Affiliate since: 11/27/2000, Power Rank: 102 | Read Tim's 28 other Ask SC answers

I recently did a survey of my team, and the biggest challenge they face is money. So, from that I would say a gift certificate would be most effective.

More importantly though, than rewarding your affiliates is to dispel the misconception that you need to be an Executive Affiliate (EA) to have a profitable business. This misconception chases more affiliates away than anything else. A gift certificate will only delay the problem if you don't educate your affiliate on how to build a profitable SFI business.

Building a profitable SFI business isn't as difficult as it seems, it's actually rather easy if you break it down to the basics.

The Basics again which I call the Minimum Action Plan (MAP) are:

1. Become and remain an Executive Affiliate (EA)
2. Find 5 to join you
3. Teach them the same

The lack of money is what eventually does away with most affiliates because they don't realize they can still make money without being an EA. DON'T get me wrong, It's still VERY important to maintain your EA status. The point is if you can't, you need to work with what you have to get to where you want to be.

A simple rule of thumb is if you can find 5 people to do what you are doing (provided you are contributing to SFI's revenue)... you will be in profit.

If you only have $2.00 to put towards 1 TCredit each month and find 5 more to do the same... your business is in profit. From there you build until you ARE able to reach EA EVERY month.

If EVERYONE would get on a PROFIT PLAN and build to the Minimum Action Plan, we would ALL make lots more money.

Again, develop a profit plan by working with what you have... If it's $2.00, buy 1 TCredit... If it's $4.00, buy 2 TCredits... continue on your PROFIT PLAN until you reach $30.00 each month and are able to work the MAP.

Work with what you have to get to where you want to be!
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I recently did a survey of my team, and the biggest challenge they face is money. So, from that I would say a gift certificate would be most effective.

More importantly though, than rewarding your affiliates is to dispel the misconception that you need to be an Executive Affiliate (EA) to have a profitable business. This misconception chases more affiliates away than anything else. A gift certificate will only delay the problem if you don't educate your affiliate on how to build a profitable
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

I recommend that you reward affiliates that reach out to you and take your wise counsel. Those that do not reach out to you in most cases they will not respond to anything that you do. Don't reward apathy! Following the golden rule for success in SFI - Work with the Workers. If you do this, you will be happy with the results you get from your affiliates.

Even so, you will still have affiliates that do nothing. That's not a reflection on you but just know that SFI is not for everyone. The playing field is level. So you don't have to feel sorry for sorry affiliates. The best thing you can do to get inactive affiliates active is to communicate with them in the first 24 hours of them signing up. If you get a dialogue going, help them grow their business. Don't show your affiliates that you are interested in what's in it for you but prove that you are in it for them. Then you will be able to take your SFI business to the top!

While I have given rewards to those who work, I know they appreciate my unrelenting commitment to see their goals come true. Selfless sacrifice and understand that you were once where they are in their understanding of SFI. Relate to their issues and concerns and if you can give a gift certificate it will go along ways. Personalization to email communication can work wonders. Show your affiliates that you genuinely are there for THEM. If you do, you will get more inactive affiliates to take action. Walk them through the decision process. I find that this helps more than giving them anything; although, I have given gift certificates, reassignments, co-op shares, gifts and affirmation. Following the rules of good sponsorship can go a long ways. Nevertheless, you can't do anything about affiliates that aren't cut out for internet marketing. Some will - Some won't - So what! Someone is waiting for your help. Help THEM! - Aiming Higher & Dreaming Bigger- Wilg
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I recommend that you reward affiliates that reach out to you and take your wise counsel. Those that do not reach out to you in most cases they will not respond to anything that you do. Don't reward apathy! Following the golden rule for success in SFI - Work with the Workers. If you do this, you will be happy with the results you get from your affiliates.

Even so, you will still have affiliates that do nothing. That's not a reflection on you but just know that SFI is not for everyone.
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I like to offer contests to my team. I offer both contests to PSA's and CSA's who earn EA2, BTL and above. I reward PSA reassignments to the winners. It is a great way to help them build their team more quickly. The better they do, the more I succeed!

Affiliate since: 02/08/2000, Power Rank: 110 | Read Erich's 25 other Ask SC answers

I've found the Leadership page contests are best for getting inactive affiliates working and those who are actively working, motivated to grow their income even more. That being said, it's also good to use your genealogy tools to offer incentives for EA1's to become EA2.... and so forth. You can offer VP, PSA's and gift certificates which most like.

