Affiliate since: 03/16/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Caroline's 111 other Ask SC answers

"We are only allowed 10 A2A friends. We can follow anyone. How do you pick your A2A friends and followers?"
There are different criteria for choosing your A2A friends.

If English is not your first language, then it would be a good idea to choose A2A friends who speak your language with whom may be able to discuss points in SFI you are having trouble understanding.

Another option to think of is choosing A2A friends from your own country, so that you can discuss issues regarding TripleClicks purchases, or work together to grow the ECA program in your country, or perhaps if you find someone in your own locality you could work together holding promotional meetings. (Now that we have country forum groups, these can also serve that purpose.)

Sometimes you might see someone who is a high achiever in SFI and whose Ask SC answers or forum posts might really appeal to you. You may wish to form a closer relationship with that person and send him an A2A friend request.

Your question also mentions followers. I accept anyone who asks to be my friend. Sometimes I wonder why they asked me, but I always accept the request. I like having friends and being a friend. If things don't work out and the person had some sinister reason for seeking your friendship you can always block them and or report them to SFI if need be.

Regarding your A2A friends - they too, are not set in concrete. You may change your friends. When you have built a solid friendship and have exchanged phone numbers, or email addresses and have communicated independently of SFI, there's no reason you can't agree to end the A2A relationship so that you can both look for new friends if you wish. After all you won't be losing a friend you are already friends with.

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"We are only allowed 10 A2A friends. We can follow anyone. How do you pick your A2A friends and followers?"
There are different criteria for choosing your A2A friends.

If English is not your first language, then it would be a good idea to choose A2A friends who speak your language with whom may be able to discuss points in SFI you are having trouble understanding.

Another option to think of is choosing A2A friends from your own country, so that you can discuss
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 433 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

The a2a program could be a great tool to enhance the growth of your SFI business. Choosing well your a2a friends to connect with could also enrich your online interaction creating warm and friendly atmosphere every bit of time you spend with SFI.

How to pick a2a friends and choose whom to follow?

- There are many factors that one can consider in choosing his/her a2a friends. One of the most important attributes I look upon a person is the willingness to share his/her knowledge and experience to others without expecting anything in return. He/she lives up to the true meaning of friendship by doing all what he/she can to help not only his/her team members but most of all to others in the SFI community. You might be able to identify them with their engagement with the SFI Forum and Ask SC.

- For long term success I will associate with people who can take my life/career/business to the next level. It is good to spend time with friends who can expose you to greater things, new information and a higher level of living. If you value these friendships, you will soon find yourself advancing too.

- I will choose to make friends with common goals. When you have friends with common goals, particularly as an entrepreneur, you can push each other. You can work on your goals together and encourage each other in reaching them.

- We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Having the right friends, you can tap into the talents, skills and abilities of those that have expertise in areas that you don't. Maybe you aren't the best at organizing your business mails/correspondences with your team members, but you have a friend that possessed this expertise-organizing – ask his/her help. When you utilize each other's strengths, everyone wins.

- Choose friends who share your celebration of success. Good a2a friends will celebrate every milestone, accomplishment and success story on your journey. They will be genuinely happy to see you succeed and be the first to say "congratulations!" Friends like this can be rare so when you find them, keep them close.

- Associate with people who are go-getters. People who are go-getters are serious about their goals and serious about success. They don't treat life casually or waste time on frivolous pursuits. They take fast action and get things done. If you consider yourself a get-getter person, it's important that you have friends who operate the same way.

In every friendship, it is very important to base upon the give-and-take principle. Treat others as you would want them to treat you. If you stand on this principle you’ll find your friendships fulfilling and rewarding.

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The a2a program could be a great tool to enhance the growth of your SFI business. Choosing well your a2a friends to connect with could also enrich your online interaction creating warm and friendly atmosphere every bit of time you spend with SFI.

How to pick a2a friends and choose whom to follow?

