Sunday, August 27, 2006

Affiliate Newsletter



Affiliate Newsletter

For other SFI news and announcements, as well as previous newsletters, click HERE.





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08/25/06



Have you heard?

The wait is over! SFI has recently launched several MAJOR program enhancements, including:

  • PATH (Personalized Affiliate Training Homepage)
  • New, redesigned, end-to-end NGR system
  • New, streamlined new affiliate initiation
  • All new Smart Start

We believe the changes now in place at SFI will dramatically reverse the dynamic of confused and overwhelmed new affiliates. One of those major changes is a radical redesign of Smart Start, consisting now of just two parts:

Part one is a new, rewritten OVERVIEW of SFI. It gives an affiliate a general overview of what SFI is about, how our program works, and how he or she can begin making money with SFI. By the way, if a new affiliate would rather HEAR the overview, there's also now a built-in audio version included!

Part two of Smart Start is the "Affiliate Profile," a primarily-multiple-choice questionnaire that can be completed in 5-10 minutes.

This profile, while seemingly just a group of simple questions, actually sets the stage for a multitude of powerful enhancements to SFI...including "PATH."

Available to all affiliates, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, PATH can help you and your affiliates identify and meet SFI business goals, with precise advise on what to do each step of the way. It's like having your own, personal SFI "success coach." PLUS...PATH changes and grows with you as you advance from brand new affiliate all the way to Platinum Team Leader! And all you have to do is log in at www.sfimg.com!

Naturally, we're expecting these exciting changes to have a big impact on EA upgrade rates. In addition, the following other enhancements we've just unveiled just sweeten the pot even more:

1. Affiliate Center Facelift—When you log in at sfimg.com today, you'll see a sleek, new look. New colors, new fonts, and a less-cluttered, easier-to-navigate site. Phase one of the redesign is in place now but look for additional transformation over the coming weeks as we further refine the Affiliate Center.

2. New Alerts Page—This is a new feature we've added to make sure that important messages and special alerts don't get missed. When you log in at sfimg.com now, you'll first be presented with this page. In addition to corporate messages and reminders, this is also where your "New Affiliate Greeting" will reside. When your new, personally-sponsored affiliates log in for the first time, they'll see your picture and link to your greeting!

3. New DOI System—New affiliates are no longer REQUIRED to complete the Double Opt-In (DOI) procedure. Non-DOI affiliates can now do everything DOI affiliates can. The ONLY difference is that they will not receive any e-mails from SFI beyond the three messages we send out requesting they double opt in. That said, in addition to the three e-mail requests that go out, DOI is now built in to the SFI Affiliate Center, with prominent alerts reminding them to confirm their SFI membership when they log into the Affiliate Center.

4. Revised New Affiliate Notifications—With our new system in place, you'll be getting more notifications than ever before. The new version of the notification has specific directions so that when your team members start generating new affiliates, they'll know exactly what to do.

5. Fast-Track Countdown—All affiliates in their first 30 days with SFI will see a special blurb about Fast-Track in the left sidebar of the Affiliate Center that includes a clock ticking down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds left before Fast-Track is no longer available to them.

6. COMING SOON—We talk a lot about the importance of building strong relationships with your team members. Soon, we'll have a new genealogy in place that will allow you to drill down and view detailed data for all your personally-sponsored affiliates. This new "Details Page" will include:

Name and SFI ID
Contact information
Photograph
Date/time they registered
Date/time they completed Smart Start
Date/time they completed DOI
Current rank (Affiliate, EA, etc.)
Their exact deadline for Fast-Track

Additionally (so long as the affiliate authorizes it), this page will include the Affiliate Profile data, providing you with invaluable information for supporting your affiliate.

We're also going to be including a "Sponsor Support Checklist." This checklist will help ensure you provide proper support for every affiliate you sponsor.

Maximizing your relationships with your team members is one of the keys to building a strong, growing, and profitable organization, and the Sponsor Support Checklist will help you do it with ease!

SFI believes the pieces we've put in place recently will have a huge impact going forward. We are now poised for substantial new growth. For that reason, we encourage all of our affiliates to make a renewed commitment to SFI.

Commission checks are going to be going up, up, up in the coming months and SFI wants each and every one of you to be able to share in the coming excitement!

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

TIP OF THE DAY:

TIP OF THE DAY:

The SFI Gift Certificate program lets you offer your affiliates CHOICE DISCOUNTS on their EA-qualifying orders at the SFI Affiliate Store. Not only can this program help you increase the number of EAs in your network, it's also extremely simple to use.

Simply stop by the Gift Certificate Manager in the My Account section at the SFI Affiliate Resource Center.

Once there, you can create your Gift Certificate in four easy steps:

  1. Set up a Gift Certificate Account.
  2. Select "Purchase a Gift Certificate."
  3. Select the recipient, the discount amount you wish to offer, and a deadline on your offer.
  4. Click "Submit" when done.
The SFI system automatically sends your affiliate a special e-mail notifying them of the discount you've offered and the deadline. At the SFI Affiliate Store, your affiliates will receive the discount you've authorized right off the top! Over time, the Gift Certificate program can help you turn many "fence sitters" into active SFI Executive Affiliates and substantially grow your commission check. Even if you are offering Gift Certificates of as much as $20, you've added a new EA to your network - an EA who could very well remain an EA for months or even years to come (creating income for you for months or years). And who knows how many affiliates and customers they will bring to the table?

AND DON'T FORGET: You could earn a $30 cash bonus for every EA you develop. For every Team Leader you develop, you'll earn Business Builder Bonuses of up to $150. Up to $420 in total Business Builder Bonuses on each of your personally sponsored affiliates!

For more information and to get started on your Gift Certificate incentives, check out the Gift Certificate Manager.


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By generating at least 10 SVP in either personal purchases or retails sales in a month, you can DOUBLE your commissions!

Normally, you collect 40% CV commissions for each retail sale of an SFI product or service. However, when the products you sell or purchase yourself accumulate 10 SVP or more during a given month, your commissions automatically double to 80% CV commissions for ALL the products you've sold that month.

Click HERE for more details on the Retails Sales Program. OR...Click HERE to gain instant 10 SVP through a personal purchase.

