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

Hello Nsikak,

Every affiliate is depending on how you plan on helping them to succeed.
As a newbie I wanted large downline to earn a nice percentage of each and every month. Have invested in affiliates sign up 10+5 and discovered that all of them have signed at the same date and never came back on line again. Second day I send personal welcoming message to all. Nothing happened. After two days I send another letter (not using group mailing) with a catchy subject: “fastest way to become EA”. Nothing happened. After two days, again, I sent a personal message: “40 clicks per day to enter in daily grand prizes + VP’s”. Messages were short, up to the point and out of 15 unresponsive affiliates, now I have 3 PSA’s actively involved.
So, don’t judge to soon and remember: “Helping EVERY affiliate sooner rather than later, can be a great way for you to succeed in your business too”.
The rest is very easy.
Use your genealogy report, use affiliate manager tool to check your PSA's activity and ‘signs’ are all there.
Go to checklist, its very important, as its allowing you to create a personal relationship with your affiliate and help.
Group e-mailing is for points; One on one communication is for success.

All the best and good luck!

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Hello Nsikak,

Every affiliate is depending on how you plan on helping them to succeed.
As a newbie I wanted large downline to earn a nice percentage of each and every month. Have invested in affiliates sign up 10+5 and discovered that all of them have signed at the same date and never came back on line again. Second day I send personal welcoming message to all. Nothing happened. After two days I send another letter (not using group mailing) with a catchy subject: “fastest way to
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Affiliate since: 11/17/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read R S's 34 other Ask SC answers

You see your top movers,if there is any new PSA then that affiliate has the potential of being a good one.
You then go & see the details of VersaPoints earned by him. If he has completed profile,uploaded photo,become a2a member,completed Get started Action,got points for LaunchPad,completed Intermediate action then the PSA is a good one.
If that PSA becomes EA or teamleader then it confirms that PSA is good.
The final test comes in the second month. If that PSA becomes EA2 or teamleader then the confirmation is confirmed.
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You see your top movers,if there is any new PSA then that affiliate has the potential of being a good one.
You then go & see the details of VersaPoints earned by him. If he has completed profile,uploaded photo,become a2a member,completed Get started Action,got points for LaunchPad,completed Intermediate action then the PSA is a good one.
If that PSA becomes EA or teamleader then it confirms that PSA is good.
The final test comes in the second month. If that PSA becomes EA2 or teamleader
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Affiliate since: 11/02/2022, Power Rank: 99999999

No affiliates is good or bad one . Each one that signed up want to be a member in SFI.
Its a questions , whether they understand what they want to do and get from SFI ? Some
affiliates invest in time and want to be train through SFI system ,while others are just
taking chances , to see if they can earn dollars overnight .

If they cannot fill up their profile , i guess they are not serious to be PSA. So ,we have to offer other options to get them to be active in SFI . Tell them about TC products which they can purchased , buy TC credits and bid in auctionS or sell their new
and old stuff under SFI system.

You may loose them as affiliates, but keep them as prospect and future customers in this
business . Its a win win situation ! Cheers
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No affiliates is good or bad one . Each one that signed up want to be a member in SFI.
Its a questions , whether they understand what they want to do and get from SFI ? Some
affiliates invest in time and want to be train through SFI system ,while others are just
taking chances , to see if they can earn dollars overnight .

If they cannot fill up their profile , i guess they are not serious to be PSA. So ,we have to offer other options to get them to be active in SFI . Tell
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Affiliate since: 04/26/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Thabisa's 4 other Ask SC answers

First impressions are lasting but are not necessarilly valid. An affiliate who logs in and then disappears for a week without completing their profile or even earning a single VP is most likely going to be a hopless PSA. On the other hand the guy who is a fast track and reaches the rank of EA in their first month promises to be a good PSA but there are always exceptions to these cases. There are PSA who do nothing for the first month but end up top of their class whilst there are star PSA who reach the rank of Gold Team leader in ther first month and opt out after 6 months. The moral of the story is that you can not easily tell who will turn out to be a good PSA in the first three months. All you need is to keep encouraging all except those who are completely absent.
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First impressions are lasting but are not necessarilly valid. An affiliate who logs in and then disappears for a week without completing their profile or even earning a single VP is most likely going to be a hopless PSA. On the other hand the guy who is a fast track and reaches the rank of EA in their first month promises to be a good PSA but there are always exceptions to these cases. There are PSA who do nothing for the first month but end up top of their class whilst there are star PSA who reach
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Affiliate since: 06/26/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Allen's 7 other Ask SC answers

"What are the signs that a new affiliate is going to be a good one?"

I think the answer to this question depends on what you mean by a "good one".


For example, If you mean that an affiliate is good enough that you don't need any more, then I don't believe that any of them are that good.

I know the ultra-simple 3 step plan says "Recruit 5 affiliates" but why should you stop there? Do you seriously believe 5 "good" affiliates is going to provide you with an income you can retire on? That is just an initial goal to get you started if you don't want to get bogged down with information overload.

You never know when one of those might quit being a "good" affiliate for whatever reason. Maybe he thinks he has 5 good ones under him so he doesn't need to work anymore!

If you are training your affiliates to duplicate what you do will you tell them once they get X good affiliates they are set for life? Then what will happen to your income when your whole downline has enough good affilates and stops promoting?



If, however, you want to know when an affiliate is good enough to deserve your support and advice, then I would say they all are!

You should never neglect supporting one of your affiliates just because he didn't have the "signs of a good affiliate." Sure, you can and should give extra attention to the people who seem to be putting in an effort, but I don't believe there is any fixed formula you can go by to determine which ones deserve the extra help.

