Affiliate since: 04/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

My responce to this common problem may seem a little harsh however it is honest. Before I retired from health isses I was the President of several companies. Since I was seventeen years old my grandfather repeatly would tell me . "There are two types of people in business." One is self motivated and the other is a person with a dream and no action plan. Motivation must come from withen. Motivation from positve attitude gurus and self proclaimed motivational speakers realize that their motivation is internal. In short, work with people that seem eager. Moreover, set the example. It is very hard to motive someone if they do not see others becoming successful. Long winded answer I know, but I hope you got the point. Consistancy and persistence. Benjamin Franklin had a saying that I belive is still vaild today . "Energy and persistence conquer all things".
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My responce to this common problem may seem a little harsh however it is honest. Before I retired from health isses I was the President of several companies. Since I was seventeen years old my grandfather repeatly would tell me . "There are two types of people in business." One is self motivated and the other is a person with a dream and no action plan. Motivation must come from withen. Motivation from positve attitude gurus and self proclaimed motivational speakers realize that their
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Affiliate since: 08/27/2011, Power Rank: 112 | Read Irene's 3 other Ask SC answers

When building a team I think we take dormant affiliates personally. It's exciting to have a new team member and very disheartening when, after their first day, they never login again or respond to any correspondence.

However how many of us, and I include myself here, have joined an opportunity looked it over and decided it was not something we were looking for and moved on?

So yes, I like you, have many dormant affiliates and it's ok that they made that choice. However, I do still send them my weekly newsletter and, on occasion, some do login. When I see that I send them a team mail to say 'hi, nice to see you back, message me if I can be of any assistance!' If it appears that they are trying and working their business, I check their profile to see where their interest in SFI lies and what they see as a challenge to moving forward. I will then send them helpful info with SFI links the same way I would for active affiliates.

Their success is in their hands and if/when I can contribute by sending helpful info and tips then I feel I've done my part as their team leader.
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When building a team I think we take dormant affiliates personally. It's exciting to have a new team member and very disheartening when, after their first day, they never login again or respond to any correspondence.

However how many of us, and I include myself here, have joined an opportunity looked it over and decided it was not something we were looking for and moved on?

So yes, I like you, have many dormant affiliates and it's ok that they made that choice. However, I do
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Affiliate since: 06/06/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jim's 2 other Ask SC answers

Incentives. Set up a Co-op in your leadership page, Set it through s-builder and I would send out a team mailing that anyone that does X amount of points gets entered into (next months or whenever ) Co-op. I would do this for free for my team (csa included).

WHY? is the largest question I get. WHY include csa's? As a leader I lead from the front. I do not know what there sponsor is doing (nor do I care). I do care that my csa is active, They are probably not active because they do not see results and If they decide to "do as I do" They will have to buy S-builder for their team. Which I will see something from WHEN they choose to lead.

Most people can not Promote to save their life.. or they go about it the wrong way. If I use the system (sfi made) and it works (my downline has proved it works) than I promote the system and I do not care about what others are doing (because I have a 300 lb gorilla behind me with a t-shirt saying sfi for me).

"Lead or follow the leader makes no difference to me. I will lead because I choose to. It's the CHOICE that trips people up."- Self Quote
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Incentives. Set up a Co-op in your leadership page, Set it through s-builder and I would send out a team mailing that anyone that does X amount of points gets entered into (next months or whenever ) Co-op. I would do this for free for my team (csa included).

WHY? is the largest question I get. WHY include csa's? As a leader I lead from the front. I do not know what there sponsor is doing (nor do I care). I do care that my csa is active, They are probably not active because they do not
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I believe the first thing we need to ask is were they legitimate affiliates to begin with. You know, just like I do, that there are many affiliates who joined who were never going to become full affiliates. Sometimes, we spend our resources trying to bring back affiliates that were never affiliates. So when I answer, please understand the premise from which I speak.

I was an inactive affiliate for about 4 years. I joined because I thought it was something I'd try, but it was something that I really didn't care to put much effort into - so I quit. My sponsor NEVER sent me a message and I NEVER got a contact from my co-sponsor. It just happened that, as I was searching online (years later) for a home-business, I remembered that I had started with SFI before. I found my username/password, logged in, and started working.

So what's my advice... always keep an eye out for those who are occasionally logging in, there is still some potential. Watch those that are doing a little, they may actually come around and start REALLY working. Be proactive with those that WANT to learn. They are your keys, they are your workers. They are the REAL deal...

I know this didn't fully answer your question; however, I believe that you should ONLY spend your resources on those who want to learn - period!
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I believe the first thing we need to ask is were they legitimate affiliates to begin with. You know, just like I do, that there are many affiliates who joined who were never going to become full affiliates. Sometimes, we spend our resources trying to bring back affiliates that were never affiliates. So when I answer, please understand the premise from which I speak.

I was an inactive affiliate for about 4 years. I joined because I thought it was something I'd try, but it was something
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

hi

first of all,you must never give up on them...use your PSA mailer and CSA mailer to send out regular messages to them like your active affiliates...

you can show them that they really miss a big opportunity,you can share succes stories with them and motivate them to participate...

you can set up a contest and promise some prizes if they become active again...

you can send them your payment proof to show that SFI is a real thing that works...

and finaly you can offer them your fully support and make them beilive that they will be successful like you for sure...
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hi

first of all,you must never give up on them...use your PSA mailer and CSA mailer to send out regular messages to them like your active affiliates...

you can show them that they really miss a big opportunity,you can share succes stories with them and motivate them to participate...

you can set up a contest and promise some prizes if they become active again...

you can send them your payment proof to show that SFI is a real thing that works...

