Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I personally find that the S-Builder Co-op provides the best result for my SFI business even though it costs $22.00 (Standing Order). The S-Builder provides a steady flow of PSAs and PRMs to your business and can result in TripleClicks sales and commissions for you.

It is also suggested in the tips offered by SFI and other successful affiliates that sponsors and their team members can share the costs for the S-Builder shares. You can develop ways to split the costs so that your downline can better afford to participate. This can strengthen your team and as all your team members see new PSAs in their genealogy they will likely feel better about their hopes for success in their SFI business. This is a great way to keep your downline more active and consistent in growing their business.
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I personally find that the S-Builder Co-op provides the best result for my SFI business even though it costs $22.00 (Standing Order). The S-Builder provides a steady flow of PSAs and PRMs to your business and can result in TripleClicks sales and commissions for you.

It is also suggested in the tips offered by SFI and other successful affiliates that sponsors and their team members can share the costs for the S-Builder shares. You can develop ways to split the costs so that your downline
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Here are the three areas that I believe will help you to focus
on what your team may need. You may not want to include all three
in every communication to your team. But here is what I use
for my guide:

Motivational: Find something that has inspired you that
you can pass along that you believe will motivate your
team. This could also be a story about your success and
how your team can duplicate your success.

Educational: This would be something that you believe
will help your team understand the business opportunity
they have. Point out something you think many of your
team may be missing that can help them grow their
business and their income faster. When I want to point
out something to the team I enter the link to the place
where they can find the help. An example: SFI's new
"Bid and Build" news article. Here's the link:
http://news.sfimg.com/2014/11/11/introducing-bid-build/

Promotional: Here is where I am going to suggest some
idea or ideas for promoting their business, where to
place ads etc. For example, I get lots of exposure using
Traffic Exchanges, SafeLists, Text ad Exchanges and
Mailers. I will always offer help for anyone on my team
who needs help with these.

If you think of these three areas you will always have
some content to offer your team. (That is if you are
actively promoting your business)

Then as many others have pointed out you will find lots
of content ideas in the SFI Forum, Ask SC and the daily
Tips. Always offer useful content. Your team will
appreciate you for it.
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Here are the three areas that I believe will help you to focus
on what your team may need. You may not want to include all three
in every communication to your team. But here is what I use
for my guide:

Motivational: Find something that has inspired you that
you can pass along that you believe will motivate your
team. This could also be a story about your success and
how your team can duplicate your success.

Educational: This would be something
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The number one requirement for success in your SFI business is that you have a strong desire for a better standard of living, getting out of debt, quitting your JOB, or whatever your personal desire is.

Without the self-motivation that forces you back to the computer to do your daily activities, place ads, and study and learn the business, all that your sponsor does or does not do for you matters nothing.

I have people in my downline that I have tried numerous ways to motivate them, but if they are not willing to get focused on the business, there is nothing I can do for them.

Just for the record, I never hear from my sponsor. I guess he's still in SFI, but if I relied on him for the motivation I need to keep going I'd be in serious trouble.

Rely on yourself, do the activities, review the LaunchPad Lessons, if need be go back over the start-up instructions, find help and ideas in the Forum, read the answers in the AskSC - some are helpful, some may not be so much. I read the tips every day and I have found some very good ideas there.

This is your business. It will become whatever you make it. Best of success to you.
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The number one requirement for success in your SFI business is that you have a strong desire for a better standard of living, getting out of debt, quitting your JOB, or whatever your personal desire is.

Without the self-motivation that forces you back to the computer to do your daily activities, place ads, and study and learn the business, all that your sponsor does or does not do for you matters nothing.

I have people in my downline that I have tried numerous ways to motivate
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

One thing I have found is that the people in your downline who "get the SFI concept" (they understand), and who consistently work their business will not need much encouragement. I will let the people in my Genealogy know about products I use and suggest some they can use to maintain their EA rank.

In any online business there is no money to be made until somebody buys something or sells something. This is true in SFI. It's not like SFI and Gery Carson have a huge store of cash they can pay out to people who don't buy or sell anything.

Remind your people that this is a real business and that business transactions need to take place in
TripleClicks before anyone makes money. Hopefully people in your downline and in mine will understand how this works. It's a great business and the door of opportunity is open for every member.
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One thing I have found is that the people in your downline who "get the SFI concept" (they understand), and who consistently work their business will not need much encouragement. I will let the people in my Genealogy know about products I use and suggest some they can use to maintain their EA rank.

In any online business there is no money to be made until somebody buys something or sells something. This is true in SFI. It's not like SFI and Gery Carson have a huge store of cash
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The life of any business is the sale of products.
Doing the daily actions keeps you engaged in your
business and helps you maintain your rank of EA or higher.
Sponsoring new affiliates will bring people onto your team
who will purchase products and you will earn commissions.
Also promote your TripleClicks store to find some customers
who may only want to buy products, and you earn commissions
on their purchases. (Remind them they can save on their
purchases by becoming a Free Member, and this can be a
source for new PSAs.)

Focus on guiding your new PSAs to become EA and you will earn
action VP for each EA each month as well as commissions on
any purchases they make.

