Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

I have created 2 excel workbooks to track my SFI activity.
In one of them I have copied the To-Do list and fill in with all the free VP I can earn in that month, including auction bids and games. This quickly lets me see how much VP I need to make in sales or other actions.
If I make unexpected VP by making a sale or winning VP in the DG or with this Ask SC answer (I hope) I enter these amounts into my spreadsheet, and my calculations on what I need are automatically updated. Each month I use the same template. The formulas are already embedded in it.

My second spreadsheet workbook lists all my advertising sources, with hyperlinks to each one. I keep there recorded my username and password for each safelist or traffic exchange. It also tells me how often I can advertise on that site and how many credits I have available, and how many more I need to gain to place an ad.

Each time I advertise I enter which ad I used, which gateway I advertised, the date and how many credits I used. Because I have embedded the calculations, my spreadsheet tells me when I can advertise with that program next, and also if I need to earn more advertising credits before I advertise again.

I find these 2 records help me keep track of my daily weekly and monthly activity in SFI. I hope they help you.

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I have created 2 excel workbooks to track my SFI activity.
In one of them I have copied the To-Do list and fill in with all the free VP I can earn in that month, including auction bids and games. This quickly lets me see how much VP I need to make in sales or other actions.
If I make unexpected VP by making a sale or winning VP in the DG or with this Ask SC answer (I hope) I enter these amounts into my spreadsheet, and my calculations on what I need are automatically updated. Each month
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

"If persons I sponsor advance in SFI faster than I do, should I continue to try to train and support them?"

What an interesting question! If someone you sponsor advances faster than you, my advice would be to continue to support him to the best of your ability.
You may find that he outgrows your training, but that is okay. You are on the same team and will work together. I always try and develop friendly relationships with all my team members, and ask for their input, ideas and suggestions as to how to grow our team together.

I have sent copies of my advertising ideas to my leading PSAs and asked for their input. Usually some respond and I try to take their ideas on board and modify what I have written. If your PSA has had experience in marketing before joining SFI, your role may be in guiding him as to how this business works. Once he has a handle on that, he may very well be giving you advice and training in marketing. So what?

SFI affiliates are not under each other. We are each running our own businesses and if some, for whatever reason, streak out from the rest of us and advance quicker even than the one who enrolled him, that is how it should be. That is one of the things that sets SFI apart from some shady pyramid style schemes/scams.

Keep communicating with all your team members and perhaps you can enlist your star's help in training the rest of the team. Set up some online training such as a webinar, and have him as the speaker or guide, to answer questions from the rest of the team. Learn to work with that person. Such an affiliate would be a tremendous asset to your business.

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"If persons I sponsor advance in SFI faster than I do, should I continue to try to train and support them?"

What an interesting question! If someone you sponsor advances faster than you, my advice would be to continue to support him to the best of your ability.
You may find that he outgrows your training, but that is okay. You are on the same team and will work together. I always try and develop friendly relationships with all my team members, and ask for their input, ideas
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

"What are the most cost effective way to increase your chances of success with SFI?"

You can succeed with SFI with very little expense.

First you need to join Wave 3. That will cost you $1.95 but give you 5 free TCredits and 50 free MRP every month.

Next set up a standing order of a single TCredit every month. This will give you 102 VP and is the best value product for VP.
Earn your Fast Start bonus by doing just enough actions to make 500 VP and no more in the first 24 hours. Save the rest for the rest of the month.

In the first month only earn the 1500 VP to make EA. You will have already earned 700 in the first 24 hours. Work out how much you can earn by doing all the daily, weekly and monthly actions and then only do enough of the getting started intermediate and launchpad to make 1500 VP again. If you are careful with this you can make the once off actions last 3 - 4 months. (By all means read the training - just don't click the tick for it or answer the question in launchpad until you need the VP)

It goes without saying that you must log in every day and do all your daily, weekly and monthly actions. That costs you nothing and gains you 497 VP in a month.

Begin sharing SFI with your friends and family and hopefully gain at leat 1 new PSA per month who will do what you do. You're better off with 1 active PSA per month than hundreds who do nothing. The hundreds cost you a lot in advertising but gain nothing if they are inactive. If you gain just 1 active per month, your VP will increase by 100 per month as each PSA becomes EA2. As well as this you will earn 58 cents commission as each buys his single TCredit.

Try and gain 1 new ECA per month. Every month as your new ECA uploads his first product, you will gain another 100 VP, not to mention the commissions from his sales.

Try and promote sales of TripleClicks products. You can do this for free via safelists and ad exchanges. You can also set up a blog for free and promote products and SFI business on it.