Affiliate since: 01/18/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Roger's 10 other Ask SC answers

First off I would like to remind you that SFI recommeds you to spend most of your time "Working with your Workers". These are the people you want to concentrate the bulk of your time developing. Now as it pertains to inactive affiliates. There could be a plethera of reasons why they are inactive, from money, to just being a complete lazy pants. Most of the members who are not working the program, will never work the program, no matter how much you encourage.. However, I would send out some feelers and see what is holding them back from being more active. If its a money issue and you truly believe that they will be more active with some help, offer them some incentives like gift certificates, Extra VP's, CSA's, ETC. BUT, I would make sure they prove they are going to get moving by not missing daily points and aquiring all the training points. AT least then you know they are willing to put in the effort but really dont have the money to set up S.O.'s and Sbuilders and such. Also every once in a while its good to create a contest for those who have not aquired EA and offer prizes for those who do so in the very next month. Small fires can go a big way.. but like i said.. remember to work with your workers and not spend too much time trying to turn the sceptics and lazy ones.. This is a go getter entrepreneur business and it requires attention!! You will know who wants it and who thinks they should have it given to them...

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First off I would like to remind you that SFI recommeds you to spend most of your time "Working with your Workers". These are the people you want to concentrate the bulk of your time developing. Now as it pertains to inactive affiliates. There could be a plethera of reasons why they are inactive, from money, to just being a complete lazy pants. Most of the members who are not working the program, will never work the program, no matter how much you encourage.. However, I would send out some
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Affiliate since: 06/08/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Emmanuel's 49 other Ask SC answers

Not necessarily in the order of their importance, the following are the kind of rewards that will move inactive affiliates to active status:
1.) Issuing gift certificates. This could be done by holding contest among your PSAs and CSAs. Whoever makes it first to attain EA status will get, say $10 to $20 gift certificate within, say, 2 weeks after the start of the contest.
2.) Issuing TCredits. These virtual cash could be used to join the Pricebender auction sales, could be used to sell unused and unwanted personal items thru TC Member listings, could be used to buy products of choice in TC store.
3.) A promise of reassignment of affiliates to high achievers who manage to attain 1,000 VP and above (note: the minimum requirement for re-assignment is 600VP) during the past 90 days. To increase the interest of those who wants to manage some affiliates, make the promise stronger by telling them that you will assign some EAs to enable them to gain more VPs. In this way, you will create more interested team leaders.
4.) If you can afford, promise the highest VP achiever to give him a free STANDING ORDER of 1 unit S-Builder (which could probably generate some 3 or 4 PSAs). This prize would only go to the highest VP achiever. If you have some 5 or 6 movers in your team, the highest among them would get the STANDING ORDER prize. By winning this S.O., he could be receiving PSAs in 2 week’s time and start his own team.



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Not necessarily in the order of their importance, the following are the kind of rewards that will move inactive affiliates to active status:
1.) Issuing gift certificates. This could be done by holding contest among your PSAs and CSAs. Whoever makes it first to attain EA status will get, say $10 to $20 gift certificate within, say, 2 weeks after the start of the contest.
2.) Issuing TCredits. These virtual cash could be used to join the Pricebender auction sales, could be used to sell
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Affiliate since: 05/15/2011, Power Rank: 471 | Read Masood's 97 other Ask SC answers

The most effective reward that motivated my downline is Gift Certificate. Rewarding them on their achievements occasionally with $2 to $10 gave excellent results.

The next encouraging reward giving good results are TCredits. Using these TCredits for buying and bidding at Pricebenders made them much active and motivated them a lot.

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

Quite honestly I used this technique to get inactive affiliates back in the game and I personally think it gives the wrong impression to give a person a reward or incentive for something they didn´t earn. But if this is the way you want to go then I would have to say without a doubt that gift certificates are the most effective rewards for getting inactive affiliates active.Using gift cerficates allows them to have a choice in how they can use it.The next best reward would be tcredits which could be used in helping them gain versa points.
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Quite honestly I used this technique to get inactive affiliates back in the game and I personally think it gives the wrong impression to give a person a reward or incentive for something they didn´t earn. But if this is the way you want to go then I would have to say without a doubt that gift certificates are the most effective rewards for getting inactive affiliates active.Using gift cerficates allows them to have a choice in how they can use it.The next best reward would be tcredits which could
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Affiliate since: 04/15/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Dhaval's 41 other Ask SC answers

For turning the inactive affiliates into active ones, first of all you must communicate to them and ask for their readiness to work and wait for their reply. Those who communicate back to you must be asked what kind of support they needed and then he/she must be rewarded accordingly.
You must take care you don't waste your resources behind a person who is not going to be active by any means, and if you do so you are cutting a share of the active affiliate which might prove useful to him/her. So act wisely and reward accordingly.
Hope this helps.
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For turning the inactive affiliates into active ones, first of all you must communicate to them and ask for their readiness to work and wait for their reply. Those who communicate back to you must be asked what kind of support they needed and then he/she must be rewarded accordingly.
You must take care you don't waste your resources behind a person who is not going to be active by any means, and if you do so you are cutting a share of the active affiliate which might prove useful to him/her.
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Affiliate since: 04/29/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Vijay's 61 other Ask SC answers

Running the contest and deciding the rewards in such a way that almost all the affiliates can reach atleast the base level and get rewarded and considerably higher rewards for the top performer is the only way of getting inactive affiliates into active.