There is too much hype about making at least 1500 VP to maintain EA status, so many affiliates who make EA will be expecting income that is closely aligned with the hype and bubble, only to be very disappointment when they see their commission. Irrespective of the fact that some sponsors may do everything possible to make them see other benefits like the CSAs that are assigned and 10 Tcredits but the success of this effort is often made difficult by the very high percentage of inactive CSAs and the low power/value of 10 Tcredits at TripleClicks.
However, it is pertinent to add that most affiliates in the category described above may be those looking for quick and easy money, unprepared to navigate the often difficult terrain to success, inexperienced and/or they were misinformed by the advertisement that brought them here. These often explain why some disappear after making easy EA in their first month or two and when the challenging aspect is about to begin.
Therefore, it becomes a very tall order to convince such affiliates to continue but not impossible as you may require a combination of luck, persuasive communication skill, motivation strategy and pragmatism, so below are my suggestions on how you may mitigate the problem:
1. Take serious note of your new team members who are just clicking action away in order to quickly reach EA status without appropriate learning and training. This is because some sponsors are often carried away when affiliates are moving very fast and erroneously conclude they are gold fishes and therefore 'cash cows' in the making. At this point you may need to let the affiliate understand that pertinent training and understanding are very important to going much further in this business and show him/her how. By doing this, you may effectively be nipping a future problem in the bud, so that it does not become ingrained.
2. Right from the very beginning or/and at this stage, you need to communicate a simplified version of the SFI business model and develop a step by step guide on how to progress with approximations of expectations/results at any particular stage and how to manage business hiccups along the way where practicable.
3. You need to refer these affiliates to the Compensation Plan, Benefits Chart and most importantly, the Earnings Calculator, in order to see and access where they need to be in this business in order to determine the patience and hard work required to meet their income targets.
4. Introduce them to powerful and motivational videos produced by very successful SFI affiliates, including testimonies from affiliates, especially those from the same country or region with them, on earnings potential and how they were patient, determined and persistent before they became successful.
5. Encourage and motivate them by offering to reassign some affiliates under them. Let them know you are doing this to prepare them for more future financial benefits and that they need to be more dedicated and put trust in this business so they can start to build a successful team which is one of the major areas from which they can be successful in SFI.
6. Finally, do not treat every of such affiliate the same way because what worked for one may not work for another. This means you have to apply pragmatic strategies/solutions by developing an understanding where possible, of the circumstance in each situation because there could be some differences.
In conclusion, no matter how hard you try, you are not going to succeed in flipping all 'poisoned' minds and frustrated affiliates to take a new course, so you do not need to put unnecessary pressure on anyone or devote all of your time and resources on them, at some point you may need to let go and concentrate of those who are prepared to work the work.
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