Be smart: Start an online business but don't quit your day job... yet!

In this rapidly evolving world of new technological changes and globalization, many of us are in danger of getting left behind. I used to work in book publishing. My services included typesetting, formatting, editing, proof-reading, etc. I needed one or several people for each stage of production, until new technologies came along and revolutionized the publishing industry. My company shrank from 10 employees to 1 employee: Me! Anything extra I could outsource according to my customer's needs. 

Now even I have become obsolete. Nowadays many writers don't even require editing services, a publishing house to distribute their books or money to print hard copies. An acquaintance of mine just wrote a book and is selling it directly on Amazon. She eliminated virtually all of the steps in the publishing process and decreased her costs dramatically. But what about all those talented people who used to work in the printing and book publishing industries? What are they doing now?

In the music industry, new technologies and apps, as well as the unbridled piracy of record albums, are eating into record company profits and will eventually make them obsolete. Many talented and unknown artists, who have little hope of getting their music produced by a large record company, now produce their own songs and videos and upload them directly to YouTube, iTunes or elsewhere, with little to no cost. In this day and age, most people prefer to download their favorite song instead of paying for the whole album, so I'm thinking the employee pool in this industry is probably shrinking as we speak.

Over the last 25 years, globalization has benefitted large corporations but not their workers. Corporations are free to pick and choose where their products should be manufactured, and usually outsource their labor needs to countries where the hourly wage is much lower. It's good for the economy of the manufacturing country; it's great for the corporation and the end consumer, because the products cost less to make and are cheaper to buy. But what about the workers who are left out? What recourse do they have when they see the jobs that gave them economic stability suddenly fly off to far away places like India, China and Mexico? And what about workers in those countries who don't have the opportunity to get a stable job in those manufacturing plants? What do their economic prospects look like?

What I am saying is that this phenomenon is occurring in many industries. How secure is your job? How secure will it be 10 years from now? Where do you want to be 10 years from now? Still struggling to make ends meet in a changing world that may or may not eventually substitute your activity with a cost-saving machine, program or labor force, here or overseas? Don't you think the time is ripe to take control of your future?

Having your own business, whether it be online or not, is a way to take control of your future and your earning potential. I admit, going out on your own is not easy and can indeed be quite stressful, but if you have the opportunity to start your own part-time business while you still have your 'day job', you can invest a little time and money into it until the scales eventually tip in your favor. It's a gradual process, but once you start to earn more money from your part-time business, you will automatically want to dedicate more time to it and discontinue your 'secure' day job.

I am no economic guru and I still have a lot to learn about the online marketing business, but I am smart enough to realize that it is the wave of the future and the easiest and cheapest way to start a profitable business. In a world where good job opportunities are harder and harder to find and your paychecks are getting smaller and smaller, where your quality of life is decreasing in leaps and bounds, there is really no alternative but to find a niche that will eventually give you greater economic and personal freedom. 

There are millions of potential entrepreneurs all around the world who are already looking for ways to improve their economic situation and create a better life for themselves, and thousands of these go-getters are enrolling in SFI* every day. The training method is so comprehensive that it can teach virtually anyone who has a computer and an internet connection to start their own online marketing business.

This is the new economic opportunity of our lifetime. The stage is set. It's up to you to decide whether you want to maintain the status quo or go for the prize behind 'Door Number 2'. Just don't wait too long because, as Bob Dylan says, "The Times They Are a-Changin". For more information on how you can participate in this new economic revolution, visit my webpage: moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com

See you next week!

* SFI stands for "Strong Future International Marketing Group", and is one of the fastest growing companies of its kind in the world. 

Conquering my fears

When I first joined SFI, I wasn't sure whether it was safe to provide my personal information, but I did it because I was curious about the opportunity they were offering. Once inside, it took almost a month of daily visits to the SFI Forum before I got up the nerve to post my first question because I was shy and insecure, but I did it and now I look upon these wonderful people as my 'go-to' guys every time I have any doubts. 

It also took me a while to request my first a2a (Affiliate to Affiliate) friendship because I didn't think anyone would be interested in an inexperienced newcomer, but in the end I did it and since then I have made many new a2a friends who are kind enough to congratulate me every time I win a prize or reach a new milestone. Let me tell you, it's really great to have your own cheering section!

