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

The reasons can be as varied as your affiliates.

To start with I will use myself as an example. I signed up, did a few actions and my laptop crashed - by the time I got it back I lost interest and I also thought I blew it so I did not log in again. This month I will be with SFI for a year - why? My sponsor kept on sending her newsletters and one day one of them caught my attention and here I am!! hard at work.

Another personal experience - one of my affiliates signed up and worked very well. Halfway through her 2nd month she just disappeared - because I know her personally I knew why - she became very sick and just did not have the energy or the go to sit in front of her computer to work.

Another one - my son was unemployed for months and desperate to start earning money. He signed up and was doing better than me. Then he got a permanent job and for a young man that was down on himself it was great. He is still working on his business when he has time but because of the long irregular hours he works it is very difficult.

You will also get those people that were burned by scams so many times they do not trust what they see.

Others are looking for money rolling overnight while they sleep and party - as soon as they realize they have to work they loose interest.

Somebody might've run into financial hardship and had to sell their phone or PC or whatever they worked on and even paying to work at an internet café might be too much for them.

You can send mails to you affiliates and ask them to tell you why they stopped working - but do not attack them - just ask because you are interested. I've done that - but so far nobody answered me - but who knows - one of your affiliates will answer you.


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The reasons can be as varied as your affiliates.

To start with I will use myself as an example. I signed up, did a few actions and my laptop crashed - by the time I got it back I lost interest and I also thought I blew it so I did not log in again. This month I will be with SFI for a year - why? My sponsor kept on sending her newsletters and one day one of them caught my attention and here I am!! hard at work.

Another personal experience - one of my affiliates signed up
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Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 783 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

90 to 95% of our PSA signed up to get more information because prior to the Join My Team gateway no outward page summarized what SFI is and does in a manner that did more than peak curiosity.

People would come in through the Invite Gateway or Free Gateway and learn more about how long SFI has done what they do than they learned about what SFI does. Many have preconceived notions about network marketing, and many are looking for a pure MLM instead of an affiliate program and can't see how a free to join program could make them 5 to 7 figure incomes.

They sign up to see how easy it is.

They join to see what free gets them.

They join to see if it's fast money.

They join to write a review with no intention of marketing the business.

They join but it doesn't feel right to them.

They join but they are deterred by all of the learning it takes to succeed.

They sign up and then something unexpected happens like a promotion or loss of a job, a new baby, a sudden illness. Life happens to everyone.


The secret is not in the ones who join and do nothing in SFI. Stop worrying about them because they are not how you build your success story. Focus on the ones who do get active. The ones who do contact you. The ones who stay. The ones who invest in themselves and their business.

One can go batty trying to understand why people take actions that lead to failure or they can grasp the opportunity they have to mold the ones who are ready for success and focus their energy on helping them until we all succeed.

Not everyone is cut out to be a part of the 3% of people who are at the top of the food chain. We must accept that and not let the 97% hold us back.

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90 to 95% of our PSA signed up to get more information because prior to the Join My Team gateway no outward page summarized what SFI is and does in a manner that did more than peak curiosity.

People would come in through the Invite Gateway or Free Gateway and learn more about how long SFI has done what they do than they learned about what SFI does. Many have preconceived notions about network marketing, and many are looking for a pure MLM instead of an affiliate program and can't see how
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 272 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

Because this question asks about those who become inactive shortly after joining, I will disregard those who never earn the first VP. That, I think, leaves three main reasons that a new PSA fails to thrive in SFI.

1) They open up their To Do List, before or after doing the START and BASICS buttons, and they see that they have a lot of work. They panic in their minds and do not see their Sponsor's Welcome Letter, they never learn that they can have all the help they need just by asking for it. They have no confidence in their ability to do this business. Maybe they are lazy and think it is too much work.

2)They get in because they are looking for a quick fix to their financial woes. They see that they will begin earning an income right away, within minutes of beginning. They are very disappointed to find out that their payday is next month. And when it comes, it usually is just a token of what they expected.

3)They get in because it is FREE to join and we are never required to buy anything. Then right away they are told to buy the New affiliate fast track pack, and set up a 1500 VP Standing Order.

We as sponsors have very little time to address these issues before our new PSAs know that they are issues. We can not do anything about their lack of following directions such as the welcome page that they first see after signing up. We don't know if they will ever see our Welcome Letters, but they are our major communication with new PSAs before they go inactive. So these must either be very exciting and stimulate them to read our next emails, or they must explain these potential issues before the PSA has adopted them as excuses to quit.

