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Something BIG is coming!!
In the next ten days, SFI will be unveiling a powerful new advertising co-op for all SFI affiliates.
It will be a major, MULTI-CHANNEL co-op, utilizing marketing on the Web, in magazines and newspapers, on mobile devices, and more….including NASCAR sponsorship!
Yes, SFI is currently working toward a primary sponsorship arrangement with Herd Racing, LLC, a West Virginia-based NASCAR-sanctioned stock car race team. Based near Huntington, West Virginia, Herd Racing competes in several racing divisions, including the NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and ARCA Racing Series. Herd is also pursuing interests in NASCAR's top-tier, the Sprint Cup Series.
We are very close to finalizing this, and hope to have our first actual NASCAR event featuring a TripleClicks paint scheme, piloted by veteran driver Brett Rowe, sometime by the end of June.
Along with massive exposure potential to the more than 75 million fans of NASCAR, here are a few reasons to be very encouraged by this announcement:
• NASCAR is the #1 sport in brand loyalty. Fans are three times as likely as non-fans to try and purchase sponsors’ products and services.
• NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport, with 17 of the 20 most attended sporting events in the United States and an average of nearly 120,000 spectators at each NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
• NASCAR is the #2-rated regular-season sport on U.S. television.
• NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico.
• NASCAR is broadcast in over 150 countries in 20 languages.
• More Fortune 500® companies rely on NASCAR to build their brands than any other sport.
While this is in the works, we have sponsored an entry in the Pro All Star Series (PASS) racing event on June 4th at ACE Speedway in Altamahaw, NC, with super-talented driver Michael Gaier (pronounced GUY-er) behind the wheel. Gaier's brand-new #75 Ford Fusion will feature the EyeEarn.com graphics.
As an SFI affiliate, you will be able to promote your SFI business utilizing a new "racing approach" and have access to all kinds of new racing-themed promotional materials including driver hero cards, posters, brochures, postcards, x-cards, t-shirts, jackets, caps, and much more! Use these items along with the credibility of a major racing sponsorship to grow your business.
And to make this even more exciting for you, as a participant in the new co-op, you will be able to benefit from the multitude of racing events and promotions that our teams will be involved with. From race cars, hauler trucks and pit crew uniforms, to national press-releases and major-network television coverage, to souvenir and merchandise sales, all will be advertising that you can take part in.
Lastly, all merchandise, apparel, and promotional materials will be available for purchase on TripleClicks. This means you have the ability to not only use them for growing your SFI business, you can also refer people to the listings for each item and earn VersaPoints and/or commissions on the sales!
There are many more benefits, including:
- Prestige and Worldwide credibility of being a major NASCAR sponsor.
- MASSIVE Worldwide Exposure through TV, Web, Radio, etc., to 75+ Million Fans of NASCAR.
- Improved ease to promote to your warm AND cold market, with excitement and confidence (i.e. “Have you seen the TripleClicks NASCAR car yet? We sponsor that car!”).
Additionally...
IT’S THE ULTIMATE FORM OF BRAND INTEGRATION
• Unlike most other sports sponsorships, NASCAR team sponsorship won’t put SFI on the periphery of the field of play–it will incorporate SFI directly into the action. Brands are synonymous with the team; when fans are cheering for the #75 team, they’re cheering for SFI right along with it.
IT’S A POWERFUL DIFFERENTIATOR
• In today’s crowded marketplace, consumers have a multitude of brands from which to choose. NASCAR team sponsorship creates a point of differentiation that can move SFI's brands forward.
IT’S AN EFFECTIVE TARGETING TOOL
• NASCAR fans come from a number of different demographic groups. Securing a team partnership can help you reach a specific demographic, while still enjoying the benefits of reaching the broad NASCAR audience.
IT’S A MULTIMEDIA PLATFORM
• When SFI becomes a team sponsor, SFI's logos automatically integrate into television, radio, online, print, video games, licensed products and other high profile media outlets.
IT’S A SYMBOL OF SUCCESS
• NASCAR team sponsorship tells the world that TripleClicks is a dynamic and exciting brand. It’s also a source of pride and morale for SFI's employees, affiliate members, and customers.
For more information on SFI's TripleClicks NASCAR team, visit:
www.TripleClicksRacing.com
For more information on SFI's EyeEarn racing team, visit:
www.EyeEarnRacing.com
As noted above, our new racing ventures are just a PART of the new multi-channel co-op coming soon to SFI. All SFI Affiliates will be able to participate in the new co-op and details will be announced in the next ten days. In the meantime, make sure that you've joined the TripleClicks Booster Club.
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Join the club! TC Booster Club debuts!
As you know, the ECA (E-Commerce Associates) program is off to a fantastic start. Over 800 companies have applied to become ECAs so far and nearly 2000 products have been added to TC already...and this is just the tip of the iceberg!
