IAHBE, S-Builder Co-op, & the Importance of Standing Orders

A standing order, or SO, is a subscription you purchase every month. This is not a requirement for SFI, but I highly encourage it, if you are serious about turning SFI into a money maker for yourself.

You need to earn 1500 VP a month to earn your Executive Affiliate status and earn your part of the executive pool. If you have any CSAs (co-sponsored affiliates), you will lose them if you don't maintain EA status. After you have put some time and effort into growing your downline, you don't want to lose those people and the benefits they bring you!

Setting up an SO gives you the 1500 VP to automatically become an EA. You can certainly earn these points, but it is a worthwhile investment after your first month or two. These are the most common SOs set up by SFI affiliates and team leaders:

1.  IAHBE  This is a monthly subscription to the International Association of Home Business Entrepreneurs. It gives you a ton of resources designed to help you grow your business. It is an excellent information source, and it's worth investing in so you can learn more and earn more.

2. TCredit Pak (125 TCredits) This gives you 125 TCredits each month. TCredits can be used for bidding on Pricebender penny auctions, listing and purchasing products on TripleClicks, guessing at Pricebender Pick-the-Price contests, and downloading music. You can also reward TCredits to your downline. If you use them for bidding on the penny auctions, you can earn up to 125 action VP as well as 625 MRP. This is my favorite standing order, because I use the TCredits to win CSAs to grow my business, earn VP and MRP at the same time. Then I can get free TCredits with my MRP, too. It's a triple-win. =)

3. S-Builder Co-op Unit  SFI does their own global advertising, and you buy a share of the affiliates they recruit. Most people get about 5-10 new recruits per month from each co-op unit they purchase. This is a good option if you don't have a lot of time or energy to put into recruiting. 

Purchasing Affiliates at TripleClicks is usually more price effective for me . You can 30 affiliates for $50. You will get your affiliates within a few days. I like to purchase these (or bigger packages like 70 PSAs for $125 or 150 PSAs for $250. When you purchase the larger packages, you usually get more active, eager affiliates.

4. Veriuni Advanced Liquid Nutrition (32 oz Bottle) This is a super multi-vitamin in liquid form, and it is worth it. If you are outside the US and you decide you like the product, it might be worth ordering by the case to save on shipping though. Plus, it ends up being about half the price that way.

After the first few months of growing your business, I think it's worth getting an SO for at least one of these products. They are good for growing your business as well as maintaining your EA (or higher) status. It also makes it much easier to earn Team Leader status so you can collect matching VP commission on all the EA2s in your downline.