Introduction to Internet Sales in SFI

If you become an SFI Affiliate, you’re partnered with one of the fastest growing and most popular e-commerce platforms on the Web today, the Zing Network. As discussed in more details at the LaunchPad Lessons, Zing sites such as TripleClicks.com, Rewardical.com, and Flexxity.com offer tens of thousands of products and services in a variety of categories from trusted sellers, merchants, and providers around the world. Astro Auctions, Pricebenders, and Eager Zebra Games offer members fun, excitement, and cool prizes. And ECommergy helps online entrepreneurs around the world become ecommerce pros and achieve success. At Zing, there's truly something for everyone—and that makes online selling both lucrative and fun!

But what if you're not a natural salesperson? What if you don’t have any experience in advertising on the Internet?

Welcome to SFI

Here, you’ll learn everything you need to know! In fact, you're already off to a good start just by reading these LaunchPad lessons. Perhaps the most surprising thing you'll learn is that it's really pretty easy to get started marketing your business right away...

A basic marketing method:

Simply point your potential customers to one of your Zing Network property Gateway links—embedded with your SFI Affiliate ID—as shown below:
    • TripleClicks Main Page
    https://www.tripleclicks.com/12177280
  • Rewardical
    https://www.sfi4.com/12177280/rwgw
    • ECommergy
    https://www.sfi4.com/12177280/ec
    • Astro Auctions
    https://www.sfi4.com/12177280/Astro
    • Eager Zebra
    https://www.tripleclicks.com/12177280/EagerZebra

These Gateways will introduce your prospective members to the given property you've chosen to promote. Any prospective customer who signs up (for free) is automatically registered as your own Personally Referred Member (PRM), and you will earn commissions whenever they make a qualified purchase at any Zing Network site...for life!

Another easy marketing method:

If you'd like a more targeted approach, try promoting a specific product to your audience.
For example:

    1. After logging into TripleClicks.com, click the SHOP option at the top of the page, and browse the store's product listings for one you think your potential customers would like.

    2. On that product's details page, click the SFI Toolbox button for a special "Promote this listing" link that includes your SFI ID number so you’re credited with commissions earned from any sales. Just copy and paste that link in your emails, social media posts, etc. You can also click the Create Banner link for a product banner you can use on your blog or third-party websites. NOTE: You can learn more about the SFI Toolbox in this lesson.

    3. Each time someone clicks your link (or banner) and signs up for free, they automatically become your Personally Referred Member (PRM). And when they purchase the product—and EVERY TIME thereafter that they purchase ANY qualified product at any Zing site—YOU earn a Commission!
What's more, your work is now done! SFI takes care of processing your PRM's payment, fulfills the order, sends the product directly to your customer—all at no cost to you! And, of course, they email you each time you make a sale so you always know how much you've earned.
 
NOTE: You can learn more about targeted marketing techniques at “19 Ways To Make Money In SFI.”

Best wishes and happy marketing!

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Making Money with SFI

As an affiliate, you can make money with SFI in a multiple of ways. In this lesson, however, you're going to learn about the three basic ways you can earn commissions* in the SFI program.

1. Direct Commissions (DC)

✔ Every time one of your personally referred members (PRM) purchases a product at a Zing Network site (Flexxity.com, Rewardical.com, TripleClicks.com, for example), you earn up to 50% of what we call the "Commission Volume" or "CV" for that product!
AND...

✔ Every time one of your personally sponsored affiliates (PSA)* purchases a product at one of our sites, you earn up to 50% CV for that product.
 
Earnings Example: An order is placed by one of your PRMs that has $28 CV. You can earn a $14 Direct Commission (50% of $28).

Now, what's CV, you ask? It's simply the maximum amount of commissions paid out on a given product/service. Every qualified product/service for sale at a Zing Network site has a CV amount attached. To view each product's CV information, just log into Flexxity.com, TripleClicks.com, etc, go to an item's details page, and click the SFI tab.

And once you sign up a member or affiliate, they become your customer for life!* SFI takes care of all order processing, product shipments, and customer service at no cost to you, and pays you up to a 50% direct commission on every order placed by your members and affiliates for life*.

What's more, SFI makes generating sales as easy as possible. One simple method you can use right now is to simply start referring your friends, associates, and family to the TripleClicks (TC) store using your TripleClicks Gateway. This link will drop off your prospective members at the main TC homepage and ensure you get credited with any signups and purchases:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/12177280/

We will be covering other sales methods and information in the LaunchPad lessons just ahead. Note that many of the methods are 100% FREE, can be done entirely on the Internet (no face-to-face selling), and can be put into action within minutes!

*You can continue to earn commissions so long as you remain an active SFI affiliate.

2. Co-Sponsor Commissions (CSC)

Similar to a Sponsor, a Co-Sponsor shares in the financial benefits and support responsibilities of the affiliates to whom he/she is the assigned as Co-Sponsor. And as such, you can earn up to 10% of the CV on all purchases made by your Co-Sponsored Affiliates (CSAs). You can begin receiving CSAs each month once you attain the rank of Level 5 Builder. Learn more about CSAs HERE.

Monthly Earnings Example: You have 50 CSAs. Their combined orders for the month are worth a total of $600 in CV. You earn up to $60 in CSCs (10% of $600).

3. Generation Override Commissions (GOC)

GOC lets you earn lucrative commissions on persons that the affiliates in your group refer! This is a unique feature of SFI and lets you earn up to 5% CV overrides on up to a whopping TWELVE generations of affiliates in your team—BOTH on personal purchases and the retail sales they generate!

Monthly Earnings Example: You have 400 affiliates in your group sponsored by your own PSAs. Their combined orders for the month are worth $3000 in CV. You earn up to $150 in Generation Override Commissions (5% of $3000).

