Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 102 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

SFI is an online business opportunity and designed to attract worldwide prospects looking for a legitimate and easy way to start home-based business.

Although offline recruiting may sound easier for some, as one can start with their warm market as a beginner, it is not always the best way of recruiting for some. It can be difficult to start if it involves asking people you know to check the business, and you are not yet successful to provide credibility. Rejection will be hard to accept and may deflate your enthusiasm for SFI. It also limits the area in which to seek good prospects.

For me, online recruiting is the best, and here are some of the reasons why:

. It has unlimited scope in getting people to check the income potential of SFI business without talking to them face-to-face and suffering the pain of rejection.

. Technology has made it easier to reach hundreds of thousands of people anywhere in the world, any time to check SFI more closely.

. With internet access and a PC, it will help them decide whether they have found a solution to their search for a second income, owning a business and starting from scratch in the comforts of their home wherever they are, to give them freedom from the 9-5 grind and commuting daily to work, planning on retiring, or whatever it is they're looking for, they can do it online.

. Online recruiting just makes it easier and more doable to promote SFI and TripleClicks internationally without the limitation of time and space.

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SFI is an online business opportunity and designed to attract worldwide prospects looking for a legitimate and easy way to start home-based business.

Although offline recruiting may sound easier for some, as one can start with their warm market as a beginner, it is not always the best way of recruiting for some. It can be difficult to start if it involves asking people you know to check the business, and you are not yet successful to provide credibility. Rejection will be hard to accept
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Affiliate since: 06/27/2013, Power Rank: 167 | Read James's 127 other Ask SC answers

Both are considered appropriate depending on the target audiences you want to reach. Both have pros and cons, disadvantages and advantages, can be cheap and expensive, effective and ineffective in terms of reception and responses.

For direct responses, go for offline: face to face approach but time consuming and limited access and need skills. in newsprint media locally depending on placement and space in newsprint and period of advertising.- can be costly.

I prefer online through the cyber space using desktop computer, laptop or smartphone at any time and at any place convenience to me. Work at your own time and without disturbance.

First I have unlimited area to cover and can reach any corner of the earth as long internet is available.
Secondly, large group people have smartphones and laptops and they can access any where and any time.
People have different needs and so they will have access to the products that are searching.
Use of banners and text ads to advertise.
The use of various facilities in the webs to make advertising simpler, faster and cost effective.
Ready prepared registration form to complete in a few seconds to finalize recruitment.
Use different methods and marketing aids to suit the target groups.
Use auto responders to assist in recruitment.

Online recruitment is best in term of time and cost effectiveness. They can opt-out any time they want..You can do your work at the comfort of your home.


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Both are considered appropriate depending on the target audiences you want to reach. Both have pros and cons, disadvantages and advantages, can be cheap and expensive, effective and ineffective in terms of reception and responses.

For direct responses, go for offline: face to face approach but time consuming and limited access and need skills. in newsprint media locally depending on placement and space in newsprint and period of advertising.- can be costly.

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

There is no best one in my opinion, but it rather depends on your experience, strategic objective and how you want to get there. It is a common knowledge that you can target a much greater number of people online than offline, however, I also believe that you can 'laser' target prospects by offline methods, but 'laser' targeting using online approach may be difficult if not very expensive. So which is better in the regard? Is it the one with which there is a little degree of predictability of the likely behaviour of your offline signups or the one where the predictability of behaviour is much more abstract in nature?

Again, those that are experienced, have the financial muscle and a sizable network may want to use the online approach because they can recruit thousands of affiliates within a short time, with the believe that the more they recruit the higher the probability of signing active ones. They also have the conviction that they may be able to do all it takes to guide and support them to become active and subsequently successful. This is true at times.

Some others who may want to have control over who their prospects should be, because they may have some idea who they are or what they will be inclined to participate in, so they may be inclined to reduce the flock of supposedly inactive affiliates by targeting offline, with the believe that these type of signups are easier to guide and support to become active and probably successful. This may also be true at times, especially from their warm market.

