Looking For Comments About SFI

Hello everyone,

I'm looking for some feedback or suggestions with the SFI program. I joined SFI at the end of August 2014. I bought into the program and made PSA purchases, Co-op purchases, and also began distributing the free gift cards. I quickly became a Bronze Team Leader (BLT).

The problem I'm facing is maintaining the BTL status and also trying to figure out if investing into SFI is worth the money. It's easy to make purchases from Triple Clicks to get the required sales points each month for BTL, but earning the 1,000 action points per month is an issue. I can easily give-a-way 30 gift cards to earn 300 action points, but gaining the reaming 700 is not easy, even with doing the daily tasks. I did not earn my 1,000 action points for to maintain my BLT for October, so in November I will lose my BLT rank.

Another issue is getting others in your downline to become an Executive Affiliate (EA) and maintain that rank from month to month. That seems to be the key to earning commissions with SFI. I have 177 people in my downline right now, and only 1 of them is an EA who is active in the program. The person is not even a PSA - they are a CSA.

I'm not doubting money can be made. I received my first commission check a few weeks ago. It wasn't much, only around $10.00, but it was something. I can see SFI being a VERY long road to be successful with. The common mantra with SFI is stick it out for two years to see things start to happen. My issue with that mantra is that I have dumped 10 times the money into building my SFI business compared to what I made from commissions. The ROI with SFI seems bleak at best right now.

Also, the free $12 Gift Card give-a-way seems like a great way to bring new customers to Triple Clicks (TC) with the hope they buy something so you earn commission on their purchases. I've given away 35+ gift cards to date and NOBODY has yet to make a purchase. I even sweetened the pot and have given people who actually redeem their gift card a $5.00 gift certificate to help spur a possible purchase from TC - but nobody seems interested in TC once they redeem the gift card. It's a bummer...

I'm going to work SFI for the month of November and try to give-a-way my remaining gift cards. I though SFI would be a nice addition to my website traffic business, but now I am taking a second look a whether or not SFI is a viable venture to keep pursuing.

Thanks for your help, I'm looking forward to your comments or suggestions.