Why should I invest in SFI?

Let me ask you – Why do we invest in anything at all? What do you consider “investing;” is it time or is it fiances or both? 

I know your question is aimed at SFI but do you understand that everything that we do at home, in our family, our work place (if still employed) is considered some kind of investment. 

Why invest in SFI? Am I going to tell you to invest in SFI because it is the best program on the net today? No! That is called hype. 

I can go on and on like this but I know you would want me to get to the point. And I see it this way: 

You need to decide for yourself if you can see a reason to invest your time or money in SFI and TripleClicks. 

Before you make an investment of any kind – time or otherwise – you need to gather the facts for yourself and weigh them against your dreams and desires you have for your future and if you can see that it is obtainable through SFI and TripleClicks then what are you waiting for? 

If you were given all the testimonies and facts from every affiliate in SFI about investing in this program you will still have to gain the confidence to do that through your inner man. 

You must know within yourself without doubt that investing in SFI and TripleClicks is for you. 

As an example: Myself – I joined many on-line programs only to have them fall apart in a couple months or to see that the program is a rip off. I learned real fast to be a “skeptic” on every on-line company I looked at. 

I made me a set of 10 rules that a company must fall into before I would consider joining them - If a program or company did not pass at least 8 of my rules then I wouldn’t join. 

When I joined SFI they only passed 7 of my rules but something in me told me to hang on for a minute or two. I signed up and during the first two months all most the only thing I did was read and do the daily activities. 

Within a short period of time I realized that SFI and TripleClicks passed all 10 of my personal rules and proved themselves more worthy than what I had listed. This has given me the confidence that I needed to make the decision to invest whatever I could in time and money because I know without a doubt I can do it through this company. 

Now I say to you – Invest the time to search within yourself and make an intelligent decision that you would be happy with. And whatever you come up with “go for it with gusto” 

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The biggest turn-off that should be avoided when talking with a prospects about SFI?

1. Frankly speaking there is no end to the number of ‘turn offs’. Basically, these would vary with different prospects. 

The following are the common mistakes which we commit/likely to commit while talking about SFI to a prospect, which can instantly turn him/her off! 

i) Being Pushy: Never try to force your prospects to join SFI. The principle & rules of SFI clearly state that joining SFI has to be a voluntary affair. You will be violating SFI’s culture if you are quite aggressive in your approach to a prospect! Therefore let’s carry out some smooth talking. 

ii) Promising them the”Moon”: Never bloat up or exaggerate the benefits/rewards. Keep emphasizing that it’s not an “overnight becoming millionaire “scheme. 

iii) Presenting SFI in a complicated manner: Explain in simple terms,each & every step by merely highlighting the basics;summarize the business model,sources of income,daily,weekly & monthly tasks to perform. Finally assure them that you will guide them at each step .This will instill their confidence in you. 

iv) One way traffic: Never dominate the conversation with your prospect.Always pause & lend your ears allowing them to speak & clarify their doubts. Allow the discussion to flow from both sides. 

v) Pleading/begging to join: Be quite professional in your approach. You may politely request your prospect once to try out this online venture but never beg them to join. 

2. Most of the time you do not know your prospects in person since you are promoting SFI to mere strangers either online or offline; it’s therefore hard to deduce what can be a 'turn-off'for a particular prospect. However, avoid excess information so as not to confuse them. Too much information can also be intimidating for most people and they assume that this business is difficult and complicated and will not be capable of doing it,thereby dropping the idea of joining.. 

So brief them the following:- 

A) The overall merits & benefits of SFI condensed to the point as given below:- 

i) Free to register, 

ii) Free training and world-class support around the clock. 

iii) No monthly fees 

iv) Nil experience required, 

v) Option of choosing your own working hours 

vi) Working from your own home. 

vii) Global outreach 

B) Minimum Basic Requirements: - 

i) A desk top computer/ tablet./laptop/ smart phone with an Internet connection, 

ii) Basic knowledge of English, 

iii) Determination and will to work and succeed. 

