Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers

It can be difficult to market your ECA products to your down-line or anywhere for that matter.

First you will have to show your down-line how your products can benefit them either the product itself or the VP earned and the commissions earned. A lot of different factors determine whether or not someone will purchase your products.

In offering your ECA products to your down-line comes across as a sales pitch to make money from your down-line then they may never shop in your ECA.

At this present time I have 2 different up-line sponsors that have ECA stores. I have been in SFI for 2 and ½ years and I have never bought anything from my up-line stores. The reason is they just do not have any products that I can use at this time. If they had something I could use then I would purchase from them before any other ECA.

Your ECA is within TripleClicks which is a global platform, if I were you I would be thinking of how to make my products attractive to the global platform; with the world as your platform you needn’t be bothering your down-line.

If you are one of those “good” sponsors (awesome sponsor) that constantly are helping your down-line you will have no trouble in them coming to your ECA – as a matter of fact they would be waiting in line to be the first customer to your ECA.

So my suggestion to you would be to not be so focused on selling to your small market comprising of your down-line but commit to focusing on the global market issues.

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It can be difficult to market your ECA products to your down-line or anywhere for that matter.

First you will have to show your down-line how your products can benefit them either the product itself or the VP earned and the commissions earned. A lot of different factors determine whether or not someone will purchase your products.

In offering your ECA products to your down-line comes across as a sales pitch to make money from your down-line then they
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Affiliate since: 07/07/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Victoria's 42 other Ask SC answers

Hi Ritu,

As an ECA, you know the items you are selling and the prices you are selling them at better than anyone. You know, deep down, if you are offering unique items or not, and how expensive (or, OK, dirt cheap) they are.

Personally, my kick is "quality for cheap". Let me show you my TripleClicks Wishlist sometime - a laptop, real jewelry for cheap, kitchen tool and, of course, stuff for my SFI business.

Chances are, you have something like that I could buy. Why not pitch your goodies to your downline? Think of things you sell that they and/or someone they know could use.

You might want to think of yourself as an affiliate who is looking to buy from your ECA. What would they be looking to buy? (That sounds like me when I go to a grocery store without a list.) For a start, business. Second, "stuff." Jewelry, gifts, kitchen gadgets...Who knows? Anything that's unique, interesting and helpful. (Well, that's coming from me who thinks chocolate is a food group.)

If you are wondering how to pitch your ECA and products to your downline, I would suggest a newsletter or connect with them via a Facebook page for your ECA as TripleClicks is OK on Facebook. (Or you could use others on social media, have a website or blog, etc.)

Great success with your ECA! :-)
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Hi Ritu,

As an ECA, you know the items you are selling and the prices you are selling them at better than anyone. You know, deep down, if you are offering unique items or not, and how expensive (or, OK, dirt cheap) they are.

Personally, my kick is "quality for cheap". Let me show you my TripleClicks Wishlist sometime - a laptop, real jewelry for cheap, kitchen tool and, of course, stuff for my SFI business.

Chances are, you have something like that I could
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 302 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

Besides having your own SFI business as a Team Leader with downline, another excellent way to supplement your income is becoming an E-Commerce Associates (ECA). This is a great opportunity to create your own product to sell at TripleClicks, which can be promoted not only by your downline but also by other SFI affiliates.

How can you promote your products to your downline so they’ll want to sell them and/or buy them?

- Communicate your knowledge and understanding of your products.

You can send messages through PSA/CSA Mailer or Genealogy Group Mailer about your products. You can’t talk passionately and say you truly love your products if you haven’t tried or used them yourself. So lead by example and talk about how your products helped you in your SFI business or enhanced your lifestyles. Maybe thousands of your downline will put one of your products on Standing Order so they get it automatically month after month, and year after year. Think how incredible that would be!

- Invest your time to educate your downline about your products.

Promoting your products to your downline is not a one time job. You need to invest time to educate your downline about your products. For example, if you’re offering products about specialized how-to information, you should be able to explain simply and clearly how they work. Don’t forget your downline is your personal company within your SFI business. It is reasonable to expect you to experience the products you are selling, and you can only do that by using them.

