When you join a new business the first thing you need to do is to learn about the business and develop an understanding of how it works, because without this you may be building your business on a shaky start. So your first strategic objective will be going through relevant training materials and other helpful literature on SFI website and beyond.
It is a good first step to open a communication channel with your sponsor and other upline members, register at the forum and become an a2a member. These understanding, participation and relationships will help you prioritize and carry out an effective planning, deployment and management of your resources; both time and money.
Secondly, having developed an understanding, you are now better positioned to know the things you need to do immediately, on the short-run and some you may defer to the medium or/and long run. For example, you need to strive to accomplish actions that have deadlines or actions that once missed cannot be recovered like Fast Track, daily actions, E365 contest etc. Your strategy here is to be in the running for the E365 Champ, be a Fast Tracker within the specified time, and do your daily actions every day as they will contribute to your monthly VP tally.
Thirdly, ensure you gradually complete you Getting Started and Intermediate actions, including the Launchpads. These actions, combined with your daily action have the effect of bringing you up to the 1500 VP to become an Executive Affiliate (EA) in your first month.
Fourthly, notwithstanding the above, there is nothing wrong in your trying out recruiting SFI affiliates and signing up TC members and ECAs as you start to develop some understanding on what they are and how to apply them. You see your first month is supposed to be for training and learning, but the learning curve of individuals differ, depending on how fast you are and the likely support you may receive from your upline. We do not restrict your growth in SFI, so move at your own pace and increase your participation where you can like purchases at TC, auctions, EZ games etc.
Lastly, after you have become an EA in your first month which should be your strategic objective, you are now in a position to access your understanding and plan how you will remain at least an EA monthly, which is where the real work starts. I do not know if your question envisages my advice from this point but let me suggest the following strategies going forward, building your SFI business from this point:
1. Set up an appropriate financial budget within your capability.
2. Follow the 3-step plan (https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics3Steps) and ensure you engage in active and effective advertising, using paid and free platforms, but first start with your warm market; friends, relatives, colleagues, social network etc.
3. You may need to setting up a standing order of at least 1200 VP if you can and ensure you can make it up with at least 300 VP from your To-Do-List
This is my take as it relates to strategies on getting started, so I do not want to bore you further with more details in order to avoid a situation where you are overwhelmed. However, like I said before, you have to move at your own pace and invest your available time and money, but remember that the best strategy for a starter is to seek to acquire knowledge and develop understanding.
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