Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

One of the reasons people do not approach people face-to-face has to do with shyness, rather than for strategic reason, so you need to overcome this shortcoming but first what is shyness?
Dr. Bernardo J. Carducci identified 3 components of shyness:

1. Excessive Self-Consciousness- you are overly aware of yourself, particularly in social situations.

2. Excessive Negative Self-Evaluation- you tend to see yourself negatively.

3. Excessive Negative Self-Preoccupation- you tend to pay too much attention to all the things you are doing wrong when you are around other people.

But how do you overcome shyness and improve your skills on how to approach people face-to-face?

First, it is essential to change your state of self-Consciousness to that of Self-Awareness by realising that most people are not really looking at you but at themselves or busy thinking inwardly of themselves, so you should understand the particular reason why you are shy and bring this awareness into your inner thought, in order to overcome it, because self awareness is the beginning of change.

Second, instead of seeing yourself through the lens of negativity, find your strengths and explore them to your advantage. This is true because we are all different and if everyone is the same, the world will be a boring place. You need to affirm in your mind that you can do it because what we think in our minds carry a lot of influence in the way we behave, so think and communicate positively in your inner mind about your ability and it will gradually improve your self esteem when you approach people face-to-face.

Third, when we pay too much attention to the things we do wrong when we meet people face-to-face, it begins to demoralise us and eventually we quit. However, quitting reinforces shyness and the inability to change for the better, so use the problem as a tool for self reflection and to question yourself on the 'whys' and 'hows', in order to discover alternative ways to improve yourself.

Fourth, fear of rejection should not deter you because rejecting your idea or what you are selling is not a rejection of your personality, so you do not need to take it too personal if you fail to achieve your objective because even some ideas and strategies of some famous people in the world are being rejected on a daily basis.

Fifth, avoid perfectionism and do not seek to be what you cannot because we often make the mistake of unfairly comparing ourselves to people who are unlike ourselves, therefore setting unrealistic goals for ourselves; like why can't I be like Mr X who recruits 10 affiliates daily, but ignorant of the fact that you have other strengths different from Mr X that you can employ and be more successful, which you ignore because of the obsession with Mr X.

Sixth, practice makes perfect so it is important to develop social and interpersonal skills which come through practice and experience. This means the more you engage people face-to-face, the easier and more confidence you have subsequently, and there is nothing bad in doing some rehearsals before you engage in face-to-face communication.

In conclusion, I will advise that there is no one way of engaging in face-to-face communication, so it is important to apply skills you are comfortable with, while you practice others you think are important but not comfortable with. Quitting should never be an option, but persistence and determination to improve is the key.
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One of the reasons people do not approach people face-to-face has to do with shyness, rather than for strategic reason, so you need to overcome this shortcoming but first what is shyness?
Dr. Bernardo J. Carducci identified 3 components of shyness:

1. Excessive Self-Consciousness- you are overly aware of yourself, particularly in social situations.

2. Excessive Negative Self-Evaluation- you tend to see yourself negatively.

3. Excessive Negative Self-Preoccupation-
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Affiliate since: 07/05/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nafisa's 286 other Ask SC answers

Please do not underestimate your potential to excel, you will surprise yourself. It is when you feel you canNOT do something, it turns out that, that is the area you become exceptional at. I say this from experiences I have had over time and it is true, when you are thrown in the deep end, you have no choice but to keep yourself afloat!

These are simple but excellent ways you can improve your face to face communications.

1. Improve your product knowledge and that means become fluent in what SFI and TripleClicks are about. Be prepared to answer any question about the program and ensure that your interpretation is accurate as well as factual. This will build up your confidence to approach anyone.

2. The second tip and step is to be able to convince someone-this happens easily when you have various positive experiences to share. This holds true especially if those experiences are your own - how you have progressed. When you are able to convince people, you face fewer rejections.

3. Do not be discouraged whenever people give you a cold shoulder because out of 10, you are very likely to make a positive impact on a couple of them and they probably will end up to be your best affiliates, best customers or lifelong friends who will support you and your business.

