Congratulations on taking the first step to becoming your own boss and shaking the shackles of the 9-5 job. Whether you are looking for a steady income, a second paycheck or looking to save money for a comfortable retirement SFI can help. This guide is to give you a brief overview of what SFI has to offer and to show you how you can start making money today with a little time and dedication. Since SFI has so much information to learn it is easy to become overwhelmed and disheartened. It is my hope that after reading this guide getting started might be a little easier for you as you begin your journey. Contained in this guide you will find:

1.) What is SFI?

2.) What are versa points and why do I need them?

3.) How do I earn versa points?

4.) How do I make money with SFI?

5.) What advertising and marketing strategies do I use?

6.) Helpful links to resources within the SFI site

You will probably still have a lot of questions after reading this guide. Please note that you are given a sponsor and a co-sponsor who will be there to help guide you as you find your way. Do not hesitate to contact either if you become confused or if you need more advice on how to build your business with SFI. A good sponsor/team leader will be available and ready, willing and able to help you whenever you hit a rough spot. This is not a get rich quick scheme so you will need to build your income overtime. You will not become rich overnight, but if you truly wish to become self-sufficient then putting in the time and effort needed to build yourself up will be well worth it. When you finally reach the goals that you are shooting for the pride you will feel in saying I did this myself will make your hard work and determination all worthwhile.

1.) What is SFI?

SFI (Strong Future International) Marketing Group was launched in 1998. Starting with just one product, sold only in the United States, SFI has now grown to more than 68,000 products and services (and growing daily) sold in more than 190 countries around the world.

SFI was created to allow anyone with a computer and Internet access the opportunity to tap into the worldwide e-commerce revolution. Anyone of legal age in his or her country can become an SFI affiliate for free by filling out an online registration form. There are no obligations or purchase requirements of any kind.

Once registered, affiliates are provided with professional Websites for marketing SFI's products on the Internet. SFI also provides all necessary sales support services, such as customer service, payment processing, and product shipment all at no cost to the affiliate. For each sale generated, SFI pays the referring affiliate a commission. Additional commissions can be earned by building and leading affiliate groups.

2.) What are versa points and why do I need them?

Versa points are points that are awarded based on actions that you complete within the SFI program. These points help in determining your status/rank each month. These include Executive Affiliate (EA), Bronze Team Leader (BTL), Silver Team Leader (STL), Gold Team Leader (GTL) and Platinum Team Leader (PTL). Maintaining a status of EA or higher each month is a must in order for you to be successful. Commissions, shares in the executive pool and the other monetary benefits that are available through SFI are dependent on status to a large degree as well. Failure to meet EA or higher will result in losing your downline/team as well. Each month that you maintain EA or higher you will receive Co-sponsored affiliates (CSAs) that are people below you who will earn you commissions based on items they purchase from TripleClicks. These people make up a good portion of your downline. If you lose your CSAs due to not meeting status you will have to start over at square one and this would be counterproductive.

3.) How do I earn versa points?

Trying to get enough VP each month to make EA status can be a daunting task to say the least. There are many ways to gain free VP if you are willing to take the time to go through them. Ive put together a quick guide to help you on your way and save you from time consuming searches of the SFI site to find all the VP that you can. The list is as follows:

Make sure that you have completed all of your LAUNCHPADS as they each give you 15 VP.

Be sure to review your VP LEDGER to obtain all VP available from there each month.

On the SFI homepage, the tab labeled TO-DO LIST outlines other VP that can be gotten daily, weekly and monthly.

If you sign up for the TripleClicks email newsletter you will gain 100VP.

Recruit others to build your downline (PSAs or personally sponsored affiliates).

Encouraging them to do the same will eventually result in them reaching EA status or higher. This will give you VP as well (For each PSA that makes: EA2 you will get 100 VP, BTL you will get 150 VP, STL you will get 200 VP, GTL you will get 250 VP and PTL you will get 300 VP).

For those who are serious about wanting to make a steady income and grow their downline a standing order of 1500 VP each month will relieve the stress of trying to gain enough VP and help ensure that your business will grow. Standing orders are placed through the TripleClicks store. For having a standing order that gives 1500 VP you not only get that VP each month but you will also receive an additional 100 VP just for having the standing order.

4.) How do I make money with SFI?

SFI offers multiple ways to start earning money. You can opt to focus on only one income stream or if you are really ambitious you can start building income from various methods. These methods are as follows:

Direct Commissions: SFI's Direct Commission program is powerful because once you sign up a TripleClicks member or SFI affiliate (PSA); they become your customer for life! SFI takes care of all order processing, product shipments, and customer service at no cost to you, and pays you a Direct Commission for every order placed by your members and affiliates for life!