3. You will need to diplomatically convey to them how long it was before you broke even, and how much longer it was before the business earned you a profit without mentioning your monthly income! 

4. A few people are apprehensive about the need to recruit their own down lines; but if we patiently explain the free training aids to advertise & market the affiliates for our down line, all their fears can be removed. 

5. Finally, a word of caution. Never try to omit or hide any aspect of SFI that can turn off a prospect. Once he/she comes to know the truth, it will badly backfire on you. 

What is the most effective way to communicate with your team?

There are many and various ways of communicating with team members but I think the main thing to do is work out which way is best for each individual member. 

This is of course easier when you have a small team. If you have a large number of affiliates, I would recommend that you focus your communication efforts on your movers. Sure you still need to keep in contact with all members of your team, but make sure you do not lose contact with your workers. They are the ones who will bring you the money. 

The main ways I communicate with my team members are - emails, streams, e-cards and newsletter and I find emails and e-cards to be the most effective way to connect with them. 

The majority of the emails I receive from my team members are in reply to my e-card messages. I use the E-Cards a lot. They are easy and quick to use personal messages. The only minor draw back is that if I forget to save them, the messages are lost ones they have been sent. 

I find that all my workers communicate with me by email. 

Whenever I see one of my people are online, I send them a chat request and connect with them that way. I also connect with some of my team on FaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Skype is also good. 

Speaking to them on the phone is not always possible for me because of where I live, the difficulty of time zones and of course the costs involved. I am after all running a business. 

So for team messages, I stick with the streams and Newsletters but for the workers, I use E-Cards and Email. 

TIP: If you haven't done so already entered all your teams emails on a mail group in your Gmail, Yahoo or whatever you use. Call it SFI Group and send out emails to them using the bcc facility say ones a month. Those emails that come back to you as undelivered are obviously not correct so you can try and find other means of connecting with those people. Every time you add PSA & CSA to your team add their emails to your group and if they leave SFI, take their names off you group mail.

What should I work on to build my SFI business when I can't access the SFI Affiliate Center?

There are many ways to grow your SFI business that does not require an Internet connection however. I am basically still pretty new to Internet Marketing, but I know quite a bit about Face to Face marketing, Hard selling, and recruiting from experience, so my advice to you, would be to do the following: 

1) Work on your warm market - Speak to friends and family (colleagues too if possible) about SFI, people who are not already signed up, and warm them up to the idea of creating an additional income stream. 

2) Hold presentations or "parties" at your home where you invite friends over specifically to introduce them to SFI, provide light snacks and some juice, maybe even a glass of wine, mention in your invites that you have something you would really like to get some advice on - works every time! 

3) Hand out/post flyers, SFI X-cards, Gift cards and more. Just check out "marketing methods" and you will find tons of ways to promote that dont require you to be on the net. 

4) Call businesses in your area that you think would benefit from the ECA programme, and If they are interested in joining, drop off one of the pamphlets SFI provides. 

5) Get an SFI t-shirt and cap and other promotional material needed to do your own flyer drops at robots, hotels, wherever! Be creative... 

Which is better to pursue...CSAs or PSAs?

Like in most of the cases - BOTH! 

PSAs (Personal Referred Affiliates) are those who you personally introduced to SFI,and they registered using your getaway link.They are your PSA and you're their Sponsor.CSAs (Co-Sponsored Affiliates) are not the ones who you personally introduced to this company,but you're still connected with them and get a share of profit they make. 

From both of the groups (PSAs and CSAs) you'll have benefits.Little bit more from your PSAs,since their rank (EA2 or higher) can bring your certain amount of VP (from CSAs and their ranks you have nothing directly).Still,from both you will earn some money when they order something from Tripleclicks web store.If it's your PSA you will earn 45% of CV (Commission volume) and if it's your CSA then it will 15% of CV for you.Matching points can be earned from PSAs as well as CSAs (they all have to be EA2 rank or higher,and you have to be at least bronze team leader). 

