Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

Hi Michael,

I can tell you are very sensitive to your affiliates (CSA's) in the way you ask this question. I would say that it is very important characteristic of a leader.Yes we do not want to overwhelm our affiliates.

Very important in any communication with your affiliates is engagement. One kind of message/email that we always want to read are those that are personal. Put a personal touch on message/information so that they will engage in conversation with you and not be overwhelmed.

We also do not want to give information indiscriminately because they might be reading those information themselves.

For me, I just communicate to my CSA's in my welcome message that they have a second team, a back up team and I am their team leader ready to help them anytime they need help or if their first Team (which is their sponsors) will not give them assistance.

Once a week I send them a personalized message. Most importantly, the message I give them is not same information from SFI website but a result of my study, observation and analysis. So, it is in form of strategies and suggestions.




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Hi Michael,

I can tell you are very sensitive to your affiliates (CSA's) in the way you ask this question. I would say that it is very important characteristic of a leader.Yes we do not want to overwhelm our affiliates.

Very important in any communication with your affiliates is engagement. One kind of message/email that we always want to read are those that are personal. Put a personal touch on message/information so that they will engage in conversation with you and not be
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

This question needs some background because I guess many affiliates are not using SFI's hit tracking. So, let me start with that.

SFI has a mechanism to track the number of hits (clicks) of each advertisement you have on the Internet. Therefore it is important that when you advertise on free of paid ads to put a key code in your link. You should also take note the Website where you put your ads.

The number of times your Gateway links are clicked can be found here: https://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/HitTracking or under Power Tools/Hit Tracking. This records the number of hits (clicks) to help you determine how effective your promotions are.

You need some parameters so that you can say that your promotion is effective. Here are some that you can use:

1. The number of sign-ups per raw clicks with the key code you used. Ultimately, this is what is important. We call this the conversion rate.

2. The number of clicks, meaning how many people have watched your ads. The more watchers, the more possibility of sign-ups.

With these two parameters, you can choose where to put most of your ads (investments). You will have a solid basis for your present ads (which site is better) and also any future sites where you want to try later.

A conversion of 1 percent or 1 signup per hundred hits is good.

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This question needs some background because I guess many affiliates are not using SFI's hit tracking. So, let me start with that.

SFI has a mechanism to track the number of hits (clicks) of each advertisement you have on the Internet. Therefore it is important that when you advertise on free of paid ads to put a key code in your link. You should also take note the Website where you put your ads.

The number of times your Gateway links are clicked can be found here: https://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/HitTracking
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

I am glad that this question is asked because this is one activity that we should not neglect as SFI affiliates. Advertising is still the most effective way of finding affiliates.

Advertising must be organized and tracked to effectively maximize our limited resources that we used for advertising. Here is what I am doing in running my paid and free ads. I use excel to do this (Note book and pen are also good to use).

1. In the first column I write the sites that I researched where I can possible put my ads. They are assigned with numbers from 1, 2, 3 and so on...

2. In the second column I write whether the site is free or paid ads. I assigned number 0 for free and 1 for paid.

3. In the third column I write the gateways and assign number of each gateway also 1 , 2, 3 and soon. This will have several rows per website.

4. in the forth column is the link with the Key Codes. My Key Codes has 4 numbers. The first three are number representing my first 3 columns and the fourth number represent the number of times I put the same link in same site.

Example: http://www.sfi4.com/xxxxxxxx.1011/FREE - The Key Code means:
The first number 1, I place my ads in the no.1 website in my list,
The second number 0, means its free ads website,
The third number 1 means I uses FREE gateway (because it's no. 1 in my list of gateways,
The last number 1 means this is my first time to place that link in this site.
The xxxxxxxx of course is my affiliate ID.

When I look at the Hit Tracking at SFI, I know exactly the website and the gateway I used for that was clicked. Then I put a tally in my list both the hits and the sign-ups. Through this I exactly know which link and which website give me the most conversion.

