How are you promoting TripleClicks to prospective ECAs?
12469 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 
4/12/2016 3:48 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
First, Open your own ECA and learn exactly how it works.
Second, As you learn the benefits of owning an ECA you will be able to recruit vendors easily. For example, I have an ECA and it has been the Featured ECA. This is a powerful tool/opportunity for any vendor. You get a huge amount of exposure for your store. Any retailer would love it.
When I was featured I went from making sales once every three days or so to every single day.
Also because I am an ECA I learned the benefit of the weekly ECA communication tools.
I set goals for myself. Then I hit the pavement walking down the main street and stopping in any shop that has an email, website, or other electronic indicators on their sign or store window. I walk in and ask would they like to increase their web exposure and online sales free?
I explain that I will help them free to set up and train one of their staff to do everything that needs to be done to be successful as an ECA. I explain that SFI pays me to do this from the fee on sales.
I prefer local vendors for my ECAs because I can help them and I will buy from them.
The second thing I do is examine people's websites. When I find people trying to sell but who have no "Online Shopping Cart", I show them how to set up TC to be their Online Cart and back office support of all their eCommerce efforts. So many small outfits have email contact for price lists or for an actual purchase. I show them how TC can take care of everything from inventory to billing all automated for them.
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Second, As you learn the benefits of owning an ECA you will be able to recruit vendors easily. For example, I have an ECA and it has been the Featured ECA. This is a powerful tool/opportunity for any vendor. You get a huge amount of exposure for your store. Any retailer would love it.
When I was featured I went from making sales once every three days or so to every single day.
Also because I am an ECA I learned the benefit of the weekly ECA communication tools.
I set goals for myself. Then I hit the pavement walking down the main street and stopping in any shop that has an email, website, or other electronic indicators on their sign or store window. I walk in and ask would they like to increase their web exposure and online sales free?
I explain that I will help them free to set up and train one of their staff to do everything that needs to be done to be successful as an ECA. I explain that SFI pays me to do this from the fee on sales.
I prefer local vendors for my ECAs because I can help them and I will buy from them.
The second thing I do is examine people's websites. When I find people trying to sell but who have no "Online Shopping Cart", I show them how to set up TC to be their Online Cart and back office support of all their eCommerce efforts. So many small outfits have email contact for price lists or for an actual purchase. I show them how TC can take care of everything from inventory to billing all automated for them.
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What is the function of "TConnect"?
02/22/2016
When you apply for a status of ECA, we will ask you to choose a domain name (for example, yourcompany.tripleclicks.com). That the URL-address becomes yours to use as you wish in your own promotions and is a dedicated website TripleClicks, which shows just your products, as well as special features that allow you to more deeply engage with customers and to expand its customer base with new exciting ways! As in our standard program, for any orders, we will take care of all payment processing for you and send you orders to carry them out.If you currently have a website for your products or services from you will now have one that you can use as soon as the upload information about their products and services!
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?catid=26469&id=20748How do you get your affiliates to respond to you when you send them messages?
12024 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 4/12/2016 3:56 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
I send my affiliates tools and documents that they can download. When they get the download I am notified and can then follow up.
What they get and what they select tells me what they feel like they "need". People do not engage with you because they understand what you do - they buy and engage because they feel you understand them and what they need! These "offerings" help to tell me something about the prospect. I learn about the prospect before they have even reached
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What they get and what they select tells me what they feel like they "need". People do not engage with you because they understand what you do - they buy and engage because they feel you understand them and what they need! These "offerings" help to tell me something about the prospect. I learn about the prospect before they have even reached
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How can I use the new feature for adding images in Stream and on the Leadership Page blog to better support my team?
11643 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 4/10/2016 1:49 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
It is of great value to use SFI Tools to cultivate your affiliates.
I see people wasting their stream message with meaningless dribble. I had one guy who posted every three days "Hello there". Sometimes he changed it to "Hi". This guy was after the VP, not the cash. A strong well educated and capable affiliate team earns you cash. Here are some info on stream messages that may help you to do just that.
Stream messages should generally be one of 5 types, Motivation, Affirmation, Information, Acclimation and Education. Affirmation, Acclimation and Information are usually time sensitive.
Examples:
Affirmation: "Sally congratulations on winning the Daily Grand today."
Information: "Did you see the News Release concerning the new XYZ update? Click here to learn more: http: //news. sfimg.com/XYZ" (note this is a dead link, just for illustration)
Acclimation: "I got an email today that was great to see. It said I won T-Time today - 2 TCredits added to my account. Are you playing T-Time? You can win 2 TCredits a day."
Now you also want to include Motivation, and Education. I build a file of these two that I can pull from any time. Today this is what I did. I found an old Forum Post on 10 ways to motivate your team. Then I went to Google Images and search "Motivate Your Team" I picked an image (no copyright) and published that image with the forum post title and link.