- There are many factors that one can consider in choosing his/her a2a friends. One of the most important attributes I look upon a person is the willingness to share his/her knowledge
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Affiliate since: 05/31/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jessa & Jerry's 25 other Ask SC answers

Choosing A2A friends can be VERY disturbing or upsetting because there are SO MANY people in SFI that would be great choices for anyone.

I use primarily 3 or 4 criteria but wish I didn't need to limit to only 10.

So far, I have not yet replaced anyone of the 10 I have chosen, although that has prevented me from adding several I would have liked to add.

But the criteria I use are:

(1) People that I believe have shown their grasp of the SFI business through their answers to questions posted in the Forum.

(2) People of STL rank or above

(3) People from parts of my home country near my former location.

(4) People that live in the country I now live

(5) If possible, Sponsors of my CSAs.

So far as this is concerned. I would like to see a separate section or new classification so I could seek advice or offer suggestions to my CSAs' sponsors.
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Choosing A2A friends can be VERY disturbing or upsetting because there are SO MANY people in SFI that would be great choices for anyone.

I use primarily 3 or 4 criteria but wish I didn't need to limit to only 10.

So far, I have not yet replaced anyone of the 10 I have chosen, although that has prevented me from adding several I would have liked to add.

But the criteria I use are:

(1) People that I believe have shown their grasp of the SFI business through
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Affiliate since: 09/21/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Gopakumar's 35 other Ask SC answers

Our support solution says: "For those you designate as a2a friends, you’ll be able to engage in one-on-one communications via SFI’s TeamMail messaging system and SFI Instant Messaging. Mostly, those who you designate as your a2a friends should be those whom you have developed a true and valuable relationship with. If your relationship is only semi-valuable, just follow them instead (you can always make them an a2a friend later)."

So it's vital to choose the 10 a2a friends wisely. I chose them based on the following criteria:

01. Their Leadership Rank
02. Their Forum activities
03. Their Country and Languages they speak other than English
04. Their willingness to help the newbies
05. Their Daily VP Streak
06. Their Ask SC answers and its ratings
07. Special recognition awarded to them by SFI, such as Forum Guru and Forum Mod.
08. Their membership duration with SFI

The Leadership Rank:

An affiliate with a Leadership Rank (BTL and above) is best because, they know about SFI program more than an affiliate. We can count on their experience as and when needed.

Their Forum Activities:

I keenly observed their activities in the Forum. Are they actively participate in the Forum in a daily basis? Did they sufficiently gave answer for a question asked?, etc. If they are very active and helpful, they can surely help us a2a friends! They have some spare time for these activities. Therefore, the chances are high that they help us with our questions occasionally.


Their Country, Language And Time Zone:

Ours is a global business and we all belongs to different Time Zones. If we choose our friends from a single country or a couple of countries, there may be a situation arise that we need an urgent advice or help from them. If their Time Zone difference is greater, we'll not get timely help.

Therefore, I chose my friends from different Time Zones (from different countries). So that, I assure there's always one of my friend online or they are able to respond my queries within a couple of hours.

Besides this, if our a2a friends are from different countries they usually speak different languages other than English. Whenever one of my PSA/CSA from other language speaking country need a quick help in their native language for a better understanding; any one of my a2a friend is there to help. In short, my best 10 is a cross-section of the World!

Their Willingness To Help The Newbies:

By observing their forum posts, we can understand their willingness to help newbies as well as, experienced affiliates. How they encourage new members? Are they provide their answers or advise for (sometimes) silly questions? Are they patiently communicate with difficult or illegible questions? These are some factors I checked before choosing my best 10.

Their Daily VP Streak:

This is one of the main and important criteria in my selection process. I chose people with daily login history and with a Daily VP Streak of 150 days or more. There's no use in selecting people who rarely visit their affiliate center. You'll not get any help from them.

Their Ask SC Answers And Its Ratings:

I thoroughly checked their profile for the Top Author Badge and the Votes they accumulated. Then I read their Ask SC answers for clarity, their knowledge about the subject, etc.