To support and promote all this wonderful, new e-commerce, we are announcing today the TripleClicks Booster Club.
The fact is, SFI's success, and your success as an SFI affiliate, is tied directly to the success of TripleClicks (TC). The more successful TC is, the more successful SFI's affiliates will be. In short, SFI goes as TC goes!
A popular and successful TC means:
• Easier sponsoring of SFI affiliates
• Easier referrals of TC members
• More and better ECAs
• More products & services
• Better prices
• Lower shipping costs
• and MORE
The TC Booster Club is designed to make sure we maximize these great benefits and we utilize our "strength in numbers" at all times to grow SFI...by growing TC!
But guess what? The above goodies are only just SOME of the benefits of the TC Booster Club. As a TC Booster, you also get:
• Special product offers and sales available to TC Boosters only
• An additional 5% off the regular price of the Deal Of The Day
• Special recognition
• Access to deeply discounted Booster-only closeouts
• 100 free VersaPoints every month
• and MORE to come!
Becoming a TC Booster is quick and easy. Simply agree to the following four pledges and you're in:
1. To always shop TC first for products and services you want to buy for yourself and others (gifts)
2. To make at least one purchase from TC every month
3. To encourage all of your personally sponsored affiliates to become TC Boosters
4. To promote TC to non-affiliates to the best of your ability
>>> SIGN THE PLEDGE & JOIN THE CLUB HERE <<<
If we all work together,TC can become one of THE most popular destinations on the Web. There's no reason why we can't someday compete with the biggest online brands in the world and create thousands of incredibly wealthy SFI affiliates. And there's also no reason why YOU can't be one of them.
But to make it happen, it has to be a company-wide TEAM EFFORT! Sitting on the sidelines and hoping everyone else joins doesn't cut it. Instead, everyone needs to lead by example and become a TC Booster. The more affiliates who join the club, the bigger TC will become, and the faster commission checks will rise!
Speaking of leading by example, as soon as you've met the club qualifications, we'll add a little "TCBC" flag beside your name in the top right corner of the Affiliate Center. All of your PSAs (personally sponsored affiliates) will also see this flag beside their sponsor's name (i.e. YOU). Make sure that all of your PSAs know that you are an active TC Club member. You want THEM in the club, so make sure you lead by example!
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Q & A
Q: So now I have to buy something to be an SFI affiliate?
A: No, you are never required to buy anything. Membership in the TC Booster Club is 100% optional. If you don't feel it will benefit you, you're under no obligation to join.
Q: Is the TC Booster Club purchase requirement a minimum amount?
A: No, any TC purchase qualifies. The more purchases you can transfer to TC the better of course, but any purchase meets club qualifications. We expect you'll want to buy more when more of your favorite products and services become available in the months to come.
Q: I bought something at TC earlier this month. Does that qualify for my purchase?
A: Yes. You now just need to sign the pledge to become a fully qualified TC Booster Club member.
Q: I already have a Standing Order at TC. Does that qualify for my purchase?
A: Yes. You now just need to sign the pledge to become a fully qualified TC Booster Club member.
Q: What if my budget won't allow me to buy from TC?
A: No one is suggesting that you spend money you don't have to spend! Rather, the idea is to do what is known as "transfer buying." That is, start buying the products you ALREADY BUY somewhere else...at TC instead. If you do this, you'll be buying from "your own store" and helping to make TC successful–which in turn helps your SFI business and everyone in your SFI downline as well.
Q: There's nothing at TC I want to buy, so what should I do?
A: There are now over 20,000 different products at TC and we are adding hundreds more every week now (thanks to the ECA program). Surely, there are products at TC you want...or there will be soon. And if that's still not enough, with a little effort you can personally see to it that your absolute favorite products--products you now buy elsewhere--are available at TC (see THIS ARTICLE).
Q: There may be over 20,000 products at TC, but they aren't all available for MY country. So what should I do?
A: The first option is to simply be patient. We haven't even scratched the surface of what's to come. If there aren't ECAs there already, there will undoubtedly be ECAs in your country in the weeks or months to come. And/or...take advantage of this opportunity and sign up some ECAs yourself! There could be thousands of other SFI affiliates just like you in your country who want to start buying and selling products from local ECAs. By referring some ECAs in your country, YOU can become a major beneficiary! You can be the one earning lifetime royalties every time an affiliate or other TC member buys or sells the products of the ECAs you've referred. To learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, click HERE.
Q: I agree the product offerings are starting to look pretty good, but shipping to my country is still just way too expensive. How can I avoid high shipping fees?
A: One of the powerful features of the ECA program is that it's attracting companies from all over the world. If not already, you'll soon be able to patronize businesses from right within your own country, region, or city. In some cases, you'll be even able to pick up the products from the merchants' local retail outlet, eliminating shipping fees altogether (watch for announcements soon on the "Will-Call" program).
Q: How do I find ECAs who are in my country?
