Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Good question since that is a goal online marketers try to get to: A hands free automated online business.

That said, if you are a solo entrepreneur, there are only some parts of your business you will be able to automate. Below I will list for you some things you will be able to automate:

**Online Marketing/Advertising - If you have some money to spend, you can automate this task by signing up for Co-ops, upgrading in Traffic Exchanges and Safelists and purchasing solo ads. All are both relatively inexpensive and scalable.

**Going along with marketing/advertising, the second part of that is follow up. You can in theory, set up and autoresponder system to deal with all the follow up people sign up, however it is not 100% foolproof since I think some form of personalization will be needed that can only come from a one on one type of communication. But it is possible to automate much of it.

Beyond the above two examples, you may be able to find a few small things you can automate, but for the most part, complete automation of your SFI business is just not feasible in my opinion.

However, when you get to the point where you are making a good income from SFI (or any business for that matter), you could certainly outsource certain tasks, thus becoming "automated".

In closing, just keep in mind, any business, especially online business, is going to need that personal touch that only a real live human being can give. No one cares more about your business than you.

In a somewhat "closed" community as SFI, which is such a self contained business system, you really do not want to rely on complete automation anyway, beyond some online advertising. You need to be involved in the culture of SFI and what they stand for and the only way to do that is by your own personal touch.

Hope this helps.
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Good question since that is a goal online marketers try to get to: A hands free automated online business.

That said, if you are a solo entrepreneur, there are only some parts of your business you will be able to automate. Below I will list for you some things you will be able to automate:

**Online Marketing/Advertising - If you have some money to spend, you can automate this task by signing up for Co-ops, upgrading in Traffic Exchanges and Safelists and purchasing solo ads.
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Affiliate since: 05/20/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Maksim's 1 other Ask SC answers

Depends, what you mean by autopilot.
If you looking for some technical solution, which will atomize all tasks, then you are looking for trouble for couple of reasons.
1) It is against SFI policy.
2) Systems can do mistakes, and those mistakes can be disastrous, making you lose a lot, and damaging your reputation
3) You are dealing with people who looking for support, not with another automated systems
4) You do not develop yourself, and won’t be able to fallow and adjust to any changes.
But on my opinion it is easy to setup semi-autopilot, but not is a sense you thinking of.
Concentrate on building team of 5 active PSAs. Teach them, give them all help they need, and start assigning new PSAs to them to manage. This way you have a system, working system – your team. But you still need to be a Team Leader for those 5 and occasionally for PSA under them.
Once you have your main team setup, then start concentrating on another team of 5.

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Depends, what you mean by autopilot.
If you looking for some technical solution, which will atomize all tasks, then you are looking for trouble for couple of reasons.
1) It is against SFI policy.
2) Systems can do mistakes, and those mistakes can be disastrous, making you lose a lot, and damaging your reputation
3) You are dealing with people who looking for support, not with another automated systems
4) You do not develop yourself, and won’t be able to fallow and adjust
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Affiliate since: 11/08/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Johnny's 264 other Ask SC answers

Well said I guess in some ways it is possible to set up your SFI business to run on autopilot as follow:

For starters Have a standing order for 1500 VersaPoints and a S Builder or PSAs to go to get you new blood PSAs , start a team COOP and an updated auto responder to enable you to regularly touch base and build up a continuous positive relationship

Either have your partner or you do the daily checkins and daily , week, monthly tasks as well as leadership maintenance and set up decent recruitment and sponsoring platforms to recruit and train your PSAs to duplicate and set a time table to minimize your time and most important of all

Be the best and awesome sponsor that you can be and create big income duplication

Following the guidelines as tabled down HTTPs://www.sfimg.com/Training/AwesomeSponsor

As the Fortune is in the Follow up therefore use the follow up tips for your prospective and existing affiliates as spelt out on https://www.sfimg.com/Training/FollowUp

And remember The fact that you don't need to sponsor tons of affiliates to be successful. Rather, you simply need to sponsor a handful of good people who DUPLICATE what you do.
As stated https://www.sfimg.com/Training/Duplication
Once you see the revenue and commission comes rolling in then you will want to put in more resources time and money aNd all to earn even more .
Well just bear in mind that you can auto pilot to some extent .
All the best and see you at the top soon
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Well said I guess in some ways it is possible to set up your SFI business to run on autopilot as follow:

For starters Have a standing order for 1500 VersaPoints and a S Builder or PSAs to go to get you new blood PSAs , start a team COOP and an updated auto responder to enable you to regularly touch base and build up a continuous positive relationship

Either have your partner or you do the daily checkins and daily , week, monthly tasks as well as leadership maintenance and
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Affiliate since: 01/30/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sheron's 117 other Ask SC answers

Can I run my SFI business on auto pilot?Good question You could.I also have a question.Are you a robot?if not why would you want you business run by one.I prefer to contact my team let them feel my vibes for I always inspire never instill doubt I always know you can!!For instance I have a PSA that i tried everything to reach here in English but her primary language is Spanish So through forum I found out about a translator got it use and now I communicate to her in her language to get my points over.when she send me a question or want something explain I use the same method I translate to English for to be truthful I know nothing in Spanish. I even saw her in ask SC.DO you know how that made me felt?I certainly will tell you Very Proud.Do you feel auto pilot could have achieve this?
Next I carry my store "TripleClicks" to the Universe blogging items in categories example laptops(different brands) ,traffic(we have many packages here try the one to your budget),kitchen essentials(anything I know that can be used in the kitchen) etc..In other words I am taking products out giving my perspectives an idea of what we have here available to them.Do you feel auto pilot can do this?I definitely know NOT.
Make your business your personality a product of you!!
So my vote on this is NO!!!!


