Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

Communication is a very important part of SFI business. We should all learn how to use it properly to our best advantage. And the best ways to set up proper communications with your new PSAs will depend on your own preference.

The following are the best and simplest ways as we don't need to invent new ones to set it up.

We set up communication with new PSAs early on by sending them Welcome E-Cards. If they are online and the light is on, use the SFIM to open up and welcome them to SFI and to your Team. If they don't respond, leave a message anyway for them to read.

Use the Chat box. This has been the easiest way of communicating because of the informality of the chat that helps the new PSAs feel at ease and know they are chatting with a real person and not a robot.

Once the new PSAs start to show up at your Movers List and you know they are actively working their new SFI business, acknowledge their efforts by sending a Team Mail, or an E-Card to praise them and encourage them to keep on going.

Other ways to communicate with new PSAs are through the social media which is very popular, and by phone or mobile, or Skype, whichever you prefer, to make contact any time.



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Communication is a very important part of SFI business. We should all learn how to use it properly to our best advantage. And the best ways to set up proper communications with your new PSAs will depend on your own preference.

The following are the best and simplest ways as we don't need to invent new ones to set it up.

We set up communication with new PSAs early on by sending them Welcome E-Cards. If they are online and the light is on, use the SFIM to open up and welcome
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

When you give away TripleClicks Gift Cards to your prospects, you would normally advise them to log in to TripleClicks.com/giftcards to redeem it.

At the back of the card is a statement that says the card is issued by Carson Services Inc. which is the parent company of SFI.

TripleClicks is a division of SFI, and once your prospects redeemed the Gift Cards they become your Personally Referred Members (PRMs).

They then might want to check out our online TC store and use the 6TCredits to purchase products or bid at PB penny auctions, or play any of the Eager Zebra games. or download music, etc.

While browsing through the many features of TripleClicks, explain the possibility of them becoming affiliates so that they can enjoy even more the benefits of being SFI affiliates and develop a second income by having a business of their own . They can just convert to become SFI Affiliates and at the same time remain as a TC Member.

This will then make them excited about SFI as they have now an idea of the relationship between SFI and TripleClicks and the part played by Gift Cards in advertising to build an online profitable SFI business.
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When you give away TripleClicks Gift Cards to your prospects, you would normally advise them to log in to TripleClicks.com/giftcards to redeem it.

At the back of the card is a statement that says the card is issued by Carson Services Inc. which is the parent company of SFI.

TripleClicks is a division of SFI, and once your prospects redeemed the Gift Cards they become your Personally Referred Members (PRMs).

They then might want to check out our online TC store and
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

We should contact our CSAs as often as is necessary. For example, once CSAs joins our team, we send them a warm welcome E-card and email in much the same way we do with our new PSAs.

This initial contact is followed up after at least a week or 10 days to give them enough time to settle in.

There are new CSAs who may not have a chance to get to know their sponsors and get the help they need to get started, and once you get to check their Profile and VP Ledger you know what to do with them next to ensure they get the proper training, mentoring and support.

When they start showing up as regular Movers, or winning in the Daily Grand Drawing, Daily Crown, KOT, Card King, or any of the Eager Zebra games, acknowledge their success at once by mentioning it in your Stream Post, sending appropriate E-Cards, weekly newsletters, etc. to give them the feeling of belonging and being a valued part of your team.

Keep your lines of communication open by way of SFIM, Chat box, Team Mail, E-Cards, Skype, and other means you favour, and be there for them to answer their queries, give them guidance, motivation and inspiration to keep moving and succeeding by being an Awesome Co-Sponsor!


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We should contact our CSAs as often as is necessary. For example, once CSAs joins our team, we send them a warm welcome E-card and email in much the same way we do with our new PSAs.

This initial contact is followed up after at least a week or 10 days to give them enough time to settle in.

There are new CSAs who may not have a chance to get to know their sponsors and get the help they need to get started, and once you get to check their Profile and VP Ledger you know what
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

Retiring from SFI is like retiring from life itself. That’s how I feel and so thinking of when to start preparing for retirement from SFI is like preparing for the end of your life!