All in all,you'll have benefit through: 

- direct commissions (45% for PSA and 15% for CSA) 

- matching points (if they're EA2 or higher) 

- versa points (only from the rank of your PSAs) 

Note that PSAs are yours FOR LIFE (for as long as you are and they are part of SFI) and CSAs are yours for as long as you keep achieving minimum EA status (1500 VP/month or more).In other words,you can be part of SFI and loose your CSAs,but you can't loose your PSAs (except if they opt-out on their own). 

Also,when it comes to sponsoring,to your PSAs you're at place number 1,and to your CSAs you're at place number 2.

How can I win a Pricebenders auction?

Definition: Pricebenders Auctions 

Pricebenders Auctions deliver brand new (and, occasionally, refurbished), brand name merchandise, gift cards, and more at prices that are far below typical retail. Prices start at just $.01, and with each bid received, the price increases by just one cent. The final bidders on these penny auctions may then buy the items for the ending price (usually a fraction of the normal retail price, with free shipping). TripleClicks "TCredits" are used for bidding on Pricebenders Auctions. Be the final bidder and you win the item. IF YOU CAN'T PLAY CAN'T WIN

 

Tips & Strategies For Winning Pricebenders Auctions 

There seems to be no limit to the number of tips and strategies out there on the Internet about how to win penny auctions and spend the least number of bids to do it. Trouble is, there seems to be little consensus on many matters. Some “experts” recommend using auto-bid tools, others warn against them. Some stress intricate strategy and mathematical accuracy of bid timing and amounts. Others claim that winning is most simply a matter of bidding at the right time. 

However, what most DO agree on is that preparing yourself and practicing a few, clear penny auction do's and don'ts could save you a lot of money AND increase your chances of winning. For preparation, read (and re-read if necessary) the “How It Works” article HERE. Then, before placing a bid for a Pricebenders auction item, be sure to familiarize yourself with these essential do's and don'ts: 

Pricebenders Do's 

DO...determine a bid budget and stick to it. 

DO...watch the auction timer. If the counter almost reaches zero again and again before starting over, it means that there are probably not very many members bidding on that item...and that means your chances of winning are higher. 

DO...consider some of the less-expensive items. Generally, fewer people bid on cheaper items and, again, fewer bidders mean your chances of winning are higher. 

DO...time your bids wisely. This is a vital factor to winning. Bidding right after the start of an auction, for example, is usually a wasted bid. 

DO...observe the auctions and list of recently won auction items to determine the best time of day that consistently have the fewest bidders (generally, the lower the winning price, the less bidders there were). 

DO...enter the "Pick The Price" contest. Submit the amount you think will be the winning price of any Pricebenders auction. Pick the exact price--or be the closest if no exact picks--and you'll win a share of our daily Zackpot and a nifty badge for your TripleClicks Homepage! Play for just one TCredit per entry/auction. No purchase necessary to win. Plus, each entry earns you 5 Member Rewards Points! Hundreds of chances to win weekly and no win limits. 

DO...purchase your TCredits for bids in bulk if you can. In this way, you'll minimize your cost per TCredit (as low as $0.29 each) and ensure you'll have as many as you need to complete an auction. Running out of TCredits at the last moment can be costly...and heartbreaking! 

DO...if you're on the TripleClicks homepage, check out the auction item's description page by clicking the item name. In this way, you'll be sure to know EXACTLY what you are bidding on and avoid unpleasant surprises later. You'll also be able to see the bid log listing all bidders for this item. Tip: Click on a bidder's name to see their TripleClicks "TConnect" Webpage to learn more about him or her. 

DO...use Pricebender's Auto-Bidder with care! This useful tool can ensure your bids are entered automatically, so you won't have to stand by monitoring an auction...but it should be used carefully and with your budget in mind. Tip: Let's say you think an item's final price is going to be $5.75. A smart auto-bid might be to set up, say, 10 TCredits for between $5.50 and $6.00. Of course, keep in mind that if the price never reaches $5.50, none of your bids will be placed. Conversely, if the price goes beyond $6.00, someone else may win the auction after your ten TCredits have been automatically bid. 

