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

Don't worry about becoming too involved on outside tools. Especially if you are going to build a bit team. Because of the success rate in SFI you will want to have a lot of PSA's so you will end up with at least 5 EA's or higher. Even though you want to stay in touch with your downline through the PSA and CSA mailers, you are going to be focusing on your Movers.

It's possible you may decide to use Messenger to talk with your Movers, but if you have a couple thousand PSA's that's not going to work so well. So there are considerations with things of this nature. You could start a private or secret group on Facebook for your EA's or higher, sharing ideas among your team can be highly beneficial. You can also use it as an incentive for the rest of your team and post something on your Leadership page that states something to the effect that anyone who reaches at least EA2 will be given access to the private group for your team. Keep in mind however, that some people are not on facebook so you will have to decide what will work best for your team.
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Don't worry about becoming too involved on outside tools. Especially if you are going to build a bit team. Because of the success rate in SFI you will want to have a lot of PSA's so you will end up with at least 5 EA's or higher. Even though you want to stay in touch with your downline through the PSA and CSA mailers, you are going to be focusing on your Movers.

It's possible you may decide to use Messenger to talk with your Movers, but if you have a couple thousand PSA's that's not going
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Yes you are missing something if you do not use other resources to communicate to your team.
Remember that Team building is most effective if you also build relationship. Social Media like Facebook is the best place to build relationship.

For your active affiliates although they are logging in regularly and can read your message but you can not engage them in a conversation. The chat facilities in SFI website is not very effective yet unlike the chat in FB.

Social media platform is also available in your mobile phone therefore you can send messages and communicate to them anytime without logging in to you SFI account.

Make it a goal to engage your team in a conversation. As long as they are communicating to you and you are communicating with them, there will be a progress that they will make.

Those who stopped to log-in in their SFI account you have limited ways to communicate with them. So can not contact them through other resources outside SFI, like email and Facebook.

You do not need all the resources outside SFI though, but make it a point that you engage them in a conversation. That's the goal.

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Yes you are missing something if you do not use other resources to communicate to your team.
Remember that Team building is most effective if you also build relationship. Social Media like Facebook is the best place to build relationship.

For your active affiliates although they are logging in regularly and can read your message but you can not engage them in a conversation. The chat facilities in SFI website is not very effective yet unlike the chat in FB.

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

"SFI has great ways to communicate with your team, but am I missing out by not using outside resources too like email, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc.?"

I think using an outside source is best when your relationship with an individual team member has become more than simply business.
There is more scope to develop a personal friendship through email or even better having a face-to-face chat on Skype.

The team mailouts are for the whole team and are specifically meant to lead your team in the business, not to build individual friendships.
The e-cards are great and I use them often, but again they are specific to the type of card you are sending whether it be 'Congratulations' or 'Don't Go' or whichever card you are sending. Depending on the person I sometimes add a bit more, but not usually.

The chat box I find very hard to use. You can only see one line and it's hard to edit what you've written, and there is no ability to format it. When you hit return, hoping to start a new line or paragraph, you have submitted your message.

The best way to communicate one-to-one within SFI is to send an individual TeamMail message. Here you can write somewhat longer messages and enter returns and see what you are doing. You are however restricted to 2,000 characters, which is usually enough.

So if you wish to share family news and other bits and pieces, then an email is definitely the best way to go.

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"SFI has great ways to communicate with your team, but am I missing out by not using outside resources too like email, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc.?"

I think using an outside source is best when your relationship with an individual team member has become more than simply business.
There is more scope to develop a personal friendship through email or even better having a face-to-face chat on Skype.

The team mailouts are for the whole team and are specifically
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day Crystal,

We all know as good sponsors, that communication is very key and with that, helps our team to grow. That said, I would say we should use any resource that is convient to our team members.

For instance, I believe that its not everyone that i know is on Facebook or Twitter to begin with. If there are other means of communicating with that person, we use it as our main target is to build a team of active affiliates.

In my opinion, work with what suits you and your team members as the result is the ultimate. Inorder words, don't just depend on SFI communication tool which is equally good, but move out of one's comfort zone and think outside the box for ease of communication and understanding.

In conclusion, I can say that you will be definitely missing out if you don't use outside resources. So I greatly recommend the use of these so called outside resources and build a network of highly active PSAs quickly.

All the best.
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Good day Crystal,

We all know as good sponsors, that communication is very key and with that, helps our team to grow. That said, I would say we should use any resource that is convient to our team members.

For instance, I believe that its not everyone that i know is on Facebook or Twitter to begin with. If there are other means of communicating with that person, we use it as our main target is to build a team of active affiliates.

In my opinion, work with what suits
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Affiliate since: 05/02/2022, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read EGOZI's 56 other Ask SC answers

Yes although SFI has great communication resources but tapping into the external communication resources can be of huge advantage, why because nearly 98% of all new affiliates get confused at first time log in.

Facebook, yes not using face book is a great external communication means, reason Facebook has captured millions of world population. They are so use to it that 24/7 you can reach them.

Watsapp is also a platform in which you can train new sign ups by exchange of contact. Use it to explain to them how to follow SFI basics, Launchpad, getting started etc till they know it.

Emails has been an age long communication means. Do not ignore it at all.

Likewise; Skype, back planet, yahoo messenger, Google messenger, 2go, bloggers, pages,phone calls, 1 on 1 where and when possible etc.

Hope my answer helps
Best Regards.
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Yes although SFI has great communication resources but tapping into the external communication resources can be of huge advantage, why because nearly 98% of all new affiliates get confused at first time log in.

