Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

Hi Kay
In answer to your question the minimum investment an SFI affiliate should make is to commit their TIME to building their business.

Each affiliate has a different idea about how they want to build their business. Some want to build a network of affiliates. They may choose to concentrate on sponsoring new ECAs and Tripleclicks members or a combination of all three (my personal favourite). To do any of these the initial and main investment will be TIME.

It will make SFI success easier if they can commit to a monthly standing order which will give them a minimum of 1500 Versapoints per month and keep their affiliate ranking at EA2. For some this is not a financial option so they will need to concentrate on other areas of generating an income (SFI Basics - https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics and the Compensation Plan - https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/CompPlan)

Once an affiliate is generating an income they can then invest in their standing order to attain and maintain EA status. This will lead to more income opportunities and to achieving Team Leader status.

While they are doing this they will be signing in each day to complete the Daily To-Do actions which will lead to more SFI knowledge and more confidence with their SFI business. More knowledge and more confidence will lead to becoming an effective team leader which will lead to MORE INCOME.

As you can see the basic investment in this and any other business is TIME. For those who say they 'Do Not Have Enough Time' I say that they can never have their own business and that includes an SFI business. The beauty of SFI over owning a traditional business is that once you have it all started and you have taught your downline to duplicate your investment of time is only governed according to your own personal and SFI goals.

I hope this helps everyone to further success.

"TIME IS YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET, DUPLICATE IT THROUGH WISE TIME INVESTMENT"
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Hi Kay
In answer to your question the minimum investment an SFI affiliate should make is to commit their TIME to building their business.

Each affiliate has a different idea about how they want to build their business. Some want to build a network of affiliates. They may choose to concentrate on sponsoring new ECAs and Tripleclicks members or a combination of all three (my personal favourite). To do any of these the initial and main investment will be TIME.

It will make
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Affiliate since: 04/19/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Juliet's 7 other Ask SC answers

What we get out is a function of what we put in. Therefore in determining what investment is to be made, the affiliate must know what his/her personal goal is in becoming a team member of SFI.

The best investment for a new affiliate is the investment of time. Time is flexible, convenient, available to everyone and does not need to be supported by cash.

The new affiliate should invest time -
In education: Learning about the business, about marketing techniques, about business development and support tools. Tools for these are all readily available in SFI.
In developing their business - Introducing affiliates, e-Commerce Associates (ECAs) and other Personally Sponsored members (TripleClicks PSMs).

But SFI is a business and no business can succeed without cash investments. So the new affiliate should seek advantageous ways of investing cash. Useful initial direct investments include Wave3, S-Builder Co-op, and IAHBE membership.

To progress in the business, all affiliates should be prepared to invest time, money and experience in team building, personal development and where possible, eCommerce development. Effective investment will yield success.
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What we get out is a function of what we put in. Therefore in determining what investment is to be made, the affiliate must know what his/her personal goal is in becoming a team member of SFI.

The best investment for a new affiliate is the investment of time. Time is flexible, convenient, available to everyone and does not need to be supported by cash.

The new affiliate should invest time -
In education: Learning about the business, about marketing techniques, about business
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thank you for your question, Kay!

When starting out, SFI allows us to reach our first EA rank without any financial investment. Therefore...Time is the best investment you can make in your first month. Read all the training literature available then re-read it. Take time to properly digest all you have learned and if you're uncertain of anything...ask your sponsor, up-line or go to the forum.

Maintaining your EA rank is essential to benefit from all that SFI and TripleClicks has to offer. So your first financial investment should be placing a standing order that comes with 1500 VersaPoints. The IAHBE would be the best option to any newcomers because it is full of helpful tips and advice regarding home business enterprise.

With these two vital investments in place, you can concentrate on building your down-line, recruiting new ECAs, opening your own TripleClicks store or all three.

As your down-line starts to grow, the greatest investment you can make will be to invest in them. Investing in each of your active team members by taking an interest in their progress is the most rewarding for me.

This is just my personal experience but I hope you can draw something from it.

