Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Caroline's 111 other Ask SC answers

Personally, I don’t think this is a good idea. This is a person’s own business. People shouldn’t need to be bribed to work at their own business and earn their own incomes.

However a reward can be appropriate, and Gift Certificates, TCredits or PSA reassignments may be used as rewards for hard workers who attain certain achievements.

You have to weigh up whether you are offering these gifts as rewards or bribes. It can be a fine line. Also if you are struggling to make a go of this yourself, you may not be in a position to bribe or reward others. You need to consider whether giving out your gift is an investment for you, or whether simply another expense which you can’t afford. It is one thing to give gifts to people who work, to both thank them and encourage them, but entirely different to give gifts in the hope of getting someone who doesn’t work to start. The chances are if they haven’t been able to motivate themselves, they’ll just take what you’re giving and still do nothing. That is an unnecessary expense which you can’t sustain, and would make no business sense.

Help your affiliates by guiding them in their endeavours and answering any questions as soon as you can, but use gifts with discretion.

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Personally, I don’t think this is a good idea. This is a person’s own business. People shouldn’t need to be bribed to work at their own business and earn their own incomes.

However a reward can be appropriate, and Gift Certificates, TCredits or PSA reassignments may be used as rewards for hard workers who attain certain achievements.

You have to weigh up whether you are offering these gifts as rewards or bribes. It can be a fine line. Also if you are struggling to
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Affiliate since: 03/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Raymond's 64 other Ask SC answers

There are certainly advantages and disadvantages to this approach.

On the advantage side of the equation, it can help to motivate an already active PSA to working harder at building their business as they see that you are a real person who genuinely cares about their success with SFI. A great example of this would be a PSA who has been an EA2 for several months and you notice that they are nearly there for this month but are struggling to get that last few VPs to get them over 1500. You could offer a small GC to help them out.

On the disadvantage side of that same equation, you will get those who do not truly appreciate the gift that has been granted unto them. Many of those will "expect" their free gift every month so that they can reap the rewards without any effort on their part and then fall away when they realize no more gifts are coming their way.

That is why it is important to qualify your PSAs to determine who the takers are and who the workers are.
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There are certainly advantages and disadvantages to this approach.

On the advantage side of the equation, it can help to motivate an already active PSA to working harder at building their business as they see that you are a real person who genuinely cares about their success with SFI. A great example of this would be a PSA who has been an EA2 for several months and you notice that they are nearly there for this month but are struggling to get that last few VPs to get them over 1500. You
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

If your mind set is such that your are bribing your downline when you send an incentive you are doing it for the wrong reasons. Every month I set aside some money that I use to assist my downline. I never send much more than $2.00. Sometimes I send $5.00 if they really need that amount. I keep this money in my SFI account and use it for these occasions.

1. I check my genealogy around the 20th of every month carefully and if I have any members who have been logging in daily and completing the tasks but are short 100 VP to make EA I will them $2.00. I usually send an E-card of congratulation on making it this far with a thank you for being in my downline and tell them how grateful I am that they are on my team. Why do I do this? I would rather help them get the VP they need so that I get the 100 VP I need for matching. If I spend $4.00 a month on helping two members make EA2 to get 200 vp,it is cheaper and more valuable than to purchase Tcredits to spend in auctions for the same 200 VP. Often the $2.00 I spend mean that I remain a BTL. This way it is a win win for both of us.

2. I use several incentives. I send the e-cards, personal emails, reassign people and I send $2.00 gift certificates regularly. All of these things help. I send them to both PSA's and CSA. I don't bribe them, I congratulate them and thank them regularly for helping me make BTL each month.

Most people who work SFI are hard working disciplined and caring people. They don't want to be bribed, they want to make it on their own, and they want to help me and others in any way they can to make it too. Using incentives to improve my business and help them at the same time, is just good business and not bribes. Do you consider a salary or a bonus a bribe? I consider the gift certificates I send as a bonus for the good work they are doing.


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If your mind set is such that your are bribing your downline when you send an incentive you are doing it for the wrong reasons. Every month I set aside some money that I use to assist my downline. I never send much more than $2.00. Sometimes I send $5.00 if they really need that amount. I keep this money in my SFI account and use it for these occasions.

1. I check my genealogy around the 20th of every month carefully and if I have any members who have been logging in daily and completing
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Affiliate since: 09/06/2011, Power Rank: 3 | Read BABU's 113 other Ask SC answers

Dear friend,

Firstly, I have to disagree with you for using the word “Bribe” when we assist and promote our own Downline Mmebers to achieve the success. Please note that, we are neither assisting any outside people nor doing any wrong methods by assisting our own members because our team members are the backbone in our team and without their success, you can’t imagine the success nor be able to sustain for long in the system.

