Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I honestly don’t think there is much we can do when we lose active affiliates. It is a situation which happens to us all, and more often than we like to acknowledge. I have had the same experience. I have some team members who have been open with their reasons, and others that just dropped off the radar with absolutely no communication. Life happens to all of us, and we need to respect their decision to move on to a place that they may consider better for them at this time.

I had one team member advise that he was working a full time job, while studying for a higher degree, and found the need to be more focused on achieving his goal, so had opted to drop out of SFI for a period of time. He continued to maintain EA status for a few months, but has now dropped back to affiliate status. I have had others explain that he region in which they live is poor, with few opportunities to do better financially, and while they opted to start an online business with a view to helping themselves, the extra burden to maintain EA status while still supporting a family was great, so regrettably they were forced to discontinue. We can only wish each other well, respect that we each have our personal situations, shared, or not, and continue to motivate and help as much as possible those who remain active.

Hope this sheds some light on why we continually gain and then lose great team members.
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I honestly don’t think there is much we can do when we lose active affiliates. It is a situation which happens to us all, and more often than we like to acknowledge. I have had the same experience. I have some team members who have been open with their reasons, and others that just dropped off the radar with absolutely no communication. Life happens to all of us, and we need to respect their decision to move on to a place that they may consider better for them at this time.

I had
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Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

How would I convince an affiliate who has abandoned SFI to start again?

It would be necessary to make contact by personal email, Skype, Facebook or other Social Media means, since obviously this individual is not logging into the system. Once contact has been made, I would engage them in a general conversation. This may provide some valuable insight as to possible reasons they have dropped out of the program. It could be work-related, personal tragedy , overwhelm, lack of knowledge, or even financial constraints which pushed them into an attitude of non-commitment.

Once the reason has been established, I would give them an overview of the challenges I faced in my early days, my decision to work through these challenges based on the goals I had made for my personal life. I would suggest that they think seriously of their WHY, ask if they considered this to be still a valid reason to try once again, and if they think it still is, I would then offer to be there to guide them through and assist them in creating the degree of success that they had previously envisioned for themselves.

I would bring them up to date on the constant addition of new tools being provided to assist our growth, the new auction products added, and the new fun games we can play as means of relaxation, and yes, for winning. I would send them the link to their VP Ledger to make it easier for them to log in again, and be sure to welcome them back immediately they do.

Hopefully this will help.


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How would I convince an affiliate who has abandoned SFI to start again?

It would be necessary to make contact by personal email, Skype, Facebook or other Social Media means, since obviously this individual is not logging into the system. Once contact has been made, I would engage them in a general conversation. This may provide some valuable insight as to possible reasons they have dropped out of the program. It could be work-related, personal tragedy , overwhelm, lack of knowledge,
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Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

My suggestion would be to concentrate on your “Movers”, but don’t leave your inactive affiliates out of the loop. Communicate with them, if not as frequently as your “workers”, then sufficiently that they know you are interested in their ultimate success.

Life happens. I joined SFI about 6 years ago when I was new to internet marketing, and totally ignorant of its potential, and floundered miserably at the assigned tasks. About two months later, I found myself dealing with serious family illness and the subsequent, and unexpected loss . During this time, I had no communication from my sponsor, so had no incentive to continue.

In the interim, I joined several “fly by night” get rich quick programs, introduced to me by friends and business associates I had connected with along the way, with massive financial losses.

On reflection these “mishaps” made me understand the true potential there was for success with SFI. So here I am again, with new focus and determination to be better a business person and a better leader.
You just never know when a sleeping affiliate will become active. Help them to stay in the game with communication and encouragement.

Hope this helps

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My suggestion would be to concentrate on your “Movers”, but don’t leave your inactive affiliates out of the loop. Communicate with them, if not as frequently as your “workers”, then sufficiently that they know you are interested in their ultimate success.

Life happens. I joined SFI about 6 years ago when I was new to internet marketing, and totally ignorant of its potential, and floundered miserably at the assigned tasks. About two months later, I found myself dealing with
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Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Being part of an ethical business that has proved itself in the business world
Aligning with a leader who is totally focused on our success
People helping people
Ability to reach any height of success my efforts allow without having to crawl up a “corporate ladder”
Excellent training a la carte
Ability to communicate with and build friendships with others from diverse cultures
Great shopping “at my fingertips”

Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This is a good question. My answer is from personal experience. My sponsor quit before I joined SFI. I joined based on an ad that had set up for persons looking for for part-time work to supplement their income-exactly what I was looking for.

