How do you maintain EA status on a shoe string budget?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
9/27/2012 3:12 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
You can easily maintain EA status with IAHBE membership for $29.95 Standing Order, stress free! But for a shoe string budget, here is what you can do:
1. For a 30-day month, doing your daily, weekly and monthly actions completely gives you 492 VP.
2. As an Executive Affiliate, you will be awarded 10 TCredits. And if you are a Wave3 member, another 5 TCredits and 50 MRP. You can purchase 10 eBooks with a combination of these and get to do reviews for the books 7 days later. That will fetch you 250 VP giving you a total of 742 VP and leaving a balance of 758 VP to achieve EA. I purchase eBooks from this ECA for as low as 1 Tcredit: http://www.tripleclicks.com/ECA/ECAMyStore.php?id=5322
3. For the balance of 738 VP, you can buy 8 individual Tcredits for $15.92 which fetches you 816 VP, giving you a total of 1554 VP. Setting this as a Standing Order reduces it to $15.12.
Thus with a budget as low as $15.12, you can achieve maintain EA status!
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You can easily maintain EA status with IAHBE membership for $29.95 Standing Order, stress free! But for a shoe string budget, here is what you can do:
1. For a 30-day month, doing your daily, weekly and monthly actions completely gives you 492 VP.
2. As an Executive Affiliate, you will be awarded 10 TCredits. And if you are a Wave3 member, another 5 TCredits and 50 MRP. You can purchase 10 eBooks with a combination of these and get to do reviews for the books 7 days later. That
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I am online at the Affiliate Center and see that someone just signed up under my link and is online too. What should I do?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
10/30/2012 12:14 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
This is an important question. Once an affiliate signs up through your gateway, you receive a mail informing you about it and in the mail is contained a link to the affiliates snapshot and SFI encourages you to go to the snapshot and initiate a live chat with the affiliate if you notice the affiliate is online through the yellow bubble that appears below their passport. Why so? The reason is simply. More often than not, the affiliate is unsure what to do and a friendly conservation giving him a simple guide will be very helpful. What then should you say when you initiate the chat?
1. Introduce yourself to the affiliate as his/her sponsor.
2. Assure them that they've made the right decision to join SFI and tell him/her that you exist to support and help them, and that they can always count on your assistance.
3. Share your contact details (emails, phone number) so the affiliate can easily contact you.
4. Point them to your Leadership page for additional information and guidance.
5. Be brief, very friendly and keep things simple. Point them to the SFI Basics and tell them the important of starting well by getting at least 500 VP on their 1st 24 hours on SFI.
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This is an important question. Once an affiliate signs up through your gateway, you receive a mail informing you about it and in the mail is contained a link to the affiliates snapshot and SFI encourages you to go to the snapshot and initiate a live chat with the affiliate if you notice the affiliate is online through the yellow bubble that appears below their passport. Why so? The reason is simply. More often than not, the affiliate is unsure what to do and a friendly conservation giving him a simple
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What's the best answer to give your affiliates when they ask you how to be successful with SFI without investing any money?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
1/31/2013 2:19 am
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
This answer to this question is that it’s possible especially for the few who are very good in using free advertising to their advantage. They get non-affiliates to buy things from TripleClicks and get the VP attached to the products. But for the most of us, this is not possible. We may talk about minimizing cost but cannot cut out investing. This is because the most successful advertising channels that won’t consume our time require some financial investment.
On a different note, why shouldn't you want to invest in a business you intend to build a regular income from? If most people think the way you think and will not want to buy from TripleClicks, how do you get any income from the TripleClicks Executive Pool? Most people I introduce TripleClicks to want to know if I've been able to successfully make purchases from the store. How do you expect to convince others to do what you don’t think is important to do? One of the things we are taught in the Launchpad lessons (https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day14) and in the SFI Rules of success (https://www.sfimg.com/ROS/ROSYourStore) is to treat TripleClicks as our store and make purchases from it.
I believe every affiliate who intends to really build a business with SFI should have a Standing Order. I know many people don’t have the means to do so (Paypal or credit Card), but as soon as you obtain you TripleClicks MasterCard, you should set up an SO of at least 1500 VP. Most of us make our income from Direct Commissions from the purchases of our PSAs and PRMs. If we expect them to keep doing this, then we must lead by example and do that first. Your team members will want to emulate the example you set and nothing is as beautiful as they checking your affiliate snapshot and seeing you have an SO of at least 1500 VP. I haven’t seen anyone who is really successful in SFI who doesn't have an SO of at least 1500 VP. Even the very successful ones like Fabrizio Perotti and Giuseppe Francavilla who could easily become PTLs without spending a dime, still have SOs. The reason is simple; you have to lead by example.
