Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

The "safe and secure" part is easier than the "receive delivery" part. I can only give them my experience that TripleClicks has made timely delivery of items I have purchased.

TripleClicks uses an escrow system where the buyer submits their payment to TripleClicks, where it is held until the seller delivers evidence to TripleClicks that the item has been shipped, usually a delivery confirmation code from your mailing service. Then the seller will be paid by TripleClicks when the item is actually delivered.

That is how it is supposed to work. I, personally, have never had an item I have sold fail to arrive at its destination, including those shipped overseas. I once had a product returned to TripleClicks because of an address change, but it was quickly resent to the correct address.

I do know from reading reviews of individual products that sometimes products that are shipped between countries do not arrive in a timely way. It is the ECA's responsibility to monitor delivery of a package and follow up with the buyer to be sure the process was satisfactory. ECAs may be slow to ship, but this is why the buyer's money is held until the product is shipped, so the buyer can receive a prompt refund if they decide it is taking too long.

There are a number of fine digital products available to purchase for people who are concerned that a physical product will not arrive, and many products that are shipped within countries for those concerned about overseas delivery problems.

Shipping failures are usually a function of the postal service in that country, or a bad address given by the buyer. Some people in the TripleClicks database do not give complete addresses, perhaps their packages go to a "general delivery" window at their post office. Those things are outside of TripleClicks AND ECA's control. Even the mighty Amazon.com cannot deliver your package if you do not give them the correct address!

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The "safe and secure" part is easier than the "receive delivery" part. I can only give them my experience that TripleClicks has made timely delivery of items I have purchased.

TripleClicks uses an escrow system where the buyer submits their payment to TripleClicks, where it is held until the seller delivers evidence to TripleClicks that the item has been shipped, usually a delivery confirmation code from your mailing service. Then the seller will be paid by TripleClicks
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

I think it is better to concentrate on ECAs in a culture you are already familiar with. If you are targeting prospective ECAs in some other country besides your own, you had better be absolutely sure you know something about the culture of business in that country.

Americans in general are casual, and home based entrepreneurs are even more so - they have either "fired their boss" or are trying to, and have rejected button-down, corporate ways of doing business. We also are less likely to speak more than one language unless we or our families are immigrants from another country, and less likely to know or care about the culture of other countries. Because of this, we are considered "loud," "rude," "arrogant," and other unpleasant things, many of which are true, when we are dealing with people from around the world.

In many other countries there are very specific, strict rules about etiquette in business, "respect" protocols, the role of women, and more. It is hard enough to convey meaning in an email or text when you are speaking to someone in your own culture, never mind trying to make yourself clear to someone from another culture. For example, what Americans think is funny might be horrifying to some others. And our casual way of speaking to each other might be considered very disrespectful. There are words and gestures that we use that have VERY different meanings in other countries. If you don't know that, you could really offend someone with whom you want to do business.

It is awesome that a program like SFI with so many members from around the world affords all of us an opportunity to clear up a lot of misunderstandings about who we are as individuals, and as representatives of our respective countries. But it seems to me that we ought to be concentrating on enrolling ECAs in our own countries first.
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I think it is better to concentrate on ECAs in a culture you are already familiar with. If you are targeting prospective ECAs in some other country besides your own, you had better be absolutely sure you know something about the culture of business in that country.

Americans in general are casual, and home based entrepreneurs are even more so - they have either "fired their boss" or are trying to, and have rejected button-down, corporate ways of doing business. We also are less
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

I just tell them the truth: When I joined SFI, we didn't have the product line or features that we do now, so other opportunities came along that seemed more exciting, or more fun, or had more potential to make money.

But I was dead wrong.

I have been making money in SFI every single month for twelve years, and I wish I had spent even half the time, energy and money on SFI all these years that I have spent on other programs, including the one I probably pitched to them! I will never know for sure, but had I focused on SFI, I would probably have that six figure residual income I have been trying to find all these years. Instead I have spent thousands of dollars on autoships of products I don't need, and "services" that weren't even real.

SFI gives you multiple websites for free, incredible training for free, you have access to the company president and plenty of upline leaders and other helpful fellow affiliates through the forum and Ask SC. International affiliates can get TCurrency in their own countries to buy any TripleClicks product. You can win great prizes and build your business with Pricebenders auctions.

For $29 I can have IAHBE or 100 TCredits! For the $200 a month and more that I have poured down the rat hole in other programs, I can have a standing order for 200 TCredits and 200 personally sponsored affiliates from a coop. And I don't have to hassle friends and family. What's not to like?

SFI is in over 200 countries and is reasonably priced. How is this not a no-brainer?


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I just tell them the truth: When I joined SFI, we didn't have the product line or features that we do now, so other opportunities came along that seemed more exciting, or more fun, or had more potential to make money.

