Many affiliates you will receive will only allow about a 5 to 10 minute window before they are gone for good. So the ones that stick around for an hour or two are going to be your best bet.
Introduce yourself, explain about yourself relating to SFI ("I joined in x month of x year"), give a goal or two your have set for yourself at SFI, and end this first paragraph after just a few lines. You want them to realize that you are a real person!
Before you start the second paragraph, look over what they have done between the time they signed up and now. Congratulate them on signing up, becoming an A2A member, getting the Fast Track achievement, and so on. You want to make them feel good about their choices.
Finally, in your last paragraph, which is really only one sentence, ask that they message you back so that you can continue to help them because you are the one who knows more here.
Conclude saying something along the lines of "Hope to hear from you soon", add your name at the end, and send. All in all, the entire message should be about the same length or shorter as the middle 3 paragraphs of this answer. Brevity, introduction, congratulations, and encouraging communication are all important factors for getting your new affiliate engaged and conversing.
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Many affiliates you will receive will only allow about a 5 to 10 minute window before they are gone for good. So the ones that stick around for an hour or two are going to be your best bet.
Introduce yourself, explain about yourself relating to SFI ("I joined in x month of x year"), give a goal or two your have set for yourself at SFI, and end this first paragraph after just a few lines. You want them to realize that you are a real person!
Before you start the second
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