Affiliate since: 08/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sheila's 12 other Ask SC answers

Follow the basic principles given by many: Communicate positively, encourage, and praise/recognize.

A couple of things to remember:

1.) Everyone loves to see their name in "lights", recognize those who are working and let everyone know you are proud of them..this will encourage others to want to be there as well as motivate the current workers to move further along in their success!

2.) People love to hear success stories. Don't be afraid to brag every once in a while (just keep it to a minimum, this is really more about them), if they see that you are succeeding then they may be more inclined to do something.

3.) People like to be noticed. If you are going through your SFI info, be sure to check your movers or genealogy for those individuals who may be online. Shoot them a "personal" message (i.e. Did you figure out the problem you had the other day? Did you ever decide on your SO? How was your day today?). Just make it personal to THEM! Most of all let them know they matter by letting them know you "see" them.

Don't be afraid to be a little personable. We are all human so just think about what you like to hear from people.

Success to you all..see you at the top!
If it's worth having then it's worth working toward!
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Follow the basic principles given by many: Communicate positively, encourage, and praise/recognize.

A couple of things to remember:

1.) Everyone loves to see their name in "lights", recognize those who are working and let everyone know you are proud of them..this will encourage others to want to be there as well as motivate the current workers to move further along in their success!

2.) People love to hear success stories. Don't be afraid to brag every once
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Affiliate since: 09/12/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

The key to finding affiliates who are truly interested in SFI and will remain active is to target your advertising, and to communicate with your team.

It is essential to target your advertising for people who are interested in creating an income from home. There will always be people who sign up to look around and never come back. However, if you target your advertising to people who have an interest in this kind of thing, you will have a higher percentage of affiliates who decide to look more closely at the opportunity. This is your first step.

The second step is to communicate with your new affiliates, and to help them understand SFI. This is easier said than done! It is important to guide interested affiliates through the first few days. Unless they understand how the program works, they will not stay.

Lastly, for those affiliates who learn and understand the program, you need to communicate to them how to duplicate your success. Teach them how to advertise and how to teach their own affiliates.
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The key to finding affiliates who are truly interested in SFI and will remain active is to target your advertising, and to communicate with your team.

It is essential to target your advertising for people who are interested in creating an income from home. There will always be people who sign up to look around and never come back. However, if you target your advertising to people who have an interest in this kind of thing, you will have a higher percentage of affiliates who decide to
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Affiliate since: 09/18/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ali's 8 other Ask SC answers

Not an easy task, to be sure.

-Check your active affiliates progress every day, on the Movers Page. Take advantage of every opportunity to recognize their progress and achievements.
-Mention or complement a recent contribution in the Forum.
-Review their General Ledger, look for actions they may have overlooked or missed.
-Offer special rewards to encourage next level of achievement.
-Direct to specific information, you think your affiliate should be aware of.
-Leave a message of support or encouragement.

Make these your practice and you will be engaging your affiliates in right way.
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Not an easy task, to be sure.

-Check your active affiliates progress every day, on the Movers Page. Take advantage of every opportunity to recognize their progress and achievements.
-Mention or complement a recent contribution in the Forum.
-Review their General Ledger, look for actions they may have overlooked or missed.
-Offer special rewards to encourage next level of achievement.
-Direct to specific information, you think your affiliate should be aware of.
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Affiliate since: 09/17/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kartikey's 1 other Ask SC answers

This a challenge that most of us here at SFI face with our down line teams. While it takes time and is involving to achieve, it is possible.

This is How I am doing it!

1. Open Up Your Communication Lines/ USE GENEALOGY!

Yes! Communication with your team is fundamentally important. You should be open to whatever questions they are putting forward and be available to answer them. Use your Genealogy to see how they perform and ask to help those who are struggling.

2. Encourage them to Ask for help

Like it or not I have realized that your team actually needs help and are looking for someone who is available to offer them some genuine help. However I also realized that they will not ask for it easily until you open up to them and officially invite them to ask for it.

3. Offer Quick Response/Feedback

After you open your communication lines to your down line you will realize that they will eventually begin to come out of their shells and communicate with you more often. When they do please don't keep them waiting. Offer them support as soon as you can when asked to do so.

4. Ask Your Up line For an Answer if you don't know How to respond to a qsn

While it is true that it is very difficult to contact your up line and get feed back from them soon or never. It still doesn't stop one from trying. If they don't get back ask an a2a friend. If the a2a friend doesn't have an answer to your question ask another friend or simply submit a support ticket to SFI help Desk. They will get back to you in between 12-24 hours. You can then get back to your down line with the answer.

