Investing in advertisement and qualifying as an EA in SFI in my opinion is like twin brothers, you can not do without the other if you are to be successful in SFI. I will advise that, to the best of your ability you go for the two. You should use every available tools in SFI and resources at your disposal to advertise your SFI business and also attain EA status so that you reap the benefits in SFI.
