Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

If you have a non-responsive sponsor, then you should be all the more determined to succeed. Here are a few other ways you can get the needed support that you need:

1. SFI Forum - They is a ton of posts about most everything you will encounter in SFI already there for you to explore. Just login go to the forum and search by category or key terms. 99% of the time I promise some else has faced the same difficulty and received great feedback. The forum proves to be faster than support in some cases.

2. Ask SC - Since its inception, the Ask SC resource has become a database of information about issues facing affiliates just like you. You can search by topic or key term. Use the resource.

3. A2A connections - There are 100s of well versed affiliates in SFI. It is easy to reach out to them because they are on the leaderboard pages. The worse thing that could possibly happen is that you connect with an affiliate who already supports 10s of thousands of affiliates. So you may not get an immediate response but many are here because they enjoy helping others succeed.

4. Co-Sponsor - Co-sponsors are sponsor too. Maybe you have a good one if your sponsor turns out to be unreachable.

5. Support and upline leadership - sometimes support and upline leadership may be the hardest to reach because they support so many. So please allow up to 48 hours for a response from support or an upline leader. Depending on the circumstances you may find that you will get a much quicker response. But please remember, SFI is a global business with 1 corporate office and your upline sponsors 10s of 1000s of affiliates. They have problems too but your concerns are their concerns and I am certain you can get the help you need for 1 of these five sources.
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If you have a non-responsive sponsor, then you should be all the more determined to succeed. Here are a few other ways you can get the needed support that you need:

1. SFI Forum - They is a ton of posts about most everything you will encounter in SFI already there for you to explore. Just login go to the forum and search by category or key terms. 99% of the time I promise some else has faced the same difficulty and received great feedback. The forum proves to be faster than support
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

The best way to market while you are on the go is to have a flyer, a gift card, a brochure, a T-card, or X-card, or a business card handy with you so that you can give it to your casual by stander while you give them your 30 second commercial. You don't have time on the fly to answer a million 'what ifs'. What you do is make it conversational and personable. Don't make your 30 second commercial sound to cheeky.

All you have to do is say something like: "Hey, I found a great little place to shop online and save some money. And you know, you can win prizes while you shop everyday. Not only that, they actually give away $250 in cash to 1 lucky shopper every week. Here's a gift card, (brochure . . .whatever!) go check it out when you have some free time. Then, if you have other questions my contact info is on the card. Have a nice day."

Then leave. Don't even stand there like you have all the time in the world to answer a million questions. If you do, you will get them. Then you are stuck! Keep it professional and congenial. Politely refer to the card or flyer and be on your way. Serious people will check it and if they are not then they will be one of your practice runs. :)
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The best way to market while you are on the go is to have a flyer, a gift card, a brochure, a T-card, or X-card, or a business card handy with you so that you can give it to your casual by stander while you give them your 30 second commercial. You don't have time on the fly to answer a million 'what ifs'. What you do is make it conversational and personable. Don't make your 30 second commercial sound to cheeky.

All you have to do is say something like: "Hey, I found a great
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

If you wish to pursue anything you must be willing to devote time and effort into it to make it profitable. So how much time do you have? If you have 2 hours per day, then you can have a very profitable business over time. This is what I recommend:

1. Set a standing order equal to 1500 VPs. An IAHBE membership will accomplish this.

2. Complete all of your tabbed actions.

3. Communicate with your genealogy and help them sponsor affiliates. Set up a team co-op.

4. Reward your workers. Offer a gift certificate that will pay for T Credits, or co-op participation.

By performing all of the aboved actions, you will grow your network, maintain your EA2, and build a solid business over a period of 3 to 5 years. The more time you commit, the sooner you can achieve a profitable business.
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If you wish to pursue anything you must be willing to devote time and effort into it to make it profitable. So how much time do you have? If you have 2 hours per day, then you can have a very profitable business over time. This is what I recommend:

1. Set a standing order equal to 1500 VPs. An IAHBE membership will accomplish this.

2. Complete all of your tabbed actions.

3. Communicate with your genealogy and help them sponsor affiliates. Set up a team co-op.
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

Too much and unnecessary communication is any communication that does not serve a purpose to educate, exhort, or edify your network. Never send information just for the sake of sending information. Send useful tidbits that can be easily digested and followed. Typically, I use a combination of the stream and the PSA/CSA mailer to do this. For example if you are testing a new traffic generating source you can put the details of your efforts in a team mail. However to congratulate a team member for achieving a milestone a stream post will do.

