Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

How can being an SFI Affiliate change your life: A question that makes one to reflect on his own situation. I have written down some thoughts, and can give you an answer in one sentence: SFI GIVE PURPOSE TO YOUR LIFE.

When I decided to leave my full time job, I was not part of the community anymore. Worried about how I will support my family. After scrolling through many computer based home businesses, I found SFI. SFI gave me PURPOSE. (I had a job to do).

Two years down the line: I have a Team. Many of them in the same position I once was. It gives me PURPOSE to help others to succeed too.

To mean something to someone (fist my family and later on my Team members), gave me PURPOSE.

I do not care if I make millions or not. SFI still gave me PURPOSE. I may just be able to change something in someone’s life. That is what changed my life.

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How can being an SFI Affiliate change your life: A question that makes one to reflect on his own situation. I have written down some thoughts, and can give you an answer in one sentence: SFI GIVE PURPOSE TO YOUR LIFE.

When I decided to leave my full time job, I was not part of the community anymore. Worried about how I will support my family. After scrolling through many computer based home businesses, I found SFI. SFI gave me PURPOSE. (I had a job to do).

Two years down
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

If I only have one hour a day to spend on SFI, what should I spend this limited time doing?

I believe 1 Hour per day is enough, except when you have to welcome new affiliates.

One day per week you have to take extra time to perform your weekly actions and to scrutiny your top movers list and genealogy….to see where you could give individual help to affiliates that do not ask for help, but you can get the idea that they are not making progress.

I would use my one hour in the following way:

1. Perform my daily tasks
2. Use some time to check out PriceBender auctions, and at least place one bid.
3. Play Eager Zebra games, and make sure you get + 20 VersaPoints for the day (to give you an additional entry in the Daily Grand for the following day)
4. You should still have time left to check more interesting posts on Forum / work on advertising / communicate with your top movers or encourage an a2a friend.


It is not “how much” time we spend in SFI. It is all about “how we spend our time”, and how we prioritise.

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If I only have one hour a day to spend on SFI, what should I spend this limited time doing?

I believe 1 Hour per day is enough, except when you have to welcome new affiliates.

One day per week you have to take extra time to perform your weekly actions and to scrutiny your top movers list and genealogy….to see where you could give individual help to affiliates that do not ask for help, but you can get the idea that they are not making progress.

I would use
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The best way to motivate your EA's to become Team leaders: I have read all the answers and although I agree that you must be motivational and I agree that you cannot "manipulate" your downline, I also have a total different view about this.

Contrary to the common believe that you can start boosting your earnings by the total of PSA's you have....I believe differently. IT IS YOUR CSA's that start building a solid Team. Why do I say this? All your CSA's have their owns SPONSORS who will communicate with them and share assistance. Their direct Sponsors may have much more knowledge that you may have, yet, you earn from the profits coming from CSA's. This place money in your pocket to start buying PSA's.

Now as Team Leader, you get CSA's out of the EXECUTIVE POOL. (I received 62 CSA's in one month)! My business was standing dead still (as an EA), for the first couple of months, until I started to motivate my CSA's. I just dropped them friendly messages, and asked them their opinions and what their Sponsors think. I learned a lot during this exercise. Now, many months later, I have double the total of PSA's then CSA's, and still my CSA's in my Team are the higher income creators, and I have no problem to reach BTL rank every month.

This may sound strange, but if I knew what I know now, I would have ensured that I got to BTL during my first month when I started, and I would have had even more CSA's in my downline.

A lot of Affiliates may differ from me, but I can tell you this: The most successful PSA's in my downline, followed this route and became successful via the Executive Pool.....


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The best way to motivate your EA's to become Team leaders: I have read all the answers and although I agree that you must be motivational and I agree that you cannot "manipulate" your downline, I also have a total different view about this.

Contrary to the common believe that you can start boosting your earnings by the total of PSA's you have....I believe differently. IT IS YOUR CSA's that start building a solid Team. Why do I say this? All your CSA's have their owns SPONSORS
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

When should I start buying PSAs? I would say the following:

Once you have joined SFI and made the decision to take this business for what it is (A real business opportunity), you must start recruiting immediately, within your first week in SFI.
(Irrespective if you are recruiting friends, or if you buy Affiliates).

I do however recommend that you check out the SFI basics first, complete your “Immediate actions” on your “ TO DO” tab, and also complete the first couple (let us say at least 5) of the Launchpad lessons.

The basics should be clear to you by then.

