How do I get my affiliates to understand the importance of grabbing the DAILY Action VP available to them?
, Aff ()
5/28/2015 2:03 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
There are two stages to getting your affiliates to understand something: your teaching and their learning.
1) With teaching, you can tell them the obvious: In the average, thirty-day month, the 12 FREE Daily Action VP earn you a total of 360VP toward becoming an Executive Affiliate. This means you only have to earn 1140VP by other means (weekly/monthly actions, sales, and purchases) to reach the rank of Executive Affiliate. Basically, a very small amount of daily effort brings them a larger monthly reward.
2) With learning, you have to depend on them paying attention and being willing to learn. There really isn't too much you can do aboout this. Like the old saying goes, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."
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There are two stages to getting your affiliates to understand something: your teaching and their learning.
1) With teaching, you can tell them the obvious: In the average, thirty-day month, the 12 FREE Daily Action VP earn you a total of 360VP toward becoming an Executive Affiliate. This means you only have to earn 1140VP by other means (weekly/monthly actions, sales, and purchases) to reach the rank of Executive Affiliate. Basically, a very small amount of daily effort brings them
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How do you work with and motivate an affiliate who has very limited internet access?
, Aff ()
9/7/2015 3:30 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Internet access is not required for communication. You do still have phones and postal mail, for example. Now admittedly, if there's distance invoved, like working with an affiliate in another country, those avenues of communication may not seem efficient or cost-effective. In those cases, you might be better off doing something I call "data packaging." An example of that might be creating a downloadable with seven day's worth of content, each of which is a training session for a single day. Packaging your information lilke that can make the most of limited internet access, assuming that's the only option available.
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Internet access is not required for communication. You do still have phones and postal mail, for example. Now admittedly, if there's distance invoved, like working with an affiliate in another country, those avenues of communication may not seem efficient or cost-effective. In those cases, you might be better off doing something I call "data packaging." An example of that might be creating a downloadable with seven day's worth of content, each of which is a training session for a single
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Which will better help me attract affiliates...promoting TripleClicks, or promoting SFI?
, Aff ()
9/7/2015 3:40 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
I have a feeling that there's something missing in the construction of this question because affiliates can come only when we promote SFI. Assume there's a prospect that you introduce to TripleClicks and he or she really enjoys it. That person still cannot become an affiliate of yours until you promote SFI to him or her.
That said, the two are highly entwined--a prospective affiliate of mine has to enjoy TripleClicks and what it provides to be a good affiliate, so people I'm recruiting have to be introduced to both.
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I have a feeling that there's something missing in the construction of this question because affiliates can come only when we promote SFI. Assume there's a prospect that you introduce to TripleClicks and he or she really enjoys it. That person still cannot become an affiliate of yours until you promote SFI to him or her.
That said, the two are highly entwined--a prospective affiliate of mine has to enjoy TripleClicks and what it provides to be a good affiliate, so people I'm recruiting
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Should I set up an email capture and autoresponder on my blog and, if so, what are some examples of what to put into the series?
, Aff ()
5/13/2014 12:40 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Having e-mail capture and autoresponder on your blog is a great way to make sure that you can notify your regular readers when new articles are published. As for what to put into the series, well, that depends on your blog.
I would recommend having pages for your businesses and opportunities, but also for the things that you like to do. You need discipline to keep a blog going, and writing about things that excite you will not only keep you interested in the blogging effort but also keep others interested in what you have to say. After all, nobody wants to be bored by a blog--they want to be informed, entertained, or persuaded.
For some of us, SFI-related material is best left in the form of our gateway links because so much on those pages can speak more eloquently on the subject than we can. As we stay with the system, this will change, but directing people to the great information on the site will benefit both you and them.
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Having e-mail capture and autoresponder on your blog is a great way to make sure that you can notify your regular readers when new articles are published. As for what to put into the series, well, that depends on your blog.
I would recommend having pages for your businesses and opportunities, but also for the things that you like to do. You need discipline to keep a blog going, and writing about things that excite you will not only keep you interested in the blogging effort but also
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Who is the better demographic to target in my ads? Retired persons...or homemakers?
, Aff ()
6/19/2014 3:04 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
I personally find that my ads work best when I target a group that I'm in, whether it's science fiction fans, game-lovers, or fellow writers because I can find a rapport with my audience. When I build rapport with my audience, they will open up to my suggestions, and in doing so, they will accept my words, which means they will be ready to sign up, go to my TripleClicks store, or whatever else.
If you're a homemaker, reach out first to other homemakers.
If you're retired, reach out first to other retired persons.
If you're both, reach out to both.
If you have other types of interests reach out to others who also have those interests. The best thing about that is that you will reach cross-sections of people that other affiliates might not consider.
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I personally find that my ads work best when I target a group that I'm in, whether it's science fiction fans, game-lovers, or fellow writers because I can find a rapport with my audience. When I build rapport with my audience, they will open up to my suggestions, and in doing so, they will accept my words, which means they will be ready to sign up, go to my TripleClicks store, or whatever else.
