Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

One major way is to visit your sent messages if you are using the SFI message service and any message that you sent which subject is still in bold means it has not be read by the recipient.

Another way to ascertain if messages are being read or not is if your guidance and assistance are ignored. For example, if you go through a VP Ledger and discovers that your PSA has not completed an action for quite a while and you give him very simple and specific instructions on how to go about it, knowing fully well he/she needs the VP badly, but yet did not comply, then it is a pointer that he/she may not have read your message, whether you used the SFI message service or another.

Further more, if your message specifically requires a response, then it may be assumed that your message was not read or it may just be that your content does not interest your team member.

Also, if your team member asks a question that you have answered in a message recently may raise a suspicion of not haven read your previous message.

Again when you request that your PSA let you know the type of gift he/she prefers as a result of achieving a milestone, but yet you hear nothing may be because your message was not read as it is difficult to conclude that he/she may not want the gift.

Lastly, some ratings give an impression that your messages are ignored; this may be true when you are rated with a comment that he/she does not hear from you or that you are an absentee sponsor or that you are not helpful or that he/she has gained nothing from you, but knowing yourself you have not been any of those may trigger a conclusion that your messages are also been ignored.
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One major way is to visit your sent messages if you are using the SFI message service and any message that you sent which subject is still in bold means it has not be read by the recipient.

Another way to ascertain if messages are being read or not is if your guidance and assistance are ignored. For example, if you go through a VP Ledger and discovers that your PSA has not completed an action for quite a while and you give him very simple and specific instructions on how to go about it,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Friend!

These were the methods through which you can confirm that your team members are receiving your emails and other messages.

1. While signing up in SFI, if they would have given the correct email id, then surely and promptly they will receive your emails then there is no doubt in that.
2. You can add a line at the end of your messages, "Please acknowledge my mail with a simple reply" and if they reply then there is no doubt in theat.
3. Some, may not reply your mails and some may feel shy to contact you, but they will according to your mails, that is you can see a progressive action in their vp ledger, then there is no doubt in that.
4. You can add your contact number, your fb profile, google profile, linkedin profile, other social media profile, skype and even what's app details to them in each of your email and messages. If they get back to you in any of these media, then there is no doubt in that.

All the above positive works of your team members reflect you that they received your email and other messages. Then there is no doubt in that.

Hope this answer is helpful to all. Thanks for this opportunity.
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Dear Friend!

These were the methods through which you can confirm that your team members are receiving your emails and other messages.

1. While signing up in SFI, if they would have given the correct email id, then surely and promptly they will receive your emails then there is no doubt in that.
2. You can add a line at the end of your messages, "Please acknowledge my mail with a simple reply" and if they reply then there is no doubt in theat.
3. Some, may
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Frankly I never dwell on it.I just send out my letters,notes, and E-Cards.

This is my very favorite way to see who is reading my notes.Buy a $100 Gift Certificate.
Send each one $2 with a expiration of 10 days.

They must log in to use it.If they do not,you get your money back! Not so with T credits.

We must always send special group messages.I use the Movers most of the time.

Making use of the ones that have 90 days till their year is up,have really brought me some results.I explain what new stuff we have added, how I will try to be an Awesome Sponsor, and above all, tell them a few personal things about yourself.
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Frankly I never dwell on it.I just send out my letters,notes, and E-Cards.

This is my very favorite way to see who is reading my notes.Buy a $100 Gift Certificate.
Send each one $2 with a expiration of 10 days.

They must log in to use it.If they do not,you get your money back! Not so with T credits.

We must always send special group messages.I use the Movers most of the time.

Making use of the ones that have 90 days till their year
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Affiliate since: 09/02/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Peggy's 13 other Ask SC answers

Hi Jan,

That is a great question and one I had thought about also. However, I believe that just maybe the new enrollees do not know they have a message center to go to. I am sure that when they joined the information given to them most likely does not share to check your email. It makes sense since there are so many that join but, after the first day they do not come back.

I have put in a suggestion to ask if there could be some wording during the time of joining to share for them to check their in box. Just maybe we would be able to save a lot of them on that first day they are assigned to us if SFI could share ahead of time about this.

What I have been doing until, hopefully, they accept my suggestion is sending them a message through their personal email. On the genealogy page it shows that if the email is white that stands for inactive but, if it is green then it is active. Hopefully, when they receive their email from their sponsor and we share about their email on SFI they will start signing in and just maybe they will be more excited about the business since they know there is someone to help them.

Hope this helps to answer your question as it is certainly worth a try.

Take care!
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Hi Jan,

That is a great question and one I had thought about also. However, I believe that just maybe the new enrollees do not know they have a message center to go to. I am sure that when they joined the information given to them most likely does not share to check your email. It makes sense since there are so many that join but, after the first day they do not come back.

I have put in a suggestion to ask if there could be some wording during the time of joining to share for
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Affiliate since: 01/19/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Karl's 41 other Ask SC answers

Confirmation comes on two levels: reciept and reply.

Using the the SFI mails always sends a copy to you, so if you get it and they have a valid email address, they are getting it too. If they respond to your message then you have a confirmation that is better than any other using SFI mail.

Using your personal email account, you can use features that send you a return email when the email is opened. Usually their email client will ask them if they want to send the return receipt, so you will have a confirmation that they got the message.

The gold standard for either method of sending out an email is if they respond. They cannot respond without getting the emails. I think that part of your question is: I am not getting a lot of response from the emails I am sending out... so I ask you, are you asking for responses? If you do not ask, there is a very low probability that there will be a response.