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Studies show your chances of creating loyal customers soar to as much as 90% when you follow up within 24 hours of a transaction or inquiry. That rate drops to only 50% within 48 hours and 10% or less w/in 72 hours!



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You can easily add to your commission checks by taking advantage of SFI's ClickBucks program.

SFI affiliates may advertise the ClickBucks Gateway to generate new affiliates and earn $2 per affiliate, plus $1 in CV and .5 SVP per.

Affiliates generated via the ClickBucks program do NOT enter the downline of the person who generated them. Rather, all ClickBucks-generated affiliates flow into Eagle Co-op and are equally and randomly dispersed to Eagle Co-op participants.

In other words, if you participate in the ClickBucks program, you get paid upfront, but you give up all sponsorship benefits. Please make sure you carefully consider this before participating in ClickBucks.

The URL for the ClickBucks Gateway is:

http://www.ezinfocenter.com/XXXXXX/CB

IMPORTANT! For actual use, you'll need to replace "ezinfocenter.com" with the Gateway domain of your choice and replace XXXXXX with YOUR OWN SFI ID number.

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Most Asked Q&A's

Q.) I understand that if a new affiliate does not become an EA in their first 30 days with SFI, they are dropped from the T-Net. Does this mean they are no longer an SFI affiliate?

To send your affiliates answers to their questions, just access the specific Q&A that you or your team members are looking for, and click the "E-Mail This Q&A" link at the bottom.


A.) No. They will remain an affiliate in the program. However, they do lose their position in the T-Net network. Should they become an EA at a later time, they will be placed back in T-Net in the next available slot under their sponsor.

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Q.) How do I issue a gift certificate?

To send your affiliates answers to their questions, just access the specific Q&A that you or your team members are looking for, and click the "E-Mail This Q&A" link at the bottom.

Q.) SFI sounds to good to be true. There must be fees or a requirement to buy something, right?

To send your affiliates answers to their questions, just access the specific Q&A that you or your team members are looking for, and click the "E-Mail This Q&A" link at the bottom.
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How The SFI Program Works

NEW SFI RESOURCE:

New Article: How The SFI Program Works

Earning money with your SFI business is simple and can be broken down into the following basic actions:

  1. Sell SFI's products & services to customers through the SFI Retail Program and/or promote the SFI business opportunity.

  2. Advance to "Executive Affiliate" (EA) status & tap into the additional income streams of the Network Builders Program.

  3. Boost your earning power by teaching others to duplicate your efforts (maximize your Leveraged Income).

Now, let's take a few minutes and go into a little more detail about each of these three principles...

Read entire article:


https://www.sfimg.com/Training/HowSFIWorks.sfi




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DID YOU KNOW ?

You can take concrete steps right now to ensure you maximize SFI's many new enhancements for your team building and commission increasing efforts:

1. Encourage ALL your team members to log into www.sfimg.com and complete Smart Start. SFI is requiring everyone, both new and old affiliates, to complete Smart Start again. This key component of the SFI system is needed to enable the PATH system for affiliates.

2. Make sure you have a good, solid understanding of how the new system flows. Then make whatever adjustments you need to make to your own support Websites, autoresponders, e-mails, Contact Manager messages, etc. Tip: No longer is it necessary to refer people to www.sfimg.com/get or to advise them specifically to complete Smart Start for example. Rather, the key now is to simply tell your affiliates to log in at www.sfimg.com and follow the directions.

3. If you haven't already done so, make SURE you have a New Affiliate Greeting message in place! Automatic new affiliate welcome messages are no longer sent out through Contact Manager.

To set up (or edit your existing) New Affiliate Greeting message, see:

https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/CongratsMessages.sfi


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INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

Money Grows In UK Cyberspace
by Yank Elliott, MBA & IAHBE Staff Writer

Is that really possible? What is Cyberspace anyway? Merriam-Webster OnLine defines Cyberspace as "the online world of computer networks." It's what we all use in our Internet businesses every day, and it often produces a bumper crop of money for entrepreneurial Cyber farmers. Use the principles discussed here to start your own money farm in Cyberspace...

Read the rest of the article:

http://www.iahbe.org/FreeContent/UKCyberspace.jsp


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EXPERT REPORT

General Home Business...

The Purpose Driven Business
by John Jantsch

I'd like to start this article off with a question. What's the purpose of a business? Or, perhaps more specifically, what's the purpose of your business? Do you ever think about that throughout the course of the day? Or, does it only haunt you at night or when you are trying to clear a jam in the copier?

Ten years ago I would have gone with Peter Drucker's answer - The purpose of a business is to create a customer. Today, after 25 years of business ownership and asking several hundred small business owners this very question, I would have to say that the real purpose of a business is to give the owner of that business more life, more freedom.

Read entire report:


https://www.sfimg.com/Training/NextStep.sfi#experts

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By generating at least 10 SVP in either personal purchases or retails sales in a month, you can DOUBLE your commissions!

Normally, you collect 40% CV commissions for each retail sale of an SFI product or service. However, when the products you sell or purchase yourself accumulate 10 SVP or more during a given month, your commissions automatically double to 80% CV commissions for ALL the products you've sold that month.

Click HERE for more details on the Retails Sales Program. OR...Click HERE to gain instant 10 SVP through a personal purchase.

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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!!

October 06, 2006 - Discuss this announcement...
To: All SFI Affiliates
From: Gery Carson, SFI President & Founder

I have some exciting news to share with all affiliates!

Yesterday, we flipped the switch on a new promotion designed to greatly increase the number of EA upgrades.

First, let me explain how this new promotion came to be. Since the changes made on 8/7/06, we've seen a huge increase in the number of new affiliates viewing our EA upgrade pages (example: www.sfimg.com/EA). However, we've not seen a similar increase in actual upgrades.

The reason, we believe, is that 99% of the people landing on our EA upgrade pages are brand new. Indeed, the vast majority are literally in their first few minutes, hours, or days in SFI. They land on the page to learn about upgrading, and their perception is that a purchase is required. It's not, of course—there are multiple ways to upgrade with no out-of-pocket costs, but those options are harder to understand, so they come away with the perception that a purchase is required to move to the next level of SFI.

