Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

I like what others have said about showing your affiliates the various ways there are TO get involved and active with TripleClicks and then explaining how and why each one of those ways can be beneficial to them and their SFI business.

Of course, YOU must be active with TripleClicks, both to set the example and to learn how it all works yourself so you can properly train and coach your affiliates. Also so that when you do talk or write about it, you can speak with authority and enthusiasm.

For me, it took a while in the beginning before I finally caught on to the purpose and the value of TripleClicks as a whole. It is truly a powerful e-commerce site. We need to help our affiliates understand that.

I suppose the main thing is to communicate with your affiliates regularly and always be offering tips or suggestions about what makes TC great and how to use it to the best advantage of building an SFI business and residual income.

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I like what others have said about showing your affiliates the various ways there are TO get involved and active with TripleClicks and then explaining how and why each one of those ways can be beneficial to them and their SFI business.

Of course, YOU must be active with TripleClicks, both to set the example and to learn how it all works yourself so you can properly train and coach your affiliates. Also so that when you do talk or write about it, you can speak with authority and enthusiasm.

For
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hello, Oprea:

The main benefit of the new Affiliate E-Cards is that they provide one more avenue for communication with our team members and they are visually appealing and can add an element of fun to the process.

Not only that, but they are VERY easy to use! Just click on the Affiliate Snapshot for the person you want to communicate with and click the drop down menu that says "Send an E-Card" to choose the category of card you want to send.

Of course, you will see that the categories are:

~ Tips
~ Welcome
~ Congrats
~ Here to Help
~ Inactive
~ Don't Go
~ Birthday
~ Anniversary

Click the appropriate category to go to a page with e-card choices. Choose the one you like, draft a few words for the message, and send the e-card to your affiliate. Quick and simple!

The categories themselves will give you some ideas and inspiration for good ways to use the e-cards.

People appreciate recognition and acknowledgement and will enjoy hearing from you. Look for every opportunity to send an appropriate Affiliate E-Card (but be careful not to send too many, too often! They will lose their appeal and effectiveness if you send too many.)

Be sincere in your messages to your team members.

The new Affiliate E-Cards are a great resource!
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Hello, Oprea:

The main benefit of the new Affiliate E-Cards is that they provide one more avenue for communication with our team members and they are visually appealing and can add an element of fun to the process.

Not only that, but they are VERY easy to use! Just click on the Affiliate Snapshot for the person you want to communicate with and click the drop down menu that says "Send an E-Card" to choose the category of card you want to send.

Of course,
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

In my opinion, there are too many factors involved to be able to choose PSAs or ECAs as a definite answer.

I think your success with either PSAs or ECAs comes down to your ability to recruit them smartly and coach, train or support them effectively.

Some people might be able to work better with PSAs. Some might work better with ECAs.

The "quality" of your PSA or ECA may depend on how you find them, attract them and sign them up. For example, if your advertising is not clear enough or honest enough, you might sign up a PSA or an ECA who has incorrect expectations. After they join, and once they see it's not what they were expecting, they may fade away without producing any income for you.

On the other hand, if your advertising is clear and if it only attracts hot prospects who know what they want and can see that they can get it here, then whether they are a PSA or an ECA, they might jump in with both feet and become immediate superstars!

Both PSAs and ECAs offer great income value for you, but to say which one will be quicker? It all depends. LOL - Sorry I couldn't be more specific.

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In my opinion, there are too many factors involved to be able to choose PSAs or ECAs as a definite answer.

I think your success with either PSAs or ECAs comes down to your ability to recruit them smartly and coach, train or support them effectively.

Some people might be able to work better with PSAs. Some might work better with ECAs.

The "quality" of your PSA or ECA may depend on how you find them, attract them and sign them up. For example, if your advertising
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hello, Jack:

Here is one way to explain the relationship between SFI, TripleClicks.com and Pricebenders:

SFI is the parent company. As SFI affiliates, we have complete access to the SFI Affiliate Center where we can get all of the training, marketing resources and support we need to learn the business of Affiliate Marketing on the Internet and become successful.

TripleClicks.com is SFI's online shopping site where SFI affiliates and TripleClicks members and customers can shop and buy more than 116,000 items in 28 categories of products and services.

Affiliates and members can also list their own items for sale at TripleClicks.com. You can list and sell used items as a regular member and if you have new products and/or services to sell, you can sign up for the E-Commerce Associates program for small and medium commercial sellers.

Additionally, as an SFI affiliate, you can choose to introduce the SFI affiliate business opportunity to others. When they become affiliates, you will earn commissions based on their purchases at TripleClicks.com and you can qualify to earn other benefits based on their activity as SFI affiliates.

Pricebenders Penny Auctions is a popular penny auction site hosted at TripleClicks.com. You can win auction items for literally pennies on the dollar. To bid in the auctions, you purchase TCredits either by the each or in multi-packs. The SFI compensation plan explains the various reasons why purchasing TCredits yourself, and encouraging your team members to do the same, is beneficial to your SFI business.