If you're a homemaker, reach out first to other homemakers.
If you're retired, reach
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At this time, which are the best countries to advertise SFI in?
, Aff ()
6/13/2014 12:29 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe that the best countries to advertise SFI in are countries where you speak and write well in the language of the reader--because then you don't need a translation software like Google Translate, and the better you can communicate with your affiliates, the more easily you are able to inspire them to succeed because you know you can describe what works for you in terms they understand.
There's a general understanding in psychology that the language we speak influences the way we think, and because of this, it's obviously easier to persuade and teach people, and since "duplication" is all about teaching others to succeed, it only makes sense to talk with them (and of course, advertise to them) in their own languages.
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I believe that the best countries to advertise SFI in are countries where you speak and write well in the language of the reader--because then you don't need a translation software like Google Translate, and the better you can communicate with your affiliates, the more easily you are able to inspire them to succeed because you know you can describe what works for you in terms they understand.
There's a general understanding in psychology that the language we speak influences the way we
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Creating my own SFI co-op...or starting a blog about SFI...which will provide the most value?
, Aff ()
12/18/2014 4:31 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Creating an SFI co-op is probably the easier of the two, and it provides the most straightforward pay-off: you collect money, funnel it into some method of arranging traffic, and that results in a certain level of sign-ups for you and your team. Note that this doesn't assure any activity on the visitors' part, nor does it give them any idea of what to expect in itself.
Blogging about SFI, by contrast, is more time-intensive: you have to post consistently and with quality of a level that will attract readers, although again, you can funnel traffic to your blog in any number of ways. It may, by comparison, result in less traffic and fewer sign-ups, but there is an additional value here--each of your posts will develop a knowledge base both for your readers and for *you* to revisit. It tracks your own growth as an SFI affiliate yourself, and this can help you continue to improve, and you can use it as a training tool for those who sign up as your PSAs as well.
With each, over time, you can track inbound traffic and effectiveness, but in the end, they both do the same thing--they help encourage the growth and training of your team of affiliates. Keep in mind, one requires a budget and money management skills and the other requires communication and time-management skills. If you have the skills to do both, do both. If you can only do one, though, decide which you want to spend more of: money or time.
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Creating an SFI co-op is probably the easier of the two, and it provides the most straightforward pay-off: you collect money, funnel it into some method of arranging traffic, and that results in a certain level of sign-ups for you and your team. Note that this doesn't assure any activity on the visitors' part, nor does it give them any idea of what to expect in itself.
Blogging about SFI, by contrast, is more time-intensive: you have to post consistently and with quality of a level
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An affiliate logs in after a long period of inactivity. Should I acknowledge this? And if so, what should I say?
, Aff ()
9/26/2014 2:37 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
If an affiliate logs in after a long period of inactivity and, in particular, does not opt out, it is definitely worth acknowledging. Your first goal is to elicit information about his or her return:
"Hey there,
I noticed you've logged back in. What brings you back?"
Another good question is:
"Would you like some help getting back up to speed and earning some money?"
The more you can engage your affiliate, the more likely he or she will become active.
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If an affiliate logs in after a long period of inactivity and, in particular, does not opt out, it is definitely worth acknowledging. Your first goal is to elicit information about his or her return:
"Hey there,
I noticed you've logged back in. What brings you back?"
Another good question is:
"Would you like some help getting back up to speed and earning some money?"
The more you can engage your affiliate, the more likely
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What is the best way to help my affiliates build their downlines?
, Aff ()
3/16/2015 3:51 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
The best way to help your affiliates build their downlines will depend on how you developed the connections with them in the first place. For example, if you recruited your PSA face-to-face, then, when he or she is ready to do the same, you can help him/her out when recruiting friends and associates.
Online, it's somewhat different--you don't have the same direct conection. You can certainly build a co-op with your affiliates and share information about effective recruitment tools, advertising, and everything else that has worked for you. If you're really training them, then you're passing along everything that helped you recruit a successful downline team. That's true face-to-face or online.
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The best way to help your affiliates build their downlines will depend on how you developed the connections with them in the first place. For example, if you recruited your PSA face-to-face, then, when he or she is ready to do the same, you can help him/her out when recruiting friends and associates.
Online, it's somewhat different--you don't have the same direct conection. You can certainly build a co-op with your affiliates and share information about effective recruitment tools, advertising,
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How can I transform my website traffic into SFI sign-ups?
, Aff ()
6/23/2015 2:13 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Transforming your website into SFI sign-ups happens as easily as sharing your gateway links on your website. In the Marketing Tools section if the Affiliate Center, you will even find graphical ads that you can use as the anchor-point of your gateway link. Of course, if your website is a blog about seeking opportunity and making money, you can even talk about SFI directly and use your sign-up link in the body of your text. It's really that simple.
5/28/2015 2:03 pm