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

This really depends on how you measure success.

For me being successful with SFI is having a large active team of affiliates and earning a comfortable income. If I become a millionaire in the process, that would be great. We all have different goals and priorities in life.

You will have noticed that a lot of people in SFI do have websites and/or blog. They are used primarily for promoting SFI/TripleClicks. I suspect that most of the blogs are used for this purpose. The websites are also used for promotional purposes. Some also use their websites as a tool for sponsoring their teams.

Joining SFI will not make you money unless you promote both SFI and TripleClicks. You want people to purchase TripleClicks products and services. You also want recruits who will help promote TripleClicks by becoming affiliates. You therefore need to advertise and promote SFI/TripleClicks.

How much success you want - in getting people to join/purchase products and/or sponsoring your affiliates - will determine for you if you need a website or blog of your own "to be successful with SFI." Its your call.

Blessings

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This really depends on how you measure success.

For me being successful with SFI is having a large active team of affiliates and earning a comfortable income. If I become a millionaire in the process, that would be great. We all have different goals and priorities in life.

You will have noticed that a lot of people in SFI do have websites and/or blog. They are used primarily for promoting SFI/TripleClicks. I suspect that most of the blogs are used for this purpose. The
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Actioning the Daily to do list in my opinion is like a swimmer treading water - it keeps you afloat. It doesn't get you anywhere. If you don't strike out and swim you will stay put and you will eventually run out of energy and sink.

To really succeed in SFI you've got to do more than just simply doing the to-do-lists.

Our two core roles as SFI Affiliates are selling TripleClicks products and services, and also recruiting SFI affiliates. If we all focus on these, I am certain that SFI will be even more successful. Sure we do talk about residual income, duplication, sponsoring etc... but these are all in aid of our core roles.

To answer your question, these are the main things I do in addition to the to-do-lists:

1. On going Self Training. I am a firm believer in training & learning about our roles, what they entail and how to go about carrying them out. I therefore always allocate training time in my weekly SF schedule. I set out my training schedule (monthly) and I include in there such things as SFI Basics (refresh), the Launchpads (refresh) SFI texts, using SFI tools, Internet Course, marketing & advertising, sponsoring etc... I need to know what I am doing and what I am talking about to my team.

Self development as a person, mentor and leader are also important and I try to do some reading about leaders, motivational skills, inspirational stories and methods etc..

2. Advertising. I post ads to recruit affiliates and also promoting TripleClicks products, auctions, games. I think it is very important that I do this every day if possible. Without people signing up as PSAs, ECAs or TC members, I would be just 'treading water' and not growing my business at all.

3. Sponsoring. An awesome sponsor should be able to train and motivate his/her people to succeed in SFI - to refer PRMs and sign up PSAs.
With PRMs, other than sending them a gift certificate, all the other contacts and promotions to them are done by TripleClicks.

That leaves us free to focus on the PSAs and CSAs, sponsoring them:

Daily ensure new PSAs and CSAs are contacted and welcomed.
Check and reply to all messages from my team members
Send out congratulatory messages to those reaching milestones & acknowledging achievements
Check movers list, genealogy reports, VP Ledger and send out encouraging and tips notes where relevant.
Send out newsletters, streams, training notes to team members
Run incentive contests for all my team members.
Update team online training material at team website/FaceBook group etc..


4. Research. This goes hand in hand with items 2 & 3 above especially advertising: etc..
What are the market trends regarding what people are buying online
Who are buying items online - (It appears that British women spend the most online than any other - men or women.) What do they spend their money on?
Business programs that can help me build my business.

There are of course many other things to do but what I have set out above are the main activities which I think one must do in order to really succeed in SFI.






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Actioning the Daily to do list in my opinion is like a swimmer treading water - it keeps you afloat. It doesn't get you anywhere. If you don't strike out and swim you will stay put and you will eventually run out of energy and sink.

To really succeed in SFI you've got to do more than just simply doing the to-do-lists.

Our two core roles as SFI Affiliates are selling TripleClicks products and services, and also recruiting SFI affiliates. If we all focus on these, I
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Sure its disappointing but always remember The E365 contest is simply an incentive to get people working on their SFI Business. The E365 is not crucial to success in SFI. Yes it helps but it’s not crucial.

They can have another read of the rules at https://www.sfimg.com/E365?tab=info_and_rules

One of the rules talk about a second chance to re-enter the program after being eliminated during the 1st 5 rounds of the contest. They must attain BTL within the 60th day of joining SFI to re-enter the contest and must remain BTL.

I too was eliminated from the E365 but lucky for me, my Sponsor pointed the second chance out and I was able to re enter the competition as a BTL. I didn’t win though.

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Sure its disappointing but always remember The E365 contest is simply an incentive to get people working on their SFI Business. The E365 is not crucial to success in SFI. Yes it helps but it’s not crucial.

