Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

These are two different aspects of SFI business you can generate income from, so there is nothing wrong if you do both, provided you have the ability and the wherewithal to also become an ECA yourself. You see, when you do both you earn both ways; earning 10% ECA royalties from the sales of your referred ECAs and selling and making profit from your ECA store also.

Having said this, it is not a good business strategy to become an ECA yourself for the sake of becoming one, especially if you cannot run an online store. This is because opening an ECA store is far more than just that, but also involves a well design marketing strategy to be very competitive and not to bring the integrity of TC into disrepute. This means you will need to be professional in your dealings with customers and be responsive to their queries on a timely and consistent manner, otherwise you will be reported and given a low rating which are recipe for failure as an ECA and may lead to your removal.

As you can see, it may be better to refer ECAs who have the experience and professional discipline to successful and professionally operate an ECA store, so that you can better engage in the area you have strength, which is to promote your referred ECA store, in order to increase the potential of earning 10% royalties from their store. The more sales your referred ECA makes, the more earnings you make as the referral, so it is in your own interest to promote the store.

TC is becoming less tolerant with under performing ECAs especially in the aspect of customer satisfaction, so any aspiring ECA needs to up his/her game in order not incur the wrath of SFI, which could easily and quickly happen these days, so my advice will be to exercise caution, understand what is required and expected of you before you make a decision if you want to become an ECA yourself, especially if you have no previous experience.

In conclusion, I will add that there is nothing wrong in doing both, but it is better to stick to what you are good at, rather than to be all over the place for the sake of it.
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These are two different aspects of SFI business you can generate income from, so there is nothing wrong if you do both, provided you have the ability and the wherewithal to also become an ECA yourself. You see, when you do both you earn both ways; earning 10% ECA royalties from the sales of your referred ECAs and selling and making profit from your ECA store also.

Having said this, it is not a good business strategy to become an ECA yourself for the sake of becoming one, especially if
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Affiliate since: 06/27/2013, Power Rank: 197 | Read James's 127 other Ask SC answers

Both are beneficial as an affiliate can be an affiliate in SFI and as ECA in trippleclicks. Both activities generate income.

Being an ECA has a better source of income. Especially so, when an ECA has good quality products to sell which are greatly demanded in the market.
Having a large volume of sales can make a successful ECA. But an ECA has to provide stocks to meet the demand. Secondly, an ECA has only to advertise and promote their products through affiliates and through the social media

Having a close relationship with SFI and with good business practices, an ECA can confidently earn more sales.

An ECA must be innovative and ensure that the products he/she sells are of quality and meet prescribed criteria to be able to reach a wider market. The market is unlimited.

An ECA is running the business and be ready to ship out/deliver the products effeciently without delay.. Shipping cost should be minimal to reduce the burden of shipping charges to the buyers.

An ECA gains more income from sales after minus sales commissions. He/She is free to outsource the supply of the products to sell. It is worth the investment.

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Both are beneficial as an affiliate can be an affiliate in SFI and as ECA in trippleclicks. Both activities generate income.

Being an ECA has a better source of income. Especially so, when an ECA has good quality products to sell which are greatly demanded in the market.
Having a large volume of sales can make a successful ECA. But an ECA has to provide stocks to meet the demand. Secondly, an ECA has only to advertise and promote their products through affiliates and through the
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Both are highly beneficial to an SFI affiliate. However, being an ECA and referring an ECA require, each, different mindsets, strategies and marketing approaches.

A business building mindset and sense of customer service will be critically important to be a successful ECA. For the referring ECAs, relationships building and a sense of effective communications are more useful.

As a business owner, an ECA must be aware of the constant market changes, have the ability to adapt, and be able to interact with customers on a daily basis to maintain and grow the business. An ECA is not building a residual income as such. His success is based on meeting the needs of his customers, making those customers repeat buyers and keeping them satisfied, while growing the customer base. He will be well served to keep the customers he has. He also has to find new ones. He has to grow sales and improve his bottom line.

