Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

Both are equally important.
Practice your advertising methods to capture the best prospects possible.
Never stop at one successful method in obtaining prospects, keep trying new ideas.
Sharpen your communication skills to maintain constant informative and helpful updated information and tips.
Answer all correspondence, Team messages or chats as soon as possible to retain a close relationship.
Monitor not only your movers, but, your Genealogy Reports activity.
Send support, help, congratulatory and idea Team Messages often.
Dedicate at least one hour a day to communicating with your downline.
Explore all areas of reward for your active affiliates.

All the information you need to follow the above is in your Home Page. Primarily under the Marketing and Training tabs.

Due diligence, persistence and determination win the day.
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Both are equally important.
Practice your advertising methods to capture the best prospects possible.
Never stop at one successful method in obtaining prospects, keep trying new ideas.
Sharpen your communication skills to maintain constant informative and helpful updated information and tips.
Answer all correspondence, Team messages or chats as soon as possible to retain a close relationship.
Monitor not only your movers, but, your Genealogy Reports activity.
Send support,
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

This is a good question and it is one that many "newbies" will be leaping to read the
answers to.

Like most questions the answer depends on the degree of experience new affiliates
have in Internet Marketing or any marketing, for that matter.

If you are completely new to Internet Marketing I suggest promoting to a good friend and family, first.
Then, more friends and acquaintances.
This, combined with what you are learning will help develop your ability to fluently discuss the SFI and TripleClicks programs in a comfortable environment.

Next, I would promote to your local market. Use flyers, post cards, local advertising venues, Gift Cards. Sometime, a sale depends on visual aids to send a picture
into a prospects mind.
Send letters to local ECA prospects. Attend local functions and meet and greets.
From college level to retirement there are groups who meet for any variety of reasons; get together's, civic, religious or charitable causes.

Drop in, where ever you find people who are congregating. Even to do laundry.
Here you may find a captive audience.
Passing out flyers in a mall or other parking lots is very effective.

These are just a few ideas.

Now that you knowledge base has been built up,
I believe the next step for the novice would be to venture into Classified Advertising on the Internet. Here you will gain the ability to reach thousands, if not more.
Start with Free Classified Ads and work up to PPC when budget and comfort level is obtained.
Free Classified sites are easily obtain by doing a search on the net.
A starter list is provided in SFI, or just ask your Sponsor or Co-Sponsor.
More are suggested in ASK SC under an Advertising search.

The tools and materials needed to get started in all of the above is available under the Marketing Tab in the SFI Home Page.

I hope the above was helpful.

Success comes to those who are willing to work and never quit when the going gets tough.

To your success!
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This is a good question and it is one that many "newbies" will be leaping to read the
answers to.

Like most questions the answer depends on the degree of experience new affiliates
have in Internet Marketing or any marketing, for that matter.

If you are completely new to Internet Marketing I suggest promoting to a good friend and family, first.
Then, more friends and acquaintances.
This, combined with what you are learning will help
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

Personally, I love Free Classified Advertising. It is a forum where
I can develop my ads and test them before moving on to paid advertising.
I use free advertising as proving ground to test Keywords, subject lines,
ad script (description) and photos.
It does take a while to develop a good list to work with.
SFI provides a starter list for you.

Once you have established your proven advertising portfolio,
paid advertising provides a much stronger activity base for targeted marketing.
The resulting sign ups usually prove to be much better.
You must test the waters, as they say, until you find one
or more PPC sites or other paid traffic resources that provide
results with your advertising campaign.
Most free advertising sites offer some form of paid advertising.

The bottom line is, if you are just starting out, use Free advertising to get your feet wet. Then move on to paid advertising.
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Personally, I love Free Classified Advertising. It is a forum where
I can develop my ads and test them before moving on to paid advertising.
I use free advertising as proving ground to test Keywords, subject lines,
ad script (description) and photos.
It does take a while to develop a good list to work with.
SFI provides a starter list for you.

