How do you pick your A2A friends and followers?

The a2a program could be a great tool to enhance the growth of your SFI business. Choosing well your a2a friends to connect with could also enrich your online interaction creating warm and friendly atmosphere every bit of time you spend with SFI.

How to pick a2a friends and choose whom to follow?

- There are many factors that one can consider in choosing his/her a2a friends. One of the most important attributes I look upon a person is the willingness to share his/her knowledge and experience to others without expecting anything in return. He/she lives up to the true meaning of friendship by doing all what he/she can to help not only his/her team members but most of all to others in the SFI community. You might be able to identify them with their engagement with the SFI Forum and Ask SC.

- For long term success I will associate with people who can take my life/career/business to the next level. It is good to spend time with friends who can expose you to greater things, new information and a higher level of living. If you value these friendships, you will soon find yourself advancing too.

- I will choose to make friends with common goals. When you have friends with common goals, particularly as an entrepreneur, you can push each other. You can work on your goals together and encourage each other in reaching them.

- We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Having the right friends, you can tap into the talents, skills and abilities of those that have expertise in areas that you don't. Maybe you aren't the best at organizing your business mails/correspondences with your team members, but you have a friend that possessed this expertise-organizing – ask his/her help. When you utilize each other's strengths, everyone wins.

- Choose friends who share your celebration of success. Good a2a friends will celebrate every milestone, accomplishment and success story on your journey. They will be genuinely happy to see you succeed and be the first to say "congratulations!" Friends like this can be rare so when you find them, keep them close. I highly recommend SFI to everyone! get started here.

- Associate with people who are go-getters. People who are go-getters are serious about their goals and serious about success. They don't treat life casually or waste time on frivolous pursuits. They take fast action and get things done. If you consider yourself a get-getter person, it's important that you have friends who operate the same way.

In every friendship, it is very important to base upon the give-and-take principle. Treat others as you would want them to treat you. If you stand on this principle you’ll find your friendships fulfilling and rewarding. 

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What should I do to gain maximum support from my upline to grow my SFI business?

Just believe in yourself! Everything you need will come to you as you work toward your goals. 

To run the SFI business you should first understand the SFI BASICS (https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics) and the LAUNCHPAD lessons (https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/), but the most important thing you should know that keep SFI grows for over 17 years until now is The Rule of Success by Gery Carson himself. 

Below I create a summary of The Rule of Success++ for your guidance, hopefully useful. 

Rule #1. Treat your SFI business as a serious, full-time business, put in the effort and commit to its success, it will become a serious, full-time business. 

Rule #2. DO something to grow your business EVERY DAY. 

Rule #3. Lead By Example. If you want your affiliates sponsoring affiliates, referring TC members, etc., then make sure YOU are are doing these things. 

Rule #4. Work with the workers. Keep sponsoring affiliates, work with your workers, and success will happen. 

Rule #5. Treat TripleClicks as YOUR store. Hence, when you buy products and services for yourself or others, you always need to shop your own store (TripleClicks) first. Of course you would love to add a direct commission to your paychecks by referring customers to your store. 

Rule #6. YOU succeed only if THEY succeed. Start by opening up good lines of communication with all your affiliates, you build relationships with your affiliates (very important!) and you can teach your affiliates how to succeed in SFI. 

Rule #7. YOU make it happen, no one else can make you successful. It's all up to you. YOU are the "master of your destiny" and responsible for your own success. Period. 

Rule #8. Leaders are readers. Everything you need for your better future and success has already been written. Go out and get it...and read it. It's one of the easiest ways to climb the ladder of success. 

Rule #9. Open your eyes to your potential. Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have no limits. 

Rule #10. Set goals...and publish them! Put your goals in writing. If you can't put it on a sheet of paper, you probably can't do what it takes to achieve the goal. 

Rule #11. Have a plan (a realistic plan). Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. 

Rule #12. Winning starts with beginning. Start now, with whatever you have. The tools you need will come to you as you learn more about SFI and work toward your goals. 

Rule #13. Focus. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. 

Rule #14. Send praise down (and criticism up). Provide your downline with motivation, inspiration, and help create and maintain momentum. Hence, when you have a complaint, go "up" with it. 

Rule #15. Don't quit. Failure is the path of least persistence.

 

Rule #16. Think BIG! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Fortune favors the bold but abandons the timid. 

Rule #17. Don't major in minors. Concentrate on the positives...and the "big picture." 

Rule #18. Don't be a negative thinker. People love enthusiasm and they can't resist someone having fun. Make your business so much fun that others will flock to you to join you. 