And there's the rub: Because they are so new to SFI, there's been no trust built up yet. As far as they know, SFI is just one of those schemes that they've been told to avoid at all costs. Under these conditions, of course, making a purchase is one of the last things they're going to want to do. No trust = no sale!

Think about it: They just joined SFI under the belief that it was free, and almost immediately after they're now under the impression that SFI "just wants them to BUY stuff, that the free label was just a ruse." This is a horrible first impression for them to have and probably causes a large majority of new SFI affiliates to immediately dismiss SFI—never to return!

The key then is for SFI to assume all the risk, to make it possible for new affiliates to upgrade with little or no risk—a way that gives us time to win their trust.

That solution is now in place. Effective immediately, all new affiliates will have the opportunity to receive two free months IAHBE membership, plus advancement to the rank of EA with all EA benefits. New affiliates can now upgrade immediately to EA status with no obligation, no risk, and no cost.

What's the catch? There are only two, and they're small. One is that the deadline for the offer will be VERY short. Right now, it's set at just 3 days from sign-up. We will be testing other lengths to determine the "sweet spot"; it could be anywhere from three hours to five days.

The second "catch" is simply that we require a credit card, check, or money order for the third month of IAHBE membership to show us they are serious. However, the affiliate has a minimum of 60 days to cancel. If they decide not to continue with SFI within those 60 days, we'll delete their credit card info, tear up their check, or return their money order. No questions asked. Plus, all the IAHBE benefits (including the $1000+ IntroPak bonuses) and EA benefits during the 60-day trial period are all theirs to keep, no strings attached.

We believe this is VERY exciting offer that will be hard to resist!

Another reason why we are very excited about this new offer is that it has some serious URGENCY working for it (a time-tested, proven key to successful offers). That is, a very short deadline (we call it a "time fuse") that demands attention NOW, not later.

Up until today, that time fuse has been 30 days. Since, as I said, the vast majority of affiliates viewing the EA upgrade pages have only been in SFI for a few hours or a few days, 30 days away is an "eternity." In other words, we've basically not had "urgency" working for us at all.

So why not just keep the existing EA offer and just shorten the deadline? Some of you longtime SFI'ers will remember that in the past we've had a shorter deadline, but shortening the deadline has serious drawbacks (which is why it's been at 30 days for the last couple years).

What drawbacks? For starters, it just absolutely kills the international market due to most international affiliates not having credit cards or the ability to use them due to US bank restrictions. Without the ability to use credit cards, international affiliates are virtually EXCLUDED from participation in SFI, which is of course the last thing we want to do!

Our two free months (2MF) offer, however, allows our international affiliates plenty of time to get a payment to us. Indeed, 2MF EMBRACES the international, global marketplace and should allow SFI to start attracting many, many new EAs worldwide. And, pssssst, don't tell anyone, but an SFI Visa/MC debit card that will allow anyone who can't get a credit card to buy online AND get their SFI commissions paid to them instantly could be available later this year—which will make things REALLY start rocking globally!

ANTICIPATED QUESTIONS:

Q: How will I know who is a regular EA and who is one via 2MF?
A: We are today introducing the term "EAP'—as in "Executive Affiliate Pending." If you see an EAP on your genealogy, you will know they took advantage of the 2MF offer and are currently in the "trial period."

Q: How many of these new EAPs do you expect to remain with SFI and become standard EAs?
A: 2MF is a TEST, it's impossible to know for sure. HOWEVER, we expect at least 50%, and it could be much higher. Think about it. We're giving them a minimum of two months to get to know SFI without any risk. We're also allowing them to take advantage of hundreds of dollars of free goodies, all the financial benefits of being an EA, their position in T-Net locked in for two months, and more. We believe we're going to gain their trust and they're going to want to stick with SFI.

Q: Why TWO free months? Why not just one?
A: One month is simply not long enough in our opinion to win their trust and prove SFI's viability.

Q: Is there anything special we need to do differently now?
A: Yes! First of all, you'll want to get the word out to all of your brand new signups (right away when you receive the notification) that this special offer is available to them. Just tell them to log in at www.sfimg.com and the link for the offer will be waiting for them. Secondly, MAKE SURE you are at the beck and call of all your new EAPs! Remember, they may have taken advantage of 2MF, but they may still be very skeptical of SFI (remember, no trust = no sale). The biggest thing you can do to help ensure they turn into EAs is to be there for them! Be helpful and supportive! Show them why SFI is great and why they want to remain a part of your team. Do these things and you'll have the opportunity to build a HUGELY profitable organization with the new 2MF offer!

Q: Do I earn Business Builder Bonuses, etc. on affiliates who take advantage of the 2MF offer?
A: Yes, but not until they've moved from being an EAP to a standard EA. However, assuming there is a substantial increase in upgrades—and we expect there will be—you will come out WAY AHEAD of course.

Q: So no Business Builder Bonuses for two months?
A: No. You'll still be earning Business Builder Bonuses, etc. on any standard upgrades. The delay will only apply on affiliates upgrading via 2MF. But, remember, assuming there is a substantial increase in upgrades—and we expect there will be—you will come out WAY AHEAD, you'll just have to "wait out" the first two months on EAPs. From that point forward, you can be earning them every month.

Q: Why can't SFI just pay us now for EAPs?
A: It's simply not feasible. The amount of fraud such an offer would attract would be enormous.

Q: Why do you think a significant number of people who accept the 2MF offer will become standard EAs?
A: Remember, 100% of these new EAPs have either provided us with a credit card, a check, or money order—100%! Plus, not only do we have their payment starting with their third month, but (with the exception of the money order group), they've also authorized SFI to automatically charge their credit card or checking account EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER.

Here's another bonus: Many people absolutely will not put their credit card information online. With our new 2MF offer, we allow mail-ins of checks, money orders, and credit card info, which we believe will increase the upgrade percentage even higher.

Q: You say the 2MF deadline will be very short. What about AFTER the 2MF deadline? Are there any other special incentives to upgrade after 2MF is no longer available?
A: Actually, yes. The "Group ONE offer" is 2MF. The "Group TWO offer" is for five free new affiliates put in their downline (with them as sponsor) if they upgrade by a second deadline. The "Group Two Offer" will run from the end of the 2MF deadline to probably the affiliate's 15th day in SFI. At this time there are no plans for anything beyond 15 days. This is primarily because, historically, over 90% of all upgrades occur in the first 15 days, and because going EA is "its own reward."

