Affiliate since: 08/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ann Marie's 10 other Ask SC answers

Great question.

There's an old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot force it to drink".

Most join SFI with the intend to become rich overnight. These individuals are lazy and want to do very little to earn their bread ("By the sweat of your brow man shall eat bread." so says the good book). My best advice is when you realize this let them be and move on to those who are willing to do the work.

I am still fairly new to SFI and have a few PSA's and CSA's some are working hard and others are just not moving since they join. All I do is send out my weekly mailer to all so that hopefully the ones that are not moving will one day actually decide to do so. For the one's that are actually working I send out congrats on stream, talk to them online when I see them or send them a personal email.

We can do so much and no more and no one likes to be forced/pressed into doing something they are not interested in doing or ready to commit to. First see if the interest and desire (this could take months)is there then work on nurturing those. Do not allow the negative reaction of these individuals to get you down or allow you to loose your focus. If they really want to make a go of SFI they will stick around. This business is not for everyone and the sooner we realize this the better off we will be.

All the best to your success with SFI.


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Great question.

There's an old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you cannot force it to drink".

Most join SFI with the intend to become rich overnight. These individuals are lazy and want to do very little to earn their bread ("By the sweat of your brow man shall eat bread." so says the good book). My best advice is when you realize this let them be and move on to those who are willing to do the work.

I am still fairly new to SFI and have
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Affiliate since: 02/05/2013, Power Rank: 596 | Read Anna's 40 other Ask SC answers

You cannot keep someone from quitting or giving up on anything. Why? You cannot control another person’s choices and actions; you can only control your own.

However, having said this, it doesn’t mean we cannot try to encourage our downline to keep building their SFI business. Yet, we also need to be realistic. There are a few common reasons people do not continue with SFI.

Some reasons are:
- a person initially joined SFI thinking it was a get rich quick scheme
- a person became overwhelmed during the initial weeks in SFI
- a person had poor sponsorship, meaning no or little support
- a person thinks they do not adequate funds, they cannot participate in SFI
- a person’s personal situation takes precedent over SFI participation, such as medical or family.

The only thing we as sponsors/Uplines can do is be supportive. We can support in different ways. One example is we can help new affiliates who may feel overwhelmed, by breaking down some SFI procedures into easier steps. Recently on the Forum, someone explained they understood some things about the Pricebender Auctions, but asked if someone could explain the Pricebender Auction in a simpler manner for him. TripleClicks has a section “How It Works,” which explains the Pricebender Auction. We could simply refer the inquirer to this section or take the time to break down the process into simpler steps for them to understand. Writing it down may take longer, but if it helps them overcome their feeling of being overwhelmed, the likelihood of them staying with SFI has increased.

Personally, there have been times I have read SFI and TripleClicks “how to” sections and had to reread them and reread them, before I finally understood a concept. Still, there were other times; I have had to reach out to a2a members or an Upline person, because I did not understand the section after multiple readings. Thankfully, these affiliates responded to my inquiries and helped me understand a concept by breaking down the steps for me. So, we cannot assume we are being helpful by referring our downline to read a section that we have done our part. We may need to go the extra mile if we want to help retain them.

Ultimately, you need to remember rule 19 in SFI Rules of Success: Some will, some won’t. So what?! Someone’s waiting! Next!

It may seem harsh to take this attitude, but we need to be realistic. We can only control our own choices and actions. It benefits us to work with those who will work with us, but still reach out to those who are on our genealogy list, who quit or gave up on SFI, because we do not know why they left or what their circumstances are right now and their circumstances can change.
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You cannot keep someone from quitting or giving up on anything. Why? You cannot control another person’s choices and actions; you can only control your own.

However, having said this, it doesn’t mean we cannot try to encourage our downline to keep building their SFI business. Yet, we also need to be realistic. There are a few common reasons people do not continue with SFI.

Some reasons are:
- a person initially joined SFI thinking it was a get rich quick scheme
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Well, you can bring a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink it!

