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

A couple of new additions to the Affiliate Manager lets you better track your affiliate's progress in the SFI program.

Look for the pencil icon beside your affiliate's e-mail listing. Click it for a small popup "notes" window, where you can record your specific notes about this particular affiliate. These notes are private and for your eyes only--your affiliate will NOT see them. Click Save Note when you're done.

Second, we've added information about the VersaPoints needed for your affiliate to advance to the next point level. Armed with this data, you can send off a quick e-mail letting your affiliate know how close he or she is to the next level and include a few suggestions for actions to close the gap.

These are just two of the MANY tools available for you at the Affiliate Manager. To access this resource, simply click the SFI ID number of a given affiliate in your Genealogy report. The Affiliate Manager for that affiliate will open in a new window.

And be sure to check out "Affiliate Manager Tips: Getting the most from your Affiliate Manager" for details on using the Affiliate Manager.

Need to select JUST your co-sponsored affiliates from your SFI Genealogy? It's easy to produce a list of just your co-sponsored affiliates for group messaging and more. Simply select "Generation" as your filter, then "CS" as the filter option.

You probably already know that the SFI Forum is a great place to get answers for your questions from SFI affiliates worldwide (and if you DIDN'T know that, you owe it to yourself and your team to check out this valuable free resource now!).

But to get the MOST from the forum, you and your affiliates will also want to check out the "SFI Forum Tips" article HERE. Located in the Getting Started section of the Training index at the Affiliate Center, this tutorial outlines a simple, easy orientation of the forum, from basic setup to posting questions to creating polls.

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.

Want to know when your TripleClicks order will arrive? Just login to TripleClicks.com, click Customer Care, and select the "Check on the status of an order you've placed" link.

From the TripleClicks Order Status page, you'll see your open and completed orders, the order dates, shipping addresses, shipping status, and more.

Want to know exactly where you stand in your SFI class...or your country...who's above you...or who's below you? Go to Power Rank Leaderboard and choose My Class or My Country to see where you are compared to other SFI affiliates.

To move up the list, earn more VersaPoints (see your SFI To-Do List for a listing of pointable actions).

Within your SFI Genealogy report, you can use the sorts and filters within any format you choose. HOWEVER, did you know that you can then switch to a different format with the sorts and filters intact? This could save you lots of time when creating multiple lists for issuing gift certificates, reassigning affiliates, and more.

SFI's social networking program, a2a, lets you search, browse, and exchange messages with ANY SFI affiliate.

a2a allows you to identify SFI affiliates in your own country, state/province, or city; or search by gender, age, join date, common goals, and more...or any combination!

You can also create "buddy lists," brainstorm, share tips, discuss SFI news, and more.

One of the most valuable attributes of a2a is what it provides in LOCALIZED assistance. For example, by contacting other SFI affiliates in your area, you can learn about the best marketing methods and strategies for your region of the world.

Here's another great way to use a2a: Contact local affiliates in your area and form local SFI support groups and organize local get-togethers.

But don't stop there. With a2a's powerful search capabilities, you can find affiliates just like you to interact with. For example, let's say you're a 35-year-old female who lives in London, England. Let's also say you joined SFI three months ago. With a few clicks and a quick search, you can locate other SFI affiliates of your same age, gender, and location who started in SFI the same time as you did!

Click HERE to register and begin using a2a.

You can earn two points each day (maximum 180 pts.) for reviewing your Alerts Page at the Affiliate Center. And you can earn another two points each day (maximum 180 pts.) for visiting your SFI Homepage. That's a total of four points a day just for logging in at the SFI Affiliate Center.

For a complete list of actions that can earn you VersaPoints, click HERE.

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.

SFI makes it easy to market an individual product from the TripleClicks store:

1. Log in at TripleClicks.com.

2. Locate the product you wish to promote.

3. At the bottom of the details page for the product, you will see a light blue "SFI Info Box." This box contains the VersaPoints and CV for the item, plus the amounts of Customer Commissions (CC) that can be earned selling this product. Also listed in this box is the URL (Web address) you must use to market the product—it contains your SFI ID number so you will be credited with any subsequent sales. Copy this URL.

4. Refer prospects to this URL. From there, SFI will process any orders generated by you and pay you the appropriate sales commissions. You'll also receive an immediate e-mail notification each time you generate a sale.

NOTE: In your promotions of individual products, you are allowed to use images from the product details page. You may also use the product name and a brief description.

For more resources on attracting TripleClicks customers, see https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/Refer.sfi this page.

Running a global business from home might be a simpler matter than it was before the Internet, but one age-old obstacle to international business still remains--the language barrier.

But thanks again to the Internet, that barrier is also being eroded with a plethora of free online translation programs. Although far from perfect, these programs can help you communicate with team members in countries around the world:

http://www.verbatimsolutions.com/freetranslation.php
http://www.freetranslation.com/
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
http://translate.google.com/translate_t#

Simple to use, these programs allow you to simply cut and paste your text into a special window and translate with the click of a button.

Give them a try!

PS: And don't forget to let your affiliates know that SFI also provides one-click translation for our sites. Just look for the country flag at the bottom of SFI pages.

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.