BACK OFFICE

I receive many emails from new OSI Members asking a number of common questions.  Instead of replying to each one separately, I have prepared this page to help members better understand the OSI System and can begin to promote their program as soon as possible without having to wait for my replies.

How Do I Set the Payment Preference in my Back Office?

The OSI System is a FREE downline builder, marketing plan and feeder system. As such, you don't pay for the OSI System.  The payment processor was written into the software and cannot be deleted.  That's why it's disconnected.  So no matter how hard you try, it won't accept any payment options.
 
The independent businesses in the system have their own payment processors.  You can set up your payment preferences once you join each business.  That's how you will pay and get paid.

What if I'm Already a Member of the Core-Business, NPN, can I Still remain a Member of One Step 4 Income?

Here's how it works.  You begin by building your OSI team (downline.)  Once you have 5 active members in your OSI team, you join the core-business, New Plan Network (NPN) by contacting support at osimembers@gmail.com and asking for the link to join. 

We will search the master downline and send you your referring member's NPN link so you can join under him/her and remain connected to the same downline.

You either pay the fee to join NPN directly ($10.75 mo.,) or join one or more of the free business opportunities or paid services that we offer until you earn the money to join NPN.  It's your choice.  Most members opt to pay it because it's so inexpensive and only takes 2 referrals to break even.
 
You can't make money out of thin air, there has to be money paid in order to get money out. That's why we offer free-to-join businesses and programs so a profit can be made BEFORE you pay to join the core-business.

The fee(s) to join the businesses after that are taken out of the profits that you earn.  So, if you choose, you NEVER have to take money out-of-pocket to finance your OSI feeder system.

You do have the option to join the businesses in the system before you make a profit.  That is your right.  But it is NOT mandatory that you do so.

When you have earned enough in profits to join business #2, you'll again contact support for the link.  This process continues until you have joined all 7 businesses in the system and your downline follows you into these businesses.

I've Been Promoting Like Crazy and Can't Seem to Refer Anyone... Any Suggestions?

I understand completely what you're going through - been there... done that.  The ONLY difference between the successful marketers and the unsuccessful marketers is that successful marketers NEVER quit.  They understand how the "numbers game" works and know that it's just a matter of time before it turns around.
 
With that said...  here are some suggestions:

• Make sure your website has your name and ID# listed above the "join now" button at the bottom of the page.
• Use different headlines.  That's what gets people curious enough to open your message.  The headline is the MOST IMPORTANT part of your message!
• Track your messages so you know what kind of click through rates you're getting.  NPN has a tracking tool you can use once you're a member.
• Switch messages around and make sure your headlines match the letters you use. 
• Use headlines that you would click on.  How about the headline that got you to click on the message that brought you to OSI?
• Vary the times of day you promote.  If you've been promoting in the morning, start promoting in the evening, etc..
• Go to the member forum and find out what is working for other members, they can be very helpful.
• If you only send to 4 Safelists a day, up it to 8 or more Safelists a day.  Send to as many email addresses as possible each day.
• NEVER sell. Give away the system.  people don't like to be sold. When OSI officially launched in February 2007, I had 0 members and just myself promoting. Four months later, we topped 1,000 members.  A week after that we had over 1,500 registered members.  We now average 40 to 60 new members every day.  So the plan is obviously working. 
• Join and send your messages to the Safelists in the Safelist Directory. There are more than 4,500 to choose from.  Send to the lists that have the most members.
• Join Traffic Hoopla and send to the 20 Safelists they rate as the most responsive.  Here's the link: http://traffichoopla.com/cgi-bin/ref.cgi/32642/
• Keep in mind the season and time differences around the world.  When it's summer in the northern hemisphere, it's winter in the southern hemisphere.  OSI has members from every continent around the world. When it's summer the weather is nice and people are outside longer.  With exception to Australia, your major market is going to be the US, Canada and Europe.

When I Sign Up for Safelists, Why Do They Ask Me for a "Contact" Email Address and a "List" Email  Address?

When you sign up to send your messages to Safelists, you do what is called double opting in.  That means you must verify two email addresses and agree to accept email messages as part of your Safelist membership. It basically makes it legal to send you advertising messages (mostly to your list address.)
 
The "contact" address is for the Safelist administration and the "list" address is for other members in the Safelist to send you
email ads.  You will receive a lot of email messages in your list mailbox.  The reason we use Gmail is because most Safelists accept it and gmail can handle 1 million messages before it bounces.  If messages bounce (that's when your inbox receives more messages than it can handle and "bounces," or sends them back to the original sender.) the Safelist will delete your account. 
 
Another nice feature of gmail is that it's easy to delete all the messages you receive with a click of a few buttons.  So it doesn't matter how many messages you get (you're not going to read them anyway) it'll only take you less than 10 seconds to delete them.

You can get multiple gmail accounts from the following link:   https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

When I go to Register for the Member Forum, I Can't See the Turing Code. How do I Register Without a Turing Code? 

In order for you to see the code, you need to enable your cookies. Here's how in case you need help.

 
-- Settings for Internet Explorer 6 and newer versions for a PC Allowing cookies

If a member disappears out of your downline, it's because he/she either quit or signed up more than once. 

If he/she signed up more than once, every additional registration is automatically deleted, so it leaves him/her in the downline of his/her original sponsor.

I Love the OSI Concept.  Can I Sign Up More Than Once?

You can sign up for OSI more than once but not with the same name.  Either use your first and middle initial, or your spouse's name for multiple accounts.  Signing up for multiple accounts using the exact same name will get them deleted.