But no matter what your age is, it is always prudent to plan for retirement from SFI, if ever you're thinking of doing something else, or due to health reasons.

The time to start preparing for retirement is now and should comprise of the following actions.

Start by organizing your desk. Get a notebook, write down the important things you do everyday when you sit in front of your PC or any other device you normally use.

Write down the important details of logging in and your password and other important links.

Write down a step-by-step SFI procedures of performing Daily to-do tasks which will will be handy for whoever takes over your business, be it your spouse or your adult child.

Although these steps are all set out in your Homepage, writing them down will make it more user-friendly and adds to understanding the procedures better because of the personal touch you put on it.

Then write down your line of sponsorship, starting with you, your 5 Team Leaders, if you have any, if none yet leave it blank to be filled up later. Under them, their own team, if any. And Make a note to refer to Genealogy for the complete picture of how healthy and profitable your business looks. This also makes your online SFI business more real to your successor.

You can add anything of importance for your successor. Then put the notebook in a safe place. Be sure to update it as your business grows.

Then continue as per normal- sponsor, build deep, and promote, build customer base, refer ECAs, and watch your business prosper and your commission grow bigger. When the time comes for you to retire, you can relax and enjoy the fruits of your labour, knowing your SFI business is in good hands and will continue to grow and be passed on to the next generation, leaving a great legacy for your family.

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Retiring from SFI is like retiring from life itself. That’s how I feel and so thinking of when to start preparing for retirement from SFI is like preparing for the end of your life!

But no matter what your age is, it is always prudent to plan for retirement from SFI, if ever you're thinking of doing something else, or due to health reasons.

The time to start preparing for retirement is now and should comprise of the following actions.

Start by organizing your desk.
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

The new Fast-Track Extension program was introduced to give Affiliates who missed the opportunity to become a Fast-Track member when they joined.

Start by explaining the following benefits of a Fast-Track member:-

. Receive 250 Bonus VP by completing the 5 simple tasks in Getting Started actions.
. Increase Signing Bonus of $40 by going Silver Fast-Track, up to $100 by going Gold Fast-Track.
. Receive 30 free entries in theDaily Grand drawing
. Receive 10% Bonus shares of the TC Executive Pool every month which will boost SFI income for years to come

It must also be explained that new Affiliates must be at least EA and Fast-Track-qualified with minimum. of $20 in sales and/or purchases each month to earn the FT Bonus shares.

This $20 can be in the form of purchase of NMP with the added benefits of receiving 200 MRP, 50 TCredits and 10 EZ Express tokens, 3 CSAs and 500 VP.

Once this is understood, ask your Affiliate if he wants to avail himself of this opportunity and you are happy to give extension at a cost of 1 TCredit with a 72 hours extension for action to be done.

If he’s already got a SO for 1500 VP, all he has to do is to accept the extension and he will be upgraded to Gold Fast-Tract without any more action on his part.

He will then get a new Gold Fast-Track Badge and will receive a Signing Bonus of $100 added to his TC account.

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The new Fast-Track Extension program was introduced to give Affiliates who missed the opportunity to become a Fast-Track member when they joined.

Start by explaining the following benefits of a Fast-Track member:-

. Receive 250 Bonus VP by completing the 5 simple tasks in Getting Started actions.
. Increase Signing Bonus of $40 by going Silver Fast-Track, up to $100 by going Gold Fast-Track.
. Receive 30 free entries in theDaily Grand drawing
. Receive 10%
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

Working hard involves physical and mental work. In the beginning we work hard to understand how SFI works, how to get things done and simply how to get started.

We read and learn how to advertise, how to sponsor people to join our business then spend so much time worrying about inactives and non-producers and how to get them started and get moving. We tend to major in minor and lose sight of the Big Picture.

Working Smart is a mindset. It is knowing how to minimise work with maximum effect. SFI teaches us how to leverage by simply following the Ultra-Simple 3-Step Plan as outlined in SFI Basics. It also recommends investing a small amount in Standing Order, to save us from the stress and worry of requalifying every month, especially when personal circumstances get in the way and out of control.

