SFI is perhaps, in my estimation, the best affiliate program I know of that can make you money online long-term. Getting rich quick is just a pipe dream. Anybody that promises you overnight wealth (especially for doing nothing) is a big fat liar! That said, what I do like about SFI is the long-term residual income potential that CAN be realized if you PERSIST and keep on recruiting and helping your team grow with the business. In this article I want to share a couple of useful tips I have picked up along the way. I'm hoping that these little handy insider tips (I wouldn't call them secrets!) can help motivate existing SFI affiliates into taking that leap into the stratosphere with SFI - like I did - and to those who are still searching for a home-based business opportunity you can work online, well, maybe this can help you decide?

Let's face it, there are markets out there that are tough to crack. The reasons can be anywhere from widespread skepticism in all things MLM; or just a prevailing lack of hunger to come out of the gutter. I don't know. But people build barriers around themselves sometimes - as a safety mechanism. My first port of call - if I were to advise you on this, is to take a close look at your geographical location and to gauge its receptiveness to this opportunity. In this case, SFI. There are, of course, a myriad of ways you can do this, but my absolute favorite is running classified ads in local newspapers. Believe me when I tell you, I have recruited THOUSANDS of new affiliates off the newspapers. And this is coming from a man with 10 years experience in online marketing, and yet I still prospect the old fashioned way. Old is gold as they say. And if you're not making any headway, consider looking abroad. Yes! You heard that right. Find newspapers abroad, write to them with a sample of your ad and ask for a quote. It really is that easy. Thanks to the Internet!

SFI Marketing Group provide you other offline promotional tools like calling cards, flyers, postcards, business cards and so forth. If you want to do the rounds prospecting offline (and online), there's everything you need in your SFI back office. And here's another pointer: stay in touch with the people you recruit into the business. SFI gives you Contact Manager facilities with which to reach your entire downline through their built-in genealogy communication system. I use this at least once every single week to disseminate information and to assist and keep my downline motivated. Blogs are great; forums are great; but I've found creating mini eBooks (5 to 10 pages long) on PDF using OpenOffice to be extremely effective... because you can isolate the information under different topics / headlines to help them focus on a particular project or idea you have in mind for growing their business; and eBooks are so easy to pass on. You can go viral very quickly with this strategy. I simply love it!

Any online network marketing business can grow exponentially with a little determination, persistence and tenacity. You can't go wrong if you really want it to happen and especially when you think outside the box and do your best to help others on your team succeed with the program. What I've covered in this article was specifically geared to SFI but the same principals and ideas can be applied to any other network marketing program. Just allow yourself to drift into your creative zone without fear of failure or retribution. I'm sure you will, eventually, find what works for you, and when you duplicate that, your entire team stands to benefit... and your bottom line, of course.