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I see people wasting their stream message with meaningless dribble. I had one guy who posted every three days "Hello there". Sometimes he changed it to "Hi". This guy was after the VP, not the cash. A strong well educated and capable affiliate team earns you cash. Here are some info on stream messages that may help you to do just that.
Stream messages should generally be one of 5 types, Motivation, Affirmation, Information, Acclimation and Education. Affirmation, Acclimation and Information are usually time sensitive.
Examples:
Affirmation: "Sally congratulations on winning the Daily Grand today."
Information: "Did you see the News Release concerning the new XYZ update? Click here to learn more: http: //news. sfimg.com/XYZ" (note this is a dead link, just for illustration)
Acclimation: "I got an email today that was great to see. It said I won T-Time today - 2 TCredits added to my account. Are you playing T-Time? You can win 2 TCredits a day."
Now you also want to include Motivation, and Education. I build a file of these two that I can pull from any time. Today this is what I did. I found an old Forum Post on 10 ways to motivate your team. Then I went to Google Images and search "Motivate Your Team" I picked an image (no copyright) and published that image with the forum post title and link.
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As a new affiliate, how much should I invest in SFI to start earning money every month?
11452 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 4/10/2016 1:40 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
I think this may not be that well received but this is what I did.
When I came to SFI I invested More than I could afford. Why? Because I was not joining a gym or buy dinner or getting a new car. I was starting a real business. Real businesses require real investment. I squeezed every penny out of every resource I had to launch my new business.
If I showed you a graph my bank account balance it is down to zero the month I joined SFI.
What did that investment do?
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When I came to SFI I invested More than I could afford. Why? Because I was not joining a gym or buy dinner or getting a new car. I was starting a real business. Real businesses require real investment. I squeezed every penny out of every resource I had to launch my new business.
If I showed you a graph my bank account balance it is down to zero the month I joined SFI.
What did that investment do?
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What are some daily marketing habits I can implement to grow my TripleClicks (ECA) business?
7868 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 11/29/2015 2:03 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
Because you placed this question under "Being an ECA" I will assume you want to grow your sales in your ECA. This is what I have done.
1. Develop and reach out so as to make as many connections as possible with SFI affiliates. The more connections you have the more people who receive your weekly ECA newsletter.
2. Send out a weekly newsletter from your ECA back office. Promote new products listed. Promote bottom price point products for review. SFI Affiliates are always
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1. Develop and reach out so as to make as many connections as possible with SFI affiliates. The more connections you have the more people who receive your weekly ECA newsletter.
2. Send out a weekly newsletter from your ECA back office. Promote new products listed. Promote bottom price point products for review. SFI Affiliates are always
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What is the best way to help affiliates in my group who have limited access to a computer?
7597 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 3/9/2015 9:57 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
I live in a country with limited internet availability, especially to those who cannot afford their own service connection. What have I done?
First I had a PSA with no computer. She did have a smartphone and worked hard using that. She could connect at coffee shops and in time got 3G so she was always able to connect but it was slow and laborious.
I taught her how to play the auctions, just some general hints and to watch more than you bid so you get the feel of an auction.
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First I had a PSA with no computer. She did have a smartphone and worked hard using that. She could connect at coffee shops and in time got 3G so she was always able to connect but it was slow and laborious.
I taught her how to play the auctions, just some general hints and to watch more than you bid so you get the feel of an auction.
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Should the way you approach prospective ECAs vary by country/region?
7570 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 3/6/2015 5:24 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
In SFI you can recruit vendors (ECAs) and you get a commission on everything they sell. If you have not recruited any new merchants to the TripleClicks shopping portal you really should. It is a fabulous means of passive income.
I think each ECA is similar and unique. Consequently we have many common skills in approaching them and many unique approaches as well. For the commonalities we need to really know the ECA program and what it takes to get started.
For the uniqueness we need to listen to the customer and respond to their situation. Some of the Unique issues will be on a cultural or national level.
For example, maybe a specific nation has difficulty processing payments. We need to focus on the ease of payments accepted by being a TripleClicks ECA and perhaps be ready to respond to their questions when it comes to withdrawing payments.
I am in Nepal right now. While here I have visited many stores just as part of the tourist routine. I collect business cards and then send an email explaining the E-commerce opportunity on TripleClicks.
I asked question like:
If I bought this could you ship it for me to Thailand?
Do you have a website?
How popular is your website?
Can I purchase from your website?
Do you have many customers buying from other countries?
At many of the stores I took a picture with the proprietor, or with their product in hand. Then I emailed them the picture and an explanation on how to engage as an ECA. How TripleClicks would be a solution to a specific problem that arose when we discussed the questions above.
Here is my most recent email. Use it, copy it send it. Recruit more vendors to TripleClicks and make more money.