With these 3 tips you are very likely never going to find it difficult to approach people face to face. You will build confidence, improve your product knowledge with practice and your communication skills will definitely override any fears you may have of how the other person will react.
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Please do not underestimate your potential to excel, you will surprise yourself. It is when you feel you canNOT do something, it turns out that, that is the area you become exceptional at. I say this from experiences I have had over time and it is true, when you are thrown in the deep end, you have no choice but to keep yourself afloat!

These are simple but excellent ways you can improve your face to face communications.

1. Improve your product knowledge and that means become
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Marlene's 27 other Ask SC answers

Not many people feel comfortable approaching people face to face about a business opportunity. It is mostly the fear of getting a “not interested” reply that makes it so difficult.

Fortunately, when you immerse yourself in a business like SFI, it becomes a lot easier to talk to people about it.

A few suggestions:

1) Get to know all the different aspects of the business as well as how
affiliates benefit. When you know your business and you have confidence in it, it’s much easier to talk to people about it.

2) Spend time doing everything you can to build your business. While doing that you will start earning (even if it’s not a lot in the beginning) and you will start feeling a “natural self-confidence”.

3) As you grow your business you will get more and more excited about it. This will show and when you talk to people about SFI, they will see your enthusiasm. Very few people (especially those who know you) won’t then want to at least find out more.

Wishing you lots of success!

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Not many people feel comfortable approaching people face to face about a business opportunity. It is mostly the fear of getting a “not interested” reply that makes it so difficult.

Fortunately, when you immerse yourself in a business like SFI, it becomes a lot easier to talk to people about it.

A few suggestions:

1) Get to know all the different aspects of the business as well as how
affiliates benefit. When you know your business and you have confidence
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Affiliate since: 09/06/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ana's 32 other Ask SC answers

Hello,

I am very motivated to answer your question, because I am also a shy person and I used to be very clumsy in face to face communication. So, I would like to share some tips that helped me and might also help you. I divided those tips into two categories: preparation and practice.

PREPARATION

1. First of all prepare your marketing aids, such as x-cards, flyers etc.

2. Think of few sentences which you would say while giving an x-card or a flyer to someone. Write down those sentences.

3. Now, think of some additional questions that a person might ask you. Write them down. Answer those question in a short and concise manner. Write down the answers too.

4. Now, read out loud everything you wrote. This will help you memorize your speech, but also to hear yourself talking about your marketing aids and how it all sounds. After hearing yourself, maybe you will want to make some changes to your speech.


PRACTICE

1. Stand in front of a mirror and act out a conversation. You can use your notes if you need to. Try to concentrate on what you are saying, but also on how you are saying it. Practice your speech, your voice pitch and your body language.

2. Now go a step further and practice this conversation with someone close to you, e.g. a spouse, sibling, parent or a close friend.

3. Next step is to try to promote your business to people you know but you are not very close to, e.g. acquaintances, neighbors etc. In this step, pay attention to your body language, especially to eye contact. This is very important, because people know you are truthful when you look them in the eyes.

4. Now, try approaching the strangers in the street. Since you are thoroughly prepared, it should now be much easier for you. And even if you still don't feel very comfortable talking to strangers, you should know that it gets easier every time.

Good luck!
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Hello,

I am very motivated to answer your question, because I am also a shy person and I used to be very clumsy in face to face communication. So, I would like to share some tips that helped me and might also help you. I divided those tips into two categories: preparation and practice.

PREPARATION

1. First of all prepare your marketing aids, such as x-cards, flyers etc.

2. Think of few sentences which you would say while giving an x-card or a flyer to
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

Hello Deniece Poston !

It is a common problem with most of us. We hesitate to approach the strangers because we are afraid of rejection. There is nothing to worry about. We can use these methods:

Visit the link: http://ucanto.com/article-free-advertising-resources.html there you will find “50 Free Or Cheap Advertising Ideas For Offline and Online Marketing”.

Beside this you can use:

Solo Ads (Micro Power List,;
Safe List Mailers (e.g. Super Safe Maler,Ultimate Safe List,AdTactics Safe List etc.;
Text Ads Mailers like TotalAd Explosion;
Traffic exchanges like I Love Hits, Easy Hits4U etc;

You can send flyers in New Papers.
You can make blogs & put banners of SFI, TC, ECA, Eager Zebra Games etc.
You can advertise your SFI & related links in “Search Engines.

