Affiliate since: 06/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Francis's 42 other Ask SC answers

Advertising gateways could be so frustrating for a newbie especially if there is lack of financial resource.
Depending on your inexperienced downline's budget whether he/she can plug straight into paid advert,they can start off with local one-on-one recruitment and referals.
Charity they say begins at home.They can also start with warm marketing promoting their gateways to family,friends and co-workers if possible.
This actually begins to build a momentum and confidence for them to go outside their domain to advertise.
The first source of paid advertising tool should for me be an S-Buider Co-op which is just at their door-step here.That can guarantee SFI affiliates and TripleClicks Member sign ups.
If they start with Free Advertising,they shouldnt try not to sell anything in their ads for a start but rather write a text ad that will increase curiosity and interest by using words of action to tell the reader what they should do and list their contact information together with the URL link.
Am sure this would help.

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Advertising gateways could be so frustrating for a newbie especially if there is lack of financial resource.
Depending on your inexperienced downline's budget whether he/she can plug straight into paid advert,they can start off with local one-on-one recruitment and referals.
Charity they say begins at home.They can also start with warm marketing promoting their gateways to family,friends and co-workers if possible.
This actually begins to build a momentum and confidence for them to
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I would hold their hand and show them exactly what to do. In fact, I have put together a spreadsheet that I constantly update which has over 500 free advertising resources, along with promo codes for each site to garner more advertising from each site. I would tell them that it won't be a glamorous job, in fact, it may be downright tedious...but go through each site, one by one, and dot the land with Banners, text ads and solo ads that all point back to your gateways. I would tell them to advertise for both their downlines and for Triple Clicks.

I would also tell them how to find even more free advertising sources by giving them very specific words to search on Google. Text exchanges are an amazingly responsive resource and there are literally thousands of them. You could post ads all day and all night for a year & never use the same ad exchange twice. Most of these exchanges us "JV Script" to run their sites, so I would tell my downline to do searches on Google for the words "JV Upgrade" & "Super JV Upgrade". Many of these exchanges also use the same Free advertising promo codes for Free ad packs so I would tell my downline to look up the words "jvuupgrade", "freejv" "Free Super JV" "Promo code, starter" "Promo code, new member" "Promo code, Traffic" etc. I would also look up the words "Credit Mailer" All you need to do is view the ads on just a few of these sites to have an endless breadcrumb trail of advertising to follow.

With all the free advertising out there, the only way you can fail is if you don't truly want to succeed. Use the Free advertising to make enough money to fund some lifetime or 1 Year upgrade at some of the more established advertising sites and ONLY THEN take a break!
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I would hold their hand and show them exactly what to do. In fact, I have put together a spreadsheet that I constantly update which has over 500 free advertising resources, along with promo codes for each site to garner more advertising from each site. I would tell them that it won't be a glamorous job, in fact, it may be downright tedious...but go through each site, one by one, and dot the land with Banners, text ads and solo ads that all point back to your gateways. I would tell them to advertise
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Affiliate since: 06/08/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jacqueline's 8 other Ask SC answers

First of all I would say,
try SBuilder Coop by participate with your sponsor;

Buy a standing order yourself as S-Builder and ad your affiliates if you have some or co-sponsor affiliates; do it 3 month,

analyse and do more and better.

Go to several marketing site which offer exchange links so send people to your SFI site.

Go to a free rotator site where you send also people to sfi link.
Do it again and again,
Teach your co-sponsor and affiliates to do so.
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First of all I would say,
try SBuilder Coop by participate with your sponsor;

Buy a standing order yourself as S-Builder and ad your affiliates if you have some or co-sponsor affiliates; do it 3 month,

analyse and do more and better.

Go to several marketing site which offer exchange links so send people to your SFI site.

Go to a free rotator site where you send also people to sfi link.
Do it again and again,
Teach your co-sponsor and
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

This is a good question - thanks for sharing your concerns. Internet marketing like riding a bicycle has to be learned. While I understand that every newbie is overwhelm by the vastness of opportunities on the net as well as the everyday pressures to pay the bills, this is where effective sponsorship will make all the difference in the world.