TripleClicks Executive Pool: For each Versa Point (VP) you accumulate during the month, you will receive one share of the month's pool. The more VP you score, the more you will earn from the TripleClicks Executive Pool! It's that simple. Note that VP can be earned for doing a wide variety of actions.

Co-sponsored Commissions: These are commissions that are gotten from the CSAs that are assigned underneath of you. Below are the ways to gain CSAs:

A minimum of TWO (2) CSAs are allotted to you each month that you attain the rank of EA (minimum 1500 VP), these are allotted as soon as EA status is reached.

You can win CSAs in the Daily Grand contest.

CSAs can be won via Pricebenders Auctions

CSAs can be won each day in the Entrepreneur365 Finalist drawing.

Every month, thousands of Co-Sponsored Affiliates are forfeited and need a NEW co-sponsor. Become a Team Leader and a share of all of these forfeited Co-Sponsored Affiliates will be automatically added to your team, with YOU as their new co-sponsor!

Receive 1 share if you're a Bronze Team Leader

Receive 2 shares if you're a Silver Team Leader

Receive 3 shares if you're a Gold Team Leader

Receive 4 shares if you're a Platinum Team Leader

ECA Referral Program: Make referrals to the TripleClicks E-Commerce Associate (ECA) Program and earn Versa Points and lucrative royalties for life! Simply refer companies that sell products to your ECA Gateway. For each that becomes an approved ECA, you'll earn 10% of the CV on all of their sales at TripleClicks.com. Plus, you'll earn an immediate 100 VP when your ECA lists their first product. The ECA referral program is very powerful because all you have to do is introduce an ECA to TripleClicks and you're all set to earn royalties for life! Every time anyoneanywhere in the worldbuys something at TripleClicks from one of your referred ECAs, you earn a royalty!

SFI Pay-Per-Action: SFI Pay-Per-Action (SFIPPA) is an optional, supplemental income program available to all SFI affiliates that allows you to act as an advertiser for SFI and earn supplemental income by getting others to take actions such as filling out forms.

Each time you generate a qualified SFIPPA action, you earn a bounty. The amount of the bounty varies depending on the action. Two SFIPPAs are currently available (with more in the works): A. SFI AFFILIATE SIGN-UPS

Bounty: Up to $12 for each qualified sign-up

B. TC MEMBER SIGN-UPS

Bounty: Up to $5 for each qualified sign-up

With so many different ways to earn an income through SFI how can you NOT make money by being an affiliate! As long as you are willing to work for your money there is no cap on how much you can make each month.

*Other perks offered to SFI Affiliates:

- TCredits allow you to take FULL advantage of your TripleClicks membership benefits and can also be used in many ways to build your SFI business. A single TCredit sells for $1.99, but you can receive, as part of your compensation as an SFI affiliate, up to 20 TCredits FREE every month!

Receive 10 TCredits if you're an EA2

Receive 12 TCredits if you're a Bronze Team Leader

Receive 14 TCredits if you're a Silver Team Leader

Receive 16 TCredits if you're a Gold Team Leader

Receive 20 TCredits if you're a Platinum Team Leader

5.) What advertising and marketing strategies do I use?

Tell your friends and family to sign up as SFI affiliates or TripleClicks members. Marketing to those you know will always be the first step.

Hand out SFI X-Cards to your co-workers and acquaintances (these cards can be found on the SFI site).

Add your "signature" to your e-mail. Most modern e-mail browsers allow you to set up a "signature" that gets automatically appended to every e-mail you send out. Your signature could be one of your gateway links or a SFI banner.

Place a SFI X-Card into every piece of outgoing mail no matter where it is being sent to.

Leave a SFI X-Card behind any place you visit. For example; with the tip at a restaurant or at the laundry mat when you are done there.

Place flyers on public bulletin boards in grocery stores, gyms, etc

You can also advertise online. If you dont wish to pay for advertising then Google Where can I post ads free? There are a lot of free advertising sites online where you can post your gateway links.

These are only a few of the possible venues for advertising your business to help it grow. I will be listing links to more information regarding this and much more in the next section.

6.)Helpful links to resources within the SFI site

Marketing tools and advertising information: https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingTools

Training information for getting started: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/

Compensation and earnings information: https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/CompPlan

Gateway links for advertising purposes: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/GatewayList

Your SFI Business Reports: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MyReports/

Your VP Ledger: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/MyReports/VPLedger

To reach your sponsors leadership page: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/upline

Here is the sitemap so that you can find anything else you may wish to look for: https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/Sitemap

There is a lot more information that can be found on the SFI site that you may find useful as well. Take your time and dont get overwhelmed. Read a little more each day until you feel comfortable with how to build your income. There is no need to rush as it will cost you nothing to take the time to learn all you can before you proceed. Good Luck and as always if you have any questions or concerns make sure to contact your sponsor and co-sponsor for assistance that is what they are there for.