Of course we are all here to make money and it will be foolish to go on spending without a plan to really build your business. But whether it is maintain our EA status or investing in advertising, rather than thinking about not investing, we should think about maximizing our investment!
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This answer to this question is that it’s possible especially for the few who are very good in using free advertising to their advantage. They get non-affiliates to buy things from TripleClicks and get the VP attached to the products. But for the most of us, this is not possible. We may talk about minimizing cost but cannot cut out investing. This is because the most successful advertising channels that won’t consume our time require some financial investment.
On a different note,
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How do you get your Sponsor/Team Leaders to respond to you?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
9/4/2012 10:56 am
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
The best way to get the attention of your Sponsor/Team Leader is to become active on SFI and begin to excel on your business. It's true that your sponsor should help and guide you, and answer all your questions and concerns, but this is not always the case. Your sponsor could be busy and has little time each day to devote to SFI. He/She may have so many PSAs that it is impossible to give adequate attention to all of them. But by being active and making headway on you business, you'll certainly draw his/her attention.
SFI already provides you with all you need to excel as an affiliate even without the direct help of your sponsor. For my first few weeks on SFI, I never received any support from my sponsor. But I still pressed on and with the help on all the training materials on SFI, the help/support lines, the ASK SC, SFI Forum etc, I got all the help I needed and I'm making steady progress. But recently, I got contacted by my sponsor and she transferred some Tcredit to me just to say well done for all my good work. From that moment, an active line of communication was open between us!
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The best way to get the attention of your Sponsor/Team Leader is to become active on SFI and begin to excel on your business. It's true that your sponsor should help and guide you, and answer all your questions and concerns, but this is not always the case. Your sponsor could be busy and has little time each day to devote to SFI. He/She may have so many PSAs that it is impossible to give adequate attention to all of them. But by being active and making headway on you business, you'll certainly draw
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Can someone share the text for a proven verbal presentation to use with prospective ECAs?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
10/25/2012 3:23 am
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
INSTANTLY INCREASE YOUR SALES ...by plugging your products and services into TripleClicks.
1.We take you global! Reach millions of potential customers worldwide on one of the fastest growing, international e-commerce sites on the Web.
2. We put the marketing muscle of over 100,000 SFI affiliates to work for you, promoting and selling your products and services in over 20,000 cities in over 190 countries!
3. Simply sign up, submit your products and services, and get ready to take orders! It's quick, simple, and there's no risk because you pay nothing unless we get you sales.
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INSTANTLY INCREASE YOUR SALES ...by plugging your products and services into TripleClicks.
1.We take you global! Reach millions of potential customers worldwide on one of the fastest growing, international e-commerce sites on the Web.
2. We put the marketing muscle of over 100,000 SFI affiliates to work for you, promoting and selling your products and services in over 20,000 cities in over 190 countries!
3. Simply sign up, submit your products and services, and get
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Recognizing the achievements of your PSAs is important. How do you recognize YOUR PSAs/downline?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
9/10/2012 3:47 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
There are several ways of recognizing the achievement of your PSAs/Downline:
Firstly, for a PSA, you have personal access to his/her email and should send them a personal mail to recognize them. If you've been able to develop a personal relationship with them and have access to their cell phone details, then a call or text message will also be appropriate.
Secondly, gifts work wonders and are really appreciated no matter how small they are. So a Gift Certificate, transfer of Tcredits, re-assignment of affiliates etc, are great ways of rewarding their hard work and commitment.
Finally, the best recognition you can give a downline is your attention and commitment to help him succeed. Be there for him and offer him support tailored specifically for his needs. We all love attention and this can really be a great motivation for them leading to greater achievements.
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There are several ways of recognizing the achievement of your PSAs/Downline:
Firstly, for a PSA, you have personal access to his/her email and should send them a personal mail to recognize them. If you've been able to develop a personal relationship with them and have access to their cell phone details, then a call or text message will also be appropriate.
Secondly, gifts work wonders and are really appreciated no matter how small they are. So a Gift Certificate, transfer of
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Many payment restrictions in my country make it very difficult to buy from TripleClicks. What can I do?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
10/1/2012 2:31 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Please visit the link: https://www.tripleclicks.com/myaccount/payment_options.php to see the payment options available for your Country. But here are some general information:
1. The TripleClicks MasterCard from Payoneer is available for all affiliates. If you select that as your payment option and accumulate in commissions $20, then you can process yours. With the MasterCard, you can make purchases and set up a Standing Order.