Be careful not to expect too much from your network. We work with many people from a varied background of computer experience. Some are completely novices and others are adept at using computers and the internet. It really helps when you can work one on one with an affiliate that is having a particular issue that can be addressed directly. In this case, a simple stream post that reminds your network of your availability will suffice. Communication is imperative but it must be received with open ears. If the message is too loud your network will tune you out! Always respond to those who reach out and presume the others are either studying to act or inactive. Be available.
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Too much and unnecessary communication is any communication that does not serve a purpose to educate, exhort, or edify your network. Never send information just for the sake of sending information. Send useful tidbits that can be easily digested and followed. Typically, I use a combination of the stream and the PSA/CSA mailer to do this. For example if you are testing a new traffic generating source you can put the details of your efforts in a team mail. However to congratulate a team member
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

Identifying superstars is like playing the lottery but your odds are better. To assist with this process, we have profile scores, and the affiliate manager which allows us to be able to take an educated guess as to interest, experience, and goals. Nevertheless, the profile score is subjective to the honesty of the user.

The best approach to take when trying to identify superstars is to treat all of your affiliates the same. Give them all the same support. Give extra attention to your consistent movers. They are your diamonds in the rough because they have shown through time that they persist toward their goals. Every month I have only a few affiliates to qualify as EA out of over a thousand. But when I look at how many affiliates earned VP in the last month I see 6 times as many. Then I look at how many affiliates earn VP this month to see whose consistent.

Thus if you use this approach, it is clear who is a "superstar" in the making. Be sure to recognize these affiliates for their efforts. Support them and find out how you can best assist them. Help them achieve their goals and these will certainly yield good returns on your investment.
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Identifying superstars is like playing the lottery but your odds are better. To assist with this process, we have profile scores, and the affiliate manager which allows us to be able to take an educated guess as to interest, experience, and goals. Nevertheless, the profile score is subjective to the honesty of the user.

The best approach to take when trying to identify superstars is to treat all of your affiliates the same. Give them all the same support. Give extra attention to
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

Absolutely!! You should never depend on your PSAs or your CSAs. They depend on you. Be the leader and lead the way. Log in, do your daily actions, offer your support, and commit to promoting your gateways. You will start to see some progress over time. As you begin to grow your business, your PSAs and CSAs will take note and follow your recommendations. Why? Logic says that if they can do it, then I can do it. But if you are sitting around waiting for someone to log and do something then that will going to proliferate through your network. They will see that you are not making milestones so why should they?

On the contrary there are those people that see the business opportunity for what it really is and these people will work whether you do or not. They realize that if it is to be it is up to them. One of the greatest misnomers in network marketing is my sponsor is taking advantage of my efforts or my affiliates don't work and that's why I can't see success in this business. Both perceptions are equally poisonous. Why? Your success depends on what you do. My success depends on what I do. Now that is the fact of the matter. So do you want to succeed? If your answer to that question is yes, then no one can stop your success but you!
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Absolutely!! You should never depend on your PSAs or your CSAs. They depend on you. Be the leader and lead the way. Log in, do your daily actions, offer your support, and commit to promoting your gateways. You will start to see some progress over time. As you begin to grow your business, your PSAs and CSAs will take note and follow your recommendations. Why? Logic says that if they can do it, then I can do it. But if you are sitting around waiting for someone to log and do something then
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

This is a very good question and the answer lies within the question. First of all, SFI is a real business and therefore should be treated as such. As with any business there are a few things to consider:

1. The costs - no business owner expects to start a business for free. It cost in numerous ways that include time and money. Some of the costs that should be considered are as follows:

1A. Start-up cost. When compared to a traditional brick-and-mortar business, SFI has practically no upfront start up costs. While it is necessary to have a computer or smart device that is internet capable, you can use free internet sources and borrow a computer until you are able to buy one. Free sources in this category could be the cafe, a public library, a relative, or a close friend that has these. Who knows you may be able to sponsor them when they see your progress.