Often, even our active members may face difficulties in reaching the status of EA or more every month due to various factors and in that case, as their leader, it is our duty to help them to achieve the status and it will certainly make them motivated to work hard to become successful further. After all, if they succeed, as their leader, we are also getting various benefits in return.

I don’t think the transfer of TCredits is a viable option because of its limitations and Gift Certificate will be the best available option to make them progress and successful. You should set a limit yourself while giving the certificates and you should clearly make them accountable for your assistance and they should work more towards the success there after. I don’t think they will come back to you and bite you because most of the affiliates will consider your help as a blessing and it will give the much needed momentum to work more and reach the summit.

As far I am concerned, whenever my team members achieve the status of EA or more every month, I use to give them new PSAs as an incentive and it always works for me and producing the desired results. In case, if someone ask me for help for some reasons, I use to assist them with Gift Certificates so that they will not lose the concentration and belief in the system. I never experienced any type of difficulties in managing my team members despite of giving them the prompt assistance and they have never taken me for granted for assisting them seldom.

It is in our own hearts and attitude, how and when to assist a member in our team and it also to be noted that the assistance and benefits should be mutual and pleasing.

Wish you a great time.

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Dear friend,

Firstly, I have to disagree with you for using the word “Bribe” when we assist and promote our own Downline Mmebers to achieve the success. Please note that, we are neither assisting any outside people nor doing any wrong methods by assisting our own members because our team members are the backbone in our team and without their success, you can’t imagine the success nor be able to sustain for long in the system.

Often, even our active members may face
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Affiliate since: 01/05/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bob's 135 other Ask SC answers

A bribe or a sales technique. I think it depends on your perspective.
Rewards for forward progress can be a good plan, if implemented well.
After all, is it not the incentive to generate an income the reason
they have signed up?

SFI provides perks and greater accessibility to tools,
in addition to TCredits, Cash and Second Home CSAs,
for a higher Leadership Status.
I see no reason not to offer rewards for forward progress.

You can use contests or just post your incentives for
reaching certain criteria.
Be sure your rewards are objective specific,
have time limits and are clearly understood.

The only situation to be careful of is Gift Certificates.
I advise to control them with time limits of 30 days or less, to be used.
Depending on the guidelines you
have set for your incentive.
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A bribe or a sales technique. I think it depends on your perspective.
Rewards for forward progress can be a good plan, if implemented well.
After all, is it not the incentive to generate an income the reason
they have signed up?

SFI provides perks and greater accessibility to tools,
in addition to TCredits, Cash and Second Home CSAs,
for a higher Leadership Status.
I see no reason not to offer rewards for forward progress.

You can use contests
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

The key to answer this question well, is to know whether you are not just wasting your gift certificates, TCredits and other incentives.

My simple rule of thumb of giving incentives is the long term impact to the over all performance my SFI business and his.

As the saying goes I would rather teach him how to fish rather than giving him fish, because knowing how to fish will have a long term impact. Example, I always teach my PSA's how to find affiliates rather than giving him affiliates. It is economical to me and it has longer effect to his SFI business.

However there are two instance that I am giving away gift certificates and Tcredits.

1. I use is as rewards to those who achieve certain ranks - that is the way I say "thank you" for the income they gave me.

2. I determine if my gift cards wold eventually lead him to longer success. Example; He already have PSA who are active and will be having commission next month. But he needs some points to become EA then I will not hesitate to pass on gift certificate to him.

Yes, we should not teach dependency to our affiliates by "bribing" them with incentives but we empower them to stand up on their own feet, and start duplicating himself. That's the only way to survive here at SFI.


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The key to answer this question well, is to know whether you are not just wasting your gift certificates, TCredits and other incentives.

My simple rule of thumb of giving incentives is the long term impact to the over all performance my SFI business and his.

As the saying goes I would rather teach him how to fish rather than giving him fish, because knowing how to fish will have a long term impact. Example, I always teach my PSA's how to find affiliates rather than giving
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Derek's 210 other Ask SC answers

I would suggest that to bribe your affiliates would be highly immoral, but I would also suggest that to reward them for the work they have done is very good business practice.

Would you like a lot of affiliates who do absolutely nothing because they don't get enough encouragement from their sponsor or would you prefer 5 hard working affiliates who also each have 5 hard working affiliates because they have followed your lead and have built up their team through encouragement?
I know which I would rather have!