Q: Do EAPs count towards rank advancement? Example: Can someone become a BTL by just sponsoring two EAPs?
A: No. Only when those EAPs become standard EAs will they count toward rank advancement.

Q: Anything else I should be doing?
A: Yes, if you're a Team Leader, make sure you are operating a POWERLINE Co-op! Why? A large number of the people who land on our EA upgrade pages arrive there because they received an NGR (Network Growth Recap), and it is by building a Powerline that generates the largest number of NGRs for you.

Anyway, these affiliates have already been partially sold on SFI because they've just been informed of new affiliates having been placed in their downline (that's why they went to the EA upgrade page). Now when they land on the EA upgrade page (assuming they are still within the 2MF deadline), they'll be informed they can lock in their position, secure their new downline, etc. for two full months, absolutely free.

Talk about your "one-two punch"! They've got a downline already started and now they can upgrade FREE. Wow!

Not only that, assuming you keep building that Powerline, they can continue to see lots of continual growth in their downline during their 60-day "trial period." There's also a very good chance that many EAs and EAPs will start popping up below them, which means that during their trial period they could start seeing nice-sized commission checks (or at least see the potential for it in the near future), which will make becoming/remaining an EA just that much more attractive.



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#### GIFT CERTIFICATE SAMPLE LETTER ####

NOTE: Feel free to use and/or alter this sample letter to suite your own needs when notifying your affiliates of a Gift Certificate you've created for them.

Dear [NEW AFFILIATE NAME],

I am delighted that you've joined my SFI team!

As your SFI sponsor, I'm here to help you get off to a fast and profitable start. My success is tied directly to yours, so please don't hesitate to contact me to assist you with anything...anytime.

One thing I like to do to help the newest members of my team is to give them a free SFI gift certificate. If you're ready to get serious with SFI right away, I will send you an electronic $20 gift certificate you can use toward SFI's most popular products. If you'd like to take advantage of my offer, just send me an e-mail at [YOUR E-MAIL@ADDRESS] and mention the gift certificate.

Once again, welcome to SFI. I look forward to working with you!

Sincerely

[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR CONTACT INFO]

Gift Certificate FAQ

Q: What is the Gift Certificate Program?

A: The SFI Discount Certificate Program is a tool designed to help increase the number of EAs in your network, allowing you to offer your personally referred affiliates CHOICE DISCOUNTS on their EA-qualifying orders at the SFI Affiliate Store.

Q: How does this program work?

A: It's simple: just go to the Gift Certificate Manager in the My Account section at the SFI Affiliate Resource Center; scroll down to the bottom of the page and select "Purchase a Gift Certificate." Then, select the recipient, the discount amount you wish to offer, and a deadline on your offer. Click "Submit" when you're done.

The SFI system then automatically sends your affiliate a special e-mail notifying them of the discount you've offered and the deadline. There will also be a special link included to quickly and easily access and choose an EA-qualifying product or products from the SFI Affiliate Store—your affiliates will receive the discount you've authorized right off the top! These redemptions will be deducted from a special account you will fund.

Q: How do I fund my Gift Certificates?

A: To add funds to your special Gift Certificate account, just access the Gift Certificate Manager page and click the "Add Funds" link. Enter the amount you want to set aside for your Gift Certificates and the method of payment. Click "Submit" when you're done. IMPORTANT: Once you authorize a Gift Certificate, SFI immediately applies that amount to the funds in your special account.

Q: How does the Business Builder Program help me offer Gift Certificates?

A: The new Business Builder program lets you earn more than $25 for each personally sponsored EA affiliate. Hence, you can offer a $5, $10, $15, or even $20 discount for giving SFI a try. This gives your affiliates a GREAT incentive to upgrade to EA, while costing you nothing in the end! In addition, providing a offer deadline will motivate them to take action sooner rather than later.

Q: Why would I want to offer Gift Certificates to my affiliates?

A: Over time, the Gift Certificate program can help you turn many "fence sitters" into active SFI Executive Affiliates and substantially grow your commission check. Even if you are offering Gift Certificates of as much as $20, you've added a new EA to your network—an EA who could very well remain an EA for months or even years to come (creating income for you for months or years). And who knows how many affiliates and customers they will bring to the table?

Q: Where can I view the Gift Certificates I've authorized?

A: You can view your Gift Certificates at any time and Gift Certificate Manager page.




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#### NEW AFFILIATE GREETING SAMPLE LETTER #####

NOTE: Feel free to use and/or alter this sample letter to suite your own needs when welcoming your new affiliates to SFI. To create a Gift Certificate for your new members, see this page.

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Greetings New SFI Affiliate...

I am delighted that you've joined my SFI team!

As your SFI sponsor, I'm here to help you get off to a fast and profitable start. My success is tied directly to yours, so please don't hesitate to contact me to assist you with anything...anytime.

One thing I like to do to help the newest members of my team, who have not made their "first" SFI purchase, is to give them a FREE gift certificate. If you're ready to get serious, I will send you an electronic $20 gift certificate you can use toward SFI's most popular products.

If you'd like to take advantage of my offer, just send me an e-mail at [YOUR E-MAIL@ADDRESS]. Include this message text and mention the gift certificate in the subject.

Once again, welcome to SFI. I look forward to working with you!

[YOUR NAME]
[YOUR CONTACT INFO]

Gift Certificate FAQ

Q: What is the Gift Certificate Program?

A: The SFI Discount Certificate Program is a tool designed to help increase the number of EAs in your network, allowing you to offer your personally referred affiliates CHOICE DISCOUNTS on their EA-qualifying orders at the SFI Affiliate Store.

Q: How does this program work?

A: It's simple: just go to the Gift Certificate Manager in the My Account section at the SFI Affiliate Resource Center; scroll down to the bottom of the page and select "Purchase a Gift Certificate." Then, select the recipient, the discount amount you wish to offer, and a deadline on your offer. Click "Submit" when you're done.

