We are delighted today to introduce to you our brand new TripleClicks sub-division, Pricebenders™--a new section at TripleClicks that will feature live "penny auctions."

Pricebenders™ Auctions will deliver brand new, brand name merchandize, gift cards, and more at prices that are far below typical retail. In fact, prices start at just $.01 (yes, just one cent!). With each bid received, the price increases by just one cent. The final bidder may then buy the item for the ending price (usually a fraction of the normal retail price). And shipping is FREE!

TripleClicks "TCredits" are used for bidding. As you know, TCredits are available in packs of 1, 3, 12, 50, and 250...and for as little as $.19 apiece. Once you've got your TCredits, you're ready to start bidding. Be the final bidder and you win the item. It's that simple!

And, yes, if you've got TCredits in your account now, you're all ready to start bidding.

Special note: With Pricebenders™, even when you don't win the auction, you still win!...because for every three bids, you earn one free song from the brand new TuneFlow™ Music Store which is coming to TripleClicks later this year.

Today is the PRE-LAUNCH for Pricebenders™. The first auction will start Wednesday, September 8th at approximately 10 AM CST. Get the full details on Pricebenders™ here...

www.tripleclicks.com/PBhowItWorks.php

...then be ready next Wednesday to start bidding on some hot, new products!

Special Note: We expect Pricebenders™ to attract tens of thousands of new, active TC members that find it through search engines and other promotions of Pricebenders™ we'll be doing. All of these members will need a referrer (the person who will earn the Customer Commissions on their purchases of TCredits and any other purchases!). If you'd like to receive a share of these new members, just make sure you're participating in S-Builder Co-op as it will be S-Builders who they will all be awarded to. For complete details on S-Builder, see: www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/SBuilder.sfi

We are very excited today to announce that the TripleClicks "TConnect" Member Websites are now live.

Here are the details:

Every TC member now gets a free TConnect Website when they sign up (and you have one too of course!).

Why would a member want a TConnect Website? Here are three great reasons:

1. It's your own personalized Website for anything you list at TC. Hence, it's very handy for referring people to just what YOU are selling. Let's say you're on Facebook and you want your friends to know about your "online garage sale." Now you can just refer them to your TConnect page. Quick, simple, and easy!

To list items, just follow the directions provided here:

By the way, your member TConnect Website's URL is:

my.tripleclicks.com/XXXXX
(XXXXX = your SFI ID number)

Note that you'll need to log in to have administrative access to your page. When you are NOT logged in, you'll see the page as someone you refer to it will.

2. Your TConnect page is also a way to save money with your favorite TC companies. That is, the ECAs you've connected with will soon be publishing brief updates and special offers that will automatically appear on your TConnect page. You can now be the first to know when your favorite ECAs have sales and other special customer offers!

3. For fun, prizes, and "bragging rights." You'll notice on your TConnect page that there are now "power rankings" for TC members. Right now, these rankings will be based purely on the number of other members who connect with you. Hence, you'll want to refer all your friends, family, downline members, etc. to your TConnect page and ask them to connect with you by clicking the "Connect with this member" button located in the top right corner.

Additional actions to boost your points and rankings are coming. Also coming are power rank prizes. Win prizes, gift certificates, etc. for the most points, most growth, etc. in your city, state/province, country, etc. We also have some very cool games in development that will add to the fun at TC.

Five things you should do now:

1. Personalize your TConnect Webpage by adding your profile (log in, then click the "Edit" link in top left corner of your TConnect page).

2. If you haven't already done it for SFI, add your photo at: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MyPhoto.sfi . Note: A new spot to allow adding and changing photos will be added to the TC My Account section shortly. That is, you will be able to have one image for the SFI Affiliate Center and another image for your TConnect page if you want.

3. Start connecting with ECAs you like. By doing so, you'll begin receiving news, special offers, etc. on your TConnect page from your favorite TC companies. You'll also be "building the buzz" at TC!

4. Refer friends, family, and downline members to your TConnect page and ask them to connect with you so you can boost your TC power rankings and start vying for the coming contests and prizes.