Once you have established your proven advertising portfolio,
paid advertising provides a much stronger activity
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

The time one needs to devote to SFI depends on their own level of experience and their desire to succeed.
If you are new to Internet Marketing it is obvious it will take more time to learn.
However, each of us must determine for ourselves how much time we are willing to devote to become a success.

Personally, I suggest learning SFI at your own pace to absorb the material and logistics.
Next, I would develop a daily schedule.
Follow that schedule religiously, adjust it when needed.

Starting out an hour or two a day is good. You will find, however, as you build your downline, become more active in promotional methods and advertising, maintaining contact, etc., some days could go longer.

As mentioned above, how much time it takes depend on your capability to learn and implement what you have learned to become a success.

The success is in you, you just need to want it.
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The time one needs to devote to SFI depends on their own level of experience and their desire to succeed.
If you are new to Internet Marketing it is obvious it will take more time to learn.
However, each of us must determine for ourselves how much time we are willing to devote to become a success.

Personally, I suggest learning SFI at your own pace to absorb the material and logistics.
Next, I would develop a daily schedule.
Follow that schedule religiously, adjust
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

Initiating communication is the best way to greet new affiliates.

1. Catch them on Chat, if possible, break the ice, and introduce yourself.
2. Immediately, send welcome email, with start out tips.
3. Follow each new affiliates activity, send tips and thoughts via Team Message or Email Message.
4. Great tips and hints will leave a strong impression on your efforts to support and lead your new team members.
5. Maintaining friendly and supportive communication will be to yours and their success.

If they show a measurable response, then, I would activate a reward system to add to the benefits of being an SFI member. For example, assigning TCredits, Gift Certificates or PSA re-assignments for different levels of achievement.

Motivational actions through reward, complements, discussion all contribute to maintaining your new affiliates level of excitement and activity.
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Initiating communication is the best way to greet new affiliates.

1. Catch them on Chat, if possible, break the ice, and introduce yourself.
2. Immediately, send welcome email, with start out tips.
3. Follow each new affiliates activity, send tips and thoughts via Team Message or Email Message.
4. Great tips and hints will leave a strong impression on your efforts to support and lead your new team members.
5. Maintaining friendly and supportive communication will be
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

Building a strong team is more than just being a good leader.
Leading by example includes letting your teammates know you
are generous with more than your knowledge.

New affiliates find TCredits hard to come by.
They are dependent on winning TCredits in contest provided by the 365 program
or the Daily Grand.
Otherwise, they are not easy to come by without achieving status, buying them outright through the TripleClicks Store or joining WAVE 3.
For these reasons, they are a terrific incentive to give out as rewards to your downline.

TCredit rewards can be given out as:

-Rewards for contest you create for your downline
-A simple progress incentive for your active affiliates
-An occasional bonus for something you deem worthy
Just to name a few.

We all like a reward now and then for our efforts.
It adds to the feeling of accomplishment.
Let your teammates know you recognize their contribution to the team
and to their own businesses.
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Building a strong team is more than just being a good leader.
Leading by example includes letting your teammates know you
are generous with more than your knowledge.

New affiliates find TCredits hard to come by.
They are dependent on winning TCredits in contest provided by the 365 program
or the Daily Grand.
Otherwise, they are not easy to come by without achieving status, buying them outright through the TripleClicks Store or joining WAVE 3.
For these
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

I tell them that the great benefit of Internet Marketing is you do not need to know a lot of people.
The entire internet world is your market, if you choose it to be.
SFI provides all the tools, training and materials needed to conduct their own business.
And with the help of their Sponsors, Co-Sponsors, the SFI Forum, Affiliate 2 Affiliate Friends and Support Division they will find all that they need at their disposal.
It doesn't get any better and it is free.
They will make new friends. And as they learn the business their confidence will grow enabling
them to go out into their communities to develop new business and more new friends.
It cost nothing to try....Here is the link........