Special Recognition Awarded To Them By SFI:

Special recognition awarded to them by SFI, such as Forum Guru and Forum Moderator are another parameter I checked. These recognitions shows at a glance that their contributions to the SFI community is outstanding. So that I gave preference to such people.

Their Membership Duration With SFI:

This is another factor I did not compromised when selecting my best 10. If their standing with SFI is a long one, I am for sure that they are serious with their SFI Business and they are not quitters!

I chose my best a2a friends based on the above factors and I'm satisfied with my selection so far. I laid out the main criteria for my selection and you can add other factors suitable for you.
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Our support solution says: "For those you designate as a2a friends, you’ll be able to engage in one-on-one communications via SFI’s TeamMail messaging system and SFI Instant Messaging. Mostly, those who you designate as your a2a friends should be those whom you have developed a true and valuable relationship with. If your relationship is only semi-valuable, just follow them instead (you can always make them an a2a friend later)."

So it's vital to choose the 10 a2a
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Osaro's 206 other Ask SC answers

The a2a friendship is important to cultivate business relationship, in order to learn from others how to become successful in SFI, apart from your upline members, so that you benefit from shared knowledge, including best tips and ideas, regarding this business. We were at liberty to have as many a2a friends as we want, until recent changes where we are now hard pressed to have just a maximum of 10, while we Follow others we cannot add as friends in the proper sense of it.

It is pertinent to know the difference between those you choose as your 10 a2a friends and those you Follow. In the case of the former, you are allowed a 2-way communication, while the latter is 1-way; only from you, if you are the Follower.

As a result to this restriction, we therefore need to come up with some criteria to choose our 10 friends and painfully relegate those, though we need but cannot include, to just those we Follow or those that Follow us, so in the light of this, my suggestions on how to choose your maximum 10 a2a friends and followers are as follows:

1. Be Friends with those who are visibly qualitative and are willing to share their experiences with you. By this, I mean those you see in the forum and Ask Sc who display some level of knowledge and understanding of SFI business and are obviously sharing tips and ideas to better the chances of your SFI business.

2. The above list may exceed 10, so you may further streamline it by choosing those from the same/similar geographical, cultural and may be language background with you. The importance of this is to share experiences and resolve issues that may be peculiar to your similar background.

3. You may also need to consider rank and probably period of membership of SFI. It may be safe to assume that those of higher ranks, with an admirable and relatively long track record as SFI members may be more positioned to know more about this business. Be careful anyway, as this may not be the case in all situations, so you need to combine this with other criteria, in order to make an informed decision.
4. I think it is obvious to choose those you already know, one way or the other, physically or digitally, within SFI or outside of it, provided they are such people that will add value to your SFI business, in terms of shared ideas and tips regarding SFI business.

5. Lastly, when it becomes impossible to have more friends because you hit the limit, then you may opt to add the other as Followers (those that Follow you), in the same vein, you may also be added by others in similar circumstance, as their Follower (those you Follow) when they too hit the limit.

In conclusion, please note that my suggestions are made on the basis that you are not currently able to choose your 10 friends from your old a2a list because the period permitted to do that has lapsed, so my approach is based on entirely new selection of 10 a2a friends and Followers. Also note that you may want to choose someone but it is left for that person to accept your request as one of the 10 friends or not, because he/she is also restricted like everyone else to a maximum of 10 friends, so you need to appreciate this fact going forward.


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The a2a friendship is important to cultivate business relationship, in order to learn from others how to become successful in SFI, apart from your upline members, so that you benefit from shared knowledge, including best tips and ideas, regarding this business. We were at liberty to have as many a2a friends as we want, until recent changes where we are now hard pressed to have just a maximum of 10, while we Follow others we cannot add as friends in the proper sense of it.

It is pertinent
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2011, Power Rank: 83 | Read Gliceria's 402 other Ask SC answers

When the new 10 a2a friends rule was introduced, I did not have to worry about picking 10 a2a friends because I already have them. They were the ones I have come to truly like and respect and have developed a rapport and friendly relationships with. These 10 also accepted my new request for friendship.

