Want to spark new life into your team and SFI business? Consider alternatives to usual methods of communication to help re-establish contact with your PSAs and team member signups who aren't taking action.

First, go to your Genealogy report (not the condensed version, but the full Genealogy). Set the report's first Sort to "Communication" and the second Sort to "E-mail Address" and click the Go button.

Notice the e-mail addresses in the resulting list. Type "yahoo" in the Genealogy filter to bring up your affiliates who are using Yahoo! e-mail (you can do the same for Hotmail and other popular e-mail providers). Download the .csv file from your sort, and open it with Excel or another spreadsheet program.

Now, you can use this spreadsheet list of e-mail addresses to send a general PLAIN TEXT e-mail to all affiliates on your list. Enter one e-mail address in the SEND field and the rest in your e-mail's BCC field. IMPORTANT! Please do not put all e-mail addresses in the SEND field. Doing that will cause all e-mail addresses to be sent to everyone, and you DON'T want to do that. Using the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) will prevent addresses from being viewable to everyone else and keep your affiliates' information private.

Your message to these affiliates should be short, explaining why they are getting this message and who you are. Include a short line telling your affiliates to login to sfimg.com with their e-mail addresses if they cannot remember their account numbers and to pay attention to the alert on the first page they see. And don't forget to ask your affiliates to reply to your e-mail message.

TIP: Do NOT include any clickable Website links or your e-mail address in your mail. Clickable links and e-mails within the message body will will probably be caught and deleted by spam blockers. If you include links, strip off the "http://" part of the URL.

You could also get your own Yahoo! Messenger account (and/or MSN Messenger, etc.) and add your list of e-mail addresses to your Yahoo! Buddies list. Just be sure when adding to your Buddies list that you put your affiliates' first and last names in the Alias field and tag the end of the name with "(SFI)." Create a group called SFI and put your affiliate list in that group. Don't worry if you get an error message, the names will still be on your buddy list. Then, send an intro message to them (doesn't matter if they're online or not. The next time they login, they'll see your message. NOTE: MSN Messenger does not let you send messages when recipients are offline.

After you give these methods a try, you may successfully establish your first communication with affiliates who have been sitting for months with no action. Even something as simple as a "hello" when you notice they're online might be enough to keep SFI on their radars and help build a good relationship with fellow affiliates and team members. In fact, you may be pleasantly surprised how quickly things can change for you and your team by simply maintaining simple, easy contact.

EXTRA TIP: A lot of affiliates today love social networking (MySpace, FaceBook, etc.). Some of these programs allow you to immediately search for other friends in your address book who are already using that social site. You might be surprised to find some of your affiliates who have already signed up but have not logged in to the Affiliate Center or taken any action in a long while. Just send a friend request to re-establish communication with them. That said, it's VERY important that you take it easy and not force SFI-related questions or conversations on them right out of the gate. Build a good rapport first before you remind them about of their SFI businesses.

Special thanks for these tips to:

Lyle Kannenberg, SFI EA
EDMONTON CANADA

Lusekelo Kaoloka, SFI EA
BLANTYRE MALAWI

We recently unveiled a new login page for the SFI Affiliate Center.

With the expanded text and type of information now included, we'll be giving search engines good information to spider. Consequently, prospects will be discovering SFI through search engine searches. And when they do, and when they decide to join SFI through the provided registration link, YOU can receive a share of the sign-ups...provided you are participating in the EyeEarn Co-op. In other words, if you haven't already, join the EyeEarn Co-op so that you may share in these sign-ups.

Learn more about EyeEarn HERE.

SFI makes its blog updates available to affiliates via RSS feeds. This helps you stay up to date on the latest SFI tips and ensures you won't miss out on important information. Subscribing to RSS feeds is easy. Below are some simple instructions:

In FireFox and Mac's Safari...just go to http://tips.sfimg.com/index.php and click on the RSS icon in the right side of the URL address box.

In Internet Explorer...Click the RSS icon in your IE toolbar. Click the arrow next to the RSS icon on your browser toolbar. In the dropdown menu, select “Get RSS 2.0 Feed.” You'll now see a feed page with directions on how to subscribe.

Via E-Mail Client:

The cool thing about subscribing to RSS feeds via your mail application is that you're notified in your e-mail inbox each time SFI updates its blog, so you're less likely to miss out on the latest posts.

To add an RSS feed in Mac's Mail app:

1. Choose "Add RSS Feeds" under File menu

2. Select the "Specify a custom feed URL" radio button at the top.

3. Enter http://tips.sfimg.com/index.php

4. Click the "Show in Inbox" option.

5. Click the Add button.

Optional: Go to RSS under Mail Preferences and adjust time to check for updates and when to remove articles.

