Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

Anyone can do quantity bu just advertising everywhere repeatedly but quality recruiting takes thought and planning, filtration, and education.

1. You need to have a website or blog of your own.

2. An autoresponder helps and allows you to send out an informative newsletter. You can get one free to get started from Mail Chimp. RSS is a great secondary lead capture mechanism lending favor to the regular blog.

3. Switch from advertising to informing as the tone of your marketing. Instead of saying "Start Your Home Business" use subjects like "Why might a home business may be right for you?". The educate people on the qualities of a home business.

4. Be sure you are teaching reality and leaving out Hype. Don't over stress free, or promise no work or little work, don't say in an hour a day etc.. You know these things are not true and they will only lead to recruits who are looking for what is promised.

5. When you gain a qualified recruit enforce the positive message that their hard work will be rewarded and make sure they have access to your newsletter and blog or training center.

You will find in the shift from hype and flash that you will see fewer total recruits but a higher number of those recruits will be engaged in their business and work hard to succeed.

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Anyone can do quantity bu just advertising everywhere repeatedly but quality recruiting takes thought and planning, filtration, and education.

1. You need to have a website or blog of your own.

2. An autoresponder helps and allows you to send out an informative newsletter. You can get one free to get started from Mail Chimp. RSS is a great secondary lead capture mechanism lending favor to the regular blog.

3. Switch from advertising to informing as the tone of your
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Affiliate since: 08/27/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Susan's 3 other Ask SC answers

"You don't make friends ... you find them." The old quote goes, the same is true with EAs. To find quality, you have to sort through a lot of quantity. The advice of SFI is work with the workers ... this should be your rule.

Then,

1 - connect with them fast: The Welcome Letter within 1-2 hours of their joining.
Introduce your self, ask about them and their families, offer to help in any way and give them your phone number and personal email address.

2 - Second Letter 2 - 3 Hours after their joining introduce them to Fast Track (500 VP) first 24 ... offer a incentive, I offer a Splash Page $5.95 or a membership to Wave3 ($1.95)

3- Third, in a day or two tell them if they get 1500 VP in the first month, you will them a gift certificate when they sign up for a Standing Order for 100 TCredits. With these two actions, they will have become EAs for three months. Time enough for them to get the full understanding of SFI and have their loyalty invested. Also, you will have made all of your $30 investment back!

4 - Then log into your genealogy every day and watch the workers work toward the goals you have set for them. And cheer them on everyday ... remind them you are watching there progress offer help.

When I started, I received 287 PSA's from a co-op not one became an EA. Since I put the above strategy into practice with the next 40 PSAs. I have gotten 4 EAs & 2 EA2s.
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"You don't make friends ... you find them." The old quote goes, the same is true with EAs. To find quality, you have to sort through a lot of quantity. The advice of SFI is work with the workers ... this should be your rule.

Then,

1 - connect with them fast: The Welcome Letter within 1-2 hours of their joining.
Introduce your self, ask about them and their families, offer to help in any way and give them your phone number and personal email address.

2
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Affiliate since: 04/21/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Hans's 37 other Ask SC answers

If there were any formula existing it would be quite easy.

Unfortunately there isn't one. The only solution I can
think of is to advertise in the right places where people
are serious about changing their lives without looking
for a get rich quickly opportunity.

Without any work ethics it just won't do -
most think signing up and putting a few banners somewhere will make them rich.
Explaining the concept of SFI/TripleClicks on your recruiting page accurately
is one such step to already minimize unwanted sign ups.

Yes, it sounds strange, yet it is effective. Also highlight the topics
you like best about SFI and how it helped you to make this a successful
endeavor and don't hesitate to mention the time involved to get to a certain point.

Emphasize the long term benefits of your hard work, the dedication it needs
and explain why you think it's the right program to advance if they would
like to succeed on a long term base.

It's rather a difficult process, but being with SFI also seeds plants
otherwise which will be beneficial as you progress yourself - it's like a tree
and this opportunity is the stem or trunk of it all.

Have one or two banners on a page and write extensively about why you are so enthusiastic about the topic and about your given opportunity.

