Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

The a2a friendship is important to cultivate business relationship, in order to learn from others how to become successful in SFI, apart from your upline members, so that you benefit from shared knowledge, including best tips and ideas, regarding this business. We were at liberty to have as many a2a friends as we want, until recent changes where we are now hard pressed to have just a maximum of 10, while we Follow others we cannot add as friends in the proper sense of it.

It is pertinent to know the difference between those you choose as your 10 a2a friends and those you Follow. In the case of the former, you are allowed a 2-way communication, while the latter is 1-way; only from you, if you are the Follower.

As a result to this restriction, we therefore need to come up with some criteria to choose our 10 friends and painfully relegate those, though we need but cannot include, to just those we Follow or those that Follow us, so in the light of this, my suggestions on how to choose your maximum 10 a2a friends and followers are as follows:

1. Be Friends with those who are visibly qualitative and are willing to share their experiences with you. By this, I mean those you see in the forum and Ask Sc who display some level of knowledge and understanding of SFI business and are obviously sharing tips and ideas to better the chances of your SFI business.

2. The above list may exceed 10, so you may further streamline it by choosing those from the same/similar geographical, cultural and may be language background with you. The importance of this is to share experiences and resolve issues that may be peculiar to your similar background.

3. You may also need to consider rank and probably period of membership of SFI. It may be safe to assume that those of higher ranks, with an admirable and relatively long track record as SFI members may be more positioned to know more about this business. Be careful anyway, as this may not be the case in all situations, so you need to combine this with other criteria, in order to make an informed decision.
4. I think it is obvious to choose those you already know, one way or the other, physically or digitally, within SFI or outside of it, provided they are such people that will add value to your SFI business, in terms of shared ideas and tips regarding SFI business.

5. Lastly, when it becomes impossible to have more friends because you hit the limit, then you may opt to add the other as Followers (those that Follow you), in the same vein, you may also be added by others in similar circumstance, as their Follower (those you Follow) when they too hit the limit.

In conclusion, please note that my suggestions are made on the basis that you are not currently able to choose your 10 friends from your old a2a list because the period permitted to do that has lapsed, so my approach is based on entirely new selection of 10 a2a friends and Followers. Also note that you may want to choose someone but it is left for that person to accept your request as one of the 10 friends or not, because he/she is also restricted like everyone else to a maximum of 10 friends, so you need to appreciate this fact going forward.


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The a2a friendship is important to cultivate business relationship, in order to learn from others how to become successful in SFI, apart from your upline members, so that you benefit from shared knowledge, including best tips and ideas, regarding this business. We were at liberty to have as many a2a friends as we want, until recent changes where we are now hard pressed to have just a maximum of 10, while we Follow others we cannot add as friends in the proper sense of it.

It is pertinent
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

Certainly we do make mistakes in the course of establishing a business in SFI; some of these mistakes are a result of our own carelessness while others are inadvertent or for lack of knowledge. Again, some of these mistakes we can learn from and make the necessary adjustments in order not to repeat them which makes us stronger at the end.

However, there are some irreparable damages caused by our mistakes that make us wish if we can turn the hands of the clock backwards and since we cannot, we wish if we started all over, so in this case below is my take as far as SFI is concerned.

When I joined SFI initially I under estimated the potential to earn a reasonable income and there was this tendency to dilly-dally or procrastinate which affected my ability to hit the ground running in terms of necessary actions to building a strong business. I am not referring to the getting started actions or training materials because as a very passionate reader I grasp those within days. However, the problem was that I did not apply this knowledge immediately especially in the 'honey moon period' before fatigue set in.

As a result of the above, I wasted time in deploying my resources; time, money, network etc to advance my business especially in team building and sales, and by the time I was 'ready' the best and most loyal members of my network were engaged and refused to come and join me build an SFI business. It still makes me sad as I write because it is like a sharp needle piercing through my heart, especially when I see they are doing very well where they are engaged as a result of their own hard work and network, not because it is a better program.

What this thought me and how to do it differently if given the opportunity to start all over will be to believe first that reasonable financial success can be achieved here until it proves otherwise, rather than the other way round. If I approached SFI this way, I will be working with the most active team members I could have imagined.


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Certainly we do make mistakes in the course of establishing a business in SFI; some of these mistakes are a result of our own carelessness while others are inadvertent or for lack of knowledge. Again, some of these mistakes we can learn from and make the necessary adjustments in order not to repeat them which makes us stronger at the end.

However, there are some irreparable damages caused by our mistakes that make us wish if we can turn the hands of the clock backwards and since we cannot,
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

Firstly, you need to let them know what transfer buying entails because many affiliates think it is an extra financial burden to engage in transfer buying. However, this is not the case because transfer buying means you are changing your place of purchase from where you usually purchase what you require to tripleclicks.

