Affiliate since: 10/25/2010, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Laurie's 53 other Ask SC answers

Truthfully, the only thing I've ever been able to do is to continue to try and keep the lines of communication open.

If one of my PSA's suddenly 'disappears' I will start out with an E-Card and ask if everything is ok, if there is anything I can do - that type of message.

When this happens I am truly concerned about them - is there a family crisis? an illness? has there been an accident? I don't ask to be nosy, but because I am worried.

If I don't hear back (which almost always happens) I will send another E-Card or two - light and friendly - something like "hey, where did you go? We miss you!" or "Please don't leave". I always offer to help in any way I can.

If I still haven't heard from him or her, I continue to send the newsletters and group emails to these folks, but by then they are usually done, at least for a while. Whether they decided to quit or are taking a break, I try to keep the communication going and remain hopeful that they will return.

I will also send a note, either email or E-Card, if they are about to expire and let them know this is happening.

Sometimes, they come back. Sometimes they don't, but this is really all we can do.
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Truthfully, the only thing I've ever been able to do is to continue to try and keep the lines of communication open.

If one of my PSA's suddenly 'disappears' I will start out with an E-Card and ask if everything is ok, if there is anything I can do - that type of message.

When this happens I am truly concerned about them - is there a family crisis? an illness? has there been an accident? I don't ask to be nosy, but because I am worried.

If I don't hear back (which
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Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers

It is a very common situation in SFI to enroll an affiliate who appears to be a go-getter, someone who starts accumulating points, we as the sponsor get excited thinking we finally hit that diamond mine, only to find out the next day they disappear off the face of the earth.

One of the things that you as the sponsor and Team Leader should understand is that you have done nothing wrong. What has taken place happens to every person who has ever built a business with SFI.

Is SFI doing something wrong? – NO - When a company offers “free” enrollment, free training and many other free things, you will enroll several people who want to come in and so to speak “kick a few tires.” When they realize there is work involved with building a business then they leave in a hurry.

Another thing that happens as to why an affiliate starts good and then leaves is because that affiliate is signed up with a website that pays him/her to join free marketing companies and earn a few points and then they get paid a few cents for enrolling – their happy and they leave as quick as they came.

There are many legit reasons a person may sign up and then become inactive – as a Team Leader the best you can do is to try to contact that affiliate and simply ask them why they became inactive and if there is anything you can do for them.

If they do not “opt-out” of SFI, continue to send them weekly newsletters and stream messages – maybe things will work out for the affiliate and they will become active again.

What I do when this happens to me is I will contact them through their email address which they signed up with. If the email comes back – or is never answered – I consider that they have no interest in SFI.

As long as they are still enrolled I will continue to send newsletters and stream messages in their direction. Someday they might see how SFI and TripleClicks could help them reach all their financial dreams and they could come back.

There are too many people out in the world who are looking for a good Internet Company to build a home business with and I am putting my main efforts into finding them so I can help them to succeed.

I see it this way – “someone ran an ad and I responded – I am a team leader heading for the top of the company – If someone can find a person like me then my chances of finding someone that will work as hard as I do is out there waiting for me to invite them – NEXT!!

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It is a very common situation in SFI to enroll an affiliate who appears to be a go-getter, someone who starts accumulating points, we as the sponsor get excited thinking we finally hit that diamond mine, only to find out the next day they disappear off the face of the earth.

One of the things that you as the sponsor and Team Leader should understand is that you have done nothing wrong. What has taken place happens to every person who has ever built a business with SFI.


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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think this question is on everybody's mind. I would be surprised if there is one sponsor here that never saw this happening.

I think they start here and earn lots of VP and qualify as EA very quickly then they think: Hey, this is easy money! Unfortunately this is not the case - is it? Once they run out of actions to do to earn quick and easy VP reality hits them and they realize they actually have to at least invest time and effort to make a success of SFI. They are not really looking for something where they have to work for it - they want easy money.

It is also possible that they have a problem with English and with all the information at their fingertips in English, they get overwhelmed and off they go.

The 3rd group might not have a choice. Their personal circumstances might've changed and it makes it very difficult or impossible to continue. It is also possible that they might come back on their own later when their circumstances allow it.

