Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

Once you have found out the costs involved for each Country or Region I would take a really close look at what you are trying to achieve with your store!
1) Do you have a good accounting of each and every cost associated with each sale?
2) How much can you make from the SFI and TripleClicks portion of the sale?
3) What points, Commissions and advantages are there and what are they worth to you overall?
Are you making sure that your plan is viable long-term?
Now having all of the information at your fingertips it may be that you could actually get further by selling at a break even or small loss position when you take the whole picture into consideration. A very nominal shipping fee or free shipping will get you more customers so I would consider letting one sale pay over towards the cost of another in order to build traffic and opportunities via contacts.
Do not make the mistake of looking at each sale as a must make short term profit situation build a strategy based on the long term and remember that losing a couple of dollars on an occasional sale could be what gets you to the top!
Good luck!
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Once you have found out the costs involved for each Country or Region I would take a really close look at what you are trying to achieve with your store!
1) Do you have a good accounting of each and every cost associated with each sale?
2) How much can you make from the SFI and TripleClicks portion of the sale?
3) What points, Commissions and advantages are there and what are they worth to you overall?
Are you making sure that your plan is viable long-term?
Now having all
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I personally believe that you should go for team leader as soon as you can!
To do this you need a combination of 3000 VP
1500 - 2000 Sales or Purchase Points
1000 - 1500 Action Points
I notice that many affiliates get hung up on Purchasing instead of Sales!
You do not have to purchase anything, but all regular purchases including vitamins, books electronics and more carry a VP component. In addition Sales generated by your ads, webpage, personal selling, and any other technique that you explore will get you those same points, plus money in the form or commissions and the actual sale of your items either as an ECA or as member sales!
Action points come from a variety of sources including your team, which you automatically start building when you become a Team Leader! You can build an effective team by bringing in Family and Friends or Business contacts or doing raw one on one personal recruiting in your own neighborhood. You can also recruit online via free ads, a blog or by using facebook or other social media. Concentrate on the Need or Want that you can fulfill in all of these communications and get them to contact you for more information, don't rely on links and auto-responders ... people respond to people.
If you follow the SFI program you will have a team, the point is that you must be ready to help them succeed. This is a long-term strategy for long term results and every person who has succeeded in SFI started to win when the adopted this approach!
Good luck and all the best in you endeavors!

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I personally believe that you should go for team leader as soon as you can!
To do this you need a combination of 3000 VP
1500 - 2000 Sales or Purchase Points
1000 - 1500 Action Points
I notice that many affiliates get hung up on Purchasing instead of Sales!
You do not have to purchase anything, but all regular purchases including vitamins, books electronics and more carry a VP component. In addition Sales generated by your ads, webpage, personal selling, and any other technique
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

there are many benefits to member listings:
1)Versa Action Point for each listing
2)Allows you to offer anything you wish to sell for only one T-Credit
3) Allows you to list things for sale on a well attended web site(s)
4) Allows you the comfort of knowing exactly what you are promoting when you promote the Triple-Clicks site and use the gateways
5)Allows you to gain connections with other SFI members who are not a part of your up-line or down-line.
6) Allows you to show your team how to succeed if they follow your concrete example!
7) Allows you to make sales points and puts some real cash in your pockets at the same time!
8)Shows who you are and what you are interested in to your team and your potential affiliates.
Tips
Keep it simple
Use clear uncluttered photos
Describe the item clearly and enthusiastically
Price it as low as you can... you will be making money in other ways
Give a good commission. Affiliates who sell or buy your goods will come back for more
Under promise and over deliver
Promote it everywhere.. on your blog ,your web site, social media, team messages on posters in flyers and anywhere else you can imagine.
Offer bonus T-Credits or some other "bonus"incentive
Offer Free shipping build it into your price if you have to. no-one likes to pay extra for shipping
offer a solid guarantee and follow through no matter what
make sure the customer gets the product in a timely fashion
Always do a follow up thanking the customer and sales force, and asking what you could improve, to ensure a great rating.
Include something extra in the box or via download as a thank you.
If you do these things Your customers will feel special and so will any affiliate who helps you along the way
Announce your sales and public thank any member who connects with you or lists (and hopefully sells) your items, either every time or at least on a regular basis - say every two weeks.


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there are many benefits to member listings:
1)Versa Action Point for each listing
2)Allows you to offer anything you wish to sell for only one T-Credit
3) Allows you to list things for sale on a well attended web site(s)
4) Allows you the comfort of knowing exactly what you are promoting when you promote the Triple-Clicks site and use the gateways
5)Allows you to gain connections with other SFI members who are not a part of your up-line or down-line.
6) Allows you to
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

In my opinion the best way to make sure they are used is to be very careful to select who you give them to and when!
If you just hand them out randomly, you will not get a good level of response. If you invest time and effort with each person showing them how to use the card and help them get going you will have a much better success rate.
The question is will they follow through afterwards?
Although in the end it is up to the individual, I believe that investing the time to learn if they are truly interested in some aspect of SFI or Triple-Clicks is the answer1
Are they a merchant with a web site to tie into the SFI/TC system?
Are they a musician who wants exposure?
Are they a Game player who will enjoy Zebra Games?
Are they a penny auction buff or at least one who wants opportunities like the daily deal?
Are they looking to build a long-term income with a real business of their own?
In other words do they qualify as a Great Lead.. or at least as a lead to a great lead?
the person you talk to may not be a player now or ever but if they are a taste leader or a person of influence then surely it is worth the time and effort to show them the ropes and get them started - one on one - and show that you care about them enough to share this great opportunity with them1
If you do this 100% of the time you should get close to 100% participation if you don't then the standard of 2 - 4% is all you can hope for!
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In my opinion the best way to make sure they are used is to be very careful to select who you give them to and when!
If you just hand them out randomly, you will not get a good level of response. If you invest time and effort with each person showing them how to use the card and help them get going you will have a much better success rate.
The question is will they follow through afterwards?
Although in the end it is up to the individual, I believe that investing the time to learn
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