This is when one will think about being more effective by setting a goal that is SMART.

SPECIFIC- Specify the goal you set and the tasks that need to be done to accomplish it. Think about what resources you need- time, money, etc.and write down a goal statement, to revisit and keep you on track when later on you lost your way.

MEASURABLE- Your goal must state what you want to accomplish in a way that can be measured. For example, getting $100 sales, sponsoring 100 PSAs this month, etc.

ACTION-ORIENTED & ACHIEVABLE- Know what needs to be done and why and what should inspire you to act. If sponsoring 100 PSAs will get you 5 workers who will become Team Leaders, will not only inspire, but motivate. If getting $100 or more in sales will enable you to pay for Standing Order, or purchase an item you've been longing to buy at TripleClicks, or simply to buy more TCredits so you can bid or play EZ games, etc. it more than inspire and motivate you to take action and achieve.

REALISTIC– Take into account the availability of resources- time, money, and commitment.

TIME-BOUND- Your goal must be accomplished eventually, even without a deadline. But setting a deadline according to the sequence of events will help to accomplish your goal.

So it is important to set cost and resources to keep the planning concrete and realistic.

If you want to make sure you’re in the second group, start with a goal, write it down, specify what steps need to be taken, let it inspire you to take action, have measurable outcome, be ambitious but realistic and include a deadline.

. Create today’s goal with a larger vision in mind.
. Focus on performance goals
. Keep the goals concrete and realistic
. Don’t let fear of failure keep your goals too small.
. Don’t set goals for situations you cannot control.

Good luck and wish to see you in the Second Group!
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Working hard involves physical and mental work. In the beginning we work hard to understand how SFI works, how to get things done and simply how to get started.

We read and learn how to advertise, how to sponsor people to join our business then spend so much time worrying about inactives and non-producers and how to get them started and get moving. We tend to major in minor and lose sight of the Big Picture.

Working Smart is a mindset. It is knowing how to minimise work with
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

I think most affiliates who join SFI must have a basic knowledge of English that enable them to understand enough to fill up the joining form. But problems may arise when communicating once they log in and try get started.

There are many ways to overcome the language barrier. The following are some of the most practical ways we can use to our advantage.

GoogleTranslate. Although Google Translate can only give a literal translation of English words to another language, it can help bridge the gap in communication.

Used properly, it can help getting your points across by using simple words in a short question and answer format.

You write what you want to say in English, then ask Google to translate it, copy the translation and send both the English and the translation to the person you’re communicating with.

Translate option. When sending a Welcome E-Card, write a short message in the new person’s language with advice to use the Translate Option in his homepage and everything will be translated for easy understanding of SFI procedures to help with getting started properly.

Enlist the help of an a2a friend from the same country to translate for you a message to give to your member to visit the Sub-Forum My Country/My Region where he can post a question or seek help in his native language and someone from his country who speaks his dialect can help.

Use Reassignment tool. Go to your Genealogy and choose Geography to find someone in your team who comes from the same country. Ensure you inform the PSA of the reason for the reassignment. This tool is also very useful for reassigning CSAs as well.

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I think most affiliates who join SFI must have a basic knowledge of English that enable them to understand enough to fill up the joining form. But problems may arise when communicating once they log in and try get started.

There are many ways to overcome the language barrier. The following are some of the most practical ways we can use to our advantage.

GoogleTranslate. Although Google Translate can only give a literal translation of English words to another language, it can
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

Getting more of my team participating in SFI's quarterly Leadership Challenge is a big challenge in itself.

I have only ever won once, and it's not due to lack of effort or enthusiasm - it just did not happen again! Workers are hard to come by, and we need to keep looking for one every time a new PSA arrives.

My one and only Leadership Challenge Badge has been one of my prized possessions in SFI. It is there for my team to see and aspire to achieve without any pushing on my part. I kept on aspiring to win more Leadership Challenges, leading by example, but still couldn't find enough aspirant from among my team.

