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What do you do with affiliates who never do anything--despite your constant encouragement and offers of support?

5541 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 11/8/2013 3:48 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
If you know that you are doing everything that a sponsor should do - sending out team-mails and emails regularly, conversing and making contact with your downline on every available opportunity, and setting the example by the show of your different badges earned - there is not much that you can do again. They say that you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink. Hence SFI - you can show and explain to them everything that they need to know, and if they are not willing to do the
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What should an affiliate do if their sponsor is non-responsive?

5367 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 12/26/2013 4:39 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe that every one has a reason for joining SFI, and that is to make money.

A sponsor is supposed to be a support to you, encouraging you along the way, as water that waters the plant for it to grow. But you are supposed to be the root, a root that has a firm and solid foundation to stand against any weather. If you have that solid base - a good knowledge of SFI basics (by reading all information), and explore all of SFI's tools, what is stopping you moving forward without your sponsor?.
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What's the difference between being an SFI affiliate and having a traditional business, and which is better?

5219 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 9/9/2013 6:35 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
An SFI affiliate has the opportunity to begin a business with free registration. All learning tools are free. All you have to do is to read all information properly, so that you gain knowledge of how to progress and be successful. With any business, you have to invest TIME and MONEY. Investing money in SFI helps you to accelerate your progress to success. Because its a home-run online business, you work at your own pace without anyone looking over your shoulder, but you have to be consistent.

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What do successful Leaders in SFI know and do?

5066 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 11/15/2013 8:07 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
Successful leaders in SFI should know how to lead a team and set positive examples for their downline to follow to achieve success.

First of all, leaders should try to get good factual knowledge on SFI's business - its rules, strategies, principles, and how to be successful - by reading all available information, inspiring and motivational books, and being alert to the questions and answers shared among affiliates on ASK SC and the forum, to gain wisdom.

Leaders should be active
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How can we get across to our affiliates that investing minor (at least) amounts of money into SFI is smart?

4855 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 12/2/2013 7:29 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I personally believe that when going into any business, you have to think of investing CASH. If there was a way where anyone can start a business without cash upfront, even if it is a loan, then we all might have had traditional businesses functioning every where.

Even though its free to join SFI, every wise person would know that to be successful, there must be a COST. Practically, investing of your TIME is of utmost importance, but without putting in some money into starting that business,
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What are the benefits of using the new AFFILIATE E-Cards...and what are some good ways to use them with my team?

4792 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 2/21/2014 6:47 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
There are various benefits from using the AFFILIATES E-CARDS.

SFI has made it so easy and fun-like for us to share some light moments with our team. They always say that ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY. We are all accustomed to getting weekly emails from our UPLINE and sending our weekly emails to our downline, urging and encouraging us to do this and do that. Most times the emails are on a serious note, but with the E-CARDS, you can see the light side of things, making you
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Why is it important to have a good SFI account photo? And what makes a good photo?

4700 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 2/21/2014 7:01 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
It is very important to have a good SFI account photo, for the benefit of your own business.

A good photo is one of yourself that is clear and transparent, so that anyone can see the person they are dealing or working with.

If you are serious about this business, there should be no holding back on providing your photo, as people like to see who they are dealing with. I will not do business with someone without a face, because it signifies EMPTINESS, VOID. It automatically sends
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Is it worthwhile to send individual welcome letters to new PSAs...or can I just send out group mailings?

4644 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 5/23/2014 4:17 am

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe IT IS worthwhile to send individual welcome letters to new PSA's, even though it is still vital to send out group mailing to all your downline.

The group mailing addresses the team as a whole generally, where you try to get the team motivated into action, by being an AWESOME sponsor.

When you send an individual letter, it makes the person feel special, and they will feel that you really care for them and what they do.

When my upline send me an email, and
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Among the popular Standing Order items (IAHBE, S-Builder, TCredits), which is best and why?

4362 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 2/14/2014 6:35 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe that the best of the three most popular STANDING ORDER items (IAHBE, S-BUILDER, TCredits) is the 125TCredits for $36.25.

With IAHBE, you have to have the time to read up on so much information, which is so vast that you can get very overwhelmed during the process. I personally had that as one of my standing orders, and when I realise how time consuming it is, I had to cancel it, because at the time there was so much to read in SFI, and I decided that I should get aquainted with
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What is a good message I can use to greet my new PSAs?

4303 votes

Velma Prince, Aff (United Kingdom) 3/24/2014 3:12 pm

Affiliate since: 05/16/2013, Power Rank: 99999999
The message will be one of MOTIVATION.

I will send them a WELCOME message, and after introducing myself, I will encourage them to earn the fast tract badge by explaining how to get the VPs and the benefits of earning that badge. I never earned that badge because I did not understand how to, so I would not want others to lose that opportunity.

I will encourage them to read up on all available information on SFI, especially the LAUNCHPAD lessons, which will help them to know
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