So picking the new 10 a2a friends was easy and gave me assurance that these 10 people are true friends who I can count on for advice and moral support in difficult times.

Lately, though I discovered one of them has deleted me as her a2a friend- it hurts really but it was her choice. I debated whether to ask her why, but decided against it. Perhaps she doesn’t really consider me as a good choice of a2a friend and does not rate me as a friend after all.

So answering your question, Mary, how do you pick your a2a friends and followers?

You probably already know the answer. You have your own criteria for choosing, but since you ask, I'd like I add a bit more.

. Choose your a2a friends that meet your personal requirements, whatever they are.

. Choose friends whose ideas and opinion you share. You will know from their comments posted on the Forum, especially if they are always liking your posts.

.. Choose friends you admire for the speed of success with which they have achieved the top rank, so that you can learn from them and benefit from their experience.

. Choose someone with the same background, country/region, or life experience so that you can have a friendly exchanges of ideas that will enhance your knowledge and expertise in areas of SFI that will be mutually beneficial.

Then you can follow whomever you wish, like their posts, whenever the post has something of value that you really like and will benefit the rest of the Forum users.

Once you have chosen the 10 lucky people you will make them feel lucky to have been chosen by you.

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When the new 10 a2a friends rule was introduced, I did not have to worry about picking 10 a2a friends because I already have them. They were the ones I have come to truly like and respect and have developed a rapport and friendly relationships with. These 10 also accepted my new request for friendship.

So picking the new 10 a2a friends was easy and gave me assurance that these 10 people are true friends who I can count on for advice and moral support in difficult times.

Lately,
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Affiliate since: 06/09/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olufolake 's 206 other Ask SC answers

Hi Mary
Good question.
I'l answer you from my experience.
You are one of my top 10 a2a friends. Why did i select you and others? For the following reasons
1. All my a2a friends are higher than me in rank and are more successful and more experienced than me. I went after the best and you are one of them. The above was one of the criteria i used. I love to make friends with those who know better than me and are more successful than me. They set my goals and focus.
2. They are active. I check my friends logging time. Once i'd to remove an a2a friend because of inactivity. Why? Because i wanted inspiring, motivating, go getter friends. If i flock with inactive friends, sooner enough, i'l be influenced and i'l be as inactive as they are. Like it is said, 'bad communication corrupts good manners'
3. Knowledgeable: i selected experts who know how to maneveur the system very well and how to make it work. That way i can come to them for help when necessary to brainstorm together.
4. Success
All my a2a friends are successful sponsors/ co sponsors/ upline leaders of their team. They are friends/ leaders of influence. John Maxwell gave the acronym of an influencer that so suits my friends so well that made me follow them and pick them:
-I means Integrity with people
-N means Nurturing people
-F means Faith in people
-L means listens to people
- U means understands people
-E means Enlarges people
-N means Navigates or directs other people
-C means connects with people
-E means Empowers people
-R means Reproduces other influencers i.e raising leaders like themselves and it is showing in their business
3. Ability to help others via answering questions of others or asking questions that some shy affiliates will like to ask but are afraid to do so. This empowers such affiliates.
4. Depth.
How deep a man is will determine is how far rises in life. My a2a friends are people of depth. You know a man by the way he talks or answers people. We draw from the depth of our resources that we know and have. By the way they answer people's questions and help grow their team, it shows.
In short, John has spoken it all for me,
My friends have integrity
ability to nurture others
faith in people
the ability to listen to others
the ability to understand others
enlargement of heart to bear with people's strength and weaknesses
the ability to navigate and direct other people
the power to connect with people
the power to empower others
Then lastly the ability to reproduce themselves in others and that is what true leadership is all about and those kinds of friends are worthy to be picked and followed like you.