We also must follow up with other communications in the first few days of their membership. IM messages seem to be missed very often so do not rely on them or the eCards to carry the bulk of your message. Many people do not open eCards until they know the person sending them, and the sender can not save the message for later review.

Remember to take time and use the "Note" section on his Profile page to record dates an, method of messaging, and content or purpose of the message.
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Because this question asks about those who become inactive shortly after joining, I will disregard those who never earn the first VP. That, I think, leaves three main reasons that a new PSA fails to thrive in SFI.

1) They open up their To Do List, before or after doing the START and BASICS buttons, and they see that they have a lot of work. They panic in their minds and do not see their Sponsor's Welcome Letter, they never learn that they can have all the help they need just by asking
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Affiliate since: 06/09/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olufolake 's 206 other Ask SC answers

Hi Alvin
There are so many reasons that an affiliate can become inactive shortly after signing up. Every sponsor faces this challenge and i've had mine.
From my experience i came up with these:
1. Many do not know their way back to logging in. Sponsor's link is not the same as the sfimg.com link. Got that later.
2. Many could not access SFI website shortly after becoming active. Before the problem is solved, they are gone
3. Language barrier. Had this experience on the field. Taught her to use google translator. Proved abortive. Learnt a lesson here: i knew i'd to use the google translator myself.
4. Financial Constraints: many give up shortly after they learn that they have to maintain their EA. I taught the unlimited versa points plus the NMP in their first month plus return on their investment.
5. Many never remembered when they signed up. Surprised? Me too.
6. Miscommunication in the SFIM CHAT ROOM. I'd this experience. Saw my PSA cry for help. I reached out, but the signal was very poor. I couldn't reach out. He sent me a team mail. I responded but before i knew it, he was gone. He just became inactive. I went after him on fb, still no response.
7. Family pressure. Many face a lot of criticms about making money online. They don't believe SFI is different. I've had my share. But i've proof to show by what i won in SFI and that SFI delivers
8. Family problems. A settled home is a settled business. That's why i pray for all my team members.
9. Slow Internet Connections. I've had my share.
10. No laptops, or desktop computers to work. Its not everything you can do on fone. I teach the use of cyber cafe. You have got to use what you have per time.
10. Overwhelming of information on their homepage.
11. Never knew how SFI works and how to earn.
12. Wrong email addresses, so email that could help them on a good start never reaches them. Reach personally and teach change of email address and whitelisting of email addresses
These are my encounters with my PSAs shortly after they joined
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Hi Alvin
There are so many reasons that an affiliate can become inactive shortly after signing up. Every sponsor faces this challenge and i've had mine.
From my experience i came up with these:
1. Many do not know their way back to logging in. Sponsor's link is not the same as the sfimg.com link. Got that later.
2. Many could not access SFI website shortly after becoming active. Before the problem is solved, they are gone
3. Language barrier. Had this experience on the field.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Alvin,

I would like to share my own experience on the reason many affiliates become inactive after joining SFI.

I, myself, discovered SFI accidentally while looking online for part time job available near my area to earn extra income. During my searching, I signed up with one of the job search engine for part time job. Not long after that I received an email with the subject "SFI is searching for Online Business Operators" and the details is as follows:

You’ll run your own business through the internet from home, part or full time.
SFI guarantees:
- Security and punctuality in your monthly payment, by check or directly to your bank account;
- A “scientific” strategy to follow in order to achieve your income goals;
- All the management tools you need;
- Online training, including interactive live sessions;
- Ongoing assistance from your Personal Team Coach;
- Very high profitability.

What you need:
- A computer with a good internet connection;
- Passion for the internet;
- Willingness to learn a complete new job;
- Self-discipline;
- To be available at least 5 hours per week.

The truth was I don't know what to expect but I was attracted to the ad. So, I clicked on the ad and it redirected me to the sign up page and I registered. When I logged in, immediately I know there will be money to be invested. You can see here, I'm looking for something to earn extra income, and not to fork out more money. At that moment, it is my choice whether to stay or to quit. I decided to stay because I make myself to read to understand and believe in SFI system.

Now, we come back to your question based on my experience:

1) This is not what they are looking for - they want part time job and not to have business
2) They want a real part time job that they can earn immediate or monthly income
3) They are not willing to spend or invest money
4) Not willing to go through the hassle to study and understand the business
5) Work on the business but fail to get active affiliates
6) Those people just like to find excuses but not willing to work to make it work
7) More, more, more and more excuses
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Hi Alvin,

I would like to share my own experience on the reason many affiliates become inactive after joining SFI.