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

First of all,

never give up of your downline, no matter for how long they are inactive.
Stay in touch with them with your weekly Genealogy mails, at least, in that case they will know that You and their Business are still waiting for them.

Second,
"lead by example", in this case means to show them the results which you personally made in SFI as their sponsor / leader since your beginning, also the results of some other members who already reached some goals, ranks etc...Show them proves that SFI is working for you, so they can start to believe it will work for them too, show them Success, because success attracts the same.

It is very important to try to connect with them on more personal basic ( email, social networks, like Facebook, etc.), named letter on their own name...whatever, just to make them sure that you are not some kind of machine, but real person and their friend who is already successful and offer the same possibility to them.
So, you are "offering" , not "asking" from them anything.

In any case, be sure they still want it and they still need you.

All the Best.


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First of all,

never give up of your downline, no matter for how long they are inactive.
Stay in touch with them with your weekly Genealogy mails, at least, in that case they will know that You and their Business are still waiting for them.

Second,
"lead by example", in this case means to show them the results which you personally made in SFI as their sponsor / leader since your beginning, also the results of some other members who already reached some goals,
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

The only logical and possible way is to keep sending them mails because we really can't do anything else.. We can only feed them, its upto them to swallow the food and we can't make them do it...

But what we can do is urge them to be active .. This can be done by the content of the mail you send them.. It should be much enthusiastic and must kindle a fire in them to work..

You can send them your achievements in the past months, link of latest pricebender winners and some inspiring quotes and most importantly, how much you earned.. Its the money that makes almost all people to work..When show them how taste the food is,you don't need to feed them anymore and they will automatically keep swallowing...

This is the best way to encourage the affiliates.I hope this answer helps...
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The only logical and possible way is to keep sending them mails because we really can't do anything else.. We can only feed them, its upto them to swallow the food and we can't make them do it...

But what we can do is urge them to be active .. This can be done by the content of the mail you send them.. It should be much enthusiastic and must kindle a fire in them to work..

You can send them your achievements in the past months, link of latest pricebender winners and some inspiring
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Affiliate since: 04/08/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Robert's 47 other Ask SC answers

Hi,

What I am going to write will certainly be opposed by many, but I think that after deeper reflection you'll agree with me.

The answer to your question is: there is no such way!

The reason behind it is simple - if somebody doesn't want to do what is NOT required of them, there is no way to force the person to do it, no matter what incentives you may offer.

What is consistently taught here at SFI (and anywhere else for that matter) is that you should be concerned on quality over quantity.

Do you know the Pareto rule, or the 80/20 rule? It says (in its most general sense) that we achieve 80 percent of our results from 20 percent of our resources. I think this would find confirmation also at SFI.

So, why bother? Why beat the dead horse? Simply forget about them and move on, concentrate on those who ARE active, who do something and try to teach them to do more. Another adage here at SFI: Lead by the example! Show your active affiliates everything you have ever used to build your success at SFI, tell them honestly what free and paid methods you used, incentivize them, and forget about those who ignore your e-mails or any other form of communication.

I learned this the hard way. I also wanted to be a good "papa" for my affiliates in every program I participate in, but one of the owners of such programs told me exactly what I have told you today. Yes, these words came from the OWNER of one of the most successful programs online so far as the reply to my question exactly like yours.

If this was a regular job, those people would have already got fired for abesnteeizm, right?
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Hi,

What I am going to write will certainly be opposed by many, but I think that after deeper reflection you'll agree with me.

The answer to your question is: there is no such way!

The reason behind it is simple - if somebody doesn't want to do what is NOT required of them, there is no way to force the person to do it, no matter what incentives you may offer.

What is consistently taught here at SFI (and anywhere else for that matter) is that you should
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Affiliate since: 03/09/2023, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ahmed Musthafa's 48 other Ask SC answers

That is not in our hands. One method I use to communicate with psas or csas who are not active is through sending team mail and posting in stream. Stating that I am providing a free "item", please take part by giving your email id along with the SFI id.
This way I confirm if he is reachable or not.
There is nothing we can do much with this category of people. If they happen to know about this program through some other news or from friends, they tend to come back. This will be in fractions.
Then there will be another group who are willing to work but not able to invest. For this category we can offer Tcredits or Gift certificates to keep them interested with the program.
There will be another set of people who are capable of investing but they are reluctant in doing so. For this category you can offer contest and rewards.

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That is not in our hands. One method I use to communicate with psas or csas who are not active is through sending team mail and posting in stream. Stating that I am providing a free "item", please take part by giving your email id along with the SFI id.
This way I confirm if he is reachable or not.
There is nothing we can do much with this category of people. If they happen to know about this program through some other news or from friends, they tend to come back. This will be
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

If you EA or above you might try and transfer them under your active affiliates, that works sometimes, also keep emailing them once or twice a week.

Also you may try giving them a gift certificate to purchase an item, this way they know how easy it is to win an auction or complete a purchase on Tripleclicks Auctions.

Thank you and good selling to you.

Robert Wieczorek #11656523