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

Before I started SFI I had tried many other Internet marketing companies that looked “Shiny” enough to attract me. All of the companies I was signing up with would either fold up just about the time I was getting the hang of it or I would be excessively pressured into purchasing $500 or more in training programs and videos. And every one of these companies had sign-up fees and mandatory monthly standing orders.

Needless to say I lost a lot of money and I had almost reached the point where I was never going to look at another Internet home business again – I was convinced they all were scams designed to squeeze all the money out of you then dump you when you wallet hit empty.

I knew there had to be Internet companies on the market that were legit so I made a list of the qualifications a company must have before I join up with them. This is that list:

1. The company must have been in business for more than 7 years
2. They must have a good rating with the BBB (Better Business Bureau)
3. They must be free to join.
4. There can be no mandatory standing orders ever required.
5. There must be “residual” commissions built in the compilation plan.
6. Must allow contact and be able to help your own down-line teammates.
7. Must have good communications between members and support division.
8. The company must be able to train their affiliates from the lowest levels up to the professional level at little or no cost.
9. Marketing materials must be free or a low cost to more advanced levels of marketing.
10. Company must have a verity of sell-able products at least over 2 or 3 hundred products

That which is listed above became my guide as to whether or not to join the company. Much to my surprise SFI surpassed my own list with many other features that I have not even mentioned.

Because of this I knew and know that SFI is the real deal and there is none other like it on the market today. You cannot go wrong building your dream income with SFI unless you just don’t even try.

SFI is the REAL DEAL and you can BANK ON IT!!

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Before I started SFI I had tried many other Internet marketing companies that looked “Shiny” enough to attract me. All of the companies I was signing up with would either fold up just about the time I was getting the hang of it or I would be excessively pressured into purchasing $500 or more in training programs and videos. And every one of these companies had sign-up fees and mandatory monthly standing orders.

Needless to say I lost a lot of money and I had almost reached
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Affiliate since: 01/01/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gyanendra's 56 other Ask SC answers

What was it that made you realize that SFI is the real deal?

That's a very nice question Maja because that is the reason I am working in SFI even after joining many other online networking companies. I will try to explain why SFI is the real deal with my own example.

I had joined SFI 11 months ago and for the first 5 months I didn't do much in SFI. For first 5 months I thought SFI was just like any other online networking business. I had joined quite a few such companies in which I lost lots of money. Prior to joining SFI I had joined one more E Commerce Company which had recently been launched. I was paying $ 50 per month in it for a product( online marketing education programme) which I realised later that it was FREE in SFI. This opened my eyes.

I liked the regular emails from SFI and found these very informative and educative.

What impressed me more about SFI was that SFI had already proved itself as a real business with real products which other so called E Commerce Companies didn't have. Those E Commerce Companies were nowhere near to SFI in terms of training and marketing expertise. This made me think of SFI as a highly rated quality business opportunity unmatched by any other business opportunity because I had seen quite a number of networking companies since last 16 years of my networking experience.

You can do so much in SFI. You can learn from fellow SFI Affiliates through Forum and ASK SC tabs. This kind of learning is not available in any other networking business. No costly meetings to attend here. All trainings in SFI are online. It not only saves time but also saves a lot of money. There are thousands of real products which we can buy online here. There are real Auctions, real games, real original music to listen to and with a real opportunity to make money here.

With above facts I can proudly say that SFI indeed is a real deal.
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What was it that made you realize that SFI is the real deal?

That's a very nice question Maja because that is the reason I am working in SFI even after joining many other online networking companies. I will try to explain why SFI is the real deal with my own example.

I had joined SFI 11 months ago and for the first 5 months I didn't do much in SFI. For first 5 months I thought SFI was just like any other online networking business. I had joined quite a few such companies in
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

What was it that made you realize that SFI is the real deal?

Great question. Please bare with me as I share a bit of my personal experience with SFI. I joined SFI like most affiliates looking for immediate or at least short term gratification. I'd heard of the rags to riches stories of everyday people who made it big in internet marketing. So I was looking for an opportunity that would set me up for life. After placing a few ads on some free exchanges and told all of my family and friends that I was about to make it big working from home on the internet. Yes, most laughed me to scorn and some even told me - "You need a real job."

