This answer to this question is that it’s possible especially for the few who are very good in using free advertising to their advantage. They get non-affiliates to buy things from TripleClicks and get the VP attached to the products. But for the most of us, this is not possible. We may talk about minimizing cost but cannot cut out investing. This is because the most successful advertising channels that won’t consume our time require some financial investment.
On a different note, why shouldn't you want to invest in a business you intend to build a regular income from? If most people think the way you think and will not want to buy from TripleClicks, how do you get any income from the TripleClicks Executive Pool? Most people I introduce TripleClicks to want to know if I've been able to successfully make purchases from the store. How do you expect to convince others to do what you don’t think is important to do? One of the things we are taught in the Launchpad lessons (https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Day14) and in the SFI Rules of success (https://www.sfimg.com/ROS/ROSYourStore) is to treat TripleClicks as our store and make purchases from it.
I believe every affiliate who intends to really build a business with SFI should have a Standing Order. I know many people don’t have the means to do so (Paypal or credit Card), but as soon as you obtain you TripleClicks MasterCard, you should set up an SO of at least 1500 VP. Most of us make our income from Direct Commissions from the purchases of our PSAs and PRMs. If we expect them to keep doing this, then we must lead by example and do that first. Your team members will want to emulate the example you set and nothing is as beautiful as they checking your affiliate snapshot and seeing you have an SO of at least 1500 VP. I haven’t seen anyone who is really successful in SFI who doesn't have an SO of at least 1500 VP. Even the very successful ones like Fabrizio Perotti and Giuseppe Francavilla who could easily become PTLs without spending a dime, still have SOs. The reason is simple; you have to lead by example.
Of course we are all here to make money and it will be foolish to go on spending without a plan to really build your business. But whether it is maintain our EA status or investing in advertising, rather than thinking about not investing, we should think about maximizing our investment!
This answer to this question is that it’s possible especially for the few who are very good in using free advertising to their advantage. They get non-affiliates to buy things from TripleClicks and get the VP attached to the products. But for the most of us, this is not possible. We may talk about minimizing cost but cannot cut out investing. This is because the most successful advertising channels that won’t consume our time require some financial investment.