A: We're going to be making this much easier soon, but in the meantime, here's how:
1. Go to TripleClicks.com and log in (using your SFI ID and password).
2. Go to Advanced Search.
3. Select "ECA listings" as your category.
4. Select your country for the "Ship-To" Destination.
5. Click "GO."
Tip: You may want to also try, in a separate search, selecting your country as the "Ship-From" Country instead of using the "Ship-To" as this may find additional options for you.
Q: I want to buy from a local ECA, but I can't use any of the payment methods offered at TC. What can I do?
A: We are working on adding a method which would allow you to pay local ECAs with your local currency. Watch for a future announcement on this feature.
Q: How does the timing work?
A: Once you qualify as a TC Booster, you'll be recognized as such both for the month you qualify and for the entire following month. Example: Qualify on April 3rd and you'll be recognized as a TC Booster Club member for the rest of April and all of May as well. However, if you fail to make a purchase before the end of May, on June 1st you will no longer show up as a Club member.
Q: I want to "lead by example" as you've suggested. How do I do this?
A: Congratulations, this is a trait all true leaders and successful people share! By simply meeting the monthly qualifications of the TC Booster Club, all of your personally sponsored affiliates will see that you, their sponsor, leads by example and is a TC Booster (via the TCBC flag displayed behind your name in the top right corner of the SFI Affiliate Center). Furthermore, the TCBC flag will also appear on everyone's "My Upline Support Team" page, so all affiliates under you within seven generations will also be aware of your Booster Club status. So, Team Leaders, make sure you're sending the right signals to your group and become a TC Booster today!
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We're half way to our goal!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 8:13 PM General
Yesterday (January 11th, 2009), SFI announced its Facebook debut and our goal of 1000 fans by the end of the month.
Well, we're already half way there in just over one day! WOW, our affiliates rock!!
If you haven't already become a fan of SFI at Facebook, here's how to help us get to 1000:
Step 1. Click HERE.
Step 2. Click the "Become a Fan" link located in the right sidebar.
Special note: VersaPoints for becoming a fan are not yet operational, but you can fan us now and grab the points later when it is.
See you on Facebook!
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We are continuing to make solid progress on the E-Commerce Associate (ECA) Program and have begun final testing. Provided we do not run into any unforeseen obstacles, the full program should go live in January.
In the meantime, we have finalized compensation details. Here's how it will work:
Make referrals to the TripleClicks ECA program and earn lucrative royalties for life!
Simply refer companies that sell products to your ECA Gateway (see "Sneak Peek" here). For each that becomes an approved ECA, you'll earn up to 6% of the CV on all of their sales at TripleClicks.
• 2% of CV with 1500 pointss
• 3% of CV if you are a Bronze Team Leader
• 4% of CV if you are a Silver Team Leader
• 5% of CV if you are a Gold Team Leader
• 6% of CV if you are a Platinum Team Leader
Earnings Example: You accumulate 4,200 VersaPoints this month and qualify as a Silver Team Leader. The total CV for all of your referred ECAs is $50,000. You earn $2000 in ECA Royalties this month (4% of $50,000 CV).
The ECA referral program is very powerful because all you have to do is introduce an ECA to TripleClicks and you're all set to earn royalties for life! Every time anyone–anywhere in the world–buys something at TripleClicks from one of your referred ECAs, you earn a royalty!
Tip: Refer customers to your ECA's "store within a store" Website. With the combination of Customer Commissions and ECA Royalties, you can earn a whopping 78% of the CV on any sales generated! And buying from your own referred ECAs and will generate "rebates" on your purchases.
Here now are some questions and answers to further clarify some of the details of the new program and how you can get involved:
Q: How do I promote the ECA program?
A: Though there are virtually infinite ways to market the program, the bottom line is you just need to get your prospects to your ECA Gateway. Note that this Gateway will not be available until the ECA program is live. However, you can check out a SNEAK PEEK of the Gateway HERE.
Q: What happens once I get a prospect to the ECA Gateway?
A: The site provides all the details on the ECA program. If your prospect likes what he or she sees, he/she can click the included link to apply to become an ECA immediately. Applications are reviewed at SFI's corporate offices. Reviews will typically take no more than 1-2 business days. An email is then sent to the prospective ECA notifying them of acceptance or rejection. Provided they are accepted (most will be), they will receive access to a special ECA Admin area at TripleClicks where they can begin uploading products (individually or in bulk via data import). Their products are then added to the TripleClicks site and they're off and running.
Q: How will I know when I've successfully referred an ECA?
A: We will send you an email notification. We'll also be providing, a little later, online reports at the SFI Affiliate Center of your ECAs, their sale activity, etc.
Q: What are the qualifications for acceptance in the program?
A: In short, we're looking for reputable, established companies that sell quality, non-controversial products. Companies must also be responsive to SFI requests, they must process orders promptly, and they must stand behind their products with appropriate return policies.
