SFI Weekly News (December 12, 2016)
It's a fresh, new week! Check out some of SFI's newest developments to help you reach new heights this week!
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INTRODUCING...SPOTLIGHT MERCHANTS!
We are very excited to unveil an amazing new program for all SFI affiliates. We call it...SPOTLIGHT MERCHANTS.
Spotlight Merchants are online sellers from around the world that
we've hand-picked, and that we'll be adding to a special new directory
coming to TripleClicks. Over time, we hope to add hundreds of popular
merchants, representing tens of thousands of products and services...in
about every category you can think of!
By simply shopping at these merchants' sites, you'll be able to earn
up to 500 VersaPoints a month! And it's so easy! Once you've placed an
order, simply submit a Points Claim Form. We'll verify your order with
the seller and your VersaPoints will be immediately awarded to your SFI
affiliate account!
But that's not all! As you know, as an SFI affiliate, TripleClicks
Executive Pool shares are an important component of your compensation.
The higher the share value is, the larger your commissions can go.
The Spotlight Merchants program is designed to actively and
aggressively boost share values. That is, a large portion of every
Spotlight Merchant sale goes directly into the TripleClicks Executive
Pool. And because much of this will go in "unencumbered," ALL
shareholders can see higher share values.
Example: You place a $50 order with a Spotlight Merchant. For this,
you immediately receive 300 VP. A portion of the $50 you paid pays for
your 300 VP of course. But a portion is also simply deposited into the
pool for all qualified SFI affiliates to share in. Now imagine thousands
of SFI affiliates patronizing Spotlight Merchants each month. Pool
shares values could soon begin to grow rapidly!
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MEET OUR FIRST SPOTLIGHT MERCHANT: FAT BRAIN TOYS
We're delighted to have Fat Brain Toys be our very first Spotlight
Merchant. And we're especially excited because Fat Brain Toys has a
special connection with SFI. That is, the founder of Fat Brain Toys is
none other than Mark Carson, younger brother of SFI founder and
president Gery Carson!
READ ENTIRE POST AND FAQS:
https://news.sfimg.com/2016/12/07/introducing-spotlight-merchants/
JOIN THE DISCUSSION:
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/thread?id=71670
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OMOLARA O. WINS $1325.67 IN BADGE QUEST!
With the winning number of...26351
We congratulate Omolara on her big win, and we thank all of
November's contestants! Omolara's cash prize will automatically be added
to her December commissions.
Get qualified for December's cash prize now!
If you didn't win, don't fret...because a new Badge Quest Bounty is
already underway. To earn your entry in the drawing, simply advance your
Badge Quest level by the end of the month (or maintain your Grand
Master or Grand Master Elite status). Check your current status on your
Badges tab (https://www.sfimg.com/Home/Badges).
ABOUT BADGE QUEST: Badge Quest is an exclusive game for SFI
affiliates with five levels of fun and achievement. With each
advancement, you'll earn valuable prizes, recognition, and the
opportunity to earn hundreds of dollars in the big monthly Badge Quest
cash drawing! Get complete details on Badge Quest and the Badge Quest
Bounty drawing at:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?catid=26444&id=222445
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GREAT QUESTIONS FROM THE FORUM
Featured questions and answers from fellow affiliates...
What is your daily routine to ensure that you have done your best to be successful in this business?
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/thread?id=70162
How do I explain what SFI is all about?
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/thread?id=61801
How do you encourage even more, when you've got a live active team member? i
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/thread?id=61264
Find more GREAT QUESTIONS at:
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/threads?great_questions
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Submit your answers to any "Great Question" and get a SUPPORT STAR badge when it receives 50 or more "likes"!
Got a question? Submit it at the Forum
(https://www.sfimg.com/forum/). If it's deemed as "great" by our
Moderators, it will be prominently displayed in the Forum's "Great
Question!" section!
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SPOTLIGHT: FLIPS AND SUPER DEALS!
If you haven't had a chance to check out the very cool new Flips and
Super Deals features at TripleClicks, take a moment RIGHT NOW and check
it out...we know you're going to love it!!
Here's how it works:
For most Pricebenders auctions of physical goods, each time you win,
you now have an option to "flip" the item you've won and put it up for
immediate sale at TripleClicks for CASH!
* Your only cost to "flip your win" is the price you won the auction
for, plus a nominal $3.50 processing fee to cover our costs to sell the
item for you.
