Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The components of a great advertisement when marketing TripleClicks products are exactly the same components as advertisements for any other product you want to market.

For TripleClicks however, whether we are advertising and promoting online or offline, we need to be very conscious and deliberate on what we say, on our message, and the image that we want to portray. We want people to immediately notice our professionalism and that we are passionate about our business.

Never be casual, off handed or nonchalant about it. SFI/TripleClicks is a serious business and it deserves to be treated as such.

Whether we are advertising on the internet, sending out flyers, advertising on your local newspapers or talking to people about TripleClicks, there is one thing that we can be certain about – We are not the only ones promoting product or service, especially at this time of the year. Many other businesses are doing the same.

If our message is to be seen and heard and acted upon, we have to be innovative, we have to be consistent, we have to be determined and persevere.

The design and structure of the ads are important and so are the usage of photographs and colours but I believe that if the wordings of the ads are poor or incorrect your advertising campaign is doomed to fail.

The components of a great advertisement – how it is structured and worded are vital.

People nowadays always seem to be in a hurry. They don’t have time to read or listen. People don’t really read the newspapers anymore; they skim them, as we all do with internet articles. What this means is that we need to keep your advertisements brief. Don’t have long winded and wordy advertisements.

Make sure that you have the following 4 components in all your ads and you should not fail.

1. An Attention Grabber. This is something or a statement (aided by photographs, clever design etc.. ) that would grab the readers / listeners / viewers attention. You want it to be powerful enough to create sufficient interest in the prospect to continue onto component 2.

2. Your Offer – Tell them briefly what you are offering eg “Run your own business from home” You can add value here – eg including reference to the ‘Signing Bonus’, that SFI is totally free etc..

3. Why they should have it – Tell then why you offer is of benefit to them. Why it is a solution for them. You can add a sense of urgency here ‘limited time only.’

4. A call to action. If they want your offer and its benefits, this is what they should be doing now. Tell them what to do. Do not suggest - Direct eg “go to www....and sign up.”

The whole idea is to grab their attention, tell them what your offer is and how it will benefit them and then direct them on what to do to take advantage of your offer.

If you get favourable reactions from any of your ads or promotions, get straight back at prospects immediately. Answer their queries immediately and follow up on all leads. Don’t wait ‘till later,’ respond immediately – strike while the ‘iron is hot.’

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The components of a great advertisement when marketing TripleClicks products are exactly the same components as advertisements for any other product you want to market.

For TripleClicks however, whether we are advertising and promoting online or offline, we need to be very conscious and deliberate on what we say, on our message, and the image that we want to portray. We want people to immediately notice our professionalism and that we are passionate about our business.

Never
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I would say ship internationally right from the start. A sale is a sale.

Let’s face it, unless you are extremely skilled at promoting your store or products, you are not going to be flooded with orders. In most cases, I suspect that orders will trickle in and you will have time to learn how to deal with local and international orders.

Before listing your products, you would have worked out your costs and margins including shipping cost, local and international. I see no sense in limiting yourself to just the local market.

If you are drop shipping your arrangement with your supplier or suppliers will most likely include shipping internationally, so why not go for it.

Ship internationally right from the start.

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I would say ship internationally right from the start. A sale is a sale.

Let’s face it, unless you are extremely skilled at promoting your store or products, you are not going to be flooded with orders. In most cases, I suspect that orders will trickle in and you will have time to learn how to deal with local and international orders.

Before listing your products, you would have worked out your costs and margins including shipping cost, local and international. I
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The 'turn-offs' to avoid are all those things that would prevent or make your prospects refuse to consider or to sign up to SFI.

The question refers to the biggest turn offs to avoid and they are important to know. My own approach is to try and eliminate all turn offs. All prospects are valuable and we should always project ourselves in the best possible light. Be professional.

Prospecting online/offline

- Avoid spammy type language, appearance or hype. By all means put passion in your ads or in your emails to prospects but find the balance and don't overdo it. Emails that look spammy go straight to the Bin.

- Use everyday language. Not everyone in the world speak English so don’t use complicated words. People won’t bother looking them up in the dictionary or use a translator. They will simply bin your email/ad. Not everyone knows what an Affiliate is - explain it.