Therefore, as effective team leaders, we must connect with affiliates asap - within the first 24 to 48 hours. Most newbies don't have the focus needed to see that EVERYTHING is laid out in the affiliate center. How to start, what to do, when you get paid, and all of the other 1001 questions that plug the forum everyday - as real testament to the poor leadership that exist overall. Now don't get me wrong, many affiliates struggle with marketing new and old. It's a challenge for the most seasoned of internet marketers. However, my point is that affiliates need to contact their sponsor first or at least hear from their sponsor.

That said, the best advice that you can give to a newbie is the truth. The truth about earnings, versa points, and the mechanics of SFI and internet marketing as a hold. Too many affiliates are unwilling to put forth some effort in lieu of capital. If you don't have money to invest then fine. Let your affiliates know that their is no purchase requirement but there is a work requirement! You just can't haphazardly do internet marketing and get good results. It takes work. It takes logging in regularly. Not once a week, or once a month. But really it takes everyday you can get to build momentum with your promotional efforts. So, just 1 day every once in a blue moon is just not going to cut it. As the team leader you should set the expectation high enough to demand consistent, persistent ACTION!

After setting the expectation, you should let your affiliates know that internet marketing is a numbers game. The more promotion you do the better results you will get. All promotional efforts should be tracked carefully for performance over time. When it comes to free advertising, we are talking 30 to 90 days of consistent advertising. I've have recruited 20 to 30 affiliates per month using free advertising. But, I send thousands upon thousands of ads. It's the nature of the business - you must persist.

Finally, sponsors should emphasize a singular focus on the task at hand. There is no way you can effective promote 1001 different things. We are apart of the best internet business in the WORLD - settle it in your mind, heart, and soul. Such focus is needed because in your promotional efforts you will inevitably run across flashy sites, empty promises of quick riches, the next best thing since chocolate cake, and all the rest. Nothing more that marketers pitching to marketers in a effort to redirect your focus! Settle it in your mind - SFI is going to work for me. If you use safe lists, your mindset needs to be that I need to earn promotional credits in order to promote using the list. If you promote effectively, safe lists work. That's why everyday I receive over 1000 pieces of email! All effective marketers know that you must first build a list before you can really make money online. Consequentially, you must recruit PSAs, ECAs, and PRMs. If you are not going to use the safe lists, then how do you propose to promote?

Email marketing is the no.1 form of promotion because it is still FREE! Safe list exist to deal with the issue of spam. All marketers on the list agree to recieve offers in order to promote to the list. So sponsors should advice their affiliates that if they use safe lists, they will get useless offers but if you use credit based safe lists then you can start to build your own list to build your SFI business. This is the purpose for joining safelists. However, focus is need to achieve the objective of recruiting affiliates and referring TripleClicks members. If you as the sponsor use safelists, make your copy available to your affiliates and tell them to adapt it for their personal use. The same applies with any other form of advertising. Give your team examples of ads that you use that work for you. With the right approach it will work for your affiliates! - Aiming Higher & Dreaming Bigger! - Wilg
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This is a good question - thanks for sharing your concerns. Internet marketing like riding a bicycle has to be learned. While I understand that every newbie is overwhelm by the vastness of opportunities on the net as well as the everyday pressures to pay the bills, this is where effective sponsorship will make all the difference in the world.

Therefore, as effective team leaders, we must connect with affiliates asap - within the first 24 to 48 hours. Most newbies don't have the focus
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Affiliate since: 05/15/2011, Power Rank: 320 | Read Masood's 97 other Ask SC answers

Work with movers, whom really show some interest by logging in and try to do something. And they are responding your messages. Better to use skype to guide them. To make them proceeding with advertising, communicate regularly and share your experince. Consider some points as below:
1. Start with free ads sources, guide them to give some knowledge and experience.
2. Their family, friends, class or work mates will be better for a good start.
3. When you feel that they are doing well and got some know how, then provide them some economical paid ads sources, which you already tried and getting good results.
4. When they are up and running, hopefully they will themselves find more or will ask you to provide them better ads sources even if costly.
Hopefully till now they got experience, you are free now to take new movers.
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Work with movers, whom really show some interest by logging in and try to do something. And they are responding your messages. Better to use skype to guide them. To make them proceeding with advertising, communicate regularly and share your experince. Consider some points as below:
1. Start with free ads sources, guide them to give some knowledge and experience.
2. Their family, friends, class or work mates will be better for a good start.
3. When you feel that they are doing well
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Affiliate since: 11/27/2000, Power Rank: 112 | Read Tim's 28 other Ask SC answers

First consider your PERFECT customer...

