Affiliate since: 02/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Philippus's 100 other Ask SC answers

Although being EA is key to success and earning in SFI, there are many free ways for you to earn the qualifying 1500 VP to become EA in the first 2 months while still learning the system.

In your first 10 days become Fast Track member by doing the 5 FastTrack Actions and buying only the New Member Pack (NMP) for $20. By doing that alone you earn 500 SVP (for NMP) and 660 AVP. From day 1 do all your Daily, Weekly and Monthly Actions for another 517 AVP and you have 177 more than your qualifying 1500 VP for EA.

While doing all of this use the opportunity to learn as much as possible from your Home Page (Alerts, News, Forum, Stream Posts, ASK SC questions and answers, etc.) as well as from the Launchpad Lessons ( review your Launchpad Lessons everyday for at least the first 2 months, but only answer the questions in your second month to get the AVP for that then). That leaves you with another 1717 AVP.

By doing the rest of your Getting Started and all your Intermediate Actions and answering the Launchpad Lessons’ questions in your second month, you gather enough to qualify again, completely for free this time. Therefore, to reach EA2, only cost you $20 of monetary investment an some investment in time.

During all this time, if you have the knowledge, you should promote your business as much as possible to start building your team in the meantime. If, like me, you have little knowledge of advertising and marketing, you could enroll in some Internet Marketing and Social Media Marketing Courses to broaden your knowledge and at the same time purchase some shares of SBuilder or PSA’s at TripleClicks to help build your team.

So, according to me, it’s not necessary to invest in an EA qualifying purchase so soon, but if you can afford to and want to move faster and become EA2 sooner, you can become Gold FastTracker in your first 10 days by having a Standing Order of 1500 VP or more and become EA2 immediately. Then you can go on and become BTL in your first and second month easily by doing some of the Actions in your To-do-list and VP Ledger. It all depends on your personal circumstances.

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Although being EA is key to success and earning in SFI, there are many free ways for you to earn the qualifying 1500 VP to become EA in the first 2 months while still learning the system.

In your first 10 days become Fast Track member by doing the 5 FastTrack Actions and buying only the New Member Pack (NMP) for $20. By doing that alone you earn 500 SVP (for NMP) and 660 AVP. From day 1 do all your Daily, Weekly and Monthly Actions for another 517 AVP and you have 177 more than your qualifying
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Affiliate since: 06/27/2013, Power Rank: 345 | Read James's 127 other Ask SC answers

Your main objective in joining SFI is to earn income(money). Your target in the first month is to be EA by completing the tasks in Getting Started, SFI Basics and Launchpad to earn free versa points up to 1500 vps. With 1500 vps in the first month you are EA. Wih EA status, you get the benefits(minimum)to build up your business. Refer to Benefit Chart under Income Tab in he Affiliate Homepage. You are assigned with 2 CSAs and 10 free tcs.
But you need to maintain your EA status every month to avoid losing your CSAs. You need 1500 vps through SVPs and AVPs every month. Have Standing Order of 125 tcredits with 1500 vps.will ensure you of EA every month. That's your monthly investment. Starting from 2nd month onwards, start doing advertising, free or paid, to get PSAs. Subscribe to S-Builder,S-Builder Co-op, using your gateways to advertise,use the various marketing aids to promote your SFI business and have your own website to attract new affiliates.
Start within your own backyard first ,understand SFI business through Getting Started, SFI Basic and Launchpad and then with confidence and faith, go all out to advertise. By then you will know the tricks of the trade...and sustain the challenges.
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Your main objective in joining SFI is to earn income(money). Your target in the first month is to be EA by completing the tasks in Getting Started, SFI Basics and Launchpad to earn free versa points up to 1500 vps. With 1500 vps in the first month you are EA. Wih EA status, you get the benefits(minimum)to build up your business. Refer to Benefit Chart under Income Tab in he Affiliate Homepage. You are assigned with 2 CSAs and 10 free tcs.
But you need to maintain your EA status every month to
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hello Ana!

I feel this is a great question. I think that it is better to invest in qualifying as an EA first.
The reason being, if and when you advertise for Affiliates to join your team, it is best if you know a little bit about SFI.

I feel it also helps to have a Team Leader badge to your name, so the new affiliate doesn't think that maybe you haven't been here long enough to know what you are doing, let alone help them to be successful.

Plus the fact that you can kill 2 birds with one stone. By qualifying as an EA, you can set up a standing order for PSA's to Go or S-Builders and you will be advertising as well as starting to grow your business.

There are also more benefits to becoming and EA first. You might as well start earning rewards while you are waiting for new affiliates to join your team, like getting CSA' and getting TCredit as well.

So to answer your question, I feel it is better to start off by investing in EA-qualifying purchases first, which could also be advertising for affiliates, if you purchase S-Builder or PSA's to Go.

I hope that I have answered your question to your satisfaction.

Wishing a great SFI business
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Hello Ana!

I feel this is a great question. I think that it is better to invest in qualifying as an EA first.
The reason being, if and when you advertise for Affiliates to join your team, it is best if you know a little bit about SFI.