2. SFI has also made available the Liberty Reserve payment option which is available for all countries. Find out more about more about the Liberty Reserve payment option here: http://news.sfimg.com/index.php?m=07&y=12&entry=entry120728-111536.
3.Try to hook up with affiliates from your country in the SFI forum for suggestions that can be of great help to you. Start by making a post and you'll get some useful responses.
In the meantime, I recommend you focusing on SELLING products. Sell a few products every month and you'll not only earn some great commissions, but there will be no need to buy anything.
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Please visit the link: https://www.tripleclicks.com/myaccount/payment_options.php to see the payment options available for your Country. But here are some general information:
1. The TripleClicks MasterCard from Payoneer is available for all affiliates. If you select that as your payment option and accumulate in commissions $20, then you can process yours. With the MasterCard, you can make purchases and set up a Standing Order.
2. SFI has also made available the Liberty Reserve
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When communicating with my downline, is it best to use the SFI email utility or my own email? What is the most effective?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
11/7/2012 10:31 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe you should use both. The two communication methods are not meant to be a substitute for the other but to compliment each other. It's the reason you have both options. For instant, you only have the email information for your PSAs and CSAs and therefore can only communicate with your other downline through the SFI email utility if you want the email to get to their email box.
The SFI email utility is important and convenient too especially when you consider how you can communicate with all your downline in an instant or to various sections of it using the filter options. From my experience, a lot of people don't read their TeamMail messages. So if you want your message to get to the email inbox of those you don't have their email address, this is your best shot.
But then, you know that messages you send through the SFI Email Utility are not instant and bear SFI as the sender. The reader only gets to know who sends the message after he accesses it. If the downline already has his email box filled with SFI messages and is losing interest in the business, he may not be reading those messages again. Here is when it is important to use a direct email:
1. When you're sending a welcome message to your new PSA or CSA.
2. When trying to follow up on an affiliate who has become inconsitent.
3. When you need to communicate instantly with the affiliates and offer support directly to them.
4. When you want to recognize an affiliate for his achievements and tell them how important they are to you. There is always a good feeling it brings when you receive a direct mail from you sponsor or co-sponsor.
5. When the affiliate communicates directly with you through mail.
NOTE: if you already have a default mailto handler, you can easily send a mail to an affiliate through your genealogy by clicking the green envelope button against the affiliate's name. You can set Google mail or Yahoo Mail as your default mail application. Just google on how to do it. All the best.
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I believe you should use both. The two communication methods are not meant to be a substitute for the other but to compliment each other. It's the reason you have both options. For instant, you only have the email information for your PSAs and CSAs and therefore can only communicate with your other downline through the SFI email utility if you want the email to get to their email box.
The SFI email utility is important and convenient too especially when you consider how you can communicate
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I know I should work with the workers, but how many follow-up messages should I send to inactive CSAs/PSAs before giving up on them?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
11/19/2012 1:51 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe we shouldn't give up on anyone. Most times we don't know why a PSA/CSA is inactive and they could be several reasons why. Most times it's because they thought it was some easy money program and after they see their 1st commission, they give up! Some are skeptical and for some others, they are simply overwhelmed by the SFI system and are not sure what direction to follow. As long as they haven't opt out of SFI, they still receive messages from SFI and we should keep reaching out to them through the Genealogy Group Mailer, CSA Mailer and PSA Mailer. When they see your consistency, your testimonies of success and your availability to help them, they could turn around and give it another try with a renewed vigor. Remember it doesn't take any thing extra to send everyone in your genealogy a message. I've made it a duty to share simple and helpful strategies on how to succeed on the business with every one in my genealogy every week and your should do the same!
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I believe we shouldn't give up on anyone. Most times we don't know why a PSA/CSA is inactive and they could be several reasons why. Most times it's because they thought it was some easy money program and after they see their 1st commission, they give up! Some are skeptical and for some others, they are simply overwhelmed by the SFI system and are not sure what direction to follow. As long as they haven't opt out of SFI, they still receive messages from SFI and we should keep reaching out to them
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How do you decide which SFI banner is the best and most suitable for your website?
Oseloka Ilondior, Aff (Nigeria)
9/27/2012 3:21 pm
Affiliate since: 07/19/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
There are 2 variables here: the banner size and the banner content. What determines your choice banner size is the space you have on your site to host the banner; and what determines your choice of banner content is the make up of your website and what you feel is most suitable for your site audience. Whatever your choices, at SFI marketing aids and resources, you'll find just the right banner to suit your need!