Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Adriano's 46 other Ask SC answers

Hi,

WHY IT'S VITAL TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF YOUR BUSINESS.

It's easy to focus only on the day-to-day running of your business, especially in the early stages.

Reviewing your progress will be particularly useful if you feel:

uncertain about how well the business is performing unsure if you're getting the most out of the business or making the most of market opportunities your business plan may be out of date, e.g. you haven't updated it since you started trading your business is moving in a direction different to the one you had planned the business may be becoming unwieldy or unresponsive to market demands.

It is also useful if you have decided that your company is ready to move on to another level.

Setting the direction

A clear business strategy will help to answer any concerns and show practical ways forward.

Questions you might want to ask include:


what's my direction?

To answer this you need to look at where you are now, where you want to go over the next three to five years and how you intend to get there.

What are my markets - now and in the future?
Which markets should I compete in, how will they change and what does the business need in order to be involved in these sectors?

How do I gain market advantage? How can the business perform better than the competition in my chosen markets?

What resources do I require to succeed? What skills, assets, finance, relationships, technical competence and facilities do I need to compete? Have these changed since I started?

What business environment am I competing in? What external factors may affect the business' ability to compete?

How am I measuring success?

Remember, measures of performance may change as your business matures.
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Hi,

WHY IT'S VITAL TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF YOUR BUSINESS.

It's easy to focus only on the day-to-day running of your business, especially in the early stages.

Reviewing your progress will be particularly useful if you feel:

uncertain about how well the business is performing unsure if you're getting the most out of the business or making the most of market opportunities your business plan may be out of date, e.g. you haven't updated it since you started
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Claudio's 49 other Ask SC answers

Hi Bonito,

I think that SFI as a personal business was advertised by the year, and for all new member a good advertise is that SFI is the only who lives seventeen year in a row ...

People who understand this will see the time that the company spend to see all member happy with his own business ...

Otherwise people look at hundred of web pages where the sites lie about great income, and people become more sceptic day by day and don't want to fllow simply instructions provided by SFI and older members ...

I suggest to you to continue with your advertising method using all available possibility with social networks or blog, mail and speaking to people around you ...

During the time you will see the results

GOOD LUCK
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Hi Bonito,

I think that SFI as a personal business was advertised by the year, and for all new member a good advertise is that SFI is the only who lives seventeen year in a row ...

People who understand this will see the time that the company spend to see all member happy with his own business ...

Otherwise people look at hundred of web pages where the sites lie about great income, and people become more sceptic day by day and don't want to fllow simply instructions
...more

Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

In order to gain a competitive advantage that is sustainable you must be consistent and frequent with your advertising and track for improvement. That's the only way to do it using free advertising. Typically, when it comes to paid advertising, the winner is the one with the largest ad budget. However, high quality content will trump a bigger budget with low quality content. So content in advertising is everything. Quality ads cost less because they are more targeted and more efficient at pulling your ideal prospect. Remember, when using PPC ads, you are paying for every click whether that person joins your business or not. With so many erroneous clicks, your PPC ads are sure to be a flop, if you are not tracking your results for improvement and staying on budget.
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In order to gain a competitive advantage that is sustainable you must be consistent and frequent with your advertising and track for improvement. That's the only way to do it using free advertising. Typically, when it comes to paid advertising, the winner is the one with the largest ad budget. However, high quality content will trump a bigger budget with low quality content. So content in advertising is everything. Quality ads cost less because they are more targeted and more efficient at pulling
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