How would you feel if your sponsor gave more support to another affiliate and neglected you because you didn't make it past round 4 in E365 and didn't make the fast track bonus? By his formula you may not have the signs of a good affiliate. But someone who does fit his formula might not need the help, or might drop out after a month or so.



The only valid reason I can see for wanting to know if someone is a "good" affiliate is when evaluating advertising methods.

If you can determine that affiliates who sign up from an ad posted on a free online classified board have a higher success rate than affiliates who you recruit by sending a gift card via snail mail (or vice versa), then that could be valuable information that will help you decide where to focus your advertising efforts.

If that is your reason behind wanting to know if someone is a good affiliate then I think you should wait and gather several months if not years of data before you can make a statistically valid judgement of which advertising sources are more effective at bringing in "good" affiliates.

As for me, I am not that good a statistician and don't have the patience to make that evaluation. If you are and you do, please share the results with the rest of us ;)


I hope you feel this is helpful.
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"What are the signs that a new affiliate is going to be a good one?"

I think the answer to this question depends on what you mean by a "good one".


For example, If you mean that an affiliate is good enough that you don't need any more, then I don't believe that any of them are that good.

I know the ultra-simple 3 step plan says "Recruit 5 affiliates" but why should you stop there? Do you seriously believe 5 "good" affiliates
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Affiliate since: 05/28/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gordana's 10 other Ask SC answers

Hello everybody,

Well, I am sure that all of you here who gave answers here have more experience then me, but I will give my modest opinion.

If new affiliate ask, how can I make money in SFI, and after explanation, he/she starts to learn and apply what sponsor advices him to do, that is good sign of understanding what is true meaning of SFI.

Fast track, and EA status first month, can be sign, but the second month will show you if people are serious and determent to succeed in SFI.

Good luck to you all.




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Hello everybody,

Well, I am sure that all of you here who gave answers here have more experience then me, but I will give my modest opinion.

If new affiliate ask, how can I make money in SFI, and after explanation, he/she starts to learn and apply what sponsor advices him to do, that is good sign of understanding what is true meaning of SFI.

Fast track, and EA status first month, can be sign, but the second month will show you if people are serious and determent to
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Affiliate since: 03/20/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Steve's 8 other Ask SC answers

Good question.

I do not believe there is any way in the short run. It is better to use the tools SFI equips you with to communicate with all of your down line. Using my down line as an example, out of 150 people, only 1 person seems to be working. Some, after obtaining the rank of EA2, vanished. And some of the people who I thought gave up, returned for a short while giving me hope that they haven't given up yet.

The best advice I can give is to send out team mails to everybody and if someone does work, follow the rule of success that states (Work with the Workers).

Hope this is helpful.

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Good question.

I do not believe there is any way in the short run. It is better to use the tools SFI equips you with to communicate with all of your down line. Using my down line as an example, out of 150 people, only 1 person seems to be working. Some, after obtaining the rank of EA2, vanished. And some of the people who I thought gave up, returned for a short while giving me hope that they haven't given up yet.

The best advice I can give is to send out team mails to everybody
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

You'll never know whether you have a good affiliate or not. It always depends on the relationship between you and him.

Signs of a good start are regularly logging in and daily work on the To-Do list and also maintaining communication.

Another sign is the achievement status of EA2 and also maintaining it. Very important is of course to maintain the motivation (Yours and the partner's), because such a business grows not overnight,it takes patience and perseverance.

Affiliate since: 02/18/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Helen's 10 other Ask SC answers

Thank you for asking this valid question.
I look at myself as a new affiliate to SFI. I was working at a full time job when I joined, it was purely for my brother's sake as he had asked me to join. I took a look at it and liked what I saw,registered, posted my picture, started gaining some VP; then I got busier with my full time job and stopped logging in for a while. My brother thought I would be a good affiliate as I started out well.
After some more nudges, I eventually got back & found I had lost out on the fast track and Challenge in the first month and missed out on monthly prizes. I was sorry that I stopped giving time to SFI. Now I try to log in each day as I can really see the benefits. I think this may be common signs a new affiliate gives out and one can never be sure whether they will be good or not. As a Sponsor we must fight till the end to keep our PSA's and CSA's.
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Thank you for asking this valid question.
I look at myself as a new affiliate to SFI. I was working at a full time job when I joined, it was purely for my brother's sake as he had asked me to join. I took a look at it and liked what I saw,registered, posted my picture, started gaining some VP; then I got busier with my full time job and stopped logging in for a while. My brother thought I would be a good affiliate as I started out well.
After some more nudges, I eventually got back &
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Affiliate since: 06/27/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lanna's 7 other Ask SC answers

I don't believe a new affiliate is good or bad. I DO believe any affiliate has to have the desire, patience, and perseverance to become a success in their own home business. If none of us have those qualities, we wouldn't be very good, either!

There is a 'but', though. Being an excellent Sponsor can go a long way, too. I not only send Team Mails, and personal emails, but I also chat with mine very often. If I see any that are online, I start a chat with them to see if they need my help, or to encourage them that they are doing a great job. I offer Incentives/Rewards to them, as well as on my Leadership page as a contest. Encouraging them, rewarding them, and staying in contact is VERY important if you want to keep them. Motivation is key...Keep them Motivated, as I've stated here, like I do. I need them, as much as they need me, if we're going to make our Team a successful business! I'm not in this alone, and they shouldn't be, either.
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I don't believe a new affiliate is good or bad. I DO believe any affiliate has to have the desire, patience, and perseverance to become a success in their own home business. If none of us have those qualities, we wouldn't be very good, either!

There is a 'but', though. Being an excellent Sponsor can go a long way, too. I not only send Team Mails, and personal emails, but I also chat with mine very often. If I see any that are online, I start a chat with them to see if they need my help,
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