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

The CSA Exchange is a newly and timely introduced Co-sponsoring tool that provides a better match with our CSAs. It takes away language and culture barriers as well as obstacles relating to time zones. All the affiliates we get from the CSA Exchange speak our own language, have the same sensibilities and work their SFI businesses at the same time of the day we also are online.

Thus, all communication barriers have been removed. The sponsoring tools we use for our PSAs and other team members are still the most effective to get these CSA's attention, engage them and help them to be active.

Your welcoming message should stress all the above positive aspects while stating your availability to assist your newly assigned CSAs. It is important that they are fully aware that all communication lines are open between you, the co-sponsor, and them, the CSAs. You are here to unselfishly help them grow their businesses. This should come out clear and unambiguous.

Most likely, the CSAs from the Exchange have not been very active to begin with. Your first objective is to update them on the most recent developments and keep them abreast on the new tools and income streams from which they can start building their businesses.

To accomplish this, you may want to look at each ECA's profile in details: when did they join, what has been their level of activity, how long have they remained without logging into SFI. In other words, you are assessing their personal situations and their level of awareness of the of SFI in general and the most recently introduced tools, in particular.

After they get active, use your regional and country forums for target posting on issues specific to their local interests

These are the areas where you want to focus, to raise your CSAs' interest, get them active and develop a mentoring strategy to help them start seeing results.
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The CSA Exchange is a newly and timely introduced Co-sponsoring tool that provides a better match with our CSAs. It takes away language and culture barriers as well as obstacles relating to time zones. All the affiliates we get from the CSA Exchange speak our own language, have the same sensibilities and work their SFI businesses at the same time of the day we also are online.

Thus, all communication barriers have been removed. The sponsoring tools we use for our PSAs and other team members
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Affiliate since: 05/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Wayne's 236 other Ask SC answers

A new program has been started with SFI it is called, CSA (Co-Sponsored Affiliate) Exchange. You can read about it here: https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=211449&referrer=search

The inactive affiliates from different countries other than yours are exchanged with affiliates from your country. This will make it easier for communications to take place between co-sponsor and affiliate. Because of this many of the once inactive affiliates become interested in restarting with SFI and TripleClicks.

This action is stirring up a lot of questions as to how are we going to know when we receive new exchanged CSAs? And how can I get their attention to engage with them?

First of all Gery has informed us, in the forum that they are working on a notice that you will receive when there has been an exchange CSA added to your team. This way you can greet them the same way you would greet any other CSAs in your team.

As to; what to say to the new exchange CSA in your group to get them to be active will still be a challenge. They will only “wake up” and be active if they choose to do so and almost nothing you say will persuade them differently. But the exchange system does make the odds of the CSA becoming active better.

If only one out of 50 exchanged affiliates wake up and become active again it would be worth the trade! I personally would not treat the exchanged CSAs any differently than how I treat my CSAs that I did not trade.

With this link you can keep track of what is happening with your exchanged affiliates : Exchange manager link - http://www.sfimg.com/MyAccount/CSAExchange

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A new program has been started with SFI it is called, CSA (Co-Sponsored Affiliate) Exchange. You can read about it here: https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=211449&referrer=search

The inactive affiliates from different countries other than yours are exchanged with affiliates from your country. This will make it easier for communications to take place between co-sponsor and affiliate. Because of this many of the once inactive affiliates become interested in
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Affiliate since: 04/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Diane's 76 other Ask SC answers

Hi Gilbert,

SFI has published a solutions page about the CSA Exchange here:
What is the CSA Exchange? How does it work?
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=211449

There are a few FAQs in there which address your question directly so I´ll pull them out for you:

Q: Will exchanged CSAs know they’ve been assigned a new co-sponsor?
Yes, immediately upon reassignment, we send each person an e-mail letting them know they have a new co-sponsor from their own country. This notice includes the full name and e-mail address of the new co-sponsor and invites them to make contact.