They can have another read of the rules at https://www.sfimg.com/E365?tab=info_and_rules

One of the rules talk about a second chance to re-enter the program after being eliminated during the 1st 5 rounds of the contest. They must attain BTL within the 60th day of joining
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The short answer - The ones that give you results! LOL

Well, seriously my friend, if we were all to divulge the details of the classifications that work for us, guess what? They will get swamped and the markets there will soon dry up.

You will need to do some research for the classifications that suit you and your goals- locality, language etc, place ads,monitor and evaluate their effectiveness. The ones listed on the internet as being the top ones are not necessarily the best for our line of work. There are some out there who will run scared of the A word (Affiliate)and think all affiliate programs are scams or are linked with pyramid schemes.

There are many classifications out there where you can post ads for free. These are good if you do not have much money for advertising, but be prepared to post a lot of ads to get results.

Paid advertising, from my point of view, is the way to go even with a modest advertising budget. Classifications want you to do well with your campaigns on their sites because they want your repeat business. You have paid for their services and they want to deliver. This is a time saver as well.

Luis, I would recommend a balance of paid and free classifications (all free classifications also have paid ads) but for the actual sites we just gotta go out there and find them.

Remember this. If you are on the net doing your research and you come across a site where there is a lot of ads for business similar to ours. PLACE YOUR ADS THERE. As they say 'fish where the fish are biting.' All those ads are there for nothing. They are obviously getting results.

Happy hunting!!

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The short answer - The ones that give you results! LOL

Well, seriously my friend, if we were all to divulge the details of the classifications that work for us, guess what? They will get swamped and the markets there will soon dry up.

You will need to do some research for the classifications that suit you and your goals- locality, language etc, place ads,monitor and evaluate their effectiveness. The ones listed on the internet as being the top ones are not necessarily the
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

When talking about building their downline I presume that you are not just talking about increasing the number of affiliates in their teams but also increasing their activities and profitability - teaching their downline to be all these.

In my opinion, the 1st thing to do is to ensure that you are of Team Leader level, at least EA2. As EA2 you have demonstrated that you can lead a team and SFI awards you with 2 new CSAs, allowed you to answer questions at ASK SC etc... Learn as much as possible about being an awesome sponsor at https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=191295
It is a lot harder to inspire and motivate team members if you are an Affiliate, then if you are a proven leader.

The next point to address is your image that you project to your team.
Do you project a professional image?
Do you do what you say you would do?
Is your word solid?
Do you lead by example?
Do you do what you preach?
Do you inspire in your affiliates and prospectives confidence that you will lead them to successes?
Do you communicate with them clearly with care and respect?

The answers to these questions should be all Yes. If that is the case you will have quality signups and your people will be willing to work with you, follow your examples and follow your suggestions.

You do not have to directly teach your downline how to build their downline. You just simply go about building your team to the best of your abilities. If you are good, your team members will respond positively to your efforts and they will in turn naturally do the same to build their own downlines.

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When talking about building their downline I presume that you are not just talking about increasing the number of affiliates in their teams but also increasing their activities and profitability - teaching their downline to be all these.

In my opinion, the 1st thing to do is to ensure that you are of Team Leader level, at least EA2. As EA2 you have demonstrated that you can lead a team and SFI awards you with 2 new CSAs, allowed you to answer questions at ASK SC etc... Learn as much
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

You can write a series of articles about SFI and TripleClicks and linking keywords back to your site or SFI gateways.

Keep the blogs brief, light and simple to understand. I read many blogs and I find that the best are the ones that uses everyday language, language that most people understand.

If your blog has an informative but light 'tone' to it, chances are your reader will continue reading. This is what you want.

Keep your articles enthusiastic and not read like and instruction manual. You have great news to pass on and you want to generating the readers interest in SFI and TripleClicks. Having said this however, remember you are writing an article not an advertisement so avoid it reading like one.

If you generate interest in the readers they will click on the keywords and will be taken to your site/landing page/gateways or whatever you have set up for then to find out more information/to join.
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You can write a series of articles about SFI and TripleClicks and linking keywords back to your site or SFI gateways.

Keep the blogs brief, light and simple to understand. I read many blogs and I find that the best are the ones that uses everyday language, language that most people understand.

If your blog has an informative but light 'tone' to it, chances are your reader will continue reading. This is what you want.

Keep your articles enthusiastic and not read
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

For their 1st month in SFI, affiliates can get by without worrying about a financial budget. We also say that affiliates do not have to spend any monies at all in SFI if they don't want to. They can still be successful. And that is true but it can take a long time and effort for that to happen.

This is a business and like all business, time and money need to be invested. How much time and how much money need to be invested depends largely on each affiliates goals and strategies, and also the resources available - how much money one has.

Are you going to take your time building your team of affiliates or are you going to go right out and recruit and purchase PSAs? The latter costs money.
Are you going to use free advertising or are you going to go right out and purchase advertising campaigns? The latter also costs money.