Invest wisely!
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Thank you for your question, Kay!

When starting out, SFI allows us to reach our first EA rank without any financial investment. Therefore...Time is the best investment you can make in your first month. Read all the training literature available then re-read it. Take time to properly digest all you have learned and if you're uncertain of anything...ask your sponsor, up-line or go to the forum.

Maintaining your EA rank is essential to benefit from all that SFI and TripleClicks
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Affiliate since: 05/14/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ashley's 58 other Ask SC answers

Standing orders, standing orders and standing orders! They should get the IAHBE membership, The S-Builder and some T-Credit packs. They need to know that getting 1500VP each month is the key to the kingdom and if they don't have that then they're not properly 'in the game'!

Also a modest advertising budget ($20-30 per month) to help them recruit new PSA's will help them. Ive tried local papers which have been good but there are numerous online places to advertise. Try some SOLO ads! Alterantively they can use TCredits at the Auction to bid for PSA's and CSA's (but get them to read the auction rules CAREFULLY first so that they dont blow their budget!
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Standing orders, standing orders and standing orders! They should get the IAHBE membership, The S-Builder and some T-Credit packs. They need to know that getting 1500VP each month is the key to the kingdom and if they don't have that then they're not properly 'in the game'!

Also a modest advertising budget ($20-30 per month) to help them recruit new PSA's will help them. Ive tried local papers which have been good but there are numerous online places to advertise. Try some SOLO ads! Alterantively
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Affiliate since: 11/05/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Philip's 67 other Ask SC answers

Time costs. If we were paid by an employer we would expect to work hard for our dollars. Why should it be different for us as Executives of our own affiliate business?
Well, it can be if we place a little seed money into it.
The trick (if there is one) is to invest a little wisely.
Knowing what works best for us is a matter of research and testing but most Team Leaders are able to maintain their status each month and thereby earn their Executive Pool bonuses and other bonuses like second home CSAs because they spend a little effectively.
For me I am not able to afford high shipping costs to buy from TripleCLicks as much as I would like especially as they sell direct some excellent products that are much more appealing than local products AND I can earn VP and commissions from TripleCLicks so why not buy there!
If my team uses my links to buy then I am rewarded also which is great.
How much is a little though? That is the unknown. Personally, I am recruiting an affiliate team to sustain my growth into the future so I will spend on campaigns for paid traffic sources and shout out the message for all to hear just how good SFI and TripleCLicks really are from my viewpoint. The critical mass needed for the SFI affiliate building to work though is more than just find 5 to duplicate what I am doing. I have over 1500 affiliates and real life gets in the way for a lot of them. Lack of vision about how SFI really can build up a solid and rewarding monthly income means I recruit more until...that tipping point is reached.
There is no magic figure here for a perfect answer because it will vary so much for us as individuals but I am reaching break-even after 6 months of being in SFI so I am pleased.
After all many successful businesses never break-even in their first year. Some household names only made break-even into profits after some years of effort building up.
Bam! That is the real answer right there. measure just how much you are prepared to lose is nothing comes back for your investment. Be patient and be prepared for mistakes along the way as you learn while you earn because it really is a learning curve but one with good rewards for those who do more than sign up free looking for free money. Investment is critical even if only time spent at keys working on daily tasks as small steps make a long journey towards monthly residual income.
To our success!
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Time costs. If we were paid by an employer we would expect to work hard for our dollars. Why should it be different for us as Executives of our own affiliate business?
Well, it can be if we place a little seed money into it.
The trick (if there is one) is to invest a little wisely.
Knowing what works best for us is a matter of research and testing but most Team Leaders are able to maintain their status each month and thereby earn their Executive Pool bonuses and other bonuses like
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Affiliate since: 02/05/2013, Power Rank: 582 | Read Anna's 40 other Ask SC answers

The main investment a new affiliate or any affiliate needs to make in order to succeed in SFI is time. It takes time to log in daily and review the home page tabs. It takes time to learn we can work with SFI to build our own business as an affiliate. It takes time to learn the skills which can help us build our business. It takes time to advertise and follow up with individuals who respond to the advertisements. It takes time to encourage companies to become ECAs on TripleClicks. It takes time to build our teams and support our team members, so they can succeed in SFI. This is why I believe the main investment is time.

