Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Sharon!

I think it can be worthwhile, but I would be careful. It depends on your volume of PSA's each month that are signing up under you. It's been said that about 2% of those that register will really be serious about SFI. So, if your PSA's are coming from auctions, S-Builder, or other ECA signups, you could spend a lot of time sending personalized welcome letters to those that will never log in again.

But if you know the new PSA's, i.e. personal referrals/signups, then it's definitely good to send a personalized welcome letter.

For those random PSA signups, I generally send a generic welcome letter, trying to highlight the positive aspects of SFI, and then for those that give me a response to show a little interest, I definitely send a more personalized mail as soon as possible...

Hope this helps and wish you all the best!! :)
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Hi Sharon!

I think it can be worthwhile, but I would be careful. It depends on your volume of PSA's each month that are signing up under you. It's been said that about 2% of those that register will really be serious about SFI. So, if your PSA's are coming from auctions, S-Builder, or other ECA signups, you could spend a lot of time sending personalized welcome letters to those that will never log in again.

But if you know the new PSA's, i.e. personal referrals/signups,
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question! SFI has actually made it very easy for us to do this... when you browse the banners available to install, SFI has provided the HTML code that will display the banner.

Simply copy the HTML code from the SFI banner page and paste it into your blog and the banner will be applied there.

Best of luck to you in SFI! :)

Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Nsikak,

This is a great question - and I think new affiliates show different levels of interest. And project different levels of probable success (although this can always change! so never give up on anyone! :)) I think the following are some good signs of how they may perform:

1) The single best way to see that someone may be successful is DO THEY CREATE A STANDING ORDER? An affiliate can get by the first two months maybe getting 1500 VP and becoming EA without any purchases, but after the second month, you need to make some purchase - only $15 to $30 each month in order to ensure that you are EA. Think about it - the daily points are 11/day, which is at most 343 for a month - and you can get some from monthly actions, another 150-200 VP. But the only other way to reach 1500 VP is to sponsor other EA2's (which means you're convincing other people, after their second month, to make purchases so they stay EA2 so you get the points for sponsoring them!).

So for me, the BEST way to see that someone will be successful is if they create a standing order - because they realize that a successful business requires some investment - even a SMALL investment - of both time and yes, money.

If someone spends $30/month on IAHBE, it only takes FOUR of their PSA's to do the same for that person to break even for the month. Everything else is icing on the cake!

2) While standing order for a monthly purchase from TC is the best indicator, other factors can indicate that an affiliate will be a good one such as:
a) logging in daily,
b) completing daily tasks,
c) communicating with you as their sponsor, asking questions, etc.

I hope this helps. Best of luck to you and your success!!! :)

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Hi Nsikak,

This is a great question - and I think new affiliates show different levels of interest. And project different levels of probable success (although this can always change! so never give up on anyone! :)) I think the following are some good signs of how they may perform:

1) The single best way to see that someone may be successful is DO THEY CREATE A STANDING ORDER? An affiliate can get by the first two months maybe getting 1500 VP and becoming EA without
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Clarence,

If I understand you're question correctly, you are trying to find the best marketing tool within SFI to reach unemployed or under-employed young persons...

If this is correct, the BEST tool out there is the TripleClicks gift card... it gives them $12 to spend on T-Credits - they can get 6 T-Credits AND explore the site... they ALSO get 612 VersaPoints for those 6 T-Credits.

Along with all the action points you can get your first month, they can easily make EA. Then, I would explain that if they are able to get 6 other people to try it as well - and purchase SIX T-Credits for $11.34, then the commission your new affiliate would earn from those purchases is $20.88, which would allow them to purchase 10 T-Credits for $18.90 in their second month - NOW THEY ARE EA2 (with the month 2 action points).

Find another 6 people to purchase the 6 T-Credits in their second month and they continue to build their business and PSA's. And remember, because you gave them the gift card to start - they didn't spend anything from their own pocket to get going!

This is how I recommend doing it, but whether you follow this exact strategy or not, the TripleClicks gift card is a GREAT marketing tool for those folks because it is a FREE gift to them!

Best of luck to you!!!

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Hi Clarence,

If I understand you're question correctly, you are trying to find the best marketing tool within SFI to reach unemployed or under-employed young persons...

If this is correct, the BEST tool out there is the TripleClicks gift card... it gives them $12 to spend on T-Credits - they can get 6 T-Credits AND explore the site... they ALSO get 612 VersaPoints for those 6 T-Credits.

Along with all the action points you can get your first month, they can
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Cyndi!!