We are all different in our preferences and how much money we have. If you are looking for a specific number of dollars for your budget, I would suggest that if you are able to, set up a budget that enables you to:
- spend $20 for you Fast Track qualification in the 1st 10 days in SFI
- pay for a Standing Order of at least 1500 VPs every month.

To me these are the bare minimum as a starting financial budget in SFI.
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For their 1st month in SFI, affiliates can get by without worrying about a financial budget. We also say that affiliates do not have to spend any monies at all in SFI if they don't want to. They can still be successful. And that is true but it can take a long time and effort for that to happen.

This is a business and like all business, time and money need to be invested. How much time and how much money need to be invested depends largely on each affiliates goals and strategies, and
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

It really depends on your own circumstances and personality.

If the economy in your country is poor or your circle of friends and family members do not have access to the internet then there is really no point in promoting SFI to families members and friends. There are still many countries in the world with poor internet access.

If they do have internet access, then by all means promote SFI to them. Family and friends can sometimes be the most skeptic and may not readily listen to you. Be patient, just keep telling them about SFI and work hard. They will eventually come around when they see evidence of your success.

If your personality is such that you are better at dealing with total strangers then family and friends then by all means promote SFI to strangers. This is probably more suitable to those people who are shy or find it hard to verbally express themselves but are probably better with the written word. Don't forget that these 'strangers' if you recruit them, you will have to sponsor them. That means getting to know them.

To answer your question, I believe that you should look at your situation and then make the decision as to whom you are going to promote SFI. I cannot say which for you or anyone else. My preference is to promote to my family and friends but I am not having much success there yet, so I am also looking at strangers.

Blessings


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It really depends on your own circumstances and personality.

If the economy in your country is poor or your circle of friends and family members do not have access to the internet then there is really no point in promoting SFI to families members and friends. There are still many countries in the world with poor internet access.

If they do have internet access, then by all means promote SFI to them. Family and friends can sometimes be the most skeptic and may not readily listen
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Leading by example is the best way to motivate you team to do other activities.

Those badges you have earned and are shown at you profile tell a great story about you and what you do and have achieved in SFI. Tell your affiliates about them and point out to them why they are there. They are badges of achievement.

For example:
- Daily VersaPoints Streak tells how long you have consistently log in every day and earned VP. This gives testimony to how dedicated you are and substance to your urgings for them to log in daily.
- If you are urging your people to take part in the ASK SC having Top Author Votes and ASK SC Ratings badges at your profile will certainly back up what you are saying.

Lead by example.

You should also consistently communicate with them. Tell them about your achievements. Tell them about other affiliates achievements, even if they are not of your team. Point to the leaders of the various leader boards: country leaders, class leaders, VersaPoint leaders etc.. Encourage them to look at the profile of those leaders.

If one of your team members reaches a milestone within SFI, make a fuzz of it. Publicly congratulate the member, give them a gift if you are able to, and let all you team members know about it. It doesn’t matter what the milestone it, it could be just making EA, be excited about it and tell everyone about it.

Explain to them and tell them why they need to advertise and show them how.
Tell them why they need to take part in ASK SC, become A2A members, join Wave3, take part in The Forum, Fast Track, Auctions etc..
Explain to them the advantages of advancing through the ranks and how.

Continually talk to them, coaching and encouraging them. Tell them that although doing the Daily To Do List helps, simply doing that and nothing more will get them nowhere. They need to do a lot more to grow their businesses.

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Leading by example is the best way to motivate you team to do other activities.

Those badges you have earned and are shown at you profile tell a great story about you and what you do and have achieved in SFI. Tell your affiliates about them and point out to them why they are there. They are badges of achievement.

For example:
- Daily VersaPoints Streak tells how long you have consistently log in every day and earned VP. This gives testimony to how dedicated you are
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I work with the workers. Those who log in and are striving to succeed deserve and get the biggest portion of my attention.

Those who drop off my Movers List, would still receive regular emails and encouraging notes from me. How long I keep this up really depend on the team members, their circumstance and what they communicate to me.

The ones that I would call 'Inactive PSAs/CSAs' are those that signed on and never logged on again and also those who were previously active but have not logged on for 4 months and are not responding to my messages.

I never give up on them.

They are included in my monthly newsletters and I send them a personal note every 2nd month inviting and encouraging them to log on and work on their businesses. I continue to do this until they have been removed by SFI through inactivity.
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I work with the workers. Those who log in and are striving to succeed deserve and get the biggest portion of my attention.

Those who drop off my Movers List, would still receive regular emails and encouraging notes from me. How long I keep this up really depend on the team members, their circumstance and what they communicate to me.

The ones that I would call 'Inactive PSAs/CSAs' are those that signed on and never logged on again and also those who were previously active
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