Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

I had only a few requests from my downline relating to this problem. After explaining to them that this was something we all were experiencing and the thing to do was to follow the directions given, everything will be fine and back to normal as soon as all the bugs were removed.

SFI performed fantastically in handling the situation and I'm sure they have shored up the walls to prevent any future attacks.

I think it is time to put this behind us and move on. My only concern is the people that still cannot login and/or do not even receive the email to reset their password. I know of one person that has not been able to login since day one.

If you go to SFI's facebook page you will find others that are still patiently waiting to get back into SFI. These are the people we should focus on getting the help they need.

In answer to your question, I think SFI has answered it best by resolving the situation very professionally and as quickly as humanly possible. I will continue to look at this as a resolved situation and unless I hear something from my downline, I am assuming everything is fine and my team has moved on.
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I had only a few requests from my downline relating to this problem. After explaining to them that this was something we all were experiencing and the thing to do was to follow the directions given, everything will be fine and back to normal as soon as all the bugs were removed.

SFI performed fantastically in handling the situation and I'm sure they have shored up the walls to prevent any future attacks.

I think it is time to put this behind us and move on. My only concern
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

I'm thinking that you have been with SFI long enough to know how to
earn action VersaPoints by accomplishing the daily, weekly and monthly
tasks which is quite easy the first month. After the well runs dry you will
be scraping the bottom of the barrel for action VersaPoints.

There is only one way you can purchase action points and that is when
you place a 1500 point Standing Order to maintain your EA status each
month. All action VersaPoints after that must be earned or won.

You can maintain Bronze Team Leader by earning the 300 points for gift
card dist., 500 action VersaPoints for auction bidding along with completing
the daily, weekly and monthly tasks. With a little luck you could pick up a
Daily Grand win, a gift card dist. win, a Wave3 win, etc., etc. Certainly not
enough action VersaPoints to advance you to Silver Team Leader.

The only additional action VersaPoints from here on out must come from
the action of your downline. I may earn 100-200 action VersaPoints for my
downline maintaining their EA status each month. From what I've read, help
from the downline is the biggest hurdle in this business and it is certainly
mine as well. I would like to try out the duplication idea but I need someone
to respond first. I'm thinking you are at the same place and time as the rest
of us and was hoping there was a way to earn more action VersaPoints that
you may have missed. If there is, than I missed it too, as I've been scraping
the bottom of that barrel for a few months now.

The only thing I may add is "Don't Give Up"! Keep advertising. Be persistent
with your downline and maybe a little creative. ( I've added twenty questions
to my weekly email ) Think positive and things will get better. I hope this has
been some help in answering your question?
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I'm thinking that you have been with SFI long enough to know how to
earn action VersaPoints by accomplishing the daily, weekly and monthly
tasks which is quite easy the first month. After the well runs dry you will
be scraping the bottom of the barrel for action VersaPoints.

There is only one way you can purchase action points and that is when
you place a 1500 point Standing Order to maintain your EA status each
month. All action VersaPoints after that must
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

I have developed a mindset from past experience that all advertising is a shot in the dark you might say. I have concluded that in order to receive any results from advertising you must present your information to the right person, at the right place and of course the right time. If any one of these areas are not in place there will be no sale. This is why the odds are not in your favor. Don't forget the overwhelming amount of competition you have to deal with as well.

With that mindset, I generally use as many free ad resources as I can. You can only make a dent in the odds by placing a large number of ads everywhere possible. There are a very large number of free places to place your ads so my suggestion is to use them as much as you can.

If I want to purchase an advertising service I naturally use a TripleClicks ECA provider. If I get negative results after a period of time I move on to another. Only you can determine what you can or cannot do.

I want to wish you the best of luck and a very successful business with SFI.
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I have developed a mindset from past experience that all advertising is a shot in the dark you might say. I have concluded that in order to receive any results from advertising you must present your information to the right person, at the right place and of course the right time. If any one of these areas are not in place there will be no sale. This is why the odds are not in your favor. Don't forget the overwhelming amount of competition you have to deal with as well.

With that
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

Budgeting for your investment in SFI is something only you can determine since we do not know what you can or cannot do. I'm sure you have been given numerous amounts with some being in the ballpark you are looking for. Still it all falls back on your shoulders for the set amount.

I started out with a $100-$200 a month budget but this has grown considerable over the past several months of trying to build this business. The reason for this is I set goals almost daily to achieve my VP status and leadership level for the month.

I have to scrape the bottom of the barrel each month to obtain the AVP needed to reach my leadership level goal. I complete all daily, weekly and monthly tasks as required. I receive the 300 AVP for gift card distribution and the 500 AVP for bidding at auctions each month.

I have some fun with bidding on the auctions. You need to have the mind set that you are investing back into your business to do what I do. I look for the auction that has the bid assist, Samsung Chromebook is a good one to look for, and see how many I can get to turn off the bid assist. My most recent one the price was at $1.66 and we ran it up to $8.69+ and four bidders turned off the bid assist. I only see this as an investment back into my business. With the PSAs, MRP and the drawings all auctions are a win-win for all bidders.