To add an RSS feed in Windows Outlook:

1. On the Tools menu, click Account Settings.

2. On the RSS Feeds tab, click New.

3. In the New RSS Feed dialog box, type http://tips.sfimg.com/index.php.

4. Click Add.

5. Click OK.

After you have added the RSS Feed to Outlook, a folder is displayed for the RSS Feed in the Navigation Pane. When you open the folder, the latest items downloaded from the SFI blogs are displayed.

Currency Converter: You can easily view the cost for products at SFI's TripleClicks.com (TC) store in your national currency by using the Currency Converter, located below the department listing on store's home page. Just choose one of the 17 currencies available from the drop down menu, and all product prices displayed at TripleClicks.com will be in that selected currency.

Currencies available to view at the TC store are: United States Dollar, Euro, United Kingdom Pounds, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, Russian Rubles, Mexican Pesos, New Zealand Dollar, Singapore Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Swedish Krona, Norwegian Krone, Malaysian Ringgit, South African Rand, Swiss Franc, and Indian Rupee. NOTE: All SFI transactions are processed in U.S. Dollars.

NEW! Lesson #61: PPC Search Marketing, Part X - Writing Effective Ads

In this lesson, course author, George Little, picks up on his discussion of PPC Search Marketing with a focus on writing effective ads, including objectives and general principles of targeting your market and balancing your ads.

Check it out at:

https://www.sfimg.com/Training/Lesson61.sfi

Speaking of George Little, don't forget to check out "Internet Income" Volume 1 in the SFI Affiliate Store. George shares his vast knowledge of Internet Marketing to empower hard-working men and women who strive to achieve success and independence. Take this book with you wherever you go for easy reference to well-researched information and proven strategies designed to get your business off and running.

Some of the strategies included in Internet Income Volume 1 are:

* How to analyze Internet traffic at your own site(s),

* The 10 most common Internet marketing methods used by successful SFI Affiliates,

* How to submit your Website(s) to the Yahoo Search Engine,

* Paying for search engine attention and ranking,

* Free advertising strategies and much much more.

Order your hard copy of "Internet Income" and begin your climb up the SFI Leader Board at:

http://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=5571

Q. I don't know anything about marketing. Does SFI offer help in this area?

A. Most people are not experienced in marketing, especially on the Internet. That's why we've simplified the process with our Maximum Income Plan. (If you haven't had a chance to check out this important element of your SFI business, we strongly suggest you do so now!)

SFI also provides a multitude of easy-to-use marketing aids and an extensive affiliate Training Library to teach you everything you need to know. With SFI, your business can be up and running in just hours, allowing you to earn while you learn.

You can also contact your upline and ask for help. Your sponsor and other upline members may have additional resources, such as a Team Leader co-op, that you can draw on for further growth of SFI business. Go HERE to contact your upline.

Dispelling An SFI Myth
A special message from SFI President & Founder, Gery Carson

One of the biggest misconceptions about SFI is that there is a monthly fee or purchase requirement.

This is, of course, completely FALSE.

There is NEVER any cost to be an affiliate. And you can become an EA (Executive Affiliate) at no cost by simply generating 10 SVP (Sales Volume Points).

Yes, thousands of SFI affiliates DO purchase SFI products for themselves. It only makes sense, after all, to buy from TripleClicks.com, "your own store"—especially those items that you are already purchasing from someone else (more on this in a moment). However, this is TOTALLY OPTIONAL.

The best way to become an EA is to generate 10 SVP instantly via Transfer Buying...OR...without any personal purchases by generating Customer Sales as described HERE.

In fact, SFI has several, great 10 SVP products available for you to offer your customers and prospective affiliates. As few as one customer sale of one of these products can get you to EA status each month!

How do you make these sales? The easiest way is to check out the numerous strategies outlined at the Customer Referral Methods page.

By the way, as an EA, for every retail sale you make, you'll earn 60% of the total commission payout. In other words, there are great profits to be made. Of course, that's just the start of the many benefits of being an EA.

You'll also become eligible for the Executive Bonus and can earn commissions on the activities of other affiliates in your network! For a list of ALL benefits you'll get as an EA and or to become an EA now, click here.

Then, start having some fun with what I consider to be one of the most exciting aspects of the Internet: E-COMMERCE!...

Read the entire article at:

https://www.sfimg.com/Training/SpecialReports/DispellingSFIMyth.sfi

You can view popup snapshots of fellow affiliates showcasing the affiliate's picture, location, SFI rank, join date, power rank, class rank, and country rank. If the affiliate is your PSA, you'll also see a link directly to the Affiliate Manager page for that person. Just click an affiliate's linked name on the SFI Global Growth Report, your Genealogy report or a Leaderboard for a popup window outlining the information about that affiliate.

Note: This feature only applies to affiliates who have uploaded a photo to the Affiliate Center. If you haven't yet added your photo to the Affiliate Center, take a moment and do so now here and encourage your team members to do the same at:

https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MyPhoto.sfi