Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 590 | Read George's 87 other Ask SC answers

I agree with much of what is written so far. But here is what I actually do.
I send a letter to every new person (see below). To my PSA level one I send a letter from me. To those at lower levels I send the letter below. I prefer sending it via my email because the links are live, but at lower levels I do not have access to emails so use the Team Mailer.

Dear Mary,

Welcome to SFI. Martha is your immediate sponsor and is a great, talented, and successful person. I just wanted to introduce myself and let you know that I am available to you in any way that I can help.

My leadership page is www.sfimg.com/leadership/11877069 where I maintain a blog that might be helpful and I run several contests and co-ops that you can participate in. One such co-op is, I will add you to our free advertising co-op if you reach 1500 points before the end of the month. Send me a note when you've made it.

Also, this being your very first day, do your very best to gain 500 Versa points. This can be done simply. Here are a few ideas, which your sponsor may have already sent to you:

For confirming your registration =>> 150 points
For whitelisting [email protected] =>> 100 points
For completing your Affiliate Profile =>> 75 points
For registering as an a2a member =>> 60 points
For sending your SFI Commitment Message to your sponsor =>> 50 points
For reading the Getting Started FAQs =>> 50 points
For reading the "About SFI" page =>> 20 points
Total points ------ 505 VP.

If achieved you will qualify for the Fast Track Bonus of 500 more points.

SFI rewards you to learn. Continue over the next days to visit your affiliate page, work on your To-Do list, study your Launch Pad mailings and you will reach 1500 in no time. Once reached you qualify for that month's Executive Pool Payout. Each month you reach 1500, you will get paid on the 10th of the following month.

Again, Welcome and send me any questions letting me know how I can help you.

Work together Rise together,
George

I also make PDF tutorials for signing up for free ad sights and for Doing SFI things that include screen shots to walk them through recruiting an ECA, buying with TCredits or whatever.
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I agree with much of what is written so far. But here is what I actually do.
I send a letter to every new person (see below). To my PSA level one I send a letter from me. To those at lower levels I send the letter below. I prefer sending it via my email because the links are live, but at lower levels I do not have access to emails so use the Team Mailer.

Dear Mary,

Welcome to SFI. Martha is your immediate sponsor and is a great, talented, and successful person. I just
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Affiliate since: 09/04/2002, Power Rank: 336 | Read Carl's 74 other Ask SC answers

We all will constantly gain a very large share of " 0 " affiliates who sign up and never take action. This is not to pose a negative, but just a fact. As leaders we realize this as we attempt to get more involved.

Most people are always in a hurry, and never take time to figure out how to make real money in SFI. The business is so simple that is just flies right over their heads. They are looking for the catch or the easy way out so they drop out or never really get started, become so overwhelmed with all the things they see to do , feel that they have too much to read , or can't see how they can really make any serious money doing it and are simply looking at every opportunity they see in hopes of finding one where they can get rich quickly with not much effort.

You have a moral obligation to do whatever you can to get the 95% of non-doers to take positive actions, because your affiliates would not be affiliates if they were not looking for more money, a better life for their families, to get out of a job relationship they hate, or any number of other personal reasons.

Be the great Coach that can bring out the best in people. You must study and learn to motivate, inspire, and get those in your group to take action. I discovered that this is an important element because most affiliates are looking for someone to lead, guide, and develop them and once they know that you are there to support them and have their genuine interest at heart, they will gain more confidence and trust in you.

Step up your role as a Leader by providing great training that gets the right results and your group will grow and become successful and your attrition rate of " 0 " Affiliates will decrease.

Thanks
Carl

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We all will constantly gain a very large share of " 0 " affiliates who sign up and never take action. This is not to pose a negative, but just a fact. As leaders we realize this as we attempt to get more involved.

Most people are always in a hurry, and never take time to figure out how to make real money in SFI. The business is so simple that is just flies right over their heads. They are looking for the catch or the easy way out so they drop out or never really get started,
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Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kelly's 3 other Ask SC answers

I think there are several reasons people join and then do nothing. First, We are in a microwave society and constantly bombarded with the get rich quick programs. You know the one....make 30K in 30 days! When people join these, they expect instant results. When they don't get those instant results, they move on to something they think will solve their problems today.

