What is the benefit of receiving non-active, re-assigned affiliates (PSAs) from your upline?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
4/1/2013 10:10 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
This is a good question.
Most people would immediately think there is no benefit at all. What good are non-active affiliates. They aren't doing anything.
I can tell you for a fact, they could be gold. Why ? Well because when I first signed up, I felt overwhelmed and dropped out after only a few months as most new sign ups do. I was a non-active affiliate for many months while I moved around the internet trying other things to make money online.
Eventually, I came back to this when I realised it is probably the best online opportunity going around. I'm sure there are many like me who wandered off but will come back to this in time. And you never know if one of those non-active affiliates you get reassigned to you from your upline is another "me". Someone who hasn't realised how good this opportunity is ... YET ... but one day he/she will :)
So if you get any assigned to you, treat them well with welcome messages and motivation and maybe 1 or 2 will be active again.
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This is a good question.
Most people would immediately think there is no benefit at all. What good are non-active affiliates. They aren't doing anything.
I can tell you for a fact, they could be gold. Why ? Well because when I first signed up, I felt overwhelmed and dropped out after only a few months as most new sign ups do. I was a non-active affiliate for many months while I moved around the internet trying other things to make money online.
Eventually, I came
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What qualities does one need to have or to develop to be successful with SFI?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
5/4/2013 10:00 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
This is a good question.
There are many qualities that will help you be successful in this business.
BUT, there are a few which are very important.
Persistence - the ability to keep working at it even if results aren't coming in as hoped. Eventually they will but only if you persist.
Enthusiasm - your team will take notice of you and follow you if you show real interest in your business. If you aren't excited, why should they be ?
Helpfulness - be sure to make a connection with new sign ups, provide help to all your team, keep regular communication with all your team and pay particular attention to those achieving results. Your success is completely dependent on their success. Your job is to help them every way you can.
Leadership - Its easy to tell people what to do but not very effective. The best and most effective system to achieve good results from your team is to provide yourself as an example. "Do as I do rather than as I say". How successful will duplication be if you dont provide something for your team to duplicate ? Be a leader that they can follow and help them to follow you.
Hope that is helpful :)
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This is a good question.
There are many qualities that will help you be successful in this business.
BUT, there are a few which are very important.
Persistence - the ability to keep working at it even if results aren't coming in as hoped. Eventually they will but only if you persist.
Enthusiasm - your team will take notice of you and follow you if you show real interest in your business. If you aren't excited, why should they be ?
Helpfulness
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What are the benefits of using an auto-responder system in SFI...or should I not use one?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
3/1/2013 9:57 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
Its a good tool for initial contact with new affiliates as they join. Also allows regular general messages and information to be sent out automatically. Especially useful if you dont have the time to attend to each affiliate or lots of affiliates.
Although this is useful, I'd advise you keep an eye on which affiliates are active and achieving results ... these affiliates should get more personal contact from you offering help, ideas, encouragement and recognition.
So yes, use an auto-responder to stay in touch with all your affiliates ... but also pay particular attention to those who are having a go ... they are the ones who will build your business.
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Its a good tool for initial contact with new affiliates as they join. Also allows regular general messages and information to be sent out automatically. Especially useful if you dont have the time to attend to each affiliate or lots of affiliates.
Although this is useful, I'd advise you keep an eye on which affiliates are active and achieving results ... these affiliates should get more personal contact from you offering help, ideas, encouragement and recognition.
So yes,
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What are the best OFFLINE marketing tools you've found for recruiting new SFI affiliates?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
4/1/2013 10:26 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
This is something I like to point out to my new affiliates. Dont discount offline advertising. It still works very well for finding people looking at the internet as a source of income or a place to sell stuff.
SFI provides many good resources for offline marketing.
Take a look at this page for starters. https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/Marketing/StandardSponsoringMethods
But there are other tools I've invested in. Vistaprint does a very good design your own business card deal which I've used and also they do other things like magnetic signs, pens, mouse pads and even design your own t-shirts. I've used that one as well and wear it on many outings where I'm sure it will get noticed such as markets. I've found these tools have worked best for me.
Always make sure you have cards on you for those moments when someone will ask "what do you do for a living ?". All you have to simply say is I'm an affiliate marketer ... you should take a look ... its a big online opportunity ... and hand them a card.
Hope this helps.
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This is something I like to point out to my new affiliates. Dont discount offline advertising. It still works very well for finding people looking at the internet as a source of income or a place to sell stuff.
SFI provides many good resources for offline marketing.
Take a look at this page for starters. https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/Marketing/StandardSponsoringMethods
But there are other tools I've invested in. Vistaprint does a very good design your own business
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How would you convince an affiliate giving up on SFI to continue in the business?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
4/1/2013 10:43 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
This is probably the holy grail of this business.
Most people who sign up go quiet within months if not days.
In my case, I'd try to make direct contact with personal messages to find out if there is any main reason. Many new affiliates simply find themselves overwhelmed by all the information presented and just assume its too complicated to learn it all. In these cases you can simplify it by pointing out the 3 steps and the compensation plan ... and what actions they need to take ... and offer to help them get started.
For others who may be feeling disheartened by a lack of results, you can use rewards. Offer Tcredits and reassigned PSAs for reaching targets/goals.
Some people just dont see the big picture or aren't willing to take the steps to be successful. You cant always tell who will be good affiliates and who wont so just keep in contact with them all with updates, motivations, rewards etc. and those who were really interested to start with, eventually should respond.
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This is probably the holy grail of this business.
Most people who sign up go quiet within months if not days.
In my case, I'd try to make direct contact with personal messages to find out if there is any main reason. Many new affiliates simply find themselves overwhelmed by all the information presented and just assume its too complicated to learn it all. In these cases you can simplify it by pointing out the 3 steps and the compensation plan ... and what actions they need
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Which is the best option to qualify for EA each month & why? For example IAHBE, S-Buider or any other option?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
8/7/2012 11:21 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
I would suggest the IAHBE is the best idea for those new or fairly new to online marketing...lots of info that can help them to continue being successful.
For those who are more familiar with working online and affiliate marketing, I'd look at the TCredit package...they can then also give you even more VP when used in auctions ... and you can acquire items as well via those auctions.
The S-Builder packages dont really provide enough VP to be a viable standing order option.
How can I find good sites for free or low-cost classified ads?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
7/20/2012 10:34 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
There are heaps of free/budget options. I would suggest tho that you use as many as you can find and use tracking codes so you can judge by results which ones to keep using ... AND ... be sure to pass on those sites that work to your downline ... their success is also your success.
When should we give up on CSAs who don't respond to our messages or do anything?
Michael Hughes, Aff (Australia)
2/8/2013 7:41 am
Affiliate since: 09/24/2009, Power Rank: 99999999
Personally, I'd never give up on them ... until they disappear from my genealogy. The fact that at some point they went to the trouble of joining up, means they are interested in this opportunity ... and we know that if something like this is what someone is looking for, you cant go past SFI. Its stable, long term, constantly evolving and improving ... and ... IT OBVIOUSLY WORKS !!!
We owe it to those who at least looked at this to point out to them the opportunity they should take advantage of. For their sakes as much as for ours :)
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Personally, I'd never give up on them ... until they disappear from my genealogy. The fact that at some point they went to the trouble of joining up, means they are interested in this opportunity ... and we know that if something like this is what someone is looking for, you cant go past SFI. Its stable, long term, constantly evolving and improving ... and ... IT OBVIOUSLY WORKS !!!
We owe it to those who at least looked at this to point out to them the opportunity they should take advantage
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4/1/2013 10:10 am