My first few days were spent reading. I read that I had to "stay above the green line", so stay above it I did. I had no one to explain how to obtain the first badge "Fast Track", so regrettably, missed out on this. But I persevered, from day to day, reading, learning, following through on assigned tasks. I did have questions for my co-sponsor, but this individual had started the same day I did, so we were both in the learning mode together, and therefore much of what I did was based on my own commitment to my individual success.

Luckily, I had previously been part of a management team of a "brick and mortar" business, so understood upfront, that successful businesses take time to build and to grow to success. I was not looking for a get rich quick scheme (also had my share of those...(ha ha).

I love the quote "If it's to be, it's up to me!" and have adhered to this along the way. I chose a2a friendships from reading successful affiliates "tips for success". I added SFI News to my browser so that I could readily access all information posted, and fervently read all information in the Forum. I created a scrap book of ASK SC questions, and copy and print any answers I feel would be helpful both to myself, and my team members.

Sponsors may be un-responsive, but that is not an excuse to GIVE UP on your dreams. Why not make it a challenge to succeed in spite of? You really don't have to go it alone...there is plenty of help available everywhere. Just tap into it! Flip side of the coin? Sponsors reach out, but also get no response! It has happened to me several times.

As Mr. Carson says, some will, some won't....next!

Hope this helps
Learning, Earning, and Having Fun along the way!
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This is a good question. My answer is from personal experience. My sponsor quit before I joined SFI. I joined based on an ad that had set up for persons looking for for part-time work to supplement their income-exactly what I was looking for.

My first few days were spent reading. I read that I had to "stay above the green line", so stay above it I did. I had no one to explain how to obtain the first badge "Fast Track", so regrettably, missed out on this. But
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Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

I would say that the ONE THING that made a difference for me in succeeding with SFI was my a2a friends. I consider myself "technology challenged" in such matters as blogging and building websites. However, through connections with some very talented a2a friends, I was able to get a blog built, to enhance my ability to more professionally advertise my business, and received valuable input on where and what works best in the advertising arena. Other a2a friends have given tips and encouragement, and congratulations as well. This makes me feel part of a family who really cares about each other. And let's not forget the ECA connections made through connecting with other a2a friends...business and friendship...what a great union!

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I would say that the ONE THING that made a difference for me in succeeding with SFI was my a2a friends. I consider myself "technology challenged" in such matters as blogging and building websites. However, through connections with some very talented a2a friends, I was able to get a blog built, to enhance my ability to more professionally advertise my business, and received valuable input on where and what works best in the advertising arena. Other a2a friends have given tips and
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Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Duplication is important. Why? Because it allows us the opportunity to create major residual income from teaching the process to a few, who then go out and do the same. We are working with affiliates from all over the world, and so while one part of the world may be sleeping, the other side is awake and working. When we are able to skillfully manage the art of duplication it will seem that we are earning even while sleeping. What a beautiful concept!

Affiliate since: 07/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

We all receive inactive CSAs. It is the nature of doing business. What should you do? Keep trying to motivate them to become active by sending both team mail and personal email if they have registered this. Don't bombard them with mail, but constant "nudges" to let them know you are interested in their success, and want to help, sometimes work.

I just had the pleasure of having a CSA who had been inactive for nearly a year, respond to me, and ask advice on how to begin again to grow within SFI. That was truly a rewarding experience. Don't give up on them! You don't know their reasons for not participating. Sometimes the cause is financial, sometimes there is the great language barrier. We all had a reason to join. Sometimes there is a valid reason why we stop. The KEY is to ask questions to find out their "WHY", then give them the necessary support to make it happen.
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We all receive inactive CSAs. It is the nature of doing business. What should you do? Keep trying to motivate them to become active by sending both team mail and personal email if they have registered this. Don't bombard them with mail, but constant "nudges" to let them know you are interested in their success, and want to help, sometimes work.

I just had the pleasure of having a CSA who had been inactive for nearly a year, respond to me, and ask advice on how to begin
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