Affiliate since: 07/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ingrid 's 138 other Ask SC answers

This would depend on your personality. When you talk to people face to face you actually see whether they are reluctant, bored or excited as you are. You can immediately change your approach or adapt to whatever situation you are faced with. It may be challenging but then, it helps you to grow in your business and become bolder or more confident.

Using the online approach is also good. Here you can be as aggressive and as creative as you want to be. Remember you are competing with others so you want to have that edge. It means that while you may not be there to influence them they can read on their own time and build their curiosity.

The card is a gift and generally, people appreciate receiving gifts. Ensure that you have explained how the card is used so that they will not be in doubt or think it’s a scam.

Either method demonstrates that you are interested in the individual. Since building a downline is crucial to this business you should always be willing to try something new – something you have not done before. This will help you to step up your game and would definitely bring success.

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This would depend on your personality. When you talk to people face to face you actually see whether they are reluctant, bored or excited as you are. You can immediately change your approach or adapt to whatever situation you are faced with. It may be challenging but then, it helps you to grow in your business and become bolder or more confident.

Using the online approach is also good. Here you can be as aggressive and as creative as you want to be. Remember you are competing with others
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 38 | Read Bob's 135 other Ask SC answers

Well Marty,
In person will give you direct contact for greater opportunity to offer a sales pitch.
But, it may offer a lower volume of contacts and can be time consuming.
Online will give you greater volume of contacts to pursue. It can be less personal
which is offset by the number of possible hits you can obtain.
And, it will require a little more in Internet skills.

If you have an outgoing personality, are an enthusiastic verbal communicator
I would recommend passing out TC Gift Cards in person.
This could be done anywhere you like to meet with people.
A booth in an arts and crafts fair would be great for this.
Any market or social gathering location where people consistently visit,
would be great for this type of personal contact.
Talk to everyone you meet in your daily activities.
Have a WAVE 3 or TripleClicks card available, as well.

My favorite is wearing a TripleClicks T-Shirt and getting asked about it.
Have TC Gift Card in hand, at all times.

Using the Internet works, as well. Of course, you could send an
invitation to all your friends, family and acquaintances.
For your regular Emails, I would keep a signature line at the bottom
referring to the free TC Gift Card for $12.00. Send request here: "your email".

Create a landing page and submit to Traffic Exchanges, Safelists and Free and Paid Classified.
There is a couple of inexpensive sources for this in TripleClicks.
Include a "hyperlink" in your articles, communications, other Forum contributions.
Most Email "compose", Excel or Word programs include this feature.
The best may be social sites, Linkedin, Pinterest, FB, Twitter and others.
Use the Marketing Aids provided at SFI>Marketing.

My personal advice is to try them all and pursue what works best for you.
You will then learn which is most effective.
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Well Marty,
In person will give you direct contact for greater opportunity to offer a sales pitch.
But, it may offer a lower volume of contacts and can be time consuming.
Online will give you greater volume of contacts to pursue. It can be less personal
which is offset by the number of possible hits you can obtain.
And, it will require a little more in Internet skills.

If you have an outgoing personality, are an enthusiastic verbal communicator
I would recommend
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Affiliate since: 03/22/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sandra's 23 other Ask SC answers

Marty, I will share with you what has worked for me.

At first I was very hesitant to buy the Gift Cards. Then, I decided to take the plunge. I bought digital cards and I distributed them by email.

First I make a list of 30 persons who I know then I assign each a Redemption Code.

I write a short, warm and personal note to each one with the Redemption Code and instructions on how to redeem. Each message is personalized.

The response has been good with persons calling or emailing wanting to find out more about the gift card and the SFI business.

I increased my PRMs from 1 to six in one month. I got my first sale at TC from one of these PRMs this month. A few are interested in the business.

Online is a better option. You buy digital cards and get them immediately to promote your business. If you buy them early enough in the month you get to review the product and earn 25 VP in the same month that you purchased the Cards (for first purchase). You can either promote them immediately at your blog, website, or by email, etc.

I also helped an a2a friend through the process this month and he got a few redeemed as well (he promoted online).

I would go for online distribution but you could do a mix to determine what works best for uou.
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Marty, I will share with you what has worked for me.

At first I was very hesitant to buy the Gift Cards. Then, I decided to take the plunge. I bought digital cards and I distributed them by email.

First I make a list of 30 persons who I know then I assign each a Redemption Code.

I write a short, warm and personal note to each one with the Redemption Code and instructions on how to redeem. Each message is personalized.

The response has been good with persons
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 45 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

TC Gift Card is an excellent marketing tool in promoting TripleClicks. Whether you are distributing the TC Gift Cards online or in person, you need to consider the following factors:

- Measuring effectiveness in your distribution
Are you looking at the amount of cards distributed alone or people that received the TC Gift cards and signed up? What about the quality of PRMs who signed up?

