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

The answer to this question depends on what type of support that you are referring to. There are multiple types of support:

1. Financial support--if you are short on finances yourself, then you shouldn't expect yourself to support your downline financially, and your downline should not expect you to either. Struggling with finances myself, I have found that the best way to support your downline financially is to invest it in yourself. By doing so, you are building your badges, and will also give your downline the ability to see that it is possible to succeed even without requiring lots of finances.

2. Knowledge support--it is very important that if your downline is contacting you requesting information, that you make sure that you provide them with the most correct information. If you are unable to answer their questions, you should reach out to your upline and a2a members. Also, if you have some downline members that are proving to be very successful, you could contact them and get their assistance as well.

3. Leadership support--your downline may never ask you for information. It is your job as their upline to provide information to them even when they don't ask for it. You can do this by means of direct email, PSA Mailer, CSA Mailer, or Genealogy Mailer. As a suggestion, create a newsletter that you send out once or twice a month. Determine what you want to convey in your newsletter. Do you want to provide online business information, articles of success or assistance, or to just touch base with them.

If you are lacking support in any of these area, there are multiple ways to gain this support yourself. To name a few:
1. Financial-place items on TripleClicks.
2. Knowledge-use the knowledge based training, forums, a2a members, and your upline.
3. Leadership-your upline, IAHBE, forums, online articles.

I hope this helped! Good luck with your success and Keep the Faith!!
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The answer to this question depends on what type of support that you are referring to. There are multiple types of support:

1. Financial support--if you are short on finances yourself, then you shouldn't expect yourself to support your downline financially, and your downline should not expect you to either. Struggling with finances myself, I have found that the best way to support your downline financially is to invest it in yourself. By doing so, you are building your badges, and will
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

You can support your downline affiliates by giving them the necessary confidence that they are not alone, and they can achieve any goal they have set for themselves! With you as the Sponsor, guiding them alone a path of trust towards you, and confiding in you everything they would like to know about SFI! Giving them pointers on how you became sucessful with your business, and help to assure your affiliates can do the exact same thing. Financially, coach them into purchasing at least 1 Tcredit to start. Gradually, move them up the ladder with more Tcredits, and use them as a standing order to ensure EA status for each month going forward. Support comes in big and small packages. If your trust is gained by your affiliates, then the outcome will be excellent to say the least. Check with your affiliates periodically to see how they are progressing! Congratulate your affiliates for a job well done. This gives them more confidence in you and shows them you as their Sponsor, really care about their success! While giving this advice to help your downline, it also can help you as well. To your own advice, and work it with your affiliates, and the transformation will be wonderful!
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You can support your downline affiliates by giving them the necessary confidence that they are not alone, and they can achieve any goal they have set for themselves! With you as the Sponsor, guiding them alone a path of trust towards you, and confiding in you everything they would like to know about SFI! Giving them pointers on how you became sucessful with your business, and help to assure your affiliates can do the exact same thing. Financially, coach them into purchasing at least 1 Tcredit to
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 63 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

It’s an important & formidable question. But your income depends upon the income of your downline. So it becomes all the more important to help them & bring them equal to at least your own status in your SFI business.

Take the following actions:

1. Its not always necessary to help each & everyone of your downline financially, you can communicate effectively through emails, Personal Messages to provide them guidance & support by giving them links as they may be new and are unable to locate sources & links to get the most VPs.

2. Provide them information on How to do free advertising on Free Classifieds Websites, Free Safe Lists & Traffic Exchanges, Free Ad Exchanges etc.

3. Help them create their blogs to advertise SFI & sell TripleClicks Products. This will add to their income.

4. Finally you yourself can promote their SFI & TripleClicks links as you, as their upline, are more experienced than all of them.

Hope these actions are useful & will provide the necessary help, guidance & support.

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It’s an important & formidable question. But your income depends upon the income of your downline. So it becomes all the more important to help them & bring them equal to at least your own status in your SFI business.

Take the following actions:

1. Its not always necessary to help each & everyone of your downline financially, you can communicate effectively through emails, Personal Messages to provide them guidance & support by giving them links as they may
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Affiliate since: 09/04/2002, Power Rank: 149 | Read Carl's 74 other Ask SC answers

The best way to support your downline affiliates if you have barely enough to support yourself would be to show encouragement and keep them motivated to do all they can to grow and build their business.Teach them how to stay on target,keep things simple,have fun,read and learn and continue to follow instructions to make the business work

If you have barely enough to support yourself you cannot be stressed about trying to help them financially in the business.Just be there for them and help them do the right things that's needed like logging in daily and scoring points each month to stay active. A lot of your downline affiliates may be in better shape than you financially, so don't assume that they will not invest or spend money to make the business work easier for them.