DO...read Pricebenders Rules & Policies and be sure you understand the rules and limits for participating in the penny auctions

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Pricebenders Don'ts 

DON'T...spend more on an auction than you are willing to lose. 

DON'T...wait too long to bid. Connectivity issues, computer crashes, latency (network delays), and other factors may interfere with your bid. If you wait till the last few seconds to bid, you're running the risk that your bid won't go through in time. And make sure you understand that when you bid, it just resets the auction clock, so being the last one to bid before the clock hits zero gains you little if anything...and may just keep you from winning if your bid is delayed by one of the afore-mentioned technical issues. If your strategy is to wait until the "last possible moment," we recommend bidding with NO LESS THAN 5 seconds remaining. 

DON'T...get overly excited when bidding. You'll be more likely to break your budget and/or use your TCredits up faster than you need to. 

DON'T...get in a bidding war with other bidders. If you can, sit back and let others battle and use their TCredits trying to out-bid each other. 

DON'T...pick an item on which to bid just because it looks like only a few members are bidding on it. A lot of members wait until the last few moments to bid. So while it may look like only a few bidders are interested, dozens more are probably watching and waiting—particularly if it's a popular item. 

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Apart from the above, I don't think there are any other tips that will help in winning the auction EXCEPT one's LUCK FACTOR!! 

Wish you all the very best to win!! 

From my 2 years experience with SFI,

From my 2 years experience with SFI, i have developed unique qualities and skills that i am pleased to share with you.

1. Determination: I have a goal and it always shouts loud in my mind everyday when i wake up. I am so determined to become successful with SFI by doing and re-doing the simple things that SFI teaches me to do. You have to be a determined person to taste success

2. Pro- Active: I have always thought of the unlikely events that can happen in the future and try to employ early actions so that i prevent it. Actually, this is what motivates me. For instance, if you are employed, one time in future you are going to be fired or retire. Once employment stops, your salary stops. So invest wisely and build your SFI business so that when that day comes, it does not stress you big time since you have another source of income

3. Researcher: One thing that i have learnt with SFI is that the information that i learnt 3 years ago isn't relevant now. Things are changing very fast due to innovation advancement and be the first researcher to apply what you have learnt in your SFI business

4. Consistency: Success in SFI isn't just achieved by working only once and then you sit down. You have to passionately grow your business consistently. Its an on going process. For instance, when marketing your business this month, don't expect to see results immediately next month! Market every month for that progressive recruitment to your online business and for a long time.

5. Patience/upbeat: You really have to be patient with this kind of business. Some of my new PSA who join think that the following month, they will start earning big commissions! You have to understand that this isn't a get rich quick scheme and it will take time for you to grow your business depending with your actionable input.

6. Prayerful: There are those moment i almost quit because of investing so much in this business and no sign was evident. Those low moments i have always prayed, since i believe that there is a Higher Power above us (Almighty God), and i gain hope to keep on pushing harder. Never forget to ask God for guidance.

7. Front-Runner: Be a leading example to your down-line. When you tell them to become an EA, make sure that you too are an EA. When you tell them that SFI is truly working, make sure that you have relevant SFI badges to prove that. It will really help in your immediate and easier duplication

8. Creative: I must admit and thank Gery for this quality especially when it comes to marketing my gateway. I have always re-phrased my adverts successful and its because of the training that i passed through the marketing section in SFI. I also feel like i am creative in my approach to anything i want to do.

9. Ambitious: I really have gained a strong desire to make it in life and become successful in whatever i do. May God Help me and You of course :). You need to have an ambition when dealing with SFI. SFI asks you the main reason why you joined the program and mine was to become wealthy. This has always been my strategic thrust that i live by and i am sure i will reach it.

Hope that helps you and best of luck in your great quality attainment in your SFI journey.

If you are not good at approaching people face to face, what are some tips to improve in this area?

Not all of us are gifted with good PR. We have different personality and usually introvert person has difficulties in approaching people, much more talking about online earning opportunities like SFI. I understand it well because I am like that. 

