One Year in SFI, E365 Champion

I joined SFI in April 09,2013. Back then I don't have a clue as to what is SFI all about.

In my first two months in SFI I didn't do anything up until my sponsor Mr. Henry Stevens, sent me an email explaining how paying for a membership in a gym but not doing actual work out won't help you lose weight. 

Here's a  Screenshot of it; 

I haven't checked in detail what actually is in it for me but damn it feels good to be a champion :)

SFI represents multiple income earning opportunities. Should I focus on just one, some, or ALL?

Yes indeed! SFI primarily presents you with 6 options to earn & earn huge : 

1. Direct Commissions - Each time one of your PSA's buy something from TripleClicks, you earn 45% of Commission Value(CV) 
2. TripleClicks Executive Pool - Having maximum Versapoints(VP's) a month is crucial to earn big on this one. You need to be a Team Leader with multiple EA2's to mushroom your matching VP's. 
3. Co-Sponsor commissions - Each time one of your CSA places an order with TC, you earn 15% of CV 
4. Bonus Tcredits - Each month you get 10 T-credits if you were an EA the previous month, 12 if you were a BTL & so on... 
5. ECA royalties - You earn 10% of CV of total earnings in a month of your referred ECA 
6. Pay-Per-Action - Be an advertiser & get new enrollers(who won't be part of your downline). You'll earn per new enroller(conditions apply, of course) 

Now, from my personal experience, the primary source of income remains the 1st 3 options. And for that, you need to duplicate & help your own PSA's & CSA's duplicate. TripleClicks is our store & it's thriving success is vital for every SFI affiliate. 

Options number 1 & 3 are the easiest. Get your PSA's & CSA's to set up a Standing Order, encourage them to shop at TripleClicks for their day to day purchases(household items, cosmetics, electronics etc.) 

For option number 2, you need to have exponential downline growth. 

Option number 4 is an added bonus from SFI & Gery. Everyone likes free T-credits :) 

Option number 5 & 6 remain the elusive options, but they could also be your best options. If you know a lot of merchants who would like to sell or advertise through SFI & TC, then you have hit the jackpot my friend. 

Focus on one or all : That's your prerogative. If you are happy with what you are earning through steps 1 to 4 and are not running your SFI business full time, then it's fine. But if you do want to leave any territory uncharted when it comes to potential income, give your best shot to each option. 

You will end up a winner. 

Since SFI has been around for many years, is the playing field fair for someone who have just started in SFI like me?

Yes, SFI playing field is one of the fairest.

No, SFI is just at the inception of its potential growth. Although it has now 15 years of existence, it is only starting to scratch the surface of its potential, which is enormous.

Yes, this is the best time to start building an SFI Business for years to come.
SFI Corporate mentioned this in the Newsletter published early January 2014. 2013 was a year of unprecedented growth. That pace of growth is likely to continue.

All hard working affiliates are equally well positioned to reap the tremendous benefits of promoting an SFI business.

Actually, we are in a better position today than the earlier Affiliates. We have tools they did not have. We have a global market. They did not. We have a speed and efficiency of communications that did not exist before. We are building on their success while they started from scratch.

At the same time, you would also be building your residual income (for retirement so to speak). A successful SFI Affiliate who retires would be able to maintain their income level. This is not possible for an employee in any brick and mortar business and in any country. Today people are retiring nearly empty handed.

Another interesting fact is the rate of penetration of the internet in all these countries, which is extremely high. Worldwide, internet access is making leaps and bounds, opening new areas of recruiting for us.

It is clear that in 1998, marketing reach and methods used by SFI Affiliates at that time could hardly go beyond North America. Today, we reach every corner of the globe and growing.

When we combine all these factors, it is clear that we have today a much greater opportunity that the early SFI Affiliates had.

Then, I would encourage you and every other Affiliate who joined recently, to see SFI as a real potential for building a sound and strong business for the future of many years to come.

What is the best and least expensive way to build a personal SFI Website?

The least expensive is NOT the "best" way to build your personal SFI Website in my opinion. However, let's cover the "least expensive" and then what I would consider the "best" way to build a personal SFI Website. 

The least expensive way to establish a professional presence on the internet is to use one of the FREE blog services like: 

WordPress.com (notice that the .com extension is used for the HOSTED version of WordPress) 
Blogger.com 
Tumblr.com 

All three of the recommended services have excellent systems in place and will allow you to get up and running quickly in a professional manner. As a matter of fact, SFI uses WordPress.com for it's Official News Blog (news.sfimg.com) so that's an impressive testimonial all by itself. 

I would consider the "best" way to build your personal SFI Website to be with the FREE self-hosted version of WordPress. 

WordPress.org (notice that the .org extension is used for the SELF-HOSTED version of WordPress) 

Unlike the above "least expensive" recommendation my "best" recommendation would require: 

1) The purchase of a domain name (annual cost). 

2) The purchase of a hosting service (monthly cost). 

3) Optionally the purchase of a professionally programed "theme" for your WordPress site (one-time cost). A theme that uses "child" themes is a BIG plus. I strongly recommend a theme that has been optimized for SEO and is responsive to ALL devices that may access your site (Responsive Design is IMPORTANT). Also, I can't stress enough how SEO friendly a WordPress site can be with the right theme. I regularly see pages indexed by Google in just minutes after being published. Impressive! 

