What's an easy method for sponsoring new SFI affiliates?

One simple method is to become a member of the EyeEarn Co-op Advertising Network. If you're not already a member, join now and you can start receiving a portion of the SFI Affiliates being generated daily worldwide by EyeEarn. Learn more about EyeEarn HERE.

And for more sponsoring ideas, see the Affiliate Sponsoring Methods page.

You know what the #1 complaint/suggestion we get at SFI is? No support from the sponsor/upline Team Leader. And if you're neglecting your group, you're greatly marginalizing the most lucrative aspect of your business--and it's probably costing you plenty in commissions.

One easy solution is to start publishing a weekly or twice monthly newsletter to send to your group to show you are there for them (your Genealogy makes selecting and mailing to your group easy). Then be sure to give the personal attention where needed.

For tips on group mailings and other Genealogy functions, click HERE. You might also want to stop by the Sponsor section of the Affiliate Center for more tips, aids, and methods on motivating and growing your team.

Adding your photo to the Affiliate Center is a great way to ensure your new affiliates are greeted by not just your name but also a friendly face...YOURS! Your picture personalizes SFI for your new affiliates and lets them know that their sponsor is a real person. Consequently, SFI strongly encourages all affiliates to add their photos to their accounts.

But having a stretched or bad photograph of yourself can give a negative impression to your new affiliates. To ensure your picture appears clearly and correctly on the SFI Affiliate Center, check out the helpful tips in this article explaining exactly how to crop and re-size your photos.

You can easily find information and e-mail addresses of all your personally sponsored and co-sponsored affiliates in your Genealogy report. Just select the Communications format. Click an individual e-mail address to send a message to a specific person, or "Send an e-mail/team mail to this group" link to send a group message (i.e., newsletter, announcement, etc).

Also, keep in mind that numerous formats, sorts, and filters are available in your Genealogy to display all kinds of details about your team members. Check them all out!

Check out SFI Forum Moderator Ray Richardson's excellent post on how to acquire EA status each month, the benefits of EyeEarn, and more.

https://www.sfimg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1311&start=0

And don't forget...there are lots of other great tips from affiliates located in our Training area HERE.

Check out SFI affiliate Roy J. Keller's excellent article on free advertising methods:

https://www.sfimg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1304&start=0

And don't forget...there are lots of other great tips from affiliates located in our Training area HERE.

Q: Should I contact the co-sponsorships I've received?

A: One of the reasons we created the co-sponsorship program is so that every affiliate has another support member to assist them. So, yes, we encourage you to reach out to the co-sponsorship affiliates you've been assigned, especially if their sponsor is not actively supporting them. Your Genealogy contains contact information so you can contact them directly (see COMMUNICATIONS format) or via the Genealogy's Group Messaging feature.

Here is a sample letter you can use to welcome a new co-sponsored affiliate to your team:

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Hi FirstName,

My name is FirstName LastName and I've recently been appointed as your SFI co-sponsor.

What's a co-sponsor? This is a brand new position SFI created in August 2009. As your co-sponsor, I'm here to assist you and support you in building your SFI business.

By the way, co-sponsors aren't the only thing that's new at SFI. If you haven't looked at SFI lately, you definitely need to check them out again! With the changes made in August, SFI is exploding with growth. SFI is now much simpler, easier, and more profitable than ever before. I LOVE what they've done!

You can read about all the exciting August announcements at news.sfimg.com (see August 5th news and the first and second week "report cards").

You'll also want to log in at the SFI Affiliate Center (www.sfimg.com). When you get there, you'll see the new SFI Homepage, which now features a to-do list personalized just for you. This makes everything so simple because all you have to do is start completing the tasks on your to-do list. Each task earns you points and positions you for higher and higher payouts!

That's it for now. Be sure to log in at the SFI Affiliate Center as soon as you can, and if I can answer any questions or assist you in any way, just let me know.

I look forward to working with you!

Your First & Last Name
You SFI title (e.g. SFI Silver Team Leader)
Your contact information (e.g. email, phone, IM)

Q: What are the best actions to focus on to earn commissions?

A: You create revenue in your organization from sales and purchases made at TripleClicks.com by the customers you REFER and the affiliates you SPONSOR. In other words, you CREATE revenue in your organization by referring and sponsoring...and then you MAXIMIZE the commissions you earn on that revenue by achieving the maximum number of VersaPoints you can each month. Therefore, by focusing on referring and sponsoring, you can both create AND maximize your earnings with SFI. Learn more about referring and sponsoring here.

Find out when and how to contact your newly acquired co-sponsored affiliates. Check out this thread in the SFI Forum for tips and advice from fellow SFI Affiliates:

https://www.sfimg.com/forum.sfi?/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=785&start=0

Q: What do I have to do to secure the co-sponsorship affiliates I've been assigned?

A: To secure all the co-sponsorships that are being assigned to you, you must achieve 1,500 VersaPoints within your first 15 days in SFI. For a complete listing of actions you can do to earn these points, see your To-Do List on your SFI Homepage.

Q: What are the financial benefits of being assigned the co-sponsor of someone?

A: As an affiliate's co-sponsor, you can immediately begin earning up to 24% CV commissions on all their purchases (plus an additional 4% to 8% on all their sales)! This benefit can also continue monthly!

For specific details, see the SFI Compensation Plan or check out the Co-Sponsorship FAQs.

Grab the attention of co-workers, passersby, and others with T-shirts, mugs, clocks, mousepads, coffee mugs, and other promotional items with the SFI logo, available at: www.cafepress.com/goSFI. When curious prospective affiliates ask you about SFI, just hand them an SFI X-Card or an EE X-Card.

Click any SFI ID number on your Genealogy to access the Affiliate Manager, featuring detailed information on that affiliate. For personally sponsored affiliates, this page includes data from the Affiliate Profile, performance statistics, upline information, a sponsor checklist, and more...all designed to help you provide strong support (your responsibility as an SFI sponsor).

For more information about getting the most out of your Genealogy Report, see Genealogy Tips & Shortcuts.

It's not necessary to invest a lot of money creating your Website and establishing your online presence. There are MANY helpful resources for both FREE and affordable Web hosting services.

A few to check out include Doteasy, 50webs.com, and Yola.

These and other services offer both FREE and paid Web hosting and typically include VERY user-friendly, site-creating tools, with no programming or HTML experience necessary. However, for a nice, quick, easy HTML tutorial, which may help speed along your site creation, see this lesson from W3Schools

Special thanks to SFI Executive Affiliate Lusekelo Kaoloka for this tip!

Are You Ignoring 80% Of Your Market?
Why You Should Be Reaching Out Across The Globe!

Did you know that by mid-year of 2008, the worldwide number of Internet users had grown to more than 1.46 BILLION people, with the total amount spent online estimated to grow to $263 billion by 2010 from $170 billion last year!?

With those figures in mind, consider that although the U.S. led the pack as of July '08 for the percentage of its population online (73.6%), that number still constitutes only 17% (and shrinking) of Web surfers worldwide—a fairly small segment of online users!

The true current and future online growth is and will be in the world's most populous countries, such as China, India, Brazil, Russia and Indonesia. In fact, the Asian continent ranks first worldwide for the number of Internet users—578 MILLION and growing. Moreover, since 2000, Africa and the Middle East have witnessed what can only be described as a phenomenal increase of online users: a cumulative, eight-year 1,031.2 % and 1,176.8 % growth rate, respectively!

Not coincidentally, we've also seen a dramatic increase in new SFI affiliates from these same regions coming in the door, with India, Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Maylasia, and China all in the top 10!


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