Which is better to do...sponsoring SFI affiliates...or referring TripleClicks members?
, Aff ()
10/28/2014 1:59 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
From an obvious sales perspective, referring TripleClicks members and getting them to buy products is going to net you commissions right away, and if these customers keep coming back, you then have regular residual income. There is undeniable value in that, and it's short-term value that ideally, you teach your affiliates about as you gather them!
Sponsoring *active* SFI affiliates, on the other hand, will require a hand in training them and teaching them to do everything you know how to do to make money here--including sponsoring active affiliates of their own!--but doing this is a tremendous force multiplier because you then start earning commissions on what you taught them to buy, *plus* you earn based on their other activities as well as that of their downline.
Let's face it, though: not every SFI affiliate you sponsor is likely to become active, while by comparison, those who sign up with TripleClicks are likely to buy something at least once. Thus, sponsoring affiliates is better in terms of longer-term strategy, but TripleClicks sales will pad your wallet in the short term, and if you're concerned with income sooner rather than later, referring TripleClicks members will do that much more easily.
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From an obvious sales perspective, referring TripleClicks members and getting them to buy products is going to net you commissions right away, and if these customers keep coming back, you then have regular residual income. There is undeniable value in that, and it's short-term value that ideally, you teach your affiliates about as you gather them!
Sponsoring *active* SFI affiliates, on the other hand, will require a hand in training them and teaching them to do everything you know how
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What are some good ways to promote SFI using the new Signing Bonuses?
, Aff ()
11/28/2015 11:01 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
When you look at it, your "signing bonus" is essentially an incentive for making your way quickly to Fast-Track status. Yes, you can always promote SFI with things like, "Join for FREE--Earn $$$ in your first month!" You may find that it increases the commitment and effort of your starting affiliates, particularly if you explain how it works *before* they sign up. I find that the better I inform my affiliates at each stage, the more eager they are to continue.
Since you started your SFI business, how has your focus changed? What do you do differently now?
, Aff ()
11/28/2015 10:54 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
At first, my focus was almost entirely on earning VersaPoints, and while that does allow one to get to Executive Affiliate and the lower-tier Team Leader ranks, it doesn't earn as much income as directly promoting TripleClicks' products. Not only does it earn you commissions, but it also earns you Sales VP at the same time. If you're in this to earn money, that's where I would suggest you choose to focus, as well.
What tips do you give to your PSAs in your welcome letter to them?
, Aff ()
8/2/2015 3:39 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
In my welcome letter, I try to keep things simple. There's only one thing they need to know, first and foremost: "When you respond to my messages, you will be rewarded, whether with TCredits, knowledge, attention to your ECA stores, or whatever else might prove a useful tool to make you a successful PSA." When they respond, I can then give them the level of "tips" and other information they will find valuable.
What are some ideas for having an open house get-together to present the SFI opportunity?
, Aff ()
10/15/2015 11:50 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Okay, so you've decided to open your home to strangers to present the SFI opportunity. Obviously, you're going to be doing a presentation for a bunch of people at once, so you'll need to hook your PC into a wide-screen television so everyone can watch, and you'll want to prepare hand-outs, possibly with a few of the marketing tools available like the brochures and pamphlets. Serving refreshments is a great idea, and for that, of course, I would recommend using a few of the food items and mixes from TripleClicks. Do everything you can to make a great impression.
As for the presentation itself, I would recommend concentrating on the interests of your prospects--a group of home crafters may want to build a home-based business out of an ECA store as a primary interest, whereas those who are bloggers are going to be more interested in the direct, overt promotion of SFI and TripleClicks products that interest them. Remember that by promoting TripleClicks products first and foremost, and concentrating on their role in doing this avoids a *lot* of the comparisons to those other, less-reputable marketing systems, in which the products are almost exclusively marketed to participants' downlines. Get them excited about the products and the program, and if they're interested, sign-ups should follow easily.