- Avoid abbreviations. I had never heard of a PSA until I joined SFI, so avoid using it without an explanation.

- Avoid email bombing your prospects. They are likely to block you or filter your messages. Be strategic about how often you send your messages and how they are worded. I personally don’t like getting the same message over and over again.

- Avoid bullying type emails/messages. Sure you have to include in your ad a 'call to action' statement but put it across so that it appeals to the emotions of the prospect. You want them to join SFI and you want them to want to join or at least have a look. Avoid phrases like 'Do it Now' etc. Many people do not like being ordered to do something, especially by someone they don't know.

Prospecting in Person:

If you are going to speak with prospects in person, take into account not only what we have covered above but the non verbal turn-offs as well.

These can be the way you look or are dressed, your smell, your demeanour, how you speak and say what you say, when you say it, the appropriateness of the conversation regarding timing, place etc.. There are many things to take into account.

A simple key is to try and put yourself in the place of a prospect. What are your expectations and how will you react, especially if someone you don’t know or don’t know well, approaches you with a business proposal?

I suspect you will not be all that receptive to someone who:

- Is scantily dressed or scruffy and unkempt
- Has bad breath and bad body odour
- Launches into the sales pitch without developing a connection first
- Sounds robotic. Even if you have said the same thing a 100 times, put passions, belief, freshness and excitement into your ‘sale pitch.’
- Lacks warmth, friendliness. There needs to be a human connection, not just business.
- Lacks Credibility - Remember you are promoting yourself not just SFI. You need to know your business and if you don’t know the answer to a question, say so and offer to find out the answer and get back to them
- Hassles for attention. Know when to quit. If the prospect says no thank you, respect that and move on. I recommend however that you hand them your card or an SFI pamphlet to take away. Never miss an opportunity.

These are some of the turn-offs – I say avoid them all whenever possible.

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The 'turn-offs' to avoid are all those things that would prevent or make your prospects refuse to consider or to sign up to SFI.

The question refers to the biggest turn offs to avoid and they are important to know. My own approach is to try and eliminate all turn offs. All prospects are valuable and we should always project ourselves in the best possible light. Be professional.

Prospecting online/offline

- Avoid spammy type language, appearance or hype. By
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This is largely dictated by your budget.

Many places have local newspapers where you can post ads either free or at cheap rates.

You will always have to pay for ads in local newspapers that are distributed free, but you can keep the costs down by putting up one or two line ads in the classified sections – eg “Earn money online for free. Go to (website)” To be effective, run these ads consistently over a period of time. Don’t just put them up one week and expect immediate results.

You can also do the same for national newspapers.

Sponsoring local school/club/charity etc activities in conjunction with newspaper ads work wonders.

Get your name and/or business known locally by a sustained ads campaign in the newspapers for a period of time, then sponsor perhaps a local sports team. You can supply them with perhaps SFI/TC caps or shirts? Give it some publicity and include your sponsorship in your newspaper ads from then on.

I would recommend sponsoring youngsters sports teams. Moms and Dads are often involved. They can also wear the SFI shirts!

Because you are working locally, make sure that you become an awesome sponsor especially to those locals who sign up as affiliates. If you don’t, your future sponsorship and newspaper campaigns regarding signing up new affiliates would be difficult.

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This is largely dictated by your budget.

Many places have local newspapers where you can post ads either free or at cheap rates.

You will always have to pay for ads in local newspapers that are distributed free, but you can keep the costs down by putting up one or two line ads in the classified sections – eg “Earn money online for free. Go to (website)” To be effective, run these ads consistently over a period of time. Don’t just put them up one week and expect
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Right from the word go, make it crystal clear to your prospects and affiliates that SFI is internet marketing. That means we are in the business of selling and TripleClicks is our ‘shop.’

Impress on them that as SFI affiliates, our core roles are to promote SFI and sell TripleClicks products and services. We can play games and collect as many VPs as we like but if we do not make sales, then SFI and TripleClicks will fail and we do not have businesses.

Even after they have joined SFI, continue to bring that message to them.

