Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

The number one biggest mistake I believe is thinking you know what the customer wants. Put another way might be to say you believe your customer wants, or likes what you do.

The most important thing is to listen to your customer. To listen to what they say about what they want/need.

This means the most important thing you can do in advertising is open a dialogue with your prospective customer. You want to advertise in ways that builds a dialogue or a communication with your prospect.

The second most important thing, advertise every way every where. Why, because you do not know your customer likes/wants/needs. You post a banner, it is blue. Why? Because you like blue. But your customer likes red. So I post red banners, blue banners, green banners, pink banners, yellow banners, black banners. Well you get it.

1 place 1 ad no good. 10 places, 10 ads, better. 100 places 100 ads, even better.
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The number one biggest mistake I believe is thinking you know what the customer wants. Put another way might be to say you believe your customer wants, or likes what you do.

The most important thing is to listen to your customer. To listen to what they say about what they want/need.

This means the most important thing you can do in advertising is open a dialogue with your prospective customer. You want to advertise in ways that builds a dialogue or a communication with your
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

First get to know your downline. Read their profile and see why did they join SFI. Also. Check what is it they like best about SFI. Look at what they consider their person strengths in promoting their SFI business.

Read their goal message everyday for a week or two. Each day the click the goal but they record what they did that day. If you are responsive to what they enter, you will receive ever better information from them.

Knowing your affiliate is critical.

Once you identify their strengths and weakness, and you identify the things they are currently engaged in to reach their goals, you are ready to help them achieve their objectives.

When you suggest products from TripleClicks that will solve their problems. If they see a product as a solution, they will be more likely to engage that solution.

For example, suppose your affiliate said in his profile what he liked best about SFI was the games and what he likes least is building a team. He/she is probably not going to be interested in PSAs to Go.

Then cultivate your offer directly to that affiliate. Example, use the Tip EPostcard and write an affiliate,

I see in your goals that you want to get 15 PSAs this month. I see that many days you said you were placing free ads on TrafficExchanges. But when I checked your genealogy I noticed you have 14 PSAs but only 2 so far this month. It is the 23 rd of the month. Might I suggest a solution I have used ....

Then offer a link to one of the traffic services, or guaranteed sign up services in TripleClicks.

Although all the thoughts here are my own, I was stimulated by a forum post called Thought Leadership, so provide due credit here.
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First get to know your downline. Read their profile and see why did they join SFI. Also. Check what is it they like best about SFI. Look at what they consider their person strengths in promoting their SFI business.

Read their goal message everyday for a week or two. Each day the click the goal but they record what they did that day. If you are responsive to what they enter, you will receive ever better information from them.

Knowing your affiliate is critical.

Once
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

I think you should promote your own products.

List about five or ten products on your TConnect page. Then invite your friends to your TConnect opening.

I like this approach personally because my friends have similar likes and interests that I have. They are at a similar place in life to where I am. I have 2 teenagers. They have toys, books, clothes that I can pass on. I have a cyber yard sale and invite my friends to it. They see hundreds of other products and find the things they want. But they initially came because they are my friends.

This way my friends are also asking, "How can I have a cyber sale like you?" And I introduce them to SFI.
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I think you should promote your own products.

List about five or ten products on your TConnect page. Then invite your friends to your TConnect opening.

I like this approach personally because my friends have similar likes and interests that I have. They are at a similar place in life to where I am. I have 2 teenagers. They have toys, books, clothes that I can pass on. I have a cyber yard sale and invite my friends to it. They see hundreds of other products and find the things
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

I know my answer is too late to be in the competition for best answer, but I think it will be helpful.

There are two types of affiliates, there if you count people who do nothing.

1. I want my own business, Affiliates

And

2. "Me too" business affiliates.

Number one you cannot help too much. He/she is looking for every way, every idea, every and anything to advance HIS business. He/ she is a leader, owner, learner, doer and thinker. That person will take your good ideas and make them better. You can never help them too much.

Number two you cannot help too much. The only limiting factor is, how much is too much for you? They just wants to earn in your shadow. They want you to get them affiliates, advertise for them, tell them what to do and how to do it. They want to follow. In a sense they are content "working for you". They do not want to lead. The limit on how much you help them is how much will it help you.

For example, suppose your "me too" affiliate is not going to make EA this month, but your 79 action VP from Gold. It may help you to help him get his SO paid for. Or say you have a new ECA you recruited and want to encourage him. Give your me too affiliate a Gift Certificate to try one of their newly listed products. This helps you, this helps "me too".

