Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

You need to understand primarily that most users of social networking are there to socialize. The social network sites administrators always do not want the users to use the normal socializing platform for pure advertising; hence to succeed in recruiting via social media:

1. Be friendly, interactive and interesting. Users want to read interesting post, see funny photos, watch interesting video. You should provide plenty of these. You can then direct your audience to see more in your blog that has your recruiting gateways or banners.

2. Get your own prestige domain when you want to introduce SFI directly to your friends. Facebook and Twitter blocks SFI referral gateways. You can also use transfer domains on GoDaddy for a little cost.

3. Write interesting articles and direct the people to your blog or website where you have all your referral tools.

4. Join groups that are dedicated to home income opportunities where it is allowed to post affiliate links etc. You may get new members that would want to look into your opportunities.

5. You can comment or post good deals on TripleClicks, great wins at PriceBenders auctions, jackpot wins at games etc that would make your friends to ask questions. You can then send them details from your e-mail provider platform.

6. Be extremely creative and appealing. You can woo lots of people that would eventually become your recruits.

Best of luck!

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You need to understand primarily that most users of social networking are there to socialize. The social network sites administrators always do not want the users to use the normal socializing platform for pure advertising; hence to succeed in recruiting via social media:

1. Be friendly, interactive and interesting. Users want to read interesting post, see funny photos, watch interesting video. You should provide plenty of these. You can then direct your audience to see more in your blog
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

All of SFI's banners have one peculiarity or the order. They are designed for different niche. To effectively use the Banners in your advertising campaign, you need to select particular ones that fits the niche market. The market niche defines the product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs and the demographics that is intended to impact.

In your advertising campaign, your blog or websites should focus on a particular niche:

1. About to retire, use the banner: "Worried about your retirement"

2. Working Class, use the banner: "Grow a Second Income" or "Honey I Fired The Boss" or "Worried About Your Paycheck"

3. Housewives/ Unemployed, use the banner: "Real Internet Income" or "Millions of People all over the world are making money online"

and so on.

Any of the banners work if you have strategically placed them to suit the need of the prospects.

Happy prospecting!

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All of SFI's banners have one peculiarity or the order. They are designed for different niche. To effectively use the Banners in your advertising campaign, you need to select particular ones that fits the niche market. The market niche defines the product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs and the demographics that is intended to impact.

In your advertising campaign, your blog or websites should focus on a particular niche:

1. About to retire, use the banner:
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

Of course, we all know that advertising to sponsor PSAs is a fundamental aspect of SFI business. In determining how we go about getting these PSAs, one factor we should consider is the quality of these PSAs.

It is needful to say that some PSAs are worthless from the point of recruitment because they were sponsored on the basis of wrong premises. Some advertisers promise quick compensation or something that sounds like "get rich quick" scheme to woo many prospects. You should know that such Affiliates would not have the perseverance and patience to succeed in SFI.

Therefore, the source of the PSAs or the circumstances surrounding the recruitment is of utmost importance. Where you cannot vouch for the accuracy of promises the advertiser made to the prospects, it would not be worthwhile investing in such paid PSAs. Sure, they would just bloat your genealogy and nothing more - inactive!

In the case of your own advertisement, you have the opportunity of presenting the facts to the prospects and emphasizing that it takes sometimes to see appreciable income but that could be a growing residual and leveraged income for life!

Buying PSAs from sincere ECA or corporate SFI help to an extent; but on an average, i discover more activity with my PSAs gotten from my own advertisement.
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Of course, we all know that advertising to sponsor PSAs is a fundamental aspect of SFI business. In determining how we go about getting these PSAs, one factor we should consider is the quality of these PSAs.

It is needful to say that some PSAs are worthless from the point of recruitment because they were sponsored on the basis of wrong premises. Some advertisers promise quick compensation or something that sounds like "get rich quick" scheme to woo many prospects. You should
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

Really, for an Affiliate that wants to make a mark in internet marketing or desires to become a guru in internet marketing; possessing one's domain is non negotiable.

By way of introduction, Domain names function on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world. It is the most recognized system for assigning addresses to Internet web servers.

SFI has affiliates in millions and most of them are promoting using straight SFI gateways that gets blocked on social media like face book, twitter etc. Even when they are not blocked, your ads look like every other ones that you may miss out on the clicks or sign ups: hence you need your own domain. You have unlimited opportunity of posting everywhere links are allowed.

Domain name makes it easier to register your website or blog with search engine. If you are using public domains, you may not get ranked well: hence no significant traffic to your site; and that means you would remain hidden on the net. If you have registered your own domain name, your domain name is your main URL.When you want someone to find something that you have placed on the Internet, you simply give them the URL, i.e. the Internet address, to locate the document or information. From your domain you can then redirect to your Affiliate links. GoDaddy partners with SFI to give you such service.

