When and how should I start preparing for my retirement from SFI?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
9/24/2015 6:26 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
You could retire if you are making enough money elsewhere that you no longer need SFI.
In my opinion there is no retirement, SFI can go on for as long as there are peole marketing it and making it the place it is.
If you don't want to belong anymore you could pass on your business to a relative that could do with the extra cash from your business.
In the long run we all want to leave something for our children, (if we have them) and so you could leave them your business. The way to "prepare" to retire would be to train up the person you are going to leave your business to so they know what to do when you are not there and they can continue with confidence.
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You could retire if you are making enough money elsewhere that you no longer need SFI.
In my opinion there is no retirement, SFI can go on for as long as there are peole marketing it and making it the place it is.
If you don't want to belong anymore you could pass on your business to a relative that could do with the extra cash from your business.
In the long run we all want to leave something for our children, (if we have them) and so you could leave them your business.
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What's best to sell at TripleClicks? Cheap things or more expensive/more valuable items?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
11/24/2013 6:46 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
Having been in both the retail and wholesale sectors I can say from experience you can sell either so long as it is a product that someone needs or wants.
The best thing to do would be to sell expensive things cheap, but that depends on how much YOU pay for them in the first place.
I have seen people sell items and when all is going well they put the prices up expecting to make more profit but they often put the price past what people can pay so they sell fewer items at the more expensive rate. They make more profit on each item but less profit overall as they are selling fewer items. Don't get greedy.
The best items to sell are those that people NEED as when there is little money people don't buy what they want because they can't afford it but they will buy what they need because they need it. But it must be at the right price.
Now go and make your fortune from your sales.
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Having been in both the retail and wholesale sectors I can say from experience you can sell either so long as it is a product that someone needs or wants.
The best thing to do would be to sell expensive things cheap, but that depends on how much YOU pay for them in the first place.
I have seen people sell items and when all is going well they put the prices up expecting to make more profit but they often put the price past what people can pay so they sell fewer items at the
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I have set up an auto responder. How can I determine if my auto responder is working?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
6/8/2014 8:35 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
After you have set up your autoresponder you need to make sure in every way that it works correctly.
This means testing, yes, but in different ways.
First sign up yourself and if everything is OK you will see that you get the messages that other people get. After this don't un-subscribe, this way every time you send something out you will get a copy and this will prove it is still working.
Next go through the form with negative data. Try to subscribe but leave your email address blank or partially filled in. If it goes through OK it is no good as that is a person you have missed as his/her email address is incorrect.
Do the same with all fields and make sure you get an error message when you fill it in wrong.
A lot of people don't test with negative data.
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After you have set up your autoresponder you need to make sure in every way that it works correctly.
This means testing, yes, but in different ways.
First sign up yourself and if everything is OK you will see that you get the messages that other people get. After this don't un-subscribe, this way every time you send something out you will get a copy and this will prove it is still working.
Next go through the form with negative data. Try to subscribe but leave your
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Does Google Adwords accept direct linking to SFI or TripleClicks Gateways? If NOT, what's the best way to advertise with Google Adwords?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
6/23/2013 6:58 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
Hi,
I can't answer the first part of your question, "Does Google Adwords accept direct linking to SFI or TripleClicks gateways?" but I can answer the later part.
Recently someone asked a question about the "Lifetime Custom Prestige Domain For SFI Affiliates" and how to use them. This would be a brilliant example.
The best thing to do is to win one in the auction or daily draw, set it up for your SFI/TripleClicks gateway and use your Google Adwords account to point at your new domain. That way your domain is unique and better for Google to see instead of looking like all the others with different numbers.
In fact this might be a better way altogether as the domain is unique.
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Hi,
I can't answer the first part of your question, "Does Google Adwords accept direct linking to SFI or TripleClicks gateways?" but I can answer the later part.
Recently someone asked a question about the "Lifetime Custom Prestige Domain For SFI Affiliates" and how to use them. This would be a brilliant example.
The best thing to do is to win one in the auction or daily draw, set it up for your SFI/TripleClicks gateway and use your Google Adwords
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Which is better and why...to contact my PSAs through SFI (e.g. PSA Mailer) or directly via their email address?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
3/26/2015 9:15 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
Hi,
I would say both.
You ask why so here goes:
You will want to use the PSA mailer to get your 30 points weekly so you can use this method to send out a general email to everyone with an uplifting and helpful email and reminding them that they can get back to you with any questions...
That brings me to directly though their email address: you can use this method to get back to your PSA's that have contacted you, maybe replying to your weekly email asking questions and asking for help.
Another reason to email them directly would be if you are only contacting that one person. When I get a new PSA or CSA I look at their progress after a week or two and see what they are missing out on points wise. I then send them a personal email suggesting ways that they can get extra points or ways to build their business.
So to sum up: The mailer to send out the same email to many people and directly for a one to one conversation.
I hope that has helped you.
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Hi,
I would say both.
You ask why so here goes:
You will want to use the PSA mailer to get your 30 points weekly so you can use this method to send out a general email to everyone with an uplifting and helpful email and reminding them that they can get back to you with any questions...
That brings me to directly though their email address: you can use this method to get back to your PSA's that have contacted you, maybe replying to your weekly email asking
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What's the best way to get more VersaPoints?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
9/5/2014 9:18 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
Become a Wave3 member and get free Tcredits.
You can then use each one to play games or bid on the auctions thus gaining an extra Vpoint for every one used.
Doing daily, weekly and monthly to do list helps. Have a look at the months on a calendar, sometimes you can make a five week month so getting more weekly points.
What are the best ways to use the Custom Prestige Domains that SFI makes available to affiliates?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
5/7/2013 6:18 am
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
This is my first answer in a question on Ask SC.
The reason I came to answer was that most of the answers I have seen so far when voting are wrong.
People answering must not have one of these as they think they can write a web page for them.
These domains are so you don't have to use your usual gateways, looking like everyone else. You can point these to any of your gateways so that when you advertise your adverts are unique in domain name and so it should get more people clicking on your link. That means more people get to visit your gateways and hopefully means more people signing up.
Use them where ever you advertise to stand out initially from the crowd advertising the same SFI domains as every one else.
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This is my first answer in a question on Ask SC.
The reason I came to answer was that most of the answers I have seen so far when voting are wrong.
People answering must not have one of these as they think they can write a web page for them.
These domains are so you don't have to use your usual gateways, looking like everyone else. You can point these to any of your gateways so that when you advertise your adverts are unique in domain name and so it should get more
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Which of the SFI LaunchPad lessons is best...and why?
Ian Paxton, Aff (Illinois, US)
7/8/2014 12:11 pm
Affiliate since: 11/11/2009, Power Rank: 454
I believe ALL of the lessons are equally good.
The reason is that they all point towards different parts of SFI that you need to learn. I would assume that SFI have put them in a sequence of what you need from the start though I have never looked for that.
One a day and then put into practice that day what you have learned is the best way to treat them, that way you can take in more of what the lesson is teaching you. Take two days on one if you struggle but I see many of my affiliates clicking them all off in their first day or two to collect the points. Have they taken in what was said? I know I had to take my time and as a practicle person taking action on what was said made the lesson stick better.
Do them all and take your time.
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I believe ALL of the lessons are equally good.
The reason is that they all point towards different parts of SFI that you need to learn. I would assume that SFI have put them in a sequence of what you need from the start though I have never looked for that.
One a day and then put into practice that day what you have learned is the best way to treat them, that way you can take in more of what the lesson is teaching you. Take two days on one if you struggle but I see many of my
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