Q: I'm an SFI affiliate. Can I also be an ECA?
A: If you are a commercial seller of products and meet the qualifications noted in the previous answer, yes, we'd LOVE to have you participate in the program!
Q: How do I sign up for the ECA program?
A: Once the program is live, exact directions will be provided, but basically, like any other ECA, you'll complete our online application form and, if accepted, upload your products for sale on the site.
Q: Who will be credited as the Referrer on current SFI affiliates who become ECAs?
A: SFI will strictly maintain current lines of sponsorship. That is, if you have 20 personally sponsored affiliates, and ten of them apply and become ECAs, you will be the Referrer of these ten ECAs.
Q: Should I promote the ECA program to businesses that are not online and/or that do not currently use the Internet?
A: At the very minimum, ECAs will need to be able to send and receive e-mails and be able to access the ECA administration webpages at TripleClicks.com to enter product information, etc. Frankly, any business that is not yet using the Internet is probably missing out on sales. You may wish to respectfully point this out and show them how easy our program makes it for them to get started doing business online. Indeed, all the heavy lifting is done for them. We're going to provide the eyeballs, take the orders for them, and handle all the payment processing. All they basically have to do is ship the orders that we forward to them to the customer. That's it.
Q: What if they already have a good Website?
A: Being an ECA will simply increase exposure for their products. They are under no obligation whatsoever to use or promote TripleClicks, but why not take advantage of the additional sales opportunities having their products in TripleClicks gives them?
Q: What about local businesses? Can I contact them about the ECA program?
A: Yes, we strongly recommend it. You might be shocked at how many would love to get their products exposed to a greater online audience. The ECA program provides them this (one of the fastest growing e-commerce sites in the world, with millions of visitors annually), the marketing muscle of SFI's tens of thousands of affiliates in over 190 countries worldwide, etc. And it's 100% FREE for them to get started and costs them nothing unless they are making sales!
Q: Can a business participate that does not wish to–or cannot–ship its products? That is, can I refer businesses that only wish to sell directly to local customers?
A: Yes. The ECA program offers a "Will-Call" option for local pickups of orders. When entering their products, the ECA can select this option while "opting out" of any product shipments. Customers will place their orders through TripleClicks. We will then forward the orders to the ECA and they will then prepare the orders for local pickup by the customer.
Q: There are many SFI affiliates in my city. So if I refer local businesses who offer "will-call" product pickups, all these affiliates can order their products at TripleClicks.com and then pick them up right here in my city without any shipping costs?
A: Yes! By doing this, you can completely eliminate shipping fees for yourself and all the SFI affiliates and TripleClicks members who live in your area. And think about this: SFI affiliates win because they can earn all the VersaPoints they need and eliminate shipping charges by buying locally. The ECAs win because they get new customers and sales that may continue month after month (think Standing Orders). And YOU win because you'll earn ECA Royalties on EVERY SALE...for life!
Q: I've noticed from the sneak peek of the ECA Gateway, that all ECA's are provided a free "store within a store" Website that features just that ECA's products that they can promote and use as their own company Website. Will I also earn ECA Royalties from sales here?
A: Yes. And keep in mind that millions of businesses still do not have an online presence yet. Or, if they do have a website to sell their products, they don't get much traffic. By participating in the TripleClicks ECA program, they'll have a basic e-commerce Website. And they'll be able to tap into TripleClicks' growing traffic (TripleClicks is already a top 20,000 site in traffic worldwide and is growing rapidly). So, yes, you'll earn commissions from ECA "store within a store" (SWS) sales and we expect many ECAs to actively promote their SWS. In other words, you may have many ECAs you've referred actively advertising their SWS Website–essentially advertising for YOU!
Q: Will you be providing additional training and/or marketing aids for promoting the ECA program?
A: Absolutely. We need to get the program launched first, but then we will be working on providing lots of training and marketing tools. While these additional resources are being developed, just focus on getting prospects to your ECA Gateway. And use your creativity!
Q: What can I do in the meantime, so I am ready when the program goes live?
A: Make a list of companies in your city, state, or country (and/or worldwide) you think would be good prospects for the ECA program. E-mail marketing will likely not be viable so try to get full postal addresses and/or phone numbers so you can mail literature and/or make phone calls if possible. Size-wise, small to mid-sized companies are probably your best bets. You'll have a much easier time getting through to the decision makers and they likely won't have layers and layers of management to stall action.
Q: You say that e-mail marketing will likely not be viable. Why?
A: For starters, SFI exercises a zero tolerance policy on spamming. You will need to be very careful if you are contacting business by e-mail unsolicited. Moreover, most businesses typically trash all unsolicited e-mails, so you'll simply be wasting your time. You will likely be much more effective using the phone, sending out literature (fliers, postcards, etc.), or even going door to door in business districts. Of course, the other alternative is to advertise the ECA program in places where business owners will see the ad, allowing the BUSINESS OWNER to initiate contact.
