Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

That could be difficult, especially if money is an issue for them.

There are many of our more senior affiliates who stress not rushing to TL until you have a team under you to help supply the required VPs. This idea does have good merit, but is mentally limiting.

BTL can be maintained without a very active team, but you will end up needing to spend at least some money to maintain it. SO for the full 1500 VPs or more would be pretty much a necessity. Willingness/ability to buy TCredits as needed to gain the AVPs required for BTL. I would not try a higher rank until they do have at least 2 active PSAs with some actives under them, it would really be very difficult to maintain.

However, I think it would be best to explain within their first few days to a week, depending on how fast they are moving, the benefit of staying EA2 until AT LEAST the middle of their second month before they try for BTL. And that also depends on how much they have learned in the first period. Studying is much easier done without the stress of knowing you have to get that additional 1000-1500 VPs to reach/maintain BTL.

I would recommend making a point to talk to each PSA, feel out their training level (regardless of how long they've been here), see how much they understand. Ask how they would explain thus and so to a new recruit, etc. See if they feel ready to reach for BTL. If so, encourage them to the best of your ability. If not, support their decision, continue with your help.

The point for you is to create a STRONG team, not have those who continually bounce back and forth between EA2 and BTL. That benefits no one, and will lead to fading PSAs.

Best wishes to you:))...
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That could be difficult, especially if money is an issue for them.

There are many of our more senior affiliates who stress not rushing to TL until you have a team under you to help supply the required VPs. This idea does have good merit, but is mentally limiting.

BTL can be maintained without a very active team, but you will end up needing to spend at least some money to maintain it. SO for the full 1500 VPs or more would be pretty much a necessity. Willingness/ability to
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I have worked with several online businesses in recent years, and absolutely NONE can hold a candle to SFI!!

There are no required fees to join, upgrade/improve your learning, advance to higher ranks. It is very slow progress without some investment, but it is NOT required, as all the others were that I joined. You can join for small amounts of money sometimes, but if you want the best help and training, then you have to pay a lot of money!

All of SFIs training is provided for free, all you have to do is read! Got a question? AskSC, Forum, and Support are readily and freely available to help resolve your issue. Marketing aids? SFI has those, too, many of them for free.

And instructions on how to use every tool SFI has available, and there are LOTS of them!!

Better question: How do other businesses compare to SFI? (Not well, I assure you!!)...
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I have worked with several online businesses in recent years, and absolutely NONE can hold a candle to SFI!!

There are no required fees to join, upgrade/improve your learning, advance to higher ranks. It is very slow progress without some investment, but it is NOT required, as all the others were that I joined. You can join for small amounts of money sometimes, but if you want the best help and training, then you have to pay a lot of money!

All of SFIs training is provided
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Best is to set up your Standing Order, I suggest at least 2x 125 TCredit pack and 2 units of SBuilder coop, and then at least 5 PSAs To Go (with at least 1 unit of SBuilder in your SO, you can buy PSAs to go for $1.99 each).

PSAs to go will come in within a few days, you will be able to get them off to a good, solid start. When SBuilder PSAs begin to arrive, I would leave off the PSAs to go.

SBuilder will take 4 to 6 weeks to begin arriving, you will usually receive 6-8/month/unit. When SBuilder is in your SO, you will always have a stream of fresh affiliates coming in.

Bid auctions, remembering that every 10 bids will earn a spin on the Spin and Build page. Mostly, you will win 10% of a PSA per spin, I have gotten 20 and 40%. These PSAs will accrue more quickly than you might think, an extra perk for bidding auctions, and maybe winning...again!!

Hope these ideas help:)...
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Best is to set up your Standing Order, I suggest at least 2x 125 TCredit pack and 2 units of SBuilder coop, and then at least 5 PSAs To Go (with at least 1 unit of SBuilder in your SO, you can buy PSAs to go for $1.99 each).

PSAs to go will come in within a few days, you will be able to get them off to a good, solid start. When SBuilder PSAs begin to arrive, I would leave off the PSAs to go.

SBuilder will take 4 to 6 weeks to begin arriving, you will usually receive 6-8/month/unit.
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe it is mostly a matter of personal preference.