But I was dead wrong.

I have been making money in SFI every single month for twelve years, and I wish I had spent even half the time, energy and money on SFI all these years that I have spent on other programs, including the one I probably pitched to them! I will
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

I tell them

1. SFI was the second program I joined when I first stared in network marketing. Most everything I know about internet marketing, I learned from SFI.

2. SFI gives you more tools, education and benefits for free than any other company I have every joined. There have been hundreds of improvements to the program, even in just the last couple of years.

3. I have been in dozens, even hundreds of programs over the years, lured away from SFI by what seemed like would be faster results, more money, or more fun. But I always come back to SFI because it is free to join, inexpensive to qualify, stable, reliable, and it works. I am back for good.

4. SFI has done more to make it easy for people in other countries to participate in online business than most other companies. especially those in countries where mainstream payment processing is not available.

5. SFI is not a get rich quick scheme. It may take a little while to get going, and you have to work at it, but it is worth it.

6. SFI proved to me that residual income is real, and possible. I have made money month after month, year after year for 12 years.
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I tell them

1. SFI was the second program I joined when I first stared in network marketing. Most everything I know about internet marketing, I learned from SFI.

2. SFI gives you more tools, education and benefits for free than any other company I have every joined. There have been hundreds of improvements to the program, even in just the last couple of years.

3. I have been in dozens, even hundreds of programs over the years, lured away from SFI by what seemed
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

Having a business is not for everyone. Should you have a traditional business, or try a program like SFI? In each case, you can be your own boss. But with a traditional business you will spend WAY more time and money to get started, meaning it will take you a lot longer to break even and start making money.

SFI affiliates can start for free, and increase their participation with modest investments. There is no overhead, no employees and the resulting expenses, no inventory, no office/store space to rent, no product line to develop. SFI affiliates have thousands of products to sell from all over the world, and a proven system that works if they will resist the temptation to "reinvent the wheel."

All you need are five or six great people on your front line, and a willingness to learn the business yourself and then teach them how to do what you do.

That isn't as easy as it sounds. For one thing, other people will encourage you and be eager for you to succeed with a traditional business. They may not be supportive at all if you join a network marketing program - they may tell you it is a pyramid scheme or try to destroy your dream some other way. I'm not sure why some people see foolishness when others see opportunity.

But it also isn't as hard as it sounds. If you are teachable, willing to follow instructions, and willing to take the time to learn what this program is about - you can make money with a minimal investment and meet some of the best people in the world. It has been working for me for years. Don't give up!


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Having a business is not for everyone. Should you have a traditional business, or try a program like SFI? In each case, you can be your own boss. But with a traditional business you will spend WAY more time and money to get started, meaning it will take you a lot longer to break even and start making money.

SFI affiliates can start for free, and increase their participation with modest investments. There is no overhead, no employees and the resulting expenses, no inventory, no office/store
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

Absolutely.

Some of the best people on my team speak very little English, or have very limited computer/internet experience.

So many opportunities are structured as if everyone in the world has money to throw around, and they have ridiculously expensive products and a high cost just to get in. SFI is one of the few programs that is available in so many countries, and that has a price point that everyone around the world can afford.

You know, free.

Yes, you eventually have to invest. But someone can come in absolutely free and if they stick around long enough to catch the vision, they often decide to make it a priority to find the money to have a standing order.

My international team is hard working and dedicated. Sometimes it is hard to understand their communications, but we usually work it out. I'm sure I am hard for them to understand, too. I have one recruiting ninja in my downline who can barely turn on her computer. But she is a valuable member of my team - highly motivated, and an inspiration to her downline.

Some of the least productive people on my team are native english speakers with lots of computer experience. If I made those things a litmus test for who I wanted in my team, I would be much worse off.


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Absolutely.

Some of the best people on my team speak very little English, or have very limited computer/internet experience.

So many opportunities are structured as if everyone in the world has money to throw around, and they have ridiculously expensive products and a high cost just to get in. SFI is one of the few programs that is available in so many countries, and that has a price point that everyone around the world can afford.

You know, free.

Yes,
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

The best way to get your PSA's to submit a sponsor rating and comment on how you are doing is to be an outstanding sponsor, interacting individually with them whenever possible the rest of the month. Here are five specific things you can do.

1. Send them helpful tips regularly. It takes time to figure out how everything works. Direct them to resources that can simplify SFI for them.

2. Notice where they are from and try to address and particular challenges they may have because of their location or a language barrier.

3. Reward excellent effort and achievement. - Give TCredits, reassignments, or gift certificates when your downline members achieve important milestones in their businesses.

