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

I think both offline and online recruiting are good, but I'd like to choose which one is best because that's what your questions asks.

Online recruiting is better than offline recruiting.

Why?

Self-Confidence (or lack of it)
Many offline recruiting methods require a little self-confidence. For online recruiting it doesn't matter how one feels about being face-to-face with strangers.

Location
While it's not impossible to recruit offline in cities or countries outside of your own, most offline recruiting attempts will generally be done in your own city only. Doing online recruiting allows you to market to the world inexpensively, and easily. You can reach more people online, and more quickly than reaching people offline.

Expense
While there are both offline and online free marketing methods, or very inexpensive marketing methods, online recruiting presents more opportunities to market or recruit at no cost, or inexpensively. Free-to-use advertising banners, splash pages and gateway pages can be used online. For offline marketing, even free-to-use flyers require at least printing.

Set-and-Forget
While doing something like putting a flyer up on a local community notice board or in your car window is a set-and-forget method or recruiting, as is using a car sign magnet on your car, there are many more places online to use set-and-forget methods of marketing or recruiting: using credits you've already earned in a manual traffic exchange site, paying for your splash page or gateway page to be shown many times in a traffic exchange site, placing an ad banner on your personal website or blog that is already getting traffic, adding a text ad to your existing signature in your emails, sharing a link on social sites or other sites.

Quality
While both the printed and digital marketing aids look good, the digital marketing aids do not deteriorate in appearance over time.

Convenience
You're at your computer anyway, working your SFI business. There's no need to get up from there to go and do some offline recruiting, if you are using online marketing or recruiting methods.

Matching
SFI is mostly an online business. Online recruiting matches up with this.

Target Market
Many forms of offline marketing and recruiting will be in areas where the general public is, many of whom will not be interested in joining SFI or TripleClicks. Some may not even use or have the Internet. Online marketing and recruiting not only targets mostly people who are already used to being online, but, and depending on where the ads have been placed, online marketing or recruiting can also be targeted to those who are already interested in starting their own business, or in making money from home, or in earning extra income, or in being self-employed (SFI), or in selling online, or in shopping online, or in penny auctions (TripleClicks).

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I think both offline and online recruiting are good, but I'd like to choose which one is best because that's what your questions asks.

Online recruiting is better than offline recruiting.

Why?

Self-Confidence (or lack of it)
Many offline recruiting methods require a little self-confidence. For online recruiting it doesn't matter how one feels about being face-to-face with strangers.

Location
While it's not impossible to recruit offline in cities
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Affiliate since: 05/16/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Uju's 7 other Ask SC answers

Thank you for the Question.
Both are wonderful methods of promoting SFI but to answer the question, the best is online recruiting. This is because of the following reasons;

-The world is already a global village and many people have at least one means of accessing the internet. Phones, tablets, computers and the like.
- E-commerce sales are increasing everyday. In 2012, 1Trillion sales where made online.
- SFI is an online business and since most of our time will be spent on the computer in our comfort zone then we can as well do our most of the work online.
- some persons and groups may appear difficult to approach on one on basis but online its just by the click of our device on the internet.
- No starring eyes and no cold feet.
- As many ads as possible can be made to various sites with various reminders and trackers to monitor all our activities at the same time with feedback system in place.

Cheers!

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Thank you for the Question.
Both are wonderful methods of promoting SFI but to answer the question, the best is online recruiting. This is because of the following reasons;

-The world is already a global village and many people have at least one means of accessing the internet. Phones, tablets, computers and the like.
- E-commerce sales are increasing everyday. In 2012, 1Trillion sales where made online.
- SFI is an online business and since most of our time will be spent
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Affiliate since: 04/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sameer's 74 other Ask SC answers

Hello Eleh

First of all let me tell you, I am surprised at your question. But questions are questions and no question is silly. Therefore, I am compelled to answer it positively.

Even SFI recommends that we should promote SFI/TC and associated programs both Online and Offline. So where is the doubt? The idea is to recruit as many affiliates as possible.