About the 1st group you can not do much. The 2nd group you can still bring back with patience and some effort. You can try to suggest ways for them to continue (if they tell you why they left). If their is nothing you can do you just have to wish them good luck and accept it.

You can send all of them e-cards, team mails or e-mail (if their e-mail is confirmed), invite them to Skype with you, phone you or e-mail you. Invite them to tell you why they left. Most of them will not answer or react to your communication at all. Don't take it personal. Keep on sending your weekly mails but concentrate on your movers. If you pay all your attention to the ones that left and you forget about your movers you might loose them too.

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I think this question is on everybody's mind. I would be surprised if there is one sponsor here that never saw this happening.

I think they start here and earn lots of VP and qualify as EA very quickly then they think: Hey, this is easy money! Unfortunately this is not the case - is it? Once they run out of actions to do to earn quick and easy VP reality hits them and they realize they actually have to at least invest time and effort to make a success of SFI. They are not really looking
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Affiliate since: 07/10/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Charles's 66 other Ask SC answers

This eventually happens to all of us. It certainly helps if somewhere along the line you have established communication with them so that you know a little about what their situation is. If you are monitoring closely, you will notice immediately when someone drops off, and stops logging on. A simple card telling them you missed them, and asking if there is any way you can help them get active again, can sometimes help.

Your affiliates are human beings, and things happen in their lives that frequently cause them to lose focus. That is one of the main reasons so many people are where they are at in the first place. We are not bosses holding their feet to the fire, so to speak, but we are trying to help them to stay focused long enough to succeed at this business.

Affiliates frequently get the feeling they are spinning their wheels, and not making any progress. I think sometimes it's a problem of having a huge, but distant goal, but not having a specific interim goal for the next week or month. Measured against a long term dream, any accomplishments will often seem insignificant. An interim goal might be to sponsor one active business, then it's a matter of numbers, how many affiliates do they need to go through to find an active one.

I think any time an affiliate sits in a particular position without some measurable level of success, the negative winds of doubt will start blowing. If they are not really doing anything in the business aside from the initial training, they will tend to fizzle out pretty quickly. This is one reason an awesome sponsor will usually make sure that each active downline will receive some affiliates to work with. A lot of affiliates have a challenge sponsoring people and building a team, and if they are struggling with that, their attitude can quickly go south.

Most of all, we want to make the business seem simple and straight forward (logical). If we convey that in all our communications, we can often clear the air of confusion from the very start. We want to get them moving in the right direction. We may think that if they score 1000 VP or more right off the bat, that they are going to be a leader, but that is often not the case. They need a sense of progress or they will eventually call it quits.
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This eventually happens to all of us. It certainly helps if somewhere along the line you have established communication with them so that you know a little about what their situation is. If you are monitoring closely, you will notice immediately when someone drops off, and stops logging on. A simple card telling them you missed them, and asking if there is any way you can help them get active again, can sometimes help.

Your affiliates are human beings, and things happen in their lives
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

There are can be any number of reasons like:

1. They have a main job to focus on, that takes care of their livelihood;
2. Lack of sufficient time due to professional commitments;
3. Pressing family responsibilities;
4. Criticism by Family Members;
5. Discouragement by Close relatives;
6. Insufficient response from friends to join or continue in SFI;
7. Non availability of Computer at home;
8. Unable to visit near by net cafe due to paucity of time;
9. Joined SFI because of somebody's pressure or compulsion;
10. Did a sign up just to earn few cents through PPC sites;

Beyond these there lies major attributes like:

1. Joined SFI thinking its a "Over night become rich program";
2. Failed to read, understand and grab the basic nature of SFI concept;
3. Blank promises made by people who introduced SFI without sufficient explanation;
4. Failure to realize SFI is also a serious business;
5. Lack of adequate support by the Sponsor;
6. Financial constraints;
7. Not being able to communicate with people due to Language barrier/shyness, etc;
8. Unable to build the down line;
9. Not seeing income during the first few months against money invested;
10.Lack of patience and the will to persevere for certain period of time;

These are all major reasons for many people to be very active initially and then become quite inactive or even tend to "Opt out".

