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Should my ads link to my own webpage/blog...or to an SFI Gateway? Which is the best approach and why?

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Lali Mwachanya, Aff (Namibia) Top Author Forum Guru 1/5/2015 7:40 am
Affiliate since: 08/24/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lali's 68 other Ask SC answers
Ads should link to your own webpage/blog and not your SFI Gateway. In getting to know why, please refer to the following facts,

i) The SFI Gateway will carry the same story all along. The person who will be looking at your
SFI gateway will have come across many more meaning that boredom will creep in before
seeing what you have to offer. Once a person opens a link and sees the same page opening up
you will definitely not expect any other
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Philippus Van Zyl, Aff (South Africa) Top Author Forum Guru 1/12/2015 10:09 pm
Affiliate since: 02/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Philippus's 100 other Ask SC answers
If you have a very good webpage or blog that you maintain with good, valuable and fresh content you can link to it, because that will help it to become an authority in this space and rank higher on searches also. But it must be structured very well with not to many clicks to take your prospect to where you want him/her to go, that is to your converting funnel. You want them to take the action you intended for them. People don't normally click more than 3 times after reading your ad, so make it short.

To
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3788 votes
Vijayan Bhat, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 1/10/2015 7:54 am
Affiliate since: 08/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Vijayan's 63 other Ask SC answers
Dear Sasa,

This is good question and hope the best answers of this question will help confusions for future generations.

The best approach to use will be determined by where you are doing your advertising.

It is good to seek advice to gain knowledge on what kind of system or URLs to use but in reality the best approach will be one that you feel good about using. You need to practice advertising in many different forms and don’t forget to track all your results.
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Tom and Diana Woodrow, Aff (Nevada, US) Top Author Forum Guru 1/3/2015 10:11 pm
Affiliate since: 03/31/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tom and Diana's 69 other Ask SC answers
From a purely practical point of view I would suggest that you link to a SFI Gateway.

Most people have a very short attention span and you want them to learn about SFI and sign up with as few steps as possible. If you add another step to the process they may just zone out and click on to the next big thing before they reach the signup stage.

Also you may want to use Key Codes to track your marketing efforts. Separate Key Codes for the banners and ads that go to and from your
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 1/5/2015 11:29 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Personally, I would use a combination. In some ads, link directly to an SFI gateway and in other ads, link to a page or post on your blog that talks about your SFI business.

Since SFI is a team-building business, it's a relationship business and your blog will help your readers and visitors get to know, like and trust you first before asking them to sign up in a business opportunity.

You can share your tips for success on your blog, from your personal experiences, in a way
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Jeffrey Boon, Aff (California, US) Top Author Forum Guru 1/4/2015 1:05 pm
Affiliate since: 04/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jeffrey's 9 other Ask SC answers
That depends on what type of advertising source is utilized and who the potential audience is. Most traffic exchanges have excessively high numbers of SFI and TripleClicks gateways. Many viewers will be annoyed by the repetitions and/or assume these sites are scams This results in a high competition rate for the probable low click rate. You may experience similar problems if using your banners on sites with excessive banner advertising. Why would you want to to do this when there are better alternatives
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Nimo Ponifasio, Aff (New Zealand) Top Author Forum Guru 1/4/2015 6:35 pm
Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers
Its really a matter of preference.

If you are going to link your ads to your webpage/blog make sure the landing page is where your prospects can fill out the form for them to join SFI. You dont want them to do another action to fill the form out. Chances are that they would not and you would loose the prospects if they have to go elsewhere to fill the forms out.

Linking your ads to the SFI Gateways is a great way of minimising the risk of loosing prospective affiliates
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 1/3/2015 5:58 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
As I see it, run your ads for the new SFI gateway for a week.

Then the following week,run your ads for your webpage/blog.

People are used to seeing your website and blog ads, so start
with what is new, the new SFI gateway.

Link them? I will not be doing that.

The new website has your picture,has accurate information and
it may attract older SFI members that will like the new look.

Gery has said he is not through with it yet,so we
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3700 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 1/4/2015 3:45 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
The answer to this depends not only on your ability to communicate effectively on your web-page or blog, but also on the places where you're advertising and their policies regarding SFI gateway links. If you are an excellent writer who can excite those who visit your own site, you will find that your pages will help *pre-qualify* those who follow through to SFI from there, which means you are more likely to have more active affiliates signing up that way. Now, this isn't a perfect fit for everybody,
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 1/3/2015 6:08 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Saša,
I think it's definitely better that ads link to your own webpage / blog, because your blog certainly has a more personal approach and explain why you enroll in SFI.
The exception is perhaps the new JMT Gateway: http://www.joinmysfiteam.com/xxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxx are your SFI ID, because he made a pretty personalized.
And therefore from today I equally advertise my blog, my website and my JMT Gateway,
and that recommend to you and everyone else!

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