Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

The best answer for this question is there is no right answer. I can could say you should work
A: 4 hours a week
B: 2 hours a week
C: 6 hours a week
D: All of the above.

There is no set time as everyone is different and everyone works at their own paces. If you have set your goals and you are focused, determined, motivated, committed and hungry for success, then the # of hours should you devote to become successful is............

Whatever it takes.

This is what you should devote. Do what you need to succeed. If that is 20 min / day great! If you are successful, but it takes 10 hours a day, so be it. Do what it takes for YOU to succeed at SFI and that IS what you need to devote per day.

Good luck!
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The best answer for this question is there is no right answer. I can could say you should work
A: 4 hours a week
B: 2 hours a week
C: 6 hours a week
D: All of the above.

There is no set time as everyone is different and everyone works at their own paces. If you have set your goals and you are focused, determined, motivated, committed and hungry for success, then the # of hours should you devote to become successful is............

Whatever it takes.
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Inactive CSAs should be handled the same as your inactive PSAs.

Inactive is just that, not active. If you receive inactive CSAs, do not spend to much effort nor time chasing after them.
The same goes for inactive PSAs. Once you determine that they are inactive, add them to your monthly newsletter for
your inactive full genealogy and just send a newsletter once a month. This way you are still staying in contact
But not wasting to much effort. You never know when an inactive may become active.

This is about as much you can do with both CSAs and PSAs who become or are already inactive. Spend your time and efforts on your active affiliates. This is worth your time and effort.

Hope this is a simple answer. Good luck!
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Inactive CSAs should be handled the same as your inactive PSAs.

Inactive is just that, not active. If you receive inactive CSAs, do not spend to much effort nor time chasing after them.
The same goes for inactive PSAs. Once you determine that they are inactive, add them to your monthly newsletter for
your inactive full genealogy and just send a newsletter once a month. This way you are still staying in contact
But not wasting to much effort. You never know when an
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Before one can answer this question, we need to define what the requirements are to become a platinum leader.

They are two parts that must be attained every month as the counter starts over monthly.

First, one must accumulate a minimum of 1500 to maximum of 2000 Sales VP
This is accomplished by having a standing order of 1500 VP monthly but can also be attained by
purchasing any number of products in TripleClicks as long as you don't exceed 2000 VP. You may exceed 2000VP
but it will not count towards your qualification.

The second part of the PTL requirement is to attain or accumulate another 4000-4500 Action VP. The
Difference is the amount of sales VP you choose to accumulate. My recommendation is to max out 2000
sales VP as it is much easier to attain. Going with that notion of 2000 sales VP, one must generate 4000 action VP.uild

This is most easily accomplished by building a downline of EA2 or higher PSAs. This is how it is scored:

EA2 - 100 per PSA
BTL - 150 per PSA
STL - 200 per PSA
GTL - 250 per PSA
PTL - 300 per PSA

As you can see, obtaining 4000 action VP is heavily reliant on your success at building your downline of successful Affiliates with ranks of PTL being the biggest contributor. For one to obtain 4000 action VP by doing nothing else but sponsoring PSA, the ideal method is to build a downline of all Platinum Team Leader. That is not necessary as any combination of all ranks can quickly add up.

The key is you don't have to build all 4000 action VP by ranking PSA. You can earn a substantial amount of action VP by the following:

Daily, weekly, month to do total 497 action VP
Allowed 200 Max action VP earned from TC gaming
Allowed 500 action VP from Auction bidding.
Allowed 300 max monthly for gift cards
Allowed 50 max for downloading songs
Every new ECA you recruit you get 100VP on their first listing
25 VP for every rating of products you purchase in TC the first time

Depending on your capital, you could accumulate almost half of the 4000 action VP with NO downline. Essentially one become a BTL and almost STL with out recruiting a single PSA. I would not recommend grid as it's costly monthly and not duplicating properly but the point being you don't have to build all 4000 with PSAs.