In fact there are hundreds of other methods to advertising your business, I am not able tto cover here due to time & space constraints.

Cheers

Have a happy advertising !!

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Hello Deniece Poston !

It is a common problem with most of us. We hesitate to approach the strangers because we are afraid of rejection. There is nothing to worry about. We can use these methods:

Visit the link: http://ucanto.com/article-free-advertising-resources.html there you will find “50 Free Or Cheap Advertising Ideas For Offline and Online Marketing”.

Beside this you can use:

Solo Ads (Micro Power List,;
Safe List Mailers (e.g. Super Safe
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Affiliate since: 08/02/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Brojo Mohan's 6 other Ask SC answers

people measure success in different ways, but most of us are in SFI for one reason and one reason only is to earn an income ,so If you are not good at approaching people face to face, here is some tips to improve :-
1. Knowledge is the key of success, Everyday Read, learn, do.
2. Take the time to understand concepts . When we read the Launch pad lessons, we should take the time to understand them and implement them, not just rush through the lessons to the next steps. We should take the time to develop skills in an area we do not fully understand until we are ready to move on to the next step; basically build a foundation to move on to build our own success.
3. Make a list of yours family, friends, relatives, near and dear..etc
4. Collect mail-id more and more for advertise.
5. Advertise your business everyday through mail , face book , twitter..etc
6. Build a blog and blog about your business
7. Always track your advertising methods. This way you know which advertising methods are working and which ones are not.
After following this approach people face to face and try your level best to convince them and explain the benefits and perks they are about to earn from SFI in more future.
Hope this will help
All the Best

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people measure success in different ways, but most of us are in SFI for one reason and one reason only is to earn an income ,so If you are not good at approaching people face to face, here is some tips to improve :-
1. Knowledge is the key of success, Everyday Read, learn, do.
2. Take the time to understand concepts . When we read the Launch pad lessons, we should take the time to understand them and implement them, not just rush through the lessons to the next steps. We should take
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 19 | Read Aina's 157 other Ask SC answers

For sure we live in the era of borderless world. Information at your fingertips, there should be no reason at all for you to face difficulties in approaching and promoting your products, services and your business.

First of all equip yourself with full knowledge (extra would be better) on ways to promote your SFI, TripleClicks, PriceBenders, EZ Zebra Games, WAVE3, ECA Program etc and ensure that you have all these ready just in case you bump in to old friends or family members. Am sure you will have no problem in approaching people that you know.

A hello to a stranger might lead you to a sign-up. But be precise when explaining about SFI and do not promise anyone a world. But if you still not comfortable in face to face approach, facebook is the most popular social media. Rather than posting and sharing undesired contents, why not promote your SFI business and share with the world the huge opportunity, for everyone to grab. One liked by a friend will give you a lot more viewers and that might trigger more interest and opening an opportunity for more sign-ups.

These few additional items may help you overcome your fear of approaching people, but high self-esteem will eliminate this altogether. Prepare yourself and works towards attaining a Team Leader position and this will boost your confidence greatly.

- Approach contacts from your country for a start. Use website, blogs, social media, twitter, email marketing etc.
- Once familiar and comfortable, reach out to other people globally using the same methods and find more alternatives on online marketing, promote either on free or paid sites. All as per your spending power. No one will force you here.
- Print and distribute your X-Cards, simply leave behind in taxis, shops, restaurants, on the bus, etc. Important, ensure your ID is printed at the back of your cards.
- Printing and distribute of flyers
- Collaborate with newspaper vendors, owners of retails stores – to give away your X-Cards to their customers and pay them some incentives for every card they distribute for you.
- Have your fliers displayed at strategic community centres, employment agencies, convenient stores, universities bill board or engage a distribution company to distribute your flyers to housing estates.

Basically, so much more you can do to promote your business, without direct interaction. Outsourcing will save you time but you have to put aside some budget, face to face marketing will need your dedication, focus, patience and its time consuming.

If you plan to build your own empire, than you are required to do both, face to face and online marketing.
Personal touch will give you the long lasting impressions.
Choice is yours and yours only.

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For sure we live in the era of borderless world. Information at your fingertips, there should be no reason at all for you to face difficulties in approaching and promoting your products, services and your business.

