Affiliate since: 11/27/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

Both can be valuable tools in their own way. It is hard to say that one is better than the other. It really depends on what your talents are and how much time you want to spend. Both will vary on expense, and neither can offer "guaranteed" results.
If you don't have a lot of time, or are not very good at writing content, a co-op is the way to go. If you don't already have an idea of what types of advertising work best for you, you should spend some time investigating. The goal after all is to get new sign ups for the affiliates in the co-op. You don't want to spend time and money on advertising that will not produce any results. Also, unless you are advertising for free, the length of time that your ads will run are dependent on how much money you are willing to spend. The best part about a co-op is once you have placed your advertisements, you are done. You don't have to do anything more with it unless you want to renew the ads once they expire, or invest in more advertising for the same co-op. This is usually desirable for people who don't want to invest any more time than they have to.
A blog can definitely take your success to the next level, but will require more of your time and effort. You will need to set up a domain name, and web hosting for starters. A blog is no good to you if people can't find it on the internet. While some blogs can be set up for free, you can get a domain and web hosting for as little as twenty or so dollars per year, and you are in control of your blog. You have to write on your blog frequently, at least once per week if you want it to be interesting. Most of the search engines want good original content in order to rank a site high on their pages. The higher you can rank, the better the odds are that people will find your blog, and read it. You have to get traffic to your blog in order to get them interested in signing up for SFI. The best part about blogging is that you will pay a certain amount per year for web hosting, and your blog is always out there for people to find. Also, you can do anything you want with your blog. You can write about SFI in one post, and direct people to your SFI gateway. In another post, you can write about TripleClicks, and direct people to that gateway.
Personally, I have had better results with my blog. I spend about forty dollars a year on web hosting. I have plenty of time to keep the blog interesting and add new content so that is not a concern for me. I hope this answer helps you!
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Both can be valuable tools in their own way. It is hard to say that one is better than the other. It really depends on what your talents are and how much time you want to spend. Both will vary on expense, and neither can offer "guaranteed" results.
If you don't have a lot of time, or are not very good at writing content, a co-op is the way to go. If you don't already have an idea of what types of advertising work best for you, you should spend some time investigating. The goal
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Affiliate since: 11/27/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

This is literally the million dollar question. The bottom line is, we want people to sign up as affiliates, and actually work so that our team will be successful. Unfortunately, most new prospects will sign up and look around the site but that's it. Once they realize that SFI is not going to make them instant money for doing almost nothing, they move on to the next "get rich quick scheme". The key is focusing on the ones who see that SFI will work if they take the time to follow the principles laid out in the training.

Lead by example. Period. You can't convince someone that they should work at something, if they don't see you doing the same thing.

1. Take action to earn badges on your page. Your affiliates will see these right away and know that you are regularly doing things to further your success.

2. Don't recommend things that you aren't doing yourself. For example, you can't talk up getting a standing order yet not have one yourself. Your affiliates will see right through this and lose trust in you.

3. Regularly communicate with your team. I have found that my affiliates appreciate knowing that I am thinking about them. Even if they don't need my help, they know that I am here because I remind them. Share ideas with them that have worked for you.

Hopefully, new prospects will see that you take your role as a leader seriously, and in turn give the program 100% of their effort.
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This is literally the million dollar question. The bottom line is, we want people to sign up as affiliates, and actually work so that our team will be successful. Unfortunately, most new prospects will sign up and look around the site but that's it. Once they realize that SFI is not going to make them instant money for doing almost nothing, they move on to the next "get rich quick scheme". The key is focusing on the ones who see that SFI will work if they take the time to follow the
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Affiliate since: 11/27/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

Less is definitely more in this case. You have about 5 seconds to catch someone's attention before they move on. Your ad should be a doorway for people to walk through, and arrive at either your sign up page, or product page on TripleClicks. You need to give them the Why, and the How.


1. Briefly tell them why they should give your opportunity a try. I have found that "Be your own boss", "SFI has been in business for over 16 years", and "Absolutely free", are effective, but do it however you want.

2. Give them a way to either contact you personally for more information, or provide a link to one of your gateways. Providing your email address can make people feel a lot more comfortable in taking the next step. It is more personal than just clicking on a link. Set up a separate email address so your personal email isn't bombarded with spam.

That's it. In two steps you caught their attention, and made them curious, without boring them to death. Most people will at least respond to you, or go to the sign up page for more info.


Happy New Year to all!
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Less is definitely more in this case. You have about 5 seconds to catch someone's attention before they move on. Your ad should be a doorway for people to walk through, and arrive at either your sign up page, or product page on TripleClicks. You need to give them the Why, and the How.


1. Briefly tell them why they should give your opportunity a try. I have found that "Be your own boss", "SFI has been in business for over 16 years", and "Absolutely free",
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