I think some who join SFI expect to be making money IMMEDIATELY and have no idea of what it takes to actually build and maintain a business! I compare an "instant money businesses" to a lottery..they are incredibly lucky if it works, and not easy to duplicate those results in the future.

SFI offers so many tools that if an affiliate will simply take advantage of the opportunity, they can be successful. Learning one thing, getting good at it, and then moving to the next gives a powerful resource for their SFI business to grow over time.

When first reaching out to new affiliates, I let them know that if they are looking for a business that will sustain them for the future, SFI is their answer, but they need to treat it as a business instead of a game they are playing by devoting specific amounts of time and effort each day. I let them know that if they will get to know this business, and then help others succeed, they will create an even stronger business for themselves.

Finally, I always remember that you can't push a rope. Meaning, if someone really wants something, we can help pull them along, but we can't PUSH them into it. If they have to be pushed, you'll be out of breath and they'll be fighting you the entire way. Better to have others who need to be pulled along a bit, and who are actually making you stronger as a result.


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I think there are several reasons people join and then do nothing. First, We are in a microwave society and constantly bombarded with the get rich quick programs. You know the one....make 30K in 30 days! When people join these, they expect instant results. When they don't get those instant results, they move on to something they think will solve their problems today.

I think some who join SFI expect to be making money IMMEDIATELY and have no idea of what it takes to actually build
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Affiliate since: 07/30/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Seamus's 2 other Ask SC answers

Some join because they think its easy money, when they find its not they give up. Others get confused after a short time and decide to stop trying. Others are lazy and dont want to devote the time and effort to learn and do. Then there are those who become your diomonds, they are your workers who are determined to make a success of SFI and are willing to spend time, effort and money to do so. These are the ones you should really concentrate on helping to grow their business as they will make you rich over time. That does not mean you neglect the ones who are not working at it. Keep in contact with them at least once a week by sending out team mail tips and ideas that may move some of them to get active. It seems to work for me. Hope this helps. Seamus.
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Some join because they think its easy money, when they find its not they give up. Others get confused after a short time and decide to stop trying. Others are lazy and dont want to devote the time and effort to learn and do. Then there are those who become your diomonds, they are your workers who are determined to make a success of SFI and are willing to spend time, effort and money to do so. These are the ones you should really concentrate on helping to grow their business as they will make you
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Affiliate since: 08/05/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Linda's 19 other Ask SC answers

I think that most people are like me, where they are looking for a place to make enough money, so that even in the first month there would be enough to help pay the bills and buy the groceries. A job of necessity not a whim. I know I was searching online for an at home job that would pay me a legitimate wage, not pocket change and I stumbled upon SFI.
That very reason as to why they join is probably the reason they don't stay with it. They are not looking at the long term benefits but only now, this month. They need a good sized payout after their first month. They build their versa points in that first month looking for a great commission from their shares in tripleclicks and become disappointed when it's not what they expected or needed and therefore loose hope and move on.
These are ones that don't have the patience or vision to see the long term benefits of the future by staying with SFI. So how can we help our new affiliates to stick with it. Share your vision of the future. Send encouraging letters through group PSA, individual team letters and stream. Give commendation with each step of growth you notice. Encourage building a team, give suggestions, help them get started advertising. Talk about how good the possibilities can be. Make SFI personal, a place with real people, doing real work.
There will always be those that grasp the concept and those that don't. That's why each one of us needs to continually build our own team, because there are times you just can't get them to stay. But that's okay because you are always advertising and having new affiliates to work with!
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I think that most people are like me, where they are looking for a place to make enough money, so that even in the first month there would be enough to help pay the bills and buy the groceries. A job of necessity not a whim. I know I was searching online for an at home job that would pay me a legitimate wage, not pocket change and I stumbled upon SFI.
That very reason as to why they join is probably the reason they don't stay with it. They are not looking at the long term benefits but
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Affiliate since: 09/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tiborne's 1 other Ask SC answers

I do not understand people.Why join if you are not working and does not accept my help.The SFI was nice goals can be achieved, but it is important to work with and the course will be on Åland.I'm sorry that many people do not understand.Mitt I can do, if you do not accept the help?

