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Direct People To
Your
Website, Using SFI and Our Team's
FREE
GIFTS:
THIS IS YOUR ONLY JOB!
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said than done right? Not
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you do not have a car or some other means of transportation, traveling one mile would
be difficult and even impossible to some. On the other hand, by
having such means,
this will no longer be an issue and you probably do it without
thinking. Same concept applies when driving hundreds
of miles or flying around the world. Therefore, it is not the
distance that matters here, but the means we use to do it.
Remember, there is always a different vehicle to use for every
task, and choosing the right one is very important. Furthermore,
the two qualities you must always have to carry out your tasks -
with disregard to the vehicle that you use are
Patience
and
Persistence!
Without them, you will most likely stop half way and never reach
your destination, simply because you did not allow it enough time
in order to do so. You
get my point?
You see, it is in our nature to be
impatient. Even though most people know and agree to this
statement, it is one of the most common reasons for many to fail
in achieving their goals.
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here is to provide you with access to all of the great
promotional vehicles that I am familiar with and are used
by many of our most successful SFI Leaders. |
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Organization:
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- Before
you do anything, you need to complete the Smart
Start program and activate your Gateway websites.
If you haven't done so already, go to: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/SmartStart.sfi
Using your gateway websites is the only way to refer people into your SFI business.
- Read
the SFI Training
page and make sure you abide by SFI
policies and SPAM guidelines.
- Before you start flooding
the internet with your ads, you need to know what ads to use,
organize yourself, have all your ads ready, and set your own
promotion strategy based on where, when and how you're promoting
- and the types of programs that you're using.
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Here and copy all SFI approved ads to your own system.
Then, go on to the next step. We have 41 additional and
unique ads that were designed and contributed by one of our
talented affiliates "Leslie Quaranta" and approved by
SFI.
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Now that you have finished the above
steps, what should you do next? You Guessed
It! PROMOTION!!
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| Proper promotion is the ticket to
every business success. Offering pure gold for free without
telling people about
it, is like a great singer who only sings in the
bathroom. Also, doing the wrong type of promotion is just as bad
as having a million-dollar
business sign out in the woods. NO ONE
IS GOING TO SEE IT. |
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first thing you need to learn about internet
promotion, is that it is a numbers' game - there's no magic to it. The more
good ads you submit and in the right places, the more results you get.
Promotion takes time to become effective. It will not happen
overnight.
Remember,
"Patience and Persistence"
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| Disclaimer:
All promotion programs on this page or anywhere else on this
website are provided "AS IS" and we
are not responsible for its use or misuse. We make no guarantees or warranties (express or implied)
that these programs will produce results. You are always advised
to use good judgment and common sense when using these or any
other programs offered out there - whether online or offline. |
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Offering
FREE gifts can be done in several proven online
and
offline methods such as:
** Classified
ads in online newsletters, classifieds
sections, print publications and several others.
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Banner ads, ezines, listservers, websites,
autoresponders, opt-in e-mails,
search engines, etc.
** Passing out business cards,
postcards, flyers, door-hangers, and/or
anything containing your
FREE gifts offer.
** Talking to
people in person or over the phone about the FREE gifts
you can give them simply for taking a FREE no
obligation tour of your business.
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Considering
how vast and complicated promotion can be, we will
only concentrate on those types of online
promotions that are known to work. If you like, you can
use some of
these same techniques with offline
promotions such as, newspaper ads, flyers,
door hangers ... etc. Choose any or all the methods that you
would feel comfortable with.
Click
Here for SFI approved ad samples. |
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Please note, when we
say Free Promotion, it's not always meant literally. Beware that
some programs may ask for a small fee for your ads, just
make sure to read before you list. We just have no way of
knowing. |
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Also, please consult with your team leader
and get his/her opinion on all these and other promotion programs
or techniques that he/she may be using.
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Online
Classifieds
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Before you start filling out your classified
ad
forms, Click Here
to download Gator. With
Gator software, you can fill in and store your personal
information only once, then you can use it to fill out the ad forms
with
one click of a button. This is an incredible tool that will save you a lot of time.
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Classifieds List:
CLICK
HERE for a list of major classified sites and over 6000
others.
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You should also visit SFI Training website at: http://www.sfitraining.com
on a regular basis.
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Search Engines
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Search Engine List: CLICK
HERE for a list of major search engines and over 1700
other links.
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Free and paid Ad Ezines,
Opt-in lists and FFA Pages
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Ezines, Opt-in lists and FFA
Pages can be very powerful or they can
be useless, it all depends on the types of listings and
listing services that you use.
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Click
Here to download this valuable FREE Ezine manual
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Click
Here to download this valuable e-book on ezine ads and ezine
list sites. Also,
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http://ezine-universe.com/
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http://www.interniche.net/partner/sales/ezinedirectories.htm
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Ezines List: CLICK
HERE for a list of major Ezines and valuable tips.