As for the auctions at TripleClicks, I lurked around the site for many, many weeks before I dared to place my first bid. The first time I hit that 'Bid' button, I was so nervous thought I was going to have a heart attack. My heart was thumping so hard! Two seconds later I was outbid of course. Since then I have participated in several –without hyperventilating– and a couple of months ago I even won my very first auction. Again my heart-rate increased, but this time from sheer excitement.

So many new fears to overcome, and yet I think my biggest dilemma was deciding whether I could trust SFI's online store, TripleClicks, to safeguard my information. In fact I waited until I ran out of all the available free points on my initial To-Do list before I decided to take a 'leap of faith'. By then I had already reached the rank of Executive Affiliate (EA) and been assigned my first Co-Sponsored Affiliates to start my own team, so I was definitely motivated enough to continue to the next level. 

I realized that the only way I could keep my brand-new team members, get new ones assigned to me every month and continue to receive shares in the Executive Pool, was to set up a monthly Standing Order at TripleClicks, so I did. That Standing Order gives me enough points to maintain my EA rank at SFI and receive the perks that go with it. It also allows me to concentrate on other things, like finding my very own Personally Sponsored Affiliates to add to my rapidly growing team. 

Now that some time has passed and nothing particularly untoward has happened at TripleClicks, I feel more comfortable looking for and buying the products I need to maintain my Bronze Team Leader rank. Yes, I rose from EA to Bronze Team Leader for the second time* and there's no turning back now! I'm in it for the long haul.

In conclusion, what I want to say is: I'm glad I found the strength to conquer my fears. I have gained knowledge, found new friends and, most important, I am earning real money. Just think about it: if I hadn't been brave I wouldn't be writing this blog nor would I have created my own website, moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com. Imagine what a huge loss that would have been for the world! Lmao!!!!!

Have a grrreat week!

* SFI gives you a one-time $10 dollars bonus when you reach Bronze Team Leader for the second time. Very nice!

SFI is my online business mentor!

I can't believe how lucky I am to have found a place where I am mentored and given a chance to build my own online business at the same time. A place where my trust is gained from the very beginning because nothing is asked of me and everything is given to me with no strings attached. A place where a ready-made family is there to make me feel welcome, nurtured and safe. That is SFI, and I wouldn't change it for the world. This is my home!

Most other places I've experienced give you a little taste of what could be… and then say you have to pay if you want more. In my opinion, that is no way to start a relationship built on trust. It's more like a whore giving you the come-on and then, when she feels you are falling into her clutches, says:  "Hey sucker! No money, no honey!". It's a mere business transaction fueled by an illusion: it looks really appealing but eventually you realize it took something valuable from you and left nothing but emptiness in return.

In a real, lasting relationship, you don't barter your love or your trust for something in return. You just give freely and hope that you have made the right decision, and that whosoever is on the other side of that relationship values it enough to respond to that trust. I trust SFI because it has given me so much more than I ever expected and continues to demonstrate how invested it is in my success.

Of course, just like you would in any relationship, you still have to make an effort to keep the 'fires burning', so to speak. But this effort is never lost or dissipated. On the contrary, you are always rewarded for your efforts in many different ways. You feel empowered when you reach a new milestone that earns you the respect of your peers; you feel fulfilled when you see your commissions report at the end of each month; and you feel immense satisfaction when people, who are there for the same reason you are, look to you for guidance. And all the while, SFI watches over us all and gently guides us onto the path that will lead us to a better, more productive life. 

The environment is so business friendly that you can't help but want to add your little grain of sand every day, not only for the sake of personal growth, but also to help those around you grow, because when we grow and prosper so does SFI, and we all get to share in that prosperity, literally, through the TripleClicks Executive Pool (40% of the Commission Volume on all TripleClicks sales). 2013 was a year of incredible growth for SFI and its online store, TripleClicks, and I believe 2014 will bring even better things for all of us who are lucky enough to have pinned our hopes on this rising star.

You are welcome to join me and see what I am talking about for yourself. No obligation, no strings attached. Visit my website for more information: moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com.

See you on the other side! 

How are those New Year's Resolutions coming along?

This week I would like to share a message I sent to the inactive and semi-active members of my SFI team. It's a teeny weeny look into the inner workings of my SFI business. These wonderful individuals, who honor me by allowing me to be their sponsor/co-sponsor, come from so many different countries and cultures and yet, once they register at SFI, they all become part of a large and unique family. An amazing SFI family that does everything it can to support and help anyone who needs and asks for guidance. 

