I'm an ECA wanting to sell my products internationally. How do I determine how much to charge for shipping to other countries that is fair to both me and my customers?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/21/2014 4:34 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Unless you are going to have a very complicated shipping charge list then you are going to have to work out averages for the most popular destinations. A lot will depend on the weight of the item being sent. As an example I have looked at some products being shipped from USA to UK and it made some products far too expensive to ship and keep the items at a viable price.
There are many things to consider along with the weight. Things like physical size, ease of packing and cost of packaging materials.
All these go to making some products just not worth sending to some countries, but that is something you will need to decide for yourself.
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Unless you are going to have a very complicated shipping charge list then you are going to have to work out averages for the most popular destinations. A lot will depend on the weight of the item being sent. As an example I have looked at some products being shipped from USA to UK and it made some products far too expensive to ship and keep the items at a viable price.
There are many things to consider along with the weight. Things like physical size, ease of packing and cost of packaging
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What is the best use for the MRP I earn?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/21/2014 4:32 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
MRP are as good as cash. They can be used to buy products in TripleClicks. In the past I have bought TCredits, PSA's to go and SBuilder units, but you can use them for any of the TripleClicks products.
As for their best use, well, that depends on what you feel will give you the best money for value and also where you are going with your SFI business. If you are short of VP then TCredits would be a good buy as you can then use these in the auctions and games where you will also get more MRP as you use them.
If you need help with your sign ups then PSA's to go and SBuilder units would be better for you.
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MRP are as good as cash. They can be used to buy products in TripleClicks. In the past I have bought TCredits, PSA's to go and SBuilder units, but you can use them for any of the TripleClicks products.
As for their best use, well, that depends on what you feel will give you the best money for value and also where you are going with your SFI business. If you are short of VP then TCredits would be a good buy as you can then use these in the auctions and games where you will also get more
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How do I come up with good content for my weekly newsletters to my team?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
11/14/2014 12:41 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
I like to keep all my affiliates up to date with what is occurring in SFI. As a consequence I always add anything from the latest news that has happened since my last update. This is especially needed for those affiliates that are not very active or inactive as you never know when something they read may get them to an active status.
I like to give them at least one tip, and again if I have read anything in the forum that I think will be of interest to them I include that.
I try to keep the newsletter or weekly mailing light in nature but also full of useful information.
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I like to keep all my affiliates up to date with what is occurring in SFI. As a consequence I always add anything from the latest news that has happened since my last update. This is especially needed for those affiliates that are not very active or inactive as you never know when something they read may get them to an active status.
I like to give them at least one tip, and again if I have read anything in the forum that I think will be of interest to them I include that.
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How I can encourage my downline members to purchase from TripleClicks?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
10/28/2014 10:17 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
First you need to determine where your affiliates live. Why you may ask? While TripleClicks goods may be good value in their country of origin the cost of postage/shipping sometimes makes them a totally non-viable proposition.
So what are we going to be promoting to our affiliates? Well the obvious thing is TCredits. These are needed to take part in the auctions or the games that are available. Anything else that is an e-product is good for promoting on a worldwide basis. For example PSAs to go or S Builder co-op.
As most of the items in the auction are free from delivery costs these are good items to promote world wide although some of the goods are restricted by import regulations.
I always promote the PSA to go, the S Builder and of course the TCredits.
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First you need to determine where your affiliates live. Why you may ask? While TripleClicks goods may be good value in their country of origin the cost of postage/shipping sometimes makes them a totally non-viable proposition.
So what are we going to be promoting to our affiliates? Well the obvious thing is TCredits. These are needed to take part in the auctions or the games that are available. Anything else that is an e-product is good for promoting on a worldwide basis. For example PSAs
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S-Builder Co-op or PSAs To Go. Which is better and why?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
10/28/2014 10:14 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
More than is one better than the other I would say that you are guaranteed a specific number of PSAs in PSAs to go whereas there is no guarantee with S-Builder. In my experience you get between 3 and 5 affiliates with S_Builder and it can take several weeks to get them.
With PSAs to go you get a guaranteed number of PSAs and you normally get them in a relatively quick space of time.
In my experience the S-Builder PSAs that are received are of a better quality, (work wise), than those from PSA to go. I can only assume that the PSA to go are from a cheaper advertising product than the S-Builder.
So which is better and why? My vote would have to go to the S-Builder co-op PSAs purely on quality and not quantity.
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More than is one better than the other I would say that you are guaranteed a specific number of PSAs in PSAs to go whereas there is no guarantee with S-Builder. In my experience you get between 3 and 5 affiliates with S_Builder and it can take several weeks to get them.
With PSAs to go you get a guaranteed number of PSAs and you normally get them in a relatively quick space of time.
In my experience the S-Builder PSAs that are received are of a better quality, (work wise),
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How do you maximize the benefits of being a Bronze Team Leader?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/3/2014 5:58 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
The best way to maximise your team leader benefits is by helping members of your team make EA2 or better. This will give you extra VP which will be helping you to progress.
The more VP your EA2 and above get the greater your rewards from the bonus pool.
Help any members of your team where you can. Helping them now can pay you dividends in the future.