Knowing the requirements now, it comes down to preference, knowledge, capital, and strategy.

To become a PTL monthly, having a 1500 VP SO and purchasing 500 more in products you use normally is essential. If you have capital, be sure to purchase TCREDIT SO so you can leverage both action VP from bids and sales VP from MRP. You can also bid on auctions that assist you in building action VP like gift cards, PSAs, TCREDIT SOs subscriptions.

No matter what you do, you will have to build a downline of at least 5-10 solid team leaders or more if EA2s. Once you start to build a downline e of ranking PSA, the process of repeating it monthly gets easier as the bigger your line gets.

In basic terms, the best strategy is to have a 2000 VP standing order and build a downline of team leaders and train them to do the same. Duplication is what we call this and if followed and consistently acted on for a period of time. You can become PTL very fast or over time. In either case, it is very attainable with persistant daily action, great communication, business know how, and most of all read and follow the directions or rules of success that time has show has made many PTL s successful and not to reinvent your own wheel.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.
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Before one can answer this question, we need to define what the requirements are to become a platinum leader.

They are two parts that must be attained every month as the counter starts over monthly.

First, one must accumulate a minimum of 1500 to maximum of 2000 Sales VP
This is accomplished by having a standing order of 1500 VP monthly but can also be attained by
purchasing any number of products in TripleClicks as long as you don't exceed 2000 VP. You may exceed
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

I like this question. There are many answers to this question, Depending on one's perspective, the answer likely may be slightly different. With that being said, I will try to provide the most helpful universal answer and be as objective as possible.

SFI is all about affiliates helping affiliates or each other help each other daily. At one point, everyone one of us was new to SFI and all received some sort of guidance likely. Very likely too it came from someone whom maybe did not know the answer right off the bat, as well. Just because you are new to SFI does not mean you can't advise another PSA whom is also new to SFI.

Many affiliates may be new to SFI but are not new to the business. It really depends on what level of experience one is at in this type of business to how they may advise another new PSA. The easy answer is all the resources to help another is out there for consumption. Meaning, if you are asked a question by a PSA in your downline I presume and you do not know the answer, you can go find it relatively quickly and easily too. Just because you may not know answer of hand, does not mean you can't be valuable to that PSA and go after it and come back with the very best answer and advice when you do find it.

This is a WIN/WIN for you and the PSA and SFI for that matter. You learn, you duplicate what you learn to your PSA, SFI gains as that is two more knowledgeable affiliates following the process. We all win. We all should be advising others more than ourself. So, if you don't have an answer and you are new, your PSA is new, that is a perfect time than any or better time to go find the answer and provide the advise.

Use your SFI resources to find the answer. Use the:

Affiliate center
Training area
Launch pad
iAHBE
A2A Friends
TripleClicks and SFI FAQ and support
Your up line
The SFI Forum
ASK SC archive

The list can go on and on.

Communicate with the PSA whom is asking for advice, understand clearly first what they are asking of you to advise on and take the bull by the horns and use your SFI resources and know how and go find the best answer or solution that will satisfy there problem and also provide you with something new as well. Then keep advising others whom ask for it or if you are sponsor or team lead offer it as that is what makes a leader and soon you will be a expert merely because you took the initiative to help another when you yourself did not know the answer. Both are better affiliates and both are better off.

I hope this was not too off the beaten path and provides value for you. Good luck and be prosperous.
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I like this question. There are many answers to this question, Depending on one's perspective, the answer likely may be slightly different. With that being said, I will try to provide the most helpful universal answer and be as objective as possible.

SFI is all about affiliates helping affiliates or each other help each other daily. At one point, everyone one of us was new to SFI and all received some sort of guidance likely. Very likely too it came from someone whom maybe did not
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Broke should not prevent you from doing anything in SFI unless you let it prevent you.

One that imposes constraints on themselves will indeed constrain themselves. You don't need to put a lot of capital into making SFI a success and surely an EA.