To maximize your value I would recommend doing the following!
Advertise any and every way you can online and off - to get people to your gateways!
Develop your team by getting to know & supporting each PSA and CSA; get them working by way of incentives, advice... whatever it takes!
Help your team to realize the many benefits of shopping within Triple-Clicks, and joining in the contests and activities!
Establish solid contests, landmarks and rewards to keep up the morale of the team!
Get out there and promote in person, one on one, seminars, coffee meetings.
Utilize your Wave3 tools!
Get into the Forum and answer questions on AskSC!
Learn and grow everywhere and every way that you can!
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To maximize your value I would recommend doing the following!
Advertise any and every way you can online and off - to get people to your gateways!
Develop your team by getting to know & supporting each PSA and CSA; get them working by way of incentives, advice... whatever it takes!
Help your team to realize the many benefits of shopping within Triple-Clicks, and joining in the contests and activities!
Establish solid contests, landmarks and rewards to keep up the morale of
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

there are many good ways, all involve some dedicated work on your behalf:
Coffee meetings
One on one encounters
Business cards
Flyers
Posters
all should have the code on them and a smart phone Q code as well
the other ways are online
Email signature on every email you send.
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Ads - free or prepaid
Forums
Other websites with banners etc.
Never go anywhere without cards and being ready to discuss your SFI business
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there are many good ways, all involve some dedicated work on your behalf:
Coffee meetings
One on one encounters
Business cards
Flyers
Posters
all should have the code on them and a smart phone Q code as well
the other ways are online
Email signature on every email you send.
Blog
Facebook
Twitter
Ads - free or prepaid
Forums
Other websites with banners etc.
Never go anywhere without cards and being ready to discuss your SFI
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe that the best way of measuring your success in any endeavor is to compare your progress with your goals!
Progress is best defined by forward movement, this means clear and concise goals that reflect you as a person as well as an honest and objective evaluation of where you were, are and want to be.
This must be done on a short term, medium term and long term basis.
The Goals section of SFI daily tasks can help you immensely with this task!
The trick (if a trick exists) is to be honest and thorough as you perform each step on a daily basis!
This is not a once in a lifetime snapshot but a process as everything will evolve over time, as you learn and grow in SFI and life things will change and you must learn to accept this and "adapt and overcome" as it happens.
Wishing you happiness and true success!
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I believe that the best way of measuring your success in any endeavor is to compare your progress with your goals!
Progress is best defined by forward movement, this means clear and concise goals that reflect you as a person as well as an honest and objective evaluation of where you were, are and want to be.
This must be done on a short term, medium term and long term basis.
The Goals section of SFI daily tasks can help you immensely with this task!
The trick (if a trick exists)
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe that live bidding is the way to go, unless of course you just want to earn double MRP's in an auction and are not worried about winning! Or you have a few hundred T-credits and want to dominate a particular auction, presumably because you want the item very badly and are pressed for time!
In my experience tracking auctions and observing who is bidding as well as when and how will give you the best chance of winning any auction.
If your goal is to win efficiently , then always do it Live you will win and learn more by investing the time!
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I believe that live bidding is the way to go, unless of course you just want to earn double MRP's in an auction and are not worried about winning! Or you have a few hundred T-credits and want to dominate a particular auction, presumably because you want the item very badly and are pressed for time!
In my experience tracking auctions and observing who is bidding as well as when and how will give you the best chance of winning any auction.
If your goal is to win efficiently , then always
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe that the best method for attracting College Students is the same method that works for all other categories of potential associates.
Before you begin define what you believe are the main reasons that SFI works for you or the Students you know!
1)Set up an Ad Campaign using Banners, flyers, posters and the school paper. Make sure that you have a mobile scan code on each one that leads to your own page targeting student issues and concerns. Ensure that the page explains what is required in terms of time, effort and other investments to succeed in SFI.
2)Create or advertise on a blog that appeals to those students. Is there an Official Student Union blog you can tap into?
3) Create a series of coffee events so that you can meet with a group of students and show them what SFI and Triple-Clicks are all about.
4)Use a T-Credit Gift Card to allow them to explore and try out Triple-Clicks and SFI through your gateway. (PS. you could make some of them PPA if you are concerned about out of pocket costs.)
5) Follow up on every lead by offering to assist them or host a live or on-line Q&A every couple of weeks which give you a chance at return or come along visitors on a regular basis.
6) Do Not overpromise!!! Do over-deliver!!!
I believe that we all have a responsibility to get SFI out of the realm of SPAM and questionable practices as far as the various online services like Google and Face-Book are concerned. I as everyone to be honest and ethical in their practices and attitudes and to stop the bait and switch and other tactics that I still see on a regular basis on sites like Hercu-list and others on the web, we are only hurting ourselves and fellow associates with this stuff!
good luck and all the best
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I believe that the best method for attracting College Students is the same method that works for all other categories of potential associates.
Before you begin define what you believe are the main reasons that SFI works for you or the Students you know!
1)Set up an Ad Campaign using Banners, flyers, posters and the school paper. Make sure that you have a mobile scan code on each one that leads to your own page targeting student issues and concerns. Ensure that the page explains what is
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Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I would recommend purchasing S-Builder Co-Op and/or PSA's to go. The combination will gain you valuable PSA's as well as points and give you chance to lead and help others who wish to move forward in their lives.
In order to see the true value of these investments you will have to work hard to become the best leader you can be. By leading and inspiring other to success you will be ensuring your own!
Wishing you all the best