I, myself, discovered SFI accidentally while looking online for part time job available near my area to earn extra income. During my searching, I signed up with one of the job search engine for part time job. Not long after that I received an email with the subject "SFI is searching for Online Business Operators" and the details is as follows:

You’ll
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Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5 | Read Stefan's 93 other Ask SC answers

Why do so many affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI?

The million dollar question. Here is the simplistic answer.

They were looking for a "Get Rich Quick" venture and once they got into the thick of things they discovered they actually had to work at it to make any income. Most people are following this Internet fallacy or misconception that money is easily reproducible by Internet schemes where all they need to do is just signup, perhaps pay one time fee for a system, Ebook, software, and then sit back and watch the dough come rolling in. This at first is not noticeable when they join SFI but soon discovered as you can see shortly thereafter and they go as quickly as they signed up.

Don't let this discourage you though as this is normal for most Internet online business ventures.

What you need to keep in perspective so as to not let this get you down AT ALL is that they are an abundance of you and me out there looking for an opportunity just like SFI. More than enough for all to go around many times over. You just need to find them one by one as you only need 5 good people to build a front line of five PTLs. Just find them one at a time. This will make it less cumbersome. Set a goal to find one per year. This is of course the conservative approach but even if you nurtured only star like yourself a year in five years you will have your front line 5.

The other big reason unfortunately is a lot get here by means of promotion or paid or perhaps by mistake through many means or even they are fake people all together and never were active. This is inevitable in a free system as these people can't be weeded out.

Bottom line....focus on small gains and aim high and think big and those inactives will not be an issue to you as its all about numbers and quality of what you do find. You will find your five. Don't ever quit as its doable and is being done everyday.

Hope this helps!
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Why do so many affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI?

The million dollar question. Here is the simplistic answer.

They were looking for a "Get Rich Quick" venture and once they got into the thick of things they discovered they actually had to work at it to make any income. Most people are following this Internet fallacy or misconception that money is easily reproducible by Internet schemes where all they need to do is just signup, perhaps pay one time
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Affiliate since: 08/13/2014, Power Rank: 7770 | Read Lazar's 69 other Ask SC answers

First,I hope you saw and you read the top answers for a question similar to the one you are asking,here:
https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=ask_sc_question&id=10006058
(Why it is difficult to convince your PSAs and CSAs to work the business despite all its advantages?)

If not,take look,you may find interesting answers there.


Now,about your question and my personal opinion about it...well,it might be because:
1. affiliates are being asked/requested to sign up (without their own will)
2. they understand nothing (and there's no one to explain them)
3. they are not willing to learn anything
4. the expectations affiliates have are not real
5. the affiliates are not real


To explain them in short.

1. some of the people are not interested in this kind of business,but despite it they don't want to confront (or disappoint) person that invited them to join SFI.They do the sign up,but...that's it.Nothing else.Without their own will and/or motivation nothing comes from them and they remain inactive just after signing up.

2. it happens when there's language barrier.There's Google to translate in most of the languages of the world,however,sometimes even Google can't help (recently I saw a quest for help,for explanation in urdu language).In this group are also those who have inactive or careless sponsors (shame on the sponsors).

3. special kind of above mentioned are the ones that are not even willing to learn something,besides help offered.Those are lazy or just narrow-minded persons...

4. the unreal expectations some may have about SFI is very diverse sort of reasons.It might be:overnight-quick scheme to get rich fast (like,I will be rich next morning for doing nothing),curiosity so see what is it about (just to see/check it and nothing else),previous (negative) experience with similar business ("they are all the same,screw that"),etc.

5. sometimes it happens that some other affiliate tries to tricks SFI (and other affiliates as well) by creating non-existing (bogus) profile(s).I don't know why are they doing it (when it brings no good to anyone on the long run;maybe just a little "help" on the short run),but I know that they are.And then you wonder why that profile is doing nothing,after all you have said to "him"/"her"...


All in all,man,don't worry too much about it.You just have to face it that not all the people are interested in this job.And if they are,some of them are low-interested (and even prepared to stop working/become inactive),and others are highly-motivated and those are the ones that you should focus on!You know,work with workers,they say...
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First,I hope you saw and you read the top answers for a question similar to the one you are asking,here:
https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=ask_sc_question&id=10006058
(Why it is difficult to convince your PSAs and CSAs to work the business despite all its advantages?)