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If there were any formula existing it would be quite easy.

Unfortunately there isn't one. The only solution I can
think of is to advertise in the right places where people
are serious about changing their lives without looking
for a get rich quickly opportunity.

Without any work ethics it just won't do -
most think signing up and putting a few banners somewhere will make them rich.
Explaining the concept of SFI/TripleClicks on your recruiting page
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Affiliate since: 01/13/2006, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 101 other Ask SC answers

Emmanuel

It is through QUANTITY that we find QUALITY.

Sponsoring is a numbers game. The more you sponsor the more motivated successful people you will find. You are going to have to dig a lot of COAL before you find your DIAMONDS. Having said that you can target your advertising to particular places that will bring you more active affiliates.

If you are mining for people who are going to take SFI by the horns and create a successful business you need to advertise where people are looking to earn an income online. Some of these places include:

* Online business network sites
* Home business networks such as 'stay at home mums' and 'women's business networks'
* Facebook groups for home business
* Linkedin groups for entrepreneurs
* Drop shipping groups and websites
* Anywhere people are looking for to increase their income

It is not hard to find these places if you will just do a search on the internet.

All the best to you and my fellow SFI affiliates.
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Emmanuel

It is through QUANTITY that we find QUALITY.

Sponsoring is a numbers game. The more you sponsor the more motivated successful people you will find. You are going to have to dig a lot of COAL before you find your DIAMONDS. Having said that you can target your advertising to particular places that will bring you more active affiliates.

If you are mining for people who are going to take SFI by the horns and create a successful business you need to advertise
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

This is always a paradox. Do I choose quality over quantity? Let's examine it and get to the bottom of this issue. Going the route of quality is a long arduous journey. Diamonds are rare precious stones. Granite is semi-precious as it were but is a lot more plentiful. As a master builder of the house, it requires decor that is made with granite such as sink fixtures and countertops along with the granite floor for the patio or terrace. Since diamond is so rare and costly, it is very unlikely that this material will be used at all. Howbeit, for a premium there may be diamond accents around the home that really beautify any aspect of the room for example a chandelier accented with diamond jewels.

So it is with our networks, we will find that we will have a whole lot of 'granite' and very little 'diamond accents' due to the cost involved to acquire them. However, it really boils down to relationship marketing. This is how we shift from attracting 'granite' to attracting 'diamonds in the rough'. I say diamonds in the rough simply because it is very rare that a diamond is found that is flawless. Diamonds in general have to be polished and refined to bring out their real beauty.

Upon first site it may appear semi-precious as granite, but oh the difference when the skilled artisan puts his hands to work! So it is through relationship marketing. We can 'create' more diamonds if we would only focus on the mining process. So here are a few things that can help us make the shift:

1. Regardless of the platform you use to sponsor these 'diamonds in the rough', connect with them quickly on a personal level. Find a common thread between you and them. Then build from there. They may be looking for financial freedom, so are you. Make that the focus of your communication and lay out clear expectations to achieve it.

2. Always emphasize the power of focus commitment with a proven plan. To many affiliates waste time sponsoring affiliates when they should be developing the ones that they have. They don't have time for coaching, implementation of a plan of action, or any of the 1001 things good sponsors do. Remember a team of 1000 zeros is ALWAYS zero until you place a 1 in front of them! Develop 1 good TL then they will develop others while you develop another. This is real duplication. Just brings in the masses is not effective for long term success.

3. Never forget that we will continue to get what we have until we change our approach to what we are doing. If you find that something is not working for you then don't be afraid to try something else or better yet improve upon that which you already have.

If we do these things, then we will find that our networks with have more diamonds but we can expect to have more granite because it is more plentiful. Diamonds are rare stones that's why they have such high intrinsic value. Moreover, realize early on not every affiliate is going to be a superstar affiliate. This is not good or bad. Nevertheless focus on the qualities that they do have and bring to the team. Develop that and you will certainly have better quality all around and a few diamonds for accent! The world would be colorless without light. So we embrace all of the colors of the rainbow.
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This is always a paradox. Do I choose quality over quantity? Let's examine it and get to the bottom of this issue. Going the route of quality is a long arduous journey. Diamonds are rare precious stones. Granite is semi-precious as it were but is a lot more plentiful. As a master builder of the house, it requires decor that is made with granite such as sink fixtures and countertops along with the granite floor for the patio or terrace. Since diamond is so rare and costly, it is very unlikely
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for an excellent question, Emmanuel!

