Is it good for affiliates to have their own ECA store at TripleClicks?
, Aff ()
1/15/2015 1:52 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
There are multiple benefits to an affiliate having an ECA store at TripleClicks, *if* you have products to sell:
1) There are the direct sales,
2) plus Sales VP from those who shop there,
3) the ability to T-Connect increases audience for your business,
4) and the greater knowledge of what they're promoting when they recruit more ECAS.
That's just the top of my list. However, it still forces the affiliate to take the time to put together a store, list products they've created or set up for drop-shipping, and promote what it is he or she is selling, plus, of course, fulfilling orders. It requires more time and effort, but it also opens up more avenues for income.
So, put simply, yes, it's good for the affiliates to set up their own ECA stores... *if* they're willing to take the time to get use out of it.
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There are multiple benefits to an affiliate having an ECA store at TripleClicks, *if* you have products to sell:
1) There are the direct sales,
2) plus Sales VP from those who shop there,
3) the ability to T-Connect increases audience for your business,
4) and the greater knowledge of what they're promoting when they recruit more ECAS.
That's just the top of my list. However, it still forces the affiliate to take the time to put together a store, list products
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What are some good ways to effectively use SFI X-Cards?
, Aff ()
5/8/2015 1:48 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
X-Cards effectively serve as little miniature fliers that can find their way to prospective affiliates that might want to sign up underneath you. Beyond that, it's just a question of where and how to distribute them. Whether under a windshield wiper, in tips to waitstaff, on community bulletin boards, or directly passed from sponsor to prospective affiliate the idea remains the same.
What would you say to a PSA who states that their goal is to find an online job involving filling out forms and typing?
, Aff ()
4/10/2015 2:56 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
If a PSA states that their goal is to find an online job involving filling out forms and typing, you can tell him or her, "If you prefer that type of drudgery, go right ahead. SFI is for people who like to make money by promoting things that they themselves enjoy. If you would like to try this out, I'll show you how to do it." The fact is that a PSA will not be successful if he or she is not doing something that he or she wants to do--if an affiliate doesn't want to promote, don't waste his or her time, and don't waste your own.
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If a PSA states that their goal is to find an online job involving filling out forms and typing, you can tell him or her, "If you prefer that type of drudgery, go right ahead. SFI is for people who like to make money by promoting things that they themselves enjoy. If you would like to try this out, I'll show you how to do it." The fact is that a PSA will not be successful if he or she is not doing something that he or she wants to do--if an affiliate doesn't want to promote, don't waste
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How can I create business cards that will be effective in promoting SFI and TripleClicks?
, Aff ()
7/10/2014 1:43 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
There are any number of good companies out there, from VistaPrint to PressGeek to local printers, that can help you put together effective business cards from templates. You can also do this yourself with any number of good graphics programs, then uploading files to those very same services. You can also turn to any one of a number of us graphic designers who enjoy SFI and TripleClicks ourselves and pay for our services.
As far as design itself goes, there are a few simple rules:
1) Make sure you have your desired contact information on the card.
2) Make sure the card has enough blank space for you to write personal messages on people's individual cards when you hand them out--this will improve how well you connect with them.
3) Make sure you proofread--and better yet, have a friend proofread--your card designs before submitting them. Spelling mistakes and other simple problems can ruin perfectly good cards!
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There are any number of good companies out there, from VistaPrint to PressGeek to local printers, that can help you put together effective business cards from templates. You can also do this yourself with any number of good graphics programs, then uploading files to those very same services. You can also turn to any one of a number of us graphic designers who enjoy SFI and TripleClicks ourselves and pay for our services.
As far as design itself goes, there are a few simple rules:
1)
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What is the most important message I must convey to my team to prevent them becoming inactive?
, Aff ()
4/10/2015 3:03 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
My main message to my team is this: "There is great potential money to be made in SFI, and I am here to help you make it. Connect with me, and let's succeed together." If they don't want to make money at SFI, they're going to become inactive, and I can't do anything about that--it's the ones who want to *receive* that message and take the time to connect with me that have the drive necessary to succeed.
I want to recruit only SERIOUS affiliates. What should I tell prospects about SFI to ensure this?
, Aff ()
1/15/2015 2:11 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Let's say you've got a constant stream of potential affiliates, and you know that a bunch of them aren't "serious"--that is, they're likely to go inactive quickly. If you want to weed those out from your income stream, so you only get those who will do the work, tell them the hard, honest truths that will cause them to give up before they sign up:
* SFI requires daily effort for lasting success.
* Success is NOT instant--they may have to work for months or years to succeed
* If you don't like sales or promotion, don't bother because your commissions are a major source of money.
* You can spend money to help build your downlines or boost your VP ranking, but that means you're spending money rather than making it.
Those who understand that *you* are making money doing this, even if it's just a few dollars' profit a month, and who are willing to put in the effort, will see the value. Of course, you may find that your stream of potential affiliates has slowed to a slow drip. That may be disheartening. It's a trade-off. It's up to you to decide what makes the most sense.