First of all equip yourself with full knowledge (extra would be better) on ways to promote your SFI, TripleClicks, PriceBenders, EZ Zebra Games, WAVE3, ECA Program etc and ensure that you have all these ready just in case you bump in to old friends or family members. Am sure
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Affiliate since: 05/02/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kerrie's 68 other Ask SC answers

If you are not good at approaching people face to face, what are some tips to improve in this area?

Practice, practice, practice! You will be asked the same questions often, so it's important to have the answer "planned" out and rehearsed, so you can sound natural.

In my experience, it is important that you don't sound like you're trying to sell them something. People don't like to be "sold" something. Tell them how SFI has helped you, what you do (advertising, etc), and that it was a great opportunity for you.

Naturally, some people will be curious about it. Those are the people who you can go into more details with, and invite them to check it out.

It's important to anticipate the questions they will ask, compose a natural-sounding answer that's as complete as possible, and practice those answers a loud so you are comfortable with the conversation.
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If you are not good at approaching people face to face, what are some tips to improve in this area?

Practice, practice, practice! You will be asked the same questions often, so it's important to have the answer "planned" out and rehearsed, so you can sound natural.

In my experience, it is important that you don't sound like you're trying to sell them something. People don't like to be "sold" something. Tell them how SFI has helped you, what you do (advertising,
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Affiliate since: 04/13/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Andrew's 330 other Ask SC answers

If you plan to go talk to new people about your business you should get a hair cut, do your nails, put on your Sunday best and take a long hot or cold shower.

When you are dressed up or have a new hair cut you feel more confident and your body and mind will crave the extra attention as affirmation of your choices so use this natural feeling to your benefit.

You do need to know your business and be ready for questions but don't feel pressured to know everything. Fact is you will often be able to gain an e-mail address or phone number for a follow up if you have to get back to the person with an answer to their question. Too many unanswered questions is bad, but one or two big ones is often a blessing.

When you talk to the person for the first time forget that you don't know them the minute you have their name. You get their name by telling them yours. most people will reply, "Nice to meet you, I'm myname.". From then on that person is someone you know the name of, someone you have a personal connection with. They are no longer a stranger so treat them like a friend.

You would be surprised how well this works and how easy it is, just dress up nice, be ready to handle questions, don't fear what you don't know, and get to know their name and you'll be recruiting in no time.
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If you plan to go talk to new people about your business you should get a hair cut, do your nails, put on your Sunday best and take a long hot or cold shower.

When you are dressed up or have a new hair cut you feel more confident and your body and mind will crave the extra attention as affirmation of your choices so use this natural feeling to your benefit.

You do need to know your business and be ready for questions but don't feel pressured to know everything. Fact is you
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Not all of us are gifted with good PR. We have different personality and usually introvert person has difficulties in approaching people, much more talking about online earning opportunities like SFI. I understand it well because I am like that.

Three things that helped me improved in this area of approaching people face to face and present SFI.

1. When I become fully convinced that SFI works - When I read and studied the SFI business process, I knew it will work, because although almost all income will come from sales, but you do not have to do hard selling (which is the hardest part of any online marketing). Your affiliates will be buying voluntarily, eagerly and happily. That's the magic of SFI system.

2. When I became fully knowledgeable of almost all part of SFI and Tripleclicks system. - This important because you need to know how to present SFI according to the person's capacity, both technically and financially. So, I advise that you read and study what is inside SFI website. Then ask if there are things that you don't understand the forum is a quick source of answers, plus your sponsors.

3. When I have experience some degree of success - This will be your ultimate source of confidence in sharing SFI to others. Well, not all of us have this but you can use the experiences of others and how you yourself is doing the best practices you know.

We need confidence and courage when we approach people face to face. Our conviction, knowledge and experience will boost our both our confidence and courage.

If its really difficult because of our personality, well don't be dismayed because there ways to do it without even knowing your prospective affiliates, that is through internet marketing.

So, everybody has a aplce here at SFI!!
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Not all of us are gifted with good PR. We have different personality and usually introvert person has difficulties in approaching people, much more talking about online earning opportunities like SFI. I understand it well because I am like that.

Three things that helped me improved in this area of approaching people face to face and present SFI.

1. When I become fully convinced that SFI works - When I read and studied the SFI business process, I knew it will work, because although
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