Q: Are we limited to signing up only businesses that sell products?
A: For now, yes. However, in the works are additional program components that will allow you to sign up all types of service providers, restaurants, and more! Imagine earning VersaPoints whenever you dine out and earning royalties whenever a local SFI affiliate or TripleClicks member dines at the restaurants you've referred! All this and more is coming in 2010. Yes, a HUGE opportunity is being born before your eyes. Now's the time to get focused on SFI!
Q: Where can I learn more about how the ECA Program works?
A: See: http://www.tripleclicks.com/ECA/ECAGW.php
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Congrats to November's 21 VP Reward winners!
Winner, first place, $1,000 cash:
Alan Groves from North Charleston, SC
Runners-up, $100 cash each:
Paul Brown from Suwanee, GA
Jeffrey Lent Madbury, NH
Richard Moje from Rosamond, CA
Kevin Cron from Endwell, NY
Ewen Chia Ti Wah from Singapore, SG
Chimerenka Odimba from Isolo, NG
Eloise P Bailey from Washington D.C.
Ilan Aharon from Holon, IL
Paul Anders from Iron Mountain, MI
Daniel Muhungura from Nairobi, KE
Third place, 100 TripleClicks credits (a $29 value):
Thomas Fitzgerald from West Paris, ME
Jane Esther Wanjiru from Nairobi, KE
Thaddeus Hale from Ashburn, VA
Fiona Mccutcheon from Wakefield, GB
Debra Lightfoot from Audubon, IA
Leon McKee from Bend, OR
Stone Evans from Dallas, TX
Margaritis Vasilikos Larisa, GR
Sylvester Shaw from Alamogordo, NM
David McRae from Irvine, CA
About VP Rewards: Each month, SFI awards cash and other valuable rewards to the top 300 VersaPoints earners of the month. For every 100 VersaPoints they score, affiliates receive one entry in the drawing. For details, see this page.
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As you may or may not yet be aware, we have a MAJOR new program coming to TripleClicks called E-Commerce Associates (ECA).
We expect the ECA program to bring literally millions of new products and services to TripleClicks. These merchants will also be worldwide, meaning you'll be able to patronize businesses from right within your own country, region, or even city. In some cases, you'll be even able to pick up the products from the merchants' local retail outlet, eliminating shipping fees altogether.
The new ECA program is also an immense income opportunity in itself, as we will be allowing our affiliates to refer ECAs and earn lifetime royalties on ALL of their sales worldwide generated from TripleClicks.
(view the complete, full-size Gateway HERE)
Today, you can view a "sneak peek" of the ECA Gateway. This will be the page you'll refer prospective ECAs to when the program is officially launched. Please note that the application links are purposely not operational and you should not refer any prospective ECAs to this page yet. Also note that the Gateway URL will change, probably to www.tripleclicks.com/<YourSFIID>/ECA when we go live in the next few weeks.
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Unveiled in June 2009, the new SFI FORUM recently broke the 10,000-registered member mark and is continuing to grow, as more and more affiliates join the forum community.
The SFI Forum connects you with affiliates of all experience levels from around the world. You can join in-depth discussions of SFI products and programs, brainstorm and share tips and ideas, start new threads and polls, get your questions answered 24/7, and more!
For information and tips on the forum's basic functions and discussion board etiquette, see this article.
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Effective today, we are testing a new SFI Gateway prototype. The new "Get Real" Gateway is one of our most interesting Gateways ever. Features include:
1. A dynamic currency image. That is, the currency image reflects your computer's IP address. If you live in Canada, you should see Canadian currency. If you live in Great Britain, you should see British currency, and so on. Please note that not EVERY currency can be represented in this way due to how IP addresses are assigned and USA currency is used as the default where necessary. If your currency is not represented, it may alternately mean that we do not have an image of your region's currency at this time (assistance in getting any such missing images will be appreciated).
2. The newest enrollments table shows how many people are joining SFI, how quickly, and from everywhere across the globe.
3. The "Meet Our Newest EA" section helps make the page personal by adding photos of real people. It also further demonstrates how truly global the SFI opportunity is.
4. It changes literally every minute or so with new names and new faces.
The "real" theme is, of course, based on SFI's long, successful track record and our impressive global growth seen day in and day out. Very few, if any other companies in the world, can trumpet the numbers and track record of SFI, and this Gateways puts this out front.
Indeed, many people are very skeptical of online business ventures. Our "Get Real" Gateway attacks this skepticism with credible data, eye-opening numbers, and an open invitation to study our growth to the reader's satisfaction before proceeding.
By the way, you'll also note that if the viewer chooses to click the links to either TripleClicks or EyeEarn, your SFI ID travels with them so you can be credited for a subsequent customer sale if they go to TripleClicks...or an affiliate enrollment should they decide to sign up at EyeEarn.