- Use your Leadership page/ECA news feed to recommend your products to your downline.

Make sure that your correspondences with your downline through your weekly and monthly newsletter should always contain your Leadership page link. If they are connected with your ECA store, you can send them news feed about special features of your products and offer them hot deals that they can’t resist. Having positive member comments in your ECA store will also help a great deal in promoting your products to your downlines and to other fellow SFI affiliates. And if your products are truly great, you'll aggressively promote them in TripleClicks and because of your passion in your products you'll probably make a lot of sales. For the same reason, your downline and many other SFI affiliates may also decide to promote your products, too. And with each sale worldwide, you’re on your way of maximizing your potential earnings.

Conclusion:

You have created your own products that you love. Build your engine of growth by passing the information that you have acquired about your products to your downline.

It is essential for your downline, who have elected to promote your ECA store to have ample knowledge about your products or services. Take an active role in helping them to gain the knowledge you have acquired. Remember how everything seemed confusing at first and try to break up the learning process into small pieces.

It might be enlightening to your downline if you can to do a short presentation about your products features to help them familiarize with the target market as they promote your products. Constant training and coaching are the best ways to ensure that they give the right answers at the right times to potential customers. It would also be helpful to provide websites, brochures, whitepapers, demonstrations, and any other background information to increase your downline's familiarity with your products.

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Besides having your own SFI business as a Team Leader with downline, another excellent way to supplement your income is becoming an E-Commerce Associates (ECA). This is a great opportunity to create your own product to sell at TripleClicks, which can be promoted not only by your downline but also by other SFI affiliates.

How can you promote your products to your downline so they’ll want to sell them and/or buy them?

- Communicate your knowledge and understanding of your products.

You
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Affiliate since: 06/27/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olawale's 109 other Ask SC answers

Hello Ritu, the ECA Program (http://www.tripleclicks.com/ECA/ECAGW.php) is designed to allows
commercial sellers and companies of all kinds, from around the world, to market their products
and services side-by-side with products and services at TripleClicks.com.

I want to quickly add here that the product you are selling have a lot to do with the patronage you'll get.
If they are products your downlines need, they will buy. No one will want to buy something useless to him.

However on a general note, to promote your ECA store products to your downline, follow this steps:

1. Every ECA product and service has both CV (Commission Volume) and VP (VersaPoints) that can help grow their business.
2. Attach motivational bonuses to every sale/purchase made by your downlines outside the normal CV.
3. Promote using your local language to specific downlines from your country.
4. With the combination of Direct Commissions and ECA Royalties, they can earn a handsome 55% of the CV on any sales generated!
5. They will receive special offers, deals, etc. from your ECA if they connect.
6. Point them to exciting ECA opportunities through training materials: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/ECAStrategies.
7. Your downline only need some level of strong conviction and good first-impression from you to try it out, so be pushy.
8. According to TripleClicks, the theme is "Spread the Word", so your marketing has no boundary, move out of your genealogy.
- Leave an ECA promo card with your bill after eating at the restaurant.
- Put ECA promo card in every outgoing mail you send out.
- Give ECA promo card to friends, colleagues and co-workers.
- Advertise ECA program on public bulleting boards around you.
9. It is your business, so work it out.

Have FUN in your business...
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Hello Ritu, the ECA Program (http://www.tripleclicks.com/ECA/ECAGW.php) is designed to allows
commercial sellers and companies of all kinds, from around the world, to market their products
and services side-by-side with products and services at TripleClicks.com.

I want to quickly add here that the product you are selling have a lot to do with the patronage you'll get.
If they are products your downlines need, they will buy. No one will want to buy something useless to
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

One of the main obstacles to selling products online is to have customers visiting your website and buying your products. As an E-Commerce Associate on Tripleclicks this problem is solved for you. This is accomplished in several ways.

As an ECA you have online marketers already waiting to promote your products. You NEED to connect with them. If you are an SFI Affiliate and an ECA (you should be both to gain maximum benefits) there are several ways to accomplish this.

