TripleClicks.com hasn't taken over the world yet—but we're working on it! According to Internet ranking expert Alexa.com, TC continues to experience RAPID growth around the globe. In the past three months, for example, the percentage of Internet users in the world visiting TC has increased 72% and the daily time users are spending on TC has gone up 63% in the past three months!! Plus, as of yesterday, out of BILLIONS of sites, TC was the 18,462 most visited Website in the world!

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.

On Thursday, November 5th, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CST, SFI's sites will be unavailable as we update our servers and perform system maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our affiliates.

Look for RSS or ATOM feed icons on the TripleClicks homepage to subscribe to a daily feed for the TripleClicks Deal of the Day. Just click one of the feed icons and select your preferences. By subscribing, you'll receive a feed notification describing the day's featured product, so you'll be sure not to miss out on great deals each day at the store.

Check out these new MaxMalls merchants, just added to the TripleClicks store:

Sears Canada--One of the most trusted and preferred brands in Canada. A wide range of home merchandise, apparel, automotive products, and more.

BBC Shop--BBC Shop offers more than 3,000 products at any one time including books, DVDs, videos, audiobooks, toys and more, most of which are delivered within one working day.

Jelly Belly--Jelly Belly is the world's #1 gourmet jelly bean, the bean of choice for all those with the most discerning taste, and made in 50 amazing and tasty flavors. Check out the menu at the store's site to see all the flavors.

Tiger Direct Canada--Choose from brand-name computers, electronics, LCDs, plasmas, parts and accessories--all at great prices you won't find elsewhere!

To access these and all the other 180+ major, name-brand merchants integrated within TripleClicks.com, just click the MaxMalls option at the bottom of the department listings at the store.


ABOUT MAXMALLS:



As you know, MaxMalls is a subset of TripleClicks. As an SFI affiliate, you should always shop TripleClicks Direct products first (as they give you the best CV and VP). However, if you can't find what you're looking for, try a MaxMalls Merchant. MaxMalls Merchants are located within the various departments at TripleClicks. There are over 180 top online stores represented including: Best Buy, Sears, iTunes, Office Depot, PetSmart, Target, Travelocity, Wal-Mart, Old Navy, and many, many more.

Each month, provided you are an active EyeEarner or SFI Executive Affiliate, you'll automatically receive one share of the MaxMalls Pool. That is, you'll earn a portion of the commission on every MaxMalls™ purchase made by every SFI Affiliate and every TripleClicks Member worldwide!

Of course, the MaxMalls Pool cannot grow without your support.

So WHY should YOU shop MaxMalls. Here are three big reasons:

A. The more MaxMalls sales there are, the larger the pool amount becomes and the larger your personal share will be.

B. Especially if you were already going to buy a particular product elsewhere, you won't be adding anything to your budget (and you may very well SAVE money) by using MaxMalls. In other words, buying through MaxMalls is smart!

C. The larger the MaxMalls pool and share amount becomes, the more excitement, momentum, and loyalty it creates for the affiliates in your group. You succeed when they succeed, so be sure you're helping yourself by "MaxMalling" every month.

There are three ways to locate MaxMalls Merchants at TripleClicks:

1. Click the "MaxMalls" link located under the list of departments in the left sidebar of the TripleClicks homepage.

2. Within any set of search results, you can "extract" just the MaxMalls listings by choosing "MaxMalls Merchant" as the listing type in the right sidebar.

3. From the Advanced Search page, you can select MaxMalls Merchants (and, if desired, in combination with any other Advanced Search option).

By the way, we're just getting started with MaxMalls. Lots of great new stores, features, and MaxMalls promotion are on the way.

For more details about MaxMalls, please see:

https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/AboutMaxMalls.sfi

P.S. The holidays are coming. Be sure to keep MaxMalls in mind for all your gift buying this year!!

Effectively immediately, we've made the following new Gateway domain available:

http://www.SFI4.com

We will immediately begin referring affiliates to this new domain wherever we display Gateway URLs at the SFI Affiliate Center (such as https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/GatewayList.sfi).  And we encourage all affiliates to begin using this new domain in their marketing.

For anyone using previously released domains like https://www.ezinfocenter.com and https://www. quickinfo247.com, etc., you'll want to start phasing out your use of them over the next 14 months.

Important:  The main reason we need to make this change is the little "s" in the current Gateway domains most of you are using.  That is, the "https" prefix (the "s" indicating they are secure sites).  This "s" is a element left over from years ago when those domains were used in conjunction with earlier SFI e-commerce sites that needed secure status.  Today, it's not needed, and that little "s" keeps us from making certain improvements to our Gateways (example: adding automatic language translation).  So we need to get everyone off the old domains and on to the new http://www.SFI4.com so we are no longer encumbered.

If all of this sounds complicated, don't fret!  Here's all you need to know/do:

1. Wherever you're using an old secure Gateway domain (such as https//www.ezinfocenter.com), just swap in the new domain: http://www.SFI4.com.  That's it.  There's no major rush, but just make sure you do so before the end of 2010.  As of January 2011, the basic domain WILL continue to work, but someone using the link will get a message about the site no longer being secure--which it doesn't need to be as explained earlier--but it may cause them concern and/or make them abort proceeding.

2. If you're new to SFI or you don't have any links out there pointing to an old Gateway domain, you don't have to do anything.

If you have any questions, please contact an SFI Affiliate Support Team Member HERE. 