Domain gives a more professional image of your business. In this world of competitive internet marketing; personal branding is one of secrets of success. You should create a class or a name for yourself online. You cannot do that by merely promoting Affiliate links. Affiliate links should be what is directed to in answer to the inquiries of your visitors or clicks on your personal domain.

Imagine having a professional e-mail address? Your conducting of your business with a professional e-mail address that you can get with your domain name makes you look professional and trustworthy than parading yahoo mail, gmail, hotmail etc.

In addition to using your domain name in online advertising and promotion, you can also print your domain name (i.e. your Website’s URL) on your business cards. You can include your domain name in your yellow page listing in the phone book. You can put your domain name in newspaper and magazine ads. You can put it on billboards. You can even put it in radio and television commercials.

Every internet marketer needs a personal domain.


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Really, for an Affiliate that wants to make a mark in internet marketing or desires to become a guru in internet marketing; possessing one's domain is non negotiable.

By way of introduction, Domain names function on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world. It is the most recognized system for assigning addresses to Internet web servers.

SFI has affiliates in millions and most of them are promoting using straight SFI gateways that gets blocked
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

Even though the Affiliate claims he has being putting in efforts and hard work without anything worthwhile; yet it is not an irredeemable situation.

I would tell him that he needs to review what he has been doing in the light of what has been established to work. He needs to take a look at what He's doing that isn't working. Some of the things to review are these:

1. How is he sponsoring? How many Affiliates does he generate in a month? Where are these Affiliates coming from? Are they coming from social media, warm markets, or paid advertisements?
It is very likely that you may not get active Affiliates from people who were not interested in home income opportunity in the first place; who only signed to just "see". He needs to get Affiliates who have showed interest in earning extra income from home.

2. How is he following up on his downline. There is a lot of things to learn in SFI that except there is systematic follow up:Affiliates get confused or overwhelmed. Some don't even know how to start, what to concentrate on, or how the opportunity works. Some Affiliates follow up systematically with autoresponder. Some use the genealogy mails very well. So i would ask him to know if there are flaws in his follow up program.

3. Is he referring TripleClicks members? SFI is built to generate multiple streams of income: so that there would be one or a couple of income streamS working at least. If he has not explored this, he needs to. He could refer using PriceBenders auctions, Eager Zebra games, products and services etc.

4. Has he got himself trained? Did he read the "START", "BASIC" "LAUNCHPAD" and numerous "INTERNET INCOME LESSONS". Does he visits the Forum for Tips, News and Discussions? Has he exploited the resources available at "ASK SC"? If he has not done all these, his hard work or efforts may be misdirected and mean!

Having taken him through all that, I would now try to educate and motivate him about this business. He needs to understand that:

1. SFI is not a race. It is not a "get rich quick scheme". You would not likely make any significant money in the beginning. I would remind him of LaunchPad Lesson 11 .... Overnight success...NOT! I quote "We always say that if you’re not willing to give a business at least a year, don’t even bother getting involved. You must understand: It takes time to get to know all the nuances of a business. It takes time to get to know the products. It takes time to develop a game plan. It takes time to figure out what marketing activities will work best for you. See our six-step plan for reaching the top in SFI."

2. I'll tell to have a business owner mindset. When you set out on a business; it takes sometimes to break even. If you expect instant success in 6 months to one year; it may not come. A business owner works until success comes. It will take time to build a group. It takes time to find good people and teach them what they need to know. Sometimes your best people will give up and drop out. Persistence wins at the end of the day

3. I'll tell him to think long time. Many people get into an SFI with the idea that it's some kind of "easy road to riches". It's not. It takes work. It takes time and dedication. I'll tell him of the explosion that could come over the years in his downline. A time would come that even without doing anything; he has assured monthly income because of his downline. He could go on vacation as he likes because of residual and leveraged income.

I'll recommend to him, the classic book "Think And Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill and also "The Magic Of Thinking Big" by David Schwartz.
I'll tell him: If you want to become successful, you can go around the obstacles, go over, go under, or go right through them.
Success is yours if you want it, but ONLY YOU control this. Always remember: "If it's to be, it's up to me." "He that is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else." -Benjamin Franklin. "Don't wait for someone else to make your life terrific. That's your job." -Unknown

I'll tell him, finally, if one person has succeeded in SFI, so CAN HE! Hey Brother or Sister, DON'T EVER QUIT!!!!!


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Even though the Affiliate claims he has being putting in efforts and hard work without anything worthwhile; yet it is not an irredeemable situation.