- Methods of promoting TC Gift Cards:
There are two methods in spreading the word about TripleClicks using the TC Gift cards:

- Distributing in person requires interaction (face to face conversation). How you present the Gift card to a person matters and the impression that comes with it. Presenting these cards on the right time, the right place and practicing non-intrusive approach increase the acceptance of these TC Gift cards. The attractive design of the physical TC Gift cards is a plus comparing to the digital ones.

- Distributing online must be done carefully. You can add a banner of the TC Gift card to your personal website or blog to promote TC Gift cards. However, you need to be cautious. Read the important note found on GC guide: https://www.sfimg.com/GCguide/GCguide which states:

“Distributing gift cards online to unknown persons is risky. This is because it's difficult to know if people are who they say they are online. Thus, someone could get a card out of you posing to be one person, then another card from you by posing to be another person, and another and another. A determined person could potentially rob you of dozens of cards! So when you set your qualifications for receiving a card from your blog or website, make sure you keep in mind that, sadly, there are dishonest people out there who might like to take advantage of your generosity.”

If you’re emailing the TC Gift cards unique redemption code to fulfill request, beware of strict compliance rules of anti-spam policy. If you’re sending them to a business or organization, you should have contacted them first during your promotion.

You need to think of these things to evaluate the effectiveness of your TC Gift Cards promotion.

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TC Gift Card is an excellent marketing tool in promoting TripleClicks. Whether you are distributing the TC Gift Cards online or in person, you need to consider the following factors:

- Measuring effectiveness in your distribution
Are you looking at the amount of cards distributed alone or people that received the TC Gift cards and signed up? What about the quality of PRMs who signed up?

- Methods of promoting TC Gift Cards:
There are two methods in spreading the word
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Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 449 | Read Abe's 168 other Ask SC answers

Hello Marty,

Any way you do it is effective, but the question is what is valuable to you
The most. Sometimes a simple common sense thinking give us the best
Answer.

The technology is moving rapidly, every second we turn there is always
New movement in every sector and pass by as never before. But in times
It is hard for us to renew our mind and follow along with it.
When I say what is more valuable to you, it’s in terms of Time, cost, energy
Also effectiveness.

We always think in our mind everything is good in the old fashion way present
Or give items in person, it is great and will work as well if the person we gave it to is
Interested with our offer, but it will be a waste too if that person don’t use it.
I tell you this from experience being a business person gave out hundred of $10
gift cards for every person I talked to about my business in the past.
I also did the same online. The outcome 50/50.
Think it the other way. Say you gift card is your business card, you met some one
Exchange conversation then swap business cards. Now how many times
Do you use that info or call that person needing his/her business offer unless
You are specifically need that service.

Your TC gift card have the same value when it land in the wrong hand.
People are lazy enough not to use it even if it is free to them. I still have a lot of
Unclaimed gift card out there still floating some where.

Do you know most people don’t value free gifts, lessons, advice..
My point is , which ever way you do it doesn't make a difference as long as you are
Comfortable what you are doing. But if you are like me who loves to save time, cost, energy
In effective way I will do it online not only that I will give it to my fellow hard
Working affiliates to motivate them.

For every purchase they made I gain. Not only what I gave them they might spend more as well. Think always about quality. I will gain more by doing that because we have the same common goal to succeed than give it to some strangers with no guarantee of return. Remember we are here in business to make profit as well.

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Hello Marty,

Any way you do it is effective, but the question is what is valuable to you
The most. Sometimes a simple common sense thinking give us the best
Answer.

The technology is moving rapidly, every second we turn there is always
New movement in every sector and pass by as never before. But in times
It is hard for us to renew our mind and follow along with it.
When I say what is more valuable to you, it’s in terms of Time, cost, energy
Also
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

What is more effective? On-line wins.

In person you are depending on that person to go to the website and spend
the $12.It is surprising how many loose the card,or figure they will do it later.

On-Line? 100% of them get turned in.How?

Purchase a squeeze page at at Tripleclicks,(that has a form for their details), and in your ad use a picture of the card with a white background.

Tell them to fill out the form and you will send them the code and link.You need to do this because by this time they have probably forgotten the name of the store!

This is what is in my reply:

Here is your gift card redemption code for
http://www.tripleclicks.com/giftcard/giftcard.php

Enjoy.

I started Jan 17th 2014.I have 210 cards redeemed.No lost codes.
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What is more effective? On-line wins.

In person you are depending on that person to go to the website and spend
the $12.It is surprising how many loose the card,or figure they will do it later.

On-Line? 100% of them get turned in.How?

Purchase a squeeze page at at Tripleclicks,(that has a form for their details), and in your ad use a picture of the card with a white background.