There is no shame in telling your new Affiliates that you are also new to the business. You will learn and grow with them. If they ask you some questions, do your research, check FORUM, and do whatever it takes….. but always get back to them.

I have learned that my own knowledge became so much more, when my own affiliates was asking me questions….and I did not know the answers….and had to do the research.

You will not go wrong with this technique. If you make a mistake, you will learn from it. If you are successful, you will feel “empowered", and further on will recruit with confidence.



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When should I start buying PSAs? I would say the following:

Once you have joined SFI and made the decision to take this business for what it is (A real business opportunity), you must start recruiting immediately, within your first week in SFI.
(Irrespective if you are recruiting friends, or if you buy Affiliates).

I do however recommend that you check out the SFI basics first, complete your “Immediate actions” on your “ TO DO” tab, and also complete the first
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Hello

There is a very fine line between "helping" and "spoon feeding". Allow me to explain: HELPING = when your affiliate ask questions as:" How do I this....or what can I do to...". Spoonfeeding is when they require from you how to earn each VP, and questions like: "How do SFI work" or even better: "why do I need VersaPoints"????

This "spoonfeeders" wil take up your time, and you may even get them to EA Rank for the first month, but they will disappear within 60 days after you "drilled" them step by step through their training.

Never ignore any questions, but if you ever get a "spoonfeeder", explain to them where to go into LAUNCHPAD and tell them that it is self-explinatiory. They will eather "get in the game", or you will never hear from them again.

That my dear, is my strategy. I will support and help all, but I will not run a "start-up" business for anyone but myself.

I trust this will answer your question.
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Hello

There is a very fine line between "helping" and "spoon feeding". Allow me to explain: HELPING = when your affiliate ask questions as:" How do I this....or what can I do to...". Spoonfeeding is when they require from you how to earn each VP, and questions like: "How do SFI work" or even better: "why do I need VersaPoints"????

This "spoonfeeders" wil take up your time, and you may even get them to EA Rank for
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The best way to utilize TCredits:

When I submitted this answer, less than 10 other people answered this question, and the trend in the answers are about the same: Explaining how you can use the points....and not the benefit. You paid for that TCredits, and therefore you must spend it at your own will.

I can tell you my thoughts and what I practice:

I am living in SOUTH AFRICA. If I buy TCredits individually they will cost me $1.99, that in South African RAND (ZAR) will cost me about 20 South African Rand. Now bear in mind that the average South African have a monthly earning of less than R7500. (7500 ZAR). Will I be able to risk 0.27% of my salary to take a chance on Zebra games. HELL NO! Will I be paying this for a single song download...no I will not, as I can get it cheaper somewhere else...

Will I go in to Pricebenders with my T/C's....FOR SURE!!!!! WHY? I do not have to use my TCredits straight away. I can save them up for a month or two, and then go into serious bidding....for something I really wants or need.

TCredits usage via PriceBenders creates MRP (Membership Reward Points). I see this as a "safety net" for maintenance of your SFI Business, as MRP could be converted back into TCredits....for the month that you really need that action points to qualify / maintain Rank.

PLAN B: Use some of your TCredits as motivation and recognition towards Affiliates performing in your Teams, by transferring T/C's over to them. You win all the way, as you gave them something FOR FREE, that they will use, and you will still be rewarded by their growth in SFI, and you just opened a "total new expedition" for them by giving T/C's out....they need to make the choice of how to use it....(Just be mindful of the limitations that are allowed, as you can only transfer 10 TC to an Affiliate....You want to motivate with TC.....that is all. Nothing more. Once transferred...it is gone...

This is how I am dealing my T/C Standing order, and it will be different from country to country....but I hope that this will add value....


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The best way to utilize TCredits:

When I submitted this answer, less than 10 other people answered this question, and the trend in the answers are about the same: Explaining how you can use the points....and not the benefit. You paid for that TCredits, and therefore you must spend it at your own will.

I can tell you my thoughts and what I practice:

I am living in SOUTH AFRICA. If I buy TCredits individually they will cost me $1.99, that in South African RAND (ZAR)
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This is an excellent question that one gets to answer very often:
You answer them twofold:

1. Once your training points are all used up, how will you get at least 10 VP together to qualify you to enter the Daily Grand for the following day, if you do not have a standing order of at least 1500VP per month? Daily actions can earn you 12 VP a Day!

2. 12 VP per day is not much, but over one year it would give you 4380 VP in total. Can one really afford to lose this? (Especially in your first year where you need to stay above the green line and compete for the E365 Challenge).

