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How do you get your affiliates engaged and conversing regularly with you?

4643 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 11/2/2013 4:13 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Dear Leslie,

Honestly, I can only tell you what not to do, as my affiliates are not engaged in discussing SFI with me. :D

* I send emails regularly. They are personalized, they congratulate on the achievements, offer help (to reach EA, e.g.) and announce competitions.

The only ones who stay in touch are PSAs in my generation 1, as I know them personally and we meet outside SFI.

I've even tried contacting some of my affiliates when I see they are online,
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What is the benefit of buying an S-Builder Co-op unit vs buying an upline member's co-op unit?

4619 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 2/21/2014 12:13 pm

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello!

Let me ask you who you think advertises better - SFI or your upline member?
Although I have no intention of discrediting your upline member, I still think SFI Marketing team must be doing a better job. For example, you can be sure that the affiliates you receive were not told they would earn a fortune overnight.

Having said that, you can always see how good your upline member is by looking at their badges, seeing if they are in Top enrollers, etc. Also, because they
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Why is creating duplication in your SFI business important?

4581 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 12/12/2013 3:20 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello!

From my personal experience, although SFI has many income streams, I earned less than a dollar for months because all I managed was to collect 15ooVP for maintaining EA rank and I just wasn’t able to generate sales at TripleClicks.com, even at my own ECA store.

In addition, I live in a country where people still don’t buy online, so I couldn’t make any money on referring TripleClicks members or asking my PSAs to shop here.
That’s not the way to go. So, this
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How do I get my a2a friends to offer positive support and assistance?

4571 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 11/2/2013 3:58 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Dear Paul,

Let me be completely honest with you.

I am one of those A2A friends you would like to motivate to offer support, because I never do.

When I first joined SFI, I became part of the A2A program, as I really saw how great it could be. But as time went on, I realized no one contacted me for help, and I felt that, even if someone did, I couldn't provide any, because I was still new and knew nothing about the program that couldn't be read on SFI basics or in
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How far should sponsors go to help their affiliates move forward, is there a point you should not go beyond?

4556 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 2/21/2014 1:07 pm

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello!

I am always for helping affiliated move forward. The only occasions when I think we should stop is:

- what the affiliate can do it on his/her own (and learn from the experience)
- when helping the affiliate means a violation of SFI rules or your moral codes


It is true that our PSAs and CSAs need us most in the beginning, but I wouldn't say that you are supposed to focus on them for a few months, and then focus on some other beginners. Or help them
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How can you offer financial support to a hard-working PSA/CSA who is truly financially challenged?

4531 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 9/22/2013 9:03 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello!

How about asking them to list some items in their listings (Member or as ECA, it doesn't matter) and then buying their product(S)?

They can treat it as 'unexpected income' which they can invest in their SFI business. And you as their sponsor can teach them how to invest cleverly.

I hope it will work for you.

All the best!

What do successful Leaders in SFI know and do?

4531 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 11/18/2013 4:49 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello, Rodel!

What I love about SFI is there are more ways than one to do things and be successful. You can take the path offered in the Training, you can follow your Sponsors,or your own business instincts.

That's why successful leaders come in all 'shapes and sizes' - some are introverts, some are extroverts, some learn by reading and following, some prefer learning from their own experiments and mistakes.

What they have in common is being true to themselves (strive
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I almost gave up on SFI. What did you do to keep pushing forward?

4497 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 12/12/2013 3:44 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello, dear!

I completely understand wanting to quit. I've been there, and many affiliates have been there, too, especially in the first months when you are struggling to generate sales on TripleClicks and sponsor PSA while you yourself aren't making any money. It's hard.

Things that are pushing me forward:

1. My Sponsor - she is not only motivating in what she says, but I actually see her earning, so I know I can, too.

2. other affiliates - through a
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What are some methods to attract ECAs in areas where many do not yet trust online businesses?

4495 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 11/2/2013 3:42 am

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Dear Daniel,

I am not sure what you mean by 'areas', but I guess you mean COUNTRIES.

If you were talking about countries and regions, I know exactly what you mean because I live in a country where online business is relatively new and people are extremely suspicious about it.

An idea: tell potential ECAs that being among the first will mean having the cutting edge. If they are the first online, they can reach a market that their competitors are neglecting - local
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What is the best way to explain either to a prospect or a new affiliate the relationship between SFI and Tripleclicks or Pricebenders?

4473 votes

Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) 2/21/2014 12:40 pm

Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello!

I don't think you need to worry about new affiliates - as they do their daily activities, and visit all the tabs,or after they read SFI Basics and Launchpad, they WILL understand the relationship. As for the prospects...

I would argue that not everybody sees it in the same way, and would probably explain it differently, but everybody understands that our paycheck depends on the success of Tripleclicks and Pricebenders, so we our job is to do our best to improve the sales
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