Affiliate since: 02/05/2013, Power Rank: 752 | Read Anna's 40 other Ask SC answers

Let you Personally Sponsored Affiliates (PSA) do what they want to do. As their sponsor you are their to support them on their journey as they build their OWN business. True, you want them to succeed; however, each of them are their own individuals. Unless you know each of intimately, there is a very good chance each of them has their own learning style, own drive and own way of doing things.

I will use myself as an example. It has been 18 months since I joined SFI. I earned Silver Team Leader (STL) Status my first month. I did not rush through the Launchpad lessons, what got me the points to earn my STL my first month, was reading all the "extras" on the VersaPoints Ledger. I did not have a responsive sponsor, despite my attempts to contact my sponsor. However, I continued to work my way through the system.

I did not have a team my first; however, in my second month, I won some Co-sponsored Affiliates (CSA) through PriceBender Auction. It wasn't until my fourth month when I got my first PSA through S-Builder. I eventually had around 20 PSA through S-Builder; although I managed to make contact with 5 of them, none were ever active. Eventually, all have been removed from my genealogy either through opting out or through being inactive to long.

All through this I managed to maintain a Bronze Team Leader status up until about two months short of my year mark, when I realized it was not really benefiting me to maintain the BTL status, as I did not have a team to lead. The only benefit I was receiving was more TCredits and CSA awarded each month, but cost wise to me I was in the negative.

Here is my point: If I had a sponsor discouraging me to not become a team leader right away, I most likely would have quit SFI, unless that sponsor was able to CLEARLY explain to me why he/she was discouraging me to become a team leader. Without a sponsor guiding me, I had inadvertently worked my way up to STL Status my first month and maintained BTL for 9 months after. Through my own education and continued efforts, I came to my own realization the negative cashflow I was having and the better benefit of returning to EA status as I continued to build my own business.

So, I go back to what I said at the beginning, let you PSA be themselves. Simply, support them, encourage them in what they are doing. Teach them as best you can. Let them make their mistakes, while kindly offering advice; but do not discourage their actions, as you might discourage them right out of SFI.
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Let you Personally Sponsored Affiliates (PSA) do what they want to do. As their sponsor you are their to support them on their journey as they build their OWN business. True, you want them to succeed; however, each of them are their own individuals. Unless you know each of intimately, there is a very good chance each of them has their own learning style, own drive and own way of doing things.

I will use myself as an example. It has been 18 months since I joined SFI. I earned Silver
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Affiliate since: 05/13/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nor Aisah's 45 other Ask SC answers

One should encourage PSAs to become Team Leaders right away. In material whether they have active/inactive PSAs/CSAs coz you see, no matter how many members and sales you achieve in one month, nothing is certain until:
1. Your PSA'S start EARNING-only then you know they will stay

2. You find a sales routine you can duplicate every month.

By becoming BTL, lots of benefits and earnings which helps into firming up and ESTABLISHING business network of PSA'S (duplication),shopping customers(PRM)and vendors (ECA). For first time BTL and re-qualify the following month you get $10 from SFI as an incentive.
1. VersaPoints Matching - 6 levels + CSAs
2. 12 TCredits re-qualify as BTL every month
3. Monthly allotment of Second Home CSAs – 1 share
4. PSA and CSA Mailer (instant, easy e-mails to your PSAs and CSAs)
5. Unlimited, free Group Messaging to your entire affiliate team
6. Reassignment Manager
7. Access to Gift Certificate program

Hope it's helpful!
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One should encourage PSAs to become Team Leaders right away. In material whether they have active/inactive PSAs/CSAs coz you see, no matter how many members and sales you achieve in one month, nothing is certain until:
1. Your PSA'S start EARNING-only then you know they will stay

2. You find a sales routine you can duplicate every month.

By becoming BTL, lots of benefits and earnings which helps into firming up and ESTABLISHING business network of PSA'S (duplication),shopping
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Firstly I would never discourage anyone from doing anything. I would explain. I would explain both the advantages and disadvantages.

Open your word processing program and draft a letter to go to all of your team which you think is appropriate. Filter them out using your genealogy and send them a team mail.

You would include the huge benefits in being a team leader such as building your downline with second home CSAs each month. You would explain which level of team leader earns what. Bronze with one share for example get around 50 CSAs per month.