Not doing your daily actions will mean you disqualify you for many different winning opportunities.

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This is an excellent question that one gets to answer very often:
You answer them twofold:

1. Once your training points are all used up, how will you get at least 10 VP together to qualify you to enter the Daily Grand for the following day, if you do not have a standing order of at least 1500VP per month? Daily actions can earn you 12 VP a Day!

2. 12 VP per day is not much, but over one year it would give you 4380 VP in total. Can one really afford to lose this? (Especially
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This is a great and important question to ask, because in the SFI "family" you can learn from other Affiliate's mistakes. This is what I have seen as epic failures:

1. If you sponsor Affiliates by purchase: Do not take on more that you can handle in one purchase. Every Affiliate may have a question that is different from the next. You will end up with many e-mails all at once, and to keep the affiliate interested in the business, you need to answer messages within a reasonable time, and you need to look at their VersaPoint Ledgers daily to identify where they are falling short, and coach and guide them individually. Rather set your monthly goals accordingly and be able to help and assist every individual.

2. Never ever get mad or irritated if an Affiliate do not understand what you are saying, or does not respond to your messages. This will just rune the trust in you as a Sponsor and Leader.

3. Never place a "demand" to an affiliate. The first objectives are to coach, guide and assist in order to build a relation of respect and trust.

4. Remember that some Affiliates will never be really active. Understand and respect this. If you push too hard they will simply "opt out". If you keep encouraging them, they might return at a later stage and be very productive.

5.THE GOLDEN RULE: ALWAYS BE HONEST! Do not lie to an Affiliate about your income, what you know, what you do not know...or anything else.

The objective should always be to build a relationship with the affiliates you have, than getting large numbers of affiliates. Doing this wrong, may get you a "top enroller badge", but you will lose all the way on activity, and you will become more frustrated by trying to control a vicious cycle that you have created yourself.

Be patient. Be honest. Build a winning relationship.

Hope this help you or someone out there....
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This is a great and important question to ask, because in the SFI "family" you can learn from other Affiliate's mistakes. This is what I have seen as epic failures:

1. If you sponsor Affiliates by purchase: Do not take on more that you can handle in one purchase. Every Affiliate may have a question that is different from the next. You will end up with many e-mails all at once, and to keep the affiliate interested in the business, you need to answer messages within a reasonable
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This can be very frustrating and almost the opposite of "what do you do when your PSA's and CSA's are non-responsive".... It is sad but do not let this influence you in a negative way. You have other support:

1. Your Co-Sponsor. (I personally have a GREAT Co-Sponsor)
2. A2A Friends: Invite friends who is serious about SFI. You can check their badges and ranks. It is also helpful to be A2A friends with the top affiliates in your country. You will be surprised of what you can learn from a2a friends.
3. SFI Support: This is your final option.

One last thing: Share your own knowledge and experiences with others, and you will receive the same back from them.

Your Sponsor need you much more than you need him / her. If your Sponsor finally withdraw / opt out of SFI, you will be allocated to his / her's Sponsor. Just you do your thing!
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This can be very frustrating and almost the opposite of "what do you do when your PSA's and CSA's are non-responsive".... It is sad but do not let this influence you in a negative way. You have other support:

1. Your Co-Sponsor. (I personally have a GREAT Co-Sponsor)
2. A2A Friends: Invite friends who is serious about SFI. You can check their badges and ranks. It is also helpful to be A2A friends with the top affiliates in your country. You will be surprised of
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

There is two answers to this question:

1. Have a standing order in place to achieve / maintain EA status. (125 TC is a good choice). Then you start your month working to BTL. You will not lose your CSA's if you maintain EA status, so there is one less thing to worry about.

2. Build your Team of PSA's: Every Affiliate that you sponsor, that achieve EA2 Status, will earn you 100VP. This will bring you closer to the next Rank, month after month. You can focus on the development of these new Affiliates, rather then worrying to maintain EA Status.

This actions work for me, and I hope it can help you too.
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There is two answers to this question:

1. Have a standing order in place to achieve / maintain EA status. (125 TC is a good choice). Then you start your month working to BTL. You will not lose your CSA's if you maintain EA status, so there is one less thing to worry about.

2. Build your Team of PSA's: Every Affiliate that you sponsor, that achieve EA2 Status, will earn you 100VP. This will bring you closer to the next Rank, month after month. You can focus on the development
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