Three things that helped me improved in this area of approaching people face to face and present SFI. 

1. When I become fully convinced that SFI works - When I read and studied the SFI business process, I knew it will work, because although almost all income will come from sales, but you do not have to do hard selling (which is the hardest part of any online marketing). Your affiliates will be buying voluntarily, eagerly and happily. That's the magic of SFI system. 

2. When I became fully knowledgeable of almost all part of SFI and Tripleclicks system. - This important because you need to know how to present SFI according to the person's capacity, both technically and financially. So, I advise that you read and study what is inside SFI website. Then ask if there are things that you don't understand the forum is a quick source of answers, plus your sponsors. 

3. When I have experience some degree of success - This will be your ultimate source of confidence in sharing SFI to others. Well, not all of us have this but you can use the experiences of others and how you yourself is doing the best practices you know. 

We need confidence and courage when we approach people face to face. Our conviction, knowledge and experience will boost our both our confidence and courage. 

If its really difficult because of our personality, well don't be dismayed because there ways to do it without even knowing your prospective affiliates, that is through internet marketing. 

So, everybody has a place here at SFI!!

A good content for weekly newsletters to YOUR team?

As a Team Leader we are given the opportunity to write weekly newsletters for our team members. Thus, it is imperative that the content is good and well constructed so that our team members or down liners will be inspired or motivated. 

Firstly, it should be precise and not too long. Maybe you could summarize the latest news or announcements made by SFI in their weekly newsletter. You should not repeat what has been stated earlier in the SFI newsletter as this will be redundant and be of little interest to the team members since they might have already read earlier. What you can do is just to elaborate further by stressing important points in connection thereto. Free to start..work online

Secondly, you should also share your SFI experiences and how you have achieved success. By doing so you would have given them vital information in their journey towards achieving the same. Not to forget you should also highlight the obstacles faced and how you manage to overcome them. Remember that your success is directly tied to how your team members or down liners performed. At the end of the day you shall also be able to reap the rewards. 

Thirdly, get your team members or down liners to revise the various training resources provided by SFI. It is preferred that you focus on only one resource per week. Elaborate further so that your team members or down liners understand fully the subject matter. This is also vital since only affiliates who are well equipped with the knowledge can progress further and attain success in SFI. 

Lastly, emphasize on the need of team work and complementing of each other. Only good team work can ensure success for everyone. Remember that of all of us are in SFI business for a common goal which is to earn extra and possibly have a financial independence 

Hope the above helps and good luck. 

See you at the top. 

AIM HIGH DREAM BIG 

How to promote the New Member Pack (NMP) to boost and grow SFI business?

NMP is one of the best products that SFI is selling at TripleClicks. For $20 your new affiliates can have the following: 

* 50 mighty TCredits 

* 200 Member Rewards Points 

* 10 Eager Zebra Express "tokens" 

* PLUS...A FREE BONUS: 30 free entries in the TripleClicks Daily Crown drawing 

Aside from these there are tremendous benefits for your new affiliates and to you as as well. Please see these benefits here https://www.sfimg.com/FT. 

What make this product fantastic is you will let your affiliates experience many features of SFI and TripleClicks at the early stage of their journey at SFI. 

They will experience how to use TC and MRP and play games at Eager Zebra. They will be rewarded with Fast Tracker Badge that they probably missed during their first 24 hours. We hope that all these experience will make them active affiliates. 

Now to the question on how we can promote NMP. 

1. Timing - First of all we should take note that this is most beneficial on the first 10 days of our affiliates. So therefore we should be able to tell our new affiliates within their first 10 days of joining SFI. 

2. Audience - We should remember that the first group of people to sell them are our new PSA's and New CSA's. Therefore we should not give up finding PSA's an strive to earn CSA's by keeping your rank and bid for them at Pricebenders. They are your first customers for NMP. 

3. Materials - Prepare a good material , a message or email or power point presentation explaining NMP to your new affiliates. Tell them the benefits of having it, and how it will contribute to their success in this business. 