I hope this helps you with your decision. Good luck!
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Budgeting for your investment in SFI is something only you can determine since we do not know what you can or cannot do. I'm sure you have been given numerous amounts with some being in the ballpark you are looking for. Still it all falls back on your shoulders for the set amount.

I started out with a $100-$200 a month budget but this has grown considerable over the past several months of trying to build this business. The reason for this is I set goals almost daily to achieve my
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

Quitting SFI should never enter your mind. SFI is the "cream of the crop". It doesn't get any better than this! Trust me I know.
I've worked numerous programs and only one has ever come close. SFI is the best opportunity you have going for you. You have to have the mindset that if you want to create an online business, this is the place to do it.
The other program I mentioned before was good and I made some money but SFI's structure, training, opportunities, organization and reputation exceeds all others. If you can't make it here. where will you go?
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Quitting SFI should never enter your mind. SFI is the "cream of the crop". It doesn't get any better than this! Trust me I know.
I've worked numerous programs and only one has ever come close. SFI is the best opportunity you have going for you. You have to have the mindset that if you want to create an online business, this is the place to do it.
The other program I mentioned before was good and I made some money but SFI's structure, training, opportunities, organization and
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

I must tell you that I have had more than my share of bad experiences with online opportunities and can relate to your question. I would go so far as to say that if you named five online businesses, you could find my name on their member's list of at least one of them if not more. It's really tough out here and you only learn by trying and hopefully you get one that pays off.

The one that did it for me didn't last very long and was structured very similar to SFI but was missing the extensive training capabilities, computer support, TripleClicks, the long term reputation and many other business enhancement features. I saw all this when I signed up and decided that SFI is the "Cream Of The Crop" for building a business from the ground up. If you can't make it at SFI, I know of no other opportunities that can offer you more. Having this mind-set is your first step in giving your all to building a great and profitable business at SFI.

Even without bad experiences, there are many out there that are skeptical, undecided, testing the water or just curious enough to see what is being offered. All these people and including the bad experienced ones, is our major problem we all face working with our downline in trying to build a working SFI team. To overcome this the only answer I know is "don't give up"!!

One must keep trying to reach each individual in some way that will show them the way to success. I'm trying out 20 questions in my weekly emails in hopes that it will get someone's attention in my downline. It's just like advertising, if you don't get your info to the right person, at the right place and at the right time that opportunity is lost.

Like me, you can send out weekly emails for months and receive no responses because the time wasn't right, the place wasn't right or the people were not ready for what you were trying to convey. You have to believe that sooner or later you will get all those times right and you will reach someone out there wanting to go to work.

Knowing that the odds are against us in our advertising, reaching our downline and dealing with the bad experiences ( I'm sure most of us can relate to this ) will help to enable us to do whatever is required to continue to move our teams forward for success.

Good luck to you and your success at SFI
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I must tell you that I have had more than my share of bad experiences with online opportunities and can relate to your question. I would go so far as to say that if you named five online businesses, you could find my name on their member's list of at least one of them if not more. It's really tough out here and you only learn by trying and hopefully you get one that pays off.

The one that did it for me didn't last very long and was structured very similar to SFI but was
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 218

I would have to say, presenting the gift card to an individual has to be the most effective means of distribution.

My statistics prove I had 4 that redeemed their cards out of about 20 that I personally gave cards to.
Between hard copy and digital distribution, the ratio is much more dramatic with only 3 redeeming
their cards out of many hundreds of cards distributed! Why is this, you ask? Well, we don't want to
blame it on the leads as I get them from TripleClicks. One lead is as good as the next? My original
thoughts were if a person had the hard copy in hand they would respond more but that isn't true
either. Since the digital card came out I'm doing them more to cut down on the workload and cost.

Another question you may be asking is why do I continue to distribute gift cards to purchased leads?
My primary purpose is that I set a goal to be accomplished by the end of 2014 and I need quantity to do
that. Personal distribution would not give this to me. I think you have to look at any lead the same way
as the PSAs we receive, will they or won't they? ( My downline and gift card distribution numbers are
fairly close.) It's like any advertising, you have to present your info to the right person, at the right place
and the right time. The moment is lost if any one of the rights are missing, at least that is the way I see it.

My other thoughts are that anytime I make a TripleClicks purchase I am investing back into my business which I will get back at a later date. I have the feeling and positive thinking that I will at some point receive
the numbers needed to make this a profitable business. I will continue to distribute the gift cards and know
there are better days ahead.
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I would have to say, presenting the gift card to an individual has to be the most effective means of distribution.

My statistics prove I had 4 that redeemed their cards out of about 20 that I personally gave cards to.
Between hard copy and digital distribution, the ratio is much more dramatic with only 3 redeeming
their cards out of many hundreds of cards distributed! Why is this, you ask? Well, we don't want to
blame it on the leads as I get them from TripleClicks.
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