Try and take things slowly one day at a time. This is a long-term business with new things developing all the time. Be patient and DON'T GET OVERWHELMED!...it takes time to develop your home business. If you get to feeling stressed or negative...call it a day and start fresh tommorrow.

There is quite a bit of acquired knowledge below...It took me over a year to gather all this so don't try to absorb it all in a day, week, or even a month. There is enough information here to keep you busy learning this business from the inside out for at least SIX MONTHS! Rather than to put it all into a long manuscript, I have condensed it down by using  links to alot of the useful info...

Work out a daily routine where you spend 2-3 hours on SFI.  Just a couple of good personal enrollments under you will increase your income tremendously! Remember it takes some time to develop an internet business. If you work a minimum of 2-3 hours everyday you will start to see good results within a couple months, perhaps sooner. I suggest you commit yourself to a minimum of THREE-SIX MONTHS.

Here are the main techniques I use for SFI marketing/advertising...
 
You need to start promoting the free gateway website SFI has given you. Just get people to read your website and SFI will do everything else. The url of your site is in your admin page and will look something like this:

http://www.ezinfocenter.com/578910 (this is mine)

You can shorten your website url address from the above by either buying your own domain or using a redirection service.

A free redirection service is an excellent option. With a shortened url it will be much easier advertise and refer people to your SFI Website. Below are several that are FREE and were available just recently:

 http://sfi.assoc.biz/
 http://sfi.explode.to/
 http://sfi.just-go.to/
 http://sfi.propel.to/
 http://explode.to/sfi
 http://just-go.to/sfi
 http://propel.to/sfi
 

In other words after you set up one of the above redirections urls...that will be your website url address and the one you advertise and promote instead of your sfi URL address. When anyone clicks on your redirected URL address they will be transferred automatically to your sfi website. If you have any questions about this GO TO THE DISCUSSION BOARD!
 
Go to the following FREE redirection sites to get a good FREE URL like one of the above:

http://www.cjb.net/
http://www.hotredirect.com/
http://www.explode.to/
http://www.freeurl.com/
http://www.internetjump.com/

A second option is to purchase your own domain at GoDaddy.
http://www.godaddy.com/

for $8.95 per year you can own your any domain that you choose that is available. I personally own:

http://www.keytosuccess.info

I bought this at Godaddy and pay $8.95 per YEAR for it.

Be creative in your domain search at Godaddy. It's best to use keywords in the domain. That will help with your Search engine position.

95% of all SFI Affiliates either don't know about how cheap it is to own your own domain or just don't care. 99% don't know anything at all about free redirection services. So you are going to have a distinct advantage over all these people. And many of them don't know about the following places where you can submit your website all over the internet...

You will need to submit your SFI websites/Domains/Redirected sites to the Major Search Engines about once monthly. Here are 2 places where you can do that FREE!

If you have a website you want to promote, you should check out SelfPromotion.com. It's a resource for do-it-yourselfers where you can learn to prepare your pages for the search engines, then use a sophisticated url submission robot to submit your webpages to all the important search engines and directories. You'll also find tutorials about website promotion, submitting to yahoo, and much more. Best of all, you can use the site for free -- if you like it, pay what YOU think it's worth! The guy who runs it has reinvented tipping!

The number one way for NEW SFI Affiliates to get started quickly recruiting and enrolling new people into SFI is to use a reputable network marketing lead producing company on the internet.  (Again most SFI Affiliates know nothing about these) LYW is one of the best lead producing companies on the internet (on a cost basis) and a faster way than the SFI Eagle Co-Op. They literally sell you names, email addresses and phone numbers of people who are  searching for an Internet Home Business. Included with the leads is thorough training on how to convert these prospects into Affiliates. You can buy 1000 Quality LEADS from LoadYourWallet for $80.00. This can get your SFI business ! on the FAST TRACK very quickly! If you use this lead system and follow-up with the Leads, you will most likely be on the Leader Board within 30 days!!