I feel it also helps to have a Team Leader badge to your name, so the new affiliate doesn't think that maybe you haven't been here long enough to know what you are doing, let alone help them to be successful.

Plus the fact that
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Affiliate since: 09/06/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ana's 32 other Ask SC answers

Hello Ana!

I like your question very much, because this was exactly the dilemma I had in my first months in SFI.

I've noticed that many people answered your question by advising you to invest in both and I think they are completely right. I do think you should invest both in advertising and in EA-qualifying purchase. But what if you simply can't afford investing in both? What if you really have to choose between these two essential investments?

I would have to say that, if you really have limited funds to invest in your business, you should invest in EA-qualifying purchase. As long as you retain your EA status, you have the opportunity to earn your share of money from the Executive Pool. Although the amount is rather symbolic in the beginning, you are earning and making progress every month. As long as you stay EA, you get free TCredits each month, and at least two CSAs. If your CSAs are buying products from TripleClicks you are earning money - Co-Sponsor Commissions. Also, as you sponsor new affiliates and build a team, you will need to maintain EA rank at least, if you wish to benefit from your team. So, in order to earn any money, it is highly recommended to invest in qualifying as EA every month. Once you can afford it, you can invest your earned money in advertising.

On the other hand, you can do some high quality advertising without investing a dime. There are so many free tools inside and outside of SFI, free website builders, blogs. There are so many places you can post your ads to for free. There are tons of social networks, free classifieds websites, forums, etc. You can also advertise offline by using warm marketing, sharing flyers (if you have a printer you can make and print your own flyers). So, you really can build a team of affiliates without any costs. However, you will need to invest enough time, and your progress might be a bit slow paced, but it is possible.

In conclusion, I think it is better to invest in EA-qualifying purchase and at the same time use free advertising to recruit new affiliates for your team. Once you build a small but steady and active team and also keep qualifying as EA, you will be able to afford investing in both.

Hope my answer is helpful. Best regards.
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Hello Ana!

I like your question very much, because this was exactly the dilemma I had in my first months in SFI.

I've noticed that many people answered your question by advising you to invest in both and I think they are completely right. I do think you should invest both in advertising and in EA-qualifying purchase. But what if you simply can't afford investing in both? What if you really have to choose between these two essential investments?

I would have to say
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 272 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

When you are just getting into SFI, it is better to work at getting yourself trained and the framework of your business put in place. While you are working on your ToDo List, it is wise to buy at least one share of the S Builder coo-op each month in a standing order.

With the 500 AVP for doing the Daily, Weekly, and Monthly tasks and the 280 SVP for buying the S Builder, you only need to earn about 750 AVP from the To Do List each month. That will make it easier for you to reach EA2 for a month or more longer than the first month.

This way, you are learning and setting up, plus have a SO even if it is not 1500vVP, and you have the experts doing the work of advertising for you while you are devoting your time to the learning end of it. Your new PSAs will begin to arrive about the time you are ready for them.

It does take time and effort to learn how to do successful advertising. Start slowly and as you become more effective, then begin to learn about paid advertising. Then do it.
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When you are just getting into SFI, it is better to work at getting yourself trained and the framework of your business put in place. While you are working on your ToDo List, it is wise to buy at least one share of the S Builder coo-op each month in a standing order.

With the 500 AVP for doing the Daily, Weekly, and Monthly tasks and the 280 SVP for buying the S Builder, you only need to earn about 750 AVP from the To Do List each month. That will make it easier for you to reach EA2 for
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Affiliate since: 03/28/2011, Power Rank: 301 | Read Shamsina's 138 other Ask SC answers

I don't think it is an option. You have to do both.

Maintaining EA will get you a share of the TripleClicks Executive Pool. But if you only do this one thing, then your monthly income will be small. Continue doing this and you will get discouraged.

But if you advertise then you increase your income streams. Instead of just relying on the TC Executive Pool, you potentially can get:
1) PSAs, where you can earn 45% of CV
2) PRMs, also 45% of their CV plus all their VPs
3) ECAs, where you can earn 10% of CV

Choose your advertising carefully though. Learn how to advertise through free advertising sites first so that when you start paying for your advertising, you will get your return of investments.
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I don't think it is an option. You have to do both.

Maintaining EA will get you a share of the TripleClicks Executive Pool. But if you only do this one thing, then your monthly income will be small. Continue doing this and you will get discouraged.

But if you advertise then you increase your income streams. Instead of just relying on the TC Executive Pool, you potentially can get:
1) PSAs, where you can earn 45% of CV
2) PRMs, also 45% of their CV plus all their VPs
3)
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Affiliate since: 05/02/2013, Power Rank: 592 | Read Kerrie's 68 other Ask SC answers

When starting out, it would be ideal to create a Standing Order for your EA-qualifying purchase. The first few months are about reading and learning, so the best option for your business - if you can afford it - is a Standing Order for something that will help you grow your business.

If you can afford to purchase signups, gateway hits, or other advertising through TripleClicks, this would be your best option. If you are on a tighter budget, you can set up a Standing Order for 125 TCredits. Use these TCredits to earn MRP and action VP with the Eager Zebra games and Pricebenders auctions.