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Hello, Jack:

Here is one way to explain the relationship between SFI, TripleClicks.com and Pricebenders:

SFI is the parent company. As SFI affiliates, we have complete access to the SFI Affiliate Center where we can get all of the training, marketing resources and support we need to learn the business of Affiliate Marketing on the Internet and become successful.

TripleClicks.com is SFI's online shopping site where SFI affiliates and TripleClicks members and customers
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hello, Anastasia:

I think it is VERY important to have a good SFI account photo because that will show everyone that you are a real person who takes their SFI business serious and that you want to be professional in how you build your business.

Personally, I prefer good, clear head-and-shoulder shots of the individual, although longer, whole-body shots with some scenery in the background is fine, too.

The important thing is that the photo is clear, not fuzzy or blurry, and that you look friendly and pleasant in the shot. I have seen some photos where the affiliate looks angry or sad or surprised, and those kinds of shots do not look inviting to other people.

When you look happy or are smiling, that makes viewers feel more confident about you.

One more suggestion: I do not recommend photos that include other people in the shot. This is about you and that is what viewers want to see. Your family and friends may be interesting, but they do not belong in a business profile (unless they are part of the business, of course). Keep the focus about YOU.

Also, I do not recommend photos with a person smoking or drinking. Those photos may be fine for Social Media profiles, but I don't think they are suitable for business and marketing profiles. Just my opinion.

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Hello, Anastasia:

I think it is VERY important to have a good SFI account photo because that will show everyone that you are a real person who takes their SFI business serious and that you want to be professional in how you build your business.

Personally, I prefer good, clear head-and-shoulder shots of the individual, although longer, whole-body shots with some scenery in the background is fine, too.

The important thing is that the photo is clear, not fuzzy or blurry,
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hi, Janet:

My quick and direct answer to your question of what the benefit is of buying an S-Builder Co-op unit vs. buying an upline member’s co-op unit is that when buying into the S-Builder Co-op, you are directly supporting SFI.

I think that is important for all affiliates to consider doing. The more we can support SFI directly, the stronger the company becomes and the better that is for all of us.

Having said that, my practice and my recommendation is to purchase BOTH S-Builder units and ECA co-op units. That way, you diversify your results, plus you are supporting the ECA and TripleClicks.

Also to be considered is S-Builder sign-up results are slower to come in and are fewer, while ECA co-op units can provide larger numbers, faster. But the S-Builder affiliates seem to be more keen and active, whereas (in my experience) the ECA co-op sign-ups are much less active.

Still, I recommend buying both S-Builder and ECA co-op units to diversify your results and to support both SFI and TripleClicks.

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Hi, Janet:

My quick and direct answer to your question of what the benefit is of buying an S-Builder Co-op unit vs. buying an upline member’s co-op unit is that when buying into the S-Builder Co-op, you are directly supporting SFI.

I think that is important for all affiliates to consider doing. The more we can support SFI directly, the stronger the company becomes and the better that is for all of us.

Having said that, my practice and my recommendation is to purchase
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hello, Narender:

Now, THAT is the Million Dollar question that every SFI affiliate wants the answer to! LOL

In order to enroll 100+ PSAs a day on a modest budget there is just one thing you will have to do:

That is work hard, hard, hard every day placing ads and finding new ways to promote your SFI gateway links.

Did I mention you will have to work hard? What I mean is, to achieve those numbers, you will have to focus exclusively on SFI and nothing else. Every minute of the day, you will have to be placing ads, writing blog or website posts and interacting with potential affiliates on social networking sites.

The best prospects are targeted prospects, people either open to or actively looking for a good, solid Internet income opportunity. Your time is limited and your time is precious, so be sure to focus your efforts and your searches on places to advertise and promote where you KNOW opportunity seekers will be.

You will have to be persistent and patient because first of all, results may not happen over night, and second, it may take you some time to develop your marketing skills to the point where you can effectively recruit large numbers of people.

Be focused and hang in there. Success awaits!
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Hello, Narender:

Now, THAT is the Million Dollar question that every SFI affiliate wants the answer to! LOL

In order to enroll 100+ PSAs a day on a modest budget there is just one thing you will have to do:

That is work hard, hard, hard every day placing ads and finding new ways to promote your SFI gateway links.

Did I mention you will have to work hard? What I mean is, to achieve those numbers, you will have to focus exclusively on SFI and nothing else.
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

I first joined SFI several years ago when I was new to Internet Marketing. It was the first affiliate program I joined before I knew anything about affiliate marketing. The first thing I discovered was that marketing online required focus, commitment and work.

So, I did not properly focus on SFI and instead, I kept "chasing my tail" for a few years looking for the secret to instant success without having to work for it. You could say that I "gave up on SFI" during that time.

Then, a few years later, having much more insight and experience into what Internet success truly means, I came back and gave SFI another very thorough review. My new perspective on marketing allowed me to properly see the strength and value of the SFI marketing plan combined with the power of the TripleClicks.com shopping site.