Thinking about it logically what some may see as a bribe others see as a bonus for work they have done. Surely it is only a bribe when you want someone to do you as a personal favor, or you want someone to choose you as their supplier so you pay them to do that. It doesn't matter what you are offering to your downline you are only offering it to those who carry out the work that is required to earn that bonus.

I hope this answer helps you and wish you every success in your SFI business

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I would suggest that to bribe your affiliates would be highly immoral, but I would also suggest that to reward them for the work they have done is very good business practice.

Would you like a lot of affiliates who do absolutely nothing because they don't get enough encouragement from their sponsor or would you prefer 5 hard working affiliates who also each have 5 hard working affiliates because they have followed your lead and have built up their team through encouragement?
I know
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Affiliate since: 07/05/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sunildatt's 150 other Ask SC answers

You can give gift certificate or T credits to your "Performers" Not to all the downline.

You can decide the criterion for rewarding them with T credits or Gift certificates. In fact if your PSAs/ CSAs are really duplicating you they will be successful in developing their own profitable business in sfi. Your job is to acknowledge them and make them icon for your other team members to follow. So in this view if you are rewarding the, it can be called as an incentive / bonus to achieve certain milestones.


In any other business, sales people are rewarded after achievcing their targets..Do you call this practice as "bribing" no Way.

Bribes are given to expedite something that we want to happen . It is given to the third party.

But your down line is not your third party. It is your sales team. So you can compare the gift certificates and t credits to Incentives.

It will not bite you because you will have the control on whom to give , why to give and whom to reject and what to inform them the reason of rejection. You are not dependent on only those down line members as you are supposed to expand your down line. If you are dependent on only a few down line members for performance and they come to know about it, this practice of incentives will bite you.


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You can give gift certificate or T credits to your "Performers" Not to all the downline.

You can decide the criterion for rewarding them with T credits or Gift certificates. In fact if your PSAs/ CSAs are really duplicating you they will be successful in developing their own profitable business in sfi. Your job is to acknowledge them and make them icon for your other team members to follow. So in this view if you are rewarding the, it can be called as an incentive / bonus to
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hell, Ian Chivers.

This is not 'bribing".

Rather, it is a wise use of incentives.

A. It is very appropriate to use these incentives to help us be an "Awesome Sponsor".

All the incentives SFI makes available to us to be an "Awesome Sponsor" are appropriate to use to train and grow our teams of affiliates whether personally sponsored or co-sponsored.

Rather, the question is "how to use them effectively?"

Our success depends on our ability to sponsor, train and help our affiliate duplicate our efforts.

Gifts certificates, Tcredits and other incentives such as Membership within a S-Builder Co-op are instrument with which we can help our affiliates. and make our teams stronger, motivated and very active.

B. Use these incentives as Rewards in Contests

When we organize contests, we are helping our affiliates set goals.

Goal setting is of extreme importance.

You can find excellent examples of goal setting within SFI with the Winter, Spring Challenges.

You can use these challenges to organize your own contests within your team or create new contests of your own.

Use these incentives to reward the winners in your contest.

This way, it will not back fire on you.

Good luck to you, Ian Chivers, my friend.


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Hell, Ian Chivers.

This is not 'bribing".

Rather, it is a wise use of incentives.

A. It is very appropriate to use these incentives to help us be an "Awesome Sponsor".

All the incentives SFI makes available to us to be an "Awesome Sponsor" are appropriate to use to train and grow our teams of affiliates whether personally sponsored or co-sponsored.

Rather, the question is "how to use them effectively?"

Our
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

That is debatable. It can come back to bite you or it can help you to build a strong down line.
You have to look at what your down line is doing. If they do something to help themselves - give them a gift certificate just to help them out and to stop them from getting discouraged.
Do not waste your money on somebody that is not even trying.

I can tell you from my personal experience - I work very hard but I came close to giving up and somehow my sponsor picked up on it and she would sent a gift certificate when I need it most and that would give me just enough to make progress. Because of this I am giving it my all, and I will keep on doing so - why? I want to show her that her faith and trust in me was worth it. I do not want to give up and leave her feeling it was all for nothing.
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That is debatable. It can come back to bite you or it can help you to build a strong down line.
You have to look at what your down line is doing. If they do something to help themselves - give them a gift certificate just to help them out and to stop them from getting discouraged.
Do not waste your money on somebody that is not even trying.

I can tell you from my personal experience - I work very hard but I came close to giving up and somehow my sponsor picked up on it and
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