Yes, we have restrictions. We can promote Offline in our City, State and Country only. But why we sould we restrict ourselves to only our region given that SFI business is meant for more than 190 countries all over the world.

In order to recruit affiliates from other countries, we may not use OFFLINE methods, but surely we can use Online Method using the Internet service that we can access through a PC, Laptop or a phone.

Offline recruiting will cost you for printing brochures, Cards, Flyers and Visiting Cards, at the same time limiting you to your City, state, region or country whereas ONLINE advertising is cheaper and has wide applicability.

CONCLUSION

My conclusion is do not restrict yourself. Go for both types of recruitment. Get maximum number of affiliates as soon as possible to realize success in SFI as quickly as possible


Hope it helps
Cheers !!

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Hello Eleh

First of all let me tell you, I am surprised at your question. But questions are questions and no question is silly. Therefore, I am compelled to answer it positively.

Even SFI recommends that we should promote SFI/TC and associated programs both Online and Offline. So where is the doubt? The idea is to recruit as many affiliates as possible.

Yes, we have restrictions. We can promote Offline in our City, State and Country only. But why we sould we restrict
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Affiliate since: 06/06/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Dzul's 193 other Ask SC answers

Each one has its own specialities. We just can compare them together. They works both differently, although their concept is still the same sales strategy.

Understanding Online recruiting..
Online recruiting is really a bonus. But one should have the knowledge to make it a success.
A passion to learn, to test, and it isn't cheap. They have their own valued prices even a lot of investments in their early constructing it.
My advice is, if this is your serious business, then invest into it, be it on business or on studying it.

Understanding Offline recruiting..
Offline recruiting method also starts from studying and coaching guidance. Your explaination has to be entertaining and welcoming. Base on facts and presentations, and be well prepared to answer all their questions.
You have the chance to witness eye to eye contact and on the spot decision. All tools in hand to provide support and your new recruits confidency. This is a great leadership training to works with your offline local network.

As both has their own values, both needs more practice and learnings too. Statistic results and experience gain, will helps us improves well.

So keep learning actively..
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Each one has its own specialities. We just can compare them together. They works both differently, although their concept is still the same sales strategy.

Understanding Online recruiting..
Online recruiting is really a bonus. But one should have the knowledge to make it a success.
A passion to learn, to test, and it isn't cheap. They have their own valued prices even a lot of investments in their early constructing it.
My advice is, if this is your serious business,
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Affiliate since: 03/02/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bamidele's 27 other Ask SC answers

Personally,I think that online recruiting is better due to the following reasons;
First, there is opportunity to advertise to a larger audience who can inturn research on SFI to get the needed info that will further convince them to get on board.
Secondly, since the world is now one global village online recruiting gives access to diverse affiliates from various background
Thirdly, because SFI is all about building a stron g and formidable team, having affiliates from allover the world who will be contributing in different wonderful ways is a better option.
Lastly, the emergence of so many social network communities where advertisement can be done to get willing and hardworking affiliatesakes online recruiting the best.
I do hope this help.
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Personally,I think that online recruiting is better due to the following reasons;
First, there is opportunity to advertise to a larger audience who can inturn research on SFI to get the needed info that will further convince them to get on board.
Secondly, since the world is now one global village online recruiting gives access to diverse affiliates from various background
Thirdly, because SFI is all about building a stron g and formidable team, having affiliates from allover the world
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Affiliate since: 04/17/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jerimy's 16 other Ask SC answers

I would say that the answer to this largely depends on your strengths.

For me, I am better at online promoting than I am offline, so I choose to focus on my strengths. For others, networking and offline relationships work best for them.

Offline recruiting might yield less affiliates, however they may be more active affiliates, as you can work with them on more of a personal level.

Recruiting online makes it harder to have that personal relationship...so in conclusion, I would say recruiting offline is better if you are good at it!
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I would say that the answer to this largely depends on your strengths.