When my name is revealed you can contact me and I will tell you which gateway gave me the most conversion in the three paid website that I placed them.



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I am glad that this question is asked because this is one activity that we should not neglect as SFI affiliates. Advertising is still the most effective way of finding affiliates.

Advertising must be organized and tracked to effectively maximize our limited resources that we used for advertising. Here is what I am doing in running my paid and free ads. I use excel to do this (Note book and pen are also good to use).

1. In the first column I write the sites that I researched
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

Quarterly Leadership Challenge is a great motivation for us and to our team to keep moving forward. It is beneficial to everybody, both us as Team leaders and our team mates are all moving towards successful SFI business if we take the challenge.

Here is what you can do to motivate your team to participate in the quarterly challenge

1. Participate your self - duplication is teaching your team to follow what you are doing. So if you want them to participate on this quarterly challenge, you should participate your self.

2. Reiterate and explain the announcement - Some of them may not be able to understand what the challenge is all about. Send one or two team messages explaining what is the quarterly challenge. Explain the mechanics and the rewards in simple terms.

3. Tell them to integrate it in their monthly Goal. - Your monthly goal must reflect how you will accomplish the quarterly challenge. Then show it to your team how you do it and encourage them to do the same.

4. Sponsor a coop. - By sponsoring a coop your are helping them to get the challenge. You can sponsor 1 free coop for all your active PSA and another paid coop.

5. Offer other practical help - As needed be there for any help they may ask.

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Quarterly Leadership Challenge is a great motivation for us and to our team to keep moving forward. It is beneficial to everybody, both us as Team leaders and our team mates are all moving towards successful SFI business if we take the challenge.

Here is what you can do to motivate your team to participate in the quarterly challenge

1. Participate your self - duplication is teaching your team to follow what you are doing. So if you want them to participate on this quarterly
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

I can see at least three valuable uses of our personal SFI Websites.

1. For finding more affiliates.

I think almost all of us agree that the purpose of putting up a personal SFI Website or blog is to promote our SFI gateways in order to get more affiliates.

All of us understand that affiliates are what will make or break our SFI business. Therefore finding affiliates is the most valuable use of our SFI websites and blogs.

It has an advantage over using our SFI and TripleClicks gateways, especially if you are promoting in Facebook and Twitter, because these social media have already banned the use of SFI links.

In my case, In order to accomplish this, I made my the upper portion of my blog like a splash page, an invitation for visitors to join SFI. I also put SFI banners in proper places around my blog.

2. For helping your team and downlines.

Secondly, you can use your personal SFI website or blog for your downlines. You can write articles, tips and strategies and invite your downlines to read it. Personally I use it to encourage my PSAs and CSAs. I post my achievers for the month, both my PSA and my CSA. They can not find this information on the SFI website. I am also providing shoutbox in my blog, where they can get immediate attention for their problem.

3. For writing your passion.

Thirdly, I use it to express my passion about SFI. I am writing my new discoveries and techniques, my opinions about new changes at SFI. I am making an analysis of its effects. Sometimes I use it to describe a product in TripleClicks that I am passionate about. Surprisingly I get some sales out of it.


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I can see at least three valuable uses of our personal SFI Websites.

1. For finding more affiliates.

I think almost all of us agree that the purpose of putting up a personal SFI Website or blog is to promote our SFI gateways in order to get more affiliates.

All of us understand that affiliates are what will make or break our SFI business. Therefore finding affiliates is the most valuable use of our SFI websites and blogs.

It has an advantage over using
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

Most people in internet marketing will advise you to find what is in demand in the market. It is partially true but you can not sustain it if it is not your passion.

The truth is every product in TripleClicks has its own market. Therefore I would suggest that you choose the product that is in line with your passion, then find like-minded people and sell the products there.

Let me share what I am doing to sell my chosen products in TripleClicks that are converting well, based on my passion. Yours will be definitely different but the principle remains the same.

