I came across with quite many challenges in the beginning when I was fairly new into SFI business and I am still dealing with some so I would like to share few instead of just mentioning one as the question suggests.
1. To accept SFI as a real business: At the start it is very difficult to make many new affiliates believe and accept that SFI is a real business like any other business. I had this same fear in the beginning. As many affiliates have the earlier bitter experiences they think that SFI is a sort of scam. And a good communication and prompt help in answering their questions, queries and doubts so as to convince and motivate them is very crucial. If we fail to attend them immediately or be late in our responses they may lose interest and leave for good. This is true in many cases because I have experienced this in my down-line. We need to explain them the real benefits offered in SFI in the long run and residual income for life.
2. Not being able to support the down-line: This is where I have failed myself miserably in the beginning as I didn’t have much experience. I was not ready as a leader yet. I needed more time for myself to read, ask and learn more and in the mean time there were many sign ups, stayed for a while in the movers list and left. Slowly the number in my ‘mover’ list declined. But now I have learned the lessons. It is not so much to do with the content knowledge that we require but to keep constant touch with them and make them dwell into the SFI Basics and the Launchpad lessons is important. When they read and understand more their retention rate will be better.
3. To adjust daily activities and complete SFI actions: It took quite some time to make my habit to adjust the time and complete the daily SFI actions with my daily normal activities. Slowly I could divide and plan the time properly for completing the daily actions, sending mails to the down-line, reading forum posts, SFI news and reading the internet income lessons. One important reminder here is that we have to stick to the allotted time every day for every action and not keeping them for later.
4. Network and PC problems: Depending on our locations and weather conditions sometimes there could be network or device problems which could hamper our daily work. Last year there were frequent wind storms in my place and I suffered a lot to keep up all my daily work. I had to drive about 2 miles daily to a spot where I could get the net connection and complete my daily actions.
5. Not having much idea about online business: Prior to joining the SFI I didn’t have any idea about the online or offline business. However, I tried to find time to read the internet income lessons, IAHBE and other resources on online businesses. Advertising for new sign ups and duplicating actions is my major challenge in SFI business so far. I am trying my advertising on blogs, FREE AD sites, Classifieds and other traffic exchanges but not much of success. I think to succeed in better advertising we need to read, learn many techniques and tools in advertising business on line and invest some money every month.
6. To sponsor and retain working affiliates: For the starting success of this business we just need about 5 working affiliates and make them duplicate what we have done and are doing. Actually we get many signups but to get the right working affiliate is the question. Many times we are discouraged by this harsh reality, having a large group of dormant affiliates with no activities at all. But we need to believe and understand the truth in the active 20% who will actually make our business grow and have the residual income for life. The BEAUTY and TRUTH in SFI is that once our affiliates are established they will always be there and our income goes on growing.
7. Afford and sustain monthly budget: The question of some budget is there only in the beginning of our business. We need to invest in any type of business in the beginning and the profit and the income rolls out. The more we invest the more we earn. And according to my experience there is not much difficulties in investing this small amount. I mean SFI is such a good business that any person with any amount of income can invest into it and earn profit. This expenditure may be necessary in the beginning only and as our downline invests and grows into the business the income simply rolls into your account. Just! They are unavoidable.
I hope I could answer your question to some extent.
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I came across with quite many challenges in the beginning when I was fairly new into SFI business and I am still dealing with some so I would like to share few instead of just mentioning one as the question suggests.
1. To accept SFI as a real business: At the start it is very difficult to make many new affiliates believe and accept that SFI is a real business like any other business. I had this same fear in the beginning. As many affiliates have the earlier bitter experiences they think that
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