One must learn how to use the auto-bidder so as not to fly through all your TCs before you realize it!! There are settings to use for starting and ending dollar amounts. I've only tried it once, didn't care for it.

When not using a-b, you have more control over your bidding. It's not advisable to get into a bidding war with anyone, as it's basically just throwing TCs away. Every time someone bids, the clock starts over, so no gain. Pace yourself, be patient.

Watch the other bidders, control your bidding flow, hope you can outlast the others while staying within your planned bidding budget.

Personally, I think it's better to not use auto-bidder.
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I believe it is mostly a matter of personal preference.

One must learn how to use the auto-bidder so as not to fly through all your TCs before you realize it!! There are settings to use for starting and ending dollar amounts. I've only tried it once, didn't care for it.

When not using a-b, you have more control over your bidding. It's not advisable to get into a bidding war with anyone, as it's basically just throwing TCs away. Every time someone bids, the clock starts over,
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Transfer buying should be easy to explain. Ask them where they buy household supplies, vitamins and other health items, etc.

Then proceed to explain to them all the items along those lines that are available at TripleClicks, THEIR store!! Not only can they get the items shipped directly to their homes, they get sales/purchase VPs for doing so!!

Promote transfer buying by reminding them in one or two team mails a month that TripleClicks is their store, and you found _____ at a really good price, you thought they might like to know about it.

They should pick up the idea fairly easily and quickly, especially when you remind them that they basically get a rebate because of the VPs they earn while doing so!!:))...
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Transfer buying should be easy to explain. Ask them where they buy household supplies, vitamins and other health items, etc.

Then proceed to explain to them all the items along those lines that are available at TripleClicks, THEIR store!! Not only can they get the items shipped directly to their homes, they get sales/purchase VPs for doing so!!

Promote transfer buying by reminding them in one or two team mails a month that TripleClicks is their store, and you found _____
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The answer to this is twofold...

1) When you join Wave3, you receive a window decal for the vehicle of your choice (or that of a friend if you have none). When you drive around your town, park in public places, people see the decal and their curiosity is raised.
When they ask you questions, be sure to give them one of the W3 cards you always carry with you. It will have your gateway on it, and you can explain to them about W3 and the benefits, plus they will end up a PRM for you.

That brings up...

2) Explaining W3 will lead into explaining TripleClicks to them - shopping for items they buy monthly/weekly anyway, the special gift for a loved one for a birthday or holiday; the Pricebender auctions for TCredits and items they can use at home; and all the awesome games we have now at Eager Zebra!!

At $1.95USD, Wave3 is the cheapest advertising you can buy!! That also includes some of the W3 X-cards on which you can put your links ahead of time.

W3 can get you PRMs who will buy items that will pay you commissions, and the VPs on all they buy so long as they are not SFI Affiliates!

Very win-win situation!!:))...
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The answer to this is twofold...

1) When you join Wave3, you receive a window decal for the vehicle of your choice (or that of a friend if you have none). When you drive around your town, park in public places, people see the decal and their curiosity is raised.
When they ask you questions, be sure to give them one of the W3 cards you always carry with you. It will have your gateway on it, and you can explain to them about W3 and the benefits, plus they will end up a PRM for you.

That
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Without getting into heavy details, my thoughts for the top selling points of SFI would be:

YOU are the only boss of your business;

YOU determine your schedule for learning about SFI (Launchpad, Basics, etc.) and the initial steps required to proceed;

YOU are the motivating force of your business, the one responsible for reading all the available information that will teach you how to best operate your business, at your own pace;

YOU will never need to feel alone in SFI because of the help available 24/7 from uplines, Forum, AskSC, a2a friends, Support, and all the additional training sites found in the black bar on home page.

YOU will not ever be REQUIRED to invest money, although a little would help extremely. One of the best options is 125 Pack TCredits for $36.25USD, once a month. Also gives one the 1500VPs necessary to obtain EA/EA2, enabling one to concentrate on moving up to at least Bronze Team Leader (BTL).