Tell them to fill out the form and you will send them the code
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Affiliate since: 01/06/2012, Power Rank: 1244 | Read Anup Kumar's 203 other Ask SC answers

Both are effective. If you have a large friend circles or surroundings – it is better and much effective to distribute TC Gift Card in person. It will be more beneficial to you as you can describe the ins and outs about TC Gift Card face to face directly. Remember face to face conversation is an extra advantage in any case than online as it is an indirect connection. Your prospects can easily be identified you in offline so they can able to respond and take action quickly which is not possible in online

Otherwise you have to go through online to distribute the TC Gift Card. In this regard you should prepare an effective email text mentioning the benefits of TripleClicks and the redemption details of Gift Card. A nice writing email and refer it to your circles bring your success at earliest

You can also post in your blog/website to attract your probable prospects or PRMs. Write a nice article about TC Gift Card and its benefits, post and publish in your blog/website

So in conclusion we can come to a point that offline and online both are effective to distribute TC Gift Card

Hope this will beneficial to you



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Both are effective. If you have a large friend circles or surroundings – it is better and much effective to distribute TC Gift Card in person. It will be more beneficial to you as you can describe the ins and outs about TC Gift Card face to face directly. Remember face to face conversation is an extra advantage in any case than online as it is an indirect connection. Your prospects can easily be identified you in offline so they can able to respond and take action quickly which is not possible
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Affiliate since: 05/05/2004, Power Rank: 915 | Read Robertson's 212 other Ask SC answers

Gift cards are an excellent marketing tool to generate PRMs. They are a great way to increase your earnings at SFI.

Distributing gift cards in person is more effective because of the personal touch and face to face explanation of details.

Distributing gift cards online to unknown persons can be risky. The same person can pose as different people and rob you of dozens of cards. However, if you have a personal website or blog you can still add a gift banner to distribute your gift cards online.

Start with family members and friends by handing out the gift cards to them personally. Then hand out the gift cards to people whom you meet often.

Network marketing is also a relationship business providing value to the people we touch. We get to know them, give them the personal attention and some buy our products and join the SFI business.

We continue to build a relationship after handing them personally the gift cards and help them to enroll at TC.

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Gift cards are an excellent marketing tool to generate PRMs. They are a great way to increase your earnings at SFI.

Distributing gift cards in person is more effective because of the personal touch and face to face explanation of details.

Distributing gift cards online to unknown persons can be risky. The same person can pose as different people and rob you of dozens of cards. However, if you have a personal website or blog you can still add a gift banner to distribute your
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hello Marty,

SFI is a very easy company to work with. The only thing you have to do is follow the Rules and policies (which every company has) and the Rules of Success to remain a member. There is no either/or rules for distributing TC gift cards, finding affiliates, deciding on which part of SFI to advertise or how you will form your business.

Why not try both approaches and after you give them a reasonable amount of time you can concentrate on the one that is working best for you. Not everyone is comfortable talking to strangers in person and not everyone has enough time on a computer or has enough training to do the advertising needed for on-line distribution. Find out what you are comfortable with and put most of your effort there. After a while you can start to use other means.

Wish you great success in whatever you do.

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Hello Marty,

SFI is a very easy company to work with. The only thing you have to do is follow the Rules and policies (which every company has) and the Rules of Success to remain a member. There is no either/or rules for distributing TC gift cards, finding affiliates, deciding on which part of SFI to advertise or how you will form your business.

Why not try both approaches and after you give them a reasonable amount of time you can concentrate on the one that is working best
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Affiliate since: 06/15/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Cacey's 47 other Ask SC answers

I think this depends on the person. Everybody has strengths and maybe some weaknesses in these areas. Certain individuals may be more effective distributing them in person and explaining the benefits of receiving a Tripleclicks gift card rather than online. Other people on the other hand may utilize the online arena better than distributing them in person.

Certain folks are able to utilize online methods like social media, blogs, forums etc. because they are more adept at communicating this way. They may have friends in video game chat rooms and online groups around the web where they can introduce their friends and fellow group mates into the world of Tripleclicks with a gift card.

The TC Gift card guide located at https://www.sfimg.com/GCguide/GCguide gives warning signs for handing them out to strangers online however.

I think what makes this method great is it allows you to establish a relationship with people in a non-evasive way. I know if somebody was going to give me a $12 gift card to go check on a website I would definitely do it, especially if I knew the person.

Me personally, I like the face-to-face contact better when it comes to introducing the opportunity to people I do not know. I like the ideas outlined in the guide https://www.sfimg.com/GCguide/GCguide of going to local businesses and setting up campaigns that will bring the business repeat customers because the customer will receive a gift card in return for coming back into the store. This is a win-win for everyone.

By handing them out for free to people you don't neccessarily know, it opens the door for communication about Tripleclicks. We can now mention the 100,000 products being sold worldwide and the Pricebenders penny auction where they can pick up high-tech gadgets like Samsung laptops or the latest Tupperware, ice cream makers, gold, silver, for pennies on the dollar and it won't feel like you're selling them anything. Instead, it becomes more of a conversation because you are offering them something for free and most people will ask what the gift card is all about.
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I think this depends on the person. Everybody has strengths and maybe some weaknesses in these areas. Certain individuals may be more effective distributing them in person and explaining the benefits of receiving a Tripleclicks gift card rather than online. Other people on the other hand may utilize the online arena better than distributing them in person.

Certain folks are able to utilize online methods like social media, blogs, forums etc. because they are more adept at communicating
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