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How can you keep your downline from quitting and giving up on SFI?

6454 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 10/14/2013 10:00 am

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Great question.

There's an old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot force it to drink".

Most join SFI with the intend to become rich overnight. These individuals are lazy and want to do very little to earn their bread ("By the sweat of your brow man shall eat bread." so says the good book). My best advice is when you realize this let them be and move on to those who are willing to do the work.

I am still fairly new to SFI and have
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I have heard about Team Leaders with groups numbering in the tens of thousands! What do they do differently to build such a huge downline?

5357 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 1/18/2014 11:14 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello My friend

My suggestion to you and to all others who have possibly wondered the same thing is to
keep your mind focused on your own business and not worry about the business of your fellow affiliates and try not to compare either.

I have found that the majority of those who join SFI and have moved up the ranks have done so through Time, hard-work and investments. Just try to remember we all do not have the same resources at our disposal so lets be content with what
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What do you do with affiliates who never do anything--despite your constant encouragement and offers of support?

5340 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 11/8/2013 6:24 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Good question.

Personally I would like to cut them loose but that is not possible especially with your CSA's since SFI allows them to remain for 6 months if I am not mistaken and then let them go. We have more flexibility with our PSA's since we can shuffle them around. The most we can do is send our regular team-mails and hope that a spark awakens in them or if we have the time we can send them personal emails and also hope for a response.

I have come to terms with the fact
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How can I convince my downline of the benefits of having a Standing Order without them feeling pressured?

4930 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 9/27/2013 4:09 am

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
A good Downline will know that a standing order is the right option once they access their SFI and TripleClicks account daily.

It would be nice if they set it up from the get go but seeing that most persons are skeptical about this business they will just take their time or not perform a task at all. This should not discourage us as leaders. Once we see from our movers tab that individuals are actually working it means that there is still hope for getting them to set up a standing order.

All
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I almost gave up on SFI. What did you do to keep pushing forward?

4466 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 12/13/2013 9:22 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Dignasia,

I,m glad you decided to stay with SFI. There are so many things that make us keep
pushing on.

1. Our Families (spending quality time)
2. Freedom (from going 9-5 daily)
3. Improving our standard of living
4. Owning our own business
5. The wonderful people we get to associate with from all over the world
6. The many ways we can earn a living with this Home base business
7. The opportunity to learn, play and earn at the same time.
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How often should I communicate with my Sponsor and Co-Sponsor?

4406 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 1/31/2014 7:25 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi,

This depends on how much assistance you require.

When I started out initially I would contact my sponsor a couple times for the week.
Most of us who become sponsors/co-sponsors would love for our down line to follow in our footsteps/beyond but this is not always possible, since we don't all have the same resources.

If you have a sponsor/co-sponsor like mine that is readily available then keep in touch at least once or twice a week. Most sponsors/co-sponsors
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How can I find affiliates who are truly interested in SFI and who will remain active?

3736 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 10/23/2013 6:37 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
This is like picking a needle out of a hay stack.

Very hard to do but not impossible I think, because if that was the case so many persons would not be signing up to join SFI.

Granted some will give up before even trying but the truth is there are millions of persons out there searching for a real online home business that will take care of there needs.

We just have to find our needles and work with them diligently and try not to give up ourselves or force anyone
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Which is more effective--paid or free advertising--and why?

3670 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 10/23/2013 6:26 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Very good question.

While free advertising works in some respects, paid advertising will get the job done quicker. Reason being, most individuals will consider more seriously whether to join or not to join SFI. They will in my opinion consider the business to be above board and that time and money went into advertising this business.

While we might all like freebies, the truth is my friend that nothing is totally free and as we know SFI needs time, effort and investment.

My
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How do you deal with PSAs who you offer unconditional support but still rate you poorly?

3496 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 1/8/2014 11:41 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Ronald,

I can empathize with you. I just received some reviews from my CSA one gave me five
stars and was so grateful in her comments that it makes me wonder why the other
gave me only two stars.

Please note also that I do not speak another language (only English) and get this joke
the one giving me the 5 star only speaks Spanish, so i had to communicate with her via google translate, while my other affiliate speak English.

Initially when i received
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Why do some affiliates find success with SFI in just weeks, while for others it takes months or years?

3144 votes

Ann Marie Chin Hing-Bennett, Aff (Jamaica) 10/7/2013 11:39 pm

Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Very good question.

I have been wondering the same thing myself. I am still fairly new to SFI and most of what I do and earn (in terms of badges) are from reading (lots of it) and from . I am not an internet market guru so i barely know what I am doing sometimes. I am learning just like all my fellow affiliates and I am taking the time it requires to learn this business. To me this is success already.

We should not feel that we are not successful if we move at a slower pace
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