That's what everyone else is asking. I personally believe that's because no one wants to face the truth: the best sign ups come from face to face relationships that were built on everything but business. Honest, serious relationships where people know each other care about each other. Trust is involved. There is no life without trust. No one can run a business without a little trust as well. Take time to take interest in people other than always having an ad out there for your business. Try holding people's attention without always putting your business in their face. Try and get others to be interested in you without talking about your business. Get them to talk to you about your business.
Don't try and elevate your ads. Elevate yourself. Become a better person. Focus on becoming a better person and your ads will automatically become elevated as you wished.
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That's what everyone else is asking. I personally believe that's because no one wants to face the truth: the best sign ups come from face to face relationships that were built on everything but business. Honest, serious relationships where people know each other care about each other. Trust is involved. There is no life without trust. No one can run a business without a little trust as well. Take time to take interest in people other than always having an ad out there for your business. Try holding
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Use everything available because you never know where it can happen that you captture new Affiliates. I use all free Media like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Googel, Mysapace, among others. I also am in other different not free media like S-Builder, Xing, LinkedIn and among others. I use E-Mails and my personal webside. All these are necesary but never a garantie. Mouth Propaganda, Gift Cards could also help a lot. Everybody make advertise but People are looking for diferent things so, People who need SFI will find us!

Never give up advertising and don´t worry about the competitors out there!
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Use everything available because you never know where it can happen that you captture new Affiliates. I use all free Media like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Googel, Mysapace, among others. I also am in other different not free media like S-Builder, Xing, LinkedIn and among others. I use E-Mails and my personal webside. All these are necesary but never a garantie. Mouth Propaganda, Gift Cards could also help a lot. Everybody make advertise but People are looking for diferent things so, People who need
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Affiliate since: 07/25/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Stephen's 23 other Ask SC answers

By giving the customer what they want.

Your advertisement should be about THEM getting something they what ... not what you have to sell. Make the advertisement about them ... not you.

For example ... If you have SFI Gift Cards, your ad should read:

"I'll give you a $12 Gift Card ... FREE!!!"

So make your advertisements helpful to sign ups or future PSAs and don't try to sell your product.

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

There are really only two ways to make sure that your SFI ads outshine opposing opportunities:

1) Design your own custom ads that are more attractive and more compelling than the competition.

or

2) Arrange to have your ads where there is little other competition.

In the case of the first, it's merely about good graphic design; if you can't design something, there's likely someone around here who can. In the case of the second, you can outbid your competition for premium locations or provide a better outlet for your ads that others might not reach, as with blogs or other sites where advertising gets limited. You can certainly work on both of these at the same time, and a unique ad in the best possible location will obviously target your audience best.
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There are really only two ways to make sure that your SFI ads outshine opposing opportunities:

1) Design your own custom ads that are more attractive and more compelling than the competition.

or

2) Arrange to have your ads where there is little other competition.

In the case of the first, it's merely about good graphic design; if you can't design something, there's likely someone around here who can. In the case of the second, you can outbid your competition
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Salvador,

Your advertisement should be different then others. There are thousand almost the same advertisement, so what you should do is to create a blog or site that will be immediately seen by viewers and will keep them interested.

Choose nice text, nice pictures, banners, music whatever you think will attract attention of potential affiliates.

Wish you luck with advertisement

Affiliate since: 08/24/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lali's 68 other Ask SC answers

This will definitely be a very hard task for you to undertake. Elevating your SFI advertisements above all the competing business opportunities out there calls for proper scrutiny of the other business opportunities. This is due to the fact that advertisement trends change day in day out. You have to find out what other business opportunities are offering before you make a move. This will go a long way in preparing you to achieve your goal.
After getting this vital information, you go out fully prepared to set your SFI advertisement according to the needs of the market.
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This will definitely be a very hard task for you to undertake. Elevating your SFI advertisements above all the competing business opportunities out there calls for proper scrutiny of the other business opportunities. This is due to the fact that advertisement trends change day in day out. You have to find out what other business opportunities are offering before you make a move. This will go a long way in preparing you to achieve your goal.
After getting this vital information, you go out fully
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Derek's 210 other Ask SC answers

The only way I know of elevating your ads above the others is either by paying for your ad position or just by writing a better ad than anybody else. With many sites it is first come first served so if you place an ad on a particularly busy ad site it can drop off the front page in minutes.

If your ad is good enough then it will not need to be above all the others.