Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Do something with affiliates who do something, and do "nothing" with affiliates who do nothing.Sounds fair enough isn't it?Well I personally believe everything starts with our perception and there shouldn't be like a prescribed way of handling inactive affiliates for almost everyone of us.Why?..Because there are so many variations and levels of this inactivity and also our standing as sponsors.

Some affiliates are insecure, some are scared of being scammed,some are lazy e-mailers, some signed up because of the juicy banner or ad , just to check the details of how authentic or useful/real the program maybe and of course some clicked it by mistake and just enjoyed the ride of good words but realised they can't be possibly ready for the programme. That is why I put my "nothing" in quotes because it is not given the power to anyone of us to know the reason why the did sign up in the first place but never took further action, unless you know them personally and may want to try one-to-one talk to assist.

Many a time sponsors are just too desperate for affiliates ,esp those with only one active affiliate (like myself), while some have an adequate down line which they now concentrate on teaching how to duplicate, and so our pursuit will differ.Either way or in any other case, we may just need to face one truth with all our constant encouragement, enticement and offers of support(which I also do by the way) "we can never make a donkey plunge into the dip tank though it has more ticks than the cow, its just meant for the cow".Quite frankly our writings and other inputs possibly have very little to with their in/activity; -its principally their choice and their move first and then we chip in to assist.

We have a good calibre of sponsors in SFI,I must say,and most of them(you) are doing a good job sponsoring,but we can only go so far and to think we are not doing enough maybe a discouragement on our part,(I mean the active sponsors)beating ourselves much more is not going to change much positively and I pat you(and I) on the shoulders for the efforts and incentives so far but for those giving up too soon try a little more harder to do the rest of the suggestions written by many authors for this question, they are more than good enough...

Instead of being discouraged sometimes we may need to forbear; but still the choice is/should be ours, depending on how we personally perceive the whole thing. We just should never raise our hopes "too" high, who knows?these affiliates may resurrect from their deep slumber just from nowhere, decide to be active again, and we will still reap the benefits, because they are in our line for life!

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Do something with affiliates who do something, and do "nothing" with affiliates who do nothing.Sounds fair enough isn't it?Well I personally believe everything starts with our perception and there shouldn't be like a prescribed way of handling inactive affiliates for almost everyone of us.Why?..Because there are so many variations and levels of this inactivity and also our standing as sponsors.

Some affiliates are insecure, some are scared of being scammed,some are lazy e-mailers,
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Good question. I would say it all depends on the relations.If you have tense, strained and struggling relations with your family, it may not be a good idea, however you can be strategic if you wish to help your family with the new gold mine(SFI) you have just discovered.

By being strategic I mean check your timing and approach, many good ideas have been taken as nonsense simply because they were brought up when there is a crisis or when the prospective members are going through challenges-where everything else did not matter much.You don't want to have people join today and tomorrow they feel they no longer want or just can't go on.Know your subject well and organise what you want to preach to them , jumbled,high sounding promises and confusing infor may just earn you hearers and not doers. Organise your ideas and compose yourself and don't be pushy.The may end up pursuing you and the rest of the family benefits ,you included....Hope this makes sense.
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Good question. I would say it all depends on the relations.If you have tense, strained and struggling relations with your family, it may not be a good idea, however you can be strategic if you wish to help your family with the new gold mine(SFI) you have just discovered.

By being strategic I mean check your timing and approach, many good ideas have been taken as nonsense simply because they were brought up when there is a crisis or when the prospective members are going through challenges-where
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This one sounds like the motto of SFI. Many responses to this question will normally state what S.F.I stands for, who the owner of the company is, for how long the company has been around and what it has achieved and the beauty of everything you will get if you join.I feel however there are other fundamentals that need be considered to get maximum rewards out of it.

There are many reasons why people get/may want to be engaged into certain types of business. The world is in a recession, many companies are laying off and everyone will first consider an engagement that will bring bread to the table and fast.Everyone out there has huge debts to pay and the last thing they wanna hear is something that will take them another lifetime to solve their immediate financial crises. I also believe that's the other reason why we have hundreds of signups but end up with one active affiliate.

Get me right, I am not suggesting that we mislead people to think that SFI is a get rich quick scheme.Why do we over-emphasize that "no-get-rich-quick-sheme" while we have the beauty of other who people join SFI and in a week they are Gold Team leaders and are listed recent earners of cash.Of course everything may basically be free but the truth is a little investment with smart strategies may end up making one rich in a couple of moths. Everyone is looking for money and when they knock our doors we tell them they need another lifetime to get it. Why don't we preach that we may or may not make money fast,its directly/indirectly un/predictable, we just have to commit just like we did with our jobs and here we have guarantee leverage or pension sort of plan.Common sense will tell everybody that noone will just pour a bucket of money over your head without you having to get wet for it.Then when they join they know anything is possible the choice to endure is theirs. You can't open a shop down the street and expect people to flood and leave heaps of money without you have to part with a little money to buy first what you need to resell to them.Honestly you may be rich quicker than you thought at SFI depending on what you are doing there and how and what scale and also with who you connect.Prospects may have to be told that in some cases.