As for me? I want to be Me, not "me too" I want to say, "I am going to buy that...." Not a person who sees my car and yells, "Me too, me too, I wish I had one too."


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I know my answer is too late to be in the competition for best answer, but I think it will be helpful.

There are two types of affiliates, there if you count people who do nothing.

1. I want my own business, Affiliates

And

2. "Me too" business affiliates.

Number one you cannot help too much. He/she is looking for every way, every idea, every and anything to advance HIS business. He/ she is a leader, owner, learner, doer and thinker.
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

If you mean by boost, a sudden surge of income then I would list products on TripleClicks. Look around your house and find a few items in good condition that you are just not using anymore. Then list those items in tripleclicks, cost 1 TCredit, gain 1 VP and the profit from the sale. This will boost your income.

Now if you mean boost, a significant increase in SFI income then the game is Duplication. If we duplicate we will make money. But it is not easy. It is not just numbers. It is your system. You must do what you need to do for your business. Then you must Train others to do the same. Then you must help others to become trainers. So in duplication there are three areas to address:

1. Good Business Practices
2. Good training Process
3. Good Leadership development

Because in reality it requires all three. Duplication is a Powerful Process but a slow one. And sometimes it can breakdown on you. You need to find the break and learn how to fix it.

Also, do the math define a duplication cycle, i.e. how long a time until you complete one duplication, when does 1 truely become 2 and how much longer for 2 to become 4 and so on. Duplication can take some real time, but it remains powerful. When you duplicate the numbers are really small at first. In my case my first SFI commission was like 79 cents. Now this is one case, not everyone will do so well (Joking).

So if I measure duplication by my commission growth and I duplicate monthly in nine months I am making $202.24. but at 4 months I was still only $6.32 - very discouraging. Now what happens at 15 months? $12,943.36 Now that's where I want to be. But can I survive $6 and $12 paychecks on the way? Yes I Can if I keep my eyes on my target.

We work hard the first month. Maybe we work hard the second month. To keep growing the 3rd month we need to invest. Invest in an SO, invest in the Wave3, invest in Advertising and invest in our Affiliates. And then we see our big paycheck in month four $6. And we say this will never work.

But imagine, you keep at it aggressively work hard for 10 months investing every month. Just how much of a return on your investment do you think that month 15 paycheck will give you??
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If you mean by boost, a sudden surge of income then I would list products on TripleClicks. Look around your house and find a few items in good condition that you are just not using anymore. Then list those items in tripleclicks, cost 1 TCredit, gain 1 VP and the profit from the sale. This will boost your income.

Now if you mean boost, a significant increase in SFI income then the game is Duplication. If we duplicate we will make money. But it is not easy. It is not just numbers. It is
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

When I was first in SFI I worked hard. It was hard work because I was learning. Now I understand a lot more about the business so I am working much more efficiently.

But after a month of hard work I got an SFI commission of about $0.79 and I was really discouraged. I thought about quitting. So, I have been right at the same place as many people who quit. I thought, "I have very little money to invest, how will I succeed." I expressed my frustration to Martha, my Sponsor.

She was great. She helped me learn about advertising for free. She did not point me to her "latest" ad site just to get me to sign up, but she directed me to her tested sites, sites that were proving effective.

She helped me understand the value of each point gaining activity. For example, she said, "When you go to the growth page, look at the names in the list of sponsors. See a name popping up often, become their A2A friend and ask, 'what are you doing?'"

She helped me get VP that I thought I could not get, like posting my banner on an ad splash page (See TC item 188327). She gave me some TCredits to buy the splash page. She showed me how to play the T-Time for more credits. And she directed me to good purchases in TC.

One such purchase really helped me a lot. It was the Duplication Paper 187187. That paper used real numbers to show me just how patience and consist action will result in success. That one thing really motivated me to hang in there. Now I am doing very well. I am not rich but my business is growing every month.

So two main points:
Sponsors, help your affiliates in tangible ways. Through the help you offer begin to build a trusting relationship.

Get the duplication paper, sponsors give your affiliates one credit to get it. It helps your affiliate, that helps you. Just check out the reviews.
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When I was first in SFI I worked hard. It was hard work because I was learning. Now I understand a lot more about the business so I am working much more efficiently.

But after a month of hard work I got an SFI commission of about $0.79 and I was really discouraged. I thought about quitting. So, I have been right at the same place as many people who quit. I thought, "I have very little money to invest, how will I succeed." I expressed my frustration to Martha, my Sponsor.

