Affiliate since: 07/16/2011, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Darla's 53 other Ask SC answers

This is a Great question!

I like to treat my CSA's equal to my PSA's as they may have lost their Sponsor due to their sponsor being inactive or may have quit. Plus you receive matching VP. They are valuable to your team and they help your business grow. I send all information that I share with my PSA's, as they might have forgotten something and it may be an eye opener for them. Hope this Helps!

Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Hi Michael,

I can tell you are very sensitive to your affiliates (CSA's) in the way you ask this question. I would say that it is very important characteristic of a leader.Yes we do not want to overwhelm our affiliates.

Very important in any communication with your affiliates is engagement. One kind of message/email that we always want to read are those that are personal. Put a personal touch on message/information so that they will engage in conversation with you and not be overwhelmed.

We also do not want to give information indiscriminately because they might be reading those information themselves.

For me, I just communicate to my CSA's in my welcome message that they have a second team, a back up team and I am their team leader ready to help them anytime they need help or if their first Team (which is their sponsors) will not give them assistance.

Once a week I send them a personalized message. Most importantly, the message I give them is not same information from SFI website but a result of my study, observation and analysis. So, it is in form of strategies and suggestions.




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Hi Michael,

I can tell you are very sensitive to your affiliates (CSA's) in the way you ask this question. I would say that it is very important characteristic of a leader.Yes we do not want to overwhelm our affiliates.

Very important in any communication with your affiliates is engagement. One kind of message/email that we always want to read are those that are personal. Put a personal touch on message/information so that they will engage in conversation with you and not be
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2012, Power Rank: 512 | Read Jacqueline's 83 other Ask SC answers

This is a Good Question;

Before I send my first letter to my new CSA's I do the following:

I always check three things when I receive new CSA's:

The first thing I check is the date that they Joined SFI. By doing this I find out if they are new to SFI or if they have been with SFI for a period of time.

If they are New to SFI, then I send them a Welcome Letter and I let them know how they can get started with SFI, I also let them know that I am here to help them and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

If they have been with SFI for a period of time, I send them a Welcome Letter and I let them know that I am their New Co-Sponsor and I also let them know that I am here to help them and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

The second thing I check is, if they are active or in-active. By doing this, then I know what type of response to give to them as me being their new Co-Sponsor.

If they have been in-active, then I send them a Welcome letter, I introduce myself as their new Co-Sponsor and I would explain about how to get started with SFI again. I also let them know that I am here to help them and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

If they have been active, then I send them a welcome letter, I introduce myself as their new Co-Sponsor and I also let them know that I am here to help them and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

The last thing I check is, who is their Sponsor and if their sponsor is active or in-active or new to SFI. By doing this, then I know what type of response to give them.

If they have an active Sponsor, then I just send my Welcome Letter and introduce myself as their new Co-Sponsor and that I am here to help and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

If they have an in-active or a new SFI member as a Sponsor, then I would send my Welcome Letter and introduce myself as their new Co-Sponsor and also how they would get started with SFI and that I am here to help and support them.

After my welcome letter, I proceed with my normal mailings to all of my Team Members once a week.

Also, I might pick a topic of interest, (ex. Rules of Success) and I will do extra mailings on such topics. Which I sent one rule per day for 20 days.

I will also send a letter with any types of Updates that might come out by our President, Gery Carson.

I treat all of my CSA's just like I would treat my PSA's, because you do not know what type of support that their Sponsor's are giving them, so I always try to pick a topic and then share that information with all of my Team Members.

I do not send a lot of mail to my team. I do my weekly mailings, (which everyone who is a member of SFI has this one task to do, so we are all aware of the mailings each week).

I myself, never receive a weekly mail from either my Sponsor nor my Co-Sponsor. So, by me sending to all of my Team, I am sharing whatever type of information that I would think that they would learn from, because if they have no one like myself, then they don't have any type of support coming in anywhere from anyone.