To keep your down line from quitting, is a hell of a challenge. Out of personal experience, I can testify that only about 2% of your affiliates will be active, the rest was either curious, or just quit after they realized that there is no quick buck to be made!
You have to explain to your down line from the very beginning what they can expect from SFI.
Tell them -
* Where all other online companies asks you a subscription fee, SFI asks you nothing in return – no subscription and no investment other than your time!
* SFI gives you the opportunity to read up about the history of the company, to meet the founder of it, and it teaches you also how to take care of your affiliates. And at the same time, you can earn valuable VP, which can help you attain EA or grow in ranks!
* SFI teaches you how to make money with the help of commissions, again on your own time with no pressure and a lot of guidance.
* SFI is no SCAM!
I usually have an ready-made e-mail stored that I send to all my new affiliates explaining what they can expect, but VERY IMPORTANT:
• I also pledge my commitment, cooperation and guidance to them, so that they know where to go when they have trouble;
• I give them my personal e-mail to contact me day and night; and
• I tell them to go and look what I have achieved so far in SFI.

If that does not help? Well, you can still bring the horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink it!

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Well, you can bring a horse to the water, but you can’t make it drink it!

To keep your down line from quitting, is a hell of a challenge. Out of personal experience, I can testify that only about 2% of your affiliates will be active, the rest was either curious, or just quit after they realized that there is no quick buck to be made!
You have to explain to your down line from the very beginning what they can expect from SFI.
Tell them -
* Where all other online companies
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Affiliate since: 02/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bryan's 47 other Ask SC answers

There really is no way to prevent this from happening. The fact is, the majority of your PSA's will most likely never do anything with SFI and probably quit. This is not a business you can force upon people.

If you have to talk someone in to this, they probably will quit down the road. You want people who have a real passion for the independence this type of lifestyle affords. Honestly, not everyone is capable of running their own business. It takes a lot of dedication to pull this off.

Most people don't have the patience to see their SFI business through to its full potential. Once you find people who are truly dedicated and enthusiastic towards the opportunity SFI provides, you can teach them the business.

However, you cannot teach them the desire they'll need to make this work. You cannot teach them the dedication and patience they'll need to be successful.

Again, if someone does not posses these qualities already, you probably don't want them on your team to begin with. All you'll end up doing is wasting your time and driving yourself crazy trying to force people to do something they really don't want to do.

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There really is no way to prevent this from happening. The fact is, the majority of your PSA's will most likely never do anything with SFI and probably quit. This is not a business you can force upon people.

If you have to talk someone in to this, they probably will quit down the road. You want people who have a real passion for the independence this type of lifestyle affords. Honestly, not everyone is capable of running their own business. It takes a lot of dedication to pull this off.

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

From the beginning, you must communicate with every team member as if they will stay forever. Even though 90 - 99% of them won't work, YOUR communication must make them feel valued, wanted and important. Help them understand that you are their main support, and nurture that relationship from the first automatic welcome note to your last-ditch efforts to keep them on your team.

I look at my geneology every other day or so to check on the last log in date for anyone who has points this month or last month. I write personal notes to those who started out well, but then disappeared. I ask if there is anything I can do to help them get back on track, and if not, if they would kindly let me know why they left. After that, if I get no response, I let them go. If they do respond, then I have permission to write back and try to resolve their challenge.

There is really only so much you can do. This business is not for everyone, even though we know anyone CAN do it if they want to. Some folks are just not ready and will come back, but most will not. As Gerry says, "Some will, some won't, so what? Next!". Do your best with caring communication, then move on.

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From the beginning, you must communicate with every team member as if they will stay forever. Even though 90 - 99% of them won't work, YOUR communication must make them feel valued, wanted and important. Help them understand that you are their main support, and nurture that relationship from the first automatic welcome note to your last-ditch efforts to keep them on your team.

