Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

Hi Jasna.

If you do not have any team members, you can no longer become a Bronze Team Leader with SVP (Sales VersaPoints) + AVP (Action VersaPoints) only.

To become a Bronze Team Leader now, you must have at least one first-level (1st. generation) team member who is at Executive Affiliate 2 level.

The changes were announced in a newsletter last month. Here's the link to the new requirements: http://news.sfimg.com/2015/11/19/new-team-leader-qualification-added/

Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

When I first started in mlm, I could not resist the temptation to dump a truck-load of enthusiasm on anyone who came near me, whether they had asked for it or not.

After a lot of unsuccessful "enthusiasm dumping", I have learned the best way to approach anyone, including for SFI, is to find out if there is a need, first. And if there is a need, can I fulfill that need with my business or products?

The best way to discover if there is a need, I find, is with a friendly chat. It is quite easy to slip the occasional question into the conversation, without making it sound like an interrogation. Concentrate on the conversation, and don't let the social updates on your cellphone distract you.

The idea is to find out, subtly, what the person thinks of their existing mlm business, because their answers will influence your further approach.

People developing an mlm business are aware of the benefit of more than one income stream, so I ask someone happy and successful with their mlm business, if they had ever considered adding another string to their bow.

Someone fed up with all the company meetings may be open to hearing about an mlm business that is online only. There are no company product and rah-rah meetings in SFI.

Someone who dislikes phoning people out of the blue, will be happy to hear there is no cold calling required.

Someone feeling the pinch of their mandatory monthly stock purchases will be happy to hear there is no such requirement in SFI.

In a nutshell, find out if your prospect has a need, and then briefly show your prospect how SFI can fulfill it.

Give your prospects a card with your contact details and the link to your chosen SFI gateway, and say something like: "Here are my contact details, with the link so you can have a look for yourself. I'll give you a quick call in a couple of days, if that's OK. 'Bye for now."

Resist the urge to reiterate and reinforce what you have already said. Do not say any more: just smile and leave with a wave and "chat soon".

If there isn't a need, respect that, too. Give the person your card, just in case they change their mind in the future, or a TripleClicks gift card, and cheerfully move on.




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When I first started in mlm, I could not resist the temptation to dump a truck-load of enthusiasm on anyone who came near me, whether they had asked for it or not.

After a lot of unsuccessful "enthusiasm dumping", I have learned the best way to approach anyone, including for SFI, is to find out if there is a need, first. And if there is a need, can I fulfill that need with my business or products?

The best way to discover if there is a need, I find, is with a friendly
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

SFI does a very good job of communicating the benefits of the Fast-Track programme to every new Affiliate, and personally I don't feel the need to add detail of my own. Instead, I include this short paragraph in my welcoming email:

"The Fast-Track 2.0 programme can make a huge difference to your future profits, so please make sure you check out thoroughly the info SFI sends you about it, before expiry of your first 10 days in SFI. That is the time SFI allows you to decide about the optional Fast-Track: after 10 days it is no longer available to you. I am happy to answer any questions you may have, so if anything isn't clear about it, please let me know, ~FIRSTNAME~."





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SFI does a very good job of communicating the benefits of the Fast-Track programme to every new Affiliate, and personally I don't feel the need to add detail of my own. Instead, I include this short paragraph in my welcoming email:

"The Fast-Track 2.0 programme can make a huge difference to your future profits, so please make sure you check out thoroughly the info SFI sends you about it, before expiry of your first 10 days in SFI. That is the time SFI allows you to decide about
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

The important thing is not to overlook any actions and miss out on potential VersaPoints.

Check your VP Ledger regularly by clicking the My Acct tab, highlight My Reports, then click VP Ledger.

You'll see 9 sections with a total of 108 separate actions for getting AVP.

Read slowly through each section and you'll soon see if you've left any Action VersaPoints on the table.

In my book, the last four actions in the Daily Actions section qualify as the best ways to get AVP.

You can earn up to 800 Action VersaPoints with these four, every month!

Each of the four brings not only 1 x AVP but also 5 x MRP (Member Reward Points) each time you take the action. Some Pricebenders auctions are "Double MRP" auctions, so for each bid in those auctions you get 10 x MRP.

You can use your MRP to buy items at TripleClicks. One TCredit is a particularly useful purchase. Buy 1 x TCredit for 126 MRP and get you 102 Sales VersaPoints towards your sales qualification. And if it's your first time purchase, you get 25 AVP for writing a review.

Yes, definitely the fantastic four!