Will this new Gateway pull better than the standard /free gateway? It's too early to tell of course, but we will be monitoring results and we will provide future updates.
Go now to check out the new Gateway here:
https://www.ezinfocenter.com/XXXXX/real
(replace XXXXX with your SFI ID number)
You may begin using this new Gateway immediately.
One more thing...WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
As noted earlier, we are testing this Gateway at this time. We are very interested in your comments and observations. Let us know what you like, what you don't like, and make suggestions for improving the Gateway here:
https://www.sfimg.com/Input/ShowSuggestion.sfi
Thank you!
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SFI is pleased to announce that you can now issue gift certificates to your TripleClicks customers and prospective customers!
To issue a gift certificate to an existing customer:
1. Go to your TC Customer List (https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/TCCustomerReport.sfi).
2. Click the "Issue gift certificate" link beside the name of the customer you wish to award a gift certificate to.
3. In the popup that appears, enter the amount and the expiration date for the gift certificate you wish to issue to this customer and submit.
4. We immediately send an email to your customer alerting them to the gift certificate you've awarded them and with directions for how to redeem it.
Note that we've also added some special tracking so you can see, at a glance, who you've previously issued gift certificates to.
To issue a gift certificate to a prospective customer:
1. Go to the Gift Certificate Manager (https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/GiftCertificateManager.sfi).
2. Click the "HERE" link under the "TC Customer" column.
3. In the popup that appears, enter the name, email address, and country of the person you wish to issue a gift certificate to. Also enter the gift certificate's amount and the expiration date. Submit.
4. We immediately send an email to your prospective customer alerting them to the gift certificate you've awarded them and with directions for how to redeem it.
A POWERFUL NEW MARKETING STRATEGY FOR YOU!
The ability to issue gift certificates to customers and prospective customers can be a powerful marketing strategy. Giving an existing customer a gift certificate is a great way to get them to make their first purchase (or buy again if they haven't made a purchase in a while). Likewise, giving a prospective customer a gift certificate is a great way to introduce them to TripleClicks, get them on your customer list, and create an immediate sale.
And you can do it very inexpensively, too! This is because you set an expiration date on every gift certificate you issue. If the gift certificate is redeemed, you just picked up a new sale or a new customer! And, of course, in many cases, the customer is going to make a purchase larger, perhaps significantly larger, then the gift certificate amount, hence ensuring you a profit on the transaction or at least breaking even (while acquiring a buying customer!).
If the gift certificate is NOT redeemed, the money goes right back into your account upon expiration and you can issue it to someone else. In other words, it's a win/win for you!
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VP Rewards Expanded to 300!
Thanks to our tremendous recent growth, we are increasing the VP Rewards program from a Top 200 to a Top 300 (effective October 1st, 2009).
That is, just be one of the top 300 VersaPoints earners at the end of the month, and you'll automatically receive a share of the month's co-sponsorships. As an affiliate's co-sponsor, you can immediately begin earning up to 24% commissions on all their purchases (plus an additional 4% to 8% on all their sales)! Each affiliate you are assigned as a co-sponsor could earn you hundreds or even thousands of dollars annually in Co-Sponsorship Override commissions. Learn more about co- sponsorships HERE.
Being in the top 300 also automatically enters you in our monthly drawing for cash and prizes. For every 100 VersaPoints you score during the month, you'll receive one entry in the drawing. That is, the more points you score, the more entries in the drawing you get and the better your odds of winning!
To see where you rank, see the leaderboard at:
https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MonthlyLeaderboard.sfi
Each month, 21 winners are drawn on or about the 10th of the month. The first name chosen will receive $1,000 cash. Ten runner-ups will receive $100 cash each, and the last 10 names chosen will each receive 100 TripleClicks credits (a $29 value).
Limit: One VersaPoints Rewards prize per affiliate per month
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TripleClicks.com hasn't taken over the world yet—but we're working on it! According to Internet ranking expert Alexa.com, TC is experiencing RAPID growth around the globe. In the past three months, for example, the TC store has moved up on Alexa's ranking of Internet sites more than 6,829 slots! Yesterday, out of BILLIONS of sites, TC was the 10,822nd most visited website in the world!
What's more, the percentage of Internet users in the world visiting TC has increased 23% and the daily time users are spending on TC has gone up 67% in the past three months!!
And we're just getting started. The powerful E-Commerce Associates program is on the way and there are several additional MAJOR new additions coming shortly thereafter. 2010 is going to be BIG!!!
Be sure you're not missing out on the great growth of your own store. Check out the Referring Customers section for marketing methods, aids, training articles, and more to help you attract TripleClicks customers to your store Gateway and increase your profits.
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| Good news! You may notice the Affiliate Center is much faster as of today thanks to some server upgrades we've just put in place. Enjoy!
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Congrats to August's 21 VP Reward winners!
