Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 241 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

You don't ever have to give up on them unless they formally opt-out of SFI. That's not saying it is wise to keep after them year after year.You do have others more likely to become active in SFI.

As a new affiliate with a very small team, I would say keep sending this person personal e-Cards, e-Mails, etc. Vary your styles and approaches,and subjects. Use this person as a chance to develop your skills and style. You might even get an active PSA.

After one full year of inactivity, SFI will "pull the plug" on the inactive affiliate. What this means simply is that they are now officially inactive and must contact SFI if they want to get back in. Unless they request another sponsor, or sign-up again using a different name, they will be signed back into your team.

Meanwhile, they are still retained as your PRM after being deactivated. That means that you can send them Gift Certificates in as large a gift as you want, as often as you want and the money comes back to you unless he uses it before the expiration date.

Perhaps you should ask him before you begin a full fledged campaign pursuing him, if he would like to become active later on, if this is not a good time for him, or if he would rather opt-out.

Pursuing someone who doesn't plan on getting active is a lot of wasted effort, time, and detracts from time spent on active members.

Certainly sending the group mail to him wastes none of your time and may pay off eventually.










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You don't ever have to give up on them unless they formally opt-out of SFI. That's not saying it is wise to keep after them year after year.You do have others more likely to become active in SFI.

As a new affiliate with a very small team, I would say keep sending this person personal e-Cards, e-Mails, etc. Vary your styles and approaches,and subjects. Use this person as a chance to develop your skills and style. You might even get an active PSA.

After one full year of inactivity,
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84 | Read Jeannette's 241 other Ask SC answers

Do not pursue them. just keep in touch with them each week, along with all your other affiliates. Never give up on them.

The reason why you should never give up on them is because you never know whether they might become active affiliates unless you keep in touch with them. You also do not know the reason why they are inactive. They may be tire kickers. They may be looking around, to see what types of programs and opportunities are out there on the internet. They may have encountered some unfortunate situation or disaster. So give them your attention and show that you care.

Remember, if an affiliate remains inactive for a year, SFI will drop them. The one good thing is that they become PRMs and will be able to come back to SFI as an affiliate at any time. If a person opts out, he/she cannot come back for six months.

Work with the workers, but keep in touch with your inactive affiliates until they become active, they opt out or they are dropped from the rolls.


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Do not pursue them. just keep in touch with them each week, along with all your other affiliates. Never give up on them.

The reason why you should never give up on them is because you never know whether they might become active affiliates unless you keep in touch with them. You also do not know the reason why they are inactive. They may be tire kickers. They may be looking around, to see what types of programs and opportunities are out there on the internet. They may have encountered
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Affiliate since: 02/02/2015, Power Rank: 52 | Read Christine's 19 other Ask SC answers

Never Give Up On Them...
If they haven't opted out, there could be many reasons for them being inactive at the moment.
Keep them in your weekly mailing list and then concentrate on those who who see are taking
more interest.
Sometimes there might just be something in one of your emails that makes them think about
trying out SFI or even re-trying, however the case may be.

I myself joined SFI many years ago and though I remained for a while, even with standing orders, circumstances in my life changed and I stopped.....I was even making profit for a few months after I stopped, but I was in hospital for 7 months and I just gave up... just popped into SFI every so often, but did nothing...but my Sponsor still kept sending me emails every so often.
I learned my lesson, I never had the self confidence and determination to fight against all odds.

Now though I am still ill, my own mentally has changed, of course I have my bad days but don't we all. It took me 3 years to come back to SFI and I am glad I did....a lot in SFI has changed for the better and still changing, I realized this is a company that is standing the test of times..I have come back with renewed energy in wanting to learn more and more.......
So just like me I am sure there are others with similar stories, all because their Sponsor never gave up on them.

Hope this answers your question.
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Never Give Up On Them...
If they haven't opted out, there could be many reasons for them being inactive at the moment.
Keep them in your weekly mailing list and then concentrate on those who who see are taking
more interest.
Sometimes there might just be something in one of your emails that makes them think about
trying out SFI or even re-trying, however the case may be.

I myself joined SFI many years ago and though I remained for a while, even with standing orders,
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Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers

SFI is an Internet Marketing company that is FREE to anyone to join from at least 208 countries. SFI has been free to join and will always stay free to join, set up this way by its founder Gery Carson.

With that in mind you must realize that there will be a lot of referrals who have joined just to look around and see what SFI is all about. There are those who couldn’t really tell you why they joined except to say, “I join all those free things.” And there are also referrals that you will sign up that get paid to sign up in free marketing companies and later opt-out.

With the understanding from what I shared so far we will realize that there will be quite a few referrals we sign up that will be “inactive” for one reason or another. This is to be expected so do not let this hinder your future growth in your business building activities.