Rule #19. Be persistent, ignore the rejections, and you'll get more than enough "yes's" to build a successful business. Some will, some won't. So what?! Someone's waiting! Next! 

Rule #20. Persist until you win. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. 

Rule #21. Under no circumstances should you invest any money that you cannot afford to lose. 

Should I or shouldn't I try to recruit people to become SFI affiliates when they are not English speakers/readers?

Yes, please go ahead and recruit people to become SFI Affiliates regardless of their individual mother-tongues. 
My 10-point Reasons are as follows: 

1. SFI is a business venture that can be understood by everybody around the world; so, inability to speak/read English is NOT a barrier. 

2. In like manner, SFI is a business that can be practiced by everybody around the world - whether or not the person can speak/read English. 

3. In every part of the world, there is 'Network Marketing"; and SFI Business is built around that major industry. 

4. SFI products, particularly 'health & wellness' related, are GOOD for everybody, regardless of their language. 

5. Also, TripleClicks (TC)Products can be beneficial to everybody around the world; 

6. SFI Affiliate Websites & TC Product Gateways are constructed with simple, understandable English language that everybody worldwide can comprehend. 

7. The willpower, determination, desire and commitment to succeed in business as well as being a team player are all embedded in every person around the world, not only in those people who speak/read English language. 

8. Our problems of life (particularly in Internet Business), are with the so-called "Gurus" in Internet Marketing - who always attempt, in their eBooks, Websites and other communication presentation materials, to "impress" people (or show-off) with their (unnecessary) sense of technical language; and by so doing, they ("Gurus") end up confusing people all over the world with their undesired jargons. 

9. SFI is NOT built around these 'confusionists". Instead, SFI is presented in simple, understandable English; and so, we can bring people of all language backgrounds up to become SFI Affiliates - for as long as they possess the qualities for succeeding in business as summarized in Item No. 7 above. 

10. All said, there is even the availability of gaining access to Google Translator by everybody; and this laudable software can help a lot of people to translate some English presentation into some major languages across the Globe. That is a PLUS for an existing Affiliate wanting to bring in SFI Affiliates that seem to have some English language barriers. 

In conclusion, I wish to emphasize that you should please, go ahead and recruit people of other languages to become SFI Affiliates, regardless of their individual mother-tongues. 

Most assuredly, your willpower and exemplary leadership qualities will see you through in getting very many SFI Affiliates on board. 

Hope this helps a bit, 

My advertising is not providing satisfactory results. What should I do?

If you want your SFI business to thrive, you’ll need to continually advertise - to expose your SFI business opportunity to great number of people interested. 

You have stated that you’re not satisfied with your advertising results. Before taking any course of action, you need to consider the following questions: 

- Do you have a marketing plan? 

- Do you have a marketing strategy in place? 

By considering the questions above, you’ll get an insight about the essential elements of a successful marketing campaign. 

Let us explore what are the possible reasons why your advertising isn’t providing satisfactory results. 

- Do you have a specific target? 

The most important step in the process of planning a marketing campaign is defining your audience. Who do you want to attract? The more narrowly you can define your target who will benefit from your offer (SFI business opportunity), the better results you will get. 

- Do you have value proposition? 

To get your message right, think about the target audience you have identified and stand in their shoes. What are the problems that they face and how can you help? What value can you deliver to help them solve their problem? 

- Have you considered engaging your prospects with “Call to Action”? 

Don't leave the conversation without offering more to those who are interested. A call to action helps you identify the prospects that need more attention. Give your prospects a reason to ask for more information. Case studies, whitepapers, videos, webinars and any other educational content that you can offer are all great calls to action. Asking them to call you for more information is not. 

- How do you deliver your marketing message? 

How are you going to deliver the message to your target audience? There is no right or wrong here, and using more than one method is always better (commonly referred to as multi-touch marketing). Different people respond to different types of contact. Include e-mail, snail-mail, Web advertising, social avenues like LinkedIn or professional organizations, and even traditional advertising in your list of options. 

- Is “Follow-Up” a part of your marketing campaign? 

Your campaign is only as good as your follow-up. Just like you, your prospects are busy and get hundreds of marketing messages each day. You need to continue the dialogue with them until they opt out. 

You should test and analyze your advertising campaign to maximize results. There are probably a lot of things that you should be doing. It is far more important to keep marketing going than it is to make it perfect. 