We may also use a needs-analysis inquiry, what age group is your prospect?,what lifestyle are they or may they be aspiring?They maybe in serious debt and want a business that will not take a year or two before they earn something while the rates of interest in their credits a/c are escalating daily.When you pick on their real motives then tap in the resources we have and share with them so that they may have possible insight of their problems being addressed somehow in future should they join.If your prospect is young person desiring a posh life , they may have to get deep down dirty in enrolling big numbers and generating sales by all means at all levels and be diligent in creating stable and active downlines because those are some of the areas where you may not get the results you expected at the time you did and end up discouraged and throwing in the towel.

Every business,company or job has its merits and de-merits, and many times we don't share the de-merits or if we do, we are considered not being business-minded or exposing the ugly side because the prospects will go away, but not everyone may or will go away just as much as we don't know whether everyone will stay even after joining. Only God knows the real reasons and considerations people have when they decide to join and just being open about both sides of the coin may save us some trouble like when some one thinks they were cornered to join.

Lastly rules and regulations are also good to state in absolute clarity to those considering joining or wishing to, some people want to join a company and they are the CEO tomorrow.We have stories of people who preach that only these big guys of SFI earn and get rich at your expense, and in my opinion they are simply entitled to certain rights and benefits and have to because they OWN the company,I am not saying they should rob people but although we all need money and need it fast,we should never fool ourselves to think somehow magically on the internet you just scoop money, we have to work for it and not expect it to fall from trees.Reality is a fair game for all and the choice remains honorably ours.
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This one sounds like the motto of SFI. Many responses to this question will normally state what S.F.I stands for, who the owner of the company is, for how long the company has been around and what it has achieved and the beauty of everything you will get if you join.I feel however there are other fundamentals that need be considered to get maximum rewards out of it.

There are many reasons why people get/may want to be engaged into certain types of business. The world is in a recession,
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

To avoid disapointment, further educate yourself as a leader to become an awesome sponsor/leader.They say if you were educated yesterday, and don't read today ,you will be a fool tomorrow. The task of leadership is so crucial you can't afford to be foolish or keep making stupid mistakes. Its a position that needs more than trial and error.

There are situations where affiliates simply qualify by versapoints to leadership positions without studying to get prior knowledge they will need to lead a team or sponsor affilates effectively.This leads to their frustration when they become bombarded by questions from their PSAs and they have no clue what to say.Some try to rush to their own sponsors to bail them out but its not reliable for everyone since some sponsors may like literally dump you the day you join, and in such cases where do you go?Even if they dont dump you they may be having more work to do and honestly have no spare time everytime you ask them.

It is paramount for leaders to upgrade themselves on a daily basis through the Ask SC questions,SFI Forum and and other materials available at SFI to keep ahead, not that they should "know it all" but give the best possible help they can when needed.

A leader is expected to lead, you create a downline people; whom you will lead, noone gives us kids we bear them, so its a priority to build a downline,to teach them how to build theirs too.Learn how to sell or generate sales for SFI/TripleClicks online and teach them to do the same.It is important to meet these basic expectations and many more, if your business is going to work or grow.Hope this helps....
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To avoid disapointment, further educate yourself as a leader to become an awesome sponsor/leader.They say if you were educated yesterday, and don't read today ,you will be a fool tomorrow. The task of leadership is so crucial you can't afford to be foolish or keep making stupid mistakes. Its a position that needs more than trial and error.

There are situations where affiliates simply qualify by versapoints to leadership positions without studying to get prior knowledge they will need to
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

This question sounds more like the one asked earlier about of helping affiliates not to quit.The problem here is, this is not a measurable situation, whereby we can make a calculated guess or move. Much has and is still being done by sponsors to keep affiliates active or make them stay however the outcome has been and is still a matter of being lucky. Here is what I mean, whether affiliates, are PSAs,CSAs and whether you won them , bought them or sponsored by coops or other means, non of these ways guarantee their stay , interest or activity.

Another option being what you do or not do, still has some limitations here and there.Why do I say so, for the past three months I sent PSA/CSA mailers, trying to reach out to them in the best possible and humble and courteous ways but they never respond or do any action at all except one maybe, and in my opinion that one is whom you have to work with until you are lucky to get more serious ones again.Well I believe there has to more of intrinsic motivation because honestly we don't know the reasons that made someone join SFI,and their intentions if they dont like the slow/residual method of earning,so, some tell themselves if I don't earn money first month I quit no matter how hard they convince me to stay.

This to me looks like a situation you may not easily win no matter what you do for them, and they will always think of internet scams where people are being cornered and used and then ditched without any gain, so they try to sneak away before SFI "scams" them so to say. So you see no one tells you their true motives. The situation can only go so far, as to those who are interested already with or without your motivation, and what you do for them will then be an added advantage.Just imagine if someone joins today clueless of marketing, even if you give them tcredits, they still gonna have to read and and do daily actions themselves.

