Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

When I am faced with negativity about SFI I don't look at it as rejection. I see it as an opportunity to improve my marketing approach. Always listen to your critics but never believe what they say is fact. They are looking through the telescope from the wrong end! So their perception is incorrect.

The path I take is to listen to their concerns and provide them with accurate value based information so that they can make an informed decision and not jump to conclusions based on their limited knowledge about SFI. Once, I have heard their concerns I present a counter argument as fact so they can make a rational decision.

For example, a prospect says 'All those internet make money from home businesses are just scams!' My response is, "I know that there are a lot of scams on the internet so I understand you feel skeptical but I've found SFI to be very rewarding. I've been a member for a number of years and I've personally gotten paid thousands of dollars from my affiliation with SFI. While I can't guarantee your income, I can guarantee that if you join my team I will help you build your business. You will never have to go it alone. I am always just an email or phone call away. Did you know that SFI has a support desk and you can call the office during normal hours? Scams don't provide their phone number so that you can call the head office! Even more, every time I've called, a live person actually answered the phone. How's that for customer service and support! You can join for free with no further obligation. I look forward to working with you so shall we begin?

If they have more objections, then I present a counter argument for the new opportunity presented. Sooner or later they will decide to either join or not. People love excuses so don't give them any. Let them decide one way or the other. Either way, you will gain useful knowledge that will help you close on the next prospect or you will gain another PSA!
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When I am faced with negativity about SFI I don't look at it as rejection. I see it as an opportunity to improve my marketing approach. Always listen to your critics but never believe what they say is fact. They are looking through the telescope from the wrong end! So their perception is incorrect.

The path I take is to listen to their concerns and provide them with accurate value based information so that they can make an informed decision and not jump to conclusions based on their
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Affiliate since: 12/08/2016, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Kitty's 13 other Ask SC answers

It is a classic ploy when we join a new multi-level or network business, your sponsor tells you to speak to your "warm" market. This means friends and family. People who love you and know your strengths and WEAKNESSES most. These people will have the least respect for your judgement.

I have shared a different business with an Uncle who is a minister because of the potential the business had to raise funds for charitable organizations and which I happened to be doing myself. My Uncle knew me when I was an annoying little girl. He does not see me as an efficient and accomplished business person. Last week I handed a brochure to a gentleman I just met and said, "This is my business." since the subject had come up. Immediately he was excited to join. This man met me in a situation where I was perceived to be successful.

Start attending business networking sessions. Learn how successful people talk, act and carry themselves and begin to put this into your own habits. You need to learn how to become a leader now. You have to perceive yourself as successful. When people ask what you do, your answer should be a simple one that entices more questions. I frequently say I am a marketing expert and I teach people how to develop successful online businesses.

I always lead with myself. I am the expert, I am the leader. "If you want success, follow me, I will show you the way." Not is such simple terms, but that is the aim.

There are many great books about self development and they are good, like "Even Eagles Need a Push." There are great sayings: Some will, some won't, NEXT!" or "It takes a 1000 noes to get a yes. I am one closer now."


THe VERY BEST book I ever read about marketing and business growth is Magnetic Sponsoring. It gave me presence. It taught me how to attract people to me, rather than me chasing them around trying to tell them about my business. I am going to list this book in my ECA if you are interested in reading it. It is a game changer.
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It is a classic ploy when we join a new multi-level or network business, your sponsor tells you to speak to your "warm" market. This means friends and family. People who love you and know your strengths and WEAKNESSES most. These people will have the least respect for your judgement.

I have shared a different business with an Uncle who is a minister because of the potential the business had to raise funds for charitable organizations and which I happened to be doing myself. My
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Affiliate since: 08/29/2012, Power Rank: 512 | Read Jacqueline's 83 other Ask SC answers

Hello Everyone,

I think one of the most important things to remember when working a Business and dealing with many different types of people is to be able to "Accept the word NO and NOT INTERESTED."

As soon as you come to terms and accept the fact that some people are just Not Interested or will tell you No, it makes the Negativity a lot easier to handle.