I would tell him that he needs to review what he has been doing in the light of what has been established to work. He needs to take a look at what He's doing that isn't working. Some of the things to review are these:

1. How is he sponsoring? How many Affiliates does he generate in a month? Where are these Affiliates coming from?
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

As you throw your recruitment ads all over the net, it only in some cases (e.g a particular city classified or a regional targeted ad) you can determine the geography or location of who responds. Therefore to an extent you may not be able to totally prevent people who speak little English from joining SFI through your advertisements.

Also, on the other hand, you cannot determine computer expertise of your prospects at the point of recruitment except you categorically state that they need high computer proficiency to succeed. That also is not the spirit of the opportunity. What we tell people is that they need a computer or even a Smartphone with internet access. Period!

The question then is,"Is it worthwhile to sponsor affiliates who speak little English or have very limited computer/Internet experience?". My answer is YES. Really, fluency in English language and being computer savvy do not automatically translate to an active downline. Many have these two qualities but are not motivated, really indolent and unwilling.

Therefore, you should devise a means of supporting Affiliates in this category. For Affiliates that speaks or understands just a little English, you can help them through:

1. Google Translator. You can write your message in English and use Google Translator to translate it to his/her language. It works well.

2. a2a connection. You can introduce him to connect with his/her country leaders through the medium of a2a. They would be able to guide him in their native language and get him/her started and grounded.

3. Reassignment. Another option is to reassign him/her to a performing Affiliate in your downline from the person's country or who is literate in the native language. Since, you still get Matching VersaPoints from your downline, you have not lost anything but rather strengthened your team.

The issue of limited computer/internet experience is solved by systematic training using the communication media established above. SFI homepage training articles can be translated too using Google translator and their would be gradual computer appreciation and usability. 95% of people who join SFI needs one level of training or another.

I believe you should not limit yourself as many Affiliates that seems to be slow starters end up becoming stars in this business.

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As you throw your recruitment ads all over the net, it only in some cases (e.g a particular city classified or a regional targeted ad) you can determine the geography or location of who responds. Therefore to an extent you may not be able to totally prevent people who speak little English from joining SFI through your advertisements.

Also, on the other hand, you cannot determine computer expertise of your prospects at the point of recruitment except you categorically state that they need
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

Actually, when it comes to generating sales, there should be no hard and fast rule. The suitability of advertising individual TripleClicks products or the entire TripleClicks is determined by:

1. Target Group Need. If your target group or niche is interested in a particular goods or services, you would not be able to attract them by advertising the whole TripleClicks. For instance, when you are to advertise to a group interested in nutrition; advertising Advanced Liquid Nutrition would be better off than the whole TripleClicks.

2. Target Group Interest. Aside from products, there are groups of people interested in a particular opportunity or service online. There are people who are online games enthusiasts; some are interested in auctions. Advertising Eager Zebra games and PriceBenders auctions would make the most appeal to such that the whole of TripleClicks.

3. Online Shoppers. There are people that buy lots of things online. Their shopping is not limited to a range of products. These ones could be interested in any of the 90,000 products and services available at TripleClicks. You need to present the SFI online store TripleClicks to them.

4. Online Merchants. There are many people interested in the Economic Commerce Associate program. They have stuff they want to sell online. You need to emphasize this opportunity to them to attract them to TripleClicks. Some are only interested in garage sales.

Therefore, in summary, the target audience, their needs, peculiarities and interests should determine to a large extent whether to advertise individual TripleClicks products or the entire TripleClicks store to them

For optimal sale, there should be no hard and fast rule!
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Actually, when it comes to generating sales, there should be no hard and fast rule. The suitability of advertising individual TripleClicks products or the entire TripleClicks is determined by:

1. Target Group Need. If your target group or niche is interested in a particular goods or services, you would not be able to attract them by advertising the whole TripleClicks. For instance, when you are to advertise to a group interested in nutrition; advertising Advanced Liquid Nutrition would
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

The best methods of distributing TripleClicks Gift Cards are those that involves interaction with the receiver. Either you hand in over to them on one on one basis or you introduce it to them online. The methods of "forgetting" it in a restaurant, taxi, garage, etc do not yield very good result as many of them end up not being used.

The best methods therefore include:

1. Distributing to family and friends. It is very easy to introduce to our family and friends TripleClicks by offering them free shopping with the worth of $12. With the 6 TCredits, they can play online games and get some download with the 100 MRP.

2. Distributing online as a reward for completing some tasks. You can create a capture page on your blog and offer a TripleClicks online $12 Gift as a reward for that. You can ask them to download a report on your business and then receive a Gift card. With that you get motivated people only to receive your card and they could just go ahead and become TripleClicks customers.