Q: How can I identify the new CSAs I've received through the CSA Exchange...so I can introduce myself?
The easiest method is through your Genealogy report. Use the "CSA Assign Date" for your first filter, then "CSA Source = CSA Exchange" for your second filter to pull up your new exchanged CSAs by date. You can then use the Genealogy's group messaging tool to send them your message.

Q: What should I say in my introduction message?
It’s up to you, but here’s a suggestion:
Subject: I’m your new co-sponsor in SFI!

Hi,

I’ve just received the great news that I’ve been assigned as your new co-sponsor in SFI!

Like yourself, I live in <COUNTRY> and I would love to work with you to help you build a successful business. SFI is a powerful and proven business platform, and I would be honored, as your new co-sponsor in <COUNTRY>, to help you in any way I can.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Your Name
Your email address

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So SFI has made the initial introduction for you.

I would advise the use of an ecard to send their welcome message. It´s more personal and I think ecards tend to get a better response rate than standard text mailers.

You can add to the suggested message by asking them how they have found SFI so far, and what you could do to help them progress further.

If they have not yet made a real start, you can point out that it will be easier for them to do so now as language will not be a barrier.

Best wishes

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Hi Gilbert,

SFI has published a solutions page about the CSA Exchange here:
What is the CSA Exchange? How does it work?
https://www.sfimg.com/Support/Solution?id=211449

There are a few FAQs in there which address your question directly so I´ll pull them out for you:

Q: Will exchanged CSAs know they’ve been assigned a new co-sponsor?
Yes, immediately upon reassignment, we send each person an e-mail letting them know they have a new co-sponsor from
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

The purpose of introducing CSA Exchange program was to increase activities in CSAs due to better communications and compatibility in regards to Language, Culture, etc.

You can feel free to work directly with all your CSAs. This is one of the best ways to get your CSAs actively engaged and grow your business.

Immediately upon reassignment, SFI sends each person an e-mail letting them know they have a new co-sponsor from their own country. This notice includes the full name and e-mail address of the new co-sponsor and invites them to make contact.

Through the Genealogy Report, you can easily identify the new CSAs and start communicating with you.

How can you do it?

- Please use the "CSA Assign Date" for your first filter, then "CSA Source = CSA Exchange" for your second filter to pull up your new exchanged CSAs by date.

- You can then use the Genealogy's group messaging tool to send them your message.

Its up to you to " what to say" in your first communication with your new CSAs. However, SFI suggests & created the following Format:

Quote:

Subject: I’m your new co-sponsor in SFI!

Hi,

I’ve just received the great news that I’ve been assigned as your new co-sponsor in SFI!

Like yourself, I live in <COUNTRY> and I would love to work with you to help you build a successful business. SFI is a powerful and proven business platform, and I would be honored, as your new co-sponsor in <COUNTRY>, to help you in any way I can.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Your Name
Your email address

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This is how you can make a beginning. Based on their response, please try to have regular contacts with them through all available modes of communication including SFI Group Mailer System, Chat System, Stream Messages, etc apart from mails to their personal ids individually, phone contacts, SMS, etc.

Conclusion:

SFI reports indicate that after the introduction of this CSA Exchange Program, there has been marked increase in CSA activity. Let all of us be a part of this success story!!



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Thanks for this question.

The purpose of introducing CSA Exchange program was to increase activities in CSAs due to better communications and compatibility in regards to Language, Culture, etc.

You can feel free to work directly with all your CSAs. This is one of the best ways to get your CSAs actively engaged and grow your business.

Immediately upon reassignment, SFI sends each person an e-mail letting them know they have a new co-sponsor from their own country.
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Affiliate since: 10/05/2011, Power Rank: 428 | Read Francis's 105 other Ask SC answers

The first move is certainly to welcome them to your team and you may even do so writing in the language that you share.

From what I have noticed most CSAs in the exchange pool have been at SFI for a while and most of them are inactive. There are of course many reasons why affiliates are inactive but if it were due to language and cultural barriers, then this would be a great opportunity for you to help them rejuvenate their SFI business. Just chat with them in friendly manner to find out whether this has been the case.