This was my message to them:

"I hope you are still keeping your New Year Resolutions for 2014. I know I am, although sometimes it is hard not to succumb to temptation. The temptation to go back to old habits is very hard to resist, especially when some time has passed and your resolve starts to weaken.

"I am hoping that among your New Year's Resolutions you included giving SFI a fair try. You won't know what you are missing unless you make a conscious effort to log in and read something new, do some actions to generate VersaPoints and review the latest items at your TripleClicks store, every single day, for at least 4 weeks in a row. 

"A few weeks out of the rest of your life doesn't sound like much, and it isn't really if you concentrate on taking it one day at a time. That mindset is how we women talk ourselves into going on a diet or starting an exercise routine, or how many brave men and women who are addicted to drugs, alcohol or cigarettes decide to take control of their lives and start their journey to recovery one step at a time. 

"We are all humans and it is sometimes hard to take that first step towards doing something worthwhile, even when we know it will benefit us in the long run. We know it is good for us but we put it off, we procrastinate until we run out of excuses, because it is something new and unfamiliar and because it implies change, and change can be very scary.

"I hope you have run out of excuses and are ready to give SFI a good try. It is of course good for SFI to have another active member, it is wonderful for me to be able to interact with someone who is curious and excited about this new challenge, but it is especially great for you, because once you realize how SFI can change your life for the better, you will become unstoppable and thank whatever higher power you worship for having led you here."

Have a great week!

Moira de Chermont

SFI Bronze Team Leader 

(YESSSS! I'm Bronze Team Leader again!)

For those of you who have been sitting on the fence about whether or not to do something life-altering, like starting your own online business, please visit my website for more information about SFI: moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com

SFI: Looking back and moving forward

Looking back on 2013, I feel like the months before August hardly existed. They are like a distant memory of what my life used to be. I have definitely come a long way since August 4th of last year. That's the day I discovered SFI and decided to dive headfirst into a brand new world that has changed my life forever. I now have a purpose, a goal, a reason to get up every morning.

That excitement has not waned at all over the past 5 months. I still have those butterflies in my stomach each time I log into my homepage. I still work on my To-Do list every day without fail because the more I do, the better I understand the genius behind the system created by SFI. I have come to appreciate my fellow affiliates, especially those who give of themselves every day in the Forum, sharing their experience and knowledge with us newbies.

I am amazed at how a simple, split-second decision to click on a link has opened up so many new opportunities and so many new avenues to explore. Thanks to SFI I now have my own website and my own weekly blog; I know a whole lot more about marketing although I still have much to learn; I also have a growing team of affiliates and a bunch of interesting new friends from all over the world. I have become part of a global community where every day brings a new perspective on how people from different continents do business.

My luck has changed too: I never used to win any raffles or even coin tosses, but almost since the day I joined SFI, Lady Luck has become my best friend: I have won prizes in the SFI Daily Grand raffle and the E365 raffle. I have also won tons of TCredits in the hourly T-Time contests and many more TCredits in the PTP (Pick The Price) contest at TripleClicks. 

I saved those TCredits so I could participate in an auction… and then I miraculously won an auction. I say miraculously because I never thought I could win and certainly wasn't planning to. At first, when that counter reached 'Going once, Going twice' and no one else put in a bid, I didn't dare let myself think I had won… the disappointment would have been too much to bear. Then I plucked up the courage and checked out the 'Latest Winners' page… and there I was! My name and my picture were right there confirming I had won. Let me tell you, that first win is like your first kiss: you never forget how it feels!

So, looking ahead to 2014, I plan to remain as motivated and as pleasantly surprised by this awesome company as I have been for the past five months. They say there are many new and exciting things in store for 2014, so I think I joined just in time to see SFI and TripleClicks explode into a worldwide phenomenon. I am so glad I am part of it. Maybe it's time you became a part of it too! Check out my website for more info: moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com

See you next week!

New Year's resolutions... How long do they last?

A new year is dawning! It's time to make our New Year's Resolutions for 2014. Some strong minded individuals out there, you know who you are, will make and keep their resolutions, come hell or high water. That's how disciplined you are and I congratulate you on being such awesome human beings. You are my heroes! 