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Hi Mary
Good question.
I'l answer you from my experience.
You are one of my top 10 a2a friends. Why did i select you and others? For the following reasons
1. All my a2a friends are higher than me in rank and are more successful and more experienced than me. I went after the best and you are one of them. The above was one of the criteria i used. I love to make friends with those who know better than me and are more successful than me. They set my goals and focus.
2. They
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Affiliate since: 08/04/2013, Power Rank: 14 | Read Moira's 74 other Ask SC answers

Hello Mary,

My grandfather used to say that if, when you are on your deathbed, you can count your true friends on the fingers of one hand, you die a rich person.

I think my grandfather was a very wise man because throughout our lives we can make many acquaintances, but true friends are much harder to find. That is why I did not pick my a2a friends so much for their knowledge –although that is very useful–, but more for the friendship they have shown me.

As for the people I choose to follow, I pick the affiliates who regularly contribute to the Forum because they know much more than I do and I learn from them. They may not know who I am… but I definitely know who they are and I am grateful for their selflessness and generosity.
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Hello Mary,

My grandfather used to say that if, when you are on your deathbed, you can count your true friends on the fingers of one hand, you die a rich person.

I think my grandfather was a very wise man because throughout our lives we can make many acquaintances, but true friends are much harder to find. That is why I did not pick my a2a friends so much for their knowledge –although that is very useful–, but more for the friendship they have shown me.

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

Thanks for this question.

Until a few months ago SFI allowed us to have the luxury of having unlimited A2A friends and followers. Unfortunately, this was withdrawn due to reasons best known to all of us - cross solicitation, etc and new restrictions were introduced.

We are into a serious business. Our aim is only to win here through strong and consistent growth together with our Team.

Even though every tool has been provided by SFI by which we can gather knowledge, under go training, learn very many things on a day to day basis. All these will definitely help every one to plan and do things better.

But still, there are certain areas like creation of ECAs, Win as an ECA, To be a Winner in Pricebenders Auction, etc, etc. Merely studying the Tips alone will not be sufficient. We need to seek many things from people who not only have hands on experience on these but remain consistent winners here.

Depending upon our area of knowledge requirement, we should choose our A2A friends and remain in constant touch with them.

Same way, we should regularly visit Forum and read ASK SC answers and try to understand who are all regularly contributing with their valuable posts and answers. This way we will certainly know and decide whom to be followed.

There is no point in in just having A2A friends and followers just for the sake of it. Our selection should be purely based on merit and it should help us to grow and succeed.

Conclusion:

1. Choose your A2A friends based on your knowledge & information requirements.
2. Follow the people whose posts in Forum and answers in ASK SC should be meaningful, useful,
should create value and above all should be very helpful for you to grow and succeed in your
business here.



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Thanks for this question.

Until a few months ago SFI allowed us to have the luxury of having unlimited A2A friends and followers. Unfortunately, this was withdrawn due to reasons best known to all of us - cross solicitation, etc and new restrictions were introduced.

We are into a serious business. Our aim is only to win here through strong and consistent growth together with our Team.

Even though every tool has been provided by SFI by which we can gather knowledge,
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

I follow all the Forum Gurus, well most of them anyway, and those who I think are their equivalent in the ASK SC, those who are consistently supplying top answers according to the votes.

I believe that they are the people with the knowledge and experience in this business. Their opinion matter to me and whenever I come across them on the Forum or ASK SC I pay close attention to what they have to say.

Regarding A2A friends, regrettably because of number capping, I have retained only some of those who had helped me in the past. Loyalty for me is a difficult thing. As much as I want to have junior A2A friends that I can help, I cannot let go of those who were good and loyal to me in that past. They are my friends.
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I follow all the Forum Gurus, well most of them anyway, and those who I think are their equivalent in the ASK SC, those who are consistently supplying top answers according to the votes.

I believe that they are the people with the knowledge and experience in this business. Their opinion matter to me and whenever I come across them on the Forum or ASK SC I pay close attention to what they have to say.

Regarding A2A friends, regrettably because of number capping, I have retained
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