* You set the price for what your item sells for--to up to 70% of the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price).
* When the item sells, we deposit the proceeds into your TC Member account. That's it!
Example: You win a Chromebook laptop computer (MSRP $200) for just
$20.00 (including the cost of your bids). You set the selling price at
$129.00--which is a fantastic price for the customer. Upon the sale, you
just made $105.50 in cash! ($129--$20 cost of win--$3.50 processing
fee)
FLIPS = SUPER DEALS!
The new "SUPER DEALS" section is set up to sell flipped
items--featured both at TripleClicks and on the TC tab at the Affiliate
Center.
What makes them"super deals?" Because every item in this new section
is at least 30% off the MSRP, and most offer a MUCH greater savings.
Why? Because when someone wins a Pricebenders auction for a really low
price (which is typical), they're naturally going to be inclined to
"price it to sell!"
PLUS, every Super Deal automatically comes with...
* 50 MRP
* 200 VersaPoints (SFI affiliates only)
* 20 bonus TCredits (if the item isn't already bundled with TCredits) (non-SFI affiliates only)
Learn more about Flips and Super Deals at:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/Support/Solution.php?id=223454
OR...find out more about Pricebenders Auctions here:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Lesson?id=49
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YOUR AFFILIATE WEEKLY TIP
Getting people to your SFI Gateways
For tips on getting people to your Gateway sites, along with a host
of other strategies and tips for attracting new affiliates to your team
and TC customers, check out the Customer Referral Methods and Affiliate
Sponsoring Methods pages at the SFI Marketing Center:
https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter
Learn more about marketing with SFI at:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Lesson?id=19
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TRIPLECLICKS TIP OF THE WEEK:
Save on shipping with TripleClicks!
Eliminate shipping fees for you, your TC members, and your SFI
affiliates by searching for and locating member listings and ECAs
offering free shipping or which have items available in the prospective
buyer's immediate area.
Here's how:
1. Log in at TripleClicks.com and click the search icon next to the search field at the top of the page.
2. Click a department from the drop down list located on the left side of the page.
3. Next, under Availability in the Filter column, select "Ships to
me for free" or the "Local pickup" option to display all member and ECA
listings for those options.
IMPORTANT! Some affiliates and customers may not see a significant
number of local pick-up search results. YOU CAN HELP expand these
results! Spread the word among your team members and your favorite ECAs
that they can select local pick ups or will calls for their listings at
TripleClicks.com.
Example A: With just a single TCredit on account, you, TC members,
and your affiliates can list a product for sale at the store. If you
wish, you can choose local pickups ONLY and bypass setting up ANY
shipping options. This works great for selling hard-to-ship items, such
as bikes, farm equipment, motorcycles, cars, etc. Prospective buyers in
your area will see your listings, and if interested, they'll contact you
using a contact form located on the details page of your listing. When
you receive the message (includes the person's name, e-mail, phone
number, best time to call, etc.), you can respond to the person by
e-mail or phone to answer questions and/or to set up a showing/meeting.
Should the person choose to buy your item, they pay you directly. You
keep 100% of the sale price.
To list an item for sale at TripleClicks.com, start HERE:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/myaccount/sell_your_stuff.php
Special Note: Other than your city, no other contact or address
information of yours is revealed to the prospective buyer. It is
completely up to you to provide this information, if you choose to, when
responding to the prospective buyer.
Example B: If you already have member listings, just edit them to
include the local pickup option. To do so, simply go to the following
page and check the "Item is available for local pickup" box:
http://www.tripleclicks.com/myaccount/editListing.php
Example C: Let our ECAs know--especially those in your country--that
you'd like them to offer will-call (i.e. local pickup service). They
can easily and quickly adjust their listings at any time to include this
option. You can contact an ECA using the contact information on their
TConnect page or by posting a message on their TConnect page.
By working on examples A, B, and C, we can make the TripleClicks "LOCALIFE" searches teem with listings in no time!
Learn more about TripleClicks here:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Lesson?id=48
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ECA SPOTLIGHT
TripleClicks now features the products and services of 3,170 ECAs
(E-Commerce Associates)! Check out this week's featured ECA. And be sure
to connect with them to receive notices about future hot deals,
closeouts, and sales!