Three years passed and I had made nothing from SFI. It bothered me and I was almost ready to throw in the towel when I stumbled across some information about PPC from another internet marketer. I studied the content, set up a google adwords account (its free by the way), and funded some campaigns. At first I didn't get good results but I kept working the variables and key words until voila - PSAs from Google! I was signing up affiliates left and right to the tune of about 70 or 80 per hour! When that happened some of them became actively involved in earning points, etc. Finally, the moment of truth came in the form of a commission for less than 7 dollars. I've been hooked ever since! Why? It proved to me that I could make money online working from home. I knew if I could make 7 dollars then I could make 7,000.

Today, after more than 8 years in I've gotten commission payment, after commission payment. With every improvement to my marketing I'm getting better results. As the saying goes . . . the proof is in the pudding. Real income online. Real results. I'd found my real income opportunity working from home - Strong Future International!
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What was it that made you realize that SFI is the real deal?

Great question. Please bare with me as I share a bit of my personal experience with SFI. I joined SFI like most affiliates looking for immediate or at least short term gratification. I'd heard of the rags to riches stories of everyday people who made it big in internet marketing. So I was looking for an opportunity that would set me up for life. After placing a few ads on some free exchanges and told all of my family and
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Affiliate since: 07/03/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gilbert's 79 other Ask SC answers

What was it that made you realize that SHI is the real deal?

Let’s be TOTALLY CLEAR about this, I KNOW SFI is the “REAL DEAL” 1000%!!!!

Let me go back to when I joined SFI on August 29, 2013 to see what was the process I went through before I realized and accepted this.

I see that I didn’t really get active in SFI until September 1, three days after I joined. Yes, it took me about three days to dispel the skepticism I had about internet businesses in general (having been stung before) and SFI in particular and to realize that SFI was a genuine and ethical business.

In those first three days I did a lot of reading. I inspected the SFI websites. I digested my Sponsor and Co-Sponsor’s welcome messages. I read the Launchpad lessons, particularly about the history of SFI and the income potential that it offered.

And I could see how successful my Sponsor, Co-sponsor and up-line in SFI was in the Ranking Leadership Boards.

I was impressed with the responsiveness of SFI – the websites are “live” and changes were updated very quickly to reflect what I had done.

The websites are HUGE! That really impressed me – all the free information and training that is available.

I also got quick responses from my Sponsor and from SFI Support to my questions.

I really liked the “Green Line” – that became my major focus in the first month.

And I liked that when I did something it was reflected in my rankings and these got better quite quickly.

I found that I could rely on SFI. They did what they said they would do and they did it efficiently.

AND the availability of President Gery Carson was amazing. It just blew me away.

And over time all these things and more just reinforced my trust, conviction and belief in SFI.

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What was it that made you realize that SHI is the real deal?

Let’s be TOTALLY CLEAR about this, I KNOW SFI is the “REAL DEAL” 1000%!!!!

Let me go back to when I joined SFI on August 29, 2013 to see what was the process I went through before I realized and accepted this.

I see that I didn’t really get active in SFI until September 1, three days after I joined. Yes, it took me about three days to dispel the skepticism I had about internet businesses in general
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Affiliate since: 01/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Fran's 122 other Ask SC answers

Hi Maja,

I think I have checked out most of the on line internet businesses for the 10 years. It always starts off that it is free, but then, you have to buy this and buy that until it is hundreds of dollars! Then there is more investments to help educate on how to work the business!

In 2013, I became tired of working the two brick and mortar businesses my husband and I owned, plus working a full time healthcare job. I decided to start looking for an on line business again.

That very day, I received an e-mail about SFI! When I signed into SFI, saw all the different information AND I didn't have to buy anything!! I knew this was what I was looking for. Having been in marketing companies, it was easy to see this was the real thing! I closed my advertising agency and went part time at my jobs. We have kept the restaurant, which my husband runs.

This has been the best business I have ever been in. There is all kinds of training and always someone to help you. You can contact your upline, the Forum, Ask SC, the glossary, or send in a ticket to the office.

We have TripleClicks where we can sell item by becoming an ECA or promote other ECA's product to increase our income.

The only problem I have, is the internet service in our area, considers SFI and TripleClicks as spam. This has caused many people and businesses to not sign up with me.

I now schedule appointments to physically go talk with them and then educate each to add another search engine onto their computer as I talk about SFI and TripleClicks.

Have a Blessed Day!

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Hi Maja,

I think I have checked out most of the on line internet businesses for the 10 years. It always starts off that it is free, but then, you have to buy this and buy that until it is hundreds of dollars! Then there is more investments to help educate on how to work the business!