There is nothing wrong with advertising for quantity because there are many diamomnds out there among the rough so to speak. However, you have asked a very good question and it is a question I asked too when I was starting out.

Building relationships are very important to recruiting quality affiliates. While you're out there surfing, it is a very good idea to join in the conversations in the chat columns in traffic exchanges. You cannot give them a link in the chat but once you've found a connection with someone, you can send them a private message inviting them to SFI. Once you have built a relationship with another, you will have gained some trust and that person will be more likely to believe your business is genuine than if they were to just come across your splashpage in the advertising area.

Another approach is to set up a Facebook page and post quality content on it daily. Don't go looking for hundreds of likes from those 'like for like' sites. Be patient and build relationships with other people looking for paid work on-line. You can find tons of pages dedicated to making money online. I suggest frequenting these pages and making comments regularly. You will find that some will like what you say and reply. Try to keep the conversation between you and these people going and when you feel that you have formed a bond through common interests, ask them if they would like to see your page. You will already have things from SFI, TripleClicks & Pricebenders on the page. This will give them the chance to peruse your page and ask questions about this great affiliate program you're with.

These are just a couple of examples. You will have your own but the main point is to build relationships with people both on-line and off-line. Build trust between yourself and your network and this will go a long way to ensure that anyone you recruit in this manner will know through speaking to you that SFI & TripleClicks is a long term business that you need to build like any business.

I hope this goes toward answering your question.

Log in Daily & Prosper!
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Thanks for an excellent question, Emmanuel!

There is nothing wrong with advertising for quantity because there are many diamomnds out there among the rough so to speak. However, you have asked a very good question and it is a question I asked too when I was starting out.

Building relationships are very important to recruiting quality affiliates. While you're out there surfing, it is a very good idea to join in the conversations in the chat columns in traffic exchanges. You cannot
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Test, and retest is the mantra of those who succeed in SFI. Test your advertising and keep very close track of what works or doesn't work. The slightest change in the heading can make a big difference as to who you draw. Test the places you advertise and see where you get the active people from.

Also test your welcome letter. I have tried many different styles, and have scoured letters I received for why they appealed to me. Then I have tried them. Some work and some don't.

Then maintain a continual messaging system about every two or three days when a person first starts. Make them short informative and to the point. Check their VP ledger for items to address.

Add to the above Skype and liking their facebook page and befriending them, finding them wherever you can on social media and reading and watching what they do there, commenting as frequently as you have time and material to do. The more you can comment on what they are doing, the better your communication will resonate with them and help improve their quality.

Being sure to compliment them on every milestone gained in SFI. List their accomplishments in your weekly newsletters.

Anything you can do to reach them on their level will improve what they are able to do.
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Test, and retest is the mantra of those who succeed in SFI. Test your advertising and keep very close track of what works or doesn't work. The slightest change in the heading can make a big difference as to who you draw. Test the places you advertise and see where you get the active people from.

Also test your welcome letter. I have tried many different styles, and have scoured letters I received for why they appealed to me. Then I have tried them. Some work and some don't.

Then
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

Well if you get quality sign-ups, its your good luck. But all are not lucky. We all can become lucky by thinking, taking action, working hard and investing some money as required in all other businesses.

How to find Quality sign-ups & Quantity sign-ups in your SFI Business. Log in to your account, go to genealogy and check VPs & last login date against the name of each sign-up. From here you can easily make out who is who?
We can we shift from Quality to Quantity with our sign-ups by taking the following actions:

1. First of all enroll as many affiliates as possible on a daily basis. You will get some quality & some quantity type sign ups. This fact become clear in the first week it self on a regular basis.