Another investment which will help affiliates progress in SFI include completing the free training SFI provides all affiliates. The advise of "Read, read, read" is shared often as a suggestion on how affiliates can progress in SFI. Along with this advise I suggest putting what we read into action. Investing in educating ourselves, through the free training and other means, helps us to continue finding new ways of improving on our skills. Besides the initial training is free, so why not take advantage of starting with the basics and going through the LaunchPad lessons.

SFI's President, Gery Carson, present the SFI Rules of Success. If new affiliates invest in following the rules of success they can succeed in SFI. Gery suggest to write out a business plan. I strongly agree. Think about when we take a trip, if we did not have a destination in mind or a plan on the route we would travel to get to the destination, how would we know when we reached our destination? It is the same with our business. If we do not have a business plan, how will we know when we have achieved our goal?

There are other investments new affiliates may want to invest, but my opinion is these are the the basics. Once the foundation of understanding SFI has been laid, then affiliates can invest in a wider variety of plans and actions to help succeed in SFI.

An important thing to remember about SFI, the progress will be slow initially. It is not a get rich quick program/scam. Affiliates who are persistent and consistent with doing their SFI work typically see progress. So be patient and good luck to all.
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The main investment a new affiliate or any affiliate needs to make in order to succeed in SFI is time. It takes time to log in daily and review the home page tabs. It takes time to learn we can work with SFI to build our own business as an affiliate. It takes time to learn the skills which can help us build our business. It takes time to advertise and follow up with individuals who respond to the advertisements. It takes time to encourage companies to become ECAs on TripleClicks. It takes time
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

This is a difficult question to answer because some people have a lot of money to invest in their business, while others have none at all. If you have money to invest, I believe the best place to invest it is in building your team and finding TripleClicks customers. Most of your money should be spent on marketing, or participating in marketing co-ops, such as S-Builder.

Regardless of how much money you have to invest in your business, it's critical to invest time. Essential time investments are:

- learning about the SFI and TripleClicks business
- learning about business in general
- marketing (free and/or paid)
- supporting and guiding your team

I have put the learning investment at the top of the list above because, for most of us, learning has to come before marketing and team building because we don't automatically know how to do these things.

So, to summarise, it's essential to invest time in your business. It's also helpful to invest money, if you have funds to invest, and it will help to grow your business faster. However, SFI has been set up in such a way that anyone can succeed, regardless of how much or little money they have to invest.

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This is a difficult question to answer because some people have a lot of money to invest in their business, while others have none at all. If you have money to invest, I believe the best place to invest it is in building your team and finding TripleClicks customers. Most of your money should be spent on marketing, or participating in marketing co-ops, such as S-Builder.

Regardless of how much money you have to invest in your business, it's critical to invest time. Essential time investments
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi SFI coalegues,

Generally speaking, to succeed in any serious business today, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills. Many people start a business thinking that they'll turn on their computers or open their doors and start making money - only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought.

SFI is not different, and requires many great qualities one should posses in order to become successful with it.

You will all agree, that the greatest investment in this case is your personal time. Within time, you, as a devoted affiliate, learn how to overcome many obstacles on the path that leads you toward achieving a goal, that in the very beginning to some of us looked unreachable.
Time, as our greatest asset, provide us with a priceless opportunity to learn how to:
- become organized and creative
- understand the risks and rewards
- stay focused
- provide great service
- be consistent

All other investments, such as money and hard work will come as a natural part of your SFI business, when you visualize and feel deep inside of your heart that this unparallel business challenge is the right thing for you to do!






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Hi SFI coalegues,

Generally speaking, to succeed in any serious business today, you need to be flexible and have good planning and organizational skills. Many people start a business thinking that they'll turn on their computers or open their doors and start making money - only to find that making money in a business is much more difficult than they thought.