If not,take look,you may find interesting answers there.


Now,about your question and my personal opinion about it...well,it might be because:
1. affiliates are being asked/requested to sign
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092 | Read Marlene's 27 other Ask SC answers

I’m sure there are many reasons why affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI.

I’ve broken it down into 3 groups:

People who are just curious and never serious about SFI – They look around for a bit but never intend to do much.

People who expect to earn money without having to do much. Once they realize they have to put in effort and commitment, they lose interest.

These people are most probably a lost cause and nothing you do will change that.

The 3rd group are the affiliates who feel totally overwhelmed. They either don’t have the language skill, or sometimes the time, to learn everything to get started. They become inactive because of lack of knowledge.

I’m always hopeful that with support and guidance these affiliates will become active again.

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I’m sure there are many reasons why affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI.

I’ve broken it down into 3 groups:

People who are just curious and never serious about SFI – They look around for a bit but never intend to do much.

People who expect to earn money without having to do much. Once they realize they have to put in effort and commitment, they lose interest.

These people are most probably a lost cause and nothing you do will change
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I personally believe there is more than one reason for this.

1) information overload
2) it's honest, real, and works. That in itself will always make a person back off.
3) they realize the cold hard facts of life and that to receive #2 that they'll have put in hard work to get it. Most people are much to lazy to follow through. It's up to us to stick to doing what they need to see their team leader do and keep signing up team members for when the right ones arrive.

I may be going out on a limb here, but I think us as team members need to back off pressurizing ourselves to sign up team members that will become PTL's, and DTL's.
Yes we need to motivate and inspire each other to keep on keeping on so that we will be great examples for our team members to follow us when they sign up. Sometimes it's more about being the right leader than finding the right sign ups. Being an entrepreneur isn't all roses and no thorns. Their are many thorns. And believe it or not: it's incredibly boring. That of course depends on the person and their personality and the environment they are used to being in.

Like everyone says: never ever give up.
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I personally believe there is more than one reason for this.

1) information overload
2) it's honest, real, and works. That in itself will always make a person back off.
3) they realize the cold hard facts of life and that to receive #2 that they'll have put in hard work to get it. Most people are much to lazy to follow through. It's up to us to stick to doing what they need to see their team leader do and keep signing up team members for when the right ones arrive.

I
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Affiliate since: 09/16/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kazhiyur's 49 other Ask SC answers

There may be umpteen number of reasons for becoming inactive for affiliates to become inactive shortly after registering themselves freely with the SFI. I would like to quote some of them for your information ::-

(a) An affiliate may not like the architecture or the business model itself of SFI hence de-activates himself.

(b) An affiliate may not have received timely guidance or support from any external source.

(c) An affiliate might not have fully and correctly grasped the business plan and functioning of the SFI.

(d) An individual may not have the required time to spare i.e., months and years for his success in this SFI venture.

(e) The communication received from his Sponsor or Co-sponsor may not be entirely clear and easy to grasp, that is to say there may exist a communication gap in between two individuals.

(f) There may be language or time barrier in between the Sponsor or Co-sponsor and the affiliate.

(g) There may be some rigidity exhibited by the company itself in certain areas of operations which may not be easy or conducive to the affiliate concerned and may be posing him lots of problems in his operations example Payments and Receipts option.
(h) An affiliate may have a natural disability to Sponsoring or duplicating and advertising, marketing and selling.

(i) An affiliate may receive the valuable support from his TL in the first two months during which he procures some SO items, spends considerable amount of money which the sponsor/Co-sponsor get profited according to their allocated percentages and later on abandon the affiliate.

(j) The entire operations of SFI is carried in English Language and an individual may not be so good in that particular language, he might use the translator which does not always conveys the correct meaning.

(k) There may be frequent delay or non-response either from the TL or from the company itself, most of the times the response may prove to be useless and not up to the point.

The above quoted points are some of the factors or issues which may pose problems with the newly registered affiliates, who abandon or become inactive, bidding goodbye, after spending sometime say about two months.
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There may be umpteen number of reasons for becoming inactive for affiliates to become inactive shortly after registering themselves freely with the SFI. I would like to quote some of them for your information ::-

(a) An affiliate may not like the architecture or the business model itself of SFI hence de-activates himself.

(b) An affiliate may not have received timely guidance or support from any external source.

(c) An affiliate might not have fully and correctly
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