2. How to find Quality sign-ups & Quantity sign-ups in your SFI Business. Log in to your account, go to genealogy and check VPs & last login date against the name of each sign-up. From here you can easily make out who is who and what type?

3. Try to establish contact with your both types of sign-ups through their email or Instant Messages. Once the contact is established provide them full support, help and guidance to understand SFI.

4. Send your PSAs/CSAs weekly messages. Send them a News Letter in the middle of the week. That means they get a message every three days.

5. The quality affiliates will stay and tire-kickers or inactive affiliates would get the opt-out message every third day. So it becomes easy to sort them out from quantity to quality.

6. Now let us suppose you have 5% quality sign-ups. You can offer them 10 Credits each every month. To your slightly so called poor affiliates you can offer both T Credits and a gift card.

7. In fact you need only 5 good BTLs and above to run your SFI Business profitably. It may take a year or so if you are smarter and not more than 3 years in you are working in a normal regular fashion.

8. Hope it helps you to some extent.

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Well if you get quality sign-ups, its your good luck. But all are not lucky. We all can become lucky by thinking, taking action, working hard and investing some money as required in all other businesses.

How to find Quality sign-ups & Quantity sign-ups in your SFI Business. Log in to your account, go to genealogy and check VPs & last login date against the name of each sign-up. From here you can easily make out who is who?
We can we shift from Quality to Quantity with our
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 101 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

Shifting from the quantity of sign-ups to quality ones depends on the manner on which you sponsored them.

With sign-ups bought from S-Builder or ECA, you can sort them out by the level of their commitment and activity.

Most will be zero producers, but some may show potential, who start with a few VPs, send their commitment message, and respond to your welcome letter. Some may become EA in one go, then you have found a real quality sign-up.

These are the quality ones you will need to work with closely. You can shift your attention, if that is what you mean,to these precious few, offer them support, guidance, and motivation to go on and become EA and beyond.

If you're using advertisement to recruit, then you can pre-qualify those who are interested with your smart use of ad words. I don't know much about this, but if you're able to attract plenty of sign-ups, then you repeat the process of sounding out their commitment and work only with those who are serious. Then you're able to shift your priority to work only with quality sign-ups.

If you're sponsoring through your "warm market" then you can possibly pick and choose the right people whom you want to bring into your business, thereby having only sign-ups whom you believe will be quality affiliates.


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Shifting from the quantity of sign-ups to quality ones depends on the manner on which you sponsored them.

With sign-ups bought from S-Builder or ECA, you can sort them out by the level of their commitment and activity.

Most will be zero producers, but some may show potential, who start with a few VPs, send their commitment message, and respond to your welcome letter. Some may become EA in one go, then you have found a real quality sign-up.

These are the quality
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Affiliate since: 07/07/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Betabasi's 66 other Ask SC answers

To shift from quantity to QUALITY with our sign-ups solely depends on us as sponsors. First and foremost, we can't tell how active a person might be before he/she signs up.

Once we have gotten some sign-ups, all we are expected to do is to be an awesome sponsor to them. Establish a cordial relationship and a close communication link with your sign-ups so that they might get to know you better.

Always provide any assistance they might require and never wait till they request an assistance from you. You can as well enquire from them whether they are in need of your assistance on one thing or the other.

Since we come from different countries with different languages, endeavour to communicate with your sign-ups effectively in a language they can easily understand without creating a language barrier. This will help them to follow your guidance without an air of doubt.

Always appreciate active sign-ups for any achievement they make and reward them with incentives if necessary. Don't forget to point them out to other inactive sign-ups telling them to follow their example. If the points I earlier made are observed, you can turn a great quantity sign-ups into quality sign-ups.
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To shift from quantity to QUALITY with our sign-ups solely depends on us as sponsors. First and foremost, we can't tell how active a person might be before he/she signs up.

Once we have gotten some sign-ups, all we are expected to do is to be an awesome sponsor to them. Establish a cordial relationship and a close communication link with your sign-ups so that they might get to know you better.

Always provide any assistance they might require and never wait till they
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