Affiliate since: 07/13/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Paul's 84 other Ask SC answers

Hi Gias,..

I know sometimes it seems like you plant out seeds and nothing will grow..
But just the fact you are able to do something that (obviously) has not brought in money yet for over a year shows commitment, show a fighters-mentality..

I have been searching and testing and buying stuff for over 10 years now.. Nothing what was promised in ALL those overnight-get-rich things worked or they where the kind of programs i DO NOT want to get involved in.. Like: Pay 10 dollars to get the golden tip to succeed online and then you receive a message saying : Do what I just did 1000 times :(

It's all just to get your $10,-.. If you really think about it : If you had a chicken who laid golden eggs would you sell it for $10,- ? But you would be astonished how many people are that desperate so they buy it..

Then SFI came along !! SFI is not a question of IF you will make it but a question of WHEN you will make it.. There will be a day you do something (and PLEASE write down everything you do) that WILL work,.. something that WILL bring in good, hardworking PSA's..

Hang in there, Don't give up, Don't quit now that the end of the tunnel is near !!
Try to become somebody online,.. Don't sell SFI but rather find FRIENDS online EVERYWHERE you can.. From friendships online you will get to know people,.. Talk to people,.. Get to know them..

Be a friend and when the time is right they ALL ask you : "Anyway Gias,.. What is it you do for a living or what do you do for work ?"
I always answer then,.. "Oow,.. i just work online a little and enjoy my kids and family".. Imagine the conversation following..

That might not bring in PSA's by the 100's but the ones that DO enter then they will WORK.. The more they work, the more you want to help and thus you learn.. When you learn more you can teach more and so the snowball starts to roll..

Hope to have been of some help,
Best Regards and please NEVER GIVE UP !
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Hi Gias,..

I know sometimes it seems like you plant out seeds and nothing will grow..
But just the fact you are able to do something that (obviously) has not brought in money yet for over a year shows commitment, show a fighters-mentality..

I have been searching and testing and buying stuff for over 10 years now.. Nothing what was promised in ALL those overnight-get-rich things worked or they where the kind of programs i DO NOT want to get involved in.. Like: Pay 10 dollars
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Affiliate since: 06/14/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sarah-Jane's 12 other Ask SC answers

SFI will take time to build. Everything good is built slowly. You have the time to create a strong foundation. I've been with SFI for a year too and with little to show but I know the value of time, perseverance, and faith. Now's not the time to quit. You could work extremely hard for the next year with little to show but then all of a sudden your income explodes.

I keep Sponsoring as many as I can with the faith to believe I will Sponsor serious affiliates who understand what I do or arewilling to learn and begin applying the methods and principles.

If you take for example a small business. Most small business owners will keep investing over a period of 3 to 5 years to see if their investment has been worth it. And every year they reevaluate their own work ...did they do everything possible to market their business? Can they do anything different this next year? Can they make any improvements from the last year? If so, they begin to make the necessary changes.

Often times people give up just before a break through in their lives not only in their personal lives but also professionally and financially.

Keep up the good work
Never give up
Follow the path
Keep the faith

It's just a matter of time and after one year it's too soon to know where you are going with this business. SFI works if you work. Give it time.
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SFI will take time to build. Everything good is built slowly. You have the time to create a strong foundation. I've been with SFI for a year too and with little to show but I know the value of time, perseverance, and faith. Now's not the time to quit. You could work extremely hard for the next year with little to show but then all of a sudden your income explodes.

I keep Sponsoring as many as I can with the faith to believe I will Sponsor serious affiliates who understand what I do or
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Affiliate since: 04/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Alice's 10 other Ask SC answers

Hello Mr. Gias Uddin,

The rule "What you SOW is what you REAP" stands with SFI. If you are employed, you know very well that if you don't work, you will not be paid (no work-no pay policy).

Looking at your profile shows that you haven't "given your all" with your SFI business in your first year. We can not expect to get anything if we haven't given out our best on something. I have also seen that you were just a few days ahead of me here in SFI and I am also not yet earning well here, but I am proud to say that I am NOT spending anything straight from my pocket for my SO and other purchases that I need to do at TripleClicks. All my purchases, including my SO comes from my SFI earnings or commission.

I am taking my first year in SFI as my LEARNING & BUILDING year; learning more about the business and building a team of Affiliates who are willing to earn as much as they could. I never expect to earn thousands of dollars in my first year here. I am now into my second year and I would like to take this year as another LEARNING and BUILDING + DEVELOPMENT year. Continuous learning is essential in this kind of business and building a solid team plus developing these team of willing Affiliates to become Team Leaders is for me the best foundation we can build to earn sufficiently. Learning to support our Affiliates in any way we can is also essential.

