Affiliate since: 01/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read William's 32 other Ask SC answers

You should rate your sponsor and co-sponsor based on how they respond to you!
Did they send you a prompt greeting?
Do they acknowledge you accomplishments
Are they active in assisting you to find additional VP or earnings?
Do they answer your questions promptly but having taken the time to truly understand the question or challenge?
Do you get the sense that they are there for you?
Special advice, opportunities, deals and contests are what take a sponsor from being Good (4) to being Great (5)
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You should rate your sponsor and co-sponsor based on how they respond to you!
Did they send you a prompt greeting?
Do they acknowledge you accomplishments
Are they active in assisting you to find additional VP or earnings?
Do they answer your questions promptly but having taken the time to truly understand the question or challenge?
Do you get the sense that they are there for you?
Special advice, opportunities, deals and contests are what take a sponsor from being Good
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Excellent question to ask.

It may be helpful to consider the answer by using another question to guide your rating response:

How am I best served?

The answer to this question then can be used to rate the efforts of your up-line team, as well as, be used in the comments section each month when you rate.

Some comments that I have listed in response to "How am I best served?" is as follows:

Timeliness responses to questions I submit about SFI related needs I have,

TeamMail topics are current and provide me the opportunity to be motivated, learn new strategies or useful tips to use in my business,

Connects with me when I do not expect to simply recognize success achieved or a simple check in on how things are going.

I encourage you to take a few minutes to answer the question to list what you need from your up-line team then use your list (even if only 1 thing) to help you rate.

Everyone will need something different so it is helpful to identify your needs first then compare your needs to what you receive in return - this will be your "yard-stick" for rating.
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Excellent question to ask.

It may be helpful to consider the answer by using another question to guide your rating response:

How am I best served?

The answer to this question then can be used to rate the efforts of your up-line team, as well as, be used in the comments section each month when you rate.

Some comments that I have listed in response to "How am I best served?" is as follows:

Timeliness responses to questions I submit about
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Affiliate since: 02/05/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Michael's 18 other Ask SC answers

Oh you are going to love this.....

Use yourself as the yardstick. As an affiliate you know what you need what you are seeking. So I am sure you are making sure YOUR team is getting those things and supporting them in a manner that will make you an Awesome Sponsor. So therefore if your sponsor is not doing the things that you think your team needs, that is YOUR YARDSTICK.

Don't look for the Star Sponsor, BE the Star Sponsor and the heavens will follow.

I never expect anyone to do anything that I myself are not already doing or willing to do. That is how I rate my Sponsor or even my Team as far as that goes.

To YOUR unbiased yardstick

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Oh you are going to love this.....

Use yourself as the yardstick. As an affiliate you know what you need what you are seeking. So I am sure you are making sure YOUR team is getting those things and supporting them in a manner that will make you an Awesome Sponsor. So therefore if your sponsor is not doing the things that you think your team needs, that is YOUR YARDSTICK.

Don't look for the Star Sponsor, BE the Star Sponsor and the heavens will follow.

I never expect
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Affiliate since: 05/15/2011, Power Rank: 471 | Read Masood's 97 other Ask SC answers

We are all affiliates here at SFI, some are old and experienced and most are new, including Sponsors and the Downline. We are all human. In my personal opinion, Rate your Sponsor with open heart even if he is not cooperative with you or even not active. Your good ratings each month will attract his attention and will create your respect in his heart.

Anyhow, if you like to rate according to a yardstick, I have some points as follows:

1. His welcome email to you with useful info, guidance, his contacts and availability .
2. Weekly TeamMails with helpful hints, motivations and important news etc.
3. Offering you good rewards/gifts on your progress.
4. Maintaining an active Leadership Page with contests, incentives, recommendations, tips etc.
5. Replies your messages/inquiries instantly and available anytime you need him.
6. Recognize and appreciate your hard working and efforts occasionally.
7. Always with you until you are up and running on your own.
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We are all affiliates here at SFI, some are old and experienced and most are new, including Sponsors and the Downline. We are all human. In my personal opinion, Rate your Sponsor with open heart even if he is not cooperative with you or even not active. Your good ratings each month will attract his attention and will create your respect in his heart.

