Becoming EA and after that a team leader implies that you have a team. Yes - you get CSA's when you qualify but that is not enough by far. You need your own recruits, your own PSA's.
When you advertise and you recruit affiliates you have a team. When you advertise and you make sales you earn commission. A Team means you can earn VP and money that you can in turn use to qualify as EA.
You will actually invest in both - maybe time into earning VP and money into advertising.
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