If you are only able to ship to certain countries go to the Country Leadership page and request an A2A friendship with the top 20 leaders. This will connect you through A2A which also connects you through the 'Stream'. You can then post product updates and specials which will then be seen on your connection's stream gaining your Tripleclicks store exposure and possible sales.

You may also consider connecting with the leading SFI affiliates in different areas of achievement. These are the dedicated SFI workers who understand the benefits of promoting SFI and Tripleclicks.

Be sure to connect with other ECAs on Tripleclicks. They are trying to establsih a business just like you and a business synergy could be created between businesses where you can be supplying each other with products through Tripleclicks.

As an SFI affiliate you should let your downline know that you have new products available as you add them. This can also be done through the Stream, Team Mail or direct contact.

Tell your SFI sponsor about new products. Your sponsor will also benefit from any sales that your TC business achieves so it within their interests to promote and support your products.

Tell people who have not yet joined Tripleclicks or SFI that they can earn a commission by promoting your products. You might have a big following on one of the social network sites. Just a few of these people promoting your products could make a big difference to the success of your business.

TIP* When you are telling other people about your Tripleclicks store it is a good idea to be linking them through your own SFI Gateway links.

Ensure you are selling QUALITY products at REASONABLE prices. If you are selling low quality products or your prices are too high you will find that your business will cost you rather than earn for you.

Good luck with your promotions and sales. Tripleclicks truly is one of the best places to be selling your products.

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One of the main obstacles to selling products online is to have customers visiting your website and buying your products. As an E-Commerce Associate on Tripleclicks this problem is solved for you. This is accomplished in several ways.

As an ECA you have online marketers already waiting to promote your products. You NEED to connect with them. If you are an SFI Affiliate and an ECA (you should be both to gain maximum benefits) there are several ways to accomplish this.

If you
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Affiliate since: 08/28/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read JOSEPH's 2 other Ask SC answers

TripleClicks has provided the necessary platform for us to display and promote our products for all affilaites to see and buy not only our downlines.

I will suggest as follows:
* package your products well
* display them at your ECA store
* let people know why the product is good for them
* tell your downline what reward awaits them from TripleClicks if they buy from your ECA store or an ECA store for
that matter.
* tell them they can pay in your local currency for those within your country
* tell them delivery is fast, no shipping or shipping cost for those who are in your localty
* above all you can offer special "my downline" discount on all sales.

If your downline really trust you and your products is what they need, they will patronise you but remember, people only buy what they need.
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TripleClicks has provided the necessary platform for us to display and promote our products for all affilaites to see and buy not only our downlines.

I will suggest as follows:
* package your products well
* display them at your ECA store
* let people know why the product is good for them
* tell your downline what reward awaits them from TripleClicks if they buy from your ECA store or an ECA store for
that matter.
* tell them they can pay in your local
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Affiliate since: 01/14/2013, Power Rank: 598 | Read Sule's 287 other Ask SC answers

Your ECA store is your TripleClicks sales shop open to the whole world including your downline. Since members of your downlne are already in your sales team, it is assumed that you have been interacting with them for some time. All your channels of interaction with your downline are clear routes you can use to promote your ECA store to them. Specifically you can do the following.

1. Regularly send an invitation to your ECA link downline.
2. Have your ECA link with a short promo message in the signature feature of your email.
3. Be sure your ECA link goes with your name and identity in all your Mailer messages to your downline.
4. Promote your ECA link in your T-Connect page.
5. Promote the links of products in your ECA store in your Leadership page.
6. List some products in your ECA store as recommended products in your Leadership page.
7. Alert your downline with the links of any new products coming into your ECA store.
8. Alert your downline about sales promos/discounts going on in your ECA store.
9. Alert your downline about any new bonanza in your ECA store.
10. Announce to your downline special rewards to team members who buy from your ECA store.

If you take the above steps, it will be fairly easy for you to promote your ECA store's products to your downline and many may want to sell them and/or buy them.

Have a nice day!