To answer your question on what you should do now, it really depends on you. How do you define success? If what you see in your profile is a failure...then you should use it to strive further...NEVER give up...you should focus towards your goal. You have gone this far with your business and I would say it's time to start seriously. Review the lessons and work hard based from what you've learned. SFI is a pool of information for its Affiliates, we just have to pick it up and digest then apply. Think positive and be more active...if others are successful here (in terms of income) then you can also be successful...so do I. In any business, we can't be successful if we don't work hard towards its success. Set S M A R T goals and let it be your guide towards what you call "SUCCESS"...keep planting good seeds, so that in time, you will have a very good harvest!

Lastly, I would like to quote the founder of one of the most successful Wellness Industry...he said; "Your SUCCESS is only limited by your own imagination and your hard work".

Hope my answer will be helpful...

Kudos!!!
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Hello Mr. Gias Uddin,

The rule "What you SOW is what you REAP" stands with SFI. If you are employed, you know very well that if you don't work, you will not be paid (no work-no pay policy).

Looking at your profile shows that you haven't "given your all" with your SFI business in your first year. We can not expect to get anything if we haven't given out our best on something. I have also seen that you were just a few days ahead of me here in SFI and I am also
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Affiliate since: 06/15/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Cacey's 47 other Ask SC answers

Don't quit! And definitely do not get discouraged because the breakthrough could possibly be right around the corner.

The first thing I would do is get with your sponsor. If you don't have an active sponsor go into the forums and get advice from the senior team members. Find out who will be willing to assess what you did and did not do within your first year and why your not making progress. Figure out what the strengths and weaknesses were over the past year and come up with a more improved gameplan to attack the second year with vengence.

This is a tough question to answer because without knowing the facts of what you have done and have not done in your first year.

Did you maintain EA status for 9, 10, 11 months?

Where you plugged into a co-op like the S-Builder Co-Op with a standing order to have referrals plugged into your network every single month?

Did you do your to-do-list everyday to earn valuable versa points, communicate with your team, and learn valuable information to further your business?

How much of an effort was put into generating Tripleclick sales, distributing gift cards, utilizing all of the advertising methods available in order to expand the reach of your gateways, did you build a blog, participate in the forums?

Go into depth further of your first year activities. This will help determine a course of action for the second year. Most likely you've made some mistakes in the first year and didn't follow the structure laid out for you. Maybe you tried to re-invent the wheel and take what you might've learned from another program and implemented in this one and it didn't work out so well.

One thing is for sure.. there is many people within this community that is willing to help grow your business for the second year.
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Don't quit! And definitely do not get discouraged because the breakthrough could possibly be right around the corner.

The first thing I would do is get with your sponsor. If you don't have an active sponsor go into the forums and get advice from the senior team members. Find out who will be willing to assess what you did and did not do within your first year and why your not making progress. Figure out what the strengths and weaknesses were over the past year and come up with a more improved
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 102 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

If I were you, I'd continue with what you have started, but with more wisdom, eagerness, enthusiasm and a positive mental attitude.

Review your past activities, see what you have been doing that produced results, but needs improvement, and work on it. Discard the activities that were unproductive.

If sponsoring through your warm market and talking to people or having placed ads yourself is not giving you new sign-ups, then change your tactic. Buy a share in S-Builder Co-op, PSAs To Go, from TripleClicks and from ECAs. Use the tools and aids provided free by SFI at Marketing Center.

Take the time to review the SFI Basics and the LaunchPad lessons and you may be amazed at the way you may have misunderstood some lessons or all of the lessons that is now causing you disappointment.

It's to your credit that you did not quit, and you have realised you need to do something about your lack of success after a year in SFI.

What better time to get re-started than NOW! Time to move forward, take the lead in your life and succeed! Those who dare, win!
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If I were you, I'd continue with what you have started, but with more wisdom, eagerness, enthusiasm and a positive mental attitude.

Review your past activities, see what you have been doing that produced results, but needs improvement, and work on it. Discard the activities that were unproductive.

If sponsoring through your warm market and talking to people or having placed ads yourself is not giving you new sign-ups, then change your tactic. Buy a share in S-Builder Co-op,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

First of all, don't panic!

It might be time for some honest self-evaluation. The fact that you (generic you, not you personally) stuck it out for a year without success indicates a good level of committment. Make youself a checklist:

Have I logged in on a regular basis?
How much time (hours) do I spend each week in advertising?
Have I sought out tips from others who are successful?
Am I using the proper ads that have already been written?
Am I too negative in my weekly mailers?
Am I demanding in my mailers? (Your affiliates are not employees)
Is there any hint of growth at all?

You might get in touch with your sponsor and ask them to review your efforts and suggest any tips.
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First of all, don't panic!

It might be time for some honest self-evaluation. The fact that you (generic you, not you personally) stuck it out for a year without success indicates a good level of committment. Make youself a checklist:

Have I logged in on a regular basis?
How much time (hours) do I spend each week in advertising?
Have I sought out tips from others who are successful?
Am I using the proper ads that have already been written?
Am I too negative
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

Hello Gias
Great question but there is no simple answer. Sorry. Success is a matter of attaining your expectations or goals. You should not compare your own success to that of others as they have different ideas of success that are based on their own goals.

I have been with SFI since 2006 and have reached 'success' several times, only to set higher goals for myself so I can be successful again.