For me, I am better at online promoting than I am offline, so I choose to focus on my strengths. For others, networking and offline relationships work best for them.

Offline recruiting might yield less affiliates, however they may be more active affiliates, as you can work with them on more of a personal level.

Recruiting online makes it harder to have that personal relationship...so in conclusion,
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Affiliate since: 03/13/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Reuben's 70 other Ask SC answers

Hi Eleh,
1. Well, my honest opinion is that there is no need to compare these two types of recruiting SFI affiliates. There are no two thoughts about it. The very idea is to recruit as many affiliates as possible adopting both these types of recruitment-online & off line recruitment.
2. It is recommended that we should promote both SFI/Tripleclicks and their associated programs both Online and Offline. So where is the doubt?
3. Both the online & offline recruiting have their own pros & cons.
4. Offline Marketing/Recruiting:-
It basically involves inter acting with people face to face. These people may be your family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and others known to you directly or indirectly through your contacts, etc.
A). Advantages:-
i. Face to face meeting will facilitate you to understand the individual’s back ground, his nature & amount of interest in business, financial status etc.
ii. The more you interact personally with them, you will understand them better and chances of getting them as your PSAs will be brighter.
iii. No language barrier.
iv. Better coordination with frequent personal visits.
v. Communication/transportation will be less as most of these prospective affiliates will be well within your local area/city/country.
vi. You stand a very good chance to build a strong and active Team.
vii. Slow & steady process showing results in due time!
B) Disadvantages;-
i. The main restriction is that promotion of SFI business is limited to he local region viz, town/city, state and country. What’s the point in restricting ourselves to one country when SFI is active in 190 & more countries!
ii. Cost towards printing Brochures, Visiting Cards, Flyers and at the same time limiting yourself to your City, state, region or country.
iii. There is definitely no global reach of “offline recruiting”

5. Online Marketing/Recruiting: -
i. It involves the exclusive use of the cyberspace (internet) sources to the maximum.
A) Advantages:
i. Easy creation of a personal Blogs where you may advertise the SFI /Triple clicks products to attract affiliates to sign up.
ii.Enables qick pasting the links of your Prestige Domain Gateways as well as your personal SFI designed gateways.
iii. Wide global reach, resulting in sign ups of affiliates from different countries,culture & socio-economic backgrounds.
iv .Response will be quick & transparent.
v) More number of signups.
vi. If you possess a Desk Top/LapTop/Mobile & an internet connection, this is the most comfortable platform for Adverting to sign up recruits.
vii. Its cheaper when compared to offline Recruiting, provided you have the resources mentioned in the above clause -para5 (vi).
viii. Spreads a wider net for catching “fish”
ix. The world is a a global village and these days most people can afford an internet connection & a tech savvy gadget like smart phones tablets, computers etc.
X. There is a huge scope for E-commerce sales these days.
xi. Primarily SFI is an online marketing business. In this computer& cyberspace age its only practical that we opt for online business within our comfort zone..
xii. There may be persons and groups who appear difficult to approach on one on basis but online it’s just by the click of our device on the internet. For such people, personal face to face interaction may produce negative results. No staring eyes and cold feet.
xiii. Many ‘Ads’ as possible can be made to various sites with various reminders and trackers to monitor all our activities at the same time with a controlled feedback system available.
B) Disadvantages:-
i. As you are not in direct personal contact with the new sign ups, there is no guarantee for all recruited affiliates to prove to be good active workers! Hence quality suffers! .
ii. This can achieve quick results but in terms of quality the business may not be steady;

6. Further, the use of these two types of recruiting depends on the nature & background of the recruiter. I would suggest “off line recruiting” to an individual who is bold, outgoing, enthusiastic, energetic, comfortable & at ease while speaking to strangers.
7. On the other hand would recommend “online recruiting” to a shy person
who feels uneasy to talk & convince strangers, friends, colleaugues etc.
8. To summarize, I would firmly advise you to go for both types of recruitment. Do
not impose restrictions on yourself. Work out with dedication to succeed in SFI as per your set goals.