With the Signing Bonus and how it is linked to Fast Track, encourage those who qualify to increase their bonuses by going for Fast Track and make that purchase of at least $20. That would probably be their 1st purchase at TripleClicks and hopefully the 1st of very many. Because of their experience they would be more likely to promote TripleClicks products.

For those affiliates who say that they do not have money to boost their business encourage them to advertise TripleClicks products. Let them know that 45% of the commission volume (CV) of each product goes to them if they affect the sale of the product. And it’s not just for that sale. Every time that same customer (they referred to TripleClicks) makes a purchase from now on, they receive 45% of the CV. This is also how they earn residual income.

The more sales they make the more money they make. They also collect the VP associated with each product they sell. So not only do they collect the 45%CV, if they qualify, they can also collect big at the Executive Pool because of the number of VPs they earn through the sales.

In time, they will earn enough money to reinvest in their SFI businesses.

Using Gift Certificates is also another great way to get your affiliates to engage in the business of selling. You might consider sending them a Gift Certificate to help with some purchases. The certificate can only be redeemed at TripleClicks and if its not used by it expiry date, the funds are returned to you and you can reissue a new certificate. Look upon the certificate as an investment on your part to get your member engaged.

Some members will get discouraged when their advertising efforts are not resulting in sales. Encourage and show them how to go about in the business of advertising. Also let them know that results are not instant. They have to keep at it and advertise consistently.

If they make a sale, acknowledge it and congratulate them, encouraging them to continue on.


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Right from the word go, make it crystal clear to your prospects and affiliates that SFI is internet marketing. That means we are in the business of selling and TripleClicks is our ‘shop.’

Impress on them that as SFI affiliates, our core roles are to promote SFI and sell TripleClicks products and services. We can play games and collect as many VPs as we like but if we do not make sales, then SFI and TripleClicks will fail and we do not have businesses.

Even after they have
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

If an upline member writes in his/her stream ‘Welcome to SFI (name)’ and if this is his/her message most of the time, it’s not the most engaging message. Is it?

To me the ‘stream’ is a great way of building our teams and getting them engaged and active in the business.

The messages must be short but lively, active and useful.
Remember our team members are most likely to read these messages because:
- They have to review the Stream tab in order to earn their VP
- They do not have to read a long letter/email
They can also enter their own comments under your stream messages.

Take advantage of this and send them messages such as:
- Spin & Win alerts when this competition is on
- Topical and important announcement such as Signing Bonus, new Team Leader Requirements etc
- Encouraging messages to start, keep going etc..
- Encouraging & motivational quotes
- Useful business links etc
- Team news, team competition results
- Congratulatory messages etc..

Invite and encourage them to respond to your streams and when they do acknowledge their contributions and comments.

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If an upline member writes in his/her stream ‘Welcome to SFI (name)’ and if this is his/her message most of the time, it’s not the most engaging message. Is it?

To me the ‘stream’ is a great way of building our teams and getting them engaged and active in the business.

The messages must be short but lively, active and useful.
Remember our team members are most likely to read these messages because:
- They have to review the Stream tab in order to earn their
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Why have they blocked your emails? This is the 1st thing you should establish. Go to https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/BlockReasons and have a look.

The message they are sending you is clear – they don’t want to receive your emails and the reasons why are given. Respect their reasons.

Have a look at the reasons and work out where you can have an influence. For example, if the affiliate is no longer interest in SFI, you cannot do anything about it. If they have blocked you because of too much email, then you can do something about it. Have a look at the frequency of your emails to them, the language you use, the size of the emails etc...

For me a block is as good as an opt-out of SFI and I would not try to contact them via social media or other means. I would just leave them alone and focus on my workers and those who are still receiving my emails.

I would continue striving to be an awesome sponsor to my other team members having learnt from any mistakes I may have made.

I would continue to send out streams and group mails. If after a time they decide to start receiving my emails that would be their call and that would be great news for me. I would take that as an indication that I am on my way to becoming an awesome sponsor.

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Why have they blocked your emails? This is the 1st thing you should establish. Go to https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/BlockReasons and have a look.

The message they are sending you is clear – they don’t want to receive your emails and the reasons why are given. Respect their reasons.