One of the mistakes that new affiliates in this industry make is to worry and fret over the referrals that are inactive. Much time and activity is wasted in trying to wake up those who are asleep.

This in turn will wear down a new affiliate and lower their enthusiasm because they think it will be impossible to acquire “active”, working referrals.

As rising Team Leaders we need to let the sleepy heads sleep. Keep them in your mailings and other communication systems but do not “pursue” them – (chase after them). When they wake up (if they do) they will contact you or you will notice that they have come alive because they are now on your movers list.

If their name is still on your genealogy list then there is a chance that they will wake up so I suggest that you never “give-up” on them. During the last couple days of each month I suggest that you send a letter to all the “red” flagged affiliates in your genealogy list giving them one more chance to get in touch with you before being removed by SFI.

During the mean time – put your efforts on working with your movers and continue enrolling new referrals.

I look at it like this – My sponsor found me through his efforts and I am a “go getter” I know if my sponsor could catch a fellow like me then I know I will find other referrals just like me and I am not going to stop until I have a full house

Go fishing – change the bait, or whatever it takes and catch some real keepers and work with them.

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SFI is an Internet Marketing company that is FREE to anyone to join from at least 208 countries. SFI has been free to join and will always stay free to join, set up this way by its founder Gery Carson.

With that in mind you must realize that there will be a lot of referrals who have joined just to look around and see what SFI is all about. There are those who couldn’t really tell you why they joined except to say, “I join all those free things.” And there are also
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I know some sponsors feel it is a waste of time to pursue inactive affiliates - I could not disagree more if I tried.

Do not give up on anybody as long as they are on your Genealogy list. Once they are removed by SFI because they are not active or if they opted out you stop trying to get them to work.

When you are first assign as an affiliate's sponsor or co-sponsor you give them that extra bit of attention and help. If it becomes clear that you get no reaction and they stay inactive you stop the extra effort but you continue to include them in your newsletters and announcements (like a competition or a challenge). One of your mails might just bring them back - that is how my sponsor peaked my attention. I signed up, did a few things and stopped. She kept on sending newsletters and one day I saw something, was curious and came back. I never missed another day for almost 2 years now.

Just remember to appreciate your movers and be there for them but do not completely write off your inactive members
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I know some sponsors feel it is a waste of time to pursue inactive affiliates - I could not disagree more if I tried.

Do not give up on anybody as long as they are on your Genealogy list. Once they are removed by SFI because they are not active or if they opted out you stop trying to get them to work.

When you are first assign as an affiliate's sponsor or co-sponsor you give them that extra bit of attention and help. If it becomes clear that you get no reaction and they
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I personally avoid putting emphasis on inactive affiliates. It is so unnecessary. They are part of our downline, and as such, we have various tools to contacts them, without singling them out, and without stressing out over their lack of activity.

The team mail tools (Genealogy mailer, PSAs mailer and CSAs mailer) can, on a regular basis, help us reach all our team members, drawing their attention to new SFI developments, such as games, new features and new products, motivating them all, inactive and inactive alike, to take action and build their businesses.

An inactive affiliate who comes across such emails may find a reason to be become active. Thus, we will have brought them back, without singling them out.

Only in the case when an affiliate was active and suddenly stops working, should we sent special mail to them. In such case we have the genealogy filters and E-cards to target them specifically. I limit myself to about a month of individual attention, mailing to the affiliate and asking them whether they need any support or if they have any question I could answers to help them resume their activity. After a month, I limit myself to sending them the regular team mail.

I do also send weekly mail to 'red flagged" affiliates as they are at risk of being deleted from the SFI databases. I draw their attention on their situation and the imminence of their loosing their businesses, if they do not take action.

I agree with those who say that we should never give up on any affiliate. As long as they have not opted out, we should continue sending them at least the weekly team mail.

Many forum posts have told us about affiliates who were inactive for a long time and finally started to focus on working regularly at building their SFI teams. Such affiliates have expressed their appreciation about their sponsor who kept sending them mail all the time they remained inactive.

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I personally avoid putting emphasis on inactive affiliates. It is so unnecessary. They are part of our downline, and as such, we have various tools to contacts them, without singling them out, and without stressing out over their lack of activity.

The team mail tools (Genealogy mailer, PSAs mailer and CSAs mailer) can, on a regular basis, help us reach all our team members, drawing their attention to new SFI developments, such as games, new features and new products, motivating them all,
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Affiliate since: 11/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read VIVEK KUMAR A's 129 other Ask SC answers

Although it is advised to “work with your workers” but you should never give up on your inactive team members. You should not bother them too much and waste your time but have timely contacts to share information and various aspects of business growth and opportunities to let them ponder and get back to become active some day.