I look at my geneology every other day or so to check on the last log in date for anyone who has points this month
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 11 | Read Moira's 74 other Ask SC answers

That is a good question. It is very frustrating to see so many people quit so soon after they register. Here are some of the reasons why I think they quit and a humble solution to retain and nurture new affiliates.

Many people quit on their first day at SFI and it may be because they are overwhelmed from the very beginning by the profile questions. In those first few minutes, a lot of people hesitate because it can be quite unnerving to answer questions you have not even asked yourself when you are adrift and looking for ways to improve your life. This may be why many don't even bother to continue on to the next phase.

Others half finish their profile and proceed to read their sponsor's greeting... and sometimes stop there. Is it because they are overwhelmed by what their sponsor is telling them? Or perhaps this is where they realize SFI is not for them. Some click on one or two of the daily or monthly actions because they are at the top of the page. The first item is the To-do list itself and when they see how long it is they probably think: “Oh dear, how can I do all this?” Others also click on the action that takes them to their TConnect page. The TConnect page can be another stumbling block: what do you write in your profile when you don't even know what you want to do yet?

Some probably don’t know how to whitelist their email or upload their photo. Even the simplest tasks can generate feelings of despair in those who have no experience whatsoever. They must feel that if they can't even do the easy things, how will they manage to learn all the more complicated things. Perhaps they were expecting something a little easier to understand, so they too fall by the wayside.

Also you have those that accumulate many points in the first month and then stop and never visit again. Why? Perhaps they are just going through the motions without really understanding what they are doing and where these actions will take them. They have reached EA rank but don't see how they will personally benefit from this. And let's be honest: referring, promoting and duplication are not the easiest things to do when you have zero experience, so they too get disheartened.

I have therefore come to the conclusion that throwing information at people with zero experience is a recipe for disaster. I believe that is why so many people quit but I also believe that many of these same people could become the best affiliates if only they had more guidance and simpler explanations from the very beginning.

Perhaps it is time for SFI to come out with a series of short videos that simplify and provide good examples of what people should do at SFI the first few days, weeks and months. Sometimes it is easier to learn from watching a video than it is to learn from what you are reading, especially when everything you read is brand new and totally out of your league.

These short videos could be hosted by someone attractive and with a good sense of humor in order to put their audience at ease. They could also contain easy to understand explanations with simple examples of how to accomplish each task: How to whitelist, how to upload a photo, How to promote products, how to refer customers or ECAs to TripleClicks, how to sponsor PSAs, how to duplicate, why VersaPoints are so important, why attaining team leader rank is so important, etc. etc.

For all our sakes I hope those videos are in the works. I know that some people who have managed to get through the first months feel that SFI is not so difficult. Well good for them! However, for the immense majority, it is very difficult to understand what to do and HOW to succeed.

As I said at the beginning, this is just my humble opinion. What do you think?

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That is a good question. It is very frustrating to see so many people quit so soon after they register. Here are some of the reasons why I think they quit and a humble solution to retain and nurture new affiliates.

Many people quit on their first day at SFI and it may be because they are overwhelmed from the very beginning by the profile questions. In those first few minutes, a lot of people hesitate because it can be quite unnerving to answer questions you have not even asked yourself
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Affiliate since: 04/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

You can never stop someone from quitting if they so desire, but what you can do is explain to them, the opportunity they will be missing out on if they do.

Explain to them first and foremost SFI is not and will never be a get rich quick business.

Secondly, every business needs an input from the person who started the concept, whether it is financial input, time spent marketing, promoting the business, time spent making sure the stocks are available and delivered on time and all the other little things that go with making a business attractive to customers.

Thirdly, with all the FREE materials, forums, Ask SC, advice from our sponsors, upline team leaders, and a2a, that SFI provides for each one of it's affiliates, if we had to open our own physical store, it would cost us thousands of dollars before even selling to a customer.

Fourthly, all the individual person needs to do is just dedicate 1 hour max. to sign in , complete their tasks, try to advertise their URL gateway or website depicting their products, so as to start building a strong team and helping their team to duplicate their efforts.