She
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

I employ a couple of strategies.

1. I build lists of my Facebook friends. The first list is Family. The second is Close friends. After those two I list people by their interest, or our shared interest for why we are friends.

2. Being list sensitive and contextual I advertise to my list group based on their interest. I use a TripleClicks tool for link sharing and I am able to share meaningful contextualized content surrounded by contextualized ads. For example I share a video link to a youtube about pet care and surrounding the video are my ads linking to pet care products in TripleClicks.

3. I post to my family and personal friends list my successes in SFI. I won an iPad mini and posted that I won it at a penny auction. One relative posted, "I always thought those auctions were a scam" I said, come see my iPad. He wanted more info and so did other family.

4. I join groups interested in online advertising, online business, work at home opportunity, and other such things. There I post useful posts, not ads. I build credibility and then share, "here is how to write an effective email...link to site, surrounded by my ads. When I did this with my SFI business I achieved these results.... You can see my success by viewing this link... JMT.gateway link. They see my badges.

I have found these things very successful in FB, LinkedIn and Twitter.
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I employ a couple of strategies.

1. I build lists of my Facebook friends. The first list is Family. The second is Close friends. After those two I list people by their interest, or our shared interest for why we are friends.

2. Being list sensitive and contextual I advertise to my list group based on their interest. I use a TripleClicks tool for link sharing and I am able to share meaningful contextualized content surrounded by contextualized ads. For example I share a video
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

The best time was yesterday. The second best time is Now.

Why? There is a lot more that goes with Rank than just having a team.

1. Increased TCredits each month.
2. Increased credibility making team building easier.
3. Increased share of the CSA reassignments.

CSAs alone are worth the work and effort to achieve rank.

Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

This can be a real problem. But it is true that what motivates so many people at first is a quick Dollar.

What I have done is explain that in SFI there are 2 primary ways to earn.

Slow, but big money.
Fast but small money.

Slow but big we hear about all the time. It is he way of duplication. But so many people loose the vision and quit before they reach their financial goals. The Dream gets them started, and it may keep them going for a while but without steps of success the dream fades away, or another promise from another place/business crowds it out.

I encourage my affiliates that they can use fast money that is small to finance their dreams. Start by listing a couple products from around your house on your TConnect page. I listed Saa Paper Christmas Cards. By selling 2 sets a month I finance my standing order and I have been EA or above (currently BTL) since my very first month.

When you make that first sale it is very satisfying. And this approach keeps the person focused on their SFI business.
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This can be a real problem. But it is true that what motivates so many people at first is a quick Dollar.

What I have done is explain that in SFI there are 2 primary ways to earn.

Slow, but big money.
Fast but small money.

Slow but big we hear about all the time. It is he way of duplication. But so many people loose the vision and quit before they reach their financial goals. The Dream gets them started, and it may keep them going for a while but without steps
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Affiliate since: 10/30/2012, Power Rank: 413

Well, I am not sure if this is stealing an idea, but I will tell you the incentives that recruited me. So these are really my up line sponsor's ideas.

1. The promise I would receive my own affiliates. My sponsor told me if I got to 1500 vp before the month's end I would receive 2 affiliates from SFI and 2 from her. This was huge. I did not really believe it. But imagine my excitement when I received 4 CSAs and 5 PSAs. I was ready to work.

2. Personal attention was my second big incentive. The offer of PSAs opened my eyes, but personal attention got me moving. Personal attention got me believing the promise. And it was email that was obviously written personally to me. My sponsor reviewed my VP Ledger, read my profile and spoke directly to me about what I needed to do next. I felt like she knew me. Then she shared her Facebook info and I read some nice posts there about her life, I saw some fun pictures and I even sent her a post. We were becoming friends.

3. I made 500 VP my first day and my sponsor sent me 200 prospect leads. I saw she was going to keep her promises and though the leads were a small thing it motivated me to reach for the greater prizes. I mailed those leads 5 people a day, personal like she was with me, just as she told me to do.

Now I am bronze every month without hardly trying. Just do my dailies and cultivating fun, meaningful relationships with my Team and my leaders.
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Well, I am not sure if this is stealing an idea, but I will tell you the incentives that recruited me. So these are really my up line sponsor's ideas.

1. The promise I would receive my own affiliates. My sponsor told me if I got to 1500 vp before the month's end I would receive 2 affiliates from SFI and 2 from her. This was huge. I did not really believe it. But imagine my excitement when I received 4 CSAs and 5 PSAs. I was ready to work.

2. Personal attention was my second
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