There are those who are not good with computers, other similar devices and the internet, so such affiliates have no choice, until they learn, but to do offline recruiting. This is one of the obvious reasons why one may prefer the offline methods. What of the cost involved? Both do incur some costs and what may likely make one more costly will have to do with how far you are likely to go, so I will not make this a big deal.

As you can see, both methods have its benefits and you may want to adhere to the one that suits you and closely aligns with your objectives. However, it is always a good business strategy to be amenable to the dynamics of the business world which is heavily tilted towards online marketing, so in the 21st century we all should be embracing online technology in carrying out our business, especially the SFI recruiting process. Using online methods do no distract from also applying offline recruiting methods, especially if engaging in localised prospecting, so you can use both as the occasion warrants.


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There is no best one in my opinion, but it rather depends on your experience, strategic objective and how you want to get there. It is a common knowledge that you can target a much greater number of people online than offline, however, I also believe that you can 'laser' target prospects by offline methods, but 'laser' targeting using online approach may be difficult if not very expensive. So which is better in the regard? Is it the one with which there is a little degree of predictability of the
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think it will depend on you as a person. Offline recruiting is not my thing. I only do it if friends or family ask me about it. I take on responsibility for what I do and my relationships are too important to me. If it works out for them there is no problem but if it does not I do not want them to blame me because they spend money and effort and got nothing in return. Unfortunately people tend to blame others when they fail.

I will also recruit strangers offline when they see my wave 3 banner and ask me about it. Maybe it is not the right way - but I do not approach people and push them. I hate salespeople that is trying their best to convince me and they have this rehearsed speech they are trying on me. The moment they come with these phrases like: What if I tell you ...... blah blah blah, they kiss any chance they had of selling it to me goodbye. If they tell me they know more about my personal financial situation than I do they are very likely going to be rudely interrupted and send on their way in no uncertain terms. Because I hate it with a passion I will not approach other's like that. I approach them in the same way I have to be approached if you want any chance of success. I give them the facts and maybe a flyer or business card and answer their questions.

Offline I also put flyers on community boards and some of our boards at supermarkets have little pouches to put business cards in. I use that more than anything else offline.

I have more success with online recruiting because once again - you are not pushing anything down anybodies throat. If they react to an advertisement they are interested. Online you can push a little more by following up to find out if they received the information, what they think about it and if they have any questions. Just do not spam them.

The easiest way is to buy your affiliates or buy S-builder shares, join a co-op. This means you will have a team but it does not mean they will be active.

I find it easier to motivate my team than to recruit them.

Offline in my day job I've worked on both sides of the coin. I worked as internal sales rep and my main function was to keep my profile of customers happy. I was very successful in this. The key was that the customer is King (not always right) and the buying power is with them - your power is in treating them so well that they want to deal with you and buy from you. Now I am in purchasing, I am the customer, the balance of power is with me now. I have more than one supplier for the same products. Some times the price and terms decides where I place my order but many times I get the same prices and terms from more than one supplier - who do I order from? You guessed it - the one with the best customer service.

Why do I tell you about sales when your question is about recruiting? Because recruiting is sales. You have to sell the concept to the prospective affiliate. What is your strength? Know yourself and use what you have.
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I think it will depend on you as a person. Offline recruiting is not my thing. I only do it if friends or family ask me about it. I take on responsibility for what I do and my relationships are too important to me. If it works out for them there is no problem but if it does not I do not want them to blame me because they spend money and effort and got nothing in return. Unfortunately people tend to blame others when they fail.

I will also recruit strangers offline when they
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 302 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

In order for you to know which of the two scopes of recruiting is best and why, you should look at the advantages and disadvantages of both offline and online recruiting and how they could be applicable in growing your SFI business.

Knowing the benefits and drawbacks of both online and offline recruiting could help you devise an effective marketing plan and strategy in initiating the growth and expansion of your network. This is very important to understand in forming your basis on how to make the most of your recruiting efforts.

1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Offline Recruiting:

- Offline recruiting methods such as promoting your SFI business to family and friends, buying leads, distributing promotional items like SFI/TC X-Cards, SFI/TC/EZ T-Shirts, etc. are very personal recruiting techniques. These are excellent ways to build relationships in your SFI organization, and that is what network marketing is all about. If you plan on building a long-term, residual income with your SFI business, creating duplication is crucial and offline marketing can be easily duplicated.