5. STREAM! Communicate everyday and offer offer TIPS

When you stream helpful information everyday to your team they will be able to see it. You might not get a thank you from any of them yet but trust me I know that they like it. It also helps get them motivated to do the same.

6. Appreciate them

Send them congratulatory messages when they WIN in daily Grands, Price Benders Auctions etc. It wouldn't look great at all if everybody is congratulating your own PSA/CSA and you don't bother to do the same yet you should have been the first to do it in the first place. Tell them you appreciate them and congratulate them.

7. Offer them Incentives/Contests

You could easily motivate your team further by putting up contests and then Incentivise those contests. Say you put up a contest for any one who becomes an EA to win 10 PSA'S. This motivates them. I have tried it and it works. People want help to grow their businesses.

8. Reward those that Truly deserve it Openly

Why I say it's great to do it openly is so that the rest of the guys in the team that did not previously participate would see the importance of being in the contest the next time you run another.

9. Open Or Start A Social Group Hang Out.

There's so many social groups out there that you can make use of. The likes of Face book, LinkedIn, Tweeter etc. My favorites are Skype and the Google Hangouts. Encourage your team to join you on specific days of the week on these hangouts to get to talk about everything but business. Depends on their availability of course and time. It helps you to connect on a more personal level with your team.

I hope you find this helpful

All the Best In your Endeavors

Best Regards


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This a challenge that most of us here at SFI face with our down line teams. While it takes time and is involving to achieve, it is possible.

This is How I am doing it!

1. Open Up Your Communication Lines/ USE GENEALOGY!

Yes! Communication with your team is fundamentally important. You should be open to whatever questions they are putting forward and be available to answer them. Use your Genealogy to see how they perform and ask to help those who are struggling.
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Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Marija's 63 other Ask SC answers

Dear Leslie,

Honestly, I can only tell you what not to do, as my affiliates are not engaged in discussing SFI with me. :D

* I send emails regularly. They are personalized, they congratulate on the achievements, offer help (to reach EA, e.g.) and announce competitions.

The only ones who stay in touch are PSAs in my generation 1, as I know them personally and we meet outside SFI.

I've even tried contacting some of my affiliates when I see they are online, but they hardly ever respond. It makes sense. When we advertise SFI, we keep saying that it doesn't take much time, so they log in to do the list, not to chat with me. :)

All in all, I've noticed that people who are determined to succeed WILL CONTACT YOU when they have a problem. Others will just quit.

So, I think we should try to show the way and tell them we are available in our weekly mails, and they will contact us when they feel ready. Besides, we are all here to make money, not friends. As sponsors, we are probably seen as somebody who will help affiliates make money. And if we do that, they might want us for 'workplace friends', too. And that's where engagement and conversations start.

Good luck!
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Dear Leslie,

Honestly, I can only tell you what not to do, as my affiliates are not engaged in discussing SFI with me. :D

* I send emails regularly. They are personalized, they congratulate on the achievements, offer help (to reach EA, e.g.) and announce competitions.

The only ones who stay in touch are PSAs in my generation 1, as I know them personally and we meet outside SFI.

I've even tried contacting some of my affiliates when I see they are online,
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Affiliate since: 08/25/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bjane C.'s 14 other Ask SC answers

One thing to keep in mind is that no one can predict when an affiliate is ready to engage in SFI Business much more to be conversing with them as a leader or upline.

For me, I will continue to exert effort to let them know that I'm available for them and that they are free to reach me at anytime. Take every opportunity to update or share with them my progress and even my thoughts on the current development and issues in SFI.

On the other hand, the affiliate or affiliates under you may not respond, however, it pays to continue updating them for we will never know who and when an affiliate will become active and be committed to do business in SFI.

All the Best!
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One thing to keep in mind is that no one can predict when an affiliate is ready to engage in SFI Business much more to be conversing with them as a leader or upline.

For me, I will continue to exert effort to let them know that I'm available for them and that they are free to reach me at anytime. Take every opportunity to update or share with them my progress and even my thoughts on the current development and issues in SFI.

On the other hand, the affiliate or affiliates under
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Affiliate since: 01/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Fran's 122 other Ask SC answers

Hi Leslie,

Your question is interesting and causes much frustration for many leaders. The fact is, so many people join SFI, but never work. This causes you to have a lot of inactive affiliates in your downline. Don't worry about whether they're active or inactive, just keep in contact with them ALL by sending group mailings. You never know when someone that's inactive will come back and start working. That person could become your star affiliate.