I am not implying there is totally nothing to be done , there is or could be a number of beautiful incentives out there however it can not come as an endorsed prescription because both you and them are gonna have to meet at some point if not half way so they can get adequate help to keep them interested and active....
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This question sounds more like the one asked earlier about of helping affiliates not to quit.The problem here is, this is not a measurable situation, whereby we can make a calculated guess or move. Much has and is still being done by sponsors to keep affiliates active or make them stay however the outcome has been and is still a matter of being lucky. Here is what I mean, whether affiliates, are PSAs,CSAs and whether you won them , bought them or sponsored by coops or other means, non of these ways
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The world economy is going down and as such several companies scale down almost daily with very little or no pension benefits, so investing in your SFI business is like setting a pension scheme for the future of your children or loved ones, that will never run dry.

We all know that SFI is not get rich quick game but as the days , months and years go by ; bit by bit you will be accumulating some money to help you in the future.Even if your company dismisses you without anything you may have at least something to start on venturing on some other business for sustenence.

Just a little is better than nothing, as you receive some little cash every month that is if its little , it may be more than other months, just coming to supplement your daily or monthly expenses, its really helpful and imagine it coming when you had a little more expenditure that month or coming from an expensive or exotic holiday.To say it balances up things for you may be an understatement.

So it is a wise thing to invest in Sfi for these and many other reasons and if we are able to convince our spouses or family members the better.
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The world economy is going down and as such several companies scale down almost daily with very little or no pension benefits, so investing in your SFI business is like setting a pension scheme for the future of your children or loved ones, that will never run dry.

We all know that SFI is not get rich quick game but as the days , months and years go by ; bit by bit you will be accumulating some money to help you in the future.Even if your company dismisses you without anything you may
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

Usually a mentor would be someone more knowledgeable than you or rather more experienced.Your sponsor may be a suitable candidate or those in your lines but it may not always be possible to find them available, I mean they may be having many more people that they personally mentor.In that case, check with SFI rules first if you have a criteria to follow or ask the support desk if you are allowed to do it your own way and then go ahead and follow procedure; if you are free to choose, my advice is check the leaderboard and click names of various leaders reading their best tips,or leadership pages and other notable achievements and then according to your choices or preferances kindly request by email or skype.

Of course there may be some considerations like ,when the person joined because if they joined about same time with you or a couple of months they may still need to acquire more knowledge to be very helpful.Also some may have a longer period in SFI but having not had enough time and commitment and therefore with less information for mentorship.Others may be colliding with online marketing for the first time in their lives and technically may be stuck with terms and other things although they purchase many items and become team leaders fast but this sort of business may be still new for them to have all answers.These and many other considerations are there to choose from when mentor-searching.My opinions, hope they help......
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Usually a mentor would be someone more knowledgeable than you or rather more experienced.Your sponsor may be a suitable candidate or those in your lines but it may not always be possible to find them available, I mean they may be having many more people that they personally mentor.In that case, check with SFI rules first if you have a criteria to follow or ask the support desk if you are allowed to do it your own way and then go ahead and follow procedure; if you are free to choose, my advice is
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

For me too much may also have to depend on certain factors.The problem with a down line is that they may not necessarily be the same class or joined the same time and so being in different needs at the same time when you are trying to communicate with them maybe as a group.For affiliates who have just joined and are inexperienced newbies, it may be necessary to frequent them as some maybe facing real hardships like failing to see where to get versa points, having too much information to absorb and feeling overwhelmed and might need constant encouragement and direction before they quit however on the same note, some join SFI with prior knowledge and experience with online marketing and may therefore find you sort of disturbing if not intruding, let alone the fact that you may have joined SFI a couple of months ago and have very little knowledge yourself than they.As much as we do not want anyone feeling like you are annoying we also do not want anyone feeling like they are neglected and ignored so they can stay motivated.

The unnecessary part largely depends on the contents than the frequency.It may be more professional in approach to have one PSA/CSA mailers per week, strictly for SFI business encouragement, and other forums like a2a , stream etc may have a flair of a little humour sometimes to cheer up and keep the affiliates motivated.Also I am not sure where the mailer says send to _affiliates ,if there is an option to send to individuals, welcoming and or congratulating them because that may be unnecessary to the rest of the group and they may find it absolutely unnecessary and preferring to receive something more attached ,binding or referring to them directly as an affiliate. Wisdom and discretion is needed in balancing the two and keeping all your affiliates feeling attended and maybe satisfied.If your down line is a big list you may find it strenuous and time-consuming but if the list is bit smaller and manageable you may then be able to handle it and even communicate one-to-one to find out how much they need of your help and then chip in where necessary....
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For me too much may also have to depend on certain factors.The problem with a down line is that they may not necessarily be the same class or joined the same time and so being in different needs at the same time when you are trying to communicate with them maybe as a group.For affiliates who have just joined and are inexperienced newbies, it may be necessary to frequent them as some maybe facing real hardships like failing to see where to get versa points, having too much information to absorb and
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