Great question and I hope I have a simple answer! :) The best way to respond is to NOT respond and as far as path moving forward - stay on the same path! Just continue pointing out the advantages and the opportunity that SFI provides.

Some will scoff and be negative. But some will accept what you are saying.

For me, it is the same way when I share my faith. You can never force someone to believe in something - all you can do is share it. I feel a duty to share my faith with others, though not all will accept it. Those that don't, I "shake the dust off my feet" and move on to the next. It is the same with SFI - not all will accept it. But some will.

Don't doubt yourself or what you are promoting - just continue to do it and support the ones who show an interest...

I wish you all the best!!



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Hi Cyndi!!

Great question and I hope I have a simple answer! :) The best way to respond is to NOT respond and as far as path moving forward - stay on the same path! Just continue pointing out the advantages and the opportunity that SFI provides.

Some will scoff and be negative. But some will accept what you are saying.

For me, it is the same way when I share my faith. You can never force someone to believe in something - all you can do is share it. I feel
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Samullah!

That is a great question and very appropriate as many of us who signed up for SFI are financially challenged to begin with and were attracted to all of the many times that we saw the word "FREE" in our first dealings with SFI!

I have found that the best thing to do is to do the following:

1) Log in every day and do your daily/monthly tasks as you can gain close to 500 VP for the month just doing that. Then you will still need around 1000 points for EA.
2) Create your standing order for 10 individual T-Credits, which is only $18.90USD and gives you 1020 VP's.

Now you are EA - if for some reason, you are unable to complete all of the action points during the month - you can always make up the points you need for EA at the end of the month by purchasing 1 more, or 2 more T-Credits depending on how many VP you need:
102 VP - 1 T-Credit for $1.89
204 VP - 2 T-Credits for $3.78
306 VP - 3 T-Credits for $5.67

But as long as you do those daily/monthly actions, then your $18.90 standing order should be enough to give you EA status.

Lastly, please remember that if you are marketing well, then you only have to do this a short time.

Find THREE people to also buy 10 T-credits and your total commission for those 3 purchases is $17.40 - so you have almost earned back the $18.90 you spent!! Then, after they do this 2 months in a row, to become EA2, you get 100 VP for every EA2 you sponsor!

So if you have action points of about 500 for the month, and you have sponsored just THREE EA2's (found THREE people to do the same as you), then you have 800 VP's and only need 700 VP for EA, which is 7 T-Credits (714 VP for $13.23)!

Once you have a dozen EA2's, you don't even have to spend money on T-Credits to stay EA, but at that point, you will also be earning enough from those people that you may want to make some purchases to become team leader and earn more from the VP matching that SFI provides!

So to start - daily/monthly actions, 10 individual T-Credit standing order, and promote the same thing to everyone you can!!

Best of luck!!
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Hi Samullah!

That is a great question and very appropriate as many of us who signed up for SFI are financially challenged to begin with and were attracted to all of the many times that we saw the word "FREE" in our first dealings with SFI!

I have found that the best thing to do is to do the following:

1) Log in every day and do your daily/monthly tasks as you can gain close to 500 VP for the month just doing that. Then you will still need around 1000 points
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Affiliate since: 01/23/2015, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Helen -

I have found the best place to sell and advertise T-Credits is to promote them as part of a standing order among your SFI affiliates. SFI affiliates have the greatest need for T-Credits as well as a need to maintain some type of TC purchases in order to stay EA.

Myself, I like to promote the 1 T-Credit purchase as part of a standing order. Did you realize that you actually earn more when a PSA sets a standing order of 12 T-Credits than you do when they have a standing order of 100 T-Credits - AND, THEY spend LESS!!??

For 100 T-Credits - PSA spends $29, gets 1200 VP, and your commission is $6.30
For 12 T-Credits - PSA spends only $22.68, but gets 1224 VP and your commission is $6.96.

So I always recommend the standing order for individual credits as it benefits me AND the PSA more. If they then simply want more T-Credits for bidding in auctions, etc., then that's great as well - they're still making purchases. But the individual T-Credits is a win-win for those that wouldn't otherwise purchase them...

Best wishes!!!

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Hi Helen -

I have found the best place to sell and advertise T-Credits is to promote them as part of a standing order among your SFI affiliates. SFI affiliates have the greatest need for T-Credits as well as a need to maintain some type of TC purchases in order to stay EA.

Myself, I like to promote the 1 T-Credit purchase as part of a standing order. Did you realize that you actually earn more when a PSA sets a standing order of 12 T-Credits than you do when they have
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