Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jennie's 147 other Ask SC answers

It is not only worthwhile, it is recommended by SFI.

You will be sending regular newsletters once per week to the team, as usual but a welcome letter must go out on the day of sign up.

When a new PSA signs in to the affiliate Center for the first time he will be greeted with a welcome letter from his sponsor. The sponsor must set up this letter and save it.

You should also send a welcome letter by team mail within 24 hours. New PSA's need to know about important actions such as fast tracking and staying above the green line.

Just imagine that a new PSA receives a letter from you about duplicating(for example) because it is your next team's newsletter. Would it be effective if you did not introduce yourself in a prior communication?

It s a good idea to mention that you will be sending them weekly newsletters
Ask them to whitelist your email and SFI's
https://www.sfimg.com/Training/IntroduceYourself#

When you set up your welcome letter you will have
a page like this
https://www.sfimg.com/ViewMyWelcomeLetter



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It is not only worthwhile, it is recommended by SFI.

You will be sending regular newsletters once per week to the team, as usual but a welcome letter must go out on the day of sign up.

When a new PSA signs in to the affiliate Center for the first time he will be greeted with a welcome letter from his sponsor. The sponsor must set up this letter and save it.

You should also send a welcome letter by team mail within 24 hours. New PSA's need to know about important
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Christina's 8 other Ask SC answers

Think about what you as a new PSA would prefer to receive. In my opinion it is better to be more personable.

I send out something along to the lines of:

Dear....

Welcome to SFI. I am your sponsor and would like to introduce myself.

My name is .... and I am here to help you to reach your goals. I have been in the business for.... and have some experience in how SFI works.

Please contact me at (give contact information you feel comfortable sharing). I look forward to helping you to success.

Sincerely,


The basic logic I use is the KISS method. That way you do not overwhelm them, and they know you cared enough to send them a personal message.

Hope this helps.
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Think about what you as a new PSA would prefer to receive. In my opinion it is better to be more personable.

I send out something along to the lines of:

Dear....

Welcome to SFI. I am your sponsor and would like to introduce myself.

My name is .... and I am here to help you to reach your goals. I have been in the business for.... and have some experience in how SFI works.

Please contact me at (give contact information you feel comfortable sharing).
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Affiliate since: 10/25/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Laurie's 53 other Ask SC answers

I think there is a way to do both - you could start with one of the group emails but be sure to use the ~FIRSTNAME~ feature so it will look as if it is addressed directly and personally to your new PSA. This is helpful if you have more than one and want to get something out right away to welcome them to your team. or you have a standard letter you send out to new PSA's letting them know who you are and how to get started with SFI.

The next day would be a good time to send one of the ECards including a personal message inside that is obviously meant just for your new PSA.

You would want to know as much as you could about your new PSA by reading any information he or she has included in their profile. Ask questions or make comments about them using this information in the message inside of the ECard.

This accomplishes two of the necessary steps to be a great sponsor!
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I think there is a way to do both - you could start with one of the group emails but be sure to use the ~FIRSTNAME~ feature so it will look as if it is addressed directly and personally to your new PSA. This is helpful if you have more than one and want to get something out right away to welcome them to your team. or you have a standard letter you send out to new PSA's letting them know who you are and how to get started with SFI.

The next day would be a good time to send one of the ECards
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Affiliate since: 04/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ann's 4 other Ask SC answers

Remember when you have signed up, how overwhelmed you feel with all the screens, tabs etc.

A friendly e-card where your sponsor welcomes you with a short welcome message and his/her email with an invitation to contact him/her would let you feels more at home.
If your sponsor sends you then a welcome email where he/she explained briefly how to begin just to give you guidance to the right links and screens you wouldn't feel so overwhelmed.

This email can be send to a group, just remember to address it with ~FIRSTNAME~ so that it still feels that this email is send to a person and not to a group and everybody is just a number.

Go for yourself through the path that a new PSA goes when he/she starts just to remind you what is in his/her welcome page from SFI and what you can add to help.

Remember to much information at once can scared people. So rather let them feel at home with personal attention than let they feel they are just a number.

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Remember when you have signed up, how overwhelmed you feel with all the screens, tabs etc.

A friendly e-card where your sponsor welcomes you with a short welcome message and his/her email with an invitation to contact him/her would let you feels more at home.
If your sponsor sends you then a welcome email where he/she explained briefly how to begin just to give you guidance to the right links and screens you wouldn't feel so overwhelmed.

This email can be send to a group,
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Affiliate since: 04/15/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Arnold's 1 other Ask SC answers

In an ideal world, it would be wonderful to individually welcome all of our affiliates!

In my case I have close to 400, few of whom read English. So I have to ask myself what value there is in sending a mass mailing that most of my downline will simply ignore because they can't read it.

I know they can use the nifty translator located on most pages, but at this point many don't know it is there. And, the translation are sometime very confusing, and alter the meaning of what I am trying to say.