5. Fill out your page with some new member listings! No doubt you've got some things laying around your house or garage that you no longer need. List them on your new TConnect page and turn them into cash! To list your items, just follow the directions provided here:

Special Notes:

1. Being both new and complex, TConnect pages may have some minor bugs. Please help us quickly clean these up by reporting any bugs you encounter at: https://www.sfimg.com/Input/ShowBugReport.sfi

2. Consider this version 1.0 of TConnect. We've got lots of additional ideas and features in development and we'd love to hear YOUR ideas for TConnect too. Use the Suggestion Box at: https://www.sfimg.com/Input/ShowSuggestion.sfi

3. The ECA version of TConnect will debut on Thursday (Sept. 2nd). Be watching for the announcement.

Effective Wednesday, September 1, the price for Veriuni Advanced Liquid Nutrition will increase from $31.95 per bottle to $32.95 per bottle, to reflect a cost increase from the manufacturer. VP and CV amounts for the Liquid Nutrition will remain unchanged.

Over the last 60 years, literally millions of people have participated in our type of business (network marketing). And through many years of trial and error, and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on figuring out what works and what doesn't, we have a very clear picture of what leads to success.

Likewise, we have established our own set of rules for success based on our 11+ year history and the investment of literally millions of dollars and hours by SFI and its affiliates. We have distilled for you all of this into our new "SFI Rules of Success."

Why do we need this? Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The person who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The person who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble."

This is sage advice indeed. In our case, hundreds of methods and strategies for building your SFI business have been provided, but if you do not know the principles (i.e. rules) behind them, a very, very large hole exists in your approach!

SFI Rules of Success is designed to fill this gap and illustrate for you the ABSOLUTE MOST VITAL tenets of our business. Rules that when followed bring success. Rules that when ignored or violated bring failure!

Over the coming weeks, because it is such an important new piece, we'll be talking a lot about the SFI Rules of Success, and you will see a lot of new links and references to it added to the SFI system.

In the meantime, start learning the rules and start telling your team members about them. And, most importantly, start actively APPLYING these rules to your business and life.

SFI Rules of Success starts with SFI President Gery Carson's introduction at:

https://www.sfimg.com/ROS/Intro-by-Gery-Carson.sfi

Tip for Team Leaders (and future Team Leaders): You can write a newsletter (to send to your team) and/or a training article for your team Website about each rule. Create up to 20 separate articles. Reference the individual rule title and URL...and then "frame" it with your own comments and insights.

Congrats to SFI Affiliate Larry Rinke (California)--winner of the August 8th SFI newsletter drawing! Larry has won a $50 gift certificate, redeemable for any product at TripleClicks.

Be watching future SFI affiliate newsletters for YOUR chance to win our next drawing!

Make sure you're watching your genealogy carefully for red "<500" flags. This flag indicates your affiliate has generated less than 500 VersaPoints in the last 90 days and, hence, is in jeopardy of having their SFI affiliateship cancelled at the end of the month.

Please note that starting on the 15th of each month, SFI sends all such flagged affiliates a series of e-mails to let them know that they are under 500 points and need to take action quickly. However, our e-mails may not get through, so we encourage you to be pro-active and contact your flagged affiliates yourself too.

What should you say? Here's a sample letter:

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Hi Tom,

My genealogy is indicating that you have less than 500 VersaPoints in the last 90 days. This is less than SFI's Minimum Activity Requirement, so your SFI affiliateship could be cancelled at the end of this month.

You are an important member of my team and I'd really hate to lose you! So how can I help? Are there questions I can answer for you? Is there anything I can assist you with?

I'm extremely excited about what SFI is doing. With their new E-Commerce Associates program, for example, the SFI opportunity has just taken a huge leap forward. I'm going to be very active with SFI personally and I would really like to be able to work with you as a key member of my team.

Please drop me a quick e-mail and let me know what I can do to help you get the points you need before the end of the month.

Thank you! I look forward to hearing from you.