After a while from getting a couple of Negative reactions, it becomes a lot easier to say, "ok, Thank you for your time and have a nice day", and you will be able to walk away with a Smile and also not feeling bad or rejected.

Because it is Not YOU, that they are Rejecting, it the the IDEA of what you are offering that they are not interested in.

Once you feel the negativity, just stop because they are not interested and you don't want to be pushy, but if you have any TC Gift Cards, go ahead and just tell them, "Thank you for your time, here is a Gift Card, check it out if you would like, and have a good day."

They are happy about a Free Gift Card, you are happy because you gave them an opening and they just might use your card.

A must read is Gery's "Rules of Success", Rule #19 "Some Will, Some Won't. So What?! Someone's Waiting! Next!"

https://www.sfimg.com/ROS/ROSSwsw


Because most people aren't "entrepreneurial," rejection is natural and normal in our type of business. For every 20 people you present SFI to, expect 19 "no's" for every "yes."

You may do better than that, but expect 19 rejections. This way, the rejections won't bother you.

Also, realize that they're not rejecting YOU—they're simply rejecting an idea. Just keep moving ahead.

"Some will, some won't. So what?! Someone's waiting! Next!"

Memorize this and say it to yourself when rejection happens.

And remember that you're now one step closer to the next "yes."

Be persistent, ignore the rejections, and you'll get more than enough "yes's" to build a successful business.

These are some of Gery's favorite Quotes:

"You can experience rejection for free or you can do it for money. Nobody likes rejection but it is a fact of life in just about every thing you do. In business, deal with it or stay poor." Jack M. Zufelt

"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward." Helen Keller

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit." Napoleon H

You can get all of Gery's "Rules of Success" @ https://www.sfimg.com/ROS/Index

Thanks for taking the time to read.
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Hello Everyone,

I think one of the most important things to remember when working a Business and dealing with many different types of people is to be able to "Accept the word NO and NOT INTERESTED."

As soon as you come to terms and accept the fact that some people are just Not Interested or will tell you No, it makes the Negativity a lot easier to handle.

After a while from getting a couple of Negative reactions, it becomes a lot easier to say, "ok,
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Affiliate since: 06/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Alina's 3 other Ask SC answers

Before approaching a potential business partner I made a commitment to be more tolerant and flexible, and recognize that everyone has a different point of view. Whenever I can, I think about how lucky I’m to be educated and have a business. If you do so you'll notice an improvement in your attitude overnight, without any changes in your business.

Exemple:
Potential partner: This company sucks. This is how to repay all my hard work ? This business has no future !

In my mind, I translate his comment: The economy is pretty bad right now. At least I have a business. Not everyone takes risks in this period ! Maybe one day he’ll considered that is a great opportunity for him.

I reply : It's okay, if you ever seek an opportunity without risk, please call me.

I'm not trying to convince him,I respect his point of view.

Now the path :

Most of us spend time obsessing about the past, the future and how we’re going to succeed in business world. What if we reconized that every moment or every person is potentially satisfying and inspiring in and of itself ? What if we could shut out negativity by becoming deeply involved in everything we do, every day?

So, for beginning, you have to set 2-3 personal goals that will have the biggest impact on your development as an entrepreneur. This will be an impact visible and measurable by everyone which interact with you ! As I like to say: Nothing has changed from what I said before, all turned because of what they understood.

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Before approaching a potential business partner I made a commitment to be more tolerant and flexible, and recognize that everyone has a different point of view. Whenever I can, I think about how lucky I’m to be educated and have a business. If you do so you'll notice an improvement in your attitude overnight, without any changes in your business.

Exemple:
Potential partner: This company sucks. This is how to repay all my hard work ? This business has no future !

In
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Affiliate since: 06/13/2013, Power Rank: 99999999

That is a very good question and I hope we all pick something from the different opinions being shared.

Negativity in life or any business like SFI, is something that is most often ignored or looked at as an enemy of progress. I say, however, that it is actually there mostly for the purpose of shaping and making you and your business better.