Secondly,you may also need to enlighten them on the preferred way to make such purchases in order to bypass any red tape or bottlenecks associated with payment methods and shipping costs. You therefore need to encourage and teach them the benefits of tcurrency and Local pay. Remind them that they can purchase tcurrency from participating ECAs, preferably from their own country or the nearest country of theirs, in order to avail of local payment methods acceptable to both the buyer and the seller and they can in turn pay for purchases at TC using tcurrency. Explain to them that buying from ECAs from their country will reduce shipping costs and also facilitate payment using payment methods local to them.

Thirdly, explain the benefit of such a purchase in terms of been awarded the associated VP of their purchases which will contribute to achieving their desired rank. In addition, encourage them to promote transfer buying to their downline in order to earn commission from their purchases and in case of their personal referred members (PRM), your team members can benefit in 2 ways; receiving the vp and the commission.

Finally, let them know that from the above benefits, transfer buying is a win-win situation for them without incurring any expenses more than what they normally spend in their former place of purchase before they transfer to TC.


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Firstly, you need to let them know what transfer buying entails because many affiliates think it is an extra financial burden to engage in transfer buying. However, this is not the case because transfer buying means you are changing your place of purchase from where you usually purchase what you require to tripleclicks.

Secondly,you may also need to enlighten them on the preferred way to make such purchases in order to bypass any red tape or bottlenecks associated with payment methods
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

Actually the idea of a team leader rank is to have a team of which you are the leader and the main reasons why some advice against becoming a team leader without an active team is because you may be unable to sustain the rank without receiving team support VP and other earnings from an active team, which may contribute towards your investment capital.

This notwithstanding, some others also advice that it is appropriate to become a team leader as soon as you can and not having an active team should not be an obstacle because there are benefits and perks associated with a team leader's rank, especially the share of second home CSAs which is capable of generating income for you, assuming you are lucky to receive active ones. Another point is that why you enjoy the benefits and perks of a team leader, it does not stop you from building your team and I hold this opinion, at least for those who can afford it.

Having said that, I still think is makes for better business sense if you have a team, especially if you cannot afford it, so rather than been discouraged at some point because the cost to you is not being offset or reduced by an active team, it may be worthwhile to spend your time and effort directed at building an active team. You may notice that some who can afford to 'buy' their team leaders status also get discouraged at some point, especially when it is taking too long to build an active team and it starts to manifest that they are either being proud with their ranks and broke in their pockets or they are just ‘building castle in the air’.

I have approached this issue by attempting to provide an answer, using a more generic method which is why I have discussed both scenarios, including the advantages and disadvantages. I take responsibility and offer my apology for showing a little bias towards the second scenario. However, since I cannot determine every aspiring team leader's circumstances, hence the discussion on both sides. At this juncture, I will leave you to fit yourself into any of the above scenarios and make the final decision as to what best suits you.


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Actually the idea of a team leader rank is to have a team of which you are the leader and the main reasons why some advice against becoming a team leader without an active team is because you may be unable to sustain the rank without receiving team support VP and other earnings from an active team, which may contribute towards your investment capital.

This notwithstanding, some others also advice that it is appropriate to become a team leader as soon as you can and not having an active
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

The major ways to generate sales with your TC gateways is to advertise at the appropriate place, to the right people and with the right products.

The appropriate places to try your TC gateways may be on social network sites/groups where discussions on products often takes place like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc, but you may need a cloaking service or personal domain name to do this because TC gateways are banned in most of them. Other appropriate sites are where Daily Deals take place, so you can promote TC/ECAs daily deals or close out sales on these platforms like Groupon and Living Social.

Again, it is not sufficient to just place your TC gateway in any site including social network sites, to be more effective, you need to create your own niche or group that you will be familiar and build trust with, to make it easier to generate sales when you target these particular groups with your TC gateways; these are very appropriate kind of targets or people.

You need to go look out for very competitive products and be unique in this regard. A lot of people have seen electronics, jewellery, clothes and shoes, so why not go for some health promotion products or some fitness products for example, these types of product do well in social network sites. To even get better results, you may elect to include some appropriate gifts like the TC gift cards, a gift certificate for a minimum level of purchase etc.

I think it is a very good business strategy not to use your TC gateway in isolation, so it is important you show pictures with very good description of any product you are promoting so that your gateway will only need to be clicked if your prospects want to buy or need more information about the organisation. It will be ideal to promote probably one product or very few at a time because fewer, with better and more product description may attract more sales than many, with few or limited description, remember that space in advertising is crucial.