4. Check up on them just to see how they are doing. Many times they will not ask for help on their own.

5. Don't mislead them. SFI is not a fast money program. It can be, for people who are amazing recruiters, or who have plenty of money to spend. But it will take a while for most people to build their business, and it is easy to get impatient or discouraged. Encourage them, but don't say that they are going to make thousands of dollars in the first couple of weeks. In 99 out of 100 cases that would be a lie.

You might remind them that they can get 10 VP for submitting a sponsor review, but don't beat them over the head with that. If you are a good enough sponsor they will be eager to give you a review.

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The best way to get your PSA's to submit a sponsor rating and comment on how you are doing is to be an outstanding sponsor, interacting individually with them whenever possible the rest of the month. Here are five specific things you can do.

1. Send them helpful tips regularly. It takes time to figure out how everything works. Direct them to resources that can simplify SFI for them.

2. Notice where they are from and try to address and particular challenges they may have because
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

If it is all about you, and all you can think about it what's in it for you, that is going to come through in all of your communication with your team, and trust will NEVER happen. "...whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant." If you are not prepared to serve your team - sincerely and authentically - you are probably not ready to be a team leader.

Contact them, don't wait for them to contact you with questions - new affiliates, especially, usually do not want to "bother" you. Look for them online and use the SFIM chat to say hello. Give them plenty of other ways to contact you, so they can get to know more about you. Invite them to be your friend on Facebook or other social media sites.

Set up a blog, send weekly emails via the team mail system, offer incentives. Give away affiliates and TCredits. Encourage them and recognize their accomplishments. Treat them with respect.

Remember that your success depends on their success!
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If it is all about you, and all you can think about it what's in it for you, that is going to come through in all of your communication with your team, and trust will NEVER happen. "...whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant." If you are not prepared to serve your team - sincerely and authentically - you are probably not ready to be a team leader.

Contact them, don't wait for them to contact you with questions - new affiliates, especially, usually do not
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

A Custom Prestige Domain is useful for all kinds of promotions. There are several reasons for this.

First, search engines may not list a site that is clearly an affiliate URL with long numbers and letters. What good is having a site if nobody can find it?

Second, you want people to remember what you are promoting. A URL like howtohaveyour.sixfigureincome.com may be long, but is more memorable than something with long numbers and too many slashes. If you use Blog Talk Radio or other audio means of advertising SFI, it is easier to say and easier understood by your listeners. If you use a magnetic car sign, you want people to be able to remember the URL if they see it while driving and cannot stop and write it down.

There is a third, and most important reason for having a Custom Prestige Domain. A Custom Prestige Domain is essential if you intend to do any promotion of SFI using safelists or other email marketing.Unfortunately, due to poor marketing practices by some SFI affiliates over the years, some SFI URLs are blacklisted as spam, including anything containing "sfi4.com" or "tripleclicks.com." Not only does the email end up in your prospect's spam folder, you risk having your email address marked as a spammer as well, which will affect the deliverability of every email you try to send about anything.

The spam trackers usually target any URL that has to do with making money, because they assume that there is no such thing as a legitimate way to make money online. They are wrong about SFI, of course. But you need to have a way to get around that, because there are even some traffic exchanges and safelists that will not accept ads containing your SFI URLs.

You can get a Custom Prestige Domain direct from TripleClicks by going to http://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=112653, or you can bid on it in Pricebenders Auctions. You can even win one in the Daily Grand contest at the "win it" tab on your home page. I won a lifetime Custom Prestige Domain in the Daily Grand, and it's great because you can select up to five domains to be used in place of your five favorite SFI URLs.

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A Custom Prestige Domain is useful for all kinds of promotions. There are several reasons for this.

First, search engines may not list a site that is clearly an affiliate URL with long numbers and letters. What good is having a site if nobody can find it?

Second, you want people to remember what you are promoting. A URL like howtohaveyour.sixfigureincome.com may be long, but is more memorable than something with long numbers and too many slashes. If you use Blog Talk Radio
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Affiliate since: 07/14/2001, Power Rank: 99999999

I tried this years ago, and it was not very successful. I think it would be even less successful now, given that many people are on the Do Not Call list, and will automatically complain about unsolicited political, charity, or ESPECIALLY "make money from home" calls.

I think it is too risky, at least in the United States. A few complaints will show up on the various databases online that monitor telephone "spam" complaints and people will block your number and you will waste your time. If you don't have unlimited minutes on your phone, you could waste money as well.

You might have better luck with this method if you are calling local businesses to encourage them to become ECAs. Otherwise, I would stick to other methods.
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I tried this years ago, and it was not very successful. I think it would be even less successful now, given that many people are on the Do Not Call list, and will automatically complain about unsolicited political, charity, or ESPECIALLY "make money from home" calls.

I think it is too risky, at least in the United States. A few complaints will show up on the various databases online that monitor telephone "spam" complaints and people will block your number and you will
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