Affiliate since: 08/29/2012, Power Rank: 264 | Read Jacqueline's 83 other Ask SC answers

There are many people looking to try to earn a quick buck and are looking for the easiest way to do so with on-line businesses. That is only because so many sites claim that you can make X amount of money within hours of starting and purchasing their products. So their heads get filled with such nonsense, that they will invest money into those others falsely promising sites only later to discover that they really are not going to make the money they were first promised and just leave them hanging on a product that isn't getting them anywhere.

I would suggest to try to keep their interest and to contact your new affiliates within 24 to 48 hours and just let them know who you are and what can be achieved by giving SFI a try and that they will not have to invest right away, but like with starting any kind of new business there will be some sort of investing required. Also, that they will have all of the Tools needed to get started for NO cost whatsoever. Like any other kind of business, they will have to work their business in order to succeed. Most importantly, that you will be there for them, so they will not have to figure it all out by themselves.

Maybe share some of the good success stories with them to let them know that they can succeed with SFI if they are willing to put in the time and work, they too can be successful. Express how much Fun SFI is to be a part of with all of the rewards that SFI has to offer.

Try to always follow-up with your new affiliates, just to find out if SFI is something that they would be interesting in trying, some might reply back, but don't get discouraged if they don't reply. It just might not be for what they are looking for with an online business.

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There are many people looking to try to earn a quick buck and are looking for the easiest way to do so with on-line businesses. That is only because so many sites claim that you can make X amount of money within hours of starting and purchasing their products. So their heads get filled with such nonsense, that they will invest money into those others falsely promising sites only later to discover that they really are not going to make the money they were first promised and just leave them hanging
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ferdinand's 8 other Ask SC answers

Not to force anything.
Explain the basic facts.
Use short sentences.
Ask questions: "How can I help you?" or "What is not clear?" or "really chcešvyd?lávat money with SFI?" etc.
Properly orient (links to specific thing).
Motivate - mainly personal example, experience.
Write a personal e-mail (in addition to PSA / CSA ??Mailer).
And most importantly: with pig-headed person not waste your time and nerves.

Affiliate since: 08/19/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jakob's 4 other Ask SC answers

This is a good question but the problem is not only in SFI. In any MLM there are a lot of people (the most) who do nothing. I would recommend to be honest with your affiliates and to tell them that this is not a way of making quick money. It takes patience, but most of all perseverance and time will come to see the fruits. Keep in mind that for every 30 members, one is really going to do the business. Work with him and do not focus on the other 29. Let them go at their own pace.

Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84 | Read Jeannette's 241 other Ask SC answers

I believe that most people see that they can join this business free but think they can do very little or nothing. SFI stresses, right from the beginning, that this business is not a, "get rich scheme." It even warns them that if this is what they are looking for, this is not for them. Some people are not very good readers. They are visual people. Some people just do not want to make the effort. Some have problems in their lives that take up most of their time and resources. Some people just aren't designed for the network marketing mentality or just don't understand it because they are used to the hard work ethic where they really don't make that much money for working at a 9 to 5 job every day. Nevertheless, just keep encouraging your affiliates and contacting them and showing them, by example, that this really works! Some people are so impatient they want results now! However, just encourage them to read everything and gain VP and take their time understanding this wonderful opportunity. There are a few who really will understand it and will move with this at great speed.
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I believe that most people see that they can join this business free but think they can do very little or nothing. SFI stresses, right from the beginning, that this business is not a, "get rich scheme." It even warns them that if this is what they are looking for, this is not for them. Some people are not very good readers. They are visual people. Some people just do not want to make the effort. Some have problems in their lives that take up most of their time and resources. Some
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