Pay attention to the response that you get in terms of the vehicles and the message. Track as much as you can, but don't stop because you aren't getting the results you expected. If you have a good message targeted to the right prospects and keep the dialogue going, you will connect with them. 

Marketing campaign planning isn't just for big marketing departments. Work through these steps and you'll have the pieces in place for an effective campaign. Most importantly, keep it going. There is no magic marketing technique that will get you tons of new affiliates in a month, but persistence will pay off. 

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Here’s what you need to do: 

Your advertising campaign can set you apart from the crowd and attract the most qualified prospects, if you follow the following steps: 

1. Identify the target audience 

2. Determine your marketing objectives 

3. Establish your budget 

4. Go to Marketing Center for list of advertising messages. 

5. Select your media 

6. Evaluate your advertising campaign 

Conclusion: 

The mark of a good marketing strategy is not how many gadgets and neologisms are crammed into it, but how effectively it achieves worthy goals. Therefore, how you define your intent will have a profound impact on whether you succeed or fail. 

Of all the marketing tools out there I could use to build my SFI business, which is best...and why?

As SFI business owner, do you know the types of marketing tools available to grow your business? Knowing them and understanding each one of them will help you identify which one could be effective in building your business. 

Some marketing tools are designed to generate leads for your SFI business, drive sales and customer traffic for promoting TC products/services, while other tools are used for gathering customer/prospect data. The key is deciding which marketing tools you need to accomplish your primary objectives. Often, you will use several different marketing tools simultaneously. 

The best marketing tools for your SFI business will depend on the following points: 

- Your goals, which include short and long term goals. You need to align your marketing tools with your goals to ensure success. 

- Your time frame. How much time are you going to invest to establish the growth and momentum of your SFI business leading to your long term goal? 

- What kind of budget are you going to commit consistently for your marketing campaign? 

Let’s say, you set a goal to sponsor 50 affiliates per month or better find 5 to 10 affiliates who exhibit the qualities of entrepreneurship and duplicate your skills. What marketing tools do you need to accomplish this goal? 

There are series of steps involved before you can identify the best marketing tools for your SFI business and come up close to your primary goals: 

- You need to brand yourself. 

Developing your personal brand is similar to product branding. The overall goal with branding is to differentiate yourself in the market so you can attain your objectives. The process includes defining your brand and brand attributes, positioning your brand in a different way than your competitors and then managing all aspects of your personal brand. 

- Establish your presence on the web. 

Without web presence, you’ll be missing key opportunities to grow your SFI business. A website is the modern equivalent of a business card. But becoming a recognizable name on the Internet takes more than just finding a place to list your contact info. Building a web presence takes time, effort and persistence. It’s important to build your online presence so that your prospects will find you, interact with you, get to know, like and trust you. 

The above steps provide the essential ground for launching your marketing campaign effectively. 

To identify the best marketing tool, you have to employ keycodes and Hit Tracking in your advertising effort for the following types of marketing tools: 

- Traditional Media 

Traditional media which include billboards, banners, newspapers, magazines, television, radio and telephone directories involve marketing tools such as paid print advertisements, commercials and news releases. This approach focuses on a one-way promotion push and relies on reaching high numbers of people to ensure success. Advertising through this marketing tool can be costly and it is highly recommended to take your marketing budget into consideration before committing to this method. 

- Digital Media 

Computer software technology can reach potential prospects with targeted, measurable communications. Specific digital media marketing tools include search engine optimization, mobile marketing, interactive online advertisements, and opt-in email. A key component of digital marketing tools is Web analytics, which provide information on an Internet user's online activities, IP address and search keywords. To engage in digital media marketing, you can hire digital media marketing agencies or utilize software as a service application. I highly recommend SFI to everyone! get started here.

- Social Media 

Social media marketing is a subset of digital media marketing. However, the goal of social media marketing tools is to develop an interactive, online relationship with the prospect rather than to mine covertly for prospect data. Specific examples of social media marketing tools include blogging, tweeting, posting, sharing, networking, pinning, bookmarking, media sharing and commenting on social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Orkut, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit and YouTube. 

- Promotional Items 

Promotional items, such as ECA brochures, SFI/Eager Zebra/TripleClicks X-cards, Wave3 kits, TC Gift Cards and Wearables (Eager Zebra/SFI/TripleClicks T-Shirts) are tangible marketing tools. Some of these items include large amounts of detailed information and highlight attributes of the product or service; X-cards may display a company logo and provide contact information. In addition to increasing sales/sign ups, promotional items contribute to building brand awareness, but cost is a factor when selecting these items.