In conclusion, I will advise that it is better to have your own website for more flexibility and creativity in promoting your TC gateways. For example, you can build an opt-in list for later and continuous contacts, where you can build relationships for the benefit of promoting your TC gateways. You also have the opportunity to blog about the quality, desirability and memorability of your products, in order to increase visibility and traffic.

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The major ways to generate sales with your TC gateways is to advertise at the appropriate place, to the right people and with the right products.

The appropriate places to try your TC gateways may be on social network sites/groups where discussions on products often takes place like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest etc, but you may need a cloaking service or personal domain name to do this because TC gateways are banned in most of them. Other appropriate sites are where Daily Deals take place,
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

There are various reasons why some affiliates are either not active or not motivated, for example, not understanding certain aspects of this business and language difficulties.

Some affiliates may not understand how to start, build teams, do sales or cannot even pay for purchases at TC because they do not have the required accounts to pay for them and they do not know or understand the services provided by Local pay ECAs. My Country or My Region forum provides an environment where interaction between affiliates from the same geographical/regional or country, cultural and language background is facilitated.

To improve this forum the more, languages common to participants are now allowed to be used in place of English. As you can imagine, solutions to common problems like payment methods, local marketing and advertising methods etc can be discussed, better expressed and understood as a result of using their common language.

So what are the general benefits of these in building your SFI business?

1. You are motivated because of the emotional attachment you may develop when you relate with people from your place or region of origin.

2. You now have the potential to understand how to get your business started and moving

3. You may also develop some confidence that this business is real and profitable by the testimonies from members of these newly found 'family'.

4. You will not be reluctant to signup people to your team from any geographical region or country since you can link them to this forum for much 'specialised' assistance.

5. This will be an invaluable tool for those who wish to localise their SFI business.

As you can see, the addition of this type of forum will be a very valuable tool to enhance our capability of building our dream SFI businesses. However, I must sound a note of warning here; there must be a very thought out monitoring system otherwise it will be a safe haven for cross solicitation and taking away other people's PSA.



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There are various reasons why some affiliates are either not active or not motivated, for example, not understanding certain aspects of this business and language difficulties.

Some affiliates may not understand how to start, build teams, do sales or cannot even pay for purchases at TC because they do not have the required accounts to pay for them and they do not know or understand the services provided by Local pay ECAs. My Country or My Region forum provides an environment where interaction
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

There are 2 types of results; traffic and conversion, and tracking method depends on where you are placing your ads. You can use Google analytic to track visitors from referrers, including search engines, social networks and direct visits and display advertising.

Another way is to use your website tracking feature like Wordpress that provides web-stat feature to track visitors to your site and numbers of conversions.

I will also recommend you use the SFI hit tracking feature provided in the link below to track the results of your ads because it provide real statistics:

https://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/HitTracking

However, it is important to note that the most important statistics we like to see is the conversion which can be tracked by the Keycode you use in your advertisements. Though it is true you can see this in the link provide above, but you can view the signups in you Genealogy to access where most of your signups come from. It is advisable to use different keycodes for different advertisement media, in order to avoid confusing when tracking.
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There are 2 types of results; traffic and conversion, and tracking method depends on where you are placing your ads. You can use Google analytic to track visitors from referrers, including search engines, social networks and direct visits and display advertising.

Another way is to use your website tracking feature like Wordpress that provides web-stat feature to track visitors to your site and numbers of conversions.

I will also recommend you use the SFI hit tracking feature
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

When you join a new business the first thing you need to do is to learn about the business and develop an understanding of how it works, because without this you may be building your business on a shaky start. So your first strategic objective will be going through relevant training materials and other helpful literature on SFI website and beyond.

It is a good first step to open a communication channel with your sponsor and other upline members, register at the forum and become an a2a member. These understanding, participation and relationships will help you prioritize and carry out an effective planning, deployment and management of your resources; both time and money.

Secondly, having developed an understanding, you are now better positioned to know the things you need to do immediately, on the short-run and some you may defer to the medium or/and long run. For example, you need to strive to accomplish actions that have deadlines or actions that once missed cannot be recovered like Fast Track, daily actions, E365 contest etc. Your strategy here is to be in the running for the E365 Champ, be a Fast Tracker within the specified time, and do your daily actions every day as they will contribute to your monthly VP tally.

Thirdly, ensure you gradually complete you Getting Started and Intermediate actions, including the Launchpads. These actions, combined with your daily action have the effect of bringing you up to the 1500 VP to become an Executive Affiliate (EA) in your first month.