- When it comes to offline recruiting, a big part of the process is dealing with rejection, which is one of the downsides of recruiting offline, as most people do not want to deal with rejection. Traditionally a common practice in recruiting offline is, to talk to as many people as possible about your SFI business opportunity. This is another downside to recruiting offline mainly because when you approach it this way, many of the people you speak to will most likely not have an interest in your SFI business opportunity and it could take longer to build your team.

- There is a plenty of debate in the industrial sector right now if the “old traditional methods”, offline techniques still work. Now, the majority of the most successful network marketing businesses of all time have been built offline which proves that there is still some value in these “traditional” methods.

If done right, these “old traditional methods” have proven to still work when it comes to building a successful network marketing business.

2. Advantages and disadvantages Of Online Recruiting:

- Online recruiting reaches a much larger or more targeted audience than other methods do.

- Compared to offline recruiting, using the Internet is a lot more technical and can be intimidating to most people and would slow down your team duplication.

- There is a much larger learning curve when it comes to recruiting online and many people either don’t want to put forth the effort to learn how to effectively recruit online or just don’ t have the time. I think that the network marketers that understand the power & leverage of the Internet and make the effort to learn how to do it properly are absolutely dominating the industry.

- A big benefit when it comes to recruiting online is that you are able to put your SFI business opportunity in front of a larger number of prospects, in a shorter amount of time.

- With the number of searches done daily related to network marketing another big advantage of online recruiting is that your prospects are already searching for an opportunity like the one you have to offer and will be more interested rather than some random stranger if your recruiting offline.

Conclusion:

There are key points you need to keep in mind when it comes to recruiting either online or offline. When you’re recruiting for your SFI business opportunity, it’s best to do what fits your personality. Just because one strategy works for someone else, doesn’t mean it will work for you. You have to focus on doing what works best for you and what matches your personality. Most importantly, you need to focus undistracted on your ultimate goal which is creating duplication in your team.

The best way to create duplication in your team is to understand that everyone you recruit will also have their own distinct style and personality so you will need to make it clear to them the scopes, advantages and disadvantages of online/offline recruiting.

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In order for you to know which of the two scopes of recruiting is best and why, you should look at the advantages and disadvantages of both offline and online recruiting and how they could be applicable in growing your SFI business.

Knowing the benefits and drawbacks of both online and offline recruiting could help you devise an effective marketing plan and strategy in initiating the growth and expansion of your network. This is very important to understand in forming your basis on how
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day Eleh,

Nice question but in my opinion both form of recruitment are good. Why i say this is because

Offline recruitment attracts local affiliates while online recruitment attracts global affiliates Remember, that little drops make a mighty ocean. With offline recruitment, we can spread the word through family, friends and relatives. Its easier to explain the SFI business as its a one on one relationship and it would be easier for one to understand. Once you have recruited at least 5 active affiliate or more, seminars can be organized and those active affiliates can equally invite more people.

Online recruitment on the otherhand involves effective advertisement globally. In other words, affiliates are from different countries. Affiliates should inquire from upline where to advertise and places to advertise asides PSA 2 go, S builder co op, and bidding in auctions for both PSAs and CSAs.

In my own opinion both offline and online recruitment are the best as the goal is to get active affiliates.

See you at the top
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Good day Eleh,

Nice question but in my opinion both form of recruitment are good. Why i say this is because

Offline recruitment attracts local affiliates while online recruitment attracts global affiliates Remember, that little drops make a mighty ocean. With offline recruitment, we can spread the word through family, friends and relatives. Its easier to explain the SFI business as its a one on one relationship and it would be easier for one to understand. Once you have recruited
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

Off line recruiting:

It basically involves inter acting with people face to face. Much of this process takes place between you and your family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and others known to you directly or indirectly through your contacts, etc.