When an affiliate is referring ECAs, he is not focused on products and sales. He goal is to find additional business owners and convince them to register as ECAs, He is earning commissions and building a residual income.

In an ideal situation, an SFI affiliate can and should do both. It is not a mutually exclusive approach. On the contrary, they can be successfully combined. Both are important SFI income stream we should not neglect.
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Both are highly beneficial to an SFI affiliate. However, being an ECA and referring an ECA require, each, different mindsets, strategies and marketing approaches.

A business building mindset and sense of customer service will be critically important to be a successful ECA. For the referring ECAs, relationships building and a sense of effective communications are more useful.

As a business owner, an ECA must be aware of the constant market changes, have the ability to adapt,
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Affiliate since: 02/16/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Russell's 68 other Ask SC answers

The answer to this question is simple. Referring an ECA is more beneficial to an affiliate and the reason I'm so certain of this can be rendered down to one word - LEVERAGE.

Referring an ECA takes a finite amount of time. When the task is finished, the ECA simply makes you residual money and you never have to really lift a finger again in assistance. That leave you time to expend the effort to refer another ECA - and your leverage has just doubled. And that boild down to another word commonly heard around SFI and that one is - DUPLICATION.

So what happens when or if you bite the bullet and you do set up your own ECA? Well for one thing, you won't have as much time to spend on ECA referral and recruitment anymore. Much of your time will need to be allocated to the necessities of managing your ECA store and all your product listings. That shortage of of time might be slightly offset by your now having the hands on experience of setting up and having your own ECA and that could be of benefit when in the process of attempting to enroll other ECA merchants. I suppose we should now reduce this paragraph also down to a single work and that would be - EXAMPLE.

Now that we've really examined your question closer, perhaps we're leaning more in the direction of saying the truly optimum answer is both. Certainly the affiliate should set up an ECA storefront as a practical demonstration of their commitment to the ECA program and their ECA knowledge.

Then after your ECA is set up you allot only a certain percentage of your time to the day-to-day operations because the ECA isn't the biggest income earner for you in this instance because you devote even more time and effort into duplicating what you've already done. Then each ECA you sponsor and support into your SFI fold becomes a new income stream that is leveraging your earnings higher.

In conclusion, the affiliate should establish an ECA to set an example but place much more ongoing effort into DUPLICATING that EXAMPLE and LEVERAGING maximum EARNINGS.
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The answer to this question is simple. Referring an ECA is more beneficial to an affiliate and the reason I'm so certain of this can be rendered down to one word - LEVERAGE.

Referring an ECA takes a finite amount of time. When the task is finished, the ECA simply makes you residual money and you never have to really lift a finger again in assistance. That leave you time to expend the effort to refer another ECA - and your leverage has just doubled. And that boild down to another word
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day Rafeed,

Nice question and in my opinion, being an Affiliate, ECA or being an ECA referral, the common goal is to get a steady and residual income. So i would say you should go for both.

The next question would be why? Being an ECA, you have the advantage of:-

1. You can manage your business as you are the boss

2. List your items on your T-connect page for as low as 1t credit per listing. The only thing SFI does is to retain a norminal amount when you make a sale

3. Fix the prices of the items and get sales vp, your capital and profit.

4. You also get a share of the tripleclicks executive pool based on the vp earned.

On the other hand, if you refer the ECA, the benefits derived are:-

1. You will earn 100 versa point when the ECA you registered makes a sale of ten dollars

2. You get commissions from the ECA for each sales generated.

In otherwords, Lifetime royalties provided the ECA still is active.

Remember that being an ECA, it is not all the products you have that is why you refer via your affiliates link. In summary, both ways, you earn as its a win - win situation

All the best
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Good day Rafeed,

Nice question and in my opinion, being an Affiliate, ECA or being an ECA referral, the common goal is to get a steady and residual income. So i would say you should go for both.

The next question would be why? Being an ECA, you have the advantage of:-

1. You can manage your business as you are the boss

2. List your items on your T-connect page for as low as 1t credit per listing. The only thing SFI does is to retain a norminal amount
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Affiliate since: 04/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Diane's 76 other Ask SC answers

Hi Rafeed

I do not believe this is an either/or question. Why not do both? They are not mutually exclusive, they are both independent income streams here at SFI.

