I would try to educate my affiliates on some basic business building facts of life.
Like children, small businesses do not grow very well when neglected or not invested in by their parents.
If your affiliates have a sincere desire to succeed in this business, they have to appreciate that THEIR SFI business in the beginning is like a small child, which requires an investment of their attention, care and yes, perhaps some small amount of money.
Starting with SFI, an affiliate can build VP through regularly attending SFI Affiliate Center and "earning points as you learn about how the SFI business model works".
Entering T Time and other contests regularly, will also eventually pay of in a win here and there. Using word of mouth advertising, allows you to share with others the SFI opportunity without spending or investing in your "child" (new business).
These activities will pay some return...over time.
Should you be in no hurry to see your "child" (small business) prosper early, take your time and grow slowly. But please, do not complain that your little child is not growing as fast some of the other "children".
Other "parents" (SFI small business builders) may appreciate that through spending a little more time, and yes perhaps a little more money on their growing child (SFI business), the results may be realized more quickly or effectively.
A good parent can find and make the sacrifices necessary to provide for their children. A sincere SFI Affiliate wishing to grow their business should invest no less.
Any affiliate sincerely wish to build a business, that in the future will return a living wage to them from SFI, expecting NOT to invest any money in growing THEIR business, investing in their "young child" (new business), is not really being realistic.
I have been involved with many programs over the last 30+ years and everyone of them required a monthly commitment of some kind. Purchasing the juice, powder, time-share what have you. Business lives and breathes on cash flow, without cash flow there is NO business.
ALL sales organization, and that is what we are - teams of small sales organizations operating within the SFI business model require sales to operate.
NOBODY gets paid until SOMEBODY sells something.
Expecting to earn income when nothing is being sold is not really common business sense and expecting your SFI "baby business" to grow into a "healthy grown up and producing income business" without investing in it.....unrealistic.
So, as SFI Affiliates, we commit to our company and growing our business through investing a little money into our business each month. The best way to do so in my opinion, is through setting up an monthly purchase order for TCredits.
Should an affiliate not understand that their business relies on them, like a small child requires food and nurturing, to grow, perhaps their understanding of business requires a little enlightening. You can help with that.
Without some amount of capital investment relative to the desired growth of the owner, no small business will grow as quickly as those whose owners are feeding their growing business with investments of activity, care and yes.....money!
Hope this was of some help and all the best to you and your SFI "Baby".
Do not forget to nurture and grow your SFI business today.
less