Winner, first place, $1,000 cash:
Lynn Lawless from Wheaton, IL
Runners-up, $100 cash each:
Linda Bruton from Salem, OR
Audrey Volstorf from Memphis, TN
Sidney Jackson from Aurora, IL
Cynthia Minnaar from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Gbenga Falola from Lagos, Nigeria
Rich Strayer from Wheat Ridge, CO
Elizabeth Penner from Albany, OR
Kari Staggs from Los Alamos, NM
Louis Burrows from Brewer, ME
Phyllis Burrowes from Portmore, Jamaica
Third place, 100 TripleClicks credits (a $29 value):
Michael Kells from Whangarei, New Zealand
Rick Davies from Wooler, Ontario Canada
Danut Catalin Pocnetz from Constanta Romainia
Charles Tasopulos from Springboro, OH
Sean Murphy from Surprise, AZ
Luther Burrell from Petaluma, CA
Gary Berry from Brantford, ON Canada
Madalene Koh SN from Singapore
David Wynn from Redondo Beach, CA
Judy Jones from Brooklyn, NY
About VP Rewards: Each month, SFI awards cash and other valuable rewards to the top 200 VersaPoints earners of the month. For every 100 VersaPoints they score, affiliates receive one entry in the drawing.
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There are numerous ads and postings on Twitter that are obviously "spam". What is your opinion? Please post comments here!
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SFI's new gift certificate program is now available.
To fund your account (which is now consolidated with your TripleClicks account), go to TripleClicks.com, log in, and do a search on "Gift Certificate."
You'll be presented with options for adding the following amounts to your account:
$10
$25
$50
$75
$200
$500
or
$1000
Funding your account can now be done with credit card, debit card, PayPal, PayByCash, check, money order, or cash (any of the normal TripleClicks payment options). You can also use money you've earned from selling products on TripleClicks and/or from SFI commissions you have on account!
Next, to issue a gift certificate, just go to your genealogy report at the SFI Affiliate Center, choose the Gift Certificate format, and then click the "Buy Certificate" link beside the affiliate you wish to give a Gift Certificate to.
In the pop-up that now appears, you'll be able to choose the amount of the gift certificate, as well as the expiration date. You'll also note that we've added:
A. The affiliate's photo (if provided)
B. VersaPoints this month (and the points needed to reach the next level)
C. Last login date
D. The date he/she joined SFI
E. Contact information
This new information we've added can help you decide how much to make your gift certificate for, among other things.
You'll also be pleased to know that you'll soon have access to a report that will display all outstanding gift certificates, who they've been issued to, amounts, etc.
IMPORTANT: One significant change you need to be keenly aware of is that there are now no longer any restrictions on what can be purchased with a gift certificate. If you issue someone a gift certificate for $10, for example, they could use it on an order for just $10. Please factor this in when issuing your gift certificates! We made this change because, with the new VersaPoints system, you can have affiliates who are short almost any number of points. This new, open system will, hence, allow you to assist ANY affiliate. Please let us know (using the Suggestion Box) if you prefer SOME limit or, possibly, a user controlled limit (i.e. YOU would decide the minimum order amount for each gift certificate you issue).
GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR CUSTOMERS!
Yes! Very soon, you'll also be able to issue gift certificates to you TripleClicks customers (both those on your Customer List and to PROSPECTIVE customers as an incentive for trying out TripleClicks)! Watch for the announcement.
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To: All SFI Affiliates
From: Gery Carson, SFI President
WOW! That's a word we're saying a lot around the SFI corporate offices these days. Since our launch of the VersaPoints program, Co-Sponsorships, VP Rewards, etc., on August 5th, there has been an absolute whirlwind of growth and activity.
- We've seen new Executive Affiliates (EAs) skyrocket to over 25 times the prior daily average (a more than 2500% increase)!
- In just 21 days, more new, first-time EAs have been generated than the entire months of February, March, April, May, June, and July COMBINED!
- As I write this, we've added 271 new Bronze Team Leaders, 48 new Silver Team Leaders, 8 new Gold Team Leaders, and 10 new Platinum Team Leaders! Again, these numbers, are from just the last 21 days!...and represent more new, first-time Team Leaders than in all of 2008 and 2009 (through August 4th) combined! WOW! (There's that word again.)
- Traffic and sales at TripleClicks have also taken a major jump.
We've definitely had a HUGE breakthrough. And the numbers keep getting better because:
A. Large numbers of affiliates are now joining SFI and immediately getting active. People "get" the new VersaPoints system right away and it shows.
B. More and more leaders are becoming aware of the giant increase in activity in their groups and they're aggressively increasing their focus on SFI.
Because of all this, we may be only at the beginning of a long and prodigious growth cycle! Make sure you're not missing the boat. If you haven't yet fully got up to speed on what's happened, begin reading the articles below that have posted since August 4th.
IMPORTANT REMINDER!