To answer your question, the answer for me is No, I do not just let the Sponsor take care of them.

By me being a Co-Sponsor for someone, I want to be the best Co-Sponsor that I can be, so I will treat all of my CSA's no different then how I would treat my PSA's.

For you just don't know how much help or support that their Sponsor's are giving them.

And hopefully, I am not overwhelming anyone of my Team Members.


I hope this was helpful.

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This is a Good Question;

Before I send my first letter to my new CSA's I do the following:

I always check three things when I receive new CSA's:

The first thing I check is the date that they Joined SFI. By doing this I find out if they are new to SFI or if they have been with SFI for a period of time.

If they are New to SFI, then I send them a Welcome Letter and I let them know how they can get started with SFI, I also let them know that I am here to help
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Affiliate since: 07/16/2017, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe you should treat all affiliates the same & communicate with all of them. I say this from experience as my own Sponsor has never once responded to me or made contact since I was assigned to him! Any encouragement I have had has been from myself or from reading the questions here or advice in the forums so my advice is don't assume your downline is communicating with their team, in many cases they aren't!

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

Someone else may be the Sponsor of the CSAs assigned to you, but the fact that you have been made their Co-Sponsor speaks volumes for their need to have a second person they could look up to for advice, guidance and help.

Very often it so happens that the Sponsors themselves are fairly new and thus not in the best position to offer the kind of guidance an affiliate needs to get started on the way to success. At that time, the Co-Sponsor's extended hand of help could be a blessing to get them started in SFI. I state this from my own experience.

It is therefore very important for us to treat our PSAs as well as our CSAs on par. Any information that could be useful to our PSAs could also be equally useful to our CSAs. Their need to progress and succeed in SFI is as important for us as the success of our PSAs.

Consider the fact that our PSAs also have Co-Sponsors and if those Co-Sponsors help them to succeed, we would be the major beneficiaries. I would therefore welcome any help, besides mine, that my PSAs are given. Considering the same equation, we need to send out an equal amount of information to our CSAs as we would to our PSAs.

In fact, with the tool of Team Mail (TM) available to us, we have the wonderful option of sending messages to our PSAs as well as CSAs as a team. Messages can also be segregated separately for PSAs and CSAs. Even Stream posts are provided with such an option.

Whichever way you look at it, from our side PSAs and CSAs need to be treated at par and no differentiation should be made with regard to information sharing.
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Someone else may be the Sponsor of the CSAs assigned to you, but the fact that you have been made their Co-Sponsor speaks volumes for their need to have a second person they could look up to for advice, guidance and help.

Very often it so happens that the Sponsors themselves are fairly new and thus not in the best position to offer the kind of guidance an affiliate needs to get started on the way to success. At that time, the Co-Sponsor's extended hand of help could be a blessing to get
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Affiliate since: 08/25/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bjane C.'s 14 other Ask SC answers

CSA’s are our 1st teammates when we attained the Executive Affiliate status. It is with CSA’s that we work and hound our Leadership skill. Hence, I send them information and assistance as much as I can as their leader. On the other hand, the CSA’s receiving information from their co-sponsor can benefit from the encouragement, information, news and valuable tips that they may have missed from their own sponsor.

It is better to have more information and assistance than less – it is a matter of choosing what is the best information and tip rather than being overwhelmed.

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CSA’s are our 1st teammates when we attained the Executive Affiliate status. It is with CSA’s that we work and hound our Leadership skill. Hence, I send them information and assistance as much as I can as their leader. On the other hand, the CSA’s receiving information from their co-sponsor can benefit from the encouragement, information, news and valuable tips that they may have missed from their own sponsor.

It is better to have more information and assistance
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Affiliate since: 10/10/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Randy's 29 other Ask SC answers

One thing that I like SFI is because of too much great and motivating information that we can use as guides and learning methods that shared by different successful affiliates, which we can search in ASK SC and Forum.