Your Name
Your contact information

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RELATED TIP:
For quick, easy points, TCredits are one of the best values and can even be tax-deductible if used for attracting new TC members. One TCredit is just $1.99 and comes with 110 VersaPoints. Two TCredits is just $3.98 and comes with 220 points. Three TCredits is just $5.97 and comes with 330 points. Four TCredits is just $7.96 and comes with 440 points. What can you do with TCredits? See TCredits FAQs HERE.

Note also that many additional uses for TCredits are coming to TripleClicks. Order TCredits at TripleClicks.com. Just log in at TC and search for "TCredit."

For the past few months, SFI has been awaiting TripleClicks shopping cart integration from payment provider AlertPay. In case you haven't heard about them, AlertPay features SSL-encryption to safeguard personal information and built-in fraud protection designed for quick, easy, and secure online payments in any of 21 currencies for customers in 190+ countries.

Getting the AlertPay option added to the TC shopping cart would be an extremely helpful enhancement to the TC store, making it easier for you, your team members, and your customers around the world make quick, secure purchases.

Help us encourage AlertPay to complete TripleClicks integration! Contact the company using the contact information provided below. Be sure to identify yourself as an SFI affiliate and TripleClicks member, and let them know that you would like to see AlertPay integrated within the TC shopping cart, and you would be likely to use them as a payment option once in place at TripleClicks. And don't forget to encourage your team members to do the same!

AlertPay Contact Information:

Phone:1-514-748-5774
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Blog: http://blog.alertpay.com/
E-mail: https://helpdesk.alertpay.com/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=submit

Priced to move: Dozens of new items have just been added to the Closeout Department of TripleClicks.com. Many of these deeply discounted products include books, audio tapes, and other media from experts around the world focusing on building successful small- and home-based businesses. Check them out now and pick up some affordable reference and marketing resources to pass along to your own team members and prospective affiliates!

Browse these and other store closeouts here:

http://www.tripleclicks.com/results.php?CLOSEOUTS

Congrats to July's 21 VP Reward winners!

Winner, first place, $1,000 cash*:

Scott Lady from Melbourne, FL

10 runner-up winners, $100 cash* each:

Mark Du Plessis from Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Rudolf Takacs from Szolnok, Hungary
Norman and Linda Knott from Camden, OH
Levy Wafula from Mbale, Uganda
Amar Ganesh D from Hyderabad, India
Wesley Mallory from Smith, Bermuda
Geoffrey Dean from Bracknell, United Kingdom
Briley Knox from Chicago, IL
Donald Dunn from Woodlawn, Canada
Valka Nikova from Kerkypa, Greece

10 third place winners, 100 TripleClicks credits (a $29 value):

Santhi Madona from Tuticorin, India
James Edwards from Chesapeake, VA
Reggie Ross from Washington, D.C.
Don Hopkins from Sunnyvale, CA
Christopher Reed from Fort Drum, NY
Bernard Ntiamoah from Sterling, VA
Tamberlee Scheer from Lakewood, CO
Chinwe Agulefo from Abuja, Nigeria
Nancy Dimitriadis from VictorVille, CA
Ioeru Tokantetaake from Brisbane, Australia

About VP Rewards: Each month, SFI awards cash and other valuable rewards to the top 300 VersaPoints earners of the month. For every 100 VersaPoints they score, affiliates receive one entry in the drawing. For details, see this page.



* Cash prize to be used at TripleClicks.com

Effectively immediately, each time a new ECA (E-Commerce Associate) from your country joins TripleClicks, you'll receive a brief e-mail notice.

This e-mail will include a link to the new ECA's TConnect Website so you can drop by and connect with the ECA. By connecting with them, you will let these new ECAs know that they have prospective customers and retailers (sellers of their products) waiting for them. This will, of course, get the ECA more excited about being a merchant at TripleClicks--which can lead to more and better products being listed, better prices, plus more submissions for Hot Deals, Deal Of The Day, etc.