I also wanted to make sure that, if you haven't achieved it already, that you're aware of what you'll receive with 2500 VersaPoints this month.
As first announced on August 5th, co-sponsors for all affiliates who joined SFI on or before July 31, 2009 will be assigned in September. Here's how we're going to assign them:
Every SFI affiliate who achieves 2500 or more VersaPoints in August is going to receive one equal share of the assignments of the tens of thousands of pre-August 1st affiliates and all the financial benefits that come with them.
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 exact commission details and qualifications, see the SFI Compensation Plan at: www.sfimg.com/compplan/ ).
How many can you expect to receive? That's very difficult to know because we have no idea how many of you are going to hit the 2500 points mark by the end of the month. However, we expect that each share will represent at least several dozen affiliates and possibly one hundred or more. It's definitely a potentially very valuable asset you'll want to pursue.
All assignments will be done completely at random or a combination of random and geographical matching. That is, we may assign a small percentage of Co-Sponsorships by COUNTRY. Example: If you live in Malaysia, a portion of your assignments may also be citizens of Malaysia. All others will be assigned at random.
Again, to receive your share of assignments, simply achieve at least 2500 VersaPoints by the end of August 2009. In early September, we will then make all the assignments and, shortly thereafter, they will appear in your genealogy (color coded in green).
To see how many VersaPoints you've scored so far this month and to see what other actions you can take to earn more, just visit your SFI Homepage.
For more information on Co-Sponsorships, see Frequently Asked Questions at:
http://www.sfimg.com/Resources/CoSponsorFAQ.sfi
P.S. Don't forget...this 2500 point bonus is a ONE-TIME-ONLY event...and you must qualify by the end of the month.
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If you want to get high rankings on Google, it is necessary that many other websites link to your website. This is something that most webmasters know. What many webmasters still don't know is that a website that has only a few inbound links can outrank a website that has many inbound links.
Why many backlinks alone are not enough
If a website has a high number of inbound links, it does not automatically rank highly for any keyword.
Google specifies the position of a website in its search results by on-page factors and off-page factors. On-page factors are all factors that can be found on your web pages:
- Did you optimize the web page for the targeted keyword?
- Can search engines find all pages of your website through the links on your website?
- Is the HTML code of your web pages error free so that search engine spiders can easily parse your pages?
- Does your robots.txt file allow search engine spiders to visit your web pages?
- Are your web pages free of all spam elements (no hidden text, no sneaky redirects, no keyword stuffing, cloaking, etc.?
Off-page factors are the factors that cannot be found on your web pages:
- How many websites link to your site?
- Are these links from related high quality pages?
- Do social bookmark websites link to your site?
- Do the links to your website include the keywords for which you want to be ranked highly?
All of these factors are important if you want to get high rankings on Google, Yahoo and Bing.
How to meet Google's requirements
If you want to get high rankings for a special keyword, you must optimize one of your web pages for that keyword. If one of your web pages has been optimized for a keyword, then Google will return it in the search results.
Unfortunately, there are many websites that target the same keywords as your website. If more than one website has been optimized for a keyword then Google will list the web pages with the best inbound links in the top 10 results.
For example, if 20 websites have been optimized for the keyword "green widgets" then the website that has the most inbound links that use the text "green widgets" as the link text will get the best position on Google.
If your website meets all on-page requirements and has the right kind of links (which does not mean that it must have the most links) then Google will list your website on the first result page.
There are many ranking elements that influence the position of your website in Google's search results. The more elements meet Google's requirements, the more likely it is that your website will be listed on Google's first result page.
To get an overview over all factors that are relevant to the position of your website in Google, analyze your website with IBP's top 10 optimizer. The optimizer will show you in detail, which elements of your web page you have to change and it will tell you how to change your web pages exactly so that your website will be listed on Google's first result page.
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TripleClicks customers can now view their store pages in the language of their choice. Just scroll down to the Languages drop down menu below the department listings on the left side of the homepage, and select a language. As you progress through the store, the pages should automatically translate into your chosen language (may take a few seconds to complete when you go to a new page).
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Yesterday, July 13th, TripleClicks enrolled its 10,000th Member*, just 189 days after our January 5th, 2009 launch.
This is a great start for our flagship store, and we've only just begun. There are a ton of exciting features coming, plus the E-Commerce Associate Program and hundreds of thousands of new products. TripleClicks has a very, very bright future ahead of it!
*excludes SFI affiliates
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Setting up a Standing Order has NEVER been easier! Just log in and click the Standing Order button next to the product of your choice at TripleClicks.com. SFI's system takes care of the rest.
These Standing Orders (SO) are ideal for Affiliates who want to receive automatic monthly shipments and/or renewals of their favorite TripleClicks products. SO's of 10SVP or more also ensure affiliates remain qualified each month for all executive benefits. Spread the word to ALL your affiliates about this new, easy one-click SO option...your commissions could very well increase from increased activity and upgrades throughout your team!
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