Fourthly, notwithstanding the above, there is nothing wrong in your trying out recruiting SFI affiliates and signing up TC members and ECAs as you start to develop some understanding on what they are and how to apply them. You see your first month is supposed to be for training and learning, but the learning curve of individuals differ, depending on how fast you are and the likely support you may receive from your upline. We do not restrict your growth in SFI, so move at your own pace and increase your participation where you can like purchases at TC, auctions, EZ games etc.

Lastly, after you have become an EA in your first month which should be your strategic objective, you are now in a position to access your understanding and plan how you will remain at least an EA monthly, which is where the real work starts. I do not know if your question envisages my advice from this point but let me suggest the following strategies going forward, building your SFI business from this point:

1. Set up an appropriate financial budget within your capability.

2. Follow the 3-step plan (https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics3Steps) and ensure you engage in active and effective advertising, using paid and free platforms, but first start with your warm market; friends, relatives, colleagues, social network etc.

3. You may need to setting up a standing order of at least 1200 VP if you can and ensure you can make it up with at least 300 VP from your To-Do-List

This is my take as it relates to strategies on getting started, so I do not want to bore you further with more details in order to avoid a situation where you are overwhelmed. However, like I said before, you have to move at your own pace and invest your available time and money, but remember that the best strategy for a starter is to seek to acquire knowledge and develop understanding.

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When you join a new business the first thing you need to do is to learn about the business and develop an understanding of how it works, because without this you may be building your business on a shaky start. So your first strategic objective will be going through relevant training materials and other helpful literature on SFI website and beyond.

It is a good first step to open a communication channel with your sponsor and other upline members, register at the forum and become an a2a
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

What I will say will actually depend on who is asking me; my wife, son, prospect, SFI member/PSA or a member of a rival organisation etc. However, since your question does not specifically say who is asking, I will attempt to highlight what I love about SFI on a general note below:

1. It is very simple to understand and relatively easy to follow compared to similar organisations.

2. You are your own boss, working at your own pace with no boss looking over your shoulder. In essence, you are an internet entrepreneur operating your own business.

3. There are various ways to make money so you have the freedom to exploit and engage in all or the one(s) that suit you.

4. It is free to join with no obligation to pay money or buy something unlike many other similar organisations.

5. There is a guide to a clear path and direction to follow in order to be successful.

6. As SFI affiliates, we can even make more money because we are allowed to open our own store at TC.

A major captivating factor is the hands-on approach of the President, Gery Carson and his staff, who work relentlessly and very visibly to ensure we get the best out of SFI.

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What I will say will actually depend on who is asking me; my wife, son, prospect, SFI member/PSA or a member of a rival organisation etc. However, since your question does not specifically say who is asking, I will attempt to highlight what I love about SFI on a general note below:

1. It is very simple to understand and relatively easy to follow compared to similar organisations.

2. You are your own boss, working at your own pace with no boss looking over your shoulder. In essence,
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999

Investing in your business is good especially when the investment is strategically in alignment with what yours business need at the time of investment, in order to increase your chances of success. Having gone through your snap shot and seen how successful you are in your SFI business and a GTL for that matter, I think at this point you may need to invest in some advanced marketing methods in order to improve your chance of more success and hopefully reach the DTL rank, so take the following suggestions on board:

1. Build a reputable website if you have none, to promote every aspect of your SFI/TC business. You do not need to break the bank because creating your own Website is extremely affordable. Check out CPanel, Web.com, or iPage for cheap, highly rated domain name and Website hosting services.

2. You may buy a ‘safelist only traffic’ from a reputable seller which may cost around $50 for about 3,000 safelist hits per month. This is going to be a relatively good integrity list that may have some better chances for conversion.

3. You may also purchase some x-cards and pay any direct mail company to insert one in each envelope or package they send, but the more quantity you are able or willing to purchase, the more chances of conversion you will have in return. Again, it is your money, so you can choose the destination you want your x-cards to be included.

4. Investing in a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaign can often yield positive results especially if you use an effective platform like Google Adwords and Bing/Yahoo but ensure to place creative ads that increase the Click-Through-Rate (CTR) for better results.

As you can see, the above suggestions are business building related, designed to ultimately lead to success, however, you may decide to put your $500 in some by expanding activity which will cost more, or to spread it across all of them but be rest assured that on a careful appropriation, your budget will be enough to cover all my suggestions.

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Investing in your business is good especially when the investment is strategically in alignment with what yours business need at the time of investment, in order to increase your chances of success. Having gone through your snap shot and seen how successful you are in your SFI business and a GTL for that matter, I think at this point you may need to invest in some advanced marketing methods in order to improve your chance of more success and hopefully reach the DTL rank, so take the following suggestions
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