Review 30 Ask SC questions every day. This will give you an extra entry into the Daily Grand and increase your chances of winning extra TCredits, VP or MRP.

Use your TCredits (you are given bonus TCredits every month when you retain EA2) in DP auctions. This will give you 1 VP per bid as well as earn you 10 MRP per bid. You can use your MRP to purchase more single TCredits, increasing your VP.

If you do these steps and gain at least 1 new PSA per month who will duplicate you, you will be doing very well in 12 months' time.

It's slow but cost effective and it works.

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"What are the most cost effective way to increase your chances of success with SFI?"

You can succeed with SFI with very little expense.

First you need to join Wave 3. That will cost you $1.95 but give you 5 free TCredits and 50 free MRP every month.

Next set up a standing order of a single TCredit every month. This will give you 102 VP and is the best value product for VP.
Earn your Fast Start bonus by doing just enough actions to make 500 VP and
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

"What should a new ECA do and not do in their first month?"

In his first month a new ECA should read up on what is involved in being an ECA and read all the FAQs so that he knows how the business works; how to notify that the product has been sent, and how to receive payments, for example. If TripleClicks doesn't know that the order has been filled, you won't get paid for it.

He should upload one product immediately and keep uploading new things periodically, one at a time. This will bring his products and name where affiliates will see his new products when they check their what is new at TripleClicks link every day.

He should periodically put a product up as a Hot Deal just to bring that product and his store back to affiliates' attention.

He should make sure he checks into TripleClicks every day and see if he has any orders or messages to attend to.

He should send messages about new products and specials to all the people who have connected with him.

He should dispatch orders as soon as possible.

What a new ECA should not do is upload everything at once and then have nothing to draw people back to his store to see in the future.

He should also NOT forget to send orders. I think it is a good idea to follow up on my customers and check whether they have actually received the product, because sometimes digital products end up in people's spam folders. They get upset thinking you haven't sent it when you have, and will give you a negative review which is hard to undo.

I hope these ideas will help you as a new ECA and wish you all the best with your venture.

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"What should a new ECA do and not do in their first month?"

In his first month a new ECA should read up on what is involved in being an ECA and read all the FAQs so that he knows how the business works; how to notify that the product has been sent, and how to receive payments, for example. If TripleClicks doesn't know that the order has been filled, you won't get paid for it.

He should upload one product immediately and keep uploading new things periodically, one
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

"What is a good financial budget to start with for SFI?"

This obviously has to be a personal decision based on what each affiliate can afford, so I won't attempt to set a price which may deter people who can't afford that amount.

For some who have no money to invest, a lot of time must be invested in free advertising and trying to win TCredits to use in the games. You will need to spend some money from time to time, buying a 100 pack of TCredits. Judicious use of these in DP auctions and DP KO Trivia can make these last and turn them into MRP which can then be turned back to purchasing individual TCredits for maximum VP. I bought 100 TCredits once which lasted me 6 months, and I was able to maintain EA all that time without any other outlay. I made money slowly, but I still came out ahead. It is possible to succeed on a small budget.

However if you do have money to invest, I think buying an SBuilder co-op unit each month and 100 TCredits would be a very helpful investment. With these and your Daily actions you will have no trouble maintaining your rank of EA. These will help you to grow your team, and give you the means to enter into the games and auctions.

SFI is your business and if you can invest into it, it will undoubtedly grow faster than if you don't. Work out how much you can spare to invest. Spread what money you have available across a range of different activities to grow your business. Such could be - buying PSAs, perhaps doing your own paid advertising, buying a Standing Order of 136 TCredits, paying for an autoresponder, your own domain name, and hosting a blog and or website. This would be money well spent and would make your business grow faster than nothing or only occasional investments.


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"What is a good financial budget to start with for SFI?"

This obviously has to be a personal decision based on what each affiliate can afford, so I won't attempt to set a price which may deter people who can't afford that amount.

For some who have no money to invest, a lot of time must be invested in free advertising and trying to win TCredits to use in the games. You will need to spend some money from time to time, buying a 100 pack of TCredits. Judicious use of
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

"When is the best time to upgrade your rank from EA to Team Leader?"

I would say in answer to this, when you see that you will benefit from the rank.
If you don't have an active team then there is not a great deal to be gained by upgrading to BTL. You can't benefit from matching VP if your team doesn't generate much VP. You can check on your Scoreboard page to see how much you could be making if you upgraded. If that amount is less than what it costs to upgrade, then my advice is not to worry about upgrading yet. Of course you do benefit from receiving CSAs each month that you are a TL, but my experience is that most of these are inactive anyway.
My recommendation is to concentrate on working the business making sales and growing your team. Be a great sponsor and help your team to grow. When you do the work of a team leader, your team will grow and prosper and you will gain TL status without having to worry about the timing of it at all.