http://www.loadyourwallet.net/

We also list Prostep but it is expensive and only used by very serious people who can afford it. These leads are [again] people looking specifically for a Home Based Business Opportunity. The reason Prostep is so expensive is because the Leads are of the highest quality (double opt-in within the last couple of days) and their training is superior. You can use these and LYW in addition to the Eagle Co-Op if you like. Go to the following link for additional information.

http://www.prostepinc.com/

After you get your prospects you will need to send them an email or a series of emails getting them interested in SFI. The best way to do that is with an AutoResponder. You can use a free one with some limitations or buy the use of one for a nominal fee. Get them here...

http://www.autoresponders.com/
http://www.superreply.com/
http://www.anymoment.com/
http://www.aweber.com/
http://www.freeautobot.com/
http://www.sendfree.com/
http://www.getresponse.com/

Everyone has different thoughts on prospect follow-up thru email and phone calls etc...and nothing is set in stone. To learn how to follow-up with your people, go to the sfi Discussion Board and read everything in the "follow-up" thread. That is how I do it!

DISCUSSION BOARD
http://www.sfidboard.com/

Also Look at the following threads:

http://www.sfimg.com/marketing/followups/
http://www.sfitraining.com/ellen/4.html
http://www.sfidboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14550
http://www.sfidboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14407
http://www.sfidboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14636
http://www.sfidboard.com/showthread.php?s=141febbe540163035cf3c9939b2aa1ce&threadid=11750

Here is another excellent way to enroll new Affiliates. This has brought in literally HUNDREDS  of new sfi affiliates for me. This is a good cost-effective way for new people to invest small amounts money in this home business and you can get some listings FREE!
 
Go to the major search engines (Yahoo, Google, Excite, Alta vista, Aol search and lycos are the best and most used)
 
Enter the following 5 keyword phrases one at a time:
 
"work at home"
"home business"
"home based business"
"home business opportunity"
"self employment"
 
Find websites that are listed under these phrases in the "top ten" rankings on at least 2 of the 5 above search engines. Then place an advertisement at that website. You will start getting new affiliates immediately. Don't spend more than $25.00-$40.00 for a monthly ad fee. Some sites will give FREE listings. Here is the best ad to use:

=============================
TITLE--- 2005 "TOP PICK" Work At Home
URL WEBSITE---(mine) http://www.ezinfocenter.com/578910
CONTENT OF AD----#1 HOME BASED INTERNET BUSINESS 2 years in a row!
Revolutionary new program is creating an explosion of new business for Affiliates. 100% FREE TRIAL. NO risk. NO obligation. We GUARANTEE you a successful Home Business before you spend any of your time or money. No selling. No family/friends contact needed!
=============================
I've had some very good success advertising at the following websites. Advertising on these sites were definitely "cost effective". In other words, I made considerably more money than I spent on the ads. You might say these are my best "fishing holes"..:

http://hbwm.com/
http://work-at-home-index.net/
http://work-at-home-find.com/
http://bizoffice.com/
http://wahm.com/
http://work-at-home-search.com/
http://www.bizymoms.com/
http://workathomecareers.com/
http://workathomesuccess.com/

Next signup for the Massive Passive Advertising Machine. A FREE Program. There are many similar to this but I believe this is the best. MPAM will help tremendousely in bringing FREE traffic to your SFI website:

Massive Passive Advertising Machine

MPAM (Massive Passive Advertising Machine) is a VIRAL MARKETING strategy that out-performs anything you have seen. Register for free and you will learn how to combine the SYNERGISTIC potential of over 50 FREE programs.
MPAM has had over 31 MILLION page views since it began in August 2001 - this means EVERY SECOND of EVERY DAY for over MONTHS someone somewhere has viewed an MPAM page. THIRTY ONE MILLION page views!! And over 13 MILLION visitors! 21 visitors EVERY MINUTE, EVERY DAY for 14 MONTHS!!. Does the MPAM system work? No hype needed - no fancy advertising - just FACTS and PROVEN STATISTICS!

 
The next best advice I can give to MIQ members to get a good start is to work a consistant number of hours everyday promoting and marketing your SFI Website. THE MORE HOURS YOU WORK THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE! I work a minimum of 25-30 hrs every week. Work it into your regular routine.
 
Make certain that you read every bit of information at SFI's training and marketing websites.
 
