Affiliate since: 02/17/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jacqui's 3 other Ask SC answers

BOTH are VERY VERY important.

* The initial contact creates a great welcome to the new member. It also makes the program seem less like a get rich scheme!

* The follow ups are very important to. If you didn't follow up, they would feel alone and confused about the whole program. It is our job to offer support and guidance.

To me both are of the same importance.

I hope this helps!

Affiliate since: 04/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Isaiah's 2 other Ask SC answers

This is a good question...

The initial contact is extremely important. We have all heard the expression "You only get one chance to make a first impression". This is so important. You don't want to come off as arrogant but you do want to sound confident. Make sure you have 2 or 3 main points to talk about and end the conversation with a "teaser"(an exciting statistic or fact) and tell them you will tell them more next time you talk. Leave them wanting more.

That being said...
The follow ups are where you close the deal and get the person/persons started and continuously moving forward. Without following up with a lead you will never close the deal.

I like to think of it as a vehicle. You purchase a new car and it looks great! With this new car you will need to regularly change the oil, fill it with gas, check the brake fluid, etc. Without these things your car will not last. Without the fuel the vehicle will not move.

So to answer your question, I personally feel that while initial contact is extremely important, the follow up is much more important. Without regular follow ups your PSA's will go nowhere. We need to give them the fuel, the drive to get them going and keep them going.

I hope this helps :-)
Best Wishes!
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This is a good question...

The initial contact is extremely important. We have all heard the expression "You only get one chance to make a first impression". This is so important. You don't want to come off as arrogant but you do want to sound confident. Make sure you have 2 or 3 main points to talk about and end the conversation with a "teaser"(an exciting statistic or fact) and tell them you will tell them more next time you talk. Leave them wanting more.

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

Definitely, the initial contact with a prospect is more important than the follow-up, why?

1.The initial contact is the main issue as I believe. We are trying to provide a prospect who is reliable, has no intention to quit, believes in the idea of this business, likes teamwork process, has the spirit of helpfulness and the challenge to confront any difficulties.

2.However the follow-up is very important, it is always depending on the presence of the initial contact, then it is actually less important. On the other hand, it is none sense to make a good effort to bring an ideal initial contact, and then to neglect the follow-up which is the important factor to keep such a fine selection !

As an abstract, although the initial contact is more important as it is the origin, the follow-up is mandatory to avoid losing it.

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Definitely, the initial contact with a prospect is more important than the follow-up, why?

1.The initial contact is the main issue as I believe. We are trying to provide a prospect who is reliable, has no intention to quit, believes in the idea of this business, likes teamwork process, has the spirit of helpfulness and the challenge to confront any difficulties.

2.However the follow-up is very important, it is always depending on the presence of the initial contact, then it
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Affiliate since: 02/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Surjono's 1 other Ask SC answers

For me both are very important.

1. For initial contact is you start picking out the appropriate business partners with a shared commitment to work together to achieve success and will now go to see each other's lives better. If you've done a good explanation on your prospective about this business in the future for him and the SFI business programs that support and develop everything in your prospective understand, can be seen also in SFI's future then he will do the commit. Conversely, if you've done a good approach and explanation but your prospective no response then you should look for potential prospects because it will waste your time for a while. If you already have good evidence that he thinks income then you go back again to the potential prospects to offer back the SFI business but in any event you see your potential prospects a potential. Here you sued your patience in your leadership. The most important thing is to never give up on and continue to look for pearls in the ocean.

2. To follow up potential prospects there are 2 different handling.
a) prospects who did not take a lot to tell you, he will run by itself but you still follow up and communicate
b) the prospect that needs more attention where you need to concentrate to handle it and you see him live if he would run to catch up. Criteria such as the need for patience and humility your attention. For this follow-up is needed your leadership in doing so.
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For me both are very important.

1. For initial contact is you start picking out the appropriate business partners with a shared commitment to work together to achieve success and will now go to see each other's lives better. If you've done a good explanation on your prospective about this business in the future for him and the SFI business programs that support and develop everything in your prospective understand, can be seen also in SFI's future then he will do the commit. Conversely,
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Affiliate since: 02/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Alric's 21 other Ask SC answers

Both contacts are equally important. When I joined SFI, my sponsor did an excellent job in making a first contact and offering his help. His follow up contact concretized our partnership because he made me feel as if I have known him for a long time. In other words I trust him because of his communication.

