Affiliate since: 05/28/2014, Power Rank: 2295

I am writing with a background of having been CFO of several companies, including two listed on The London Stock Exchange.
The board of any large national company are busy people, and your chances of getting an audience are slim at best. The chances of them having the time to follow up after any meeting are likewise pretty remote.

Can I suggest a different approach...Find the younger executive in marketing or sales, one who is ambitious and enthusiastic.

Approach him or her with the benefits of becoming an ECA, . Now you have a "product champion" within the company,
He or she can work to get the approval necessary to start marketing products. You need to be aware that there is an investment required, even if it is just photography and time.

Of even more importance, you now have a product champion with a point to prove, who will work with you to make sure that the project is a success.
Best of luck however you decide to approach this
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I am writing with a background of having been CFO of several companies, including two listed on The London Stock Exchange.
The board of any large national company are busy people, and your chances of getting an audience are slim at best. The chances of them having the time to follow up after any meeting are likewise pretty remote.

Can I suggest a different approach...Find the younger executive in marketing or sales, one who is ambitious and enthusiastic.

Approach him
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Affiliate since: 05/28/2014, Power Rank: 2295

How about this:
Edible tubers, flayed, fragmented, and subsequently submerged in a seething emollient fluid, thus transmogrified into brittle sticks of a golden amber hue .

or as most of us know them better French Fries (or chips for the Brits)

Hopefully a humeros way of showing that beautiful prose, and a large vocabulary are not always helpful in communication.
Here at SFI we are trying to communicate in a practical sense, It does not need to flow like fine literature. Therefore:

Keep it simple,
Use short sentences.
If you are worried about stringing idea together, just use bullet points.

It helps if you are clear in your thinking and know exactly what it is you are trying to communicate before you start,
Just try.. it gets easier with practise

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How about this:
Edible tubers, flayed, fragmented, and subsequently submerged in a seething emollient fluid, thus transmogrified into brittle sticks of a golden amber hue .

or as most of us know them better French Fries (or chips for the Brits)

Hopefully a humeros way of showing that beautiful prose, and a large vocabulary are not always helpful in communication.
Here at SFI we are trying to communicate in a practical sense, It does not need to flow like fine literature.
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Affiliate since: 05/28/2014, Power Rank: 2295

I must admit to being quite alarmed after reading many of the replies so far.
The Affiliate has taken an active step to block you.... Not just deleting emails, or leaving them unread, ... but taken positive action to stop receiving information from you.

What part of that "go away" message are people reading as "try telephoning instead" or "contact through social media" get me on "instant messenger" or even "try another email address"
The affiliate has made his feelings clear... respect them.

Now the worrying part of the question is the comment that MANY affiliates have blocked you.
If that is correct (And it is worth checking that you are blocked rather than just being unread)
then you should look carefully at both the message you are sending, and possibly the frequency of that message.
When somebody first joins, it is probably ok/good to send 2 or 3 emails in that first week, but thereafter, anything much more than weekly will be too much for those affiliates who have not taken any action. Those who have replied to you,or asked questions are of course in a different category.
You have been with SFI for quite a while now, have a look at some of the suggested emails and compare them to the message you are sending, If in doubt keep your emails simple and ask questions about where you can help, rather than telling them what to do.

Sorry if this seams brutal..It is not meant to be offensive. You have lost the people who have blocked you. respect their decisions, and try to ensure that your future emails are of a quality and frequency that are welcomed rather than being endured.

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I must admit to being quite alarmed after reading many of the replies so far.
The Affiliate has taken an active step to block you.... Not just deleting emails, or leaving them unread, ... but taken positive action to stop receiving information from you.

What part of that "go away" message are people reading as "try telephoning instead" or "contact through social media" get me on "instant messenger" or even "try another email address"
The
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Affiliate since: 05/28/2014, Power Rank: 2295

I want to take a contrary view to most of the answers so far..!

I almost agree with him!. Like many people here I have a full time job, and can devote 2 hours of so daily and 10 hours a day at the weekends

SFI is not employment, it is your own business, and it is up to each individual to choose how to use their time to achieve their desires.
The points themselves have a value, but if your affiliate already has a SO, then the diference may not be that great.
He may believe that he can better use the time to post another advert,or get his banners published on an additional 2 or 3 sites.

I would recommend that you encorage him to collect the easy points, butt make sure that he catches up with the forums, ask SC and other education at the weekends. After all it is in his interests to fully understand new developments and the full range of opportunities here.

I really don't think that you can tell him that he must collect all the VP's everyday, but you can suggest that, in time, he will probably see the value in doing so

Hope this helps with a slightly different point of view!

(BTW I do collect all the points every day!)

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I want to take a contrary view to most of the answers so far..!

I almost agree with him!. Like many people here I have a full time job, and can devote 2 hours of so daily and 10 hours a day at the weekends

SFI is not employment, it is your own business, and it is up to each individual to choose how to use their time to achieve their desires.
The points themselves have a value, but if your affiliate already has a SO, then the diference may not be that great.
He may
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Affiliate since: 05/28/2014, Power Rank: 2295

Firstly I would not assume that your in-actives are either lazy nor unmotivated.
By way of background I signed up for SFI while I was busy working another affiliate program.
I had a quick look, decided that, interesting as it might be, I did not have the time to learn it all.
I did become active several months later and have not looked back since.

From reading others people's experiences I know I am not alone there.

You may well have VERY motivated and energetic affiliates, but whose attention is elsewhere.
Any communication with them that implies that they just have to be motivated will likely lead to nothing.
You need to approach this from the viewpoint that their time will be better spent at SFI, where they can build a strong and reliable income stream rather than a quick turn MLM scheme or similar.
You also need to demonstrate that SFI is not overwhelming if it is absorbed in bite-sized pieces.
Whatever approach you take I wish you luck!


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Firstly I would not assume that your in-actives are either lazy nor unmotivated.
By way of background I signed up for SFI while I was busy working another affiliate program.
I had a quick look, decided that, interesting as it might be, I did not have the time to learn it all.
I did become active several months later and have not looked back since.

From reading others people's experiences I know I am not alone there.

You may well have VERY motivated and energetic
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