I took a look at your profile and your best tip indicates that you may have to change the way you think about SFI and Tripleclicks. Here are my suggestions for you to reach YOUR SUCCESS

+ Know what your success is going to be. Set goals for yourself and write them down (in a book so it is REAL) with a date you can commit to. Be realistic and ensure your goals are realistic.

+ You probably need to go back to the
SFI Basics - https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics
and go back over the Launchpad Lessons - https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/
Read, Understand and Apply what you read.

+ The 3 Basics Steps are the most profitable with SFI - https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics3Steps

+ If your sponsor is active you should communicate with them and have them help you with advice. This will also show you are serious about your business. Any good sponsor will welcome your inquiries.

+ Be proud of your SFI business and tell people about it. Start building their interest in what you are doing until they ask how they can get involved.

+ If you cannot find people in your own circles that wish to join you at SFI start looking for other circles to join. You can do this through local organisations or through social media.

+ Invest in purchasing some PSAs from Tripleclicks. The more you sponsor the more you will find your workers who will bring you success.

I hope this is helpful Gias and you take the time to realise have already reached success because you have asked this question.

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Hello Gias
Great question but there is no simple answer. Sorry. Success is a matter of attaining your expectations or goals. You should not compare your own success to that of others as they have different ideas of success that are based on their own goals.

I have been with SFI since 2006 and have reached 'success' several times, only to set higher goals for myself so I can be successful again.

I took a look at your profile and your best tip indicates that you may have
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Affiliate since: 08/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lureita's 23 other Ask SC answers

Honestly you should do now what you should have done months ago. If you are having no success you need to seek help from upline or A2A friends. There is no reason for you not to be growing. Have someone look at your ledger and evaluate what you can improve upon. Talk to someone about how you are advertising, let them look over your ads or blog or whatever method you are using. Find books that will help you. Help yourself and ask others for help.

This business is to simple not to succeed in. Different people will grow at different rates depending on how much time and/or money you have for investment, but you should be growing. If you are losing affiliates then evaluate your people skills. Sometimes we have to take a look at ourselves also. Read, learn, study. There are to many free books on advertising, and self help books. Do your part and you will grow.
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Honestly you should do now what you should have done months ago. If you are having no success you need to seek help from upline or A2A friends. There is no reason for you not to be growing. Have someone look at your ledger and evaluate what you can improve upon. Talk to someone about how you are advertising, let them look over your ads or blog or whatever method you are using. Find books that will help you. Help yourself and ask others for help.

This business is to simple not to succeed
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Affiliate since: 04/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Alison's 38 other Ask SC answers

Hi,
Do you really mean no success, or not as much success as you wanted or expected?
Either way, I would start by analysing what you've done over the past year. Identify exactly what it is that you're disappointed with. Are there some areas of your business that are doing well, but others that aren't? Were your initial goals too ambitious or too vague? Did you not have enough money or time to invest, or not as much as you thought you'd have?

Next I would go back through the SFI rules of success and the LaunchPad lessons to see if there are any key things there that you've missed, or neglected.

I would draw a line under the last year, take some time to debrief yourself and note down the things that you've done well, the things that you tried, and whether they worked or not, and the things that you've learned. I think you'll be surprised at how far you've come and how much you've learned! And that should encourage you!

Lastly I would make a new plan! Set some new goals, make them realistic and achievable as far as you can tell, but not too easy! Form some specific questions for things you would like answers to and submit them to the forum.

And maybe most importantly, don't beat yourself up! The past is done! Learn from it and move on! Don't let discouragement defeat you! You can make this succeed if you want to!

I hope you manage to turn it around and turn it into a successful business!

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Hi,
Do you really mean no success, or not as much success as you wanted or expected?
Either way, I would start by analysing what you've done over the past year. Identify exactly what it is that you're disappointed with. Are there some areas of your business that are doing well, but others that aren't? Were your initial goals too ambitious or too vague? Did you not have enough money or time to invest, or not as much as you thought you'd have?

Next I would go back through the SFI
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronelle's 268 other Ask SC answers

If you have been in SFI for a year with no success, the question is... Why?? After six months you should have begun to question your methods and motivations...

Now would be the time to go back to school:)) Start with Start video, move to Basics, back to LaunchPad. There is no speed pressure on you now, you can take your time, pay close attention to what you read. Take notes. Bookmark things.

Then go to online internet income course. The new, updated version has begun, lessons #1 & 2 are available. Study these lessons well. The old version is still available via archives.

Refresh your training, and maybe your attitude, bring a fresher, different perspective back to your business.

Many do say the second time around is better:)...


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If you have been in SFI for a year with no success, the question is... Why?? After six months you should have begun to question your methods and motivations...

Now would be the time to go back to school:)) Start with Start video, move to Basics, back to LaunchPad. There is no speed pressure on you now, you can take your time, pay close attention to what you read. Take notes. Bookmark things.

Then go to online internet income course. The new, updated version has begun, lessons
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