For me, information is important to deliver especially for new affiliates. But in my case which I have more CSAs than PSAs and all of my CSAs are inactive. Even thought they are all inactive doesn’t mean that I will not sending anymore messages to them but rather I always include them in my weekly team mail.

Why?

I am just hoping that someday some of them will become active. We must not stop to share tips and encouraging messages unless they opt out that’s the time to end up.

Being their Co-sponsor, I must give what I have better to give. I have to share what information that I have get from my Sponsors and Affiliate Friends, with equally deliver for both my PSAs and CSAs in which they can use also to attain their goals.

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One thing that I like SFI is because of too much great and motivating information that we can use as guides and learning methods that shared by different successful affiliates, which we can search in ASK SC and Forum.

For me, information is important to deliver especially for new affiliates. But in my case which I have more CSAs than PSAs and all of my CSAs are inactive. Even thought they are all inactive doesn’t mean that I will not sending anymore messages to them but rather I
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

What really works!

The very first thing I never say is the word "my" as everyone under me, whether
PSA's or CSA's are first and foremost Team Mates and Friends!

The CSA's on the team are in constant contact with me on daily basis and we
treat SFI as a friendship kind of business together as we learn from each other.

I reward good work, and in return they help me to learn what I need to!

With a CSA 5 star rating, They are the world to me and prove it everyday!



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What really works!

The very first thing I never say is the word "my" as everyone under me, whether
PSA's or CSA's are first and foremost Team Mates and Friends!

The CSA's on the team are in constant contact with me on daily basis and we
treat SFI as a friendship kind of business together as we learn from each other.

I reward good work, and in return they help me to learn what I need to!

With a CSA 5 star rating, They are the world to
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Affiliate since: 11/14/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Claudio's 32 other Ask SC answers

This is a great question, one that I viewed differently when I first started. Basically I thought CSA,s where a waste of time, it was hard to get them to buy products from Tripleclicks, and my first 20 or 30 just did nothing, however it was when I received my first CSA who was already an EA who made me see the light, if I start to treat these guys the same as my very own affiliates they will become successful, and so will I. I didn't,t know that I could get Matching VP from them, and these guys came to me for free if I just maintain rank, So now I even give them incentives and get them affiliates as gifts for a job well done. So I always include them in every mail I make that is relevant to my generation 1, these are to me th emits important guys as they will help grow your business, and the commissions they bring are due to standing orders they make in order to be maintaining status.
It's always good to allow the sponsor to assist, however what if they have a sponsor who is quiet? A happy affiliate whether CSA or PSA will always ad value to your team and to your pocket.

Hope this helps

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This is a great question, one that I viewed differently when I first started. Basically I thought CSA,s where a waste of time, it was hard to get them to buy products from Tripleclicks, and my first 20 or 30 just did nothing, however it was when I received my first CSA who was already an EA who made me see the light, if I start to treat these guys the same as my very own affiliates they will become successful, and so will I. I didn't,t know that I could get Matching VP from them, and these guys
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Affiliate since: 08/25/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe that CSA's should be treated equally to your PSA's. In my own experience, I have had absolutely no contact from my inactive personal sponsor whatsoever. All of my coaching has come from SFI webpages and my Co-Sponsor, who apparently signed up around the same timeframe as myself. What this means is that if my Co-Sponsor leaves me out of his emails and/or contests, I have no support at all. It's certainly food for thought. Maybe you could take the time to ask each individually if they receive support from elsewhere or if you are their only one...
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I believe that CSA's should be treated equally to your PSA's. In my own experience, I have had absolutely no contact from my inactive personal sponsor whatsoever. All of my coaching has come from SFI webpages and my Co-Sponsor, who apparently signed up around the same timeframe as myself. What this means is that if my Co-Sponsor leaves me out of his emails and/or contests, I have no support at all. It's certainly food for thought. Maybe you could take the time to ask each individually if they receive
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