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The important thing is not to overlook any actions and miss out on potential VersaPoints.

Check your VP Ledger regularly by clicking the My Acct tab, highlight My Reports, then click VP Ledger.

You'll see 9 sections with a total of 108 separate actions for getting AVP.

Read slowly through each section and you'll soon see if you've left any Action VersaPoints on the table.

In my book, the last four actions in the Daily Actions section qualify as the best
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

A Google search will reveal there are apps that enable you to track your emails, like bananatag, streak, and spypig.

However, I think the best way to find out if your messages have been received is to ask the intended recipients. Send your messages, and wait for a response. If none is forthcoming, send another short message saying you are just checking if the system is working properly and ask if they got your last message, quoting the subject line and the date you sent it.

If there's still no reply, don't waste time trying to provoke a response: keep them in the message loop and get on with building your business and finding new, motivated people who will respond to your messages.
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A Google search will reveal there are apps that enable you to track your emails, like bananatag, streak, and spypig.

However, I think the best way to find out if your messages have been received is to ask the intended recipients. Send your messages, and wait for a response. If none is forthcoming, send another short message saying you are just checking if the system is working properly and ask if they got your last message, quoting the subject line and the date you sent it.

If
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

First, a tip. Make sure you have reviewed and saved your automatic welcome message SFI sends to your new PSA's, as well as new CSA's. Your "New PSA Greeting" and "New CSA Greeting" can be seen and edited here: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/Miscellaneous

TeamMail messages via your Genealogy, as well as the PSA Mailer and CSA Mailer at the Power Tools tab, are sent to the Affiliate's registered e-mail address, and to their "TeamMail" inbox at their SFI Affiliate Center.

My take on this, is that Affiliates, who have not confirmed their email address, will not get the message. And those who log in only occasionally, will not see the alert SFI puts on their homepage. Many may not even click on the link to read my automatic welcome message (you can see if they have by looking at their VP Ledger).

After a couple of days (enough time to have had a look around and read my automatic message), I send a follow-up email directly to each new team member, using the emails listed on the Genealogy page. Some get a welcome and encouragement to get going; some get a welcome and "well done" for a good start to their VP total.

Sending an individual welcome letter to new team members enables you to check their email addresses are functional, and allows you an avenue of communication you may not have if you rely on group mailings alone.

If you get no response from your emails, you may like to try a search in Facebook, using the email address your new team member gave when signing up. People may not reply to emails (or even read them), but in this part of the world everyone reads an incoming Facebook message.

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First, a tip. Make sure you have reviewed and saved your automatic welcome message SFI sends to your new PSA's, as well as new CSA's. Your "New PSA Greeting" and "New CSA Greeting" can be seen and edited here: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/Miscellaneous

TeamMail messages via your Genealogy, as well as the PSA Mailer and CSA Mailer at the Power Tools tab, are sent to the Affiliate's registered e-mail address, and to their "TeamMail" inbox at their SFI Affiliate
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Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

There are 6 sources of income available to every SFI Affiliate. The best way to increase your earnings in SFI is to make sure you are not leaving money on the table by using only some of the 6 income sources.

Carefully read, understand, and then put into practice what you have read, so you maximise all 6 income streams. They are described in detail at the Comp Plan option in the drop-down menu at the Income tab in the black bar above.

Affiliate since: 06/20/2012, Power Rank: 212

When I offer SFI to other people, I do so with the thought I am offering a business opportunity, and the new people are linking with a group of like-minded entrepreneurs.

In other words, I'm looking for people who have the desire, the motivation, and the tenacity to do whatever it takes to develop their own business.

I am not looking for people who treat SFI as another job, and I am not looking for new members of "my sales team", with me as the sales manager, setting targets and dishing out rewards for reaching them.

Of course, I'm available anytime if someone asks for guidance. I share helpful information and tips regularly on my leadership page and blog, and through the excellent SFI communication channels, as well as e-cards to give praise and encouragement.

In these ways I hope to bring out the latent entrepreneurial spirit in those new to being self-employed, and to fan the flames of those already alight with entrepreneurial fire.

In my personal view, rewards for reaching certain targets are typical of the job environment, and do not encourage the entrepreneurial mind-set.

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When I offer SFI to other people, I do so with the thought I am offering a business opportunity, and the new people are linking with a group of like-minded entrepreneurs.

In other words, I'm looking for people who have the desire, the motivation, and the tenacity to do whatever it takes to develop their own business.

I am not looking for people who treat SFI as another job, and I am not looking for new members of "my sales team", with me as the sales manager, setting
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