Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi, Ana Stanojevic!

It is more beneficial to qualify for Executive Affiliate (EA).

We will explain below why.

There are many new affiliates who start with SFI having prior experience with internet marketing and home based businesses, fully aware of the importance of investing in the business to qualify faster, on the one hand, and the need of advertising for both sponsoring and sales, on the other hand.

You question takes into account those needs. But it comes from the stand point of a limited budget.

If I am working with such a limited budget, I would entire devote my resources for qualifying as an Executive Affiliate and working within the SFI resources and tools.

The opportunities for success are real.

If an affiliate starts with SFI and they do not have prior involvement in network marketing, they have their warm market intact from which they can sponsor affiliates and build their team.

Hence, it obvious that the new affiliate should use their resources to qualify as an Executive Affiliate.

The reasons are as follows:

1. A single item Standing Order (SO) with a price tag of around $36.25 will qualify you as an Executive affiliate (EA) with additional 100 bonus action points.

Such a sum would not go very far in paid advertising to make any difference.

2. Now let's assume that you placed a standing order (SO) for a 125 Tcredits Package, you can use those Tcredits to bid on auctions from which you may win more Tcredits and MRP.

3. Repeat the process: Use your earned Tcredits for other auctions, to accumulate more of them.

4. With the new "Bid and Build", starting February 17, you will also be rewarded with up to 4 (four) PSAs per auction, each set of 50 bids yielding one PSA. There are no more limits on how many PSAs you can earn per day. There are only limits on how many PSAs you can earn per auction.

You can find the new "Bid and Build" rules here:

http://news.sfimg.com/2015/02/16/bid-build-now-bigger-and-better/.

5. BY Converting your MRP into Tcredits, you will accumulate Purchase VP while your bidding helps you earn Actions VP.

Keep in mind, you are also getting PSAs.

6. As an Executive Affiliate, you will get two CSAs in your downline.

7. With some luck, the combination of your purchase of Tcredits, and the conversion of your MRP may earn you enough Purchase points for the maximum of 2500 towards qualify for BTL.

Your bidding and your SO bonus may give you the 500 Action VP to meet all the requirements for BTL.

Now, you are a full fledged Team Leader with both PSAs and CSAs. You can start sending Teammail and earn additional Weekly Action points.

These results and achievements are very likely if you choose your auction bidding very careful and act with discipline.

On the other hand, paid advertising with such a meager budget will not take very far.

Thus your sponsoring efforts should focus on your warm market and free advertising.

Keep implementing this strategy. Your second month goals should focus on re-qualifying you as a BTL, increasing both your PSAs and CSAs.

Be the best sponsor you can. You may already start earning commissions.

Around the middle of your second month, as a BTL, you will have your second home CSAs.

Stay focused and disciplined, aiming at STL.

You are on your way to success.

Good luck.
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Hi, Ana Stanojevic!

It is more beneficial to qualify for Executive Affiliate (EA).

We will explain below why.

There are many new affiliates who start with SFI having prior experience with internet marketing and home based businesses, fully aware of the importance of investing in the business to qualify faster, on the one hand, and the need of advertising for both sponsoring and sales, on the other hand.

You question takes into account those needs. But
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

You need both. Carefully look at what you have to invest, and then determine which is better for you. To earn any money from SFI you have to be an EA. That has to come first. There are numerous ECA members who sell advertising, and these purchases also qualify as EA building VP. These are great help when you have a low budget. Carefully check out the ECA programs that you are purchasing. Some only guarantee hits. Often these hits don't help, unless you have something to refer them to that catches their eye. By this I mean that your advertising material has to be good enough to cause them to do more than just hit on your advertisement. You might offer something on a landing page instead of just using your gateway. That way this very inexpensive advertising is more effective.
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You need both. Carefully look at what you have to invest, and then determine which is better for you. To earn any money from SFI you have to be an EA. That has to come first. There are numerous ECA members who sell advertising, and these purchases also qualify as EA building VP. These are great help when you have a low budget. Carefully check out the ECA programs that you are purchasing. Some only guarantee hits. Often these hits don't help, unless you have something to refer them to that catches
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Affiliate since: 07/25/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Stephen's 23 other Ask SC answers

Definitely invest in advertising and here's why.

Would you rather:

1) Spend $19.50 to $36.25 every month and have a nice EA badge?

or

2) Spend $19.50 to $36.25 on advertising and have PSAs from which you can get commissions?

Many people do not realize that you do not have to be an EA to get commissions. It doesn't matter what level you are, if one of your PSAs buys a TripleClick item, you will get a commission.

