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I see that there are ECAs in my local area who have not yet listed any products. How can I/we encourage them to become active ECAs?

3921 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 12/22/2013 10:43 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
ECA who have not listed products are inactive. Merchants in your local area who are not ECAs should be introduce to the idea. So inactive ECAs, should definitely become active and there are a few ways that you can help them.

1. Remind them that TripleClicks does charge ECAs to list their products. You can list 10 or 1000. It will never cost you a dime. Only when a sale occurs is there a fee for processing and handling. This fee is nominal compared to other sites that provide the
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Which of the SFI LaunchPad lessons is best...and why?

3909 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 7/9/2014 4:07 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
Lesson 5 is Borderless is beautiful and truly it is. There are no boundaries for your SFI business except the ones you place on it. You SFI business can grow as large or it can stay as small as you need. You have full flexibility over your work hours, and days. You can control how much money you make by implemented a sound marketing strategy.

Since SFI has been around for many years, is the playing field fair for someone who have just started in SFI like me?

3897 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 3/18/2014 9:03 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
I now exactly what you mean. Matrices do become saturated at some point but SFI is a very different model trust me. We are just beginning to hit some fantastic growth. As a matter of fact most people don't know about TripleClicks nor SFI and they have been around for a few years. Carson Services, Inc. has been around even longer and if we were not affiliates I'm sure we would not have heard of it. That's just how novel the marketing system is.

Most of our target audience is in emerging
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How many hours a week do I need to devote to SFI to become successful?

3888 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 7/19/2013 9:19 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
How many hours you spend each week promoting your SFI business is going to depend on you. Many people have day or night jobs and that takes a toll on your free time. Then you must rest and spend some time for yourself. So I'd say for this people if you have 1 hour every day to spend on your business, discipline yourself to spend 1 hour on your business. If you have 30 minutes then spend 30. With the right plan of action, discipline, and persistence you can start to gain traction in this business
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How is advising my PSAs to buy from ECAs in their country helpful?

3881 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 6/24/2015 4:22 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
It is helpful for PSAs to buy from local ECAs mainly to expedite shipping. Even so, it pays to shop local for other reasons. For example, if you need to pick up on a certain day and time, shopping local will facilitate this effort. Shopping local will boost the local economy and provide jobs for the community. More local dollars for taxes means improved social services in the community. Schools, parks, hospitals, and libraries all benefit from local spending. Shopping local usually also means
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How can I elevate my SFI advertisements above all the competing business opportunities out there?

3867 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 2/7/2015 9:13 am

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
In order to gain a competitive advantage that is sustainable you must be consistent and frequent with your advertising and track for improvement. That's the only way to do it using free advertising. Typically, when it comes to paid advertising, the winner is the one with the largest ad budget. However, high quality content will trump a bigger budget with low quality content. So content in advertising is everything. Quality ads cost less because they are more targeted and more efficient at pulling
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What are the drawbacks to using link cloaking software?

3866 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 1/3/2015 7:30 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
Some of the drawbacks of using link cloaking software will depend on the quality of the service you use. Sometimes cloaking software strips away the cookie needed the track the sale to the affiliate. To be sure that this is not happening to you be sure that you are not logged into your account and possible clear all of your cookies then click on your tracking link to see if it takes you to where you need to be. If you go to a generic site that doesn't have your affiliate information on the site
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Is it better to provide prospects with only a brief overview of what SFI is about...or more lengthly, detailed information?

3863 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 2/7/2015 9:48 am

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
It definitely to your advantage and theirs to be brief and to the point. Not only will you run your prospect away if you are verbose, but you will also confuse them. What I like to do for all of my prospects is to give them a TC Gift Card and say here's a 12 dollar value toward your next purchase from my site, please check it in your leisure. If they have questions then, I say just check out if you have the time - if not give it to a good friend. Sometimes people press you for more information.
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What's best? Sponsoring fewer PSAs and concentrating on coaching and helping them build...or continuously sponsoring new affiliates?

3859 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 7/19/2013 12:49 am

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
It is far better to sponsor fewer PSAs and teach them how to build than to just to recruit 1000 affiliates per day. Out of a 1000 you can expect 2% of less to catch on. But if you recruit 20 then teach them how to recruit 20 then you are on your way to financial freedom. While it is only a matter of preference to how large of an organization any affiliate might hope to achieve, it rather a fact that without duplication your business is going to reach a certain level and stagnate.

Why?
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What is the most important goal you've set for your SFI business and why?

3858 votes

Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) 1/3/2015 7:07 pm

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999
The most important goal I've set for my business is to NEVER quit. The surest way to succeed is to try and try again until you do. For you will fail many times and if you quit then that's the end. But if you decide to learn from your mistakes and to improve your skills so that you better understand your weaknesses and capitalize on your strengths; then, you will find certain success. Never ever quit. Learning, growing, and earning comes in time.
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