In fact, being an ECA yourself will help you to refer more ECAs as you will have a better understanding of the ECA program, and increased knowledge and experience. You can position yourself as an expert, an authority on helping people to open their own e-commerce store.

If you have products to sell yourself, here are the benefits of opening your own ECA store:

* Go global! Reach millions of shoppers worldwide on one of the fastest growing, international e-commerce sites on the Web.

* No listing fees and no risk. Simply sign up, upload your products, and start taking orders. TripleClicks retains a nominal amount only when you make a sale.

* Put the marketing muscle of over one million SFI affiliates to work for you, promoting and selling your products in over 20,000 cities in over 190 countries!

* TripleClicks further facilitates sales growth by providing you with your own customized "TConnect" Website, a multitude of payment options for your customers and much more!

* When TripleClicks customers 'Connect' with your ECA, you have ongoing opportunities to promote your products and services to them, through the newsletters you can send them on a regular basis.

When you refer ECAs, you will earn commissions on all of their sales, for life!
You will also earn 100VP when they make their first $10 in sales.

SFI provides a comprehensive guide to referring ECAs here:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/ECAStrategies
showing you the methods and techniques to grow your team of ECAs.

SFI also answers just about all the questions you may have about the ECA program here:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/index?category=26444&folder=42424

No question about it, if you can, do both!

Hope this helps.
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Hi Rafeed

I do not believe this is an either/or question. Why not do both? They are not mutually exclusive, they are both independent income streams here at SFI.

In fact, being an ECA yourself will help you to refer more ECAs as you will have a better understanding of the ECA program, and increased knowledge and experience. You can position yourself as an expert, an authority on helping people to open their own e-commerce store.

If you have products to sell yourself,
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 346 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

While being an ECA can be profitable, it can also be extra work. If you already own a store or business, it won't be much more to do, but if you are creating a business for the purpose of being an ECA, then you must also consider what it will take to set it up and keep it running.

You must have a good idea about what you will be selling and where you will buy the products. If you are using drop shipping, then you must also have contracts worked out. Then you must pay for your TC License and apply to become an ECA.The next step is listing your products and uploading a photo of each. This will take some time to complete.

Then you must advertise your ECA store, pack and ship the orders, and answer questions from customers. Or ECA income relies on each order as it comes in. Any break in orders cuts your income from your store.

Referring ECAs, on the other hand requires much less time. You contact a merchant, interview him, give him a brochure. Do a follow up. Help him fill out his TC membership and ECA application. And wait for the money to roll in in the form of royalties.

As you repeat the process with more businesses, you begin to see a great residual income forming and you won't have to do anything to maintain it.
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While being an ECA can be profitable, it can also be extra work. If you already own a store or business, it won't be much more to do, but if you are creating a business for the purpose of being an ECA, then you must also consider what it will take to set it up and keep it running.

You must have a good idea about what you will be selling and where you will buy the products. If you are using drop shipping, then you must also have contracts worked out. Then you must pay for your TC License
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

Being an ECA:

1. You have the liberty to sell what ever products you want to sell;
2. You can keep adding or removing products keeping market conditions in mind;
3. Being an ECA, you can discuss with others about this Program & convince them to become an\
ECA easily;
4. You have better control over:

a) Products,
b) Pricing,
c) Delivery Time,
d) Service Requirements,
e) Choice of Shipping/Courier Companies
f) Using the profits thus earned to build your Team continuously & grow consistently.

Referring an ECA:

1. Refer companies that sell products, to your ECA Gateway;
2. When the companies are approved and become ECAs, you can earn VP and 10% of the CV on
all of their sales continuously.
3. SFI has provided a detailed ECA Referral Guide. It talks about how to refer an ECA, What are all
the methods by which we can refer an ECA, etc.
4. For more details please visit: //www.sfimg.com/Training/ECAStrategies?referrer=search

Conclusion:

a) If you have products of your own, become an ECA so that your business & income will grow more;
b) If you do not have products but have good contacts with sellers, please discuss with them and
enroll them as TripleClicks ECAs;
c) Create more PRMs so that you will earn income as well as VersaPoints when ever they buy\
from them;
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Thanks for this question.

