclan.com (advertising and marketing funnel, root disabled) – privately registered on October tenth, 2024
As all the time, if an MLM firm is just not brazenly upfront about who’s operating or owns it, assume lengthy and exhausting about becoming a member of and/or handing over any cash.
Colony International’s Merchandise
Entry to Colony International’s merchandise is 15 EUR a month or 150 EUR yearly.
Colony International markets a spread of oral strip dietary supplements.
COLONY GLOBAL is a number one supplier of healthcare merchandise below our proprietary model “ThinSkyn,” addressing a variety of wants.
- DragonPower – “formulated to help vitality metabolism, scale back tiredness, and improve psychological and bodily resilience”, retails at 33 EUR for a field of thirty strips, retails at 33 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- SugarBomber – “can contribute to the upkeep of the metabolism steadiness of the physique oif Cabohyrate and Glucose; It may well stimulates inzulin manufacturing and scale back the decomposition charge of the polisaccharids” [sic], retails at 70 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- SleepyKoala – “this refreshing mint and lemon-flavored complement combines melatonin, chamomile, hibiscus, and valerian to advertise leisure and restful sleep”, retails at 32.50 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- DefenderDuck – “could stimulates digestion, could alliviate digestive discomfort and will Protects gastrointestinal system” [sic], retails at 32.50 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- PandaRey – mushroom complement (ganoderma lucidum), retails at 33 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- PantherLuxy – “harnesses its patented and particular components to contribute to regular energy-yielding metabolism, upkeep of regular pores and skin, mucous membranes, and nails, regular psychological features [and] regular macronutrient metabolism”, retails at 41 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- FlexyBear – circumin complement that “could assist management inflammatory responses inside the physique”, retails at 48 EUR for a field of thirty strips
- LemurBiotics – “probiotics designed to advertise the steadiness of intestinal flora, that includes Bacillus Coagulans in spores”, retails at 25 EUR for a field of thirty strips
Colony International’s dietary supplements are additionally out there in discounted bundle packs.
Colony International’s Compensation Plan
Colony International fails to supply compensation particulars on its web site.
The next is put collectively from data from varied Colony International affiliate shows.
Colony International Affiliate Ranks
There are twelve affiliate ranks inside Colony International’s compensation plan.
Together with their respective qualification standards, they’re as follows:
- Rank 1 – refer and/or recruit three energetic individuals
- Rank 2 – refer and/or recruit 5 energetic individuals or recruit two Rank 1 or increased ranked associates, and have fifteen or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 3 – refer and/or recruit seven energetic individuals or or recruit two Rank 2 or increased ranked associates, and have thirty or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 4 – refer and/or recruit ten energetic individuals or recruit three Rank 3 or increased ranked associates, and have fifty or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 5 – refer and/or recruit fifteen energetic individuals or recruit two Rank 4 or increased ranked associates, and have seventy-five or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 6 – refer and/or recruit twenty energetic individuals or recruit three Rank 5 or increased ranked associates, and have 100 or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 7 – refer and/or recruit thirty energetic individuals or recruit two Rank 6 or increased ranked associates, and have 2 hundred and fifty or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 8 – refer and/or recruit fifty energetic individuals or recruit three Rank 7 or increased ranked associates, and have 5 hundred or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 9 – refer and/or recruit seventy-five energetic individuals or recruit three Rank 8 or increased ranked associates, and have one thousand or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 10 – refer and/or recruit 100 energetic individuals or recruit three Rank 9 or increased ranked associates, and have two thousand 5 hundred or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 11 – preserve 100 energetic individuals or recruit 4 Rank 10 or increased ranked associates, and have ten thousand or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
- Rank 12 – preserve 100 energetic individuals or recruit 5 Rank 11 or increased ranked associates, and have fifty thousand or extra energetic individuals throughout your downline
“Energetic individuals” refers to a retail buyer or recruited affiliate who has made a product buy previously month.
Residual Commissions
Colony International pays residual commissions through a 2×18 matrix.
A 2×18 matrix locations a Colony International affiliate on the high of a matrix, with two positions immediately below them:
The second stage of the matrix is generated by splitting these first two positions into one other two positions every (4 positions).
The third and subsequent ranges of the matrix are generated in the identical method, with every new stage of the matrix housing twice as many positions because the earlier stage.
Residual commissions are paid as a share of Colony International complement gross sales throughout eighteen ranges of the matrix primarily based on rank:
- unranked by means of Rank 3 associates earn 5% on as much as 9 matrix ranges
- Rank 4 associates earn 5% on as much as 11 matrix ranges
- Rank 5 associates earn 5% on as much as 12 matrix ranges
- Rank 6 associates earn 5% on as much as 13 matrix ranges
- Rank 7 associates earn 5% on as much as 14 matrix ranges
- Rank 8 associates earn 5% on as much as 15 matrix ranges
- Rank 9 and 10 associates earn 5% on as much as 16 matrix ranges
- Rank 11 associates earn 5% on as much as 17 matrix ranges
- Rank 12 associates earn 5% on as much as 18 matrix ranges
Matching Bonus
Colony International pays a Matching Bonus through a unilevel compensation construction.
A unilevel compensation construction locations an affiliate on the high of a unilevel workforce, with each personally recruited affiliate positioned immediately below them (stage 1):
If any stage 1 associates recruit new associates, they’re positioned on stage 2 of the unique affiliate’s unilevel workforce.
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.
Colony International caps the Matching Bonus at ten unilevel workforce ranges.