Try to build your team 5 wide. Once you have done that help each of those members to build their team. In doing this you are also helping yourself.
When you get your allocation of second home CSA's make sure you contact them all right away. You may find one or more sleepers in those CSA's, and they may have just needed the right encouragement to get back on track with SFI.
Use the extra commission you will be getting wisely. I would suggest you reinvest at least 80% of your commission into paid advertising, TCredits, PSA's to go, SBuilder or team co-op. This will maximise your efforts
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The best way to maximise your team leader benefits is by helping members of your team make EA2 or better. This will give you extra VP which will be helping you to progress.
The more VP your EA2 and above get the greater your rewards from the bonus pool.
Help any members of your team where you can. Helping them now can pay you dividends in the future.
Try to build your team 5 wide. Once you have done that help each of those members to build their team. In doing this
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How can I ensure that, when I retire, the SFI business I have spent years building continues to grow and provide income for my beneficiaries?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/21/2014 4:30 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
If you look at clause 39 of the SFI Affiliate Agreement you will see that it makes ample provision for your beneficiaries. SFI will keep sending the commissions by the selected method. Providing the beneficiaries have access to the SFI account in the form of the ID and password then they will be able to enter the account and make any necessary changes. i.e. change the name on the account and the payment method.
I would suggest that you explain to your beneficiary how SFI works and what they will need to do to keep the account active, and of course make sure they have your SFI ID and password.
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If you look at clause 39 of the SFI Affiliate Agreement you will see that it makes ample provision for your beneficiaries. SFI will keep sending the commissions by the selected method. Providing the beneficiaries have access to the SFI account in the form of the ID and password then they will be able to enter the account and make any necessary changes. i.e. change the name on the account and the payment method.
I would suggest that you explain to your beneficiary how SFI works and what
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What's the best way to attract traffic to my Member TConnect page?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/3/2014 6:01 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
First of all you need to have products on your TConnect page that people are going to want to buy. You will need to have quite a few varied products to start off with. Once you find something that is selling well you can concentrate on that or very similar items.
Having got a page that is to your liking you have to promote that page or the items on it as heavily as you can.
If you have your own website(s) or blog(s) then you can put advertising on those sites for free. If that is not the case then try ad exchange sites, traffic exchanges, safelists, classified ads, article marketing and possibly video marketing.
The idea is to get as much traffic as you can to your site. Use every form of advertising that there is to get maximum coverage. You could even try some forum marketing but make sure you stick to their rules.
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First of all you need to have products on your TConnect page that people are going to want to buy. You will need to have quite a few varied products to start off with. Once you find something that is selling well you can concentrate on that or very similar items.
Having got a page that is to your liking you have to promote that page or the items on it as heavily as you can.
If you have your own website(s) or blog(s) then you can put advertising on those sites for free. If that
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Which is better for winning Pricebenders auctions: using the auto-bidder or not using auto-bidder?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/3/2014 6:02 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Which is the best will depend on the item and the other players in the auction. I have watched many auctions and have seen people use many more TCredits than they are bidding for. To me this is a total waste of money. I watched someone use more than 400 TCredits bidding for a 300 TCredit pack. They were using auto bidder!
I can also say the only auction I have ever won was by using auto bidder. I had to leave the house and so I set the auto bidder to click in at a certain point and use up to 50 credits. When I got home I had one the auction and it had only used 27 of my TCredits. So I would say that was luck and not skill.
No matter whether you are going to be using manual bidding or auto bidding I would suggest you watch quite a few auctions to see what goes on. Learn when it is advantageous to use the auto bidder, and also learn when it is time to pull the plug and forget about your losses. Yes there are going to be losses so be aware and don't gamble more than you can afford to lose.
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Which is the best will depend on the item and the other players in the auction. I have watched many auctions and have seen people use many more TCredits than they are bidding for. To me this is a total waste of money. I watched someone use more than 400 TCredits bidding for a 300 TCredit pack. They were using auto bidder!
I can also say the only auction I have ever won was by using auto bidder. I had to leave the house and so I set the auto bidder to click in at a certain point and use
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What are the best ways by which one can measure his/her success in SFI?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
8/3/2014 6:01 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
There are many ways to measure success, but the most obvious one is measuring against your own goals.
This is because what one person may consider success another would consider as failure.
If you have set realistic goals then your success will be measured against those goals.
For example one of my goals was to make BTL by June 30 this year. I have completed that goal and so that is a success for me. I am now chasing my next goal of STL, but to do that iI need to get more PSA's, and specifically more EA2 PSA's.
If I achieve these goals that will be another success.
So for you it will mean getting those goals you have set in the time frame you have allowed. If you make all your goals then you will need to make some tougher goals and that way keep pushing yourself harder.
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There are many ways to measure success, but the most obvious one is measuring against your own goals.
This is because what one person may consider success another would consider as failure.
If you have set realistic goals then your success will be measured against those goals.
For example one of my goals was to make BTL by June 30 this year. I have completed that goal and so that is a success for me. I am now chasing my next goal of STL, but to do that iI need to
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8/21/2014 4:34 pm