This new insight strengthened my confidence in SFI and my vision for it's potential and I made a decision to commit to it and focus on building my SFI business no matter what challenges or obstacles I might encounter.

It is still not growing as fast as I would like it to ... however ... now that I have experience with a variety of other marketing plans, I know that the challenges with SFI are no exception and I have just as much or MORE chance of success with SFI than I do with ANY other Internet income program.

THAT knowledge and understanding is what helps me to keep pushing forward day by day, week by week, month by month! You can do it, too!

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I first joined SFI several years ago when I was new to Internet Marketing. It was the first affiliate program I joined before I knew anything about affiliate marketing. The first thing I discovered was that marketing online required focus, commitment and work.

So, I did not properly focus on SFI and instead, I kept "chasing my tail" for a few years looking for the secret to instant success without having to work for it. You could say that I "gave up on SFI" during that
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Hello, Robert:

Many good answers have been given already and I agree with many of them. In my opinion, here are a couple of the top ways that being an SFI affiliate can change a person's life:

1. Income Opportunity: SFI provides a number of ways help you earn some extra money. For some, this will turn into a full-time income. Whether your SFI income is full-time or part-time, the extra income will make your life better.

2. Growth Opportunity: SFI provides some of the most awesome training and support materials that I have seen online. If a person commits a little bit of time each day to their 'SFI Education', they will develop into an effective and successful Internet Marketer. Do this and your life will certainly be enriched!

3. Personal Confidence: This is related to business/marketing growth as noted above. SFI allows you to develop your knowledge, your skills, and through the process, your confidence. Your life will change as you become more confident, not only in your marketing skills, but also in your interpersonal communication skills. SFI will help you become the leader that you desire to be!

4. Fun and Excitement! As you begin to grow a second income, and as your marketing skills and communication skills develop, you will begin to enjoy life more and find everything you do to be more fun and exciting. Your SFI affiliate business will help you to put some worries to rest and will give you the personal strength and confidence be in control of the worries that may still need attention. But in general, life will be more relaxing and actually fun for you!

NOTE: This will all take time.

For most people, it will not happen overnight. You need a goal, a plan, plenty of focus and determination, and a real commitment to your success with SFI. If you stick with it and stay focused, being an SFI affiliate will surely change your life!



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Hello, Robert:

Many good answers have been given already and I agree with many of them. In my opinion, here are a couple of the top ways that being an SFI affiliate can change a person's life:

1. Income Opportunity: SFI provides a number of ways help you earn some extra money. For some, this will turn into a full-time income. Whether your SFI income is full-time or part-time, the extra income will make your life better.

2. Growth Opportunity: SFI provides some of
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Affiliate since: 09/25/2012, Power Rank: 163

Very simply put, creating duplication allows you to leverage your time, your resources and your effort. You can achieve so much more through team effort than you can by yourself, as an individual.

Every successful business, no matter what kind of business is it, is based on the process of duplication. For example, a business must hire a manager and employees; the owner teaches the manager to duplicate the necessary steps to success for that kind of business; the manager teaches the employees to duplicate those same steps. If the duplication process is not carried out effectively, complete success will not occur.

In affiliate marketing, a similar process must be followed: The Owner (SFI) teaches the Managers (Team Leaders) the steps to affiliate marketing success; the Managers teach their team members those same steps; if and when the team members properly follow and apply those steps, they will achieve success as well and then everybody benefits.

Here is why this is so important in your SFI business:

You have only so many hours in the day that you can work on your business and only so much energy to devote to it. Also, you have only so many dollars you can invest in your SFI business each month. But when you recruit new affiliates onto your SFI team, they each commit a few hours a day, plus some of their energy, plus some of their financial resources each month to building THEIR SFI business, which in turn helps to build YOUR SFI business.

Look at it this way: On your own, you might be able to reach 1,000 good SFI prospects each month and only a couple of them will get involved in the business. But once you succeed in signing up FIVE business-building leaders, people like yourself, you will be able to leverage yourself through duplication and will multiply your results.

Now your team will reach 5,000 good prospects (plus your own 1,000), and together you will sign up six-times the number of business-building leaders than you could have on your own. Do you see how that kind of duplication will accelerate your success in SFI?

Some day, when your team of active, successful business-builders is big enough, and your monthly income is steady enough, you might want to take some time off to enjoy the rewards of your focus and efforts. If you have applied the power of duplication effectively, you will be able to take a break with complete confidence that your SFI business has become self-sustaining! Imagine that!

All because of duplication.

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Very simply put, creating duplication allows you to leverage your time, your resources and your effort. You can achieve so much more through team effort than you can by yourself, as an individual.

Every successful business, no matter what kind of business is it, is based on the process of duplication. For example, a business must hire a manager and employees; the owner teaches the manager to duplicate the necessary steps to success for that kind of business; the manager teaches the employees
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