The SFI system then automatically sends your affiliate a special e-mail notifying them of the discount you've offered and the deadline. There will also be a special link included to quickly and easily access and choose an EA-qualifying product or products from the SFI Affiliate Store—your affiliates will receive the discount you've authorized right off the top! These redemptions will be deducted from a special account you will fund.

Q: How do I fund my Gift Certificates?

A: To add funds to your special Gift Certificate account, just access the Gift Certificate Manager page and click the "Add Funds" link. Enter the amount you want to set aside for your Gift Certificates and the method of payment. Click "Submit" when you're done. IMPORTANT: Once you authorize a Gift Certificate, SFI immediately applies that amount to the funds in your special account.

Q: How does the Business Builder Program help me offer Gift Certificates?

A: The new Business Builder program lets you earn more than $25 for each personally sponsored EA affiliate. Hence, you can offer a $5, $10, $15, or even $20 discount for giving SFI a try. This gives your affiliates a GREAT incentive to upgrade to EA, while costing you nothing in the end! In addition, providing a offer deadline will motivate them to take action sooner rather than later.

Q: Why would I want to offer Gift Certificates to my affiliates?

A: Over time, the Gift Certificate program can help you turn many "fence sitters" into active SFI Executive Affiliates and substantially grow your commission check. Even if you are offering Gift Certificates of as much as $20, you've added a new EA to your network—an EA who could very well remain an EA for months or even years to come (creating income for you for months or years). And who knows how many affiliates and customers they will bring to the table?

Q: Where can I view the Gift Certificates I've authorized?

A: You can view your Gift Certificates at any time and Gift Certificate Manager page.




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Thursday, August 03, 2006

How To Become Financially Independent In Less Than 3 Years Through SFI

How To Become Financially Independent In Less Than 3 Years Through SFI
by Winston Saga

Wish you all a great month. I am sure this year is going to be a year of Prosperity, Abundance and Great Health.

There is a time to sow and a time to reap. If you sow more, you will reap more. If you sow little, you will reap little. You cannot sow and reap in the same season. Everything has a season.
If you think of poverty, you will become poor. If you think of prosperity, you will become rich. If you keep your mind healthy, your body will be healthy. If your mind is weak and timid, the body will become sick and stressed out.

People always talk about their bills, pay checks, and their circumstances. I will advise you to talk to your inner mind and also to your friends and family about good health, prosperity and happiness. The more positive thoughts you feed your mind, the healthier your mind and body becomes.

A good friend of mine became a millionaire in one year using "auto suggestion." Auto Suggestion helps you to reprogram your subconscious mind. If your mind is negative, filled with fear, doubt, and worry, you will live in a negative vibration all the time. Everything in this world is energy. We are nothing but energy. If you have negative energy all the time, you will have a very painful life. If you have positive energy, you will have a very successful and fruitful life.
It is very easy to change from negative to positive. It takes 21 to 30 days to change the way you think. Start saying to yourself,

I am a happy person, and I make other people happy.
I always think good thoughts in my mind.
I am very rich. I am a Millionaire.

Repeat that 100 times before going to bed. The good news is you don't have to meditate or relax your mind. Again, repeat it 100 times when you wake up in the morning. Right through the morning, repeat the same affirmation. Your old thoughts will come and bombard you, but don't worry...slowly, your old thoughts will give way to the new thoughts. If you want to become rich, you should think of riches all the time. If you want to be healthy, you should think of health all the time. If you want to be poor, think of poverty all the time. It is your golden choice.

Enjoy every minute of your life. See life to the fullest. The mediocre see the cup as half empty, a prosperous person see it as half full. Whenever you have time, say to yourself:

I am healthy. I am happy. I am rich. I am successful. I love myself. I reject all thoughts that cause worry and anxiety. Worry is a useless habit. I am calm and peaceful person. I always make other people happy. I am kind person. I give my love to the poor and needy.

You cannot become rich by working for someone. You will make your boss and your company rich. SFI could make you rich with as little as 20 minutes a day. Send newsletters to your affiliates every week. Send motivational tips. The way you can make money in SFI is by helping other people. The more people you help, the more successful you become.

SFI really works. Become an Executive Affiliate and start earning money. Talk to your friends, colleagues, barber, dairy owner, super market staffs, your dentist, courier person, mail delivery person, and paper boy. You won't know who is waiting for an opportunity.

I e-mailed couple of my friends. I got a response from two of them saying they were glad I e-mailed them. They were looking around to start a home business. Immediately they joined.

There is opportunity everywhere. There are 7 billion people in this world. All you need is three good people to help you. If you set your goals—with a purpose, a road map, and persistence and determination—you will be on your way to success.

Surround yourself with successful people. Read motivational and sales books. Read autobiographies and biographies of great men and women. Listen to tapes and watch videos. If you follow these instructions for the next two years, you will be a different person. You will think differently; your knowledge will be different from other people; you will walk differently; you will respect other people; you will have more money in your bank account; and, above all, you will have great health.

Reading makes a full person. See Gery Carson (founder and president of SFI) as your role model. Spend time with two or three people who have the same interest as yours. Have a master-mind program. Help one another, and things will come easy for you. Share your experience, knowledge, and wisdom.

If you spend two years working the SFI program, you can earn $5,000 a month...it just takes a little effort.

Let 2005 be a year of prosperity, abundance and great health.

Remember, overcome procrastination, motivate yourself, and be the person you want to be! See yourself as successful. YOU create your circumstances...circumstances never create you. It is your choice. To become rich is your choice; to become healthy is your choice; to become confident is your choice. You are created in the image of God. God wants you to be successful, prosperous, confident, happy and blessed.

Show unconditional love and, above all, charity. Give 10 to 15% to the poor and needy. When you give money to the poor—the poor won't be able to return the money back to you—you are lending to God, and He will pay you back 10 times more. Don't say to yourself "When I get the money I will give." It will never happen. Give what you have and see the difference. First, you will become a different person and, secondly, you will be filled with love, joy, good health, and prosperity.

If you haven't yet advanced to Executive Affiliate (EA) status, go here:
http://www.sfimg.com/ea

Keep in mind, you can advance to EA status. Make the best use of it. Many network marketing programs cost you more than $1500 dollars to start with. With SFI you can start your own home business with "0" dollars! A fantastic organisation...Be a part of it.
Wishing you the very best for 2005.