Anyhow, if you like to rate according to a yardstick, I have some points as follows:

1. His welcome email to you with useful info,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

First things first:
The sponsor is the person who personally referred the affiliate to SFI or whose advertising generated the affiliate's registration into the SFI affiliate program.

Now that you understand the first thing about your sponsor, you can appraise him or her as follows;

1. first Introduction: On the scale of 1 to 5. Show gratitude that this person introduced you to this wonderful opportunity. Thank him or her with a 5.

2. On-going support: Average rating 3

a) Leadership page: rate him/her 3 even if they are not at TL rank
b) Weekly emails rate him/her 3, for =>4 emails, otherwise 0, or 1 or 2.
c) Forum discussions rate him/her 3 or above. You cannot him/her lower than 3 really.
d) ASK SC rate him/her 3 or above
e) Stream tips rate him/her 3 and just 3.

Calculations: Average rating 3

Total rating = (5+3)/2 = 4 . I do not foresee my sponsor achieve a rating lower than this from me...

I do not advice rating a sponsor for reassigning PSAs or handing out gifts.By so doing, he/she is taking care of his/her business. A thank you note or a telephone call to say thank you is enough. Affiliates must not depend on their sponsors for PSAs. The must get their own. The sponsor is under no obligation to reassign PSAs.

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First things first:
The sponsor is the person who personally referred the affiliate to SFI or whose advertising generated the affiliate's registration into the SFI affiliate program.

Now that you understand the first thing about your sponsor, you can appraise him or her as follows;

1. first Introduction: On the scale of 1 to 5. Show gratitude that this person introduced you to this wonderful opportunity. Thank him or her with a 5.

2. On-going support:
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Affiliate since: 06/11/2013, Power Rank: 5 | Read Maree's 55 other Ask SC answers

Great question.
How I rate my sponsor.
1. Do I receive replies to my messages.
2. What support doe's he give me.
3. Doe's he communicate with me Via the Genealogy Tab Monthly with tips etc.
If yes to these three questions I rate him with a 5.
I am very lucky as I receive emails etc from my Diamond sponsor. I then share all his tips with my team. His support is how I achieve Platinum team leader monthly.

If your sponsor is not communicating. No stress just ask questions at the SFI forum.
Click team leaders photo's and read their top tips on how they participate at SFI.

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Great question.
How I rate my sponsor.
1. Do I receive replies to my messages.
2. What support doe's he give me.
3. Doe's he communicate with me Via the Genealogy Tab Monthly with tips etc.
If yes to these three questions I rate him with a 5.
I am very lucky as I receive emails etc from my Diamond sponsor. I then share all his tips with my team. His support is how I achieve Platinum team leader monthly.

If your sponsor is not communicating. No stress just
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Affiliate since: 03/28/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Safuan's 6 other Ask SC answers

Sponsor or co-sponsor should earn the rating. So, the yardstick should be their own actions or inaction in helping/supporting or not the newbies. I don't hesitate to give 0 rating (if its possible) if the sponsor is not helpful and do not answer my chat msg. So to speak, sponsor should not get more than 2 stars rating if all that they do are merely sending the emails so that they can earn 30 VP every week.

The most crucial stage is when an affiliate just joined SFI and that is the time when sponsor should pay very close attention to his/her questions and needs. Afterall, sponsor don't have to spend money to support new affiliates. Just give them some guidance so that they can start on the right path and stay within SFI for a very very long time and earn money every month. They will be very grateful for that and would give 4-5 stars rating every month.
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Sponsor or co-sponsor should earn the rating. So, the yardstick should be their own actions or inaction in helping/supporting or not the newbies. I don't hesitate to give 0 rating (if its possible) if the sponsor is not helpful and do not answer my chat msg. So to speak, sponsor should not get more than 2 stars rating if all that they do are merely sending the emails so that they can earn 30 VP every week.

The most crucial stage is when an affiliate just joined SFI and that is the time
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Affiliate since: 02/16/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Russell's 68 other Ask SC answers

I'm sorry but in this my answer will have to be negative because by whatever yardstick i could use, my sponsor is a hopeless case. She has the appropriate buzzwords like 'team' and 'duplication' on her leadership pages and she has 'I'm here to help' sprinkled here and there but I suppose she got a hand from her sponsor in setting those up (they share the same family name so I assume they are related). However, those are all just hollow words because there certainly is no teamwork, encouragement, help, or communication of any sort. Let's not even talk about duplication because I wouldn't want to duplicate just about anything she does - except having me as an affiliate.

