Ruan Van Niekerk-Venter of Johannesburg, South Africa, registered the Worldwide Solutionz website domain on July 28, 2012. The company, which requires affiliates to buy $25 matrix positions, offers no public details about its ownership or operations.
The Worldwide Solutionz website lacks basic information regarding its owners or operators. Its FAQ section offers only vague marketing language, describing itself as an "umbrella company combining the best and most innovative elements of on-line and off-line business" aimed at financial freedom. Domain records, however, point to Ruan Van Niekerk-Venter as the registrant.
Niekerk-Venter's LinkedIn profile lists him as a "systems administrator" at Golder Associates, a non-MLM entity. No mention of Worldwide Solutionz appears on his professional history. This suggests the company may be his first venture in multi-level marketing.
Worldwide Solutionz sells no retailable products or services. Affiliates market only memberships to the company itself. Once joined, members can purchase a matrix position for $25 or invest in $25 "life-jacket" positions. Each matrix position reportedly includes "a virtual product," though no further specifics are given.
The compensation plan centers on affiliates signing up and buying these matrix or life-jacket positions. A 5x8 matrix structure places an affiliate at the top, with five positions directly below them. These positions expand five-fold down through eight levels.
Affiliate recruitment, both direct and indirect, fills these matrix positions. Commissions vary by level. Affiliates earn $2.50 for each recruit on Level 1. Levels 2 and 3 pay $1.50 per affiliate. Levels 4 through 6 yield $0.50 per affiliate.
Beyond cash commissions, higher matrix levels offer additional benefits. An affiliate who fills Level 6 receives five life-jacket investment positions and a $5,000 "medical benefit" bonus. Filling Level 7 provides a $15,000 "vehicle benefit" and a $30,000 "housing benefit." A completed Level 8 matrix comes with a $10,000 "holiday benefit." A $0.50 referral commission also applies when Level 2 to 7 affiliates purchase a matrix position. The entire structure relies on continuous recruitment and new investments to pay out existing members.