One day one of my new PSAs started to show leadership by sponsoring 5 and helping these 5 to become EAs then EA2s, and without his knowledge was already qualifying for Level 1 of the Leadership Challenge. And became one of the winners!

What he's done is an exact duplication of what the SFI Ultra-Simple 3-Steps Plan has recommended. And my PSA has exactly duplicated me- we're now both displaying the same Leadership Challenge Badge!

Sharing my PSA's success with the rest of my team through my weekly messages, Stream Post, and in my Leadership Page blog will hopefully get more of my team to participate in the next quarterly Leadership Challenge. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
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Getting more of my team participating in SFI's quarterly Leadership Challenge is a big challenge in itself.

I have only ever won once, and it's not due to lack of effort or enthusiasm - it just did not happen again! Workers are hard to come by, and we need to keep looking for one every time a new PSA arrives.

My one and only Leadership Challenge Badge has been one of my prized possessions in SFI. It is there for my team to see and aspire to achieve without any pushing on my
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

The ONE thing my affiliates struggle with most has to do with finance.

When they joined SFI for free, it is normal for them to presume that they had found a solution to their financial problem.

But once they realize that it needs time and a little investment and hard work to start earning from the SFI business, they start to lose enthusiasm and become inactive.

Instead of doing the basics, they stop logging in and jump from program to program in search of a quick way to earn money.

I would address it the way I should like to be addressed if I were in the same situation and under financial stress and expecting instant resolution.

Use empathy, but encourage resourcefulness. Once and Affiliate shows commitment by diligence and hard work, a Gift Certificate or TCredits will work wonders in easing the burden of getting EA qualification to kick start their SFI business.

Share useful links for promoting TripleClicks products and Eager Zebra games to recruit PRMs and customers and to promote ECAs' products as well to give them the means to earn commission at the earliest possible time.

Encourage the Affiliates to learn how to use free ads, read Internet Income written by George Little, and to read/review SFI Basics and the Launchpad, and updates from SFI News.

Share tips that will make them earn free TCredits, always reminding them to play T-Time all the time, to never miss entering the Daily Grand Drawing and the Daily Crown.

To log in daily to earn daily VP, to be above the Green Line if they are in the running for E365 class champion where they can earn great prizes.

Reassign PSAs and help with team building and help earn 30 VP a week by sending weekly messages will also help the Affiliates develop into strong and effective leaders as they become awesome sponsors.

Once financial problem is dealt with, and the Affiliates understand what needs to be done, they will then have a clearer vision of the big picture that starts with building a solid foundation leading to financial freedom.

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The ONE thing my affiliates struggle with most has to do with finance.

When they joined SFI for free, it is normal for them to presume that they had found a solution to their financial problem.

But once they realize that it needs time and a little investment and hard work to start earning from the SFI business, they start to lose enthusiasm and become inactive.

Instead of doing the basics, they stop logging in and jump from program to program in search of a quick
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 104

Your Badges will tell more about you that you’re leading by example in SFI without much fanfare.

Your Rank and the size and quality of your Team will also speak volumes without need to tell them.

Your commitment to your SFI business will be apparent by way of your visible presence in the Forum, contributing valuable posts for the benefit of all..

By submitting answers to Ask SC, you show your knowledge and understanding of the SFI procedures, and if your answers are constantly getting the most votes then your PSAs and CSAs will be inspired as well.
By taking on new challenges, as in the Leadership Challenge conducted quarterly

By regular communication via Stream Post, SFIM, Chat, Team Mail, and weekly messages to your team will show how much you care to share.

Be the first to show the way, and make way for them to follow and overtake you. That will be the ultimate prize of your leadership.

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Your Badges will tell more about you that you’re leading by example in SFI without much fanfare.

Your Rank and the size and quality of your Team will also speak volumes without need to tell them.

Your commitment to your SFI business will be apparent by way of your visible presence in the Forum, contributing valuable posts for the benefit of all..

By submitting answers to Ask SC, you show your knowledge and understanding of the SFI procedures, and if your answers
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