These CSAs are capable of earning you 15% of their purchases so it is a good reason to be a team leader. Having said that, you will also need to point out that if they have not yet got some working downline team members, then they will have to pay their way to become and maintain their team leadership.

Although this can be done relatively cheaply, some may not be able to afford it until their income builds up. This may not bother some people who are working and have another income so this needs to be discussed.

Myself, I would draft a communication for members which is in two columns setting out both the advantages of becoming team leader with and without a team, set out the costs if there is no team behind them to back them up.

I think this type of email would show your honesty. Offer to help them in any way you can.

Thank you for letting me give my opinion.
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Firstly I would never discourage anyone from doing anything. I would explain. I would explain both the advantages and disadvantages.

Open your word processing program and draft a letter to go to all of your team which you think is appropriate. Filter them out using your genealogy and send them a team mail.

You would include the huge benefits in being a team leader such as building your downline with second home CSAs each month. You would explain which level of team leader
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2013, Power Rank: 531 | Read Nafisa's 286 other Ask SC answers

If you have studied the concept of the SFI business well, then you would understand that your residual income starts building with active affiliates. You will build an income without active affiliates but this will take you much longer than if you had affiliates who log in daily and achieve a minimum of Executive Affiliate(2) status and above. This is where you accumulate valuable action points which are vital in building your qualification to leadership level.

You also would want to keep in mind that you can also become Team Leader with investment, purchasing products and referring PRM's easily but this is not going to happen right away from day 1 that your PSA joins.

By all means, develop your PSAs to Team Leaders right away (from the day they join) provided you have outlined the necessary detail and the importance of having a team to support their leadership level. I would say that if they can find at least 2 active affiliates in the first month that they join, then becoming Team Leader requires no persuasion or encouragement, it is inevitable. In my first full month with SFI, this is how my 2 team leaders took me to leadership level very fast.

From experience I know that affiliates who are on their own without an active team do not see much happening to their income level and this can be a discouraging scenario.

I would strongly recommend that the PSAs you are encouraging to become Team Leaders right away fully understand the outcome of their actions because maintaining leadership levels can be a challenge without a strong, active team. You do not want your PSAs to be relegated to a lower rank after starting out with such enthusiasm!
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If you have studied the concept of the SFI business well, then you would understand that your residual income starts building with active affiliates. You will build an income without active affiliates but this will take you much longer than if you had affiliates who log in daily and achieve a minimum of Executive Affiliate(2) status and above. This is where you accumulate valuable action points which are vital in building your qualification to leadership level.

You also would want to
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Affiliate since: 01/06/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Heather Amanda's 1 other Ask SC answers

If your PSA is in his/her first month, make sure they are fully conversant with how SFI works.
If they think that they will make BTL this month and go on to silver the next they are wasting their time and VP going all out in their first month.
I say this because I have experience with PSAs who go all out in the first month, make even Silver team leader, are dreadfully disappointed when the new month comes around and they are back to Affiliate.
Some being from 3rd world countries cannot afford a standing order in US$ to maintain even EA, and just stopped working.
So make sure your PSAs understand all this, before you encourage them to go for team leader in their first month.
As we all discovered in our own journeys in SFI it is very easy to make Team leader in your first month with all the Launchpad lessons etc but not so easy without a standing order in the following months , until they build a team under them I would encourage them to pace themselves and save some VP (like Launchpad lessons) for the next month when they will really be chasing the VP.
I hope this is of some assistance
Best of luck with your team


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If your PSA is in his/her first month, make sure they are fully conversant with how SFI works.
If they think that they will make BTL this month and go on to silver the next they are wasting their time and VP going all out in their first month.
I say this because I have experience with PSAs who go all out in the first month, make even Silver team leader, are dreadfully disappointed when the new month comes around and they are back to Affiliate.
Some being from 3rd world countries
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Affiliate since: 03/20/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sylvia I.'s 38 other Ask SC answers

You should encourage your PSAs to become Team Leaders like you.

While training your PSAs to become Team Leaders, you are at thesame time building your Success.

As soon as your PSAs become leaders, you will begin to earn on them.

Your becoming successful in SFI depends on how well you have been able to