This is the same as a Brick and Mortar business. You must
make sales and a profit to stay in business. To do that you
need customers. Apply that here and you will build a thriving
SFI Business.
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The life of any business is the sale of products.
Doing the daily actions keeps you engaged in your
business and helps you maintain your rank of EA or higher.
Sponsoring new affiliates will bring people onto your team
who will purchase products and you will earn commissions.
Also promote your TripleClicks store to find some customers
who may only want to buy products, and you earn commissions
on their purchases. (Remind them they can save on their
purchases
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Drip Marketing is how you try to entice prospects who have looked at the business but have not decided to join, prospects who have joined but have not yet started to work the business. These are usually email messages and are often sent on autopilot with the use of an autoresponder.

What is the usual practice is that a Capture Page is set up with a form that requires your prospect to enter their name and email address. The form is connected to the autoresponder. When your prospect enters their name and email and they confirm they want information, they are added to a list within your autoresponder and they automatically begin to receive the emails. You create the email messages that are sent out. They should contain content that will lead the prospect back to your offer which in this case is that they will join SFI and begin to build their business.

This is basically what is meant by "Drip Marketing".
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Drip Marketing is how you try to entice prospects who have looked at the business but have not decided to join, prospects who have joined but have not yet started to work the business. These are usually email messages and are often sent on autopilot with the use of an autoresponder.

What is the usual practice is that a Capture Page is set up with a form that requires your prospect to enter their name and email address. The form is connected to the autoresponder. When your prospect enters
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Many people come to SFI hoping for an easy way to make big money fast. In the beginning as they learn the business and earn a lot of VP, their thinking is that getting all these VP will net them a big pay out. What they fail to see is that there is no pay out until there are sales made.

In the very beginning when we welcome new members we need to stress that point. In business money is made as a result of sales. If new members get that picture in the very beginning they will stay with the program.

But the fact remains, no matter what we tell people or how hard we work to keep them in the business, a large percent will quit. The thing to remember that is stressed in the training is that if we can find 5 people who will work the business, and we help those 5 to get their five, and they then help their 5 get 5 and so on, our income will grow and we can make the money we need to reach our goal.

One last thing - Help others get what they want and in return we will get what we want.


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Many people come to SFI hoping for an easy way to make big money fast. In the beginning as they learn the business and earn a lot of VP, their thinking is that getting all these VP will net them a big pay out. What they fail to see is that there is no pay out until there are sales made.

In the very beginning when we welcome new members we need to stress that point. In business money is made as a result of sales. If new members get that picture in the very beginning they will stay with
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe the attitude of the people you attract to SFI starts with the type of ad you post that brings new team members in. Try to create ads that will appeal to people like yourself who have real goals, who understand you are promoting a business, and who understand it takes time to build a new business.

When people understand the "work" in a "Work From Home Business" and they really want to bring about change in their finances and their lifestyle, they will more likely remain
enthusiastic and upbeat.

When you bring these people into your team, be their #1 cheerleader. Send messages that will make them feel good about themselves. Congratulate their successes. Let your entire team know about their successes. Be ready to support your team in any way you can.

But also remember, not everyone will be oozing enthusiasm. Because of all the gimmicks, scams, "Get Rich Quick" stuff going into your team's emails every day, some of your team may be distracted. I've been seeing this stuff for 10 years and there are times I have to sort out the good from the bad. New marketers have not learned how to tell the difference between what is real and legitimate and what is simply a place to spend money giving nothing of value in return.

Finally, remember, enthusiasm breeds enthusiasm. If you stay upbeat, don't let it bother you when a team member does nothing and finally opts out. Focus your attention on the ones that are working and making progress, and cheer them on.
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I believe the attitude of the people you attract to SFI starts with the type of ad you post that brings new team members in. Try to create ads that will appeal to people like yourself who have real goals, who understand you are promoting a business, and who understand it takes time to build a new business.

When people understand the "work" in a "Work From Home Business" and they really want to bring about change in their finances and their lifestyle, they will more
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The very best way and the easiest setup I have ever seen for a CO-OP is right here in your co-op manager (https://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/TLCoop).

If you follow the few simple steps outlined there you can have your co-op set up and
ready in a very few minutes.

I just set up my first co-op a few days ago and already new sign-ups are coming in for my affiliates. It is working great. Believe me, you cannot find anything easier.

Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

There is only one benefit I can think of for having your own website instead of using the Gateway site provided in SFI. That would be that you can connect that website to your own autoresponder and list builder, and then the leads you gather would be on your own personal list.

For now, I am perfectly happy with the Gateway links and the Capture Pages in SFI. All the leads I have generated and the traffic I have had to SFI came through one of the existing Gateways.

I have a website apart from SFI and my challenge is to keep it up and make the changes I need to make in the limited time I have to work my business.

I love to build websites and toy with different ideas to make the site attractive, but that activity does not produce income. The income I am looking for comes by creating ads and posting the ads, and then doing the follow-up with the new prospects.

So, should anyone create their own website? I would say they might want to do that after they have reached a reasonable level of success, whatever that is for each individual.
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There is only one benefit I can think of for having your own website instead of using the Gateway site provided in SFI. That would be that you can connect that website to your own autoresponder and list builder, and then the leads you gather would be on your own personal list.

For now, I am perfectly happy with the Gateway links and the Capture Pages in SFI. All the leads I have generated and the traffic I have had to SFI came through one of the existing Gateways.

I have a website
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