Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

In my book, there is absolutely no differentiation between PSAs and CSAs.They are Affiliates entrusted to my care and guidance. In many cases, I have noticed, Affiliates do not get adequate attention /guidance from their own sponsors, may be for various reasons. No matter, that does not concern me ; the CSAs are my "children" too and there is no way I am going to treat them as "adopted children".

Having made that clear, as an Affiliate, whenever I need guidance/information/information,I write to both my sponsor and co-sponsor. I get responses from both and it enriches the total input I get. Both of them are responsive, supportive and informative. That is how the system is supposed to work.

Now my own CSAs ( I do not have PSAs yet), I write to all of them regularly and encourage them to do their best and invite their attention to the multifarious fun features of SFI. I exhort them to contact me and seek help where they need. Unfortunately so far none of them have written to me but after repeated clarion calls, 5 of the CSAs have finally started activities (out of a total of 69 CSAs). That, for me, is a reward in itself.

I hope this answer helps to clarify the issue to some extent. See you at the Top !
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In my book, there is absolutely no differentiation between PSAs and CSAs.They are Affiliates entrusted to my care and guidance. In many cases, I have noticed, Affiliates do not get adequate attention /guidance from their own sponsors, may be for various reasons. No matter, that does not concern me ; the CSAs are my "children" too and there is no way I am going to treat them as "adopted children".

Having made that clear, as an Affiliate, whenever I need guidance/information/information,I
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

This is an issue which concerns many of us new in SFI and it needs to be addressed in a practical manner. I have faced this situation soon after signing up for SFI. It did not bother me at first, but when I needed some guidance, my sponsor was unresponsive. Now the problem was a bit delicate because the sponsor was well known to me in my professional career.When I confronted him with the problem, he excused himself saying that he was not very active on SFI.

So I asked for a change of sponsor and was told that I have to wait for 6 months.I did wait and got another sponsor allotted but the situation did not improve very much.Then I started finding answers on my own. Self-help is the best help, may be, still it is better to have a "friend, guide and philosopher".It was at this time I got assigned to a new co-sponsor. He was the one that doctor ordered ! He was very encouraging, motivating, guiding and enlightening.I now consider him as my "Guru" and hardly ever bother about my sponsor.

If you are unlucky to have an indifferent or nonresponsive sponsor AND co-sponsor... and it can very well happen in the SFI set-up...then you are on your own, my friend. But don't worry, the SFI is one terrific system ; you can practically manage on your own. It has so many avenues for you to consult with seniors beyond your upline and so many menus to access to find solutions.

I don't know who are these people behind SFI ops, but they are absolutely great ! I am very grateful to them.

So I hope this helps in a little way. Good luck !
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This is an issue which concerns many of us new in SFI and it needs to be addressed in a practical manner. I have faced this situation soon after signing up for SFI. It did not bother me at first, but when I needed some guidance, my sponsor was unresponsive. Now the problem was a bit delicate because the sponsor was well known to me in my professional career.When I confronted him with the problem, he excused himself saying that he was not very active on SFI.

So I asked for a change of
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Firstly, we have to bear in mind that many Affiliates sign up for SFI assuming that it is a "get-rich-quick" scheme and once he/she signs up and does the minimum necessary, the moola will start rolling in !

* We have to take some pains to disabuse the Affiliates of this impression.
* Then they need to be impressed that online selling is as much a tough job -if not more-as compared to the over-the-counter sales. In many geographical regions, online trading has not yet caught up; people would like to actually see and handle the products and try and haggle for discounts.
* Next, we have to convince them about SFI, that it is the most authentic and professional online trading company there is and most others are just scams.
* Next, we have to detail the distinct advantages of dealing through SFI, both for buyers and sellers.
* Next, narrate the various benefits accruing to Affiliates in the SFI set-up.
* And lastly, convince them that a minimum investment is necessary per month to get ahead in their SFI career.

According to me, this is the most realistic approach to convince our Affiliates to treat SFI like any other real business. Hope this reply helps to clear your thoughts. Good luck & God speed !
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Firstly, we have to bear in mind that many Affiliates sign up for SFI assuming that it is a "get-rich-quick" scheme and once he/she signs up and does the minimum necessary, the moola will start rolling in !

* We have to take some pains to disabuse the Affiliates of this impression.
* Then they need to be impressed that online selling is as much a tough job -if not more-as compared to the over-the-counter sales. In many geographical regions, online trading has not yet caught
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

I have tried to do this myself. It is not easy. Firstly, what counts is whether the person concerned is close to you, basically receptive and how much real interest he / she evinces in SFI. On the other hand, that person is not so close to you, is skeptical, and suspects that you may be trying to "sell a lemon" !