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Can I run my SFI business on auto pilot?Good question You could.I also have a question.Are you a robot?if not why would you want you business run by one.I prefer to contact my team let them feel my vibes for I always inspire never instill doubt I always know you can!!For instance I have a PSA that i tried everything to reach here in English but her primary language is Spanish So through forum I found out about a translator got it use and now I communicate to her in her language to get my points over.when
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I would say that if you set your business to autopilot, there's a chance that it might crash and burn before it even takes off.

Always stay active in your SFI business. Affiliates love it when they see their top sponsor in action. They look at that and duplicate what you do.

But if you do decide to set your business to autopilot, try the Pay-Per-Action program. You'll receive a bounty for each sign-up you get, all while you are doing your daily actions and coaching your upline. Isn't that cool?

Best of luck to you!
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I would say that if you set your business to autopilot, there's a chance that it might crash and burn before it even takes off.

Always stay active in your SFI business. Affiliates love it when they see their top sponsor in action. They look at that and duplicate what you do.

But if you do decide to set your business to autopilot, try the Pay-Per-Action program. You'll receive a bounty for each sign-up you get, all while you are doing your daily actions and coaching your upline.
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Affiliate since: 01/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Barbara's 12 other Ask SC answers

Hi, I do not believe that you can have a successful business running on autopilot!

1. This is a people business.
1. People need to know that there is a real person behind emails, etc!
2. You need to communicate with your affiliates, and not with a form letter. I know that I felt more confident with SFI when my sponsor welcomed me (in his own words) to his team!
3. You need to be available to answer questions when your affiliates need help!
Autopilot doesn't have a heart to really try to help people.
4. One of the ways to become successful in SFI is to log in everyday and do the reading! Can autopilot relate the latest news to you?
2. TripleClicks is an International Market Place! It is a store/business and needs to be treated like one.
1. Can autopilot respond to ECAs with questions about your products?
2. Can autopilot bid with knowledge on products?
3. Can autopilot decide what products to list or promote?
4. If TripleClick was brick and mortar would you leave it with a robot behind the counter?

These are just a few reasons showing that you can not be successful in this business using autopilot!

Good luck!
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Hi, I do not believe that you can have a successful business running on autopilot!

1. This is a people business.
1. People need to know that there is a real person behind emails, etc!
2. You need to communicate with your affiliates, and not with a form letter. I know that I felt more confident with SFI when my sponsor welcomed me (in his own words) to his team!
3. You need to be available to answer questions when your affiliates need help!
Autopilot doesn't have
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

From your question I deduct that you want to 'set and forget' your SFI business. If that is the case I am certain that your SFI business will not be a business for long.

The SFI business is a people business and cannot be automated. It cannot be put on autopilot. We deal with clients and affiliates who are people with human needs and wants. If these needs are not met, these people will simply leave SFI.

You may be able to pour money into your business and purchase PSAs in bulk on standing Orders etc, but you need to sponsor & coach them. If they do not hear from you they will soon leave. No one likes working in isolation and we all like being appreciated for the work we do. You do not want your PSAs feeling that they are just being used.

There are certain aspects of the business that you can in a limited way 'set and forget' such as SO, auto posting advertisements, PPCs, etc but you still need to monitor these and make adjustments as necessary.

No you cannot set your SFI business to run on autopilot.


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From your question I deduct that you want to 'set and forget' your SFI business. If that is the case I am certain that your SFI business will not be a business for long.

The SFI business is a people business and cannot be automated. It cannot be put on autopilot. We deal with clients and affiliates who are people with human needs and wants. If these needs are not met, these people will simply leave SFI.

You may be able to pour money into your business and purchase PSAs in
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Affiliate since: 03/22/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Keith's 10 other Ask SC answers

The answer to this would have to be a resounding no. Maybe when you have attained the rank of PTL and have a team so big that it feeds itself then you can however, in the early stages it is important that you are involved in your business every day.

You have a responsibility to all of the members in your team to assist them in reaching their goals and you cannot do this by remote control. There are many sponsors out their who fail to provide the assistance that is asked of them and that leads to affiliates becoming disgruntled, disappointed and end up leaving.

So again I say No, you must be in it to win it (Oh how I hate cliches)
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The answer to this would have to be a resounding no. Maybe when you have attained the rank of PTL and have a team so big that it feeds itself then you can however, in the early stages it is important that you are involved in your business every day.

You have a responsibility to all of the members in your team to assist them in reaching their goals and you cannot do this by remote control. There are many sponsors out their who fail to provide the assistance that is asked of them and that
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Affiliate since: 03/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jacob Eric's 3 other Ask SC answers

Yes you can, but it will not be in your own best interest. The reason is because, success in SFI requires duplication and you cannot effectively do that if you set it on autopilot. Your PSA's may want to communicate with their Sponsor at some points in time and if you are not there to attend to them, you might lose them and that will not be good for you. Imagine that you have a Physical business(store), and you just set it on autopilot, do you think you will achieve anything with that?
My suggestion to you is, create time and run your SFI business yourself and you'll be glad you did.
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Yes you can, but it will not be in your own best interest. The reason is because, success in SFI requires duplication and you cannot effectively do that if you set it on autopilot. Your PSA's may want to communicate with their Sponsor at some points in time and if you are not there to attend to them, you might lose them and that will not be good for you. Imagine that you have a Physical business(store), and you just set it on autopilot, do you think you will achieve anything with that?
My suggestion
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Beverly's 19 other Ask SC answers

No. The reason I think this is because it would stop you from learning. How can
You learn anything if you don't read and study your lessons. The only time you would
Check in with SFI is to see what your auto pilot did for you that day. That is
DEFINITELY Not True Leadership. How can you recruit PSA's if you don't know anything
Yourself? This business is all about reading and implementing what you have learned.

Don't take the lazy way to do your business.