Winston Saga

About the author: Winston is an SFI Team Leader and a successful home-business owner in New Zealand. His Website "Telesales & Marketing" focuses on achieving total success in sales and your personal life and features lots of expert advice and tips on increasing your sales and profits.
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"I don't have any money!"

Dear SFI Affiliates and Members of The McVey Team:

"I don't have any money!"

Believe it or not, I hear this from affiliates quite a lot. But before you write off your chances of seriously starting and operating a successful home business of your own, I want you to read the following:

As advertised, SFI comes through with it's promise—an Internet business that requires NO money up front! YOU choose the level of your commitment to SFI. YOU choose how far you want to take it. YOU choose the rate of your own home business progress.

OK, so you have little or no money with which to start your business. That's alright. We can work around that problem for now. One of the beautiful things about your SFI business is that you can substitute time for money!

Any business will take time to build, whether it be an Internet business like SFI or a brick-and-mortar business like "Joe's Diner."

And although it may be true that investing money into your business will get you where you want to be much faster, it is NOT necessary...so long as you understand this:

The road to success is not "closed" by any means, but there will be a few more twists and turns, and it will take just a little bit longer to get where you are going. And that's OK if you know that up front. After all, even with money, the road can be bumpy and long. The good news, though, is that I will provide you with the "map" you need to help negotiate this road with as little difficulty as possible.

I've said this before and I'll keep saying it:

You must READ, READ, and READ some more! Whether you have money or not, you must educate yourself about your SFI business, its products, and its services. The Next Step area (https://www.sfimg.com/Training/NextStep.sfi) at the SFI Affiliate Center

(http://www.sfimg.com) features a comprehensive list of free SFI reports, articles, how-to's, and more.

Find out what it is you are selling! Get to know the products and services like the back of your hand. Go over the SFI Website everyday. Take the Smart Start Training course (https://www.sfimg.com/Training/SmartStart.sfi) if you haven't already done so. Then, do it again.

Ask questions about anything you're not sure of—through your upline support or the SFI Discussion Board (http://www.sfidboard.com). Train yourself as if you were going to train others...because you WILL eventually.

Cost to read: $0.00

Smart Start (http://www.sfimg.com/SmartStart) is the first step in your self-education. SFI knows how important it is for ALL affiliates to have at least a basic knowledge of the SFI System and how you can make money with it. This training session takes no more than 30 minutes of your time. It is the start of your journey. It is a MUST!

Cost for Smart Start: $0.00

Accumulate SVP by selling SFI products through your personal SFI Gateways to customers, friends, family, etc. After you become an EA (Executive Affiliate), https://www.sfimg.com/EA/, you will need to maintain 10 SVP each month to keep your EA status. You can do this through renewal purchases from your existing retail customers, as well through new customers you attract to your business. (For more information on your Gateways, go to the View/Edit Gateway page—https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/GatewayDetails.sfi—in the MY ACCOUNT section of the SFI Affiliate Center)

Cost to become EA: $0.00

Next, go to the SFI Discussion Board Training Center (http://www.sfitraining.com). There you will find a ton of information that will help you with your SFI business. You'll see an overview of SFI and "FAQs." There are also "Getting Started" and SFI Resources sections. Take the "Internet Income" course, read the articles in the Next Step section, get tips on creative writing, start the "10-Day Training Series," and read "30-days To Success." There are even links to other resources, along with "Advertising Information."

Cost for training: $0.00

As you might have gathered by now, you CAN get "something for nothing" with SFI Marketing Group. The secret is simple: You have to WORK for it, and you have to WANT it!!
As Henry Ford is oft quoted as saying:

"If you think you can't have success or think you can have success—you're right!"
Your success begins with the insatiable desire to WANT to change your current situation.
No money? No problem! Let's go out and get some, Team!!

Cost to have a dream: $0.00

Your Team Leader,
SCOTT MCVEY
SCOTTYMCHOTY@OPTONLINE.NET

RELATED RESOURCES YOU CAN USE:

SFI Contact Manager
How To Get Started In SFI For Free
How To Do Effective Follow-Ups
Website Promotion Tips
SFI Affiliate Recruiting Tips
Marketing Resources
Brief, Attention-Grabbing Ads For You
Knowing Your Income Potential With SFI
Tapping Into Your SFI Marketing Tools
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What Benefits Do I Get as an Affiliate in the SFI Program?EVERY SFI Affiliate Gets:

What Benefits Do I Get as an Affiliate in the SFI Program?EVERY SFI Affiliate Gets:

1.
Free step-by-step Smart Start Training*
2.
Free access to the professional SFI Affiliate Center
3.
Free Marketing Strategies, Special Reports, Administrative Support
4.
Free Marketing Aids (sample ads, articles, banners) to help you promote your business
5.
10+ Free Gateway Websites for selling SFIMG products
6.
20+ Free Gateway Websites for promoting the SFIMG opportunity
7.
Free Training, Newsletters, automatic affiliate and prospect follow ups, Discussion Board
8.
Lucrative Compensation Plan with Retail Sales earnings of 40% of Commission Volume (CV)
9.
Free Commission Schedule, Status and Sales Reports
10.
Up to 12 upline support members assigned to personally support you
11.
Access to the SFI Affiliate Store (select your choices from over 600 quality products)
12.
Free - 10 Bonuses for joining the Fast-Track Program, including a Guaranteed Check your first month as Fast-Track member; click here to view the SFIMG Fast-Track Video Presentation
*This free training is required to access other free resources at the SFI Affiliate Resource Center.In addition to all of the above, EVERY Executive Affiliate (EA) gets:
13.
Up to a 12-Level Network (8,190 EAs) filled by TEAMWORK (Upline - YOU - Downline)
14.
EXCELLENT INCOME OPPORTUNITIES:

