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."

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

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

We are thrilled to unveil today, S-Builder, our new, international, multi-channel advertising co-op available to all SFI affiliates. Picking up where SFI's EyeEarn Co-op leaves off, S-Builder gives you the ability to accelerate your path to success by purchasing shares in S-Builder.

Just as a small fire produces little heat, small actions produce small results. With S-Builder, you can turn up the heat as hot as you want to propel your business forward.

You'll be part of a worldwide advertising campaign utilizing:

• Magazines & newspapers
• Mobile devices (smartphones, iPads, etc.)
• On the Web (banner ads, blogs, pay-per-click, etc.)
• On the racetrack (as sponsors of NASCAR #75 Herd Racing)
• And more (other media such as TV and radio are also being considered)

No longer is a lack of time or marketing experience a roadblock to success with SFI. With S-Builder, you can simply plug in to our global advertising co-op and within a few weeks begin receiving signups (both SFI affiliates and TC members).

Just 72 cents a day gets you on your way. Units (shares) of S-Builder cost as little as $22 (and come with 280 VersaPoints per unit). That means that for just 72 cents a day, you can be building a residual income stream for you and your family. Indeed, S-Builder is one of most economical ways to build an online business ever!

For complete details, extensive FAQs, and an order link for S-Builder, go now to our new S-Builder "central info page" HERE.

Special Note: It's said that to make a great omelette, you have to break a few eggs. This was true with S-Builder. That is, to make everything simple and seamless for everyone, extra shares of the EyeEarn Co-op had to be eliminated. Effective June 1st, being an EyeEarner will qualify you for ONE share and one share only. Extra shares will no longer be available. Please note that for 90% of EyeEarners this will NOT decrease the number of signups you receive from EyeEarn. For everyone else, we regret having to make this change, but it is necessary for S-Builder to be successful–which we firmly believe will benefit you in a much bigger way than extra shares of EyeEarn would. We thank you for your understanding.

SFI and ECA SportsRetro is pleased to introduce a wide variety of new SFI, TripleClicks, and EyeEarn apparel–from embroidered dress shirts, golf shirts, jackets, and caps, to printed t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, jerseys, and more!






Represent yourself as a professional while talking to prospects about SFI. Easily strike up conversations when curious observers ask you about your shirt, jacket, or cap. And if you're prospecting E-Commerce Associates in person, be sure you are wearing TripleClicks-branded gear to make great impressions and increase your success rate.

To check out all the new items:

1. Log in at www.TripleClicks.com using your SFI ID and password.

2. Click on "SFI" in the departments list on the homepage.

3. To view just TripleClicks items, click on the "TripleClicks" sub-department in the sidebar. To view just EyeEarn items, click on the "EyeEarn" sub-department. And so on.

We've just added a new department devoted exclusively to SFI-related items.

Instead of searching among general items in the TC catalog for specific SFI, ECA, and TC items (X-Cards, postcards, brochures, T-shirts, hats, etc.), now just:

1. Log in at TC using your SFI ID and password.

2. Click the "SFI" department located in the department list on the left side of the TC homepage.  All SFI-specific items will be displayed for you.

3. To narrow your result, use the filters in the sidebar. For example, if you're looking for TC shirts to use when contacting prospective ECAs, click the TripleClicks filter.

*The SFI department is for SFI Affiliates ONLY. You must first log in to TC to access the department.

One of our ECAs has created a new, affordable, custom Twitter background that lets you leverage the power of your Twitter account while promoting your SFI Gateway(s).

Available now for only $29 at TripleClicks, the high quality background will let your visitors and followers know at a glance that you're an SFI affiliate. A professional-looking Twitter background also makes an excellent first impression and could help you pick up followers.

For more details, check out the product detail page at the store:

http://www.tripleclicks.com/detail.php?item=32063

Spread the word about your SFI home business in style using professional two-color SFI business cards customized with your name and contact information!

Now available at TripleClicks.com, the SFI business card refers recipients to www.SFI247.com, a special Gateway Website that requires the visitor to enter your SFI ID number from your card before proceeding. The "247" Gateway provides a link to the "FREE" SFI opportunity Gateway and the TripleClicks.com storefront, with you credited as the sponsor or referrer.

Order your cards HERE.

Check out the overhauled Marketing index at the SFI Affiliate Center to find the marketing methods and aids you and your team members want. Now labeled "Mktg" (replacing "R&S") in the main menu, the Marketing index organizes Marketing Methods and Marketing Aids into categories for Referring Members, Sponsoring Affiliates, and EyeEarn, as well as the E-Commerce Associates (ECA) and ClickBucks Supplemental Income Programs.

As part of this re-organization, EyeEarn marketing aids and methods have been completely separated from the Refer and Sponsor marketing sections. This change lets affiliates interested in using EyeEarn to simultaneously sponsor affiliates and refer TripleClicks members easily find only the EyeEarn aids and methods they're looking for. Note: Though encouraged, participation in the EyeEarn Co-op is NOT required to use EyeEarn marketing aids.

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).

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).

You can now transfer your TC Credits to your SFI Affiliates! This is a GREAT new way to spark growth and momentum in your group. Give them out as incentives to take action and rewards for reaching goals.

Even better, transferring TC Credits is extremely easy. Just choose the TC Credit Transfers format at your SFI Genealogy. Pick your recipient by clicking the Transfer TC Credits link for that affiliate and enter the number of credits you want to give them, and click Submit. That's it! SFI sends the recipient an e-mail notification and the giver of the credit a confirmation e-mail.

For more information, check out the new TripleClicks Credits FAQ.

SFI's Reassignment tool gives you a great way to spark growth and momentum in your group. And now we've made it even more valuable, letting you assign multiple affiliates at once to your up-and-coming team members.

Using the Reassignment tool is easy:

1. Go to your (Genealogy).

2. Choose the Reassignment format. All affiliates who are eligible to be reassigned (i.e. see restrictions below) will be designated by a checkbox.

3. Check the boxes for those whom you want to reassign (no limit to how many you can choose).

4. Click the "Reassign selected affiliates" link in the top left area.

5. Enter the SFI ID number of the person to whom you want the reassignment(s) to go. Make sure you have the right ID number!

6. Click Submit, then Done.

The reassignments now will appear in the recipient's genealogy. He or she will also receive an e-mail notification from SFI for each reassignment.

It's that easy!

NOTE: For more on getting the most from the Reassignment Tool, read this article.