I've given a lot of thought to this issue, and have developed a strategy that seems to be working well for me. It takes time to initiate, but I believe it will be worth it in the long run. Here is my procedure:

1) I sort affiliates by geography, taking note of their primary language. I then try to find one who is active, and working hard to do the program (as demonstrated by earned VersaPoints). Some will have earned 500 to 600 or more VP in the first day if they are motivated.

2) Next I reassign every PSA I have from that region, who speaks the same language, to that hardworking affiliate. Now I really have that person's attention, and have given him or her a reason to stay active.

3) Finally, I use the translators available on the Internet to write an individual letter to that one leader explaining that I have entrusted them with some of my affiliates who speak their language. I ask for their help in working with these affiliates and helping them to understand and get excited about SFI.

4) I continue helping that leader to grow his or her business by giving them simple training using the translators available on the Internet. There are too many to list, but I usually start out with Google Translate (https://translate.google.com)and then re-translate it back to English so I can see if it makes sense. I edit, and continue this process until I have something that closely resembles what I want to say.

Using this process I only have to write welcome and training letters to one leader, whom I am building a wonderful working relationship with. It is left up to them to provide that information to their new downline, and to offer a sincere welcome to those I cannot communicate with effectively.

Of course, I SAVE all of my letters for future use! I also ask my leaders to correct my letters, and add anything they think is important. Eventually I will get a great set of correspondence to use in the future, without having to go through this process every time.

I'm not giving up anything, and stand to gain a lot by building up those I can directly help. Now I'm doing serious work with just a few leaders, and making a genuine contribution to their education and growth.

I believe this will build a loyal, ironclad front line organization spanning the globe. And isn't building a strong organization what the SFI plan is all about?


So for me the clear answer is not to send out group mailings, but to work with a few leaders who can better communicate with our mutual downline.






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In an ideal world, it would be wonderful to individually welcome all of our affiliates!

In my case I have close to 400, few of whom read English. So I have to ask myself what value there is in sending a mass mailing that most of my downline will simply ignore because they can't read it.

I know they can use the nifty translator located on most pages, but at this point many don't know it is there. And, the translation are sometime very confusing, and alter the meaning of what
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think it’s a great idea to send an individual welcome letter to your new PSAs. They need to know who their sponsor is, and you need to establish a relationship with them. Put yourself in their shoes. You’ve signed up for this new opportunity, but you’re a little suspicious about whether or not it is a viable business. After all, you’ve been tricked several times by online marketers who promised that you’d earn lots of money overnight, and you haven’t made a thing! You decided you’d give SFI a try because it doesn’t cost you anything to join, so you figure you can’t lose. You get on the website and see all the information that is presented, and you’re confused about where to start. It looks pretty overwhelming, and you’re starting to think maybe you’ve made a mistake getting involved with this business. Then you get a personal email from your sponsor, who welcomes you warmly to SFI. They tell you that they are there to help you, to answer questions you may have, and to give you tips on how best to proceed. They reassure you that there is help, and that they care that you succeed. If you have just joined, they advise you to try to earn the 500 VPs in your first 24 hours, so you can earn the extra 200 VPs and the fast track badge. They tell you that your goal for your first month is to try to earn 1500 VPs so you can earn the rank of EA. That’s the way to start on your goal of earning money with this business. They also advise you to log in to the home page – the SFI Affiliate Center – and do the activities on the daily to-do list each day. They tell you to do about half of the Launchpad lessons, and save the rest for the next month when it’s a little more difficult to make their VPs. They reaffirm that your job in these first few months is to learn about SFI and TripleClicks, and they advise you to take your time to do this. They remind you that you are able to learn the basics of internet marketing through this program, and that although you won’t get rich quickly, eventually you’ll learn how to make some serious money from SFI if you stick with it. Most importantly, they make you feel like somebody cares that you succeed in SFI, and that is a great blessing!
PS. I copy each message I write to my new PSAs on a Word document. Then I have several email messages that I can refer to, and I pick out the one that is closest to what I want to say to the new PSA and copy and paste it into their email. I revise it as needed and send it out. This is a real time-saver and works well for me.

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I think it’s a great idea to send an individual welcome letter to your new PSAs. They need to know who their sponsor is, and you need to establish a relationship with them. Put yourself in their shoes. You’ve signed up for this new opportunity, but you’re a little suspicious about whether or not it is a viable business. After all, you’ve been tricked several times by online marketers who promised that you’d earn lots of money overnight, and you haven’t made a thing! You decided you’d
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Affiliate since: 04/17/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jitesh Prakash's 19 other Ask SC answers

Hi,

The answer to the above question is simple " yes". One should be taking special interest in mailing your PSA and CSA. Of the various important reason that come to mind, the following can be mentioned as important ones.

1) Each individual or each PSA wants to feel wanted in the team. Sending individual letters would just mean that his upline is watching him and will be available for support at any moment.
2) Its a team endeavour and each team member wants to feel wanted and be give special attention. Individual letters would just do that.
3) Each PSA would not have equal calibre to perform. Sending individual mails would be requiring the upline to know his downline better and would thus help both of them.