Have a look at the reasons and work out where you can have an influence. For example, if the affiliate is no longer interest in SFI, you cannot do anything about it. If they have blocked
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This really depends on what other ways you are using to communicate with them and the level of interaction you have with them.

I use my weekly communication (group mailer) for group instructions on general topics or topics that all the group members should be aware of such as: SFI Basics, The Plan, Advertising etc.. I always include in there some motivational words for the team and as always I am here to help them.

I tend to send motivational messages and words of encouragement directly to the team members concerned. I use the information in the ‘movers’ tab to identify the workers and also information at the ‘Genealogy’ report for those who have dropped out of the ‘movers’ tab.

I use the ‘Stream’ tab a lot for motivational messages.
I also ‘chat’ with them whenever I see that they are online.

That’s the way I do it.

Regarding what to write to motivate them, using your weekly communication, I would recommend that these be kept short. Effective motivational speeches are generally at the most 7 minutes long with key phrases emphasized and repeated several times. The same can be done for motivational writing. To the point and keep it short, not overloading the reader.

You can write about
- Developments within SFI and TripleClicks
- Topical and important announcements such as Signing Bonus, new Team Leader Requirements, Gift Certificate Scam etc
- Encouraging messages to start, keep going etc.. include some quotes here if possible
- Marketing methods and trends
- Developing online shopping trends /main shoppers /products in demand etc
- Any team news, team competition results and milestones within the team

There are many more topics to write about but always remember why you are writing to them. As you said ‘to motivate them to become more active.’ Always encourage them to login daily and be active building up their businesses.

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This really depends on what other ways you are using to communicate with them and the level of interaction you have with them.

I use my weekly communication (group mailer) for group instructions on general topics or topics that all the group members should be aware of such as: SFI Basics, The Plan, Advertising etc.. I always include in there some motivational words for the team and as always I am here to help them.

I tend to send motivational messages and words of encouragement
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

My first email to them will of course be my welcome letter after receiving notification that they have joined SFI as an affiliate.

I would warmly welcome them and congratulate them for making a wise decision joining SFI.

The following are what I feel are the burning questions that the bulk of new affiliates have so I would address them first.

1. What SFI is about - I would give them a very brief rundown in one or two sentences.

2. Their role of Affiliates - again a very brief run down.

3. What what my role is as their sponsor. - I place a bit more emphasis on this to ensure that they understand that I am their 1st point of contact and that I am here to help them grow their businesses. I direct them to my Leadership page where it tells them a bit more about myself.

4. What to do now - They want to know how to do the work so I guide them to the Affiliate Center, to the Start, SFI Basics and the Action lists and red tabs. I encourage them to start on the Launchpad lessons after they have had a look around the site.

5. I also warn them out that there is a lot of reading and new information. This is natural for most new business and new jobs so dont be overwhelmed by them. Pace themselves and take on only what they can cope with.

6. Lastly I let them know that they can find on each SFI site page a translator if English is not their preferred language.

These are the main points I cover in that initial email and they are covered Very Briefly.


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My first email to them will of course be my welcome letter after receiving notification that they have joined SFI as an affiliate.

I would warmly welcome them and congratulate them for making a wise decision joining SFI.

The following are what I feel are the burning questions that the bulk of new affiliates have so I would address them first.

1. What SFI is about - I would give them a very brief rundown in one or two sentences.

2. Their role of Affiliates
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Go to https://www.tripleclicks.com/games/PickThePrice.php and select the auctions you want to pick the price.

There are many different types to pick from. I find the hardest to predict the price are the ones such as the ‘Double Points’ ‘Winner Bids Free’ I suspect that for these auctions the motivation for the bidders is not always just to win the auction item. They are too unpredictable for me so I stay away from them.

I always look at the History of the Auctions and I work on the median final bid for the latest 2 pages of history. I predict the median price. That has worked for me a few times.

Good Luck

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Go to https://www.tripleclicks.com/games/PickThePrice.php and select the auctions you want to pick the price.

There are many different types to pick from. I find the hardest to predict the price are the ones such as the ‘Double Points’ ‘Winner Bids Free’ I suspect that for these auctions the motivation for the bidders is not always just to win the auction item. They are too unpredictable for me so I stay away from them.

I always look at the History of the Auctions
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