In the first case, you describe briefly what is SFI, how does it work, what benefits he can expect and how much effort/work is involved in getting those. In the second case, you may need to take much more pains to explain this process and try to excite his interest in SFI.

In either case, it is very necessary to sit with your target audience, open the SFI website and quickly go through the paces. You may need to demonstrate in both cases how much time and investment are needed to get the desired results and more importantly the income you earn out of the whole exercise. The attractive features of SFI need to be highlighted like "free to join", "no obligations" , the Pricebender auctions, etc.

Nothing is that "simple", my friend. You may need to do more than one talking in some cases. Hope this response is useful. Best of luck !
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I have tried to do this myself. It is not easy. Firstly, what counts is whether the person concerned is close to you, basically receptive and how much real interest he / she evinces in SFI. On the other hand, that person is not so close to you, is skeptical, and suspects that you may be trying to "sell a lemon" !

In the first case, you describe briefly what is SFI, how does it work, what benefits he can expect and how much effort/work is involved in getting those. In the second
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi, Maja

I will attempt to respond to your question in bullet-points:
*Remember first that the SFI network is like an e-commerce "Facebook". You are operating in a "virtual" environment.
*Except the PSAs whom you have personally identified and sponsored yourself and whom you know very well, the others, both PSAa and CSAs, who are allotted to you, may not take kindly to whatever you have to say even if your criticism / comments are well-meaning and in their interest.
*So you have to be doubly careful what you choose to say.
*Target those who appear earnest and who you feel can be encouraged to do better. Leave the rest alone.
*Reassess the impact you have made on this target-group and then decide what you say next.
*In case your attempts prove to be "water poured on a rock", don't waste your time.
Hope this helps. Good luck !
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Hi, Maja

I will attempt to respond to your question in bullet-points:
*Remember first that the SFI network is like an e-commerce "Facebook". You are operating in a "virtual" environment.
*Except the PSAs whom you have personally identified and sponsored yourself and whom you know very well, the others, both PSAa and CSAs, who are allotted to you, may not take kindly to whatever you have to say even if your criticism / comments are well-meaning and in their
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

It is very important to have a good account photo in SFI. It is the same as my having a good , clear and open-faced photo on my social security card, driving licence or passport. What makes a good photo is one showing my face clearly, without dark glasses, hair combed back , not hiding any part of my face, showing the ears and easily identifiable. In fact I would suggest that SFI lays down some rules regarding the type of photo one should have and makes it mandatory to have a good account photo for all members.
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It is very important to have a good account photo in SFI. It is the same as my having a good , clear and open-faced photo on my social security card, driving licence or passport. What makes a good photo is one showing my face clearly, without dark glasses, hair combed back , not hiding any part of my face, showing the ears and easily identifiable. In fact I would suggest that SFI lays down some rules regarding the type of photo one should have and makes it mandatory to have a good account photo for
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Keith,

I have had this experience ever since I became a EA2 in December last year ( in the second month after I joined). I am currently having the same problem. Frankly the issue is a bit complicated:

*In SFI, Affiliates are mass-enrolled. A click on the "Growth" tab will show you what I mean.

*This is like "shooting in the dark" but that's how the system works.

*When you do well month after month, you get CSAs awarded to you. Most of these are ill-informed or mis-informed or non-informed by the people who enrolled them. They generally think that SFI is the "California gold rush".

*You need to bend over backwards to "educate" them correctly about what SFI is all about. Next you have to write them messages exhorting them to do the minimum tasks to be done on SFI daily and earn their VPs, with minimum investment or no investment.

* Then week after week wait patiently, hoping that at least 5 of them would respond positively and do their stuff. But don't hold your breath ; it could be like pouring water on a rock.

* I, for one, do not offer any financial/material/monetary incentive to any of them, as a matter of principle, because, if I can afford to be EA2 consistently for the last one year,with absolute minimum investment, at least 5 of them can !( I have currently 5 PSAs and 72 CSAs).

Hope I have said it as it is, no holds barred. Good luck !
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Hi Keith,

I have had this experience ever since I became a EA2 in December last year ( in the second month after I joined). I am currently having the same problem. Frankly the issue is a bit complicated:

*In SFI, Affiliates are mass-enrolled. A click on the "Growth" tab will show you what I mean.