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Okay, so you've decided to open your home to strangers to present the SFI opportunity. Obviously, you're going to be doing a presentation for a bunch of people at once, so you'll need to hook your PC into a wide-screen television so everyone can watch, and you'll want to prepare hand-outs, possibly with a few of the marketing tools available like the brochures and pamphlets. Serving refreshments is a great idea, and for that, of course, I would recommend using a few of the food items and mixes
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Good communication with our team is vital in SFI, but what if we are not good writers; how do we learn to write well?
, Aff ()
11/14/2015 12:15 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
There are really only three ways to learn how to write well:
1) Learn from a teacher or mentor. There are good classes and good tutors out there.
2) Model your writing style on someone who seems to communicate well. This can lead you astray if there are weak points to your role-model's methods.
3) Teach yourself from a book--I still keep a copy of my high school grammar and style book for when I need to write something.
I personally mentor people on style because, as an editor, I excel at catching various forms of weak writing, grammar and punctuation errors, and the like; I even understand how semicolons are used.
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There are really only three ways to learn how to write well:
1) Learn from a teacher or mentor. There are good classes and good tutors out there.
2) Model your writing style on someone who seems to communicate well. This can lead you astray if there are weak points to your role-model's methods.
3) Teach yourself from a book--I still keep a copy of my high school grammar and style book for when I need to write something.
I personally mentor people on style because,
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What is the difference between working hard...and working SMART in SFI? How do I make sure I'm in the second group?
, Aff ()
11/28/2015 10:50 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
The way I see it, "working hard" is about doing a daily grind in order to get all your VersaPoint-related tasks done and to get all your advertising placed. "Working smart," by comparison involves automating what processes you can and arranging similar tasks on a daily basis so you can do them quickly and easily. Your methods of "working smart" willl depend on your overall strategy--someone working on a blog as a primary mode of promotion will have a different approach from someone who uses paid services to automate traffic and arrange sign-ups, for example.
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The way I see it, "working hard" is about doing a daily grind in order to get all your VersaPoint-related tasks done and to get all your advertising placed. "Working smart," by comparison involves automating what processes you can and arranging similar tasks on a daily basis so you can do them quickly and easily. Your methods of "working smart" willl depend on your overall strategy--someone working on a blog as a primary mode of promotion will have a different approach
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How do you explain SFI's role when talking to prospective TripleClicks ECAs?
, Aff ()
8/2/2015 3:30 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
From an ECA's perspective, SFI provides them a potential sales team in the form of its affiliates because when the affiliates promote that ECA and make sales on their behalf, those affiliates are rewarded with commissions from the "wholesale price percentage" on that listing. As SFI affiliates, we make money as we promote our ECAs, so it's to our greatest advantage to promote our friends' and neighbors' ECA stores.
What are some good phone scripts to use in welcoming new affiliates, or contacting your warm market?
, Aff ()
11/28/2015 10:38 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
I think that there's some confusion inherent in this question. If you're contacting your warm market, that means you're talking to friends and relations in your social network. If that's the case, you won't be using "phone scripts," you will be talking with each of them about how SFI and TripleClicks can benefit them, each based on what you already know about them. In the case of welcoming new affiliates, again, you have no need for scripts. You will be focusing on getting your affiliates started. I suppose if you want to call them on the phone and walk them through their Getting Started Actions, you could do that with a script, and that pretty much writes itself.
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I think that there's some confusion inherent in this question. If you're contacting your warm market, that means you're talking to friends and relations in your social network. If that's the case, you won't be using "phone scripts," you will be talking with each of them about how SFI and TripleClicks can benefit them, each based on what you already know about them. In the case of welcoming new affiliates, again, you have no need for scripts. You will be focusing on getting your affiliates
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What are some good products to promote during the holidays and gift-giving season?
, Aff ()
11/28/2015 11:05 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Given that this question is coming late, after Thanksgiving, it becomes necessary to promote items that can be shipped quickly and easily--items from stores that concentrate on drop-shipping (and thus take 30-60 days to arrive) will arrive after Christmas and likely disappoint. Instead, focus on crafted items from ECA stores. Not only will you find some real deals, but the items you promote are more likely to be unique and thus prove to be better and more memorable gifts for friends and loved ones.
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