We can keep communicating with them regularly through their personal mail ids;
We can try and encourage them - face to face(where ever possible);
We can speak to them over phone (if cost is not a major constraint);
We can use all available SFI tools to stay connected with them;
We can even use social media to establish contact with them;

We can continue to put in our best efforts to activate them and bring them back to business. But, finally its left to them to decide. We can only respect their decision & move forward with our own journey!!




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Thanks for this question.

There are can be any number of reasons like:

1. They have a main job to focus on, that takes care of their livelihood;
2. Lack of sufficient time due to professional commitments;
3. Pressing family responsibilities;
4. Criticism by Family Members;
5. Discouragement by Close relatives;
6. Insufficient response from friends to join or continue in SFI;
7. Non availability of Computer at home;
8. Unable to visit near by
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Affiliate since: 10/07/2014, Power Rank: 500 | Read Alvin's 86 other Ask SC answers

Question:
"What do you do about PSAs that start off great but then suddenly become completely inactive?"

Great question.

You know what to do. Just keep on filling the funnel. Send out your group mail, e-cards, and keep updating your leadership page along with your stream posts. You can also continue to email directly from your personal email address. The snapshot pop up also is a great way to keep your individual Affiliate informed.

While you are there have a look at their ledger. Determine how active they were, and the last date they logged in. See what areas they have been overlooking and remind them of the points they have missed.

Even copying and pasting those areas bit by bit, in Microsoft Word first before sending them out to these inactive individuals will help if they are not bombarded with all of the missed items at once. You can determine how many missed items to include per mailing by the communication response. Some will request them, but in most cases their individual link to their "Ledger" will be enough.

If they are missing many points, use these to send a reminding "Tip" regularly, or just include a few in each of your other messages.

Keep them all informed of incentive reward contest whether they respond or not. One day they will realize they have been missing out on your generous support.

Always close with an immediate simplified call to action.
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Question:
"What do you do about PSAs that start off great but then suddenly become completely inactive?"

Great question.

You know what to do. Just keep on filling the funnel. Send out your group mail, e-cards, and keep updating your leadership page along with your stream posts. You can also continue to email directly from your personal email address. The snapshot pop up also is a great way to keep your individual Affiliate informed.

While you are there
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

PSAs that start off great and then quit have burned themselves out. It happens. People hope to get a quick return on their investment of time and money. So after the first 30 days if they are not in profit they are gone! This is why it is crucial to work closely with your PSAs and set the appropriate expectation in your messages. Lead by example.

That said, you can't control what happens in someone's life or the decisions they make. If you have set the appropriate expectation and offered the best support that you know how to give then I would not worry at all over PSAs who decide to give up, quit, or opt out. Strong Future International has a system in place that can bring financial independence to anyone with a computer and an internet connection but we have to work the system. When life gets in the way, then we have to adapt and keep moving. For example, I have an affiliate that is going through a family crisis right now. So SFI is on the backburner for them. That's okay. When they are ready to fully commit to their daily work I will support that affiliate.

Affiliates need to understand that we are a team and together we can achieve the goal of improving our lifestyles. Be an awesome sponsor and you will have done everything you can do. One thing that helps me is to keep a timeline. A goal without a plan is just an idea and without a deadline it's just wishful thinking. We should be helping our team to set clear goals that are attainable. No pie in the sky fluff is needed. Just offer a written plan that will help your affiliates get from where they are to where they want to be. Then let them decide how long that are willing to work toward that plan.

Consequentially, should your PSA quit, move on! Find other movers that are willing to work and stay the course. Success can come rather quickly but success will never come before work. Follow the rules of success and never sweat the small stuff. Always work with your movers as long as it takes to help them reach their goals.
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PSAs that start off great and then quit have burned themselves out. It happens. People hope to get a quick return on their investment of time and money. So after the first 30 days if they are not in profit they are gone! This is why it is crucial to work closely with your PSAs and set the appropriate expectation in your messages. Lead by example.

That said, you can't control what happens in someone's life or the decisions they make. If you have set the appropriate expectation and
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of us. I think the only thing you can do is send encouraging team mails to them, either to those people personally, or along with your other team members.