In 2013, I became tired of working the two brick and mortar businesses my husband and I owned, plus working a full time healthcare job. I decided to start looking for an on line business again.
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Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 576 | Read George's 87 other Ask SC answers

In January of 2014 there was a huge security breach and all my commissions were stolen. This was a substantial sum. I had been with SFI for well over a year.

What happened was someone stole my login information and changed the payment paypal account to their email address hours before commissions were released. My password was changed and when I finally got able to log in I saw the new paypal account. I gathered all the info I could on my perpetrator.

I contacted Paypal, SFI and law enforcement. I provided them with time, email info, and even a rough part of the country that the entry was made. Paypal said it was a legal and legitimate transfer and they could do nothing. Law enforcement said they would do what they could (read nothing). SFI said it was an approved transfer. Someone stole my account info and my money.

A month later with no satisfactory response from Paypal, no word for law enforcement and only words of encouragement from SFI I received the full amount added in to my March Commissions check.

I have no idea if it was resolved or what happened. All I know is that SFI paid me all my losses. SFI is the real deal.


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In January of 2014 there was a huge security breach and all my commissions were stolen. This was a substantial sum. I had been with SFI for well over a year.

What happened was someone stole my login information and changed the payment paypal account to their email address hours before commissions were released. My password was changed and when I finally got able to log in I saw the new paypal account. I gathered all the info I could on my perpetrator.

I contacted Paypal, SFI
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

There are so many 'work-from-home' or 'make-money-online' programs out there today, the majority of which are scams, it is very difficult to sort out the good from the bad. When I came across SFI, and after being scammed so many times, I simply did my research on the program. Not only did I read all the background info provided to me by my eventual sponsor, I also Googled SFI and Gery Carson. I very quickly realised that this was the real deal when I read about the longevity of the program, and also after learning of Gery's past successes as an entrepreneur and internet marketer.

When you compare SFI to any other affiliate or internet marketing site, you don't see all the ongoing training and resources in other sites that are freely available within SFI, so that alone is a massive bonus (and selling feature in my mind) SFI has over similar sites. Then of course there is the Forum, the various Mailers, and the support from your Upline, these resources are unparalleled in the affiliate marketing arena, and is another of SFI's great strengths.

These were all fantastic selling points for me, and then once I joined I quickly realised how lucky I was at making that decision. I watched my VP and commissions grow each month, I actually received my commissions each month (which some sites promise but never deliver), I advanced through the ranks to Silver Team Leader, and then all the amazing enhancements Gery and his team make every month, this is all a very powerful program to be involved in.

As affiliates, we need to promote these amazing attributes that SFI has to our potential downlines, they are fantastic selling points, and will surely assist you greatly in building your team.


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There are so many 'work-from-home' or 'make-money-online' programs out there today, the majority of which are scams, it is very difficult to sort out the good from the bad. When I came across SFI, and after being scammed so many times, I simply did my research on the program. Not only did I read all the background info provided to me by my eventual sponsor, I also Googled SFI and Gery Carson. I very quickly realised that this was the real deal when I read about the longevity of the program,
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day Maja,

How I have realised that SFI is unique and the real deal is that it has opened opportunities for not just me, but a lot of people that would like to make a passive income online.

For one to be successful, we must have the mindset to be motivated, persistent and think positively.That is to say, never is an option with the I can do mentality and always trying to be Professional without giving up.

Thus, these is what have kept me going as I realised in the second month joining SFI that its the real deal as it made me:-

1. Realise that i should not rely solely on my paid job, but also have another source of income online.

2. Realise that It's a reputable company that has been in existence for over 18 years

3. There is no fee to join.

4. There are free educational manuals on Marketing that elsewhere they need to pay before they can start earning on that site.

5. On tripleclicks, that one can list an item online for as low as $1.99 (1 t credit).

6. Flexibility and enough time to do our regular jobs.

7. Being able to advertise both online and word of mouth.

8. Unique company where you are being treated with utmost importance and issues resolved within the shortest possible time

9. Large library where one can read at ease and broaden one horizon.

10. Regular routine checks to prevent fraud on your account.

11. A forum where we get answers to questions we may have as well as ASKSc

12. Have something to look for after retirement.

13. SFI has a laid down structure compared to some online businesses.

14. SFI pays their commissions on the 10th of every month without delay compared to some online businesses that promise and later fold up without paying their affiliates.

