Affiliate since: 07/23/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Girish's 23 other Ask SC answers

Yes, it certainly happens with all. But leading active team is very important in SFI.
Also I remember when i was at that situation of confusion when i joined SFI, and try to implement those ideas on them for duplication.

1. First of all the confusion starts when we don't have PATIENCE, i have tested it. Because at your invitation the affiliate joins thinking of getting money instantly. But instantly the things change when he sign ups.

So my suggestion is to tell affiliates to invest there PATIENCE at first.
2. Also the importance of TIME should be mentioned during the invitation. So that the affiliates had priorly set up their mind to invest TIME.

If they have invested these, the things are going to change certainly. Because, the rest is offered by SFI. The determination will we set by GOALs Tab, and dedication can be set through mails.

3. At Start team leaders must little help them on social networks, so that they doesn't confuse anyway.

4. If we have group to help, then will be easy and no chances of confusion.
The New Help E-Cards are available and we must use it effectively to activate them

5. Sending regular tips is also important, it can help affiliates to get out of their confusions.
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Yes, it certainly happens with all. But leading active team is very important in SFI.
Also I remember when i was at that situation of confusion when i joined SFI, and try to implement those ideas on them for duplication.

1. First of all the confusion starts when we don't have PATIENCE, i have tested it. Because at your invitation the affiliate joins thinking of getting money instantly. But instantly the things change when he sign ups.

So my suggestion is to tell affiliates
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 102 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

I have a very simple way of doing things, and that include reading, reviewing and understanding the SFI BASICS and the LAUNCHPAD lessons and following the SFI Rules of Success as my guide and road map.

Then I teach these basics to my team, give them a simplified version of the To-Do list, and share this with everyone in my downlines to help eliminate confusion.

Knowing the Ultra-Simple 3-Steps plan by heart and teaching the simple duplication that results in following the basics help them to understand duplication.

By setting up Standing Order and achieving leadership in many areas of SFI business such as in VersaPoints, Class and Country Ranks, Top Author, winner in DG and other Contests, Top Sponsor, Top Co-Sponsor, Leadership Challenge, winning at EZ games, etc. will inspire duplication.

Working simply with a simple weekly plan for short term goal, will result in fulfilling the monthly goal of requalifying every month and beyond.

This simple strategy I share with my team thru my Leadership Page, and repeatedly mentioned in my informal chats with them.

SFI program is very easy to follow, just don’t try to reinvent the wheel or you’ll end up with a confused and unproductive team.

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I have a very simple way of doing things, and that include reading, reviewing and understanding the SFI BASICS and the LAUNCHPAD lessons and following the SFI Rules of Success as my guide and road map.

Then I teach these basics to my team, give them a simplified version of the To-Do list, and share this with everyone in my downlines to help eliminate confusion.

Knowing the Ultra-Simple 3-Steps plan by heart and teaching the simple duplication that results in following the
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Affiliate since: 01/04/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read David's 87 other Ask SC answers

My best suggestion would be to take one thing at a time.

If you have a team member that is actively asking questions and continuing communication with you. Then let them know that you are there to help and guide them. Help them with the questions they have one at a time until they let you know that they have a good understanding. Once you have satisfactorily answered a question or cleared up the confusion, move on to the next question.

One thing to remember, if you don't give up on them; they won't give up on their business. The biggest thing would be to have patience. Having patience will help you provide good, easy to understand guidance to help your team member.

I wish you the best of success.
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My best suggestion would be to take one thing at a time.

If you have a team member that is actively asking questions and continuing communication with you. Then let them know that you are there to help and guide them. Help them with the questions they have one at a time until they let you know that they have a good understanding. Once you have satisfactorily answered a question or cleared up the confusion, move on to the next question.

One thing to remember, if you don't
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Affiliate since: 03/25/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sandra's 7 other Ask SC answers

At the beginning, I've found that many people collect the points, but don't read the information provided.

Emphasise how important it is to read the information and to go back and read it over and over until they understand it and where to find it. Explain to them that many people are confused at the start, but everything they need to know is on the site. Also, continue to let them know that they can come to you and that you'll do whatever you can to help them and that no question is too small to ask.

Look at their Ledger and see if you can spot areas where they seem to be having problems. Then, send them an email letting them know you noticed they seem to be having some difficulty in whatever area it is and that you want to help them with it.

Let them know they can learn a lot by going into the Forum and by browsing the SFI Glossary.

Send a weekly letter giving a tip of your own or something you saw that you want to make sure they also see.