I have copied his approach and I find that it gets PSAs and CSAs to feel more comfortable communicating with me and opens up the opportunity to truly duplicate my efforts.

Hope this helps.
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Both contacts are equally important. When I joined SFI, my sponsor did an excellent job in making a first contact and offering his help. His follow up contact concretized our partnership because he made me feel as if I have known him for a long time. In other words I trust him because of his communication.

I have copied his approach and I find that it gets PSAs and CSAs to feel more comfortable communicating with me and opens up the opportunity to truly duplicate my efforts.

Hope
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Affiliate since: 02/26/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Imre's 12 other Ask SC answers

Thanks for this question... Interesting one, so we can & have to meditate on the right answer... if there is any...

Everyone knows & accept that both are important... but... the question is: which one is more important and why?

Every situation and participants are different...

If you take a good first impression this will help you to manage your follow up. If your follow up would be good then your efforts will produce a fruitful cooperation. It is not a question...

But... if your follow up would be atrocious your chances will be reduced... it maybe you will have an other chance because of the good initial contact but you can realise it and keep the Partner next time with a good follow up only... if you can not improve your follow up sooner or later there will be no other chance... It seems to us the success depends on the quality of our follow up...

Can we say that the follow up more important? I do not think so... why? it is very simple: if you can not create a good initial contact with your Partner there will be no chance for you to apply your brilliant follow up...

OK. So, what is my answer for your question?

Let me ask a question firstly! Which one is more important: your left leg or your right one? What should be your right answer for this question?

There are different answers... there are different opportunities... different chances... but if the one of your legs will be not OK, you will limp always unfortunately...

Thanks for your attention.
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Thanks for this question... Interesting one, so we can & have to meditate on the right answer... if there is any...

Everyone knows & accept that both are important... but... the question is: which one is more important and why?

Every situation and participants are different...

If you take a good first impression this will help you to manage your follow up. If your follow up would be good then your efforts will produce a fruitful cooperation. It is not a question...

But...
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Actually both are important but since I feel that Doreen wanted me to choose then I will choose the initial contact.


Here are the reasons why:

1. Whom are you going to follow-up if you don't have initial contact? hehehehe.. this philosophical but true. Let's face, initial contact is the head and follow-up is the tail.

2. Really, first impression last. - with the kind of business we have (online) where 90% percent are scam, we should not present SFI business that will cast doubt in our prospects. We can afford to commit mistake in our follow-up but we can not afford to commit mistake in our initial contact.

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Actually both are important but since I feel that Doreen wanted me to choose then I will choose the initial contact.


Here are the reasons why:

1. Whom are you going to follow-up if you don't have initial contact? hehehehe.. this philosophical but true. Let's face, initial contact is the head and follow-up is the tail.

2. Really, first impression last. - with the kind of business we have (online) where 90% percent are scam, we should not present SFI business
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Doreen,

The initial contact will bring interest into SFI opportunity and the follow-up will separate tire kicker and the one that still believe in quick rich programs. Then you just have to show potential prospects what they have to gain. Never forget you need to show how SFI will benefit them and what if will do for them. It's always about them and never about you.

So both are important without initial contact there no follow up.

I hope this has answer your question.
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Affiliate since: 03/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read AA's 2 other Ask SC answers

The initial contact has to be the most important.

As the old adage goes: "you only get one chance to make a first impression."

So if your initial contact goes badly you might have no chance for a follow-up - in which case it doesn't matter if your follow-up is the best in SFI.

Of course, this does not mean that you can neglect to develop your follow-up approach and skills. On the contrary, it is essential that you do so.

Affiliate since: 11/29/2003, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronald's 15 other Ask SC answers

Hi,

Both of them are very important because they correlate! You cant follow up if you dont have the contacts and you cant without the initial contacts then you are at a dead end. For every prospects that you hope to get, they should be able to give you their email addresses so as it can be very easier for you to send mails and at the same time SFI can be able to send weekly or monthly emails just to keep them up to speed.

Nothing much but to wish you great prospecting.