2A. Operational costs. Again when compared to a traditional business, SFI has very little if any operational cost. It cost no more that the capital you set aside for your marketing and promotion, product research & development, and logistics. $90/mo is plenty to take care of your business needs in the beginning. I recommend that $30 of those dollars be invested in a transfer buy that will maintain your EA2 status. Invest another 30 in growing your network. Invest the last $30.00 in supporting your network and Pricebender auctions.

2. Business plan. Your business plan is going to outlay your mission statement and objectives as well as set the plan of action for your management plan, merchandising plan, financial plan, and operational plan. Without plans for success, you doom your business to failure even before you begin.

3. Exit strategy. No matter if you plan to retire, sell out, or quit at some point you need to determine your exit strategy. Vanity of vanities everything is meaningless. What this means is that if you want to spend your whole existence build your SFI empire then die fine; however, it you want to be able to enjoy other aspects of your life then you need to know when you have achieved what you set out to achieve in this business so that you can move on to your next life goal.

This is how people approach business - with a purpose. Know your purpose, work toward achieving your goals, and then achieve greater goals. This is a synopsis of the business cycle - inception, growth, decline.
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This is a very good question and the answer lies within the question. First of all, SFI is a real business and therefore should be treated as such. As with any business there are a few things to consider:

1. The costs - no business owner expects to start a business for free. It cost in numerous ways that include time and money. Some of the costs that should be considered are as follows:

1A. Start-up cost. When compared to a traditional brick-and-mortar business, SFI has
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

Country/Region sub-forums can help your team members who are weak in English. These forums are written in the native language of the native team members from the country/region. This way the affiliates can ask questions in their native language and get answers back in their native language which is superior to the use of translators which are limited by the tool or translator. There are many words that don't exist in other languages that do exist in English and this makes translation tools lacking at best. Moreover, there are multi-lingual team members in these forums that that even help with the translation of other forums so that the users can gain a wealth of information if they take advantage of it.
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Country/Region sub-forums can help your team members who are weak in English. These forums are written in the native language of the native team members from the country/region. This way the affiliates can ask questions in their native language and get answers back in their native language which is superior to the use of translators which are limited by the tool or translator. There are many words that don't exist in other languages that do exist in English and this makes translation tools lacking
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

Your question is not worded properly because no one is going to give you their best performing anything to water it down. What you have to do is test ads for performance over time and see what works best for you.

However, I can tell you that I use the ads found in the marketing center as a guide and make it my own. This is what you should do and you can find all of those fine examples here: https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999

I have to say that there really are no best places to recruit affiliates face to face because it all depends on your skill level and timing. So what I would do is to be sure that I have my elevator speech down pat. The minute I strike up a conversation about SFI/TripleClicks I am going to be so confident and enthusiastic about what I'm doing I will get a referral most of the time. You only need to know what you are talking about and talk about only that you know. Be prepared with xcards, gift cards, or gift certificates. Be straight to point and brutally honest. You don't want anyone joining your business but the right someone. So in a few minutes you know if you have a DTL in the rough. Don't waste your time looking for the right place. Start right where you are and make the most of each opportunity to share and the right person will come along.
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I have to say that there really are no best places to recruit affiliates face to face because it all depends on your skill level and timing. So what I would do is to be sure that I have my elevator speech down pat. The minute I strike up a conversation about SFI/TripleClicks I am going to be so confident and enthusiastic about what I'm doing I will get a referral most of the time. You only need to know what you are talking about and talk about only that you know. Be prepared with xcards, gift
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