15. SFI is not a get rich scheme compared to other online businesses.

16. SFI is legitimate compared to others.

17. SFI marketing aids are free as you learn on a daily basis compared to other online businesses where you pay for additional aids asides the basic ones given.

18. Knowing and letting my prospect(s) know that there are 6 methods of earning from SFI

With this information and long term benefits, recruiting PSAs would be easier letting them know that SFI is the real deal.

Hope this information would be helpful to you.

All the best and compliments of the season.
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Good day Maja,

How I have realised that SFI is unique and the real deal is that it has opened opportunities for not just me, but a lot of people that would like to make a passive income online.

For one to be successful, we must have the mindset to be motivated, persistent and think positively.That is to say, never is an option with the I can do mentality and always trying to be Professional without giving up.

Thus, these is what have kept me going as I realised
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

During my training SFI caught hold of my attention. The more I read, the more excited I grew.I woke up at night just to read more. I realized that it was very easy to follow the plan. The KISS principle popped out at me. I knew then that it was easy enough for most people to learn to do it. The training was certainly ample. No grandiose promises were made. And the compensation plan and payment procedures were easy to follow.

I put lots of time into exploring the web site, I read testimonies. Everything encouraged me on. That left just two questions, could I do it, would others do it? I found that my limited computer skills were adequate and I could learn as I grew. And I found that there is an unlimited number of people looking for more money.But it is up to me to show them how to use SFI to do it.

As I built my business, several bugs, wrinkles, road blocks, errors came up. In writing tickets I found that every problem has a solution and I need to express myself in language that the help desk understands .Everyone at SFI/TC wants us to succeed, including our hands on president and his wife.

Early on I knew SFI was the real deal, it was just up to me to see that it was real for me.
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During my training SFI caught hold of my attention. The more I read, the more excited I grew.I woke up at night just to read more. I realized that it was very easy to follow the plan. The KISS principle popped out at me. I knew then that it was easy enough for most people to learn to do it. The training was certainly ample. No grandiose promises were made. And the compensation plan and payment procedures were easy to follow.

I put lots of time into exploring the web site, I read testimonies.
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

Before I discovered SFI I looked at the internet for an online business that I could do on a part time basis. I couldn't find anything or should I say anything that I was comfortable with. I spend a period of about 2 years looking.

A lot of them promised a quick and easy way of making lots of money with hardly anything to do. I didn't like those. I knew from experience that nothing worthwhile can be had with nothing to do or next to nothing to do. Some of them also asked for upfront investments to start, with nothing but promises and some testimonials of big returns. I never got into those. My suspicious nature I suppose.

Of the few schemes that I looked at in depth, I did not like the way they were set up. I discovered that they appeared to be ‘fly by nights’ with questionable reputations. To my relief and satisfaction a few of them soon collapsed and disappeared. They would have been a total waste my time and money.

And then I came across SFI.

Well I also did have an in depth look at SFI. My suspicious nature again! I liked what I found, especially the fact that it was not pushing 'easy and quick money.' I joined and the longer I stay with SFI, the more I get to love it. Its now like a good book - hard to put down!

I came to realise soon after I joined that SFI is the real deal.

This came about when I came to realise that this is a well-established and reputable company that constantly strives to better itself. I believe that it is at the top of its game with its management, marketing, products, and training and how it rewards and encourages its people.

I also love the SFI culture. It is one of the best that I have come across and that is probably one of the main reasons why I am still here. It is a culture of respect, acknowledgement and encouragement. While affiliates are encouraged to achieve, they are not pushed or made to feel uncomfortable. It respects the fact that we are all different in our personalities, abilities and circumstances. Successes are also acknowledged and celebrated.

My previous sponsor was the main influence. She is unfortunately no longer with SFI but she was constantly in contact with me, guiding and encouraging me, helping me and getting me to know SFI. I will always be grateful to her.

It was really through her work that I came to realise that SFI is indeed the ‘real deal.’

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Before I discovered SFI I looked at the internet for an online business that I could do on a part time basis. I couldn't find anything or should I say anything that I was comfortable with. I spend a period of about 2 years looking.

A lot of them promised a quick and easy way of making lots of money with hardly anything to do. I didn't like those. I knew from experience that nothing worthwhile can be had with nothing to do or next to nothing to do. Some of them also asked for upfront
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