You know their likes and dislikes
you know their wants and needs
you know what they're able to spend and what they're willing to spend
you know their favorite color, food, size, hobbies, family and other interests.

That perfect customer is yourself... If you can't sell to yourself, you will NEVER be able to sell consistently to ANYONE else.

BEFORE you worry about selling though, you first want to lay the foundation of your business.

Your foundation is like I've said many times...

Minimum Action Plan (MAP)

1. BECOME and REMAIN an Executive Affiliate (EA)
2. Find 5 to join you
3. Teach them the same

Step 1 is easy IF you can sell to your perfect customer

For step 2, again look to your PERFECT customer...

WHEN you're financially free, who do you want to spend your time with... send these people an SFI ecard. Start working together with these people so you reach your financial freedom day together.

Next, using the beginner methods found here: (http://www.sfimg.com/Resources/Marketing/StandardSponsoringMethods), target the areas where the following demographics hang out:

work at home moms & dads, baby boomers, college students, military men and women, farmers, unemployed

Step 3, again this one's easy... just give them the MAP.

Remember, SFI is NOT about making tons of sales or sponsoring tons of affiliates. SFI IS about TEAMWORK! A team is successful when EACH team member plays their position to the best of their ability.
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First consider your PERFECT customer...

You know their likes and dislikes
you know their wants and needs
you know what they're able to spend and what they're willing to spend
you know their favorite color, food, size, hobbies, family and other interests.

That perfect customer is yourself... If you can't sell to yourself, you will NEVER be able to sell consistently to ANYONE else.

BEFORE you worry about selling though, you first want to lay the foundation
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Affiliate since: 08/24/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lali's 68 other Ask SC answers

The first major task for a newbie in this online business is to get to understand what it's all about. The fact that its bloodline is versapoints should be over emphasized together with the implication of acquiring them. After this orientation, then get to the point of knowing what should be advertised and finally to the ways, means and where to advertise.

Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84 | Read Jeannette's 241 other Ask SC answers

First of all, I would advise the person to purchase shares of S-Builder, if possible. This will build VP and also to advertise the gateway sites. I would also invite the person to join any co-ops you are a member of or reward the affiliate if he/she becomes an EA or higher. Advertising to warm market by talking to family and friends on the phone or in person is another great way to get started. As the person grows in resources and confidence, then launching out into other ways of advertising become possible. Car signs and business cards, flyers, etc., provided by SFI, can also help immensely. This also builds VP. And don't forget eCards! There are just so many imaginative ways to do this that much creativity is possible.
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First of all, I would advise the person to purchase shares of S-Builder, if possible. This will build VP and also to advertise the gateway sites. I would also invite the person to join any co-ops you are a member of or reward the affiliate if he/she becomes an EA or higher. Advertising to warm market by talking to family and friends on the phone or in person is another great way to get started. As the person grows in resources and confidence, then launching out into other ways of advertising
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Affiliate since: 08/30/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gordon's 12 other Ask SC answers

the first thing to decide is how much you would like to spend.
then compile a different list of ways of advertising
add and frree methods and special offers
for example
word of mouth it is free
add a message to your emails - free
visit small business and get them to sell onTripleclicks - free
design and publish a web site - or get a frind to help usually - low cost $5
passing out SFI cards and leaving them where ever you go - low cost
ad words from google 10p per click
posters and flyers - just above low cost
these are just a few
everyone is interested and would like SFI/triple clicks products you just have to introduce them to their specific interest. So get to know the products and tell your friends
good luck


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the first thing to decide is how much you would like to spend.
then compile a different list of ways of advertising
add and frree methods and special offers
for example
word of mouth it is free
add a message to your emails - free
visit small business and get them to sell onTripleclicks - free
design and publish a web site - or get a frind to help usually - low cost $5
passing out SFI cards and leaving them where ever you go - low cost
ad words from google
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Affiliate since: 03/11/2004, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tim's 16 other Ask SC answers

Always concentrate on text ads, don't try anything flashy, the simple things always work the best. Always remember to track your ads so that the ones that are performing the best are the ones you go for time and time again. Don't expect fantastic results - remember steady as she goes is the best policy - consider the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise is slow and dedicated but wins over the hare who is very quick but soon gives up