You can also help to point them in the right direction in areas where they have been struggling in the past simply due to communication problems. A spoken word is sometimes all that it takes to break a barrier.

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The first move is certainly to welcome them to your team and you may even do so writing in the language that you share.

From what I have noticed most CSAs in the exchange pool have been at SFI for a while and most of them are inactive. There are of course many reasons why affiliates are inactive but if it were due to language and cultural barriers, then this would be a great opportunity for you to help them rejuvenate their SFI business. Just chat with them in friendly
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Affiliate since: 07/18/2015, Power Rank: 224 | Read Vivian's 15 other Ask SC answers

Start with a welcome to my team message or e card. Getting the attention and engaging CSA's can be approached in so many ways. I would think if a person joined SFI, they joined for a reason. Their reason for joining SFI would be what I would use to get their attention and engage them. As I build a relationship with them, I would introduce them to other areas of SFI which might interest them.

Best of Wishes

Affiliate since: 08/21/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Tamara's 5 other Ask SC answers

1. The first advantage of having CSAs from your own country is that you usually speak their language (not always) and not everybody is that good at English. So approach them in your own language and try to help explaining how things work. It may be more important than you think.

2. The second advantage is that you can offer to meet them personally to help them get started (again, not always, it depends on location). They might even turn out to also be prospective ECAs.

3. Knowing the customs and culture of your country also helps as some things that can work in one country don't work in another. Approaching strange persons personally may work in some countries but not in others. Something that works well for you may also work well for them, but not for a CSA from a different country.

4. Approaching prospect ECAs may be easier if you are in the same country. If I could find an active affiliate (I have 51 but none of them are active this month) in the capital of our country I could guide him/her to many of the chain stores' headquarters, which are not practically approachable to me in person but might be to them.

Hope this helps!
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1. The first advantage of having CSAs from your own country is that you usually speak their language (not always) and not everybody is that good at English. So approach them in your own language and try to help explaining how things work. It may be more important than you think.

2. The second advantage is that you can offer to meet them personally to help them get started (again, not always, it depends on location). They might even turn out to also be prospective ECAs.

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Affiliate since: 12/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Janette's 24 other Ask SC answers

Great question.

It all depends on your budget

1. Telephone call
2. Email message
3. Face to face.

Each of these suggestions have their pro's and con's. But it all depends on you and how much you really want to build your business.

Honestly the more you approach this challenge but with positive attitude you can succeed to great heights.

Wishing you all the best.

Affiliate since: 09/01/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Martin's 5 other Ask SC answers

It's very important to take care and explain what i will do whit them.
You must have a positif action plan and let them know that we will look, talk, to make sure that they will understand.
Keep it simple.
They must repeat to you what you have say step by step.

We must take the time to explain what we want, where we want to go.

We must never live them without answer. The feed back will be very important.

the team work, some e-card, feed back from the new CSA will be an important thing about the team work.

Alone we do good things, but in a team, we problably do better.


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It's very important to take care and explain what i will do whit them.
You must have a positif action plan and let them know that we will look, talk, to make sure that they will understand.
Keep it simple.
They must repeat to you what you have say step by step.

We must take the time to explain what we want, where we want to go.

We must never live them without answer. The feed back will be very important.

the team work, some e-card, feed back from the
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Affiliate since: 06/10/2015, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Augustine's 30 other Ask SC answers

I am interested in this question and i will have to answer you directly from the life experience i have passed through.

You have to congratulate the new CSAs from your country,
You have to introduce yourself to them as the new Co-Sponsor, and
You need to start guiding them from scratch, showing them how to become success in SFI and most of the things ( to do and not to do) to be able to succeed in SFI.

Make out time weekly to send them weekly success tips letter.


Thank you.
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I am interested in this question and i will have to answer you directly from the life experience i have passed through.

You have to congratulate the new CSAs from your country,
You have to introduce yourself to them as the new Co-Sponsor, and
You need to start guiding them from scratch, showing them how to become success in SFI and most of the things ( to do and not to do) to be able to succeed in SFI.

Make out time weekly to send them weekly success tips letter.


Thank
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