So I suppose you might think I should rate her as low as possible? But I don't because I don't want to let negativity flavor my actions. I try to look at things positively instead. Let me put it this way. If I judge and rate her for the sponsorship she performs then she really would rate the lowest possible score. However, she is doing a marvelous job of being an excellent example of how NOT to be a sponsor and for that useful role she rates at the very top. So I average the positive and the negative and give her a 3 which is right in the middle.

So allow me to flip this whole question around and suggest that your sponsorship rating is not all that critical by whatever yardstick you choose to use. If your sponsor is a poor one like mine, then they likely won't care what you rate them as or change due to your rating. The much better measurement is to rate how your success oriented performance is affected either positively or negatively by your sponsor's actions or lack of actions and adjust yourself accordingly.

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I'm sorry but in this my answer will have to be negative because by whatever yardstick i could use, my sponsor is a hopeless case. She has the appropriate buzzwords like 'team' and 'duplication' on her leadership pages and she has 'I'm here to help' sprinkled here and there but I suppose she got a hand from her sponsor in setting those up (they share the same family name so I assume they are related). However, those are all just hollow words because there certainly is no teamwork, encouragement,
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Affiliate since: 07/05/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sunildatt's 150 other Ask SC answers

Hi Olusola,

Do you want to read good opinion first or the bad opinion?

Good opinion first- If you are doing good in SFI rate your sponsor 5 stars
Why : Because it was he/ she who sponsored you at that point of time to SFI when you had not heard about SFI. Always give credits to others for your success.

Bad opinion: If you are not doing good in SFI rate your sponsor 5 stars.
Why? Because your business is your business. Did you have a deal with the sponsor before entering SFI to rate him/ her 5 stars? Obviously No. Even if you are not happy with the sponsor unless and until you get a new sponsor- the existing sponsor did good thing to remain with SFI. Sponsor is running own business. How are we going to be biased or unbiased about his/her business? If we give biased opinion , is his /her business going to be affected ? Is your business going to benefit? If you have complaints against sponsor you must have taken them with Support by this time.

Thank you for giving me special opportunity to thank my sponsor to introduce me to SFI

regards
Aim High Dream Big- ( This is what our sponsor is expecting us to do)

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Hi Olusola,

Do you want to read good opinion first or the bad opinion?

Good opinion first- If you are doing good in SFI rate your sponsor 5 stars
Why : Because it was he/ she who sponsored you at that point of time to SFI when you had not heard about SFI. Always give credits to others for your success.

Bad opinion: If you are not doing good in SFI rate your sponsor 5 stars.
Why? Because your business is your business. Did you have a deal with the sponsor
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Affiliate since: 04/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sameer's 74 other Ask SC answers

Hi Olisola

When Alexander came to India and defeated the king of india Porus, he asked Porus “How you want to be treated by me?” The king of India Porus said,”You treat me as one king should treat the other king”. That means you rate your sponsor/cosponsor as you would like to be rated by your down line.

Frankly speaking there is no Yard Stick laid down in SFI for rating your sponsor. It all depends upon you. You may rate him 0-3 if he never contacted you. Never answered your queries. Never guided you. You think your failure is due to your sponsor.

If you think you need no guidance/support from your sponsor. You can learn from the training tools of SFI. Forum is there to help you all the way, then there is no reason to depend upon your sponsor. You can always rate him 4-5. As far as you are concerned you get your 10 VP for whatever rating you give your sponsor.

Hope it helps.
All the best & Good Luck !!

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Hi Olisola

When Alexander came to India and defeated the king of india Porus, he asked Porus “How you want to be treated by me?” The king of India Porus said,”You treat me as one king should treat the other king”. That means you rate your sponsor/cosponsor as you would like to be rated by your down line.

Frankly speaking there is no Yard Stick laid down in SFI for rating your sponsor. It all depends upon you. You may rate him 0-3 if he never contacted you. Never answered
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