It will take a longer time to build if you are strapped for cash or on a tight budget, but stay focused and continue to build your group until you can see a small profit, then reinvest it back until you see your income increase.A lot of sacrifices and commitments will have to be made in SFI and the question is are you willing to stick it out through all of your tough times and become successful.The focus should be on the long term and remember that we are building a growing residual check and with hard work, the right direction and persistence, a person can reach unlimited income, but they have to want it bad enough and be willing to pay the price for it..
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The best way to support your downline affiliates if you have barely enough to support yourself would be to show encouragement and keep them motivated to do all they can to grow and build their business.Teach them how to stay on target,keep things simple,have fun,read and learn and continue to follow instructions to make the business work

If you have barely enough to support yourself you cannot be stressed about trying to help them financially in the business.Just be there for them and
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Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

Support can come from many avenues besides monetary. Definitely do all of the things recommended in the affiliate center here: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AwesomeSponsor The forum and other SC questions contain a wealth of information on the subject of support and sponsoring.

The other things you can do to support your affiliates are:

1. Learn what their goals are and help them devise a plan to attain them.

2. Connect with your team socially. Share your interests, hobbies, and dreams. Also
share interesting news, world events, and issues that you are passionate about.

3. Reward the workers with a very engaging e-book that will help them build their SFI business.

Too many affiliates despair because they feel like I can't afford to invest into SFI until I am earning commissions. This is a misconception and one that is deadly. You should think of all investment as an investment and accept the risks involved. I've been in SFI for many years and maintained TL status for many months. I started just like you and everyone else with no money, no team, and little time. I persevered and that is just what you must do and teach.

Finally, the best support is given by a clear cut strategy that will deliver results. No matter how much money you can invest if you stick with the basics you can't go wrong. Refer. Sponsor. Duplicate. Then take it one step further and help everyone else do the same thing. This is support and we all can and should do this.
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Support can come from many avenues besides monetary. Definitely do all of the things recommended in the affiliate center here: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/AwesomeSponsor The forum and other SC questions contain a wealth of information on the subject of support and sponsoring.

The other things you can do to support your affiliates are:

1. Learn what their goals are and help them devise a plan to attain them.

2. Connect with your team socially. Share your
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

Let us take this from the beginning.
1. A person joins SFI to create an income. They read and learn and do one or two things. They build a business or they leave.

2. The SFI business has the tools and the training to create that income. The income created can be reinvested into their business.

3. Does anyone need to pay for the tools or the training? No, it is all free for any SFI affiliate to use.

4. Is there any difficulty in using the tools? Yes there can be if you have no knowledge, but the knowledge is provided by the training.

5. Do affiliates need help even though the training and the tools are provided? YES, (a very big YES). They need you to encourage them, share tips with them, share resources with them and answer their questions. They NEED to know you are THERE for them and that YOU believe in the SFI business.

6. Do affiliates need their sponsor to pay for them? NO, (a very big NO). Although it would be very nice to pay for your affiliates business needs, it would be counter-productive. The idea of this business is to create your own income. To do this you need to have your team members DUPLICATE YOUR ACTIONS, which will in turn create an income for them. If you are paying for your team members business needs how are you going to create an income for yourself? Why would your team members even make an effort if you are paying for them? They must make a commitment to their own business so they value their business. The commitment will be TIME or MONEY or BOTH.

7. Should you reward your team members? YES you should if you have the funds available to do so without endangering your own or your family's well being. You can reward your active team members in many ways (Tcredits, Gift Certificates, Coop shares etc.). The biggest and MOST IMPORTANT rewards are RECOGNITION of achievements and YOUR DEDICATED SUPPORT. All other rewards are superficial.

I hope this helps
As Always

"The most important thing to all humans is to feel important"
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Let us take this from the beginning.
1. A person joins SFI to create an income. They read and learn and do one or two things. They build a business or they leave.

2. The SFI business has the tools and the training to create that income. The income created can be reinvested into their business.

3. Does anyone need to pay for the tools or the training? No, it is all free for any SFI affiliate to use.

4. Is there any difficulty in using the tools? Yes there can
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Affiliate since: 04/27/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Laley's 25 other Ask SC answers

Supporting your downline does not necessarily be financial support.
Support can be extended in many ways.

Here are some ways that I am using.

1. First of all I make sure I am available to them when they need guidance.
Just by being there for them can be of great help.
2. The trust that they are talking to a real person is very important.
3. Present myself as a team member and not a leader.
4. I may not have the answers to all their queries but I can search them
out and get back to them.
5. It is very important to keep yourself updated on the activities of
your downline. Keep a close watch on individual Ledger page. So as to
identify the movers and extend extra support to them. "WORK WITH THE
WORKERS" success rule #4. We have the facility of sending individual
messages we should avail it. I indicate it to each one individually
the points they can earn. This conveys a message to everyone in the downline that "Everyone is the only one and important one"

If the affiliate work it out properly and has the determination to
succeed in SFI they most probably will not be in need of any financial
support. After all SFI if properly managed and worked out promises
commissions from the very beginning right.

6. Most of the time our affiliates might not even need our financial
support because they have enough finances to invest but in case they do
then we can use the SFI tools provided for the purpose.
1. Gift certificate
2. Tcredits transfer
3. Reassignment of affiliates.
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Supporting your downline does not necessarily be financial support.
Support can be extended in many ways.

Here are some ways that I am using.

