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What are the things that most make you proud to be an SFI affiliate?

6040 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 11/23/2013 1:03 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
What an empowering question! Thank you for asking it!

I'm a glass-is-half-full sort of person, so I've limited my answer to four things that are super special to me.
These make me really proud to be an SFI affiliate:

1) I have found a way to provide for my family for all the generations to come.
SFI will be the career choice for my family. No slaving in an office, construction site or supermarket. No working for rude bosses or antagonising, clicky staff members.
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What is your advice to those who want to pursue this business but have limited time to invest into it?

5624 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 1/14/2014 1:50 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I think there are 4 things that are a must in this business
(there are lots of great things, but only 4 'must' things).
They are:
1) do your To-Do List every single day
2) weekly email your team
3) sign people up
4) shop at TripleClicks

Here's how you do it on a limited-time budget:

Firstly, recognise that habits breed familiarity.
The more time you spend on your SFI page, the more familiar it will become.

1) daily do your To-Do
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What should an affiliate do if their sponsor is non-responsive?

5548 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 12/28/2013 12:59 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I've been with SFI for 10 months and I'm a successful affiliate. My badges are great. My team is great. My outlook is great.
But, I haven't had *any* constructive support from my sponsor or co-sponsor.

You don't have to have a pro-active, supportive sponsor to be successful in SFI, but good friends are worth their weight in gold!

When you need encouragement - talk with your a2a friends.
When you need to discuss something - use the Forum.
When you need clarification
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How do you make SFI not be overwhelming for yourself and team members?

5447 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 4/4/2013 2:15 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
When speaking with people, explain that it takes a good month to get your head around things and there is no need to rush. Let them know that SFI has things organised to teach us one lesson at a time a.k.a. the LaunchPad equals 30 days of learning/practising.

Suggest warmly that daily they click on the 'Start' button, the 'SFI Basics' button, and the 'To-Do List' button, and follow the prompts because familiarity develops understanding.

Take time with your newbees to explain
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Should we recruit our family members into SFI? Good idea or not?

4929 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 9/23/2013 3:23 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I answer this question with a question:

What sort of a friend would I be if I did not offer the opportunity of a lifetime to the people I love?!

I know for a fact that SFI is the best online marketing opportunity I've ever seen (and yep, I've looked!!)

SFI is so good, it can get me out of debt.
SFI is so good, it can get me on my feet financially.
SFI is so good, it can turn my dreams into reality.

Yes, it takes a little bit of money to start
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How does one support all your downline affiliates if you have barely enough to support your own self?

4901 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 9/21/2013 12:54 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
If you feel your sponsor/co-sponsor don't offer enough support, you should email them. You may find they think no one is interested because no one writes to them. Your letter might be the prompt they need to put their leadership boots (back) on.

Another thing you can do is befriend other leaders. Go to the Leaders tab, click on 'Top Sponsors' and a2a friend them. Then, also on the Leaders tab, click on the 'Country Leaders' tab, find your country/s of choice, and a2a friend them.

As
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What is the best way to explain either to a prospect or a new affiliate the relationship between SFI and Tripleclicks or Pricebenders?

4682 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 2/22/2014 2:38 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
TripleClicks is the popular, ever-growing, international, online shopping centre.
It has hundreds of thousands of products from all over the world, and millions of everyday shoppers.
Shop at retail prices, shop at deal-of-the-day prices, bid on auctions, and more.

PriceBender Auctions is TripleClicks auction site - you'll find it on the TripleClicks webpage.

SFI is the marketing company that pays us to tell people about TripleClicks - be it family, friends, workmates,
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I almost gave up on SFI. What did you do to keep pushing forward?

4493 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 12/16/2013 12:56 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I won't give my SFI up for three reasons:

1) this is the $cheapest business I've ever come across.
It has a great set-up, great tools, a great support system too - but it's the low financial investment that I need at the moment, because at the moment I don't have $$thousands to invest like other businesses require at start-up

2) if I quit, I'm back to where I was - going hardly anywhere :(

3) if I don't quit, but keep working the system day after day after day,
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Why is creating duplication in your SFI business important?

4395 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 12/17/2013 1:22 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
So many people have answered with such great advice - practical, wise, $income boosting etc.
I'm going to throw another thought into the mix.

Why is creating duplication in your SFI business important?
**Because sharing is caring**.

One of the things I love about SFI is its positivity. Everyone here is looking to help everyone else.

Duplication means
sharing our great ideas,
letting others learn from our successes,
preventing others from
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How can you build your SFI business on a tight budget?

4304 votes

Lily Swan, Aff (New Zealand) 12/19/2013 2:20 am

Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I am on a Social Welfare Benefit.

To meet my BTL requirements *and* add new PSAs to my team, my SFI bill is $49.45 a month (for 125 + 10 + 10 + 1 TCredits). This comes to $12.40 a week.

Where this is quite a bit of money on my very limited budget, I continuously tell my kids & I that it's worth every penny when weighed against the commission checks that *will* come in eventually.

How I tighten my budget is, weekly I save:
$2 by not buying my granddaughter
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