Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

What do you think your role in SFI is?

My role is salesman, trainer, recruiter, friend and confidant.

It really depends on what you think your role is or what in SFI you are promoting.

I believe your role in SFI should be similar to mine.

You want to sell TripleClicks products.
You want to recruit more affiliates and TC members.
You need to be able to help those you have recruited and also you need to offer them the correct advice and training.
You need to be able to listen to their problems and offer advice.

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What do you think your role in SFI is?

My role is salesman, trainer, recruiter, friend and confidant.

It really depends on what you think your role is or what in SFI you are promoting.

I believe your role in SFI should be similar to mine.

You want to sell TripleClicks products.
You want to recruit more affiliates and TC members.
You need to be able to help those you have recruited and also you need to offer them the correct advice and training.
You
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

First of all tell them the truth. It is no good telling them you only work half an hour a day when you are spending time sending adverts, reading Ask SC and reading the latest forum questions. Tell them how much time you spend on SFI and then tell them what you consider to be the minimum time they need to spend if they are going to have a successful business.

Tell them about all the free training that is available for them to learn how to work the business at their own pace. You can also explain that the more they learn the more they can earn.

Explain that SFI works through duplication.

You duplicate what your team leader does and they would need to duplicate what you do.

Let them know that there are some daily tasks that will help them build towards leadership positions and finally let them know it is a real business that takes time to build and consequently they are unlikely to make much income in the early months.
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First of all tell them the truth. It is no good telling them you only work half an hour a day when you are spending time sending adverts, reading Ask SC and reading the latest forum questions. Tell them how much time you spend on SFI and then tell them what you consider to be the minimum time they need to spend if they are going to have a successful business.

Tell them about all the free training that is available for them to learn how to work the business at their own pace. You can also
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I work a lot with JV giveaways and free items. I offer the gift cards as a bonus for downloading my free gift. When I do this I automatically get their email address as they have to contact me at an email list I use just for the gift cards. When they sign up to my list I send them the gift card along with my TC link so the card can be honoured.

I usually give them 60 days to use the card. I do send them emails in the meantime reminding them of how long they have to use the cards. This usually works for me and the majority of the cards get used. Not only that but I also have their email and permission to contact them with marketing offers until such time as they withdraw that permission. That means I can market SFI to them while they are deciding to use the card.


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I work a lot with JV giveaways and free items. I offer the gift cards as a bonus for downloading my free gift. When I do this I automatically get their email address as they have to contact me at an email list I use just for the gift cards. When they sign up to my list I send them the gift card along with my TC link so the card can be honoured.

I usually give them 60 days to use the card. I do send them emails in the meantime reminding them of how long they have to use the cards. This
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

The best gateway to use will be dependent on which of the SFI products you are focussing on.

You have a choice of three different pages for SFI. Using any one of them would be good but you may want to pick a specific page if you had a target audience in mind. You would then use the page most appropriate to your target market

With TripleClicks you have the choice of going to the main home page, the PriceBenders page or a free sample listing page. So again you have three pages where you would pick the one, most suited for your target market.

There is no best as far as I can see, but there are different pages allowing you to pick target a market for your advertising

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The best gateway to use will be dependent on which of the SFI products you are focussing on.

You have a choice of three different pages for SFI. Using any one of them would be good but you may want to pick a specific page if you had a target audience in mind. You would then use the page most appropriate to your target market

With TripleClicks you have the choice of going to the main home page, the PriceBenders page or a free sample listing page. So again you have three pages
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

You will find different people will be turned off by different things, and while you want to recruit as many active affiliates as you can you need to tell them the truth from the outset.

While you may not want to discuss your income with them you will need to tell them how long it was before you broke even, and how much longer it was before you were showing a profit.

We should always be telling our affiliates this is not a get rich quick scheme and to make money they are going to have to work to get it. SFI is not a free ride it is a genuine business opportunity, the emphasis on opportunity. You are given all the tools and training you need to build a profitable business, but it wont come to be profitable if you are not putting in the work effort.

Speaking from my own experience I think some people are put off by the fact they will need to recruit their own downlines. But when you explain to them the training and the methods by which they can get affiliates they seem to be more satisfied.

Some people don't like the idea of face to face selling, so let them know they don't have to do that.
You really cannot afford to be economical with the truth as you will only end up getting yourself a bad name in the industry.

I would rather have 5 affiliates join me who have all the facts before them than I would have 500 join me on falsehoods or direct lies.

If a prospect is going to be turned off by something in SFI and you decide not to mention that, it may backfire on you when that affiliate learns the truth.
Do you really want affiliates that think there is something wrong with SFI, or something they don't want to take part in. They are very unlikely to ever become an active affiliate, so avoiding something won't help when they find the truth.

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You will find different people will be turned off by different things, and while you want to recruit as many active affiliates as you can you need to tell them the truth from the outset.