3. Distributing to our acquaintances. We meet a lot of people in the course of our business or activities everyday. People we meet at the restaurants, garages, public libraries, social parties etc. We could take up a conversation on how they spend their time online and through that introduce a wonderful online store with over 90,000 products and services. We would then give them this TripleClicks Gift card and then collect their contact information on the basis of helping if there is a problem redeeming the Gift. It works.

4. Distributing them in partnership with local sellers (products or services). Get a local store owner to give it to customers that buys up to a certain amount. Liaise with a cafe operator to give it to customers using their cafe up to a period of time. Similarly, restaurant owners, gas station owners, viewing center owners etc could help in the distribution effectively.

These methods of distribution are very effective in attracting PRMs and increasing sales than the "forgetting" it tactics.





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The best methods of distributing TripleClicks Gift Cards are those that involves interaction with the receiver. Either you hand in over to them on one on one basis or you introduce it to them online. The methods of "forgetting" it in a restaurant, taxi, garage, etc do not yield very good result as many of them end up not being used.

The best methods therefore include:

1. Distributing to family and friends. It is very easy to introduce to our family and friends TripleClicks
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

For anybody who is in this business and has a twin problem of being shy and not internet savvy is in a terrible business handicap.

For a man that is not internet savvy but is bold, fluent and outgoing: he could profitably use such ability in offline marketing and get quality PSAs and PRMs. What he just needs to do is direct his prospects to register or make purchase through his url. That would be great business asset.

Also being internet savvy is what a man can use to override his shyness. There are many platform on the internet where direct communication is not required. Your knowledge of SEO, blogging, internet marketing etc would have helped.

Realistically, a man cannot make any headway with these twin problem at the same time. The way out is to undergo self improvement in overcoming these deficiencies.

By reading and listening to motivational speeches, you can significantly improve your sense of self esteem and confidence and thus overcome the problem of shyness.

Becoming a computer guru is just a matter of learning and practicing. You can even enroll in a computer school and polish your internet skills.

For offline marketing,even to your family and friend you should not be shy and to make headway online you should be computer savvy.

Therefore, my dear Friend, the best method is to get over these problems and succeed!
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For anybody who is in this business and has a twin problem of being shy and not internet savvy is in a terrible business handicap.

For a man that is not internet savvy but is bold, fluent and outgoing: he could profitably use such ability in offline marketing and get quality PSAs and PRMs. What he just needs to do is direct his prospects to register or make purchase through his url. That would be great business asset.

Also being internet savvy is what a man can use to override
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2008, Power Rank: 177

Advertising as an Affiliate is one of the major activities that generates income in SFI. EA is a minimum rank any serious Affiliate should maintain. Actually, becoming an EA as well as advertising should not be mutually exclusive. They suppose to go pari passu, that is hand in hand (together).

To be able to arrive at a conclusion, let's briefly consider the benefits of being an Executive Affiliate especially Executive Affiliate 2 (EA2):


1. Earning from TripleClicks Executive Pool. Each time an affiliate becomes Executive Affiliate after the first month (EA2), he automatically qualifies to earn each VersaPoint (VP) he accumulates during the month.

2. Allocation of Co-Sponsored Affiliates (CSA). EA2 qualifies you to earn 2 CSA every month.

3. Earning from Co-Sponsored Affiliates. 15% of CV from many CSA could become so significant.

4. Earning of 10 Free TCredits.

5. You enjoy better perks at SFI. Your access to SFI tools and resources are widened when you maintain EA2 status.

6. Achieving EA2 through placing a Standing Order (SO) gives many extra benefits.
If you are E365 finalist, you qualify for the drawing everyday without need to pick up 10 VP required otherwise.

7. Your Executive Affiliate status every month is good direction for your downline to follow.

8. Executive Affiliate status gives you the foundation of becoming a Team Leader.

If you are only spending on advertising you'll lose all of these! Also, when you get sign ups from your ads and they see you're just an Affiliate, many of them may not be motivated to press further to becoming EA or Team Leader. Example!

However, it is advertising that bring in Personally Sponsored Affiliates (PSA) and Personally Referred Members (PRM) that generates income for you.

The wise thing is to find a way to balance advertising and becoming EA. You can choose advertising purchases e.g S-Builder shares and look for a means to make it up to 1500 VP from other actions and small purchases.

Your sure bet is to invest in advertising on your way to becoming EA. That's winning from both ends!

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Advertising as an Affiliate is one of the major activities that generates income in SFI. EA is a minimum rank any serious Affiliate should maintain. Actually, becoming an EA as well as advertising should not be mutually exclusive. They suppose to go pari passu, that is hand in hand (together).

To be able to arrive at a conclusion, let's briefly consider the benefits of being an Executive Affiliate especially Executive Affiliate 2 (EA2):


1. Earning from TripleClicks Executive
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