1. By meeting people face to face, you will be able to understand their family back ground, their interest in business, financial status, etc.
2. The more you meet and discuss with them, you will understand them better and chances of getting them as your PSAs will be brighter.
3. Communication will be simple as most of them will be well within your local area/city/country.
4. Language may not be a barrier.
5. Coordination can be quite effective through regular personal visits.
6. You stand a very good chance to build a strong and active Team.
7. The process can be slow but results can be steady.

On line recruiting:

It involves using internet sources exclusively and efficiently, like placing ads. in various websites, etc.

1. Response will be quick;
2. Number of sign ups will be good;
3. But quality may not be assured;
4. People will appear from different parts of the world;
5. Communication may not be two-way;
6. Language may be a big barrier;
7. Need to explain the business concept which will be time consuming;
8. The process can be quick but the result in terms of quality may not be steady;

Conclusion:

Growth and Success in SFI business demand patience, perseverance and above all duplication. You have to keep building your team continuously and help them to build their own teams. For this to take place, you have to explore all possible means of recruiting affiliates regularly. There can be any number of advantages and disadvantages while recruiting through offline and online. But the important point is, keep recruiting regularly. Having said that, please use these 2 methods to your maximum advantage..




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Thanks for this question.

Off line recruiting:

It basically involves inter acting with people face to face. Much of this process takes place between you and your family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and others known to you directly or indirectly through your contacts, etc.

1. By meeting people face to face, you will be able to understand their family back ground, their interest in business, financial status, etc.
2. The more you meet and discuss
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I guess that there is some merits for either way, however if you are not a good speaker, than I would advise online recruiting. Offline recruiting needs a person with the “gift of the gab” and many of you would have this gift. In that case, go for it and advertise offline.

Online advertising is what I personally prefer. It is easy, it is quick and you can choose either free or paid advertising – whichever works for you. It is a great way of recruiting if you are not a good speaker or not good at explaining yourself.

The beauty of online advertising is that you can get your own website and make up a page. Draft out a blurb about what you would like to say and post it to your page. You can then do some free advertising and see how many people you get to have a look.

You can check your stats online to see how many visitors you received and how many clicked through for more information

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I guess that there is some merits for either way, however if you are not a good speaker, than I would advise online recruiting. Offline recruiting needs a person with the “gift of the gab” and many of you would have this gift. In that case, go for it and advertise offline.

Online advertising is what I personally prefer. It is easy, it is quick and you can choose either free or paid advertising – whichever works for you. It is a great way of recruiting if you are not
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Affiliate since: 11/11/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ma leticia's 62 other Ask SC answers

Do both online and offline recruiting, if you can. Make use of the marketing strategies and aids that SFI provides at https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter?form=MarketingMethods when you promote your business either online or offline.

But if you are the shy type and you are not comfortable explaining to your prospects about the SFI business in person, better stick on recruiting online. Do online advertising using social media, paid or free advertising, traffic exchange, Forum posting, etc.

What is important is you consistently and continuously recruit SFI Affiliates and TripleClicks members whether online or offline to flow new PSAs into your downline and PRMs into your TripleClicks store.

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Do both online and offline recruiting, if you can. Make use of the marketing strategies and aids that SFI provides at https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/MarketingCenter?form=MarketingMethods when you promote your business either online or offline.

But if you are the shy type and you are not comfortable explaining to your prospects about the SFI business in person, better stick on recruiting online. Do online advertising using social media, paid or free advertising, traffic exchange, Forum
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Offline or online which is best?.....

Well they both work, Online is great if you have a strong campaign that converts you can reach a worldwide audience and get lots of numbers

Offline However, puts a personal touch that often converts into a more quality affiliate, especially if they were gained by word of mouth. when you can give a personal testimony, and training about your business to someone you have looked in the eye, they seem to hang in there longer.

I would definitely use as many recruiting methods at my disposal as possible to get a feel at what works. Track your efforts until a pattern appears and it will point you in the direction you should go.

Good Luck
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Offline or online which is best?.....

Well they both work, Online is great if you have a strong campaign that converts you can reach a worldwide audience and get lots of numbers

Offline However, puts a personal touch that often converts into a more quality affiliate, especially if they were gained by word of mouth. when you can give a personal testimony, and training about your business to someone you have looked in the eye, they seem to hang in there longer.

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