You should devise a different approach with them which may include:

1. A blog write up that contains ways and means to highlight the growth aspects and business opportunities at SFI.
2. Weekly / Monthly Team mails including training material to have successful startup and how to grow their business at lower or no budgets?
3. Providing your profile page links in your mails to showcase your growth and success to them.
4. Your willingness to guide them at each step to help them set up their business successfully.
5. Discuss the plan and path to be successful in their business at SFI.
6. Share new developments that are taking SFI miles and making it one of the most reliable business setting platforms.
7. Share with them various success stories / experiences that are published / shared at the forum from time to time.
8. An E Card to wish them on their birthdays.

All this will take you miles in setting up a good relationship and build an ice-breaking platform for yourself.

With an apt approach you would definitely be able to convert some of them to be active at their business which they once set.

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Although it is advised to “work with your workers” but you should never give up on your inactive team members. You should not bother them too much and waste your time but have timely contacts to share information and various aspects of business growth and opportunities to let them ponder and get back to become active some day.

You should devise a different approach with them which may include:

1. A blog write up that contains ways and means to highlight the growth aspects
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

I work with the workers. Those who log in and are striving to succeed deserve and get the biggest portion of my attention.

Those who drop off my Movers List, would still receive regular emails and encouraging notes from me. How long I keep this up really depend on the team members, their circumstance and what they communicate to me.

The ones that I would call 'Inactive PSAs/CSAs' are those that signed on and never logged on again and also those who were previously active but have not logged on for 4 months and are not responding to my messages.

I never give up on them.

They are included in my monthly newsletters and I send them a personal note every 2nd month inviting and encouraging them to log on and work on their businesses. I continue to do this until they have been removed by SFI through inactivity.
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I work with the workers. Those who log in and are striving to succeed deserve and get the biggest portion of my attention.

Those who drop off my Movers List, would still receive regular emails and encouraging notes from me. How long I keep this up really depend on the team members, their circumstance and what they communicate to me.

The ones that I would call 'Inactive PSAs/CSAs' are those that signed on and never logged on again and also those who were previously active
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

Suppose you want to have your own Garden with full of Plants that give wonderful Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers what you will do?

1. You have to sow seeds;
2. You have to wait till they sprout;
3. You have to nurture them;
4. You have to protect them;
5. You have to take care of them on a daily basis;
6. You have to be patient before you reap the benefits;
7. You can not give up easily on any as some may sprout immediately, some will take long time than
your expectation; some may whither soon; some will emerge very strong and produce good
results & still, some may sprout at unexpected times & go on to produce great results, and some
may not sprout at all.

Now, consider your PSAs and CSAs as follows:

1. They belong to you;
2. You earned them through your own efforts;
3. Some may be quite active and some may not;
4. With your constant encouragement, some will become active in the future;
5. Even the so called hyper active can give up at some point of time due to their own reasons which
they may or may not be able to justify over which you will have no control at all;
6. Still the inactive for long duration can become so active suddenly to your delight;

The bottom line is, the nature of this business is so tricky that we can not write any one off. We should keep inspiring/motivating/encouraging every one in the team to the best of our abilities through regular communications without overwhelming them.

Summary:

1. Keep encouraging every one regularly;
2. Do not give up on any one easily;
3. Support your Strong ones with all your heart;
4. Motivate the inactive one through best possible means;
5. All it requires is, "Staying in touch";
6. Keep recruiting PSAs regularly;
7. Move forward - Its your business & you need to grow and win!!




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Thanks for this question.

Suppose you want to have your own Garden with full of Plants that give wonderful Vegetables, Fruits and Flowers what you will do?

1. You have to sow seeds;
2. You have to wait till they sprout;
3. You have to nurture them;
4. You have to protect them;
5. You have to take care of them on a daily basis;
6. You have to be patient before you reap the benefits;
7. You can not give up easily on any as some may sprout immediately,
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jennie's 147 other Ask SC answers

After 1 year of inactivity all affiliates are automatically opted out by SFI. After this time you may no longer contact them. They are removed from being your downline.

As long as they are subscribed you do not give up on them. This means as long as they are in your genealogy you will continue.

Remember inactive affiliates may become active so don't write them off totally. Continue to include them in your weekly newsletters.

When there is a major change that could benefit them, I would send them a short note about it.

Whenever they become active, send them an eCard to acknowledge and motivate them.

Send them an 'Inactive" eCard when the notice goes out that they will soon be losing their account due to inactivity, You will know about this notice in your genealogy report.

Work with the workers

Hope this helps!
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After 1 year of inactivity all affiliates are automatically opted out by SFI. After this time you may no longer contact them. They are removed from being your downline.

As long as they are subscribed you do not give up on them. This means as long as they are in your genealogy you will continue.

Remember inactive affiliates may become active so don't write them off totally. Continue to include them in your weekly newsletters.

When there is a major change that
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