DOUBLE Retail Sales Commissions—earn 80% of CV...TWICE the money as a non-EA!
Business Builders Bonuses of up to $30 for each new, first-time EA you sponsor and up to $150 for each new Team Leader...an earnings possibility of as much as $420 in total bonuses for each of your personally sponsored affiliates!
Possibility to earn down 12 levels of 6% of ALL CV generated by all other affiliates in your network
Dynamic Compression Bonuses based on leadership (earn BEYOND your 12 level T-Net...infinitely deep!)
Residual Income - continuing earnings for one-time work
Leveraged Income - extra earnings from work by your team
15.
Valuable, comprehensive reports to help you manage your T-Net team: T-Net Genealogy, T-Net Details, Top Leaders, T-Net By Level, and more.
16.
Sponsorship roll-ups (inherit personal referrals from inactive affiliates)
17.
Locked-in position in your 2 x 12 T-Network; qualify to receive unlimited Automated Computer Placements
18.
Ability to earn EXTRA SVP for Affiliate Mastery, Eagle Co-op, Mining Gold, and Veriuni Dial-up ISP Service - Standard Basic and Standard Pro (with an EA-qualifiying IAHBE membership)
19.
Automatic qualification for Product Wholesale Prices - save up to 56% on what you buy; earn profits on what you sell retail (requires a VIP standing order)
20.
FREE business-building resources:
Key Code Tracking - Get the most from your advertising dollars
Hit Tracking - Monitor the amount of traffic to your SFI Gateway Websites
Eagle Co-op - Get prospect/affiliate leads with free SFI follow-up mailing
Contact Manager - Free automatic welcomes, team messaging, and more
Status Checker - Check the status of your affiliates
21.
Substantial, exclusive discounts we've negotiated for EA’s in our Partner Stores area.
22.
SFI wallpaper - SFI designs for your computer

Want to gain EA status right now? Click HERE!
Advance to the rank of Team Leader, and you'll also get:
23.
Increased earnings potential by expanding the number of T-Net levels you earn on
24.
Ability to earn Multi-Network Bonuses by building additional T-Net networks (no limit) - Comes with PTL rank
25.
A share(s) from the lucrative Platinum Leadership Pool (comes with PTL rank) - Contains 12% of all Sales Commissions - COMPANYWIDE
26.
Can continue to earn Gross Bounty Royalties from merchants you personally signed up with NiceOffers.com beyond one year (for STLs and above).
27.
Can receive Gross Bounty Override Royalties from merchants you sign up for NiceOffers.com (for GTLs and above).
28.
Ability to send Individual Messages via Contact Manager to ALL affiliates in your organization (personally sponsored and those brought in by others in your team)
29.
Free access to Team Leader Co-op Manager - Create your own lead co-ops for your T-Net team
30.
Team Leader Expedited Support Request - Faster routing and response of your questions and feedback to SFI
31.
Ad submission capability - Create your own SFI Ads!
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Saturday, July 29, 2006

Marketing Your SFI Business:

Marketing Your SFI Business:
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Business Building & Follow-Up Tips:

Business Building & Follow-Up Tips:
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Many people want to know how SFI works to make money for its affiliates.

Subject: How Can I Make Money With SFI?

Hi All


Many people want to know how SFI works to make money for its affiliates. And surely that's something you've been wondering about too.

Actually it's quite simple.

And very easy.

Sales of its products and services is how SFI profits, and if you and your team of personally referred affiliates generate some of those sales, you'll profit.

See this webpage for many of the products SFI sells. https://www.sfimg.com/AffiliateStore/showIndex.sfi

You need take only three actions to maximize your possibilities of income with SFI.

1) Advertise your assigned gateway websites which do all the selling for you.

People will join SFI and/or buy its products and services. And when they join they'll become part of your ever-growing team of sales men and women, and they'll continue to buy from SFI, generating renewal residual income for you.

One or more of them may prove to be very good at sales! That's good for you. It will mean more earnings in your check or direct deposit to your bank... if you've positioned yourself to take maximum advantage of it!

That brings us to the second action.

2) Get yourself Multi-Income Qualfied, or MIQ, as soon as you can. Meaning fast!

This means making one or more personal sales to non-SFI people, or a personal purchase of your choice, of at least 10 SVP (Sales Volume Points) per month.

And it means you're now in control of your income by having made a solid commitment to SFI.

And the third action?

3) Do both 1 and 2 to maximize the effect on your SFI business.

The retail sales for you to become MIQ will come via responses to your ads, when folks buy from SFI.

But consider this.

You can also become MIQ by finding one or more SFI products you like, purchasing them, and then renewing your purchase every month on what SFI calls a standing order.

Buying your MIQ yourself is really the easiest and simplest way to earn extra money with SFI.

Why? Here's why...

Some people don't like to sell, some may not be good at it, even if SFI's websites do the actual selling. Marketing can be difficult even though it can also be highly rewarding.

If you're not so good at marketing, or you don't want to try it, then this may not be the best way for you to go.

So here's what may be the better way for you... BUY your MIQ status.

Sales will get you a commission check because you get a Seller's Commission. But with MIQ status you'll likely earn more because you're eligible for four income streams. And with sales by your team, the amount of your check will likely grow bigger over time.

This payment to you effectively lowers the cost to you of becoming MIQ by the amount of your check every month.

Soon, very probably, as your team grows you'll be in profit. And don't forget, you'll get all the benefits of what you buy too.

And that's on top of the shares of the PTL Bonus Pool SFI banks each month for its MIQ affiliates, the ones who stay MIQ. Shares SFI cashes in for you and pays to you when you reach the PTL level.

It's your choice what you use to buy your MIQ status, but let me make some recommendations.

Remember, as you consider these products, you must offset the cost of your MIQ by the amount of your guaranteed SFI earnings, which after a few months should be greater than your expense... so that you're in profit as soon as possible.

Having a profit, with more coming in every month... that has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?!!

Here's what I suggest you do. Establish a standing order of an SFI product.

A standing order means you select the product you'd like to receive from SFI each month. SFI will then automatically charge your credit card and fulfull your product so you don't have to continually remember to make a purchase to stay MIQ.

Which products to select? Most affiliates believe these are the best.

A) A standing order of IAHBE - the International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs, a website that can aid your SFI business greatly.

IAHBE provides extensive training, tools, and resources for home-based entrepreneurs. In addition, IAHBE members receive the IAHBE “MoneyPak” every month.

The MoneyPak includes free leads to help you build your business, a book of the month specially selected for home business owners, and the Windows and Macintosh software package of the month. It also comes with over $240 of powerful home-business building resources each month.

