Your question deals with:
- Working with an affiliate who has very limited Internet access
- Motivating an affiliate who has very limited Internet access.
Limited access to the Internet can be a barrier to education, employment, health information, social connectedness and other factors that can impact quality of life.
What can be considered as very limited Internet access? What are some of the barriers that keep people offline?
- Cost
- Digital literacy
- Infrastructure
Understanding the causes of very limited access to the Internet will give you a powerful insight how to work best and motivate your affiliate who falls under these circumstances.
What are the resources for people who have very limited Internet access?
- You can suggest to your affiliate to make use of his/her local library’s Internet connection. Nowadays libraries are equipped with computers which have Internet access.
- Social agencies have computer facilities with free Internet access open to the public.
- Local community technology centers may provide computers with Internet access and may offer free Wi-Fi connection.
How do you work with an affiliate who has very limited Internet access?
- When sending your training and support messages to your affiliate, you need to have a strategy – well organized and relevant to the stage of your affiliate’s journey with SFI to make the most of the time available for his/her limited Internet access. There is no room for unclear and irrelevant support messages if you want your affiliate to succeed given the circumstances of limited Internet access.
- Ask him/her to be clear and specific with his/her questions. It’s mutually helpful if your affiliate will write down a list of things for you to clarify. By being specific and clear you can you can give him/her your best tips and or direct him/her to corresponding SFI/Support/FAQ page.
How do you motivate your affiliate who has very limited Internet access?
- Limited Internet access may pose a big challenge for both of you and your affiliate, but there are ways to get around it as stated above. You can take active steps to motivate your affiliate. You can direct him/her to the SFI Forum to connect with you and to others in SFI community. He/she can share his/her challenges or find solutions by searching past threads.
- Your Leadership page is another platform in which you can motivate and build relationship with your affiliate. Always include your leadership page in your communication with your affiliate. If you have organized a contest through your Leadership page, keep the promise of reward/incentive.
- Be there always for your affiliate. If he/she has a question or need your advice, make sure that you make it easy for them to access you.
- Respond promptly to emails and other requests. A quick response shows your affiliate that his/her needs are important to you.
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Your question deals with:
- Working with an affiliate who has very limited Internet access
- Motivating an affiliate who has very limited Internet access.
Limited access to the Internet can be a barrier to education, employment, health information, social connectedness and other factors that can impact quality of life.
What can be considered as very limited Internet access? What are some of the barriers that keep people offline?
- Cost
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