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Let's say you've got a constant stream of potential affiliates, and you know that a bunch of them aren't "serious"--that is, they're likely to go inactive quickly. If you want to weed those out from your income stream, so you only get those who will do the work, tell them the hard, honest truths that will cause them to give up before they sign up:
* SFI requires daily effort for lasting success.
* Success is NOT instant--they may have to work for months or years to succeed
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Why should an SFI affiliate have his own domain, what are the advantages?
, Aff ()
2/27/2015 5:15 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
When you have your own domain, and by which, I mean an actual webpage or website and not just a domain-name used for forwarding people to sign up, you have a far bigger and more flexible tool in your hands. Here are some of the things you can do with it:
* You can set up a blog and talk about whatever you're doing, build a wider audience, and then plug TripleClicks very easily from there.
* You can use your site as a "front end" to your TripleClicks ECA store or even use it to sell products in OTHERS' ECA stores.
* You can create a forum in which to discuss various elements of online interest, and drive people to TripleClicks from there, much like you would with a blog, but with much more interaction.
* You can route people from facebook or other sites that otherwise block SFI or TripleClicks links to your own domain, and from there, more easily direct them where you intend for them to go.
* Atop whatever you do with SFI, you can combine in other opportunities, if you desire--you can even sell advertising space on your own website as an additional source of income.
* Most importantly, it's your little corner of the Internet, to do with as you please. This can be immensely satisfying.
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When you have your own domain, and by which, I mean an actual webpage or website and not just a domain-name used for forwarding people to sign up, you have a far bigger and more flexible tool in your hands. Here are some of the things you can do with it:
* You can set up a blog and talk about whatever you're doing, build a wider audience, and then plug TripleClicks very easily from there.
* You can use your site as a "front end" to your TripleClicks ECA store or even
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How can I use the Country/Region sub-forums at the Forum to help my team members whose English is not their primary language?
, Aff ()
5/8/2015 1:59 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Your team members that want to use the forum have two major ways to take advantage:
1) They can talk in their native languages in the appropriate country and region subforums, and
2) They can use the "TRANSLATE" button to assure that the correct language is being used.
As a general tip for any sort of translation, avoiding linguistic idioms will result in improved communication.
How do I get my team to understand the potential of SFI and TripleClicks?
, Aff ()
7/10/2014 1:27 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
There are several layers to this question:
1) Has your team gone through the basics of the Launchpad lessons and other elements of Getting Started? If they have actively participated, they should understand, at some level, the potential of SFI and TripleClicks.
2) Have you talked to them, individually and in their own languages, about their personal goals, interests, and motivations, and have you used these as examples regarding how SFI and TC can enhance their lives? If so, this should definitely help motivate them and again, help them understand.
3) Have you provided incentive enough to get them to be active? If so, a lot of the benefits are self-evident.
On the other hand, if the question is: "How do I get my inactive affiliates to start moving forward?" The question is more one of whether or not they're even listening. One of the hard truths of internet affiliate sign-ups is that many of them are signing up for programs based on paid incentives and don't really go further than that. The trick to building a downline, from my point of view, is to be direct and interactive from the get-go. If you can build and maintain lines of communication *before* recruiting them, all three of the above items are easy.
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There are several layers to this question:
1) Has your team gone through the basics of the Launchpad lessons and other elements of Getting Started? If they have actively participated, they should understand, at some level, the potential of SFI and TripleClicks.
2) Have you talked to them, individually and in their own languages, about their personal goals, interests, and motivations, and have you used these as examples regarding how SFI and TC can enhance their lives? If so,
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How can I promote SFI and TripleClicks through television?
, Aff ()
9/19/2015 8:18 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
The trick to effectively promoting SFI and TripleClicks through television is packaging your message in a way that allows the viewer's short attention span to pick up an interest in your promotion and ACT on it. Now, your audience and your promotion itself are highly tied to each other, so the individual strategies there can vary widely--retirees will be attracted to different promotions than will students, for example--so instead, I'll concentrate on the ACTING part of it. After all, if you don't get a response, your promotion will be worthless.
Now, your Gateway Links are your way of getting commissions and other direct personal rewards, but the drawback of television is that people can't directly click through to
http://whichevergatewayyouuse.com/12345678 (or whatever your affiliate number is)
so you have to make this more accessible. There are two ways:
1) using an URL shortener like TinyURL.com that allows you to set a custom URL. For example, sending someone to
http://tinyurl.com/hotlink
will be easier for them to remember.
2) Setting up an easy-to-remember URL for your own website, like
http://sfirocks.com (not taken, at time of writing)
becomes more inviting because it puts you in more direct control of their continued experience. This may be worth the additional effort or expense.
Once they make the effort of responding, it only remains to "close the sale," either directly (in the case of TripleClicks products or through guiding the conversation, as you can through your own website. The rest is up to you.
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The trick to effectively promoting SFI and TripleClicks through television is packaging your message in a way that allows the viewer's short attention span to pick up an interest in your promotion and ACT on it. Now, your audience and your promotion itself are highly tied to each other, so the individual strategies there can vary widely--retirees will be attracted to different promotions than will students, for example--so instead, I'll concentrate on the ACTING part of it. After all, if you don't
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