Hello,
While touring the Durbar Square in Patan I visited your shop. Perhaps you remember. Here is a picture of you demonstrating your product to Awn, my wife.
[Inserted the picture]
I really enjoyed and appreciated your presentation and informative instruction. It was very enjoyable and eye opening. You said that you have a website but that it is out of date. You also said that you could sell products on your website but that the shopping cart, credit cards and all the things needed where too expensive for the few sales you make online.
I live and work in Thailand. I sell many local products from this country on the internet. I sell all my products through vendor called TripleClicks and it has worked very well for me.
TripleClicks manages all the details of my store for me. Best part all the tools and listing your products is free. You never pay unless you make a sale.
I have attached some information here for you. Or you can visit my link here:
[My Prestige Domain Link to the ECA program]
Hope this is helpful.
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I think each ECA is similar and unique. Consequently we have many common skills in approaching them and many unique approaches as well. For the commonalities we need to really know the ECA program and what it takes to get started.
For the uniqueness we need to listen to the customer and respond to their situation. Some of the Unique issues will be on a cultural or national level.
For example, maybe a specific nation has difficulty processing payments. We need to focus on the ease of payments accepted by being a TripleClicks ECA and perhaps be ready to respond to their questions when it comes to withdrawing payments.
I am in Nepal right now. While here I have visited many stores just as part of the tourist routine. I collect business cards and then send an email explaining the E-commerce opportunity on TripleClicks.
I asked question like:
If I bought this could you ship it for me to Thailand?
Do you have a website?
How popular is your website?
Can I purchase from your website?
Do you have many customers buying from other countries?
At many of the stores I took a picture with the proprietor, or with their product in hand. Then I emailed them the picture and an explanation on how to engage as an ECA. How TripleClicks would be a solution to a specific problem that arose when we discussed the questions above.
Here is my most recent email. Use it, copy it send it. Recruit more vendors to TripleClicks and make more money.
Hello,
While touring the Durbar Square in Patan I visited your shop. Perhaps you remember. Here is a picture of you demonstrating your product to Awn, my wife.
[Inserted the picture]
I really enjoyed and appreciated your presentation and informative instruction. It was very enjoyable and eye opening. You said that you have a website but that it is out of date. You also said that you could sell products on your website but that the shopping cart, credit cards and all the things needed where too expensive for the few sales you make online.
I live and work in Thailand. I sell many local products from this country on the internet. I sell all my products through vendor called TripleClicks and it has worked very well for me.
TripleClicks manages all the details of my store for me. Best part all the tools and listing your products is free. You never pay unless you make a sale.
I have attached some information here for you. Or you can visit my link here:
[My Prestige Domain Link to the ECA program]
Hope this is helpful.
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How do I reassure prospective TripleClicks customers that shopping is safe and secure and they will receive delivery of product?
7368 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 3/9/2015 9:30 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
I can understand your/their concern. Since each and every ECA is his own entity then the responsibility falls there. And SFI/TC can do little to Guarantee appropriate service on the part of the ECA. And sometimes because an ECA is not the primary business of the owner, even ECAs with integrity can fail to serve with distinction.
But there are a couple of failsafes in place.
One has been mentioned many time and works very similar to Etsy or ebay and that is the Ranking of an
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But there are a couple of failsafes in place.
One has been mentioned many time and works very similar to Etsy or ebay and that is the Ranking of an
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Should I or shouldn't I try to recruit people to become SFI affiliates when they are not English speakers/readers?
7287 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 3/9/2015 10:06 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
The key word is "TRY". You are from Kosovo, and I assume the word "TRY" means local people who may not have the English skills you do. The answer is YES.
Local people are always much easier to support than people at a distance. Also, local people who know you will trust you and respond better than a stranger to your guidance.
Local people can also meet regularly to discuss problems and strategy. This can be a great time for reviewing action steps with your
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Local people are always much easier to support than people at a distance. Also, local people who know you will trust you and respond better than a stranger to your guidance.
Local people can also meet regularly to discuss problems and strategy. This can be a great time for reviewing action steps with your
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What was it that made you realize that SFI is the real deal?
7083 votes
George McBride, GTL* (Thailand) 12/8/2015 9:11 am
Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 92
In January of 2014 there was a huge security breach and all my commissions were stolen. This was a substantial sum. I had been with SFI for well over a year.
What happened was someone stole my login information and changed the payment paypal account to their email address hours before commissions were released. My password was changed and when I finally got able to log in I saw the new paypal account. I gathered all the info I could on my perpetrator.
I contacted Paypal, SFI
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What happened was someone stole my login information and changed the payment paypal account to their email address hours before commissions were released. My password was changed and when I finally got able to log in I saw the new paypal account. I gathered all the info I could on my perpetrator.
I contacted Paypal, SFI
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