Newsletters and other general mailers should not generate a lot of responses, but are very necessary to keep your group working. As long as you are getting your copy in your personal email account, you can rest assured that everyone who has given SFI a valid email address is getting the email, now the question is if they are reading it or acting on the contents.

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Confirmation comes on two levels: reciept and reply.

Using the the SFI mails always sends a copy to you, so if you get it and they have a valid email address, they are getting it too. If they respond to your message then you have a confirmation that is better than any other using SFI mail.

Using your personal email account, you can use features that send you a return email when the email is opened. Usually their email client will ask them if they want to send the return receipt,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

The only way you can confirm this is to note the responses.

To encourage responses, try the following:

1. Ask a question and see how many people get back to you.

2. Create a poll, and share it with your team. See how many people vote.

3. Include a link to your (SFI only) blog or website, and use your tracking software to see how many people click the link.

Don't expect everyone to open, read or act on your emails. In fact, chances are, only a very small percentage of people who receive them will take any notice of them. That's just internet marketing!
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The only way you can confirm this is to note the responses.

To encourage responses, try the following:

1. Ask a question and see how many people get back to you.

2. Create a poll, and share it with your team. See how many people vote.

3. Include a link to your (SFI only) blog or website, and use your tracking software to see how many people click the link.

Don't expect everyone to open, read or act on your emails. In fact, chances are, only
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Affiliate since: 11/09/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Smart's 49 other Ask SC answers

When SFI affiliates are newly registered, the first action expected of them to be performed in the Getting- Started action session is
1.” Confirm your registration”
2. “Whitelisting mail@sfimg”
The essence is to make sure that mails and other messages are delivered to them and are not classified as SPAM by the email service providers.

To confirm that your team members are receiving your email and other messages, SFI therefore, sends a copy of the email/other messages that you have sent to members to your email inbox folder and message inbox of your SFI affiliate center as an evidence that the mail has been delivered.

Other emails and messages which do not conform to 1 and 2 above are sent to your email SPAM folder.





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When SFI affiliates are newly registered, the first action expected of them to be performed in the Getting- Started action session is
1.” Confirm your registration”
2. “Whitelisting mail@sfimg”
The essence is to make sure that mails and other messages are delivered to them and are not classified as SPAM by the email service providers.

To confirm that your team members are receiving your email and other messages, SFI therefore, sends a copy of the
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Affiliate since: 01/29/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Anis's 8 other Ask SC answers

If you using team mail then you just have to wait for their response as there is no way we can know if the received your message. If got no reply, just sent them another mail using other methods.

Usually I will just sent message to ALL my affiliates in my Genealogy. I will know if the message safely delivered if the preview and confirmation sent to my email. Then I will get a copy of the message too. In ALL of the affiliates you have in Genealogy, some might reply and you know that the message is there in your other affiliates mail inbox. They just need to read it to receive your information and there is certainly n way to force them to open your message if they were just not interested in this business.

However, keep trying, keep sending message. Some will eventually open up to read your emails and could be one of your team members that shine. Who knows?

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If you using team mail then you just have to wait for their response as there is no way we can know if the received your message. If got no reply, just sent them another mail using other methods.

Usually I will just sent message to ALL my affiliates in my Genealogy. I will know if the message safely delivered if the preview and confirmation sent to my email. Then I will get a copy of the message too. In ALL of the affiliates you have in Genealogy, some might reply and you know that the
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Affiliate since: 02/08/2020, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 202 other Ask SC answers

Hi Jan!
1. As far as I know. The confirmation that you get after sending a message that says your message has been sent, confirms that it is sent. If it is not sent, it says your message could not be sent.
2. If you send a message to your team, you also get it. That is also a confirmation.
3. Even if there is a problem with their email box, it also sends them in their SFI mail box which doesn't fail.

Note Well. If your PSA/CSA doesn't respond, it doesn't mean they did not get your message. I have proven these many with my local PSA. They get the messages and ignore them. SFI has experience, that is why we have a movers tab and that is why they say you must move with the movers.
I hope this will help you and make not worry if some members don't respond.
Thank you.
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Hi Jan!
1. As far as I know. The confirmation that you get after sending a message that says your message has been sent, confirms that it is sent. If it is not sent, it says your message could not be sent.
2. If you send a message to your team, you also get it. That is also a confirmation.
3. Even if there is a problem with their email box, it also sends them in their SFI mail box which doesn't fail.

Note Well. If your PSA/CSA doesn't respond, it doesn't mean they did not
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Affiliate since: 05/26/2001, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jeff's 1 other Ask SC answers

In Mozilla Thunderbird, you could always set the option to request a "Return Receipt" whenever the party you are sending an email to is opened by them. Once that happens you're immediately emailed back that the party has received your email and has opened it up to read it.

The online email portals, e.g. yahoo.com and gmail.com, do not provide that option to you from what I have seen but you can set them up as a POP/IMAP email account so that you can download your email messages into your email program and work on them offline.

You Have A Great Day And May God Bless You With So Many More.
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In Mozilla Thunderbird, you could always set the option to request a "Return Receipt" whenever the party you are sending an email to is opened by them. Once that happens you're immediately emailed back that the party has received your email and has opened it up to read it.

The online email portals, e.g. yahoo.com and gmail.com, do not provide that option to you from what I have seen but you can set them up as a POP/IMAP email account so that you can download your email messages
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