Thus even if you have a number of dowline, you need to take care of each and everyone so that a good team is built and working is smooth.

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Hi,

The answer to the above question is simple " yes". One should be taking special interest in mailing your PSA and CSA. Of the various important reason that come to mind, the following can be mentioned as important ones.

1) Each individual or each PSA wants to feel wanted in the team. Sending individual letters would just mean that his upline is watching him and will be available for support at any moment.
2) Its a team endeavour and each team member wants to
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84 | Read Jeannette's 241 other Ask SC answers

It is definitely worthwhile to send individual welcome messages to your new affiliates, no matter how many you receive each day.

When you send a welcome message and paste the person's name in the letter, this gives a personal touch. New affiliates also will receive your letter, even though they have not yet whitelisted SFI or TripleClicks or confirmed their email address.

Sending a personal message makes a person feel welcome and see that you are a real person, too. It is the start of a relationship between you, the sponsor, and the affiliate. It's like standing at the door of your new home and welcoming visitors to an open house. You greet them at the door and tell them how pleased you are that they have come. Then you offer them refreshments and a place to fellowship. You also guide them as they begin to walk around and look at your home. You also tell them where amenities are if they need them. Providing them with a comfortable and refreshing environment makes their visit memorable.

At SFI, you are welcoming people who may be with you a long time. You want to show them how to begin accessing places on the site where they can receive help and where they can begin to understand how this program works. You offer them assistance when needed and give them a refreshing environment to work in while you are there to guide them as your sponsor. It is a place of joy and love and fun and where everyone works together to make a difference.

Making your affiliates feel welcome is such a vital part of SFI that the personal welcome message is most important and worthwhile, both for you and your affiliates.


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It is definitely worthwhile to send individual welcome messages to your new affiliates, no matter how many you receive each day.

When you send a welcome message and paste the person's name in the letter, this gives a personal touch. New affiliates also will receive your letter, even though they have not yet whitelisted SFI or TripleClicks or confirmed their email address.

Sending a personal message makes a person feel welcome and see that you are a real person, too. It
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Affiliate since: 08/28/2012, Power Rank: 202 | Read Marta's 64 other Ask SC answers

I use both, Individual and Team Mail.

The new e-cards, are very effective, as an eye-catcher. I use the "Welcome e-cards" for each individual, with a short welcome message, and advising them to read team mail, for
advise in how to start and make their first 500 VP

I also follow with other e-cards, if they make 500 VP, in first 24 hours, or attain EA
as well as contacting affiliates that "do not move"

As per Team mail, I send them a series of mails, with tips in various Launchpad, and other links, to SFI and TripleClicks.

I find a combination of this two methods, works very well for me
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I use both, Individual and Team Mail.

The new e-cards, are very effective, as an eye-catcher. I use the "Welcome e-cards" for each individual, with a short welcome message, and advising them to read team mail, for
advise in how to start and make their first 500 VP

I also follow with other e-cards, if they make 500 VP, in first 24 hours, or attain EA
as well as contacting affiliates that "do not move"

As per Team mail, I send them a series
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 450 | Read David's 7 other Ask SC answers

First, a tip. Make sure you have reviewed and saved your automatic welcome message SFI sends to your new PSA's, as well as new CSA's. Your "New PSA Greeting" and "New CSA Greeting" can be seen and edited here: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/Miscellaneous

TeamMail messages via your Genealogy, as well as the PSA Mailer and CSA Mailer at the Power Tools tab, are sent to the Affiliate's registered e-mail address, and to their "TeamMail" inbox at their SFI Affiliate Center.

My take on this, is that Affiliates, who have not confirmed their email address, will not get the message. And those who log in only occasionally, will not see the alert SFI puts on their homepage. Many may not even click on the link to read my automatic welcome message (you can see if they have by looking at their VP Ledger).

After a couple of days (enough time to have had a look around and read my automatic message), I send a follow-up email directly to each new team member, using the emails listed on the Genealogy page. Some get a welcome and encouragement to get going; some get a welcome and "well done" for a good start to their VP total.

Sending an individual welcome letter to new team members enables you to check their email addresses are functional, and allows you an avenue of communication you may not have if you rely on group mailings alone.

If you get no response from your emails, you may like to try a search in Facebook, using the email address your new team member gave when signing up. People may not reply to emails (or even read them), but in this part of the world everyone reads an incoming Facebook message.

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First, a tip. Make sure you have reviewed and saved your automatic welcome message SFI sends to your new PSA's, as well as new CSA's. Your "New PSA Greeting" and "New CSA Greeting" can be seen and edited here: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/Miscellaneous

TeamMail messages via your Genealogy, as well as the PSA Mailer and CSA Mailer at the Power Tools tab, are sent to the Affiliate's registered e-mail address, and to their "TeamMail" inbox at their SFI Affiliate
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