Every time you get one of these notices, it's means more product choices for you from companies right within your country. And it means you can earn VersaPoints more easily because shipping costs should be low. In fact, some ECAs may even offer local, "will-call" pick-ups with NO shipping fees at all!. And, of course, each new notice means SFI and TripleClicks are becoming more viable and well-known in your country!

But that's not all. Once the ECA has added products, you can start earning Customer Commissions of up to 72% of CV by referring local and other customers to them.

One more thing: You can help SFI and TripleClicks grow even faster in your country (and earn lifetime royalties for yourself too) by referring additional ECAs. Learn how at: https://www.sfimg.com/HelpDesk/ECAFaq.sfi

Special Notes:

1. If you are a United States affiliate, you will need to OPT IN to receive this notice. Opt in at: http://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/EmailManager.sfi

2. If you do not live in the United States and do not wish to receive these notices, you will need to OPT OUT at: http://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/EmailManager.sfi

Tonight is Burning Rubber Radio night. Tune in at 8PM EST to Highway 40 Country at http://www.wnihweb.com. Guests include up-and-coming driver Michael Gaier (driver of the EyeEarn.com Racing machines)!

For more information visit http://www.BurningRubberRadio.com

Congrats to SFI Affiliate Sanju Das (India)--winner of the July 30th SFI newsletter drawing! Sanju has won a $50 gift certificate, redeemable for any product at TripleClicks.

Be watching future SFI affiliate newsletters for YOUR chance to win our next drawing!

The SFI Pay-Per-Action Report is now live and ready for affiliates to view from the My SFI Business Reports index at the Affiliate Center. This vital tool provides a valuable and informative resource for affiliates participating in the SFIPPA program. Learn more about the SFIPPA program and its rules and policies HERE.

Upon arriving at the SFIPPA Report, you'll notice the View and Sort By options near the top of the page. The view option lets you focus your report results to a specific month and year, while the sort option lets you tailor your report listing by date, last name, or key code.

Below these options, you'll find your report statistics--the percentage of PPA sign-ups with confirmed SFI registrations, sign-ups who have obtained EA rank, and sign-ups who have opted out of SFI. If you're participating in the SFIPPA program, you'll want to check these figures often, as they provide a current and potentially helpful summary of your success rate.

The SFIPPA Report organizes results into six columns listing the names of your PPA sign-ups, the dates they signed up, the appropriate key codes (if applicable), the Gateway sites from which your sign-ups arrived to SFI, the sign-ups' current SFI ranks, and their status*.

If you are participating in the SFIPPA program, you will want to take a moment NOW to check out this important report...and encourage your team members to do the same.


*Status will appear as one of the following:
"Paid"—A sign-up for whom you have received payment.
"Pending"—A sign-up who is still being processed by SFI.
"Processed"—A sign-up who has not initially qualified for payment (but who may still boost your pending and future payments).

Jacqueline Shire of Washington DC, has been drawn as our winner of the July 2010 LaunchPad Rewards Cash Drawing*. Jacqueline won $1,500. Congratulations, Jacqueline!

Get the full details about the LaunchPad Rewards Cash Drawing and more HERE.

*Drawing eligibility is limited to affiliates joining SFI after 3/31/09.

We've just finished up a new gateway and we'd like to get your feedback on it. The new gateway is located at:

http://www.sfimg.com/510.9

We will be doing initial testing of this new gateway with the S-Builder Co-op starting later this month (see http://www.sfimg.com/PowerTools/SBuilder.sfi to learn how you can participate in S-Builder and start building a residual income stream for you and your family for less than the cost of a daily cup of coffee).

Important Notes:

1. We are doing TESTING ONLY at this time. This gateway is NOT available for affiliate use yet.

2. You are already a registered SFI affiliate. Do NOT sign up again using this gateway!

Tell us what you think about this new gateway by completing our quick survey here:

http://polldaddy.com/s/71E28EE2F6B8B2C2

Complete the survey in the next 5 days and we'll also register you to win a $50 TripleClicks Gift Certificate--redeemable for any product at TripleClicks. Use the promo code: 2827