My passion is learning different ways to earn online. Here is the three steps I used to sell something based on my passion.

1. Searching for products related to my passion.
I go to TripleClicks products and search for anything related to earning online. I typed some variety of keywords related to earning online. I found several ebooks and services like making blogs and websites. I buy the product and read or test it to see if it has value on it. Some are not good, but at least I earn VP out of it.

2. Preparation for marketing.
I have a blog for earning online, and I make one entry in my blog about the product or services I choose. The format for blog entry that will be used for marketing is somewhat different from ordinary blogs. I put 1 big picture of the product at the top with the link to the product via my TC gateway. At the bottom is what I can say about the product. Since I have pretested it and I have my passion, I can usually describe the product well.

3. Finding like-minded people.
Since this my passion, I have already joined several forums on this topic. I have also joined several groups on FaceBook and Yahoo who are talking about earning online. And I do not forget that all my PSAs and CSAs are here because they are also enthusiasts of earning online.

4. Making the Sales.
I usually sell products and services, not from a vendor's or marketer's point of view but from an enthusiast's or hobbyist's point of view. I don't have to pretend because that is really my passion.

All of us can sustain this kind of marketing because we enjoy doing it. We may stop for awhile if there are pressing priorities but its easy to pick it up again until we become successful

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Most people in internet marketing will advise you to find what is in demand in the market. It is partially true but you can not sustain it if it is not your passion.

The truth is every product in TripleClicks has its own market. Therefore I would suggest that you choose the product that is in line with your passion, then find like-minded people and sell the products there.

Let me share what I am doing to sell my chosen products in TripleClicks that are converting well, based
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

First of all we should keep in mind that the purpose of our TC Gift Cards is to recruit prospective Personally Referred Members (PRM) to TripleClicks, hoping that they will buy or join the bidding at PriceBenders and that they might sign up in SFI and become a PSA.

There are three creative ways you can present your TC Gift Cards professionally:

1. Splash Page--You can make a well-designed splash page where you can explain what this gift card is for. You can also capture the name and email addresses of those who want to get one of your TC gift cards.

2. Fun Page in Facebook--Design your fun page professionally and explain the uses of gift cards.

3. Design a personal card featuring the TC Gift card on it and email it to your friends.

In order to make it really look professional, use good pictures and compose your own wording and have a good layout. You may want the help of a professional, especially on the layout.
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First of all we should keep in mind that the purpose of our TC Gift Cards is to recruit prospective Personally Referred Members (PRM) to TripleClicks, hoping that they will buy or join the bidding at PriceBenders and that they might sign up in SFI and become a PSA.

There are three creative ways you can present your TC Gift Cards professionally:

1. Splash Page--You can make a well-designed splash page where you can explain what this gift card is for. You can also capture the
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

If you can share the concept of Milestone Share in concise few words the better.

Here are simple facts about Milestone share that we should understand:

1. Milestone share are accumulated VP's added to the personal VP's we earn normally.

2. The additional VP is given every time you earn 10 personal VP's (sales or action VP).

3. The additional VP depends on your rank. 10 for BTL, 12 for STL, 14 for GTL, 16 for PTL and 18 for DTL.

4. This accumulated Milestone shares (VP's) will be awarded to you as you achieve the next higher rank.

5. You accumulated Milestone share will expire in one year. That means if you do not advance in rank in one year those Milestone share that are 1 year old will be deducted from you accumulated share.

The rationale behind Milestone share is for us to continue earning personal VP as we advance in rank. When it was announced late last year that one of the requirements for rank is the number of active affiliates under you many would like to minimize spending to earn VP and concentrate their investment on finding affiliates. Milestone Share will balance that tendency because there is also a big reward on earning personal VP.
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If you can share the concept of Milestone Share in concise few words the better.