Without anything negative being said about you or your business as you promote it, certain heights can't be reached. Why do I say so? Firstly, we are not and can never be perfect and neither are our businesses nor the methods employed in promoting them. However, negative feedback can draw us closer to perfection as it helps us get rid of some of those things that cause us not to be perfect.

I'll give a simple example (hope it's clear). In my journey of learning guitar, I have friends "A" and "B". After weeks of practice, I play something in front of both of them and friend A goes, "Wow! That is so awesome. It sounds great" while B says, "Come on! You sounded even better last time." Who, between A and B, will really push me to work harder and improve? 'A' tells me that my practice has worked (maybe true but causing me to relax a bit) while B plainly asks me to work harder using a negative comment.

As much as you need some people to encourage you by saying positive things, you also need others to tell you what is wrong and this will really help you improve. In fact you should even pay more attention to those who say negative things (as you promote SFI) because they represent thousands more who have the same opinion, thousands who can't "talk" (but luckily they have a representative now). By listening and attending to just one negative fellow, you can, change certain things about your ads (or the way you approach potential customers) in such a way that others with the same erroneous opinion will be automatically addressed and possibly corrected the next time you do your advertisement.

Do not just ignore and forget. No matter what, just try to go through those unpleasant comments and if possible, try to communicate with and understand the authors. The spectators (e.g. when it is in a facebook group) will see seriousness and legitimacy in what you're promoting but if you simply ignore, it's a sign that those negative comments are speaking the truth (with some exceptions, of course). I'm not trying to deny the fact that there are some people who are always in a bad mood, always full of negativity. Maybe such should just be ignored.

Now to answer your question, what I do is I make sure I communicate positively with whoever brings negative feedback and I use their words to unlock unseen closed doors in my business. (That's not
an exaggeration)

Please take time to read lesson #82 of the Internet Income Course under the "Training" section here: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/Lessons/82 or read again if you have already. It covers something this issue.

Thanks.
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That is a very good question and I hope we all pick something from the different opinions being shared.

Negativity in life or any business like SFI, is something that is most often ignored or looked at as an enemy of progress. I say, however, that it is actually there mostly for the purpose of shaping and making you and your business better.

Without anything negative being said about you or your business as you promote it, certain heights can't be reached. Why do I say so?
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Affiliate since: 08/06/2012, Power Rank: 227 | Read Ronilo's 408 other Ask SC answers

Let me tell you the reality of online marketing or promoting online business like SFI. We will all face a lot of dose of negativity, because almost 90% of the so called online earning opportunities are scam.

So at the beginning of your campaign expect that 50 to 80 percent of the people you approach will be negative. So accept it because its normal. It is like finding an Ace in a deck of cards, there will be many that are not Ace.

Happily, SFI has given us other paths to move forward with our SFI business. Let me mention few of them.

1. You can buy S-Builders where you don't have to promote you just wait for your PSA to arrive.

2. You can join Co-op with your sponsor where together can put a paid ads.

3. You can have paid ads your self in several PTC sites.

4. You can buy PSA directly from ECA's in TripleClicks.

5. You can win PSA's and CSA's from Pricebenders.


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Let me tell you the reality of online marketing or promoting online business like SFI. We will all face a lot of dose of negativity, because almost 90% of the so called online earning opportunities are scam.

So at the beginning of your campaign expect that 50 to 80 percent of the people you approach will be negative. So accept it because its normal. It is like finding an Ace in a deck of cards, there will be many that are not Ace.

Happily, SFI has given us other paths to move
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Affiliate since: 01/22/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Fran's 122 other Ask SC answers

Hi Cyndi,

Having been in advertising for more than 10 years, I've learned that people who give you a negative response, usually don't understand what you are doing or trying to show them.
It's hard to be rejected and many of your friends and family will probably not understand.

My advise is to talk to them, if they aren't interested, just walk away with a smile.
When you start becoming successful, you can go back to show them your website, your new car, or your bank account. They'll become more interested then.
Don't get discouraged and never quit! Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come!
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Hi Cyndi,

Having been in advertising for more than 10 years, I've learned that people who give you a negative response, usually don't understand what you are doing or trying to show them.
It's hard to be rejected and many of your friends and family will probably not understand.