We've now made it so you can display your 10, 15, 20, or 25 most active affiliates so far this month in the My Movers tab of the Affiliate Center homepage. The default display is 10. To choose another number just click the dropdown menu in the lower left corner of the My Movers header and select the number you want.

Note: For tips on increasing your momentum and team motivation with My Movers, check out this tip.

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!

10/29/09 UPDATE
Thanks to your great suggestions, we've already added a cool additional feature: The LATEST ENROLLMENTS list now dynamically updates about every ten seconds. So while you're on the page, it's literally adding new people before your eyes. Keep those suggestions coming!

10/29/09 UPDATE 2
Site visitors in Indonesia will now see Indonesian currency.

10/29/09 UPDATE 3
"Meet Our Latest Executive Affiliates" now displays ONLY those who have uploaded their photo (or avatar image).

SFI has been notified by the founders of Affiliate Mastery that they have decided to discontinue the AM program, effective December 1, 2009. Therefore, effective immediately, Affiliate Mastery will no longer be accepting new subscribers and the service will not be available at TripleClicks.

Current Affiliate Mastery subscribers will have their membership automatically renewed as usual for October and November, so they will have time to find alternative services. For example, up-and-coming SFI leaders can still get the customized training, assistance, and resources they need to succeed with an IAHBE membership or VeryVIP hosting package. Both of these products are digital and Standing Order eligible, with up to 1,500 VersaPoints attached.

Gain helpful insight into the psychological skills that make a good selling presence in this month's IAHBE book review, Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini. No matter what kind of business you’re in, or what else you do, selling is always an important part of your responsibilities. The more you know about it, the better your results will be. Click HERE to read the entire book review.

Also, check out this month's featured business software download, a new article about why 2009's economic conditions make this the perfect time for a home business, the week's biggest small business news headlines, and more.

Click HERE to access the IAHBE.

Adding your photo to the Affiliate Center is a great way to ensure your new affiliates are greeted by not just your name but also a friendly face...YOURS! Your picture personalizes SFI for your new affiliates and lets them know that their sponsor is a real person. Consequently, SFI strongly encourages all affiliates to add their photos to their accounts.

But having a stretched or bad photograph of yourself can give a negative impression to your new affiliates. To ensure your picture appears clearly and correctly on the SFI Affiliate Center, we've created this new article explaining exactly how to crop and re-size your photos. Check it out here.

A new page listing all available SFI Gateways is now available HERE. Use this convenient resource to view all your Gateway choices--Sponsoring affiliates and referring customers (TripleClicks home page, individual products, and store departments).

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 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 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.

Some additional details on the ECA program are provided in the following article:

http://gcblog.sfimg.com/index.php?entry ... 602-182101

Of course, the ECA program is just one of many, many exciting programs coming to TripleClicks!

So, start getting ready for ECA! We hope to unveil it in the 4-6 few weeks.

Learn how the best desktop search engines can help you better run your business in this month's IAHBE tool review, "Desktop Search Engines." Unlike searching the Internet for information using Google, Ask.com, and others, desktop search engines search your own computer or your local network to quickly and easily find your own files and the documents they contain. Most also search your e-mails and RSS feeds, browser history, audios, images, and video files. Click HERE to read the entire article.

Also, don't forget about the free book, "Dojo Wisdom," and October's magazine, "Wired," available to IAHBE members each month, in addition to a new article, "When Is It Smart To Invest In A Business Coach?," October's Computer Q&A, and more.

Click HERE to access the IAHBE.

As you know, MaxMalls is a subset of TripleClicks. As an SFI affiliate, you should always shop TripleClicks Direct products first (as they give you the best CV and VP). However, if you can't find what you're looking for, try a MaxMalls Merchant. MaxMalls Merchants are located within the various departments at TripleClicks. There are over 180 top online stores represented including: Best Buy, Sears, iTunes, Office Depot, PetSmart, Target, Travelocity, Wal-Mart, Old Navy, and many, many more.

Each month, provided you are an active EyeEarner or SFI Executive Affiliate, you'll automatically receive one share of the MaxMalls Pool. That is, you'll earn a portion of the commission on every MaxMalls™ purchase made by every SFI Affiliate and every TripleClicks Member worldwide!

Of course, the MaxMalls Pool cannot grow without your support.

So WHY should YOU shop MaxMalls. Here are three big reasons:

A. The more MaxMalls sales there are, the larger the pool amount becomes and the larger your personal share will be.

B. Especially if you were already going to buy a particular product elsewhere, you won't be adding anything to your budget (and you may very well SAVE money) by using MaxMalls. In other words, buying through MaxMalls is smart!

C. The larger the MaxMalls pool and share amount becomes, the more excitement, momentum, and loyalty it creates for the affiliates in your group. You succeed when they succeed, so be sure you're helping yourself by "MaxMalling" every month.

There are three ways to locate MaxMalls Merchants at TripleClicks:

1. Click the "MaxMalls" link located under the list of departments in the left sidebar of the TripleClicks homepage.

2. Within any set of search results, you can "extract" just the MaxMalls listings by choosing "MaxMalls Merchant" as the listing type in the right sidebar.

3. From the Advanced Search page, you can select MaxMalls Merchants (and, if desired, in combination with any other Advanced Search option).

By the way, we're just getting started with MaxMalls. Lots of great new stores, features, and MaxMalls promotion are on the way.

For more details about MaxMalls, please see:

https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/AboutMaxMalls.sfi

P.S. The holidays are coming. Be sure to keep MaxMalls in mind for all your gift buying this year!!