Where is the best place to market SFI?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/20/2012 11:36 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
The absolute best place to market SFI is on forums and social networking sites. The reason is because there are a lot, 100s of business forums out there. You can't be a know it all - join a business forum to learn from other business minded individuals. Build a rapport on that forum by giving good feedback based on your experience. Then you can include in your signature line a back link to your affiliate link. As with any time of advertising, you must track it and measure its overall effectiveness. Search engines rate these types of interactions high because of the quality of the varied content and links. On the social networks that have a business component like FaceBook you have a large pool of marketers to tap into. Create a fan page about your business and connect with like minded individuals and watch the sign-ups start pouring in! It's all about making the right connections.
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The absolute best place to market SFI is on forums and social networking sites. The reason is because there are a lot, 100s of business forums out there. You can't be a know it all - join a business forum to learn from other business minded individuals. Build a rapport on that forum by giving good feedback based on your experience. Then you can include in your signature line a back link to your affiliate link. As with any time of advertising, you must track it and measure its overall effectiveness.
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What is it that makes SFI unique and such a successful global company?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
8/4/2012 8:18 am
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
SFI is unique in the since that they don't promise you the moon then deliver a mud hole. If you are willing to work the system that is in place you can achieve everything that is promised and a whole lot more.
The customer support is exceptional. You can get assistance 24 hours a day practically from anywhere in the world.
Finally, the proof is in the commission check and I've gotten paid over and over and over and over again! It's definitely a keeper.
How do you encourage your team to submit their sponsor ratings?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
8/16/2012 4:36 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
You know regardless of what you tell your team some of them are not going to follow you. This means they were not right for SFI. You did nothing wrong here. This industry is not for those looking for instant gratification. Those who are have set themselves up for failure. On the contrary, how do you encourage those on your team who are looking to build a future with SFI? You always reward the "opt-in". You say something like this, "Greetings, thanks for submitting your sponsor rating this month. As a token of my appreciation, I am going to give everyone who submitting a rating a ""." Whatever you can do to help, if you have MRR to a marketing package give it to your team member for taking the appropriate action or send them a small gift certificate. Don't underestimate the power of a few bucks! Especially since you know that most affiliates are seeing pennies for commissions until their business grows to the point to pay nice dividends.
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You know regardless of what you tell your team some of them are not going to follow you. This means they were not right for SFI. You did nothing wrong here. This industry is not for those looking for instant gratification. Those who are have set themselves up for failure. On the contrary, how do you encourage those on your team who are looking to build a future with SFI? You always reward the "opt-in". You say something like this, "Greetings, thanks for submitting your sponsor
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Does free advertising work for sponsoring affiliates?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
6/27/2012 10:22 am
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
Yes, free advertising does work to sponsor affiliates. It is imperative to devote time every day to promoting on free advertising platforms. Every platform you chose whether paid or free, it is imperative to key code your promotional effort in order to measure the return of investment in time or money. To gather this data requires a split test where you promote on at least 2 free ad exchanges and track the results for 30 days. There are several variables to consider but all in all the best performing site wins at the end of 30 days. Drop the loser and ad another free platform in the place of it and split test again. In time you'll find those sites that perform the best for your SFI marketing efforts. Now you know so GO DO IT!
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Yes, free advertising does work to sponsor affiliates. It is imperative to devote time every day to promoting on free advertising platforms. Every platform you chose whether paid or free, it is imperative to key code your promotional effort in order to measure the return of investment in time or money. To gather this data requires a split test where you promote on at least 2 free ad exchanges and track the results for 30 days. There are several variables to consider but all in all the best performing
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If you send a tutorial/training to your new affiliates, what information do you provide?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/25/2012 3:59 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
It is best to stick with the basics. Explain them in clear everyday language so that a newbie can understand how they can get the most out of SFI.
Refer. Simply means to promote your TripleClicks affiliate links to as many people in as many places as you possibly can. The more the better. Be sure to measure your results by the number of sign ups you receive. If a source is not producing then change the message or the source, perhaps both!
Sponsor. Simply means to use your SFI gateways to recruit other sfi affiliates. This will build you an army of marketers who can help you grow your TripleClicks business.
Duplicate. Be sure that you teach what you do but above all be sure to do the right thing! Promote your gateways to grow your membership. Actively participate in the auctions. Log in daily. Achieve and maintain at least an EA milestone. Work toward Platinum!
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It is best to stick with the basics. Explain them in clear everyday language so that a newbie can understand how they can get the most out of SFI.
Refer. Simply means to promote your TripleClicks affiliate links to as many people in as many places as you possibly can. The more the better. Be sure to measure your results by the number of sign ups you receive. If a source is not producing then change the message or the source, perhaps both!