If you have completed the "fast start" and "internet income course" focusing on the SFI marketing strategies then you know most of what I'm doing. This is an important site for you:
 
http://www.sfimg.com/ii/CourseIndex.html
 
Now go to these 4 sites and rea! d everything, they are the very important:
http://www.sfitraining.com/
http://www.sfimg.com/Marketing/Strategies/ (member marketing strategies)
http://www.sfimg.com/Training/Index.html

As I mentioned to you earlier, at some point it will be IMPORTANT to get your own domain and either redirect it to your SFI page or develop a webpage focusing on Home Based Business and Work at Home.

If you are interested in developing a home business webpage....Go to the search engines and enter those keywords and develop a webpage similar to what you see at the top. You will be surprised how easy it is to make a basic webpage. Again, it only costs $8.95 per year to have your own domain name. THAT'S CHEAP! You can get it here:
http://www.godaddy.com/
 
You can get your own domain hosted cheaply AT ONE OF THESE:
http://www.hostica.com/
http://www.dialuphost.com/

The NEWBIE club will help you with Internet technical issues
http://newbieclub.com/tutorials/?home_business2002

Here is software you can use to build your very own webpage:
http://www.thehtmleditor.com/
http://www.coffeecup.com/editor/
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/cashome/guides/htmllist.html

Here are 2 Beginners Guides to HTML:
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html
http://www.make-a-web-site.com/

What I tell you next is MOST IMPORTANT in the long term...read carefully! You likely won't do this for quite awhile.  Anyway, you will need to focus on getting your new domain webpage (From GODADDY/HOSTICA) listed high in the Search Engines. The following product will help you get high Search Engine Rankings. You will be surprised and amazed at how high you can get in the rankings by using this product. This could very well be your most important purchase/investment in your SFI business:
http://www.webposition.com/d2.pl?r=L7W-55EE

Yahoo is the most important Search Engine to get your website listed on. With a decent listing there under "work at home" or "home business", your SFI business success is AUTOMATIC! Please read the following article on getting a listing on Yahoo:
http://www.clickz.com/search/opt/article.php/899301

You also need to learn about getting listed on the other major Search Engines. SEF (Search Engine Forums) are where the expert webmasters go to discuss the latest techniques for listings and high rankings. Not very many people know about this place. DON'T GIVE IT TO ANYONE ELSE!:
http://searchengineforums.com/
 
I strongly suggest you also go to the SFI Discussion Board Forum and talk with people there. A lot of members are discussing how to maximize their profits and have excellent ideas on developing and promoting a website:
http://www.sfidboard.com/

and
 
Here are some links I have found helpful in promoting my website and and learning about what will help you succeed with your business If you are to succeed, you will need to go to every single one of these sit! es and absorb the information. Do about five a day.

http://www.promotionworld.com/tutorial
http://angelfire.lycos.com/
http://www.htmlhelp.com/
http://www.newbieclub.com/?home_business2002
http://www.pagetutor.com/pagetutor/makapage/index.html
http://jimtools.com/
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/
http://www.letsdobiz.com/generate.stm
http://premium.linkexchange.com/business.cfm
http://northernwebs.com/bc/
http://www.wilsonweb.com/articles/search-higher.htm
http://www.cyberholics.com/netference.html
http://selfpromotion.com/?CF=bddickey@interl.net
http://selfpromotion.com/links.t?CF=bddickey@interl.net&UTC=8303
http://certificate.net/wwio/
http://stars.com/Authoring/Tutorials/
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/edelay/free.htm
http://www.drs-favorite.com/
http://www.aia.net.au/success/tips-tricks-tools.html
http://www.123go.com/drw/webs/webpages.htm

http://www.2020tech.com/submit.html
http://www.the-vault.com/easy-submit/
http://accusubmit.com/ffa/
http://www3.sympatico.ca/d.vallieres/page14.html
http://ep.com/faq/webannounce.html
http://www.clickz.com/
http://www.virtualpromote.com/promot1a.html
http://www.broadcaster.co.uk/
http://www.globlenet.com/promotions.htm
http://www.netcreations.com/postmaster/
http://www.submit-it.com/