Try the Pricebenders auctions, and go for something that will help you grow your business. You could bid on PSAs or CSAs, S-Builder co-op units, gift cards, and more.

This way, you are making an EA-qualifying purchase while building your business at the same time. Win-win!
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When starting out, it would be ideal to create a Standing Order for your EA-qualifying purchase. The first few months are about reading and learning, so the best option for your business - if you can afford it - is a Standing Order for something that will help you grow your business.

If you can afford to purchase signups, gateway hits, or other advertising through TripleClicks, this would be your best option. If you are on a tighter budget, you can set up a Standing Order for 125 TCredits.
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Affiliate since: 12/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sharon's 8 other Ask SC answers

You should qualify as an EA and use free advertising resources when you are first starting out. There are multiple ways to advertise that are low cost or no cost, some may require an investment of time like the time it takes to surf for site credits, but it enables you to promote your links and gateways in places where people who are interested in working from home spend time.

Getting and qualifying for your EA status is the most important part of maintaining your SFI business. You can start using paid advertising sources as you begin to make money. You will find that a lot of our peers use the same traffic generation sources. Recruiting using these sources can sometimes be slow but if you invest enough time and energy into these sources you will find referrals.
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You should qualify as an EA and use free advertising resources when you are first starting out. There are multiple ways to advertise that are low cost or no cost, some may require an investment of time like the time it takes to surf for site credits, but it enables you to promote your links and gateways in places where people who are interested in working from home spend time.

Getting and qualifying for your EA status is the most important part of maintaining your SFI business. You can
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Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers

When I was a new affiliate here in SFI the first goal of mine was to learn as much as I could and become an EA as soon as I could. At that stage I could care less about advertising.

There are a lot of “free” advertising sites and methods that a new affiliate can use without making an investment.

Building good work habits with logging in daily and doing the needed actions is more important than trying to encourage them into advertising. Once an affiliate has settled in to a good work habit then it would be time to get them involved in advertising.

I think it is always important to guide your teammates into working “free” sites for advertising and have them invest in an S-Builder unit for new affiliates while they are learning to place ads that get results.

Remember if your teaching methods are easy to replicate then your teammates will duplicate what you are doing. That is the name of the game duplication, if it is too hard for them to follow right from the start then they will up-root and leave.

Some worry about “information overload” without paying attention to “task overload” at the same time. Ease your affiliates into EA mode first then guide them into advertising when they start asking you about it.

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When I was a new affiliate here in SFI the first goal of mine was to learn as much as I could and become an EA as soon as I could. At that stage I could care less about advertising.

There are a lot of “free” advertising sites and methods that a new affiliate can use without making an investment.

Building good work habits with logging in daily and doing the needed actions is more important than trying to encourage them into advertising. Once an
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

The main benefits of an EA status over AFF status are the TripleClicks (TC) Executive Pool, Co-sponsor commission and ECA royalties, as far as the reason we joined this business is concerned. However, we may not necessary spend a dime or maybe very little to be EA if our sales and sponsoring efforts are successful.

You can figure out what I am driving at here, referrals, sales and sponsoring efforts require advertising in either free or paid media which you are willing to invest in and if successful, they will automatically make you EA. You may be lucky with one good sale a month and make your EA status anyway, with the accompanying benefits I stated above. In this scenario you will be building your business gradually and as you go, you will develop the potential for upward mobility (rank).

On the other hand, just making a purchase to “buy” your EA status without making efforts to build your business as mentioned in the paragraph above is like living a false life or building a castle in the sand and one word that describes the result is; unsustainable. The big question here is: what is the return on your investment (ROI)? You got no PSAs, no PRMs, no referred ECA, no rank upgrade, in fact no structure at all, so again, it like engaging in a merry-go-round or living in a fantasy world. As far as I am concerned, you may not even be better than an affiliate who is AFF and has PSAs and PRMs from whom he earns direct commission which you cannot earn since you haven’t any.

Do not get me wrong it is very important to aspire to EA status monthly, not just for the sake of it, but as the basics for building a sustainable online business here and the best way to do that is to engage properly and adequately in some or all income generating activities, especially team building, by purposeful and targeted advertising, rather than putting the cart before the horse by consistently “buying” your EA status and not working your business.

However, to close, I will not discourage you from investing to make EA, provided it is in conjunction with building your team and actively participating in order areas in order to maximise the benefits of EA as mentioned in my opening paragraph and for chances to achieve higher status. This also mean that while your investment in advertising may subsequently result in your EA status, only investment by purchasing to become EA may not be sustainable and at that point, you lose all benefits including your CSAs.





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The main benefits of an EA status over AFF status are the TripleClicks (TC) Executive Pool, Co-sponsor commission and ECA royalties, as far as the reason we joined this business is concerned. However, we may not necessary spend a dime or maybe very little to be EA if our sales and sponsoring efforts are successful.

You can figure out what I am driving at here, referrals, sales and sponsoring efforts require advertising in either free or paid media which you are willing to invest in and
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