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Your ECA store is your TripleClicks sales shop open to the whole world including your downline. Since members of your downlne are already in your sales team, it is assumed that you have been interacting with them for some time. All your channels of interaction with your downline are clear routes you can use to promote your ECA store to them. Specifically you can do the following.

1. Regularly send an invitation to your ECA link downline.
2. Have your ECA link with a short promo message
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Ritu,

Congratulations for having an ECA store because actually it’s not that easy to start it up. I guess you should have come up with a line of some products of your choice. Whatever they are, I think your products must have certain criteria that are attractive and worth enough for your down lines to purchase or promote them to other people. Your products should be special in their own ways, having qualities, priced reasonably or affordable, and sought after by many people.

How do you promote your store must be done indirectly so as not to let your down lines jump to a conclusion of you as being selfish or want to take advantage of them. My opinion is, in a team mail, when you discuss about the importance of having ECA store to them, you also mention about your ECA store and ask their opinions about it.

The other way is, in your Leadership page, you offer an incentive or reward to your down lines. For example, for your down lines who produce a certain amount of sales/purchases from your ECA store, they will get this and this… It’s up to you to decide what kind of rewards are appropriate.

Lastly, I think your down lines will be attracted to explore your ECA store after seeing a badge at your home page. Hopefully, since you are their leader, they will buy from your store.

All the best my friend, Ritu.

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Dear Ritu,

Congratulations for having an ECA store because actually it’s not that easy to start it up. I guess you should have come up with a line of some products of your choice. Whatever they are, I think your products must have certain criteria that are attractive and worth enough for your down lines to purchase or promote them to other people. Your products should be special in their own ways, having qualities, priced reasonably or affordable, and sought after by many
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Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

Why are you wanting to promote your ECA to your PSA and Downline when the potential is far greater promoting it to prospective PRM?

It would be nice to have my team promoting my product listings, especially since it means they would be promoting TripleClicks Sales which helps us all, but trying to encourage them to buy from us is something that can ruin your relationship with them. They signed up to make money not receive promotions from your store.

Affiliates who are educated to review and promote items for sale will pick and choose products of interest to blog about, or add to their TripleClicks Custom Banners. This will happen naturally, not by force or persuasion and if you word a pitch to promote your store wrong, there will be resentment, and your active downline may revolt.

Building sales for your ECA Store is primarily up to the ECA to do.

That is why I recommend ECA have some experience in retail sales online or offline before they get started because the overall attractiveness of your listings, the pricing within your market, and the recruiting of affiliates, is all lost if you don't know your customer and can't market your store successfully.


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Why are you wanting to promote your ECA to your PSA and Downline when the potential is far greater promoting it to prospective PRM?

It would be nice to have my team promoting my product listings, especially since it means they would be promoting TripleClicks Sales which helps us all, but trying to encourage them to buy from us is something that can ruin your relationship with them. They signed up to make money not receive promotions from your store.

Affiliates who are educated
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Affiliate since: 06/08/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Emmanuel's 49 other Ask SC answers

In order to promote your own ECA product(s) to your downlines, please ensure that you either must have used it, tasted it or has gained relief and/or gained improvements or benefits in your bodily function out of its use.

Only when you have done the above that you can promote your product to your downlines or even to your A2A friends, personal friends, friends of friends and to the public in general with conviction.

Not only should your product be of good quality but they must also be competitively priced.

Products of good quality and with competitive prices not only commands patronage but also brand loyalty with word-by-mouth advertisement.

Good product packaging also contributes to saleability of the product.

Mode of shipment or handling also plays a great role in the promotion of products.
When your ECA products have all the above criteria, you can be sure that your downline will automatically promote them to their own SFI teams, to their A2A friends, families and contacts and/or patronize them themselves.


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In order to promote your own ECA product(s) to your downlines, please ensure that you either must have used it, tasted it or has gained relief and/or gained improvements or benefits in your bodily function out of its use.

Only when you have done the above that you can promote your product to your downlines or even to your A2A friends, personal friends, friends of friends and to the public in general with conviction.

Not only should your product be of good quality but they must
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