THE BEST HIGH TRAFFIC FREE & FEE CLASSIFIED AD SITES
 
1) E-Page Classifieds http://ep.com/
2) 1 America Mall http://www.1second.com/1americamall.htm
3) WWW Classifieds http://www.americamall.com/
4) Yahoo! Classifieds http://classifieds.yahoo.com/
5) A-Z Free Classifieds http://www.freeclassifieds.com/
6) Bestmall Classifieds http://www.bestmall.com/class
7) BizClassifieds http://www.classifieds2000.com/
8) Access Business Online http://www.boconline.com/
9) Kingdom Classifieds http://www.interking.com/placead
10) The Inet Exchange ! http://www.inetexchange.com/submit.htm
11) Best Ads http://www.bestads.com/
12) AdNet http://www.theadnet.com/
13) Ads4Less http://www.weissonline.com/newads2.htm
14) Classifieds Online http://www.classifiedsonline.com/
15) Clockwatchers Classifieds http://www.clockwatchers.com/classifieds
 
http://www.bizsol.com/
http://www.bestmall.com/class/submit.html
http://www.1second.com/freead.htm
http://www.linkmedia.com/inetexch/nowhoo/nowhoo.cgi
http://www.5starads.com
http://www.netclassifieds.com/
http://www.classifiedsforfree.com/
http://www.veryhot.com/
 
The above sites should keep you busy promoting your webpage. However, if you have more money than time, check out the following sites which will help you get your page advertised all over the internet QUICKLY! I have use them all at one point or another.
 
http://www.mgaweb.com/submit/workathomedotcom
http://www.marketingtips.com/sr/t.x/658227
http://activemarketplace.com/w.cgi?net-16697

After you get heavily involved and have your own Domain/Website, go to your local printer and buy bumper stickers and posters. Put the Bumper stickers on all your friends and relatives Vehicles. My bumper sticker reads:

Work-At-Home-Dot.com
#1 Home Business

I've also had very good results from placing white cardboard posters/signs on telephone poles at busy intersections. It needs to be something short and eyecatching...

#1 Home Based Business 2 Yrs in a Row!
http://www.keytosuccess.info  & Phone number

Get FREE business cards and SFI Flyers and pass them out EVERYWHERE! Malls, Retaurants, Grocery Stores, Laundry Mats, Hair Salons, Churches, Bars/Cocktail Lounges, and School BB's. Perhaps get a teenager to place them on car windshields at the unemployment office parking lot. Get Free cards here:

http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/bcfree.asp

The next OFFLINE Strategy is POWERFUL but only for people who are outgoing and who know alot of people by their first name....It's called The "4X4 Plan" and it absolutely WORKS!

Contact ALL of your Friends and Family members who have internet connections. Give them your business card and tell them about SFI's "Four By Four" plan. Advise them ALL they have to do is bring in FOUR people who are serious about making money on the internet. That's right just FOUR MIQ Affiliates will make them a Powerline Team Leader (PTL). Tell each person you make contact with.... that you don't want them to signup unless they themselves.... will and can bring in FOUR serious people who want to make money on the Internet. If you dedicate yourself to contacting 25 people, you will easily get FOUR signups which will give you SIXTEEN people under you and a minimum of an ongoing monthly income of over $500. It could easily snowball and really create something BIG if you get a couple of good sales people under you.
 
The last BEST way of getting IMMEDIATE and excellent results is to bid on keyword phrases at the Overature Group. Go to the following link:  !
http://www.overture.com/
 
Once you get premium listings there you will get literally hundreds (perhaps thousands) of people to your SFI website daily. This will get your business off the ground very quickly. Be prepared to spend some money though. The keyword phrases to use are:

"business opportunity"
"work at home"
"home business"
"home based business"
"home business opportunity"
"self employment"
"home employment"
"work at home jobs"
"work from home"

The last/best advice I can give you is take things slowly! Be patient...it takes time to develop your home business. If you get to feeling stressed or overwhelmed...call it a day and start fresh tommorrow.

Go to the Discussion Board and talk with some successful SFI people, it will help you tremendously.

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