Gentle encouragement and letting them know that they will soon have a team of their own might help them to want to learn what they need to know.

Hope this might help. Good luck!!!
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At the beginning, I've found that many people collect the points, but don't read the information provided.

Emphasise how important it is to read the information and to go back and read it over and over until they understand it and where to find it. Explain to them that many people are confused at the start, but everything they need to know is on the site. Also, continue to let them know that they can come to you and that you'll do whatever you can to help them and that no question
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Affiliate since: 01/19/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lynnette's 18 other Ask SC answers

Starting out new can be confusing with all the information we are going through.

We can get confused because of how we understand what we are reading. SFI's affiliates come from all over the world, and English may not be the mother tongue for some, so trying to understand some things can cause confusion.

I think to help our team members we should teach them which Actions they should complete first from the Getting Started section,  do the Launch Pad Lessons daily for 30 days, (some run through this in one day), Review Training Articles as they come for 20 days and not forget to complete the Daily Actions for 30 days as well, and the remaining Getting Started Actions during the course of the month.

While they may also receive emails from SFI Corporate about upgrading, I think Team Leaders should also let team members know, through the weekly mails, how they got to Executive Affiliate and EA2 and what they've done or are doing to maintain EA2.

If a Leader is knowledgeable in the areas of creating a website or blog and are promoting SFI and/or TripleClicks, share that knowledge with your downline.  In fact, I would say, anything a Leader has achieved should be duplicated to their downline, in clear or simple method for better understanding by their  members.

Teaching them from our own experiences, I feel, will make them understand what they're doing or supposed to do, and hopefully lessen the confusion.


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Starting out new can be confusing with all the information we are going through.

We can get confused because of how we understand what we are reading. SFI's affiliates come from all over the world, and English may not be the mother tongue for some, so trying to understand some things can cause confusion.

I think to help our team members we should teach them which Actions they should complete first from the Getting Started section,  do the Launch Pad Lessons daily for
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 301 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

Duplication is one of the most used words in network marketing business, yet highly misunderstood by many. I hear this all the time, “Why can’t I get my team members to duplicate?”

Here are steps you can do to eliminate confusion in your team building and lead your team to duplication:

- Analyze how your team got into “confused about everything”. Begin by asking the following questions: How I have been building my team? What kind of foundation is my team built upon?

If you’re trying to reinvent the wheel and doing the particular working steps always in different ways, you’re going to make your business unnecessarily complicated for the people, who joined your team and consequently they’re getting confused. If everybody you sponsored would run their own system, what would be the result? You can’t attain any success, if confusion dominates in your team.

Here’s what you can do to revert the situation:

1. Review SFI BASICS and LAUNCHPAD.

2. It’s important that you have a clear understanding on these topics; you’ll be training and supporting your team based on your knowledge on these subjects If you’re not sure about any point, contact your upline, use SFI Forum and post your question or simply search the Ask SC for answers.

3. You should be emphasizing to your team members to focus on SFI BASICS and LAUNCHPAD right from the start.

4. Ensure that your team understand clearly the three steps in SFI BASICS and adhere to these principles in their development and growth, by going to the next step below.

- Do you have an effective strategy in place in communicating with your team members?

To establish trust within your team, it’s essential to communicate with them. Maintain a consistent communication with your team members. If you have gained the trust of your team members, they’ll listen to you and follow your lead. When you cross-check clarity, direction, consistency and timing of your messages, your team members perceives your communication efforts in the best possible light.

When you become an effective communicator you will gain a level of confidence to build your SFI business that you never thought possible.

You should lead by example in keeping the principles of SFI BASICS and LAUNCHPAD. You need to do all you can to get them in the same page as you do in understanding the three main steps of SFI BASICS. You need to remember that your actions speak louder than words.

If you’re doing it right and everyone in your team is following your example, then you’re leading your team into the process of duplication.


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Duplication is one of the most used words in network marketing business, yet highly misunderstood by many. I hear this all the time, “Why can’t I get my team members to duplicate?”

Here are steps you can do to eliminate confusion in your team building and lead your team to duplication:

- Analyze how your team got into “confused about everything”. Begin by asking the following questions: How I have been building my team? What kind of foundation is my team built upon?

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

It's important to ask them questions so you can have a better understanding of what they are missing. You might even decide to talk to them on the phone if it's feasible and they have many questions. Other times using email can accomplish what you want if you can clear things up in a short time.