If you keep giving helpful tips and information in group mailings, the affiliates that do work will contact you. I also praise the affiliates the make the Movers tab. These are the ones that want to become successful. Please answer their e-mail as soon as you can. This is very important, so they know you will be there to help. If you miss the mailing right away or don't know the answer, contact them right away and let them know you'll get back with them as soon as you can with the answer.

I've learned that it's best to welcome new affiliates and co-affiliates individually. This lets them know that you're interested in them personally. Ask questions as "Have you worked on the internet before?" I send a follow up letter after the welcome letter also, letting them know how to start working on the website.


Always keep in mind that the Basics of SFI: https://www.sfimg.com/SFIBasics is the foundation of how to work and become a success.

May you go far in your business.
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Hi Leslie,

Your question is interesting and causes much frustration for many leaders. The fact is, so many people join SFI, but never work. This causes you to have a lot of inactive affiliates in your downline. Don't worry about whether they're active or inactive, just keep in contact with them ALL by sending group mailings. You never know when someone that's inactive will come back and start working. That person could become your star affiliate.

If you keep giving helpful
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Leslie! How are you today?

When you see your affiliates are on-line, you can use the very words I used to greet you at the top of this answer...(Hi [Firstname]! How are you today?)

If you get no response, it could be that they are shy, they don't feel confident speaking to you in English or they just don't feel confident speaking to you period. However... if you just say "Hi!" every time you see them online but don't push it any further, you'll be surprised how many eventually say "Hi!" back. Take your time getting to know them and offer to give them your Facebook page or Twitter username. Skype can scare people off because they think you'll expect them to talk to you live with video and microphone so save your Skype username for your group mail signature.

Another thing to do is to use the group mailer once or twice a week to give them useful information that you have learned that will help them to progress. Always sign it by saying something like, "if there is anything I can do to assist you, please contact me via __________"

The best advice I feel I can give you is not to be pushy (demanding). You're likely to scare them away. Be patient, Leslie. If you're sincere to them, they will come (A Kevin Costner film comes to mind lol)

I hope this has been of some help to you and I wish you a successful venture here at SFI!
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Hi Leslie! How are you today?

When you see your affiliates are on-line, you can use the very words I used to greet you at the top of this answer...(Hi [Firstname]! How are you today?)

If you get no response, it could be that they are shy, they don't feel confident speaking to you in English or they just don't feel confident speaking to you period. However... if you just say "Hi!" every time you see them online but don't push it any further, you'll be surprised how
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

The same way you engage in conversation with anyone else. You must be genuine. Don't make friends for the sake of what's in it for you. Make friends to be a friend. The same wholes true for networking with your affiliates.

You have to build liking and trust. You have establish that no matter what you are there for your team. When they have issues address them promptly. When they are silent don't you be silent if you want them to open up to you. You must get the conversation going.

Find out about them. What makes them tick. Find out what their SFI goals are and help them to achieve them by offering direction and guidance. Remember what it feels like to you to be ignored by your up line and don't ignore your down line.

Ultimately, you can only be friends with a lion as long as he doesn't attempt to eat you. Be bold and make the first step. If the lion growls back at you . . . he is communicating! I hope you next move is to run! Good luck.
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The same way you engage in conversation with anyone else. You must be genuine. Don't make friends for the sake of what's in it for you. Make friends to be a friend. The same wholes true for networking with your affiliates.

You have to build liking and trust. You have establish that no matter what you are there for your team. When they have issues address them promptly. When they are silent don't you be silent if you want them to open up to you. You must get the conversation going.
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Affiliate since: 07/07/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Betabasi's 66 other Ask SC answers

To get your affiliates engaged and conversing regularly with you, you need to be an awesome sponsor to them. Not just a sponsor but a father and a friend. No affiliates would want to converse regularly with an inactive sponsor.

Try and connect with them through mediums that they can be reachable easily as in social sites like facebook, twitter, etc. Use this mediums to share successful tips and also tell them successful stories about the top leaders in SFI.

Go as far as encouraging them to keep working and always appreciate them whenever they achieve something, either by sending a congratulatory message to them or rewarding them with an incentive just to motivate them to strive for more rewards.

If you can do all this, they will feel your support and embrace you as their sponsor and that will make them to converse with you regularly and look up to your as their sponsor who is always there for them to guide them every step of the way.
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To get your affiliates engaged and conversing regularly with you, you need to be an awesome sponsor to them. Not just a sponsor but a father and a friend. No affiliates would want to converse regularly with an inactive sponsor.

Try and connect with them through mediums that they can be reachable easily as in social sites like facebook, twitter, etc. Use this mediums to share successful tips and also tell them successful stories about the top leaders in SFI.

Go as
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