Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

Most people do not respond well to criticism, even if it is considered constructive by the person offering it. It would therefore be much better if you offer support and advice, rather than criticism.

You have to remember that you are working with a team of grown-up people. Each is building his/her own business and most probably won't take kindly to being criticized.

I know how frustrating it is when you see people not doing everything they can to succeed. The urge to criticize (hoping this will inspire them to do better) is strong, but it usually has the opposite effect. On the other hand, if you use examples of what you do to achieve results, they might follow your lead.

For instance, if you notice that a member of the team is not logging in daily and therefore not earning their VersaPoints, you could send them an e-card with a message like this:

Hi Name

Hope you are doing well and all is good on the home front. You've been a bit scarce lately, so thought I'll just check in.

I recently went through a patch where I hardly had time to brush my teeth, never mind log in to SFI, so I know how difficult it can be.

I was considering just skipping it for a few days, but then sanity prevailed. I didn't want to lose any of those precious VP's or my daily streak badge. Another motivation was that I didn't want to lose my class position on the Leaderboard.

So I just got up 15 minutes earlier every day!

Now my VP's are growing nicely, I have my badge and my class position is even stronger. To top it all, my earnings are growing nicely too ….

Please let me know what I can do to help or even if you just want to chat.

By doing this, you offer support without having to criticize. Your team mate realizes that you also have challenges, but are willing to make the necessary sacrifices for success.

Hope this helps!

Good luck with your SFI business.



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Most people do not respond well to criticism, even if it is considered constructive by the person offering it. It would therefore be much better if you offer support and advice, rather than criticism.

You have to remember that you are working with a team of grown-up people. Each is building his/her own business and most probably won't take kindly to being criticized.

I know how frustrating it is when you see people not doing everything they can to succeed. The urge to criticize
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

I don't think it's up to you to decide for your new PSAs whether they should go all out or take it slow.

The best thing you can do is to inform them of the pros and cons and then leave the decision up to them.

I found that by becoming a Team Leader early on, I had the goal every month to either keep that rank or improve it. This gave me a lot of motivation to work on building my business.

Be thankful if you have new PSAs working on becoming Team Leaders. With most new PSAs you actually see no action at all!
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I don't think it's up to you to decide for your new PSAs whether they should go all out or take it slow.

The best thing you can do is to inform them of the pros and cons and then leave the decision up to them.

I found that by becoming a Team Leader early on, I had the goal every month to either keep that rank or improve it. This gave me a lot of motivation to work on building my business.

Be thankful if you have new PSAs working on becoming Team Leaders. With most
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

I’m sure there are many reasons why affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI.

I’ve broken it down into 3 groups:

People who are just curious and never serious about SFI – They look around for a bit but never intend to do much.

People who expect to earn money without having to do much. Once they realize they have to put in effort and commitment, they lose interest.

These people are most probably a lost cause and nothing you do will change that.

The 3rd group are the affiliates who feel totally overwhelmed. They either don’t have the language skill, or sometimes the time, to learn everything to get started. They become inactive because of lack of knowledge.

I’m always hopeful that with support and guidance these affiliates will become active again.

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I’m sure there are many reasons why affiliates become inactive shortly after joining SFI.

I’ve broken it down into 3 groups:

People who are just curious and never serious about SFI – They look around for a bit but never intend to do much.

People who expect to earn money without having to do much. Once they realize they have to put in effort and commitment, they lose interest.

These people are most probably a lost cause and nothing you do will change
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

When joining SFI the most important thing to do is to read and understand what is required to build a successful SFI business. For that there is SFI Basics, Launchpads and other brilliant training materials.

When people do that, they will know that completing the Getting-Started actions should be done asap and daily to-do list every day.

From there on they should read and reread and get to know everything about SFI - the more they know and understand about SFI and TripleClicks the more successful they'll be ....
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When joining SFI the most important thing to do is to read and understand what is required to build a successful SFI business. For that there is SFI Basics, Launchpads and other brilliant training materials.

When people do that, they will know that completing the Getting-Started actions should be done asap and daily to-do list every day.

From there on they should read and reread and get to know everything about SFI - the more they know and understand about SFI and TripleClicks
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

I assume you are talking about prospects you still want to join SFI? I think a brief overview works better. Interested people will ask for more detailed information.

I find that the JMT Gateway is an excellent tool. It is brief, yet detailed.

It gives enough information so people can get a good idea what SFI is about, but is not overwhelming.

Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

For those affiliates who don’t have their own webpage or blog, using a SFI Gateway is the only option. This means that people sign up without really knowing what it’s all about. That often leads to inactive affiliates.

However, if you have your own webpage/blog it is better if you link your ads to there.

When you send prospects to your own webpage/blog you are able to give them more information about SFI and TripleClicks. They can also contact you with questions if you have a contact form. This way they know a lot more about SFI/TripleClicks and can make an informed decision before joining. Hopefully this also increases the chance that they will be active.

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For those affiliates who don’t have their own webpage or blog, using a SFI Gateway is the only option. This means that people sign up without really knowing what it’s all about. That often leads to inactive affiliates.

However, if you have your own webpage/blog it is better if you link your ads to there.

When you send prospects to your own webpage/blog you are able to give them more information about SFI and TripleClicks. They can also contact you with questions if you
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

I am definitely going to use the new JMT Gateway.

It is a brilliant idea and although it hasn’t been tested, I will recommend that my team use it.

It gives every SFI affiliate the opportunity to show interested parties that SFI consist of real people. People who are proud to show their faces and tell people about SFI, because they know it’s a great business!

I personally think it will make people feel more at ease, interested and open to learning more about SFI


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I am definitely going to use the new JMT Gateway.

It is a brilliant idea and although it hasn’t been tested, I will recommend that my team use it.

It gives every SFI affiliate the opportunity to show interested parties that SFI consist of real people. People who are proud to show their faces and tell people about SFI, because they know it’s a great business!

I personally think it will make people feel more at ease, interested and open to learning more about
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Affiliate since: 10/22/2014, Power Rank: 1092

I don't think it's possible to "get" affiliates to become serious business builders. They will either want to, in which case they will build amazing businesses. Those who don't want to won't do anything and sadly nothing you do will change that.

Keep on motivating and supporting your team. Make sure they know you are always available to help them. The serious ones will become serious business builders :-)