My advise is to talk to them, if they aren't interested, just walk away with a smile.
When you start becoming successful, you can go back to show them your website, your new car, or your
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Negativity will come. It always does. It's how you handle it that makes the difference.
It's more of a numbers game than anything else. I was taught a long time ago that for every 100 no's you may get one or two yes's.

So I try to get the no's over with and don't let them bother me.
Just ask questions like, "What if you could make more part time than
you're making now full time?"

People are naturally skeptical. But they go from one extreme to the other when offered a business opportunity online. They either will or they won't. All you can do is lead them to the water. You can't make them drink. So just be a friend and offer them a way out.

Interested parties will come with you and the others will balk, but you will have a strong team if you just continue to offer your help and keep sending the emails out, encouraging and motivating, over and over and before you know it, you'll have EAs and BTLs, and everyone will be calling on you as their leader.

SFI isn't a get rich scheme and it will take time, but just keep leading by example and you'll see pay dirt soon.


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Negativity will come. It always does. It's how you handle it that makes the difference.
It's more of a numbers game than anything else. I was taught a long time ago that for every 100 no's you may get one or two yes's.

So I try to get the no's over with and don't let them bother me.
Just ask questions like, "What if you could make more part time than
you're making now full time?"

People are naturally skeptical. But they go from one extreme to the other
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

One of the biggest obstacles is people's perception of Internet marketing and Internet businesses in general. The Internet is still fairly new and a lot of people still don't accept it as a legitimate medium for business. I find that many people view anything on the Internet as a scam and Internet marketers are spammers. Mostly false, but the attitude exists just the same.

How do I deal with negativity toward SFI and what I do?

First off, I don't spend much time justifying my business. I am not going to convince someone with a negative view that my business is legit. Their ignorance will never let them accept this. I will be frustrated and this person will never be my affiliate. Move on. Period.

Ignore these people. They cannot help you, only bring you down. They want you to share their ignorance of the facts. Do not waste time trying to convince them that this is real. Let your results do the talking for you.
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One of the biggest obstacles is people's perception of Internet marketing and Internet businesses in general. The Internet is still fairly new and a lot of people still don't accept it as a legitimate medium for business. I find that many people view anything on the Internet as a scam and Internet marketers are spammers. Mostly false, but the attitude exists just the same.

How do I deal with negativity toward SFI and what I do?

First off, I don't spend much time justifying my
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Affiliate since: 02/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bryan's 47 other Ask SC answers

First off, I feel you should never force SFI on anyone. You do not want to talk anyone into this type of business. These are not the kind of people you want on your team. You want self motivated, optimistic people who already have a desire to own their own business.

When I'm faced with someone who is negative about SFI or any other internet based business, I simply thank them for their time and move on. It's not worth my time to try and convince them this opportunity is for them. Odds are, the people you have to convince are the ones who will not take this seriously and become inactive. Again, these are not people I want on my team.

Don't let other people's negativity derail your enthusiasm and don't waste time trying to change their opinion. Some people need the security, whether it's real or perceived, of a 9 to 5 job and could not imagine giving that up to start their own business. People have a tendency to get way too comfortable in their current situation and will refuse to change it even if their not happy with it. As a defense mechanism, they may respond negatively to anyone who attempts to take them out of their comfort zone.

There are plenty of other people out there who are looking for this type of opportunity and will take it seriously. Those are the people I'm looking for. Those are the people you'll be able to coach and show them the power of SFI. Those are the people who will take their business seriously and look for advice to help grow their team.

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First off, I feel you should never force SFI on anyone. You do not want to talk anyone into this type of business. These are not the kind of people you want on your team. You want self motivated, optimistic people who already have a desire to own their own business.

When I'm faced with someone who is negative about SFI or any other internet based business, I simply thank them for their time and move on. It's not worth my time to try and convince them this opportunity is for them. Odds
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