Is it better to promote SFI to friends and family...or to strangers?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/11/2014 1:51 am
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Ahhh the double edged sword...
Many networking and multilevel marketing companies encourage to recruit from your "warm" market. The reasoning is sound; the closer you are to someone the more they trust you. Your business should always be built on trust. In my own personal instant my family and friends have seen my exuberance as something to avoid so they may not trust what I am doing as I have done it so many times.
On the other hand you must define strangers. Salespeople of many products have a reputation of approaching total strangers in order to sell their products. Many people are very leery of this approach as well. But I ask: is advertising via a blog, website or classified ad appealing to a stranger? This is where I have found my greatest success so far.
I feel to approach family and/or friends you should have enjoyed a small amount of success. People love a winner and if you can show a certain amount of success family and friends are more likely to hear you out on how SFI can work for them.
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Ahhh the double edged sword...
Many networking and multilevel marketing companies encourage to recruit from your "warm" market. The reasoning is sound; the closer you are to someone the more they trust you. Your business should always be built on trust. In my own personal instant my family and friends have seen my exuberance as something to avoid so they may not trust what I am doing as I have done it so many times.
On the other hand you must define strangers. Salespeople
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How do I get my team to understand the potential of SFI and TripleClicks?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/13/2014 6:03 am
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Your personal example is best. When you lead by example expect more people to follow you. When you believe in yourself and the company you represent it will come through you and motivate them to explore more. I am always excited about the face I am with SFI and never turn down a chance to talk about it. I believe my enthusiasm speaks for its self.
Which of the SFI LaunchPad lessons is best...and why?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/11/2014 1:59 am
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
I believe they all are. Each one contains a nugget of advice that can be used to advance your SFI business. I believe the greatest value of them is that they are always there and can be reviewed at any time. One of the greatest lessons of success is learning good habits and continuing to repeat them. I return to the launchpad daily and re-review the lessons of topics that concern me that day. However to choose one? I value the one that refers to overnight success. That can not be achieved here or elsewhere. I think it is a great reminder that out success here is remembering overnight success is only guaranteed by much preparation before that night we come to realize just how successful we have become.
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I believe they all are. Each one contains a nugget of advice that can be used to advance your SFI business. I believe the greatest value of them is that they are always there and can be reviewed at any time. One of the greatest lessons of success is learning good habits and continuing to repeat them. I return to the launchpad daily and re-review the lessons of topics that concern me that day. However to choose one? I value the one that refers to overnight success. That can not be achieved here or
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How can I get my affiliates to see the benefits of playing games like Knockout Trivia so they will play them?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/27/2014 11:06 am
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Lead by example!! I speak to my team members daily about it. I play Knock out trivia 2 to 3 times a day. All work and no play makes for a dull individual as the saying goes. Playing games also is a means to stimulate competitiveness which is crucial to business success. This is what you should explain to them. Mind games like Knock Out Trivia will show you areas in which you may need to expand your horizons.
If you could completely start over with SFI today, knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/20/2014 2:43 pm
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
When I started I totally blew it. I didn't realize just what I had stumbled onto. I did read some but obviously not enough. I missed the Fast Start badge by not doing enough at first. I would continue with checking in each day to to the "to-do" list which is what got me motivated originally. Then the learning kicked in. I started recruiting right away so I would duplicate this as it has been successful so far. Setting the goals initially was one of the hardest things so I might pay more attention to that.
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When I started I totally blew it. I didn't realize just what I had stumbled onto. I did read some but obviously not enough. I missed the Fast Start badge by not doing enough at first. I would continue with checking in each day to to the "to-do" list which is what got me motivated originally. Then the learning kicked in. I started recruiting right away so I would duplicate this as it has been successful so far. Setting the goals initially was one of the hardest things so I might pay more
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What makes you persevere with SFI and not quit?
Bill Burns, Aff (California, US)
7/20/2014 2:50 pm
Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
That is an excellent question to be sure. Somehow ingrained within me was a desire to always persist and never give up. I have had to draw from that well many times. There are times when I don't see what I should do next. But each time I will trip across someone's inspirational quote in the stream or I will see something in one of the lessons that tells me where I should go.
We are part of a wonderful thing here at SFI. We are given the opportunity to grow a business from scratch and an unlimited amount of support. That keeps me coming back!!!
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That is an excellent question to be sure. Somehow ingrained within me was a desire to always persist and never give up. I have had to draw from that well many times. There are times when I don't see what I should do next. But each time I will trip across someone's inspirational quote in the stream or I will see something in one of the lessons that tells me where I should go.
We are part of a wonderful thing here at SFI. We are given the opportunity to grow a business from scratch and
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