An IAHBE membership is only $29.95 per month.

But your net cost may really be much less than $29.95, because the amount of your monthly check will pay you back some of your expense.

And with the banked shares that you cash in at PTL time, it's likely you can even recover all your investment, maybe even more!

And over all, the extra benefits you'll get from IAHBE resources and expert advice that help you build and run your home business are more than worth the money!

With a 30 day guarantee and over $800 in bonus products when you become a member, you absolutely cannot go wrong with IAHBE.

B) A standing order of VERIUNI Cleaning products or VERIUNI Nutritionals or Veriuni Activated Oxygen products.

Your earnings on sales you make will also offset some of the cost of these products, and as a side benefit you get the very best nutrition and cleaning and health products on the market today!

VERIUNI products are also available to you.

Think about which of them is best for you.

Then do what's best... for you!

Teach your team of personal referred affiliates to do this too, and you'll all be well on your way to making a growing income with SFI!

How to teach them? Simple. Save this letter, and send it out to each new affiliate... regularly.

Here's wishing you the freedom of your dreams,

Scott McVey
 8051555
scottymchoty@optonline.net

P.S. Go to http://www.sfimg.com/ and see the money that SFI is paying out to its Multi-Income Qualfied, Powerline Team Leader, and Group Leader affiliates.

Come to my blog for more help http://fireyourbosstoday.blogspot.com/


You can join the folks who are happily being paid each month by SFI and collect your share next month... if that's what you want to do.

Or you can wait. And not get paid. It's your choice.
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You can qualify for EA automatically ... What Is A Standing Order?

You can qualify for EA automatically by opting for a Standing Order totaling at least 10 SVP—no need to worry about requalifying every month, missing out on valuable commissions, or losing your position in the T-Net network. This is also a convenient way to have your favorite SFI products/services shipped to you each month without the hassle of having to continually place an order.

JUST GO TO https://www.sfimg.com/AffiliateStore/StandingOrder.sfi

What Is A Standing Order?

A Standing Order means that you have authorized SFI to charge your checking account or credit card each month for one or more SFI products and/or services. This is a convenient way to have your favorite SFI products/services shipped to you each month without the hassle of having to continually place an order.

If your chosen product has 10 SVP or more attached, your Standing Order will also automatically make you an EA every month—no need to worry about requalifying every month, missing out on valuable commissions, or losing your position in the T-Net network! NOTE: A Standing Order continues indefinitely until you decide to cancel it .


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Are You Ignoring 80% Of Your Market?

Are You Ignoring 80% Of Your Market?

Why You Should Be Reaching Out To Prospects & Customers Around The Globe!

Did you know that by December 2005, the worldwide number of Internet users had grown to more than ONE BILLION people, with TWO BILLION expected online by 20111?! NOTE: To put the sheer enormity of those numbers in perspective, consider that about a billion minutes ago, the Roman Empire was at the height of its power! (Wikipedia)

With those figures in mind, consider that although the U.S. leads the pack for the number of online users (about 200 million), it still constitues only 20% of Web surfers worldwide— little more than a drop in the online bucket!

The true current and future online growth is and will be in the world's most populous countries, such as China, India, Brazil, Russia, and Indonesia. In fact, China and India took second and fourth place worldwide in 2005 for the number of Internet users. Not coincidentally, these same two countries now rank within the top 10 countries for the total number of new SFI Affiliates coming in the door!

Make no mistake about it: These and other rising economic powerhouses represent a HUGE POTENTIAL for every home-business owner. MASSIVE developments in technology, improvements in standards of living, and increasing disposable income are opening the floodgates to a vast array of virtually untapped business possibilities.

That said, it's important to realize that this trend represents MUCH MORE than an interesting sideline marketing strategy for your business. Ignore this burgeoning source of increasing profits, networks, team members, prospects, and resources, and you do so at your own peril. If the U.S. is still your sole online market and source for customers, prospects, and team members, you're GREATLY limiting your reach...AND your profits. After all, what business owner would willingly turn away 80% of the possible customers coming into his store? Answer: The kind of owner who won't be in business much longer!

Fortunately, the worldwide growth and reach of the Internet has leveled the international playing field for the small-business owner. Home-based entrepreneurs no longer have to leave overseas markets to the "bigger" companies and enterprises with deep pockets. For example, SFI offers lots of features especially designed for the international arena. As a leader with affiliates around the world, you'll want to become familiar with these resources. And keep your eye out for more tools and features specially designed for SFI International Affiliates.

Additionally, you can find a plethora of budget-friendly resources online to help you reach across the globe to prospects, customers, and team members in other countries. Pay-per-click pricing for the popular Google Adwords service and other PPC search engines has risen dramatically for U.S.-targeted advertising. However, many offer country-specific search engines and PPC ad opportunities—often for a fraction of the cost!

Take a few moments now and check out these Websites. They'll make a great starting point for planning your international business focus:

  • Google International

    • Adwords: Regional and Local Targeting —Target your PPC ads to appear only in specific country, region, or city searches. This allows your ads to appear only for people searching for results in regional areas you choose.

    • Looking for good online advertising sources in a specific country? Try this Google search page. Simply enter the country in which you want to limit your search results, enter your keyword (i.e., online ads, classifieds, etc.), and click the Google Search button.

    • To find a Google search engine for a specific country, click HERE, then scroll down to the bottom of the page.

  • Yahoo! Search Marketing (formerly Overture): International— A nice overview for using Yahoo!'s PPC offering to reach the world.

  • International Search Engine Directory—A list of search engines per country. A great place to start for finding country-specific ad sources.

  • Search Engine Watch: Pay-Per-Click Search Engines—Get information on major PPC search engines, second-tier PPC players, and more.

As an SFI Affiliate doing business and targeting prospects outside the U.S., you've got SFI's powerful, global business opportunity helping bring you the financial freedom you've been looking for...IF you take advantage of it.

Start developing your international focus today. Don't make the mistake of ignoring 80% of your potential market—you can bet your competition won't!

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1. Computer Industry Almanac - Worldwide Internet Users Top 1 Billion in 2005. USA Reach Nearly 200M Internet Users.

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