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What do you do with affiliates who never do anything--despite your constant encouragement and offers of support?

5426 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 11/8/2013 12:49 am

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
It is very discouraging to notice that your affiliates either are completely inactive or are not taking your advice to help them be successful. But there really isn't much you can do. You cannot make them log in every day and do their red tabs. You cannot make them purchase items from TripleClicks. You cannot make them respond to your emails and messages. And no amount of encouragement at this point is going to help.

Your affiliates need to want to do this for themselves. SFI is
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What would you consider to be too much and unnecessary communication with your team?

5415 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 11/8/2013 12:39 am

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
What would be too much and/or unnecessary communication with your team?

Unnecessary communications would be cross-solicitations. I don't like feeling like I am just here to make someone else money and I don't want my team to think that is the only reason I am interested in them being successful.

Too much communication would be sending daily emails, unless they request it for motivation. Especially emails that don't have any valuable information.

I send my team
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How do you explain to new affiliates what VersaPoints are and what they are used for?

5065 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 10/14/2013 3:11 pm

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I have read several of these answers and I have been thinking of a way to explain to new affiliates exactly what a VersaPoint is and what it represents. This came to me late last night.

VersaPoints are needed to run your SFI business. A minimum of 1500 VP keeps you in line to receive commissions.

The best comparison I could come up with was a calorie. A VersaPoint = a calorie. Just like the human body needs so many calories to function properly, your SFI business needs so
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How can you build your SFI business on a tight budget?

4469 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 12/19/2013 9:48 am

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
The attraction of many to SFI is that they can sign up for FREE and get FREE training. That is why I am here. I do not have the extra funds to go throwing good money after bad ideas just to see that it did not work out.

So how can we build our business at SFI on a tight budget?

First, you must make the decision to be 100% committed. Make time to log in every single day without fail to get your daily/weekly/monthly VP. Read the Forum and Ask SC and dig deeper and find other
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Besides the requirement to qualify, what is expected of me in becoming a team leader?

3922 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 12/22/2013 4:20 pm

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
For some affiliates, team leader is just a title or a badge. For others, like myself, it is a leadership role, the chance to help others.

A true team leader has the following qualities:
*a reader - always reading more to learn more
*approachable - easy to ask questions and advice from
*communicative - in contact with team members offering advice and tips
*honesty - be truthful to yourself and your team
*confidence - be sure of yourself and your team members
*committed
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What should I do when I receive inactive CSAs?

3867 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 12/22/2013 4:03 pm

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Inactive CSA's is just a part of this business, unfortunately.

But each CSA is a chance to build your business more.

Each month, I receive a few active CSA's, but the majority are inactive. Some are even flagged for removal soon.

I immediately send a welcome message to my new CSA team members.
Then I send a personal email message to any CSA's that are red flagged. I let them know I am their new co-sponsor and my job is to help them become successful at
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What's the best way to get new affiliates signed up without having to answer a lot of questions first?

3709 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 10/24/2013 6:50 am

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Why would you not want to answer questions? Do you feel you can't answer them correctly?

The more information you have prepared to present to a potential affiliate, the better chance of them understanding the SFI system and staying with it.

Remember, you are looking for quality, not quantity. Yes, you could sign up a bunch of new affiliates without explaining, teaching, or training them. But they are not going to last. They will sign up, log in, look around and then never
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What's the secret for easily qualifying for the rank of Team Leader each month?

3705 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 1/24/2014 4:06 pm

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Each month, I sit down and lay out my plan for next month. I know each month that I get around 500 VP from daily/weekly/monthly actions, plus I buy AT LEAST 2000 VP worth of product each month. That leaves me with about 500 VP left to earn from actions.

There are several ways to obtain these:
always check your to-do list to see if there are any remaining 1 time actions
bidding in the auctions - up to 500 VP a month
distributing $12 gift cards - up to 300 VP a month
most
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Should I buy PSAs or learn how to sponsor them myself?

3691 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 1/24/2014 4:18 pm

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
This is a great question!!

I originally started out purchasing my PSA's, because I admit, I had no clue how to sponsor. Honestly, even though it gave me a jump start, it was an expensive way to start out and I have not gotten a return on that investment from those PSA's.

I am now learning how to sponsor on my own. I talk to people, I place free ads online, I place free ads offline. I am now confident in what I am doing and I really think that was they key to me learning how
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How can I find affiliates who are truly interested in SFI and who will remain active?

3630 votes

Michelle Rolling, Aff (Oklahoma, US) 10/24/2013 7:01 am

Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
The short answer to finding affiliates who are truly interested in SFI is advertise, advertise, advertise.

You are going to get lots of sign ups who are just checking it out since they can sign up for free, but they aren't in it to work every day to build a business, they want instant riches. The key is to find your workers. Encourage your new affiliates. Communicate with them. Work with them.

SFI isn't for everyone. That is OK, you just need to keep looking to find the
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