The Matching Bonus is paid as a share of residual commissions earned by downline associates throughout these ten ranges primarily based on rank:
- unranked associates earn a 20% match on stage 1 (personally recruited associates)
- Rank 1 associates earn a 40% match on stage 1
- Rank 2 by means of Rank 4 associates earn a 50% match on stage 1
- Rank 5 and Rank 6 associates earn a 50% match on stage 1 and 5% on ranges 2 and three
- Rank 7 associates earn a 50% match on stage 1 and 5% on ranges 2 to 4
- Rank 8 associates earn a 50% match on stage 1 and 4% on ranges 2 to five
- Rank 9 associates earn a 50% match on stage 1 and a couple of% on ranges 2 to six
- Rank 10 and better associates earn a 50% match on stage 1 and a couple of% on ranges 2 to 7
Unilevel Bonus
Colony International’s Unilevel Bonus seems to be an extra fee construction, paid out utilizing the identical unilevel workforce because the Matching Bonus.
A caveat with the Unilevel Bonus is Colony International associates should qualify by producing 35 BV a month in gross sales quantity.
It’s unclear whether or not this must be a private buy by the affiliate (I don’t consider so).
As soon as that standards is met, the Unilevel Bonus is paid on downline gross sales and buy quantity primarily based on rank:
- unraked associates earn 5% on stage 1
- Rank 1 associates earn 5% on stage 1 and 4% on stage 2
- Rank 2 associates earn 5% on stage 1 and 4% on ranges 2 and three
- Rank 3 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three and three% on stage 4
- Rank 4 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4 and a couple of% to eight% on stage 5
- Rank 5 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4, 2% to eight% on stage 5 and a couple of% on stage 6
- Rank 6 and Rank 7 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4, 2% to eight% on stage 5, 2% on stage 6 and 1% on stage 7
- Rank 8 and Rank 9 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4, 2% to eight% on stage 5, 2% on stage 6 and 1% on stage 7 and eight
- Rank 10 and Rank 11 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4, 2% to eight% on stage 5, 2% on stage 6 and 1% on ranges 7 to 9
- Rank 12 associates earn 5% on stage 1, 4% on ranges 2 and three, 3% on stage 4, 2% to eight% on stage 5, 2% on stage 6 and 1% on ranges 7 to 10
Buyer Bonus
Colony International pays a 15 EUR bonus on the primary order of every referred retail buyer or recruited affiliate.
If an affiliate generates and/or purchases 70 BV of product a month, they obtain a 100% match on Buyer Bonuses earned by their personally recruited associates.
If an affiliate generates and/or purchases 100 BV of product a month, they obtain a 5 EUR extra Buyer Bonus on the primary product order of every referred buyer or recruited affiliate (this begins as soon as the 100 BV tier Buyer Bonus is certified for).
Bonus Pool
Colony International takes 2% of company-wide income and locations it right into a Bonus Pool.
The Bonus Pool is cut up between Rank 11 and 12 associates:
- Rank 11 associates obtain a share in a 1.5% Bonus Pool
- Rank 12 associates obtain a share in a 0.5% Bonus Pool
Becoming a member of Colony International
Colony International affiliate membership is 50 EUR yearly.
Colony International Conclusion
Colony International could be summed up as AI cartoons, oral strips and LiveGood’s compensation plan.
Roberto Grandis’ earlier MLM firm, Swych, additionally sells oral strip dietary supplements:
Now I’m not saying Colony International’s strips are equivalent to Swych’s strips, but it surely’s apparent the place the inspiration got here from.
Using AI cartoons to market Colony International’s dietary supplements lends itself to bizarre product names that really feel indifferent from the dietary supplements themselves.
Form of like if somebody plugged “I need to be lazy and use AI to model my dietary supplements” right into a generative AI mannequin.
Oh and if you happen to’re getting Disney vibes from Colony International’s AI cartoons, that’s apparently deliberate:
The cynic in me can’t assist however level out ripping of Swych would match with Colony International ripping off Disney.
Colony International adopts the “membership to entry discounted merchandise” mannequin, first utilized by LiveGood a couple of years again.
This isn’t essentially stunning as LiveGood took off in Italy (after collapsing elsewhere) in 2024. As quick as LiveGood recruitment took off in Italy although, it has since died off.
The core downside with LiveGood’s “membership to entry discounted merchandise” enterprise mannequin, is there isn’t any retail buyer requirement.
Whereas retail gross sales are definitely attainable, affiliate promoters can simply meet any BV necessities through self-purchase and concentrate on recruiting others who do the identical.
You principally find yourself with a basic product-based pyramid scheme.
To that finish LiveGood launched within the US, collapsed within the US however unfold to different nations. Based mostly on web site visitors tracked by SimilarWeb, as of December 2024 LiveGood recruitment has cycled again into the US however has collapsed or is within the technique of collapsing in every single place else.
Colony International affords extra of the identical, with a way more narrowed product vary.
The excellent news is establishing whether or not your potential Colony International upline is operating a professional enterprise is easy:
Ask them what rank they’re, work out what number of energetic individuals they should preserve that rank, and ask them what number of of these energetic persons are retail prospects (individuals who order merchandise and haven’t paid the 50 EUR annual affiliate payment).
If the variety of retail prospects is lower than half of the required variety of energetic individuals, or worse nonetheless there aren’t any retail prospects, that affiliate is operating their Colony International enterprise as a pyramid scheme.
The “membership to entry discounted merchandise” MLM enterprise mannequin depends on corporations utilizing it to show a blind eye to pyramid recruitment.
If stated corporations needed to make sure professional enterprise operations, they’d require 50% of energetic individuals to be retail prospects. They don’t do that as a result of, effectively y’know.
On high of a shonky enterprise mannequin, Colony International’s lazy use of AI and lack of disclosures to customers makes it a straightforward keep away from advice.