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"When is the best time to upgrade your rank from EA to Team Leader?"

I would say in answer to this, when you see that you will benefit from the rank.
If you don't have an active team then there is not a great deal to be gained by upgrading to BTL. You can't benefit from matching VP if your team doesn't generate much VP. You can check on your Scoreboard page to see how much you could be making if you upgraded. If that amount is less than what it costs to upgrade, then
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Good on you for setting up an autoresponder.

You should get an email from your autoresponder provider when someone new joins your campaign. If you get no such emails then something is not working - probably your advertising of your lead capture page.

You will not be notified when someone unsubscribes, so it is a good idea to keep a regular check with your company, to see how many subscribers are still with you. If people are unsubscribing, then your campaign is not working.

Your company should also tell you whether people are opening your emails. If they are not opening them, then your campaign is likewise not working. Perhaps you need to rewrite your subject lines to make them more compelling.

If you are getting emails to say that people are joining your autoresponder campaign, but those sign ups aren't resulting in sales or affiliate signups (or whatever the campaign was trying to do)then most probably your emails aren't hitting the mark.

Go back and reread all your pre-written emails, or give them to someone else to be proof read if you are not good at writing.

A hint in writing your emails - imagine you are writing to a particular person who is a friend. Be yourself and not pushy; be genuine and don't sprout hype. People will quickly unsubscribe from, or delete emails they perceive as insincere and sales pitchy.

All the best with your campaign!
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Good on you for setting up an autoresponder.

You should get an email from your autoresponder provider when someone new joins your campaign. If you get no such emails then something is not working - probably your advertising of your lead capture page.

You will not be notified when someone unsubscribes, so it is a good idea to keep a regular check with your company, to see how many subscribers are still with you. If people are unsubscribing, then your campaign is not working.
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Why is it important to have a good SFI account photo? And what makes a good photo?
It is important to have a good account photo because this is how people get to know you. Your photo needs to show people that you are a trustworthy and 'nice'. It must also be professional. Personally I think a photo taken of you at a party with a glass of champers in your hand, or with your pet, or wearing revealing clothing are examples of inappropriate photos. They may not establish your credibility as a reliable business person with important things to say.

When you upload your photo to your email account and all the other places you frequent online, this becomes your brand and people begin to recognise you in different places. As they read your profile in different places and the comments you make in different forums, people will come to know you and relate to you personally. What you write will begin to influence people. Your photo is important because people will quickly recognise you and be more interested in reading what you have written, than they may be in reading something by someone who doesn't have their photo posted. It's as close to 'face-to-face' as you can get in the online world.

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Why is it important to have a good SFI account photo? And what makes a good photo?
It is important to have a good account photo because this is how people get to know you. Your photo needs to show people that you are a trustworthy and 'nice'. It must also be professional. Personally I think a photo taken of you at a party with a glass of champers in your hand, or with your pet, or wearing revealing clothing are examples of inappropriate photos. They may not establish your credibility as
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

What is the best way to explain either to a prospect or a new affiliate the relationship between SFI and Tripleclicks or Pricebenders?

I tell new affiliates or prospects that basically there are 2 businesses in one - SFI and TripleClicks. I tell them that TripleClicks is a huge online store with about 114,000 products, sold both by TripleClicks Direct, and also independent e-commerce associates, called ECAs. Then I tell them that SFI is the marketing arm, or army, 2 million strong, whose job it is to sell TripleClicks' products on behalf of the ECAs and TripleClicks Direct. I tell them that every SFI affiliate is automatically a member of TripleClicks also and can become an ECA and sell his own products, too if he wishes.

I explain that SFI affiliates are running their own businesses and explain all the different ways they can earn money through both TripleClicks and the power of duplication by building a team of affiliates and benefitting from the matching bonuses and the Executive Pool. One could choose to focus on any one of these, or work at all of them:
1. As an SFI affiliate you earn commissions on the products you sell. You can sell any of the 114,000 products listed by TripleClicks Direct, or by any of the 6,480 E-Commerce Associates from 149 countries.