*This is like "shooting in the dark" but that's how the system works.

*When you do well month after month, you get CSAs awarded to you.
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

I have often wondered about this issue ; we would all like to be "super-stars" on SFI, wouldn't we ? So how do we achieve it ? To my mind, a 'super-star" would...

*plan and execute his strategies by the book,
*do his SFI routine everyday without fail, come rain or shine,
*learn everything there is to learn about online marketing,
*be an active member of IAHBE on an ongoing basis,
*duplicate, be a good mentor to his PSAs and CSAs and foster an effective team,
*form his own co-operative and run it briskly,
*buy and sell actively through TripleClicks,
*Set an example and lead from the front to his team,
*earn a monthly income between $3 to 5 K per month.

Sigh...that's the theory , my friend ! It is a little more difficult, if not impossible, to translate this into practice.

So what would make a "super-star" different ? Passion, commitment, perseverance, hard work, leadership and concern for his downline. Hope this will help at least to focus on the road-map to become a super-star. Thanks for reading.
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I have often wondered about this issue ; we would all like to be "super-stars" on SFI, wouldn't we ? So how do we achieve it ? To my mind, a 'super-star" would...

*plan and execute his strategies by the book,
*do his SFI routine everyday without fail, come rain or shine,
*learn everything there is to learn about online marketing,
*be an active member of IAHBE on an ongoing basis,
*duplicate, be a good mentor to his PSAs and CSAs and foster an effective
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

In SFI, we have levels like BTL, STL, GTL,and PTL. But believe me, even if you are not one of these, so long as you have PSAs and CSAs allotted to you i.e you have an active downline and you are expected to inform, motivate and guide them to perform certain desired objectives, you are a "Team Leader".

Now let me share something with you ; I was a Team Leader for the past 30 odd years in financial institutions, from middle level to top level, leading teams of 10 to 1500, in different roles and under different working environments. When I operated in this situation, my "Team" was comprised of real flesh-and-blood people, whom I saw almost everyday, interacted with them everyday, had the authority to hire and fire them, reward and punish them for their performance or lack of it. I had developed a working "equation" with most of them, as they had with me. That was the real world.

But SFI is a different ball-game. I operate here in the "virtual" world. The members in my downline are like "ghosts", although I know they are real people ! I don't get to see or meet them; I hardly know anything about their background, their skills and attitudes,their aspirations and frustrations, the enabling or impedeing factors impacting on their performance. I don't get make the rules nor call the shots when it comes to making them even log-in everyday !

So let us not kid ourselves. We have some insuperable constraints here in exercising leadership. The stardard lectures about leadership qualities and skills are irrelevant here. SFI is basically meant for self-motivating and self-propelling go-getters.

So ,go get yourself a band of such dedicated people as your own PSAs, a handful will do, and then you are in business for life. Worry more about "duplication" and not so much about "leadership".

Hope this helps. Good luck & God speed !
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In SFI, we have levels like BTL, STL, GTL,and PTL. But believe me, even if you are not one of these, so long as you have PSAs and CSAs allotted to you i.e you have an active downline and you are expected to inform, motivate and guide them to perform certain desired objectives, you are a "Team Leader".

Now let me share something with you ; I was a Team Leader for the past 30 odd years in financial institutions, from middle level to top level, leading teams of 10 to 1500, in
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Affiliate since: 11/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Keith,

Well, it depends upon what is your idea of a "tight budget".

Since SFI is a business ( and not a hobby), it does need a minimum budget of $30 a month, according to my experience. This is a modest budget by any standards, I suppose. But the bright aspect is, SFI provides several avenues to maximise the return on this investment. For example, you can earn TCs and MRPs, participate in the PriceBender Auctions, get PSAs and CSAs awarded to you, earn commissions on the actions done by your downline, build your activities on the IAHBE membership etc.As you progress and your income increases, you could invest more. I am in SFI for the past one year and although I have not made any extra money, I have managed to recover my "invetsment".

Last but not the least, SFI is fun and more rewarding than spending time on any social network like FaceBOOK.
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Hi Keith,

Well, it depends upon what is your idea of a "tight budget".

Since SFI is a business ( and not a hobby), it does need a minimum budget of $30 a month, according to my experience. This is a modest budget by any standards, I suppose. But the bright aspect is, SFI provides several avenues to maximise the return on this investment. For example, you can earn TCs and MRPs, participate in the PriceBender Auctions, get PSAs and CSAs awarded to you, earn commissions
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