While you may not want to discuss your income with them you will need to tell them how long it was before you broke even, and how much longer it was before you were showing a profit.

We should always be telling our affiliates this is not a get rich quick scheme and to make money they are going
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

Can they afford to maintain EA? If not show them where they can earn within SFI.

This is a business and as such some investment is necessary even if it is only their time. Time is money 'so they say' so spending time building your business is a necessity.

Try to get your affiliates to interact with you by asking them questions. Ask things like why did they join SFI and what their expectations were. If they reply you could well be able to get them back with you by pointing out ways they can improve their situation within SFI.

It is possible that some of your affiliates have signed up on a whim, so they may start off well but then tire quickly and lose interest.

A lot of problems can be caused by the ads they signed up from. When they come into SFI with preconceived ideas and then find those ideas don't match the reality of SFI. Again they lose interest.

It is up to us as leaders to convince them of all the good things, and earning opportunities, there are with SFI. We must impress on them the fact that this is their own business and by quitting they are only letting themselves down.
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Can they afford to maintain EA? If not show them where they can earn within SFI.

This is a business and as such some investment is necessary even if it is only their time. Time is money 'so they say' so spending time building your business is a necessity.

Try to get your affiliates to interact with you by asking them questions. Ask things like why did they join SFI and what their expectations were. If they reply you could well be able to get them back with you by pointing out
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

This will depend on several factors.

First the size and weight of the package may make it uneconomical to send to other countries.

Second If the country it is being sent to has the item as a taxable item this may make it uneconomical.

There are many things to take into consideration when sending items to other countries. You may even be thinking of sending items that cannot be sent to some countries.

If you look at some of the items on TripleClicks you will see they cannot be sent to some countries.

While you need your customer base to be as broad as possible it is pointless advertising goods that cannot be sent to some countries without noting the facts in the advertising on your page.

These things may or may not apply to the items you are selling but you need to check out what you can and cannot sell in certain countries.

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This will depend on several factors.

First the size and weight of the package may make it uneconomical to send to other countries.

Second If the country it is being sent to has the item as a taxable item this may make it uneconomical.

There are many things to take into consideration when sending items to other countries. You may even be thinking of sending items that cannot be sent to some countries.

If you look at some of the items on TripleClicks you
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

SFI has its own tracker that you can use. You can put a 1 to 4 figure number in your gateway. This way your signups are shown in your genealogy in the KC(key code) column. Providing you use a different key code for each of your ads you will know which ad is giving the best return.

You can also use a commercial tracking service.

There are many advertising tracking services available both free and paid. You may find a free one that covers your needs, but the ones I have come across have limitations on what you can and cannot do. This ranges from the number of trackers you are allowed to the number you can send the tracked ad too or the number of clicks you are allowed.

Paid systems may also have some restrictions at the lower priced levels, but you would have to go for the one that best meets your needs.

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SFI has its own tracker that you can use. You can put a 1 to 4 figure number in your gateway. This way your signups are shown in your genealogy in the KC(key code) column. Providing you use a different key code for each of your ads you will know which ad is giving the best return.

You can also use a commercial tracking service.

There are many advertising tracking services available both free and paid. You may find a free one that covers your needs, but the ones I have come across
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

I think the best way to do this is to impress on your affiliates the fact that it is their business. Whatever they do in this business is up to them (within certain guidelines).

They have their own store already filled with products, to which they can add some of their own, ready to sell. Nobody is going to tell them how or when to sell them. This decision is down to them.

They are their own boss working within a frame that has proved to be successful for the past 16 years.

You must impress on them that it is their business and keep reminding them. They will only get out the equivalent of what they put into the business.

Those that can afford a monthly outgoing to ensure they are EA or above are likely to do much better than those who do not. Business grows better with investment and they are investing in their own business and not someone Else's.

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I think the best way to do this is to impress on your affiliates the fact that it is their business. Whatever they do in this business is up to them (within certain guidelines).

They have their own store already filled with products, to which they can add some of their own, ready to sell. Nobody is going to tell them how or when to sell them. This decision is down to them.

They are their own boss working within a frame that has proved to be successful for the past 16 years.

You
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999

As member listings are only for second hand or used items I would only consider items in very good or excellent conditions for listing.

The major benefit of member listings is you are getting rid of items you no longer want or use, and rather than filling a land fill site with useable items you are allowing others the benefit of the use of those items.

The best tips for selling are:
1. An accurate and full description(you have 700 words in total).
2. Good clear photographs of the item. (You are allowed 3 photos).
3. Put a realistic value on the item taking into consideration the postage charges.

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As member listings are only for second hand or used items I would only consider items in very good or excellent conditions for listing.

The major benefit of member listings is you are getting rid of items you no longer want or use, and rather than filling a land fill site with useable items you are allowing others the benefit of the use of those items.

The best tips for selling are:
1. An accurate and full description(you have 700 words in total).
2. Good clear photographs
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