Every time a new affiliate signs up under me, I am given an email notification.
Plus, if an affiliate has completed his/her Profile Notification, I will also be notified because this indicates that they are looked at as an "action-taker", and that I am encouraged to "contact John Doe and offer any assistance they might need to continue advancing in SFI.".
So far, I have only emailed out the "Upline Welcome Email" to my affiliates. I believe that I should do more for them to encourage their continued interest in SFI/EyeEarn.com.
I also wish to report that I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this message after I have logged into my SFI account:

This indicates to me that I have earned enough commissions with SFI for me to qualify for an SFI Cash Card.
So I took a look at my Commissions Report and this is what I saw:

Not a lot of money folks!
I believe that my previous blog post about earning only $0.85 for the month ending May is incorrect. I think that I have earned $9.64. Please take note of that.
So, my total commissions to date (end June 2008) should be $(18.43 + 9.80) = $28.23.
That is why I qualified for SFI Cash Card because minimum amount of accumulated commissions is $20.00.
Would I apply for the SFI Cash Card?
Take a look at this:

After looking at the Fees Schedule for an SFI Cash Card, I shelved the idea and made up my mind that I will only apply when I have monthly SFI Commissions Income of more than $20.00 because I foresee that the total monthly maintenance fee (Standard+Misc) could be $7.15.
Not to mention that the initial card activation fee for me (living outside US) is $19.95. So that may amount to $(19.95 + 7.15) = $27.10.
Even if I earn $20.00 or more per month, I may still wait for an extra month or 2 first before applying for one because the fees outweighs it's usefulness.
I'd prefer to choose the "Paid To PayPal account" as that would only cost me $2.00 processing
Here are the Payment Options for SFI:

I can only see myself applying for the SFI Cash Card so that I can earn bragging rights from friends and relative that sees me using it. Other than this lame reason, I don't see myself getting it.... yet!
Perhaps if I can withdraw such an amount of money as this YouTube video shows you:
Then perhaps I'll get one immediately!!!
Till, the next post,
Cheers!