Facebook, yes not using face book is a great external communication means, reason Facebook has captured millions of world population. They are so use to it that 24/7 you can reach them.

Watsapp is also a platform in which you can train new sign ups by exchange of contact.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi

When it comes to communicating with your team communicating through the SFI channels seems to be enough. I do have my sponsor and a few of my PSA's on Facebook as well - but we do not really talk about SFI there. It helps to get to know them on a different level, more personal.

I think when you get to know your team it becomes more an issue of loyalty, it makes it harder to just give up. You try harder because you do not want to drop your team and they do not want to drop you - so they try harder.

When it comes to sales and recruiting - you need to use every avenue. Facebook blocks us in a lot of ways but it is still possible to do some advertising. Pinterest also blocks you - but if you advertise using your blog or website you can use Pinterest too. They also have a paid facility that you can use to advertize. So I will suggest you use social media for that purpose.
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Hi

When it comes to communicating with your team communicating through the SFI channels seems to be enough. I do have my sponsor and a few of my PSA's on Facebook as well - but we do not really talk about SFI there. It helps to get to know them on a different level, more personal.

I think when you get to know your team it becomes more an issue of loyalty, it makes it harder to just give up. You try harder because you do not want to drop your team and they do not want to drop
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

If you fail to use other resources to communicate with your team, you may not be missing out on much. Your affiliates can contact you while you are online in the business center. There isn't a need to allow your business to invade your personal life. Everyone needs boundaries. So when you are online, that is the time to communicate.

On the contrary, being accessible on the fly may be something that you like. Then you can implement all of the resources you can handle. SFI mail has limitations. So I do use my personal email accounts to communicate with my team. I've used skype, facebook, and spoken with some of them on the phone. I will do what I can to support my team but there are limits.
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If you fail to use other resources to communicate with your team, you may not be missing out on much. Your affiliates can contact you while you are online in the business center. There isn't a need to allow your business to invade your personal life. Everyone needs boundaries. So when you are online, that is the time to communicate.

On the contrary, being accessible on the fly may be something that you like. Then you can implement all of the resources you can handle. SFI mail
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Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Abe's 168 other Ask SC answers

I do believe so, social media communication is very important and instant.
Most of the affiliates you have are at least in one of them, Face Book,
Messenger, including Yahoo, Viber, Tango, whatsApp, Line, Skype and
More. And you can see them online easily. You can stop by and say hi anytime
and create a good friendship.

When you see they post something on face book give them a like and put
Some good comment on it. This will tell them that you care about them
And like to see them succeed.
This definitely will help you to have a great communication with
Your team members, So try to capitalize on that.

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I do believe so, social media communication is very important and instant.
Most of the affiliates you have are at least in one of them, Face Book,
Messenger, including Yahoo, Viber, Tango, whatsApp, Line, Skype and
More. And you can see them online easily. You can stop by and say hi anytime
and create a good friendship.

When you see they post something on face book give them a like and put
Some good comment on it. This will tell them that you care about them
And
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Affiliate since: 07/23/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Girish's 23 other Ask SC answers

Although SFI has great ways to communicate with our team, we are highly depended on other resources like fb, whatsapp, etc for promoting prospects.

1. I don't miss any, because for promoting SFI we need other resources, So while we spend our most times for promoting : I will communicate with my team on other resources itself.

2. But introducing the New E-Cards again made me back on communicating with these effective ways. So I began using both the ways.

3. SFI Chat is also great way, while we are online. It's contrast because I will be most time promoting and most time spending on SFI gaining knowledge. So I don't think we missed any..

However I strongly agree that we have MOST effective ways of communication on SFI, so it's highly recommended.

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Although SFI has great ways to communicate with our team, we are highly depended on other resources like fb, whatsapp, etc for promoting prospects.

1. I don't miss any, because for promoting SFI we need other resources, So while we spend our most times for promoting : I will communicate with my team on other resources itself.

2. But introducing the New E-Cards again made me back on communicating with these effective ways. So I began using both the ways.

3. SFI Chat
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Thanks for this question.

More than what sort of communication mode you employ what is really important is whether:

1. It produces the desired results; &
2. It makes your team members active;

When you are satisfied with the out come by your communication through SFI system, please remain happy as long as it happens.

Only when any of your affiliates fall by the way side and become inactive, you need to be worried and look for ways and means to get them back to active mode.

Its also understood that when we send e-mails using SFI Group Mailer System, it also goes to their personal mail id automatically. There is every possibility that the team member can see it even if he remains inactive in SFI.

Unless the situation warrants there is no need to bombard team members with too many communications. It can be counter productive at times.

Further, unless you are accepted as a friend by your Team Members you will not be able to communicate with them through Facebook.

Similarly, unless you remain in their contact list or added in the group, its not possible to use WhatsApp effectively to communicate with your Team Members.

Conclusion:

1. SFI System is a great way to communicate with them;
2. As long as your Team Members remain active, you need not worry;
3. When any of them becomes inactive, that is the time when you may need to think of
alternate means of communication;
4. They too have usage conditions (as explained above);
5. Please be rest assured, in sum and substance, you are NOT missing out by not using outside
resources;
6. Continue to use SFI tools to communicate with your Team to derive maximum advantages.
7. When situation warrants, then only look for effective alternate means of communication.


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Thanks for this question.

More than what sort of communication mode you employ what is really important is whether:

1. It produces the desired results; &
2. It makes your team members active;

When you are satisfied with the out come by your communication through SFI system, please remain happy as long as it happens.

Only when any of your affiliates fall by the way side and become inactive, you need to be worried and look for ways and means to
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