This is why it is better to advertise.


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Definitely invest in advertising and here's why.

Would you rather:

1) Spend $19.50 to $36.25 every month and have a nice EA badge?

or

2) Spend $19.50 to $36.25 on advertising and have PSAs from which you can get commissions?

Many people do not realize that you do not have to be an EA to get commissions. It doesn't matter what level you are, if one of your PSAs buys a TripleClick item, you will get a commission.

This is why it is
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

If one has to be successful, one has to lead by his own example.

People will not trust a person who achieved nothing but eggs on others to follow him.

Same thing is applicable to SFI Business.

Once any one joins SFI, the focus should be to become an Executive Affiliate in the first month itself and retain it in the succeeding months.

In fact, becoming an EA in the two months after joining is quite easy. Once you become an EA & remain an EA every month - you have something to demonstrate, when you look for PSAs. Your JMT Gateway should do the talking on your behalf.

Even after becoming an EA, there is no need to go for paid advertising. There are lots of websites where you can present your SFI Gateway free of cost. Just try them and see the results.

Please try to speak to your Close friends, family members, relatives and colleagues
about SFI. Word of mouth is the best, easiest and free of cost advertisement method
one can indulge in.

In short, try to explore & exhaust all available free means of advertising, after joining SFI Business. Try to build the down line this way. Preserve the money to the best of your abilities. Use it wisely.

Conclusion:

1. Initially, do not use the funds for advertising.
2. Use free channels to bring in PSAs. Help them to be strong and active;
3. Take part in every opportunity being presented by SFI to gather VPs;
3. Have a Budget;
4. Use the money in an EA Qualifying purchase, efficiently when required;
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Thanks for this question.

If one has to be successful, one has to lead by his own example.

People will not trust a person who achieved nothing but eggs on others to follow him.

Same thing is applicable to SFI Business.

Once any one joins SFI, the focus should be to become an Executive Affiliate in the first month itself and retain it in the succeeding months.

In fact, becoming an EA in the two months after joining is quite easy. Once you become
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jerry's 4 other Ask SC answers

Naturally, the best answer would be to do both, but many people can't. They really want to know the answer to this question. I am glad you asked.

Since your talking about starting out, each person can find several ways to advertise at little or no cost. Whereas, you cannot find enough free ways to make the VersaPoints needed to qualify for EA. Granted advertising will help build your team/downline, but that will not do you any good if you don't qualify for EA.

Also please keep these in mind.

=> You always get a better price if you place the item on a Standing Order.

=> You also earn a downline of CSA's (and commissions on their purchases) when you maintain EA qualification. At first, they seem to be all inactive ones, but sometimes they do decide to make a go of it.

=> You earn free TCredits each month you qualify for EA2 and above.

Look at the Benefits Chart to see a whole host of other things you get access to if you are an EA or EA2.

Not to mention the duplication factor. Do you want a downline that sponsor's a lot of people, or one that qualifies for EA each month. Sure, sponsoring a lot of people is cool, but it doesn't mount to a hill of beans if they are never EA's. Your downline will always copy what you do. You have to do what you want them to do, which is to qualify as EA each month.

A ton of success to all of you.
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Naturally, the best answer would be to do both, but many people can't. They really want to know the answer to this question. I am glad you asked.

Since your talking about starting out, each person can find several ways to advertise at little or no cost. Whereas, you cannot find enough free ways to make the VersaPoints needed to qualify for EA. Granted advertising will help build your team/downline, but that will not do you any good if you don't qualify for EA.

Also please
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Affiliate since: 01/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Robin's 23 other Ask SC answers

My opinion would be to invest, invest, invest!
Your investment in your future usually reaps rewards.
It may take a bit to see results when investing in any market. (Just like a life insurance policy or bonds, stocks and the like)

The reason I say invest is because while one is still learning about the program they can invest in PSA's to-go, Tcredits (which if they chooses can purchase advertising hits), vitamins or whatever you like.
It helps the team (up line) and it helps you.
It sets a good example for your down line and is part of running a successful business.

You can advertise anywhere and everywhere when you are starting out, however I think it is important to have yourself set up to go EA without fail. So you can concentrate on learning the business and know what you are actually promoting.

So to sum it up invest so you are set in your spot and advertise to your warm market while you are still learning.

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My opinion would be to invest, invest, invest!
Your investment in your future usually reaps rewards.
It may take a bit to see results when investing in any market. (Just like a life insurance policy or bonds, stocks and the like)

The reason I say invest is because while one is still learning about the program they can invest in PSA's to-go, Tcredits (which if they chooses can purchase advertising hits), vitamins or whatever you like.
It helps the team (up line) and it
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Affiliate since: 10/31/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read JUDE's 37 other Ask SC answers

SFI has at the onset given every affiliate the way to go. Gain your EA and continue to retain your position very fast and firm.