Here are simple facts about Milestone share that we should understand:

1. Milestone share are accumulated VP's added to the personal VP's we earn normally.

2. The additional VP is given every time you earn 10 personal VP's (sales or action VP).

3. The additional VP depends on your rank. 10 for BTL, 12 for STL, 14 for GTL, 16 for PTL and 18 for DTL.

4. This accumulated
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

I am glad that this question is asked here at Ask SC, because this is one of the least portion of TripleClicks that affiliates are talking about.

I would say that this is a niche that only those music lovers and artists will be interested to scan all the music entry or join the contest.

But I would like to open our eyes to the opportunities we have in this music contest although we are not musically inclined, although this will work best to those who have passion in music.

When we can invite anybody to these music gallery and contest at SFI, they become our PRM. As PRM we can earn 45% of CV and the VP for each item they buy from TripleClicks. What item they would potentially buy? Well, they can not download music without Tcredits, therefore they will buy Tcredits.

Once they have the Tcredits, we opened the whole TripleClicks store for him. How about if they would suddenly like the auction at Pricebender? You can expect him to buy Tcredits again again.

Now to the question: What is the best way to attract these musically inclined people to the contest and to the music part of TripleClicks. This is mu suggestion that I also plan to do.

1. Read everything that are in the Music Page of TripleClicks. Learn the mechanics and benefits of joining this contest.

2. Go to where they are. Use the search engine to find fora, websites, Facebook groups and Funpages, Twitter and other social media. Be usre you know the keywords to use to find them. Example of keywords: amateur song artists, song composer etc.. If you know of friends or bands who are into it, then just approach and explain to them this wonderful venue for their music.

3. Pre-write your introductory comments. Pattern your comments so that it will suit the website that you found. Do not forget your TripleClick link to the music http://www.tripleclicks.com/xxxxxxxx/artist (x - your SFI ID number.)

I am now trying this myself and I have now list of websites and forum that I can post my comments and links. Thanks again for this question that triggered my imagination to find another venue for my SFI campaign.


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I am glad that this question is asked here at Ask SC, because this is one of the least portion of TripleClicks that affiliates are talking about.

I would say that this is a niche that only those music lovers and artists will be interested to scan all the music entry or join the contest.

But I would like to open our eyes to the opportunities we have in this music contest although we are not musically inclined, although this will work best to those who have passion in music.

When
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227

Usually we know when to expect a new sign up to come in. example, when we win PSA from auction, when we buy PSA from vendors or we run a paid ads. Here is my suggestion on How you can set up a proper communication to your new PSA.

First Contact:

Whenever you expect that new PSA's coming, its good to be at you computer and as soon as new sign up come in, you use the chat facility we have at SFI and welcome them, introduce your self and tell them that you are there to help. How?
1. Message will come to tell you that new PSA has arrive.
2. Click the message and within the message you will see a link to the profile of your new PSA.
3. You will them if they are online because there is a green dot beside the send message button.
4. Click the send message button and start chatiing.

Second Contact:

From his profile, under the tab "start" you can find a very good welcome letter, copy and send it to him/her. add some notes to make it very personal.

Third Contact:

You must send a separate message explaining in simple term how he/she can earn from SFI. Note that almost all who join SFI want to earn. Therefore this is one of the most important inforamtion you should give your PSA.

Fourth Contact:

Tell them them what is expected of them to be successful in SFI. Namely.
1. They should learn how to find affiliates (PSA, PRM, ECA, CSA).
2. They should earn Versa Points.
3. They should teach their affiliates to do the same. (Duplication)

If they will answer you back then it is a good sign that he/she might get interested and be active.
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Usually we know when to expect a new sign up to come in. example, when we win PSA from auction, when we buy PSA from vendors or we run a paid ads. Here is my suggestion on How you can set up a proper communication to your new PSA.

First Contact:

Whenever you expect that new PSA's coming, its good to be at you computer and as soon as new sign up come in, you use the chat facility we have at SFI and welcome them, introduce your self and tell them that you are there to help. How?

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