This is what I tell them.
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I tell them that the great benefit of Internet Marketing is you do not need to know a lot of people.
The entire internet world is your market, if you choose it to be.
SFI provides all the tools, training and materials needed to conduct their own business.
And with the help of their Sponsors, Co-Sponsors, the SFI Forum, Affiliate 2 Affiliate Friends and Support Division they will find all that they need at their disposal.
It doesn't get any better and it is free.
They will
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

Team motivation requires constant communication and reward through various venues.

Communication with:
1. Team Email, from your Movers tab (TM)
2. Genealogy page (SFI Team Mail)
3. Chat (In house chat when your affiliates are online)
4. Skype or Facebook chat to address special concerns.

I motivate my team with the following methods and rewards:
1. Monthly revolving contests for 1st tip achievements (EA2 and up)
2. Monthly contest for Top 300 achievers
3. Reward for WAVE 3 approved sign ups
4. Fast start cash bonus who achieve EA with a Standing Order
5. Grant free share of my Co-op to my active PSA EA2 or higher.
To name a few.

I send a monthly motivational Team Message touching on various topics relevant to achieving success.
This is, in addition to weekly or bi-weekly Team Emails.
I, also, regularly invite questions and respond in a timely manner to them.

Consistent communication and a rewards program are the very beneficial to team motivation.
However, leading by example best shows best to the success of SFI and is a strong motivator to your Team Members.
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Team motivation requires constant communication and reward through various venues.

Communication with:
1. Team Email, from your Movers tab (TM)
2. Genealogy page (SFI Team Mail)
3. Chat (In house chat when your affiliates are online)
4. Skype or Facebook chat to address special concerns.

I motivate my team with the following methods and rewards:
1. Monthly revolving contests for 1st tip achievements (EA2 and up)
2. Monthly contest for Top 300 achievers
3.
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

There have been a lot answers here.
But, the bottom line is how much you can afford to invest in advertising.

Both options are only going to be as good as your ability to write successful ads.
Use the training provided by SFI. Do your own "How To" search.
Learn all the promotional tactics and ad writing tips you can. I would then, try them out in Free Classifieds to develop winning ads.

Next, as your budget allows begin using the proven ads in paid advertising.

The best advertising, of course, is which will work the fastest. And the answer is what will work the fastest is what can your budget afford?

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There have been a lot answers here.
But, the bottom line is how much you can afford to invest in advertising.

Both options are only going to be as good as your ability to write successful ads.
Use the training provided by SFI. Do your own "How To" search.
Learn all the promotional tactics and ad writing tips you can. I would then, try them out in Free Classifieds to develop winning ads.

Next, as your budget allows begin using the proven ads in paid
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38

The answer to this question depends entirely on your approach to your business.

If you are new to Internet Marketing it will take some time to learn.
During this learning period it may be to your advantage to find ways to
purchase and arrange sign ups through various sources.
There are Co-ops, SFIs S-Builder Co-op, PPC advertising and so on.

However, to become a skilled and strong Sponsor you must learn the business.
Few to none are able to develop a Team of active PSAs without the ability to
lead and Sponsor them.
There is much to know about marketing, sponsoring and navigating the SFI website and TripleClicks Webpages.

Building on your knowledge base and skills will allow you to promote successfully
through various resources.
Promote by having your own Website or Blog, writing relevant articles for submission
to your blog and EZines, Email List, Classified advertising, PPC ads, dealing
with Traffic Exchanges, Safelists. Participating in other marketing Forums and
business social sites.

Any business requires an investment for success. You will be able to limit that investment through knowledge and skill.
SFI provides the Tools, Training and Materials to acquire both.


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The answer to this question depends entirely on your approach to your business.

If you are new to Internet Marketing it will take some time to learn.
During this learning period it may be to your advantage to find ways to
purchase and arrange sign ups through various sources.
There are Co-ops, SFIs S-Builder Co-op, PPC advertising and so on.

However, to become a skilled and strong Sponsor you must learn the business.
Few to none are able to develop a Team
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