To summarize, there are the three BASIC ways to earn in SFI:
1. Direct Commissions
2. Co-Sponsor Commissions (CSC)  
3. Generation Override Commissions (GOC)

But your SFI earnings power doesn't end there! We'll reveal even more SFI income streams and methods you can use to BOOST your commissions in upcoming LaunchPad lessons—so be sure to read on!

TIP: To get a jump on becoming an SFI pro, take a little time to review these essential "getting started" resources and SFI's Getting Started FAQs. And for more FAQs, customer service, and other HELP…visit the SFI Affiliate Support Desk.

*IMPORTANT! You must have a valid postal address and working email on record prior to collecting commissions.

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Great Things You Can Do Differently in SFI Business

Well, I have been in SFI business for quite some time now and the last time I did a thorough evaluation of my business vis-à-vis the time I have spent on it, I discovered many things I would have done differently given what I now know. Foremost among these things are:

1. I would earn enough VPs in the first 24 hours to give me a Fast Track badge.
2. I would study my LaunchPad with greater care.
3. I would give the best attention to duplication/building my downline.
4. I would take pains to read/study the business more intensely.
5. I would invest more time/resources.
6. I would interact more with fellow affiliates more.
7. I would de-emphasize money making in favor of building the business.
8. I would take steps to promote my business more vigorously.
9. I would become ECA pretty quickly.
10. I would without fail log into my account and earn at least 10 VPs daily.

These are some of the most prominent things I think I would do differently if given a second chance to start all over. 

How to Find a Mentor in SFI Business

This somehow has become a very interesting issue in SFI business. I say so because the entire business of SFI revolves around mentoring. Credible mentoring is in the entire gamut of the business because everyone is an affiliate in their individual capacities and we are all involved in the business. We all have sponsors.

A good question to ask here is, why search anywhere else for mentors when your sponsors and your entire up-line which is about 6 layers up is there, ready, able and willing to help you out at all times?

Even if you do not want a mentor from among your sponsors, you can join the FORUM and A2A. You can then reach out, make friends, and search for all the qualities you need in a mentor then get one or more for yourself. Very many excellent mentors are out there in SFI ready for the picking.

Oops! Lest I forget, the ultimate mentor in SFI is Mr. Gery Carson himself, the Founder of SFI. That is the man who mentors practically everyone in SFI business. Just ASK GERY anything about SFI and you get a very prompt and adequate reply. Gery likes to oil things a bit by telling a bit of his own personal story as found in the Launchpad for beginners in SFI. Mentoring can’t get any better than that, can it? 

How to Get Maximum Benefits of Being an SFI Affiliate

A very topical issue! This is essentially what every new affiliate thinks about as soon as they become affiliates in SFI. The answer is very simple. Just go through the launchpad, take the quiz, follow the rules and be diligent in your business. You will be ok. To get maximum benefits, just do the following:

1. Start earning money by accumulating VersaPoints.
2. Increase your earning by generating sales at TripleClicks.
3. Maximize your income with sponsoring and duplication.
4. Find a way to add supplemental income streams. 


 
HOW DOES IT WORK?

1. Earning VersaPoints
One of the reasons why SFI is so successful is because it's so easy to get started. In fact, you can immediately begin earning income from the TripleClicks Executive Pool just by scoring VersaPoints for doing simple actions that help you become successful in SFI.
Each time you complete an action on your SFI To-Do List, you instantly earn the points attached to that action. Some actions are worth 10 points, some 20 points, some as much as 150 points.
So, your first objective in SFI is to earn as many VersaPoints as you can each month. The more VP you score, the higher your rank and the more you can earn from the TripleClicks Executive Pool. You can also receive a share of the big, companywide pool with a minimum of just 1500 VP a month.

2. Generating sales at TripleClicks.
Each time someone you've told about TripleClicks or SFI buys something at TripleClicks.com, you earn a sweet 45% CV Direct Commission! PLUS, you also earn all the VersaPoints on the order too if they are not an SFI affiliate!

 
And how great is this: SFI takes care of all order processing, payments, product shipments, and customer service (including live chat) for you–all at no cost to you! And if all that wasn't enough, you can keep earning those big 45% commissions every time they buy something at TripleClicks.com–for life!

Scoring VersaPoints and generating sales at TripleClicks.com are a great way to start earning money with SFI, but if you want to create a major monthly income stream, you must employ sponsoring and duplication.

3. Maximizing your income with sponsoring and duplication.
Anyone can get someone to sign up free as an affiliate, and even earn some 45% Direct Commissions via TripleClicks sales, but if you stop there, you'll be leaving the big bucks for someone else.
The KEY to creating a major income in SFI is by learning to lead and grow a TEAM of active SFI affiliates. As a Team Leader, you'll turn on one of the most lucrative components of the SFI compensation plan which is VersaPoints Matching.

4. Finding a way to add supplemental income streams.
If you want to earn even more, you can add up to three additional income streams: 

 

A) Co-sponsor SFI affiliates and add monthly 15% commissions (and matching VersaPoints too).
B) Refer ECAs (E-Commerce Associates) to TripleClicks and you can earn upfront VersaPoints and lucrative cash royalties for life! Simply refer companies that sell products to your ECA Gateway. For each that becomes an approved ECA, you can earn VP and 10% of the CV on all of their sales at TripleClicks.com–for life! Plus, you'll earn an immediate 100 VP when your ECA lists their first product.
C) SFI's Pay-Per-Action (SFIPPA) program allows you to act as an advertiser for SFI and earn supplemental income by getting others to take actions such as filling out forms. Earn up to $12 per action.

Here is a toast to your success in SFI business. Best wishes.