As a new Affiliate on SFI and based on the few days experience that I have, I think the answer to that question lies in what your budget allows and in what you need to learn.
Always keeping in mind that while spending money will certainly help move you up the ladder, it isn't essential at all.
To new Affiliates the SFI site can be quite intimidating and overwhelming because there are so many awesome tools and there is so much information about starting and running your business, so I believe that the emphasis for a new Affiliate should be on learning first and then taking easy steps into the program, rather than rushing headlong into everything and becoming entangled in all the information.
If you have a budget that you can allocate to your SFI/TC business, then I believe that you should spend it in the following way (remembering that this answer is specifically aimed at NEW Affiliates):
1. TCredits (or a New Member Package) - so that you can participate in the PriceBender auctions and Eager Zebra games and just generally immerse yourself in the Triple Clicks site and find out what it has to offer (you can't encourage others to join as members unless you have a feel for the site to begin with)
2. Personally Sponsored Affiliates (PSAs) and Co-Sponsored Affiliates (CSAs) - I think these are easier to attract at first (on the limited knowledge that we "newbies" have because if we're excited and we're learning then our excitement will be contagious and others will easily follow the steps and duplicate our own actions
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As a new Affiliate on SFI and based on the few days experience that I have, I think the answer to that question lies in what your budget allows and in what you need to learn.
Always keeping in mind that while spending money will certainly help move you up the ladder, it isn't essential at all.
To new Affiliates the SFI site can be quite intimidating and overwhelming because there are so many awesome tools and there is so much information about starting and running your business,
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