I'm sure if they took these small steps along with others that they will learn along the way in their business, no one would be thinking about quitting.

Hope i was of some help.
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You can never stop someone from quitting if they so desire, but what you can do is explain to them, the opportunity they will be missing out on if they do.

Explain to them first and foremost SFI is not and will never be a get rich quick business.

Secondly, every business needs an input from the person who started the concept, whether it is financial input, time spent marketing, promoting the business, time spent making sure the stocks are available and delivered on time and
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Affiliate since: 08/07/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ashley's 3 other Ask SC answers

I give mine incentives to stay in it. If they qualify for EA one month, then the following month I include them in a co-op. I give praise and thanks to all my PSAs and CSAs. I keep in touch with them asking if I can assist and give them VP breakdowns to help guide them in the right direction.

Other things you can offer:

~Contests for Tcredits, gift certs/cards and even cash.
~Direct them to your Leadership page and have a blog up stating your progress and such.
~Once in a while send an uplifting message of encouragement and enlightenment.
~Post on Stream your top 3 Movers and give thanks
~If you are doing well prove it to them... many folks in your downline really need reassusrance.

Hope this helps



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I give mine incentives to stay in it. If they qualify for EA one month, then the following month I include them in a co-op. I give praise and thanks to all my PSAs and CSAs. I keep in touch with them asking if I can assist and give them VP breakdowns to help guide them in the right direction.

Other things you can offer:

~Contests for Tcredits, gift certs/cards and even cash.
~Direct them to your Leadership page and have a blog up stating your progress and such.
~Once
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84 | Read Jeannette's 241 other Ask SC answers

This is a question everyone has probably asked at some point. Here's what I think.

I believe you should encourage affiliates from the first day in your welcome message. Make sure the affiliate knows how to get started in that message.

Next, starting with the welcome message and along the journey, tell the affiliate that you are there to help and encourage in any way possible.

If the affiliate asks questions, answer them as soon as possible.

When the affiliate reaches a milestone or a goal or a level, say, EA or some Team Level status, congratulate and reward that affiliate. Maybe you could reward with co-op shares or a gift certificate or TCredits. Be sure to post on the Stream those accomplishments.

There's only one other thing I must add here. If the affiliate does not wish to continue with SFI or just doesn't move in the business, still encourage, but don't be pushy. Most people do not take advantage of this unique type of a business model. It's not for everyone. If the person requests to leave, then direct that affiliate how to opt out. Wish the affiliate well in future endeavors and don't live in sadness. Stay positive. You will surely do well if you work hard and train your affiliates to do as you do and you show, by example, how to succeed.

I hope this advice proves to be helpful to you and to all others who ask this question.


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This is a question everyone has probably asked at some point. Here's what I think.

I believe you should encourage affiliates from the first day in your welcome message. Make sure the affiliate knows how to get started in that message.

Next, starting with the welcome message and along the journey, tell the affiliate that you are there to help and encourage in any way possible.

If the affiliate asks questions, answer them as soon as possible.

When
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Affiliate since: 08/18/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ljubomir's 1 other Ask SC answers

There are a few things that are important to you and your members.

- If you respect them and they will respect you!
- Be an example to them!
- Show them the right way!
- Do not be negative!
- Provide assistance to your active members!
- Congratulate them when they achieve some status!
- Praise them publicly when they do everything as it should be!
- Reward active members with some small prizes like Wave3 (this is the best)
- Just be a leader, and they will follow you! :D

You can not make a mistake if you follow these instructions!
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There are a few things that are important to you and your members.

- If you respect them and they will respect you!
- Be an example to them!
- Show them the right way!
- Do not be negative!
- Provide assistance to your active members!
- Congratulate them when they achieve some status!
- Praise them publicly when they do everything as it should be!
- Reward active members with some small prizes like Wave3 (this is the best)
- Just be a
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