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OPT-IN
Groups
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Opt-in lists can be very powerful because they
target specific interests. The following are few groups that I
picked for you. Read their rules carefully and use them as
directed.
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Yahoo
Opt-in Group
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Topica
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The
Globe
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List
Universe
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Internet.com
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The
Copywriter List
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Free
For All Links Pages (FFA)
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To be honest with you, I personally find
listing with FFA Pages a waste of time because all you'll be doing is
flooding your email inbox with hundreds of ad messages from other
people. There's one way that can generate traffic with FFA pages
and is when you have your own FFA sites. Having your own FFA sites
with some of the major players will get you few hundred leads a
day that you can send your own ad message to.
Lately, the best way that has been used by most
ad agencies, is the delayed-ad system. If you've ever listed your
site with FFA pages you will know that, immediately after listing
your site you get hundreds of response emails from ffa page owners
trying to sell you on some kind of an opportunity or product.
That's why, most large FFA hosting agencies are sending their ads
2 - 6 days later. Sorry to say that, even this method is becoming
more saturated every day, but you may still get some good results from it,
at least for a while.
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If you want to have your own FFA Site - Free or
paid, I've
listed some of the major companies below. Remember, all these
companies have both, Free and Paid services, the free service will
only generate leads when you drive traffic to your page, which is
what you're trying to do in the first place. However, the
paid ones are the ones that automatically generate from 300 - 2000
leads a day for you. Some of these services have their own
autoresponders that will automatically send your ad reply, and
some send you a list of email addresses every day and in turn, you
send your own delayed messages within one week period.
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SmallBizFFA
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Multilinks.net
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Email
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MyEbizPage.com
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Pay a little and get a lot! This
is my promotion motto.
Personally -
and unlike most people, I love paid advertising programs that
produce results... WHY? Well, for one thing, when it comes to
business, I don't like guessing
games. I would like nothing better than pay the money and have things done right - as long as I can
afford it of course.
Men
cannot live on bread alone: Why do I say that?
Simple, if you just want to get-by in life, you will try to do
your business the FREE way. Think of it this way, look at
your new business as if it was a new-born baby. Imagine, that in
order to get anything for your baby it must be free! Free
clothes, free food... etc., what kind of a life do you think your
baby will have?? Remember, WE LIVE IN A FREE ENTERPRISE
SOCIETY. This is really funny! because nothing is free in a
FREE Enterprise Society, the only thing you can get for free is bread crumbs - that's if you were lucky. It is even more
so, when it comes to business, and particularly an internet
business.
Don't get me wrong! I'm not saying that free online
advertising doesn't work, there are some programs that are good,
however, you can rest assured, that whoever
is giving you this free advertising, is really giving you a lure
"the bread
crumbs" and making a fortune in return from the real deal. As
far as they're concerned, you are simply at the
bottom of their priority list ... along with several million other
people who wants the same. Do you want to be one of the millions
who are waiting in line to get a piece of bread, OR, one of the
few who are dining in restaurants? OK, I know! You're probably
repeating the same old quote "if I can afford dining in a
restaurant, I wouldn't be trying to get it for free!"
Well, this is not entirely true.
The way I see it, it is a matter of priorities. If you're going to
listen to the daily hype of getting rich by simply
joining a program that will do everything for you - without
money, effort or both, sorry to say this but you're in
for a big disappointment. The biggest
blessing of doing business online, is having the ability
to reach a much larger population in a lot less time, and save
thousands of dollars getting the same or better results
than in the
offline business world. Here's a
little example: Before I
started doing business online, I had a local computer store for
almost 10 years. I used to spend from $8,000 - $10,000 / month in
overhead expenses just to stay open. Here's a lower-end list of expenses that
most offline businesses have to incur just to be in business:
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| Rent -
$1200 /month |
| Power -
$600 /month |
| Phone -
$300 /month |
| Payroll -
$4000 /month |
| Yellow page
advertising - $800 /month |
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the list goes on and on... At the end of 1999, I decided to close my
computer store and do business online. I started with SFI at
the beginning of 2000. I began, by spending about $250 /month
on guaranteed advertising and co-op
programs. By July 1st, 2000, I started actually making few hundred dollars
a month from
SFI, while my cost was only $29.95 /month (10 SVP).
However, I kept putting
back the money
that I earned into advertising and doubled my co-op advertising
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is such a blessing! But that doesn't mean that you can simply
sit at home doing nothing and wait for it to happen. If you
want to be in business, you need to set your priorities
straight. NO ONE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU SUCCESS, IT'S ALL UP
TO YOU. |
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The
bottom line is: Advertising is going to COST YOU;
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| Here's a little picture I like to share with you, I find it very
humorous and kind of fits the profile here: Photo |
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