Refer them also to the forums. You want to help them in the shortest time possible, yet cover every concern they have. The SFI site is in itself a complete resource of valuable information. Members of your team need to use the site to find answers and only after they can't find them contact their sponsor. If you can get your team to search for the answers, you can teach them how to become a leader themselves.

Leaders don't have all the answers, but we know how to find them. By instilling this practice into the members of our own team it becomes part of their training and will equip them with the knowledge and ability to build their own team.
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It's important to ask them questions so you can have a better understanding of what they are missing. You might even decide to talk to them on the phone if it's feasible and they have many questions. Other times using email can accomplish what you want if you can clear things up in a short time.

Refer them also to the forums. You want to help them in the shortest time possible, yet cover every concern they have. The SFI site is in itself a complete resource of valuable information. Members
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jennie's 147 other Ask SC answers

That is a very good question.

For a newbie to follow the example of his leader requires understanding of what it is all about.

This is therefore one example of when prevention is better than cure. Preventing confusion begins during the first 24 hours of signup. I think we lose a lot of prospects during this time.

Set up a simple guide that your downline can follow until they can find their way around. Label the guide appropriately so they can be drawn to it.


Include in the guide:
-The main pages like the Lunchpads, the Getting Started and the SFI Basics
-A daily work assignment- What they must do each day
-A weekly assignment- What they must do weekly
-A monthly assignment-What they must do each month


Post the guide on your leadership page and send it after the welcome letter.

To avoid unnecessary confusion, be prepared to explain what the badges are in stages, not all at once. it is no point confusing them about a Top Authors badge when they don't understand what a 10 Day VP Streak is.

Hope this helps!
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That is a very good question.

For a newbie to follow the example of his leader requires understanding of what it is all about.

This is therefore one example of when prevention is better than cure. Preventing confusion begins during the first 24 hours of signup. I think we lose a lot of prospects during this time.

Set up a simple guide that your downline can follow until they can find their way around. Label the guide appropriately so they can be drawn to it.


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

First of all, it's very difficult to even know who is confused because they either do not reply to your communications or their replies are so short and truncated that they tell you nothing.

If they have 0 VP they are not confused, they are not interested.

If they have at least one vp and have not logged in since, they saw something they didn't like. Try to contact them and see what is wrong and resolve it.

If they keep starting and stopping, they might be confused. Try to resolve this.

Since most of the SFI training is not confusing and most affiliates have good sense, then if you feel that your team is confused, take a good look at what you are doing and projecting in your written messages. Take a look at your welcome letters, your Leadership Page, your Best Tip, and your selection of and wording of the e-Cards you send out.

Use one of your weekly messages to hold a mini seminar and cover the main points that may be confusing to your team. Cover duplication as one of the items. Remember people duplicate what they see and hear or read. It is up to you to tell them what you do. They can't see your ledger or your genealogy nor yours scoreboard. Don't show them, give them hints so they can do it, too.







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First of all, it's very difficult to even know who is confused because they either do not reply to your communications or their replies are so short and truncated that they tell you nothing.

If they have 0 VP they are not confused, they are not interested.

If they have at least one vp and have not logged in since, they saw something they didn't like. Try to contact them and see what is wrong and resolve it.

If they keep starting and stopping, they might be confused.
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Affiliate since: 08/19/2022, Power Rank: 99999999

Confusion is like the storm over the sea. It can cause shipwreck and it is a matter that should be taken serious and act accordingly before it cripples your business and render you failure.

To lead this confused team and save them from the confusion, leaders must satisfy the requirement of the team by investigating and understanding the cause of the confusion.

Leaders must take control of the information flow and define the team’s direction. Training and guidance are also important to keep the team on focus.

The team must be able to see their leader as the best mentor to whom they can be assured of success. The team’s goals and success rest on duplication and therefore the focus of the leader must be on the following points:

1. Reminding the team of SFIBasics, Launchpad lessons and the available information required for them to develop their SFI business.

2. Doing what you want them to do.

3. Monitoring the team’s operations and progress, ensuring that all requirements are adhere to.

4. Always encouraging the team.

5. Planning with the team and helping them stick to their goals

6. Applying SFI Rules of Success at all times.

7. And finally good communication.

With these commitments success can be achieved.


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Confusion is like the storm over the sea. It can cause shipwreck and it is a matter that should be taken serious and act accordingly before it cripples your business and render you failure.

To lead this confused team and save them from the confusion, leaders must satisfy the requirement of the team by investigating and understanding the cause of the confusion.

Leaders must take control of the information flow and define the team’s direction. Training and guidance are also
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