As long as the inactive PSAs don't opt out of SFI completely or change their registered email, they'll still receive your team mails via SFI's mail system.

In your emails, you can highlight special winnings, like winning bonus VPs by answering some Ask SC questions, winning one of the Eager Zebra games or winning an auction.

You can revisit the LaunchPad lessons and share that with some personal examples either you've experienced or someone else on the team experienced.

Once in a while you can send them a personal email and ask if everything is okay and ask if they can share with you why they're not active anymore. Remind them that if they're going on an extended vacation or they're too busy with something in their lives to log in, they can put their account on Vacation status so they'll still be "active."

The Vacation mode can be turned on or off at this link: https://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/index?referrer=search#vacation

About the only other thing you can do is just stay in touch with them in a subtle way. They may eventually come back and be active again.

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Unfortunately, this happens to a lot of us. I think the only thing you can do is send encouraging team mails to them, either to those people personally, or along with your other team members.

As long as the inactive PSAs don't opt out of SFI completely or change their registered email, they'll still receive your team mails via SFI's mail system.

In your emails, you can highlight special winnings, like winning bonus VPs by answering some Ask SC questions, winning one of the
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Affiliate since: 12/18/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Manohar's 240 other Ask SC answers

Hello Michelle,

You have asked a question which concerns all of us. Every Team Leader has dozens of affiliates under them who start off with great enthusiasm, but due to some reason stop working for themselves.

One thing we must remember that such type of affiliates are much better than the affiliates who do not start at all after joining in. So we still have some hope to achieve certain degree of success with those who started with great gusto and then stopped.

Here comes our role as a leader. We should click on their profile to understand them and their situation/difficulties before deciding how to deal with them or how to help them. For that we need to do the following:

1. Contact them by e-mail.
2. Send them motivational messages on PMs
3. Invite them on Facebook.
4. Offer them T-Credits.
5. Offer them Gift Certificates if they promise to restart working.
6. Gift Cards should be sent with an expiry date, so that the money comes back to you.
7. Re-assign them with some active PSAs to work under them.
8. Teach them how to advertise SFI & TC Gateways on Safe Lists & Traffic Exchange websites.
9. Teach them how to use free advertising resources.
10. In fact, you too can advertise their SFI & TC links on your TE Websites.

Hope, Michelle, it helps you !

Cheers !!

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Hello Michelle,

You have asked a question which concerns all of us. Every Team Leader has dozens of affiliates under them who start off with great enthusiasm, but due to some reason stop working for themselves.

One thing we must remember that such type of affiliates are much better than the affiliates who do not start at all after joining in. So we still have some hope to achieve certain degree of success with those who started with great gusto and then stopped.

Here
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Affiliate since: 08/30/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ben's 16 other Ask SC answers

Hi

I have found and believe in most cases that something have triggered it. It might be a family member or friend telling them its a lot of nonsense or it might be something negative he read somewhere about SFI or he/she might feel his business are not growing fast enough.

My advise is to contact such an PSA immediately as soon as you see a dip in his activity. DON'T leave it there and hope he will come to his/her senses in a months time or what. You are going to loose him/her.

Write him/her a mail, always be nice to them and treat them with respect. But also be straight forward and honest. Ask him/her you noticed that their activity is not the same as before, then ask them if there are any problems they want to discuss and what you can do to help them.

When he/she answered you back the following are very, very important. TAKE ACTION, dont wait. Immediately feed him/her with correct and honest information, go through some of the launchpad lessons and Rules of success with him/her again. You both must find a solution to his/her problem. If its a money matter, work with the PSA through his ledger to see how he/she can at least stay an EA without spending money.

Now, work and stay with that PSA till he/she are back on track.

By doing above you will save 80% of your PSA's who suddenly become inactive.

Best wishes
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Hi

I have found and believe in most cases that something have triggered it. It might be a family member or friend telling them its a lot of nonsense or it might be something negative he read somewhere about SFI or he/she might feel his business are not growing fast enough.

My advise is to contact such an PSA immediately as soon as you see a dip in his activity. DON'T leave it there and hope he will come to his/her senses in a months time or what. You are going to loose him/her.
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