Sponsor. Simply means to use
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What is the best way to earn VersaPoints quickly and easily?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/5/2012 2:41 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
If you mean earn FREE versa points, then all of you to do is to follow your To Do list and take the daily actions required to get those versa points. There are several "getting started" versa points available to new affiliates. Add those with your daily actions and you can become an EA in your first month! Then in your second month, you can earn about 500 versa points from daily actions and 500 from participation in Price Bender Auctions and 500 from your purchases and maintain EA2! By doing this you lock in commissions from the executive pool and you are growing your network by qualifying for CSAs. Finally, review your versa points ledger by clicking on the versa points total in the affiliate center. Maintain the versa points that you've achieved and look for areas where you can earn other versa points to achieve higher milestones and commission payouts!
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If you mean earn FREE versa points, then all of you to do is to follow your To Do list and take the daily actions required to get those versa points. There are several "getting started" versa points available to new affiliates. Add those with your daily actions and you can become an EA in your first month! Then in your second month, you can earn about 500 versa points from daily actions and 500 from participation in Price Bender Auctions and 500 from your purchases and maintain EA2!
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I have affiliates who are inactive. Is it a good idea or bad idea to reassign them to my active affiliates?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
9/4/2012 2:16 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
In my professional experience, I would not reassign inactive affiliates to affiliates who are very active. However, one can test to see if reassigning an affiliate would motivate them to become serious about their SFI business. In the ladder case, I'd try to match that affiliate with a new sponsor from his/her own geogragraphic region. Maybe, there was a disconnect between me and the PSA and I can faciliate a meaning partnership by assigning them to a new sponsor from their own culture and idealologies. Furthermore, this may remove any language barrier since many affiliates are from non-english speaking countries. Consequently, I've supported my inactive affiliate by reassigning him/her to someone that can better serve there needs. This is a win, win, win for everyone involved!
Notwithstanding, active affiliates deserve to be rewarded with active affiliates. Their is nothing more rewarding that getting TL qualification points when you haven't logged in due to some extenuating circumstances. Those affiliates who are BTLs need EA2s to help them maintain that milestone. The same applies to STLs, GTLs, and PTLs. This is a very effective way to create duplication through many generations for multiplied commissions. I'm an active recruiter and as such, I am looking for leaders and movers and shakers! This is how I support them best. This is the best way to reassign affiliates.
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In my professional experience, I would not reassign inactive affiliates to affiliates who are very active. However, one can test to see if reassigning an affiliate would motivate them to become serious about their SFI business. In the ladder case, I'd try to match that affiliate with a new sponsor from his/her own geogragraphic region. Maybe, there was a disconnect between me and the PSA and I can faciliate a meaning partnership by assigning them to a new sponsor from their own culture and idealologies.
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How do you keep your affilliates motivated when they don't make any money their first month?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/8/2012 8:28 am
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
The best way to keep your affiliates motivated is to reward them for their accomplishments no matter how big or small. You are the sponsor - the leader of the pack. So set the stage for success in the beginning by encouraging them to take the actions that will lead to better income and give back a little with gift certificates. Finally, use your power tools to reward the workers in your network. If they make EA assign a few PSAs to them who are active themselves. Then when they earn BTL the rewards should be slightly larger and so on. Nothings creates fire like added gasoline to it! So light a fire under your affiliates by leading by example and rewarding the opt-in!
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The best way to keep your affiliates motivated is to reward them for their accomplishments no matter how big or small. You are the sponsor - the leader of the pack. So set the stage for success in the beginning by encouraging them to take the actions that will lead to better income and give back a little with gift certificates. Finally, use your power tools to reward the workers in your network. If they make EA assign a few PSAs to them who are active themselves. Then when they earn BTL the
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Is there a way to grab the attention of affiliates who sign up and then never log in again?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/17/2012 11:05 am
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
I know from experience that some affiliates will come back from inactivity. So, you must keep them on your weekly mail list. Otherwise, there is nothing that will revive a dead horse - so spend your time with those who are actively involve - no matter how small there achievement may seem as long as they keep moving forward then that's progress.
Do you need to have your own website (if so, why) or are the Gateway websites provided by SFI adequate?
Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US)
7/24/2012 2:22 pm
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999
The main reason why you want to have your own website (domain) is to differentiate yourself from all of the other SFI sites. This is necessary to get free traffic (organic traffic) from the search engines. I have my own SFI site. Nevertheless, the gateways SFI provide are just fine if your promoting in the right places on the web. Regardless of your site, your promotion has to be well targeted to the right audience. Tie the message to the landing page using well placed key words. Track and measure the performance of any ad campaign to determine if it is returning a good return on the investment of your time and money.
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The main reason why you want to have your own website (domain) is to differentiate yourself from all of the other SFI sites. This is necessary to get free traffic (organic traffic) from the search engines. I have my own SFI site. Nevertheless, the gateways SFI provide are just fine if your promoting in the right places on the web. Regardless of your site, your promotion has to be well targeted to the right audience. Tie the message to the landing page using well placed key words. Track and
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7/20/2012 11:36 pm