Important MindPro® Affiliate Program Information and Frequently Asked Questions
(Publication Date: June 15, 2011)
From all of us at the Six Sigma Management Institute in Sunny Arizona, we cordially invite you to become an affiliate of our premier product MindPro®. To help you become acquainted with the key elements of this program, we have compiled the following questions and answers. In this way, you can get the “big picture,” yet be able to deep-dive into those areas you might find of particular interest. Remember, if you have any questions while considering the MindPro Affiliate Program, please don’t hesitate to call or email us. Supporting our affiliates is what we do; and do best. When they excel and prosper so do we. Join the MindPro® Affiliate Program and earn some great money – starting today!
FAQ’s for those not familiar with Six Sigma
Q: Who is Dr. Mikel J. Harry®?
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- A: Dr. Harry is the Co-Creator of Six Sigma, National Best Selling Author, Founder of the Six Sigma Movement, consultant to the world’s top CEO’s and foremost expert on the subject. To learn more about Dr. Harry, examine his Professional Biography and read the Testimonials.
Q: What is Six Sigma?
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- A: Essentially, Six Sigma is a business management system that started at Motorola in the mid 1980’s and then spread to major industries, governments and institutions around the globe. Its time-proven purpose is to drive financial and quality improvements to the bottom-line of an organization. To get this done, the work is accomplished through an elite group of highly trained professionals called Black Belts and Green Belts. These professionals plan, lead and execute value-based projects that accumulate to huge, verifiable benefits for their sponsoring organization. In turn, the Black Belts and Green Belts are generously rewarded for their efforts and assume a position of high status within the organization.
Q: What is MindPro®?
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- A: MindPro® is an online Six Sigma training system. Dr. Harry and his staff worked 4 years to realize its design and function. Although primarily used to prepare, certify and support Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts, it offers a host of other supporting programs and wide array of documentation and application tools. Through Dr. Harry’s unique Over-the-Expert’s-Shoulder training videos, as well as its many other features and benefits, MindPro® has proven itself to be an instructionally effective and cost efficient way to deliver high quality training and certification to those that need it – anytime, anywhere, on-demand. As a matter of authoritative credibility and demonstrated success, Dr. Harry’s Six Sigma teachings have been used and endorsed by many of the world’s top corporations and institutions. His work has been widely acclaimed in numerous bedrock publications, both nationally and internationally. So, when you earn your Six Sigma credential from Dr. Harry through his MindPro® System, you can rest assured it will be highly respected throughout industry and serve as a strong testament to your Lean Six Sigma competencies. The rewards of this credential are many. To learn more, visit our MindPro® Website.
Q: Who Can Benefit from MindPro®?
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- A1: Individuals. For example, business and technical professionals that desire to further their career in terms of vertical or horizontal job mobility, as well as increasing their annual income. There is several key annual salary surveys conducted each year by highly credible organizations. Year after year, the survey results clearly indicate that Lean Six Sigma Black Belts and Green Belts earn a significantly higher annual salary than their counterparts. In fact, the 2011 Annual iSixSigma World-Wide Salary Survey revealed that a Black Belt can earn up to $202,500 per year, with the average being $89,196.
A2: Small Businesses. For example, a small business may not be able to remove people from their daily work responsibilities to attend live training; however, at the same time, they have a burning need to create improvements that can take their business to the next level. In such cases, the company can incentivize their high-performers to train at home. In this way, MindPro® allows a win-win situation to be created for everyone involved.
A3: Mid-Sized Companies. For example, consider a mid-sized company that can’t afford the resource and time commitments to engage a full-scale deployment and implementation of Six Sigma. In such cases, the company might consider creating a "Six Sigma Tiger Team" consisting of a few MindPro® trained Black Belts and Green Belts. If a business problem should arise, a Black Belt or Green Belt would be selected from the Tiger Team to resolve the issue by applying Lean Six Sigma methods. Following this, that person would return to his or her normal job assignment. Since they don’t use their skills everyday, MindPro® is a great tool to stay current over time or just brush-up on the Lean Six Sigma tools and methods previously learned. In this case, the company should consider acquiring a "Multi-User License", but only if the number of trainees is 10 or more; otherwise, the Single-User Option would be selected. For more information about the MindPro® Multi-User License, please contact us at info@ss-mi.com or call 480.515.0890.
A4: Large Enterprises. For example, a Fortune500 company or a government agency might be undertaking a full-scale improvement initiative using Lean Six Sigma as their primary change agent. In this case, experience has shown that the enterprise must first design and create an infrastructure of Six Sigma practitioners and leaders. In turn, those practitioners would be focused on executing high-value projects that are consistent with the organization’s business goals. Naturally, when the mass of project results are aggregated, the "needle of business" moves in a positive direction. Given such a Six Sigma Deployment and Implementation scenario, the company would want to acquire a MindPro® Enterprise License to fully support the initiative. Of interest, the MindPro® Solution can be used as a stand-alone digital training platform or used in conjunction with coaching (live or remote) to form a custom blend of learning and application resources. The MindPro® Enterprise License is perpetual in nature and unrestricted on the number of employee-only users. In this way, the company can economically train and sustain a large number of Six Sigma Practitioners while reducing instructor variations and improving consistency of message. For more information about a MindPro® Enterprise License, please contact us at info@ss-mi.com or call 480.515.0890.
FAQ’s for the MindPro® Affiliate Program
Q: How does the MindPro® Affiliate Program work?
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- A: To register, just click anywhere on the "Become an Affiliate" graphic and then complete the sign-up process. Upon acceptance, you will automatically be logged into zferral.com, which is our affiliate tracking software. As an official MindPro® affiliate, you simply share the MindPro® Opportunity with others by directing them to www.SixSigmaMindPro.com through your unique campaign link. This critical link is provided under the "Campaigns" section of your personal zferral.com marketing dashboard. In this way, you and your customer remain verifiably connected within the zferral.com system.
Q: How much can I earn?
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- A: For every month your customer remains active in the MindPro® System, you will be paid a 30% commission on the gross amount.
Q: How often do I get paid?
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- A: Commissions are paid by calendar month and will be distributed by the 10th of the following month.
Q: How do I get paid?
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- A: Commissions are paid through PayPal. Simply sign up for a PayPal account and enter your PayPal information in your zferral.com Affiliate profile.
Q: Are there any circumstances in which I will not receive a commission?
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- A: Commissions are not paid on sign-up discounts or special offers. Commissions are only paid on reoccurring monthly subscriptions. Although the Six Sigma Management Institute is free to change the recurring monthly subscription fee when it believes necessary, the Affiliate commission (as a percent) will remain the same.
Q: Who can be a MindPro® Affiliate?
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- A: Almost anyone can become a MindPro® Affiliate. For example, you might already be a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and just want to earn some extra income selling MindPro® to people you know within the field. On the other hand, you might be an entrepreneur (with no Six Sigma experience), but would like to build a thriving business around the sale of MindPro®.
Q: How much does it cost to become a MindPro® Affiliate?
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- A: There is NO CHARGE to become a MindPro® Affiliate.
Q: Do I need to create my own marketing materials and tools?
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- A: Yes. You are responsible for developing your own marketing channels and creating the advertisements and tools needed to communicate the MindPro® Opportunity. Remember to use your unique campaign link in all your marketing efforts to ensure you get credit for your commissions.
Q: Can I use email or newsletters to promote MindPro?
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- A: Yes.
Q: Can I cancel if I do not want to remain an affiliate?
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- A: Absolutely. Simply contact our office.
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