For Your Family Home
ECA Customer Rating: Excellent
You'll find a variety of jewelry, toys for kids and babies, games,
electronics, and more at For Your Family Home. A great place for gift
shopping for everyone on your list. Great prices and free shipping
sweeten the deal. Check it out!
Visit For Your Family Home now at:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/ECA/ECAMyStore.php?id=28391
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Unfamiliar with our ECA Program? Learn how YOU can start earning LIFETIME ECA Royalty Commissions at:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Lesson?id=42
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FROM THE ASK SC ARCHIVES
Do you differentiate your level of support for your downline depending on their rank?
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AskSCQuestion?id=2831
What is the best way to get new affiliates to focus on the E365 competition?
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AskSCQuestion?id=2826
Selling products is one of the best/fastest ways to earn money with
SFI. What is the most effective way to generate product sales?
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AskSCQuestion?id=2811
What's the best way to get new affiliates going on doing their daily tasks on a regular basis?
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AskSCQuestion?id=2817
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The Ask SC archive includes 52,387 answers to 842 business-boosting
questions about nearly all aspects of the SFI program. To search the
entire Ask SC database, see:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AskSC
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SFI BY THE NUMBERS
19th successful year for SFI (32nd for SFI's parent company)
17,575 new Affiliates added last week
6.1 million TripleClicks members
90,435 commissionable products (1,304 new added last week)
566,999 S-Builder sign-ups generated to date
3,170 E-Commerce Associates
205,720 total TCards distributed
Millions - Commissions paid out to our affiliates (in US Dollars)
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GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Review the SFI program at LaunchPad:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/
Learn about all the ways to earn:
https://www.sfimg.com/compplan/
Review your To-Do List:
https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=to-do_list
Claim your Co-Sponsored Affiliates (CSAs):
https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MyReports/CSARewardsLedger
Get your Milestone Shares:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?catid=26444&id=215372
Designate your Diamonds:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=215366
Boost group activity with TCredit Packs:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?catid=26444&id=217993
Join us at the SFI Forum:
https://www.sfimg.com/forum
Submit your Great Questions to the SFI Forum:
https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=forum
Create your own Private Team Forum:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?catid=26444&id=218134
Take the exclusive Internet Income course:
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/InternetIncome
Promote your SFI business:
https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter
Calculate your possible earnings:
https://www.sfimg.com/PopUp/EarningsCalculator
Review SFI Power Tools:
https://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/
Get PSAs To Go:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=344064
Join the S-Builder Co-op:
https://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=38631
Review FAQs or contact us:
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/
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DISCUSS IT!
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(https://www.sfimg.com/forum) choose the appropriate category, then
click on the green "Start a Thread"button located in the top right
corner to start a discussion or ask a question.
Tip: Someone may have already started a thread, so check the NEWEST section first.
About the SFI Forum: The forum is one of our most powerful resources
for Affiliates all over the world. Featuring in-depth discussions of
SFI news, products, programs, and more, the Forum lets SFI affiliates
brainstorm, share tips and ideas, get questions answered 24/7, and more!
Learn more about the Forum:
https://www.sfimg.com/LaunchPad/Lesson?id=63
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Are you an SFI Team Leader? Consider creating your own private
forum...accessible only to you and your team! Just click the "Create
Private Forum"button at the SFI Forum.
But don't forget to share your SFI success tips, experience, and
wisdom with ALL your fellow affiliates at the Forum! Remember, 40% of
all CV in commissions come from the TripleClicks Executive Pool--which
EVERY affiliate contributes to. The stronger the Forum is, the higher
your income can go. By sharing your insights and tips with the entire
affiliate base, you can indirectly grow your own income!
If you're not already posting at the Forum, what are you waiting for?! Take a moment right now and check it out!
https://www.sfimg.com/forum/
ABOUT
BADGE QUEST: Badge Quest is an exclusive game for SFI affiliates with
five levels of fun and achievement. With each advancement, you’ll earn
valuable prizes, recognition, and the opportunity to earn hundreds of
dollars in the big monthly Badge Quest cash drawing! Get complete
details on Badge Quest and the Badge Quest Bounty drawing 
Driving
this now hyper-growth was our decision to expand the program and
compensation plan–many of the details of which were hammered out during a
weekend at SFI affiliate Steven Sashen’s Boulder, Colorado, home with
affiliates Gump Wallen and the late, great Richard Strayer (we miss you,
Rich!). By January 2001, we had exceeded one MILLION affilia