Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

The first question I would have to ask here is this: Did you recruit these PSAs personally? That is, did you talk with the people involved, get them interested in joining, and then bring them to your page to sign up? If so, it is much easier to get someone new to commit because, in all likelihood, you already know *exactly* what that particular PSA wants out of SFI and how willing he or she is to do what is necessary to succeed.

If you haven't already done so, you elicit the PSAs' skills and values: If I am talking to a writer, for example, I'm going to be able to show that person how to use the skills he or she has to build a blog, use that blog to promote TripleClicks using affiliate gateway links, and then use his or her time on the SFI site to best advantage. If I'm talking to someone with a passion for crafting, I will encourage that person to list his or her craft products and sell them either as Member Listings or as an ECA store. That will make promoting TripleClicks more personal because he or she now has a personal stake in seeing people come to TripleClicks and will have stronger desire to commit.

If you're recruiting in a more "done for you" manner, such as "PSAs to Go" or any other service or co-op, you have a much harder job because you do not know the PSAs' motivation, nor do you know how they even came upon the ad. As has been mentioned in other "Ask SC" answers, there are even some services through which advertisers are able to offer bounties for sign-ups, which means that a PSA may have absolutely *no* motivation. If you're very lucky, you can still communicate with them early and elicit information from them that will help you motivate them to success.

Beyond that, much of the desire to commit is *internal*--your best methods are to show them how easy success here can be, through your own lessons and your own training. If a person feels success is attainable, he or she is far more likely to stay. It is up to *you* as their sponsor to show them how easy it is to succeed; once you do, teaching them and duplicating your success will quickly follow.
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The first question I would have to ask here is this: Did you recruit these PSAs personally? That is, did you talk with the people involved, get them interested in joining, and then bring them to your page to sign up? If so, it is much easier to get someone new to commit because, in all likelihood, you already know *exactly* what that particular PSA wants out of SFI and how willing he or she is to do what is necessary to succeed.

If you haven't already done so, you elicit the PSAs'
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

There are a number of different factors that convince me to keep going with SFI:

1) I've just started drawing a commission here, and as I grow my network larger and larger, that commission continues to grow larger and larger.

2) I have affiliates that I have sponsored, and I have a duty to help them succeed. I take that very seriously.

3) I love the various educational resources here, and since I'm here, I might as well follow up with my To Do List.

4) TripleClicks gives me an opportunity to sell my games and my other services, and that, too, is profitable.

I believe that you will find that the more and more time and effort you invest in SFI, the more and more it will reward you, in return. Just stay in and keep building your network, and you will succeed.
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There are a number of different factors that convince me to keep going with SFI:

1) I've just started drawing a commission here, and as I grow my network larger and larger, that commission continues to grow larger and larger.

2) I have affiliates that I have sponsored, and I have a duty to help them succeed. I take that very seriously.

3) I love the various educational resources here, and since I'm here, I might as well follow up with my To Do List.

4)
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Well, for starters, they probably shouldn't start a land war in Asia. That's pretty much always a bad idea.

Seriously, though, the biggest "don't" *directly* related to SFI relates to the desire to get ahead as quickly as possible. As a result, they "burn themselves out" by rushing through the Launchpad lessons, earning every possible VersaPoint, and buying every sales aid long before they're studied enough to really understand how to pace themselves or even set up a budget. Then, when they fail to see fast gains from their efforts, they feel ripped off, and then they drop off. That relates to the other big "don't:" Don't give up. This system works its magic over years, when you've built a strong downline that itself knows how to build strong downlines.

That said, I do still recommend not starting a land war in Asia.


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Well, for starters, they probably shouldn't start a land war in Asia. That's pretty much always a bad idea.

Seriously, though, the biggest "don't" *directly* related to SFI relates to the desire to get ahead as quickly as possible. As a result, they "burn themselves out" by rushing through the Launchpad lessons, earning every possible VersaPoint, and buying every sales aid long before they're studied enough to really understand how to pace themselves or even set up
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Well, speaking as a Bronze Team Leader, and examining the rules set for VersaPoints, based on that, the answer's fairly straightforward: you have to build enough of an affiliate network large to have active PSAs of EA2 or higher that you can aid. Otherwise, you'd run out of sources for more VersaPoints. Of course, there may be more actions that unlock at Silver and Gold that provide more ways to earn them.

Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

If I could start over completely, knowing what I know now, the first thing I would have done is completed my "getting started" actions on the first day, so I could have gotten some bonus points and my Fast Track badge and the bonus 200VP. Next, I would have contacted my sponsor and my entire upline chain, as well; they have been very helpful and have provided resources and information that I'm glad to have. After that, I probably would have started listing products and services on TripleClicks straight away, so as to start earning money to pay for my Standing Order, and then started promoting everything that much faster, plugging my TripleClicks site on facebook, as well as updating my blog to better recruit new affiliates.

So much of this is just about diligence, admittedly; getting started faster and then staying consistent would have likely pushed my commissions up sharply.
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If I could start over completely, knowing what I know now, the first thing I would have done is completed my "getting started" actions on the first day, so I could have gotten some bonus points and my Fast Track badge and the bonus 200VP. Next, I would have contacted my sponsor and my entire upline chain, as well; they have been very helpful and have provided resources and information that I'm glad to have. After that, I probably would have started listing products and services on TripleClicks
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

If you've got the money and can invest money in an automated recruitment and duplication process, sponsoring hundreds of new PSAs can work for you and result in huge returns, but by far, I personally don't have the money for it. Besides, I get more enjoyment out of building my relationships with individual affiliates, and I far prefer doing this in a way I enjoy.

Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I suppose it would likely depend on your method. I've been able to make the gift cards work well in person because I attend many networking events of different sorts; because I can gauge who shops online and would appreciate TripleClicks for what it provides, I find it very successful. However, I could see the value, for example, of setting up a landing page and rewarding people who subscribe to your blog or suchlike with a free Gift Card, and that, too, might prove to be a strong strategy.

Just sending out the gift card codes, by comparison, would probably be a bit weaker because your recipient will not have invested any effort into the process, which means that he or she would be less likely to investigate the T-Credits thereon.
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I suppose it would likely depend on your method. I've been able to make the gift cards work well in person because I attend many networking events of different sorts; because I can gauge who shops online and would appreciate TripleClicks for what it provides, I find it very successful. However, I could see the value, for example, of setting up a landing page and rewarding people who subscribe to your blog or suchlike with a free Gift Card, and that, too, might prove to be a strong strategy.

Just
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Everyone here is eventually going to have affiliates of his or her own, and when it comes time to train those affiliates, the only option is to become a leader. In SFI, if you can't lead, teach, and train, you will never get the commitment you need from your affiliates, and in the process your greatest opportunities will die on the vine, whether you're sticking to just the "Ultra-Simple Method" or expanding outward with your own ECA store. After all, your affiliates' success is your success, so leading them reaps big rewards.

It's as simple as that.
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Everyone here is eventually going to have affiliates of his or her own, and when it comes time to train those affiliates, the only option is to become a leader. In SFI, if you can't lead, teach, and train, you will never get the commitment you need from your affiliates, and in the process your greatest opportunities will die on the vine, whether you're sticking to just the "Ultra-Simple Method" or expanding outward with your own ECA store. After all, your affiliates' success is your success,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

There are thousands of TripleClicks products that are great for everyone, from digital downloads that can be instructive to precious metals and gems to various cultural products. That's the big advantage of an international sales platform--there are people selling products local to any particular member.