YOU is the keyword to keep in mind when considering SFI as your own home-based income business for your future well-being!!:))

Hope these ideas help:))...
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Without getting into heavy details, my thoughts for the top selling points of SFI would be:

YOU are the only boss of your business;

YOU determine your schedule for learning about SFI (Launchpad, Basics, etc.) and the initial steps required to proceed;

YOU are the motivating force of your business, the one responsible for reading all the available information that will teach you how to best operate your business, at your own pace;

YOU will never need to
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I would say it would be better to stay more regional until you are fully engaged in business, and very comfortable with shipping.

For the USA, Canada &/or Mexico might not be too difficult as far as shipping regulations and costs go, since they border us. They are still international borders, though, so check out the procedures thoroughly before you begin to include shipping to them. Canada would be the easier of the two, I think.

After a full year, see how things are going, reach out to Canada/Mexico if you have not already, get your feet wet. Expand slowly, like maybe South America. These are all land-connected countries, so the shipping might be more reasonable.

For people in Europe or African countries, I would say the same thing... stay more regional at first, then reach out further. Same thing, actually, for all areas.

Good luck to all ECAs in SFI!:))...
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I would say it would be better to stay more regional until you are fully engaged in business, and very comfortable with shipping.

For the USA, Canada &/or Mexico might not be too difficult as far as shipping regulations and costs go, since they border us. They are still international borders, though, so check out the procedures thoroughly before you begin to include shipping to them. Canada would be the easier of the two, I think.

After a full year, see how things are
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

There are several options available, some more preferable than others. If you like, Skype is one way. Watch for them in your movers list or genealogy, when little chat bubble is yellow, they are online, you can initiate a conversation more or less live that way.

One of the easiest will be through your leadership page, or Stream posts. These would be good for snippets of information for all your downline.

Use your movers list to send e-cards with helpful tips, or ask them why you haven't seen them online recently, are they having problems you can help with, etc. E-cards enable you to make individual contacts, talking to that specific affiliate. Use their email contacts for even more individual help when needed.

Team mails (to both PSAs and CSAs) reaches your entire group for general bolstering of morale, information they will all benefit from, etc.

Most important to remember is being consistent with your team mails and stream posts. You want your team to KNOW you have their best interests on your mind, and you want to share anything helpful with them.

Let them know you have an "open door" policy - they can contact you anytime for your help with their new business.

Don't bother them every day, but have something available for them to see within SFI that comes from you whenever they go seeking.

Best wishes to your success!:))...


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There are several options available, some more preferable than others. If you like, Skype is one way. Watch for them in your movers list or genealogy, when little chat bubble is yellow, they are online, you can initiate a conversation more or less live that way.

One of the easiest will be through your leadership page, or Stream posts. These would be good for snippets of information for all your downline.

Use your movers list to send e-cards with helpful tips, or ask them why
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I would suggest you start buying PSAs as soon as you are comfortable enough with your knowledge of SFI to be able to well support those incoming people! The sooner, the better, but only if you are prepared to do so.

You can bid auctions for PSAs, buy them from several sources (SFI, ECAs...), or buy some S-Builder Coop units as part of your standing order. One unit is $22USD, it will take 4-6 weeks, on average, for them to begin to show up, but thereafter, they will be a steady stream. This will also include a PRM or two during each month. The advantage to using S-Builder is that they come in one or two at a time, a much easier flow to deal with. On average, you will gain 6-8 people/month, steadily, month after month, without expending time and effort to acquire them. S-Builder is a good time-saver for you.

If you want PSAs right now, order some from PSAs to Go. You can order a smaller, more manageable, group to get your feet wet in supporting them while waiting for the S-Builder to start.

I wish you much success with your PSAs:))...
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I would suggest you start buying PSAs as soon as you are comfortable enough with your knowledge of SFI to be able to well support those incoming people! The sooner, the better, but only if you are prepared to do so.

You can bid auctions for PSAs, buy them from several sources (SFI, ECAs...), or buy some S-Builder Coop units as part of your standing order. One unit is $22USD, it will take 4-6 weeks, on average, for them to begin to show up, but thereafter, they will be a steady stream.
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