From the chapter SFI Basics

Making money with SFI

TERMS TO KNOW:

Direct Commission
PRM
Commission Volume (CV)
PSA
Executive Affiliate (EA)
Gateway
Executive Pool
Zing Network
VersaPoints
Downline

Following are the two basic ways you'll be making money with SFI:

1. Direct Commissions

The process for earning Direct Commissions is simple:

A. Every time one of your personally referred members (PRM) purchases a product at one of our sites (TripleClicks.com, for example), you earn 50% of what we call the "Commission Volume" or CV for that product!

B. Every time one of your personally sponsored affiliates (PSA)* purchases a product at one of our sites, you earn 50% CV for that product (25% if you're not an Executive Affiliate). 

Earnings Example: An order is placed by one of your PRMs that has $28 CV. You earn a $14 Direct Commission (50% of $28). 

Now, what's CV, you ask? It's simply the maximum amount of commissions paid out on a given product/service. Every qualified product for sale on TripleClicks.com has a CV amount attached. To view each product's CV information, just log into TripleClicks.com, go to an item's details page, and click the SFI Toolbox tab.

And once you sign up a member or affiliate, they become your customer for life!* SFI takes care of all order processing, product shipments, and customer service at no cost to you, and pays you a 50% direct commission on every order placed by your members and affiliates for life*.

What's more, SFI makes generating sales as easy as possible. One simple method you can use right now is to simply start referring your friends, associates, and family to TripleClicks using your TripleClicks Gateway link:

https://www.tripleclicks.com/11555110/

We will be covering other sales methods and information in the LaunchPad lessons just ahead. Note that many of the methods are 100% FREE, can be done entirely on the Internet (no face-to-face selling), and can be put into action within minutes!

^{*You can continue to earn commissions so long as you remain an active SFI affiliate.}

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2. Executive Pool

SFI's Executive Pool provides a simple, easy, and lucrative income stream that ALL SFI affiliates can tap into. At the end of every month we determine the total CV (Commission Volume) for all sales at all our Zing Network properties, and we put 50% of the CV of EVERY purchase–companywide–into the Executive Pool, PLUS an additional 25% of the CV for every purchase made by affiliates with non-EA sponsors. We then determine how many shares all SFI affiliates have earned for the month and divide the total pool amount by the number of shares earned.

There are TWO ways you can earn shares in the pool:

1. Earn shares based on the VersaPoints you earn each month*.

2. Earn shares based on VersaPoints your downline affiliates earn or "Equivalent Executive Pool Shares (EEPS)." *

^{* Details apply. Learn more.}

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To summarize, there are the two BASIC ways to earn in SFI:

1. Direct Commissions
2. Executive Pool Shares

But your earnings power as an SFI Affiliate doesn't end there! Upcoming LaunchPad lessons will detail methods you can use to BOOST your commissions—so be sure to read on!

Before we close out this first lesson, here are a few other key "getting started" resources to review at your convenience:

• Frequently asked questions about how to get started with SFI
• Frequently asked questions about commissions and how you get paid
• The ULTRA-simple 3-step plan

And for more FAQs and other HELP…visit the Affiliate Support Desk.

^{IMPORTANT! You must have a valid postal address and working email on record prior to collecting commissions.}