Advertising for more sign-ups is a continuous process and even, while seeing to your advancement up the corporate ladder, you can still continue to build your team.
TripleClicks advertisements can go hand- in-hand with theteam building.

Invariably, the gaining of higher positions; including the Team Leader affects ones earnings in the Executive Pool, so it is better to set higher positions, first and continue with the advertisement; which at times takes a longer time to give results.
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SFI has at the onset given every affiliate the way to go. Gain your EA and continue to retain your position very fast and firm.

Advertising for more sign-ups is a continuous process and even, while seeing to your advancement up the corporate ladder, you can still continue to build your team.
TripleClicks advertisements can go hand- in-hand with theteam building.

Invariably, the gaining of higher positions; including the Team Leader affects ones earnings in the Executive
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Affiliate since: 10/07/2014, Power Rank: 522 | Read Alvin's 86 other Ask SC answers

Investment can be in time and also money.

In this respect it is best to invest more time in learning the SFI business concept first which is quite simple even though we are overwhelmed with so many options.

Our focus being "Team Building", it would be best approached by inserting our goals orientation toward these ends. If we do just this one thing we will qualify for EA each and every month, because this system is set up in a way for us to achieve.

We all collect the same points and credits, which is just like cash, and can be accumulated the same as cash. Most of these earnings invested back into the SFI business will in turn result in more points and credits.

What is noticed here is by investing in a Standing Order, or more will also aid in achieving EA qualification and EA2 as well. It is possible to stay afloat with just a couple of low cost purchases from TripleClicks.

Some of us have accumulated enough points to do this without out of pocket expenses, so in this case again It is better to invest more time in learning how to earn more, and build our teams than to fret over how to become EA qualifiers.

As my own initiative establishing a Wishlist is the best way to forecast our investments. Once we do this we can see well in advance what we can afford from month to month, giving us direction and set goal projections annually instead of just randomly selecting products we like.

This is especially important the first few years for investment purposes. What I mean by this is we have an issue to deal with here which we all have experienced, and yet experience today, and this in inactivity. Our goal to build stronger teams will demand investment in traffic to our Gateway URLs. We need visitors, and plenty of them!

How we find these options are up to us, but with the TripleClicks search method we can go there and seek out these ECA vendor merchant companies and persons who provide more traffic sources for us there. Here is another reason why investment in time and and action is more important, and will also guarantee EA and EA2 qualification each month.

This simple formula has kept me from having to explain this to my own team members: Action = Points, Points = Credits, Credits = Cash!

Here you have it all!

All is necessary now is to take action everyday with our focus on building stronger teams, and we all will qualify as EAs and EA2s each and every month annually.

Thank you for allowing me to share.
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Investment can be in time and also money.

In this respect it is best to invest more time in learning the SFI business concept first which is quite simple even though we are overwhelmed with so many options.

Our focus being "Team Building", it would be best approached by inserting our goals orientation toward these ends. If we do just this one thing we will qualify for EA each and every month, because this system is set up in a way for us to achieve.

We all
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Affiliate since: 11/22/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Allison's 23 other Ask SC answers

I would say invest in an EA qualifying purchase and find free ways to advertise. With the advent of social media and free bulletin boards, classifieds, and lists of all kinds online...there is no reason your advertising budget can't be near zero in the beginning.
HOWEVER<
you DO need to make EA each and every month. Why?
Because making at least EA gets you the very minimum buy in and profit for your business. Getting to EA is something that helps your upline make money on you and will help you make money on your downline affiliates. While you can do all you can do make higher levels, you NEED a active downline to really make money.
So any advertising should be to get people on your team that are going to do the things needed to make them and you money.
So DO BOTH!
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I would say invest in an EA qualifying purchase and find free ways to advertise. With the advent of social media and free bulletin boards, classifieds, and lists of all kinds online...there is no reason your advertising budget can't be near zero in the beginning.
HOWEVER<
you DO need to make EA each and every month. Why?
Because making at least EA gets you the very minimum buy in and profit for your business. Getting to EA is something that helps your upline make money on you
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

Every affiliate can become EA. So yes, invest in your future by qualifying as soon as possible. You can learn the process of advertising while you are earning from the Executive Pool. Don't short change your success by trying to learn everything about advertising before you decide to become EA. Doing so postpones your commissions and you will likely get discouraged when your efforts are not leading up to income.