Take note that they are new and probably still overwhelmed with the information they are reading at SFI website. Be sure not to appear that you are forcing them to buy because this is not the approach we have here at SFI. 

Provide positive emails to my downline?

1. Yes, many of our down line affiliates do require a lot of guidance especially if they are new to online marketing/duplication. They do tend to be careless or show lack of interest while carrying out their daily tasks, once they log in. Out of the 11 /12 tasks available, many of them select four to five of these tasks & review the same; thereby losing the remaining 6-7 daily VPs. They also tend to skip some of the getting started action points thereby missing a lump sum of 100-3500 VPs due to carelessness or ignorance. 
Some of them even fail to review their daily launch pad lessons as they may be unaware of how to go about it. 
2. Well, this is how I go about guiding them without any criticism. I start my mail, appreciating their involvement and dedication by logging in. Next I make them realize the value of each versa point by mentioning these VPs as their “bread & butter” in their chosen online business. I gently warn them not to neglect these precious gems which can play an important role in increasing their commission benefits from the common executive pool. 
At the same time I also guide them step by step in clicking the right tabs to review the Launch Pad lessons, especially the yellow tab on the right hand corner of the launch pad page to collect the 15 VPs. I have found many of them are unaware of this 15VP yellow tab. Many of them also do not click the survey questions in the “daily to do list” action points and select one of the options for each of the twenty questions. 
Some of the others do not know how to go about using the SC tab for voting the answers given by different affiliates to questions asked by others(both beginners & experienced affiliates) ,thereby missing another vital daily VP .I also had a similar problem in my initial stages. I used to regularly miss out the VP for Ask SC as I did not know how to go about clicking this tab to open the 10/20 answers for voting! 
3. Whenever some of my down line fail to log in, I immediately shoot out a mail to them reminding them that they cannot afford to exhibit such carelessness if they want to progress in their business. Well, this is another mild way of advising them. 
4. You should generally go about giving them friendly tips from your experience in SFI, instead of criticizing or finding fault with them. 
5. Further, using some of the phrases given below will guide & help you to evoke the right response from them, each time 
“Hope all fine at your end” 
"I have noticed that you are doing fine, but some of your actions are not going as planned". 
“I am always here to help you succeed on your terms" 
“Why don’t you try it this way? 
“Are you approaching in the right direction to achieve your set goals and plans in SFI? 
“I am also having an issue; can you help me with your advice? 
"I would advise you" 
"I would suggest you" 
"I would solve that problem in this way..[explain the solution]" 
"I think it can be solved in another, more effective way" 
Finally, to close the mail you can use-"Let me know if that helped you" 
"If you still don't understand, just ask me and I’ll try & explain you better". 
7. To summarize, lets make use of this golden opportunity as team leaders to mentor and guide every member in our down line without any judgmental attitude and helping them succeed in this legal, rewarding, transparent online venture, courtesy our SFI Leader Gery Carson! 

Wish you and your team a great success. 

Think, act, and grow

There are two people that live in each one of us. One of their names is "Success" and the other's is "Failure". They are always talking to you but sometimes, one is yelling louder than the other. Unfortunately, it is usually Failure. No matter what you try to achieve, he yells out, "failure, failure". Most of us listen and are inclined to give up. But if you fight against that voice and never give up, you will always find that "Success" will catch his breathe right when you need it the most. He will yell out in a triumphant voice, "You're a winner, you can do it". If you always allow successful thinking to energize you, you will find that soon "Failure" will fall off your shoulder. NEVER GIVE UP!"

- Allen Steble-

Don't be afraid to go for what you believe in. If you have a dream, follow it all the way through and dream big. The bigger you dream the better off you'll be. If you dream large and you fall a little bit short then you are further off than where you started. However, if you dream small then you won't be any better off than you were the moment you started dreaming. Dreaming big can never hurt, as long as you are willing to do what it takes to accomplish that dream. Dream bigger and bigger things will happen to you