4) Optionally the purchase of professionally programed "plug-ins" to add value-adding features to your WordPress site (one-time cost per plug-in). 

I would also like to stress that there are tens of thousands of FREE plug-ins and themes for the self-installed version of WordPress. However, I've found that the professionally programmed/supported plug-ins and themes have a better pay-back in results. 

If you go with the "best" recommendation then you have total control over all aspects of your site like setting up a forum, taking surveys or setting up highly customized forms just to name a few. You can add all the features you want! You have total control! 

Remember to use the 80/20 rule and do not over complicate your site. Stay focused with one central theme per website. Use a/b split testing to improve your site. Focus on benefits! 

BONUS RECOMMENDATION: Use three separate services, if possible, for your domain name, email service and website hosting. You want to avoid having a single point of failure. It just makes business sense! 

by: Leon McKee

What are the benefits of organizing a contest for your downline?

A contest has many benefits. 

First of all you are giving your affiliates Motivation to do something and at the same time they get rewarded if they win. 

You can give rewards for many Accomplishments. 
To name a few: 

. Reaching the 1500 VP mark and becoming EA 
. Becoming EA2 
. Becoming Team Leader 
. Earning the Fast Track Bonus 
. Being the most Productive member on the Team 
. For referring their first ECA 

and many more to think of. 

The second benefit is you give them rewards which your affiliates can use in their business. 

To name several: 

. Reward them with T-Credits which they can use at TripleClicks for buying products, bidding on Auctions and also to reward their own affiliates by transferring credits to downline. 
. Reward them with a gift certificate which again they can use at TripleClicks for buying products. You will get the VP benefits on the products they buy and the Executive Pool points when your are EA2 or above. 
. Reward them by giving a free S-Builders Coop share so they will benefit with affiliates each month and you'll benefit too. You can offer to pay for half of a Coop share, your affiliate gets the VP each month. 
. Reward them by signing over one or several PSA's into their downline. Again, active affliates benefit you in many ways. 
. Set up your own Coop and offer to enter the winner for free for one or several months in your Coop. 

There are many more ways to reward the winners. Look thru your 'to-do-list' for ideas. 

The third benefit is that your affiliates will look up to you as their leader and it will teach them how to deal with their own downline and at the same time giving you more VP and income. 
Make certain you check if the winner has used their price and remind them if they didn't. 

You can organize several contests at the same time in your Leadership page. 

The main reason is to keep your affiliates Active and Interested in this great thing we call SFI and TripleClicks. 

Your affiliates will trust you and hopefully will follow in your steps! 

What is your advice to those who want to pursue this business but have limited time to invest into it?

 

We all have limited time to spare! 

Many of us have started this business so we can work less hours. 

The first thing is this is not a race and there are very low running costs. Just a few $s to have a standing order so you can qualify each month, I would suggest TCredits as they are stored until you have time to use them. 

Second there are many things they can do for their SFI business while going about their other work. Hand out cards invitations to wave3 and gift cards etc. 

As they go around notice shops and other businesses that may be interested in an ECA. They can plan to work on it when they have a bit more time and understanding. Just take notes to start with. 

Obviously the more time and effort we spend on a business the better it will be. I would say the minimum would be a once a week check up on your progress and half an hour or so learning would be the absolute minimum. These days with all the technology you can save the pages to your phone or tablet and read through at a later date. 

Tell them. Always remind them this is a business where they are investing their time not spending it. As their small SFI family grows they will get better and better returns, even though they only have a little time now the effort they put in will show dividends in the future. 

Finally it boils down to do they really want a business of their own that could lead to independence? 



Like many out there, there are several of us also in the same situation. For me I find the following steps usually help alleviate instances of having a lack of availability as it relates to time: 

For people who work, or have other heavy life obligations, you can suggest they re evaluate their priorities in determining if this business is for them. In most cases simply revising ones schedule can assist in determining this. 

I suggest also that you outline to them the importance of logging in at least daily, completing their to do list, and checking over the progress of their PSA`s. in addition to communicating with them if required. This would take a minimum of 20 minutes to an hour a day, based on the available tasks at hand upon logging in. 

They can invest in the S-Builder Co-Op if time limits their ability to effectively advertise, they can enroll to have PSA's automatically delivered monthly by pooling resources with others in SFI to help build their downline. You can explain the benefits, and the process with setting up a Standing Order also. 

Dividing time slots to make time for SFI also might help. Try suggesting that perhaps logging in earlier in the day for a small amount of time prior to going on with their daily routine, then again at their lunch hour or break if possible, and even after they sit down to have dinner, they can dedicate time to reviewing the SFI Affiliate Center also. Any combination of time they spend on SFI Affiliate center is acceptable, this can be achieved in many ways and based on the particular persons schedule. 20 minutes per a sitting for 3-5 log ins daily amounts to 5-7 hours a week. This in my opinion is the bare minimum to spend with ones SFI Business. Keep in mind also, the less time spent on SFI cultivating your business, means less signups, less commission, and potentially resulting in disappointment leading to no success. They must be willing to invest their time to nurture their business for ultimate success in the longrun. 

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