1. First of all I make sure I am available to them when they need guidance.
Just by being there for them can be of great help.
2. The trust that they are talking to a real person is very important.
3. Present myself as a team member and not a leader.
4. I may not have the answers to all their queries but I
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Affiliate since: 08/26/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Henry's 10 other Ask SC answers

Support is of different forms.Financial support is only one aspect.There are other forms of support such as encouragement,teaching and advice.Since you are not financially sound yourself,I will advise you to do the following:
1.Start by encouraging them to persist and be determined to make EA this month at all cost even though the journey to EA in the second month is not easy when one has no funds.Let them know that with determination,hardwork and persistence,they can change the impossibility to possibility.That they can reach EA if they are really determined to do so.
2.Secondly,teach them how to earn VPs.They might know some ways of earning VPs but you might probably be in a better position to teach them more ways since you are somehow more familiar with the SFI business than they are.
**Teach them how to earn 300 VPs in the month by taking the daily actions on their To-do-list
(i.e 10vps x 30)**
**Teach them how to earn 152 VPs in the month by taking the weekly actions on their To-do-list(38vps x 4)**
**Teach them to earn 5vps by setting their monthly goals**
**Teach them to participate in the hourly T-Time contest to win some T-Credits.They should buy 10 e-books that cost one T-Credit each before the 15th of the month so that they will have the chance to review them to earn 250vps(25vps per e-book review)
*Teach them to also try their luck on PTP,if they guess correctly they will get 100T-Credits to bid,earn MRPs,buy T-Credits with MRPs and get VPs(102vps per T-Credit purchase)
**Lastly,even though your affiliates don't have any fund to invest,you can advise them to change from where they currently buy their daily items and start buying from Tripleclicks.Better still,they should convince the ECA near them to join Tripleclicks,buy they same items they buy from them and also earn VPs with every purchase they make.With this they will earn VPs for all the purchases they make to help them reach EA.Advise them to also refer TC members and earn VPs and even commissions when they make purchases at Tripleclicks.With all these done I strongly believe your downline will reach EA without any financial support.
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Support is of different forms.Financial support is only one aspect.There are other forms of support such as encouragement,teaching and advice.Since you are not financially sound yourself,I will advise you to do the following:
1.Start by encouraging them to persist and be determined to make EA this month at all cost even though the journey to EA in the second month is not easy when one has no funds.Let them know that with determination,hardwork and persistence,they can change the impossibility
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Affiliate since: 05/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Paul's 35 other Ask SC answers

The answer is easy: Give them hope through honesty. Be prepared to get requests from Affiliates for financial assistance. I received my first request after being with SFI for 3 months (and many after that). "Support" means that I will help you - for FREE. It does not mean that I will buy you bread!

Be honest straight from the beginning. Should an Affiliate ask you for financial assistance straight away (within the first month or before qualifying as EA the first time), you do not need to be polite. This person will be wasting your time. Just explain that it is not ethical to obtain funds through a channel that is there to create income.

Yes, you can assist somebody financially (if you are in the position to do so)BUT; as a leader you can check the activity of that specific Affiliate. If he or she is in a difficult financial situation, he / she will work hard to get out of this. It is a matter of discretion. Do not just give in. Rather offer a challenge and honor your promises should the he / she make the effort.

I am truly not without a hart, but SFI provides you with all the learning material for free, and if you take 15 minutes out of your day, every day, you will earn more than 80 USD per year. In my country that is a lot of money. So what did he / she do?

You need to assist your Affiliates in a way that they can understand that you are on this program to make money too. (That is why you have joined in the first place). I will not borrow money from a family member. Why will I want to borrow money from a person that I do not even really know?

Sorry. For me this is just unprofessional and not business ethics. Make sure you make yourself very clear on this subject when it cross your way.....


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The answer is easy: Give them hope through honesty. Be prepared to get requests from Affiliates for financial assistance. I received my first request after being with SFI for 3 months (and many after that). "Support" means that I will help you - for FREE. It does not mean that I will buy you bread!

Be honest straight from the beginning. Should an Affiliate ask you for financial assistance straight away (within the first month or before qualifying as EA the first time), you
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Affiliate since: 02/05/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Pheone's 44 other Ask SC answers

Support comes in various forms. It does not always come financially. As a sponsor/co-sponsor, it is very important that your downline see you as a real person, who is always there for them. Help them through their difficult situations. There may be a task at hand that is giving them a problem and they need your assistance. Try to help them as best as you can. If you do not know the answer read up about it or find someone else who does to give you the answer. You can also motivate them through your stream post and through medium of SFI forum.

Treat each affiliate as an individual. You can send out you weekly mailer, but please spend the time to get in touch with your affiliates on a one to one basis. You can do so by email, facebook, skype etc. When your downline see that you are there for them and see them as individuals they will have a high level of trust in you.

You need not to worry that you can barely support yourself because not all your downline affiliates will need financial help. Some of them just need someone to motivate them and to be there for them.
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Support comes in various forms. It does not always come financially. As a sponsor/co-sponsor, it is very important that your downline see you as a real person, who is always there for them. Help them through their difficult situations. There may be a task at hand that is giving them a problem and they need your assistance. Try to help them as best as you can. If you do not know the answer read up about it or find someone else who does to give you the answer. You can also motivate them through your
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