2. As an affiliate you can also earn money each month from what is called the TripleClicks Executive Pool. A certain part of every sale each month goes towards this 'pool'. Every affiliate who reaches the level of Executive Affiliate or higher that month, gets a share of this pool. The size of his share depends on the number of points he earned during the month.
3. All affiliates of SFI are automatically members of TripleClicks and can open their own stores as ECAs if they wish.
4. Affiliates can join other people up as ECAs. They then receive a commission on every sale made by that ECA for life. Of course he should help the ECA sell his products.
5. Affiliates can join people up to TripleClicks simply as customers. These customers are called one's Personally Referred Members, or PRMs. Any purchase by any PRM will always be accredited to the person who signed that person up. So if I join someone up who is not interested in running a business, but just wants to shop online, I get a commission on any purchase he makes - forever. He may not shop for months and then come searching for something for a Christmas gift or something, but the person who originally introduced him to TripleClicks will still get that commission.
6. Affiliates can also sponsor other affiliates into the business. People you sponsor are called your Personally Sponsored Affiliates. (PSAs) It is a sponsor's job to look after his PSAs and help them do well in the business. When you reach the level of team leader, you benefit by having all your PSAs' points earned each month, added to your own, which of course increases your share of the TripleClicks Executive Pool. This is where the real money comes in. It's called the power of duplication and this is what provides the leveraged residual income.
7. Affiliates also earn commissions on any products bought by their PSA, or on any sales made by their PSAs who become ECAs.
8. Any member of TripleClicks or SFI may sell their own 2nd -hand stuff on TripleClicks. So you can have your own online garage sale.
9. SFI affiliates and TripleClicks members may both participate in auctions where people get fantastic bargains such as an ipod for around $5.00, or a mobile phone, or any number of a wide variety of amazing bargains. These auctions run 24/7 to cater for the huge international clientele. Goods won at auction are shipped to the winner, anywhere in the world for free. I know some people who are really good at the auctions and get regular great bargains and then they resell the products on e-bay, or in their own TripleClicks store for a really good profit.
10. There is also another way of earning money which is the SFI Pay Per Action Plan. In this, an affiliate may join up new affiliates or TripleClicks members, but instead of sponsoring them and benefiting from their sales and purchases, he can simply be paid up to $12 for each qualified affiliate and $5 for each TC member. The new members are given to other affiliates to look after. (Qualified means they can't be tyre kickers.) So if you are good at advertising, but don't want the responsibility of sponsoring, this SFIPPA may interest you.
11. You can join TripleClicks as an E-Commerce Associate (ECA) and set up your own store, (without joining SFI as an affiliate). This is free to do and you list your items for free. TripleClicks keeps a minimum of 15% of the sale price. (You determine what percent you want TC to get.) This goes towards the commissions of the affiliates who promote the products. If you join as an ECA, you don't necessarily join SFI and become an affiliate. As an ECA only, you can only sell your own products - not anyone else's, as can an SFI affiliate.

A prospect can see that there are an amazing variety of ways that he can make money through SFI and or TripleClicks. I ask him does he think any of those would suit him, and offer to help him get started to change his life for the better.

Good luck with your prospecting!


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What is the best way to explain either to a prospect or a new affiliate the relationship between SFI and Tripleclicks or Pricebenders?

I tell new affiliates or prospects that basically there are 2 businesses in one - SFI and TripleClicks. I tell them that TripleClicks is a huge online store with about 114,000 products, sold both by TripleClicks Direct, and also independent e-commerce associates, called ECAs. Then I tell them that SFI is the marketing arm, or army, 2 million strong, whose
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Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

The E365 is a contest in which all SFI affiliates compete with every other affiliate who joined SFI on the same day.

The E365 competition is based on VersaPoints and is divided into six rounds. You need to stay "above the green line" to advance to each round of the challenge. And just by advancing, you will immediately win your first E365 prize! The "green line" represents the average number of VersaPoints scored by all the members of your class who remain in the contest. To advance to the next round and win a prize, you must earn enough VP to stay above the green line.

The last round ends on the 1st anniversary of your joining SFI and on that day you must have earned the most VP of anyone in your class. The best strategy to win is to log in every day and do all your daily, weekly and monthly actions, and to have in place a standing order of 1500 VP each month. Bidding in the auctions also earns VP, so buying TCredits and then bidding in the auctions would also earn more VP. Making sales to new PRMs also earns good VP.

In short the best strategy to win the E365 contest is to work your SFI business as hard as you can, investing as much time and money into it as you can afford.

Good luck!

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The E365 is a contest in which all SFI affiliates compete with every other affiliate who joined SFI on the same day.

The E365 competition is based on VersaPoints and is divided into six rounds. You need to stay "above the green line" to advance to each round of the challenge. And just by advancing, you will immediately win your first E365 prize! The "green line" represents the average number of VersaPoints scored by all the members of your class who remain in the
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