Hope this was informative.Wish you great success in SFI, Eleh.





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Hi Eleh,
1. Well, my honest opinion is that there is no need to compare these two types of recruiting SFI affiliates. There are no two thoughts about it. The very idea is to recruit as many affiliates as possible adopting both these types of recruitment-online & off line recruitment.
2. It is recommended that we should promote both SFI/Tripleclicks and their associated programs both Online and Offline. So where is the doubt?
3. Both the online & offline recruiting have their
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

When I started, I quickly built a core team by recruiting offline, from my warm market. I still believe that this is the best approach. There is a major problem if we do not have a trusting relationship with our family members, our friends and our co-workers. If we have that trusting relationship, it would not be that hard to communicate to them the enthusiasm we have for SFI in the first hours of our joining.

For one, It is much easier to speak to people we know than to initiate a conversation with strangers. Two: with offline recruiting directed to our warm market, often we may not even have to initiate the conversation. SFI offers us a variety of offline marketing tools that will draw the attention of people with whom we interact on a daily basis. Example are the SFI shirts, bags or the Fast Track pin. We can have any of those items with us and they will play the role of conversation starters within our warm market. There are numerous opportunities for such interactions.

However, I do not believe in making a dichotomy between offline and online recruiting. They are not mutually exclusive to one another. Actually, they should be combined and put to work together.

After we have gained more knowledge about SFI and more confidence as business owners, recruiters and sponsors, we can transfer the experience we gained to the recruiting side we have not fully addressed. For instance, if we started with offline recruiting, we can apply the lessons we learned there to online recruiting, and vice versa.

It is true, though, that online marketing requires a different set of skills and strategies. But, the confidence we have gained is the most important part. We can easily acquire the online recruiting skills and learn its most effective strategies while we are working on recruiting offline.

Then, when we are finally ready to address the online market, we are more equipped to be resilient and make steady progress.
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When I started, I quickly built a core team by recruiting offline, from my warm market. I still believe that this is the best approach. There is a major problem if we do not have a trusting relationship with our family members, our friends and our co-workers. If we have that trusting relationship, it would not be that hard to communicate to them the enthusiasm we have for SFI in the first hours of our joining.

For one, It is much easier to speak to people we know than to initiate a conversation
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Affiliate since: 02/27/2005, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jeffrey's 18 other Ask SC answers

I really think to be successful a combination of both offline and online recruiting is best. Why limit yourself to just one method.

For offline recruiting you have personal recruiting, advertising in newspapers, handing out TripleClick Gift cards and more at your disposal.

For online advertising, you can use such things as S Builder, traffic exchanges, blogs and more.

So do what you can when you can and don't limit yourself to just one type, it will help you become more successful.
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I really think to be successful a combination of both offline and online recruiting is best. Why limit yourself to just one method.

For offline recruiting you have personal recruiting, advertising in newspapers, handing out TripleClick Gift cards and more at your disposal.

For online advertising, you can use such things as S Builder, traffic exchanges, blogs and more.

So do what you can when you can and don't limit yourself to just one type, it will help you become
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Affiliate since: 03/31/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tom and Diana's 69 other Ask SC answers

Both are best!

The best one for you is doing whatever you are most comfortable with. However I feel that both should be used as they reach different audiences.

Offline you are speaking to friends, family, coworkers and acquaintances. This is your so called warm market and you can often find the most loyal and active affiliates in this manner.

Online you will be able to reach thousands of prospective affiliates from all over the world. Something you can never hope to accomplish by more conventional means.

So yes. Both are best!
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Both are best!

The best one for you is doing whatever you are most comfortable with. However I feel that both should be used as they reach different audiences.

Offline you are speaking to friends, family, coworkers and acquaintances. This is your so called warm market and you can often find the most loyal and active affiliates in this manner.

Online you will be able to reach thousands of prospective affiliates from all over the world. Something you can never hope
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