SFI is not different, and requires many great qualities one should posses in order to become successful with it.

You
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Chioma's 17 other Ask SC answers

It is very important to point out here that success as an SFI Affiliate has many factors that come to play to make one successful and one vital point is VersaPoint Accumulation, irrespective of whether it is Action VP’s or sales VP’s, it is important to grow your VersaPoint base in order to earn more and advance in Rank as an SFI Affiliate.
For any Affiliate to succeed, I think it is important for them to understand that the only way for way forward is maintaining the compulsory minimal 1500 VP’s monthly. This can be archived in so many ways, such as having a Standing Order in place, making purchases at TripleClicks that will give you the monthly purchase VP for the rank you are working to maintain and completing your to-do-list daily.

Personally earned VP is needed to keep/maintain or advance in rank. Rank determines the share value an affiliate receives when the company distributes something, like second home CSA's and matching VP's.

There are basically two types of Versa Point earning and they are; VP’s from purchases and VP from Action.

For you to earn action Points that are free, your need to complete your;

Daily Task – which requires you to log in daily and visit red tabs

Weekly Task – that requires you to sending team messages to your PSA and/or CSA, and visiting your Tconnet page.

Monthly Task – of rating your Sponsor and Co-sponsor

You can also earn VP when you are voted on the top 3 answers in Ask SC.

And also to earn the other VP category which is from purchases, you must;

Spend/invest money to earn VP from purchases up to 2000 VP

Some of the VP’s from action is free but some others need investment. Here below are the VP’s from actions that are not free but require investments and they are:

Being top enroller of the day - Which you can archive either by buying PSA, through paid ads, or win from Pricebenders.

Submitting your reviews for purchases you have made.

Bidding at auction - and you need to buy Tcredits that enables you to bid.

Distributing gift cards – also you must buy gift cards.

It is also important to archive Duplication, which is teaching your movers what you do so that they in turn do the same.

All these are profitable investments that are sure to bring success in SFI.

So in my opinion, I will say Plan to; complete your daily, weekly and month actions, make purchases at TripleClicks, recruit Affiliates and have a Standing Order in place, if your are allowed to do so (some affiliates are from countries where credit/debits cards are not accepted). These actions will ensure Success at SFI.

Thank you.


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It is very important to point out here that success as an SFI Affiliate has many factors that come to play to make one successful and one vital point is VersaPoint Accumulation, irrespective of whether it is Action VP’s or sales VP’s, it is important to grow your VersaPoint base in order to earn more and advance in Rank as an SFI Affiliate.
For any Affiliate to succeed, I think it is important for them to understand that the only way for way forward is maintaining the compulsory minimal
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Affiliate since: 04/18/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ternenge's 21 other Ask SC answers

First you must create time for SFI. The result or success you get on SFI to a large extent is based on the time you invest on SFI. This time must be apportioned properly to achieve optimum result. SFI has a monthly performance measuring cycle. Spread your time on this basis. Among your plan should include daily logging in.

SFI Basics and Lunchpad are very effective tools of getting you started properly and channelling your efforts to the right direction. Follow them judiciously and they will guide you.
Set up standing order on your regular household products that you use frequently, thereby still incurring the same level of expenditure buy earning some commission at the same time.

There are so many other Hot Spots on SFI that you must get yourself use to; TrippleClicks, IAHBE, Forum etc. These are very resourceful and could make your stay here on SFI very meaningful.

Take advantage of the Pricebenders auction and save some money by bidding wisely.

Hope you find this helpful.
Thank you

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First you must create time for SFI. The result or success you get on SFI to a large extent is based on the time you invest on SFI. This time must be apportioned properly to achieve optimum result. SFI has a monthly performance measuring cycle. Spread your time on this basis. Among your plan should include daily logging in.

SFI Basics and Lunchpad are very effective tools of getting you started properly and channelling your efforts to the right direction. Follow them judiciously and they
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