But let's be realistic. For the rest of us imperfect mortals, most of our good intentions will have fallen by the wayside by the time February rolls around. I am not being a pessimist but rather a realist. How many times have I tried to quit smoking? I've lost count! Yet I'm still merrily puffing away, although now I alternate between real cigarettes and electronic ones, so I have made a teeny weeny bit of progress. 

Just when we think we are ready to commit to something we know is good for us, life gets in the way and we get distracted or we procrastinate. There is so much to do every day, so many decisions to make… so many excuses that keep us from achieving our goals or fulfilling our dreams.

I have thought long and hard about what I want to do in 2014 and I have decided that it's time to break the cycle. This coming year I am going to: 

• Smoke only e-cigarettes – my lungs will certainly thank me
• Exercise more – I really need to get off my butt
• Eat healthy and regularly – need to eat more veggies!
• Promote and sell my new offline product – Non toxic Humidity/Odor absorbent sachets
• Make my SFI business work for me – continue studying and applying what I learn 

By the end of 2014, I plan to be healthier, slimmer and richer. So what will it take to keep me on track? Willpower, self-discipline and a daily mantra: I know I can! I know I can! I know I can!

I'd love to hear about your New Year's Resolutions, so drop me a line. Let's see if we can keep each other on the right track… at least past February, lol!

Happy New Year!

Duplicating your earning power at SFI

SFI's simple 3 step plan:

1. Become an Executive Affiliate (EA) and maintain EA rank every month
2. Recruit 5 affiliates by using the sponsoring methods suggested by SFI 
3. Teach your 5 affiliates to do these same 3 steps

Of course, this is easier said than done. It's not easy to find those 5 active and motivated affiliates but, given the amount of people at SFI who are making a good living from this system, it is definitely feasible. The reason why this plan works is because it is based on duplication.

What is duplication?

SFI's affiliate program explains duplication as the act of sharing your recruiting methods with your downline so that they can learn how to recruit their own affiliates and form their own teams. With an active team of affiliates, dedicated to recruiting more affiliates and learning how to market and sell TripleClicks products, we gain leverage and earn residual income and so does everyone who emulates these same actions.   

What is leverage?

Leverage is the ability to do more with less effort. If, for example, you have 5 affiliates who each have 5 affiliates, who each have 5 affiliates, who each have 5 affiliates, it means you are not the only one working. You have 625 affiliates working towards the same goal, but you only have to work directly with those first 5 affiliates, who each work directly with their 5 affiliates, and so on.

What is residual income?

It's the money you earn 24 hours a day, 365 days a year from an action or a set of actions you do only once. It means that, based on the example in the previous paragraph, those first 5 affiliates you sponsored will grow and multiply exponentially, giving you the potential to earn money from 625 different sources, even while you sleep or are on vacation. 

To summarize: by implementing SFI's simple 3 Step Plan, you will be able to leverage your time by teaching a handful of affiliates how to duplicate your efforts and, at the same time, you and every active affiliate on your team will be able to acquire long-term residual income from these efforts. It's a win-win situation for everyone involved.

Moreover, once you become a Team Leader at SFI, aside from the VersaPoints* (VP) you earn each month from doing a series of actions, you can also earn matching VP from the actions of every EA2** and Team Leader in your entire downline, up to 12 generations, depending on your rank***. This is amazing because if each affiliate earns 1,500 VP each month (the minimum needed to maintain EA rank), and each VP is worth approximately .0005 cents, just imagine how much money you can earn through duplication!

And we haven't even scratched the surface. There are many other ways duplication helps you earn VersaPoints as well as direct commissions from people on your team. Like I've said before, the SFI program is not a get-rich-quick scheme. You have to work at it and use all the information provided in the training section to find a method that best suits you. It will take time, but once you hit pay dirt, the sky is the limit!

See you next week!

PS For more detailed information about SFI & TripleClicks please visit my website: moirasmoneymakingmoves.weebly.com

*The primary role of VersaPoints is to determine your rank and the amount of shares you get in the TripleClicks Executive Pool (commissions on ALL sales). 1 VP = 1 share in the Executive Pool

**EA2 is an affiliate who has reached Executive Affiliate rank more than once but is not yet Team Leader.

***There are different Team Leader ranks: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The higher the rank, the more VP you need, but you get better perks and bigger payouts.