Being an ECA:

1. You have the liberty to sell what ever products you want to sell;
2. You can keep adding or removing products keeping market conditions in mind;
3. Being an ECA, you can discuss with others about this Program & convince them to become an\
ECA easily;
4. You have better control over:

a) Products,
b) Pricing,
c) Delivery Time,
d) Service Requirements,
e) Choice of Shipping/Courier
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

Hello Rafeed

Both being an ECA and referring an ECA are good. But becoming an ECA is only good if you have your own products to sell or have a physical store, otherwise referring an ECA is much better for the following reason:

Simply refer companies that sell products to your ECA Gateway. For each that becomes an approved ECA, you'll earn 10% of the CV on all of their sales at TripleClicks.com. Plus, you'll earn an immediate 100VP when your ECA generates their first $10 or more in sales.

Earnings Example: The total CV for all of your referred ECAs is $20,000. You earn $2,000 in ECA Royalties this month (10% of $20,000).

The ECA referral program is very powerful because all you have to do is introduce an ECA to TripleClicks and you're all set to earn royalties for life! Every time anyone—anywhere in the world—buys something at TripleClicks from one of your referred ECAs, you earn a royalty!
Though there are virtually infinite ways to market the program, the bottom line is you just need to get your prospects to your ECA Gateway.

For specific strategies, see our ECA Training HERE.( https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter?type=&shape=&color=&size=&language=&theme=&currency=&favorite=0&pg=1&form=MarketingMethods&category=ECA&goal=&difficulty=&free=) Or, see ECA marketing aids HERE.( https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter?pg=1&form=MarketingAids&category=ECA&type=&free=&shape=&color=&size=&language=&theme=&currency=&favorite=0)

In referring, you don't any product of your own. No advertising, no shipping and no additional problems. Just once refer an ECA and earn royalty on his effort for the whole life.

Hope it helps
Cheers !!

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Hello Rafeed

Both being an ECA and referring an ECA are good. But becoming an ECA is only good if you have your own products to sell or have a physical store, otherwise referring an ECA is much better for the following reason:

Simply refer companies that sell products to your ECA Gateway. For each that becomes an approved ECA, you'll earn 10% of the CV on all of their sales at TripleClicks.com. Plus, you'll earn an immediate 100VP when your ECA generates their first $10 or
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Affiliate since: 10/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nouroudini's 16 other Ask SC answers

Being an ECA allows you to manage your business yourself:
+ listing the products of your choice,
+ fixing prices yourself,
+ Adjusting prices if necessary,
+ selling in auction if you want,
+ Selling some items in hot deal or clause out if necessary, and so on.

An ECA cash the entire selling price of his products decreased the 15% tax accruing to SFI.

In addition, an ECA earns sales VPs on each sale which may enable him or her to win the E365 competition, to confirm his/her status within the hierarchy or to achieve a higher ranking.

Refering an ECA allows you to earns:
+ 100 VP as soon as the first item listed by this ECA is approved.
+ 45% of the commission volume each time an item will be sold by this ECA.

By cons, you have no control over the ECA you referred.
He can do what seems good to him including giving up at any time.

In comparison, it appears that being an ECA is more beneficial than referring an ECA.

But in my opinion it would be more beneficial to do both, if you can.

I hope my contribution can help someone.






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Being an ECA allows you to manage your business yourself:
+ listing the products of your choice,
+ fixing prices yourself,
+ Adjusting prices if necessary,
+ selling in auction if you want,
+ Selling some items in hot deal or clause out if necessary, and so on.

An ECA cash the entire selling price of his products decreased the 15% tax accruing to SFI.

In addition, an ECA earns sales VPs on each sale which may enable him or her to win the E365 competition,
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