Broke is a bad excuse. Pretend you are rich. Live like you have a thriving business. Feel like you are full of cash flow. Be rich.

Remove all negative vibes and restricting thoughts and only think positive meaningful and productive thoughts and you will shine. Hang around those who are successful!

Do you daily to dos.
Do your monthly to dos
Do your weekly to dos.
Join Wave3
Do free advertising everywhere
Be creative
Be positive and provide value.

Soon broke will turn to slow successful little wins
Then bigger wins

Stay with the program. Become EA every month train your downline to do the same. Follow your Upline successes

Duplicate ones that are doing well.

Ask questions and don't be afraid to ask for help.

Just take action and do not ever ever ever ever quit. It won't be easy at first but rewards are great to those whom stick with it.

Soon you will be providing this same advice but as a mentor and will look back and broke will be a thing of the past.

You will do great!

Good luck.
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Broke should not prevent you from doing anything in SFI unless you let it prevent you.

One that imposes constraints on themselves will indeed constrain themselves. You don't need to put a lot of capital into making SFI a success and surely an EA.

Broke is a bad excuse. Pretend you are rich. Live like you have a thriving business. Feel like you are full of cash flow. Be rich.

Remove all negative vibes and restricting thoughts and only think positive meaningful
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

This question is not clear.

If you are asking how one can get sign-ups without having to answer a lot of pre-qualifying questions to get the signup, you can setup your own coops or purchase into one and / or go to an ECA in TripleClicks whom sells sign ups and if you have money can purchase as many affiliates as you can afford and never answer a pre-sale question at all.

Eventually, though, you are bound to get questions as any good affiliate that you either recruit or purchase, will ask questions at first. The flip side of this is why would you would not want to answer questions a first. The role of sponsor is contrary to the question being asked.

I hope I addressed this question.

Good luck.
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This question is not clear.

If you are asking how one can get sign-ups without having to answer a lot of pre-qualifying questions to get the signup, you can setup your own coops or purchase into one and / or go to an ECA in TripleClicks whom sells sign ups and if you have money can purchase as many affiliates as you can afford and never answer a pre-sale question at all.

Eventually, though, you are bound to get questions as any good affiliate that you either recruit or
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

This is a fairly simple answer.

You respond with conviction favorably to SFI and you give your reasons why feel positive.

Don't bother fighting negativity as its counter productive. Bad karma. By showing your confidence and not embracing the negativity, you already have won.

Bottom line...... You can't impress everyone and everything. There will always be opponents and negative thinkers. These people will always be this way and they are this way because they likely tried and failed or never tried at all.

The path you take is say your piece and move on with your routine and let the pessimists remain pessimists and you, the optimist, stay focused and persistent and your success will squash the negativity in due process.

Good luck.
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This is a fairly simple answer.

You respond with conviction favorably to SFI and you give your reasons why feel positive.

Don't bother fighting negativity as its counter productive. Bad karma. By showing your confidence and not embracing the negativity, you already have won.

Bottom line...... You can't impress everyone and everything. There will always be opponents and negative thinkers. These people will always be this way and they are this way because they
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Great question.

The most affective Internet marketers are the ones who are also the best advertising and promoting experts. That is the key to success in any business but more so on the Internet than anywhere else as there are no confines on the Internet.

Meaning, you can stand on a corner in public with free gold for sales and get mobbed but if you stand on the Internet super highway and free gold, you may be standing your whole life with all the gold still free because nobody can find you. This is what kills most Internet businesses is they don't grasp that success on the Internet is all about promoting and marketing your product by driving target traffic of buyers who are looking for a solution to what you are selling and point them to you.

With that being said, the six keys to effective advertising campaigns are:

1. Do your research of who your target market is as quality not quantity is BEST.
2. Proper targeting of your ad campaign to that target group by building trust and value turns to sales.
3. Always TEST, TEST, TEST your ads and tweak them. You will be amazed how a red button get higher option then a tiny button.
4. Your budget will be important as the better methods are more costly.
5. Track your ads. It's vital you track what works and what does not work. Without that you will not get far.
6. Build a list if you can.

If you perform the proper research of what you sell to your target market and you match the demographics up as closely as you can so the people you are advertising to are more likely a buyers market for your product and then perform many different test and variations of your ad campaigns, which is where budget is key, you have the formula for major marketing success. Oh, last and most important, get their email address using a link in your campaign that takes you first to a landing or squeeze page where you offer a free item in return for their email address. Now, you have a the one of more effective and powerful funnels you can have on the Internet in simplistic format of course.

I hope this provides some value to future ad campaigns. Good Luck!

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Great question.

The most affective Internet marketers are the ones who are also the best advertising and promoting experts. That is the key to success in any business but more so on the Internet than anywhere else as there are no confines on the Internet.

Meaning, you can stand on a corner in public with free gold for sales and get mobbed but if you stand on the Internet super highway and free gold, you may be standing your whole life with all the gold still free because nobody
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Interesting and very valid question if capital is not plentiful.

Right from the start, I will say that if you cannot afford both the S-Builder Co-op and the the 100 TC SO both, then I would recommend sticking with TC SOs until the time you can afford that combination. Why? You get a tangible commodity worth cash almost with TC. With S-Builder you don't know what you will get and for financially challenged individuals, risk is not something one should take.

With TC, you can turn it around and use it in many different functions:

Price Bender Auctions
ECA Products
TC Direct Products
Transfer as gifts to downline
Use them as motivational gifts or contents and more.

So, there are many tangible uses for TC.

The only other question is how challenged are you. Honestly, I would purchase quantity X of 1TC up to many as you can afford in a SO since every TC you buy at a single quantity costs $1.89 if it is a SO and you get 102VP for that $1.89 and that is very useful for financially challenged affiliates.

I.E. - You have a $9.45 monthly budget, you buy 5 single quantity TC and get a 510VP. That plus following your daily, monthly, weekly action TODOs gives you a good deal of leeway on the sales VP with your action VP to make EA rank monthly. It's is not a good quantity value of TC but usually financially challenged people don't want too much TC as need VP. If you can't pay for the auction you win then it is not worth using it for that and better to get the VP.

This is just my opinion. I think the VP per TC is a good deal and very useful if used in a SO at multiple quantity of single TC when you have little capital.

Hope this helps..
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Interesting and very valid question if capital is not plentiful.

Right from the start, I will say that if you cannot afford both the S-Builder Co-op and the the 100 TC SO both, then I would recommend sticking with TC SOs until the time you can afford that combination. Why? You get a tangible commodity worth cash almost with TC. With S-Builder you don't know what you will get and for financially challenged individuals, risk is not something one should take.

With TC, you can
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5

Good question and it all depends on where you are in SFI.

If you are new or even senior, the easiest methods is to have a 1500 VP Standing Order. That is it.
The EA requirement is 1500 VP. You can purchase SO monthly and be a EA forever.

That is the easiest method.

However, not everyone can afford a standing order so other methods are to purchase some sort of standing order,
even if it is not 1500 VP to help lighten the requirement on the action VP side. If you have no investment for a SO, then
to become EA will require all action tasks which only total 497 monthly. Meaning you still require 1003 VP.

This will be from sponsoring affiliates with free advertising, daily grand entries, t time entries, buying and rating affordable ECA products till you can accumulate the 1003 VP. As one can see, the best most beneficial and quickest way to EA, is to purchase that famous 1500 VP SO.

That is the fastest and best method.

Hope this helps.
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Good question and it all depends on where you are in SFI.

If you are new or even senior, the easiest methods is to have a 1500 VP Standing Order. That is it.
The EA requirement is 1500 VP. You can purchase SO monthly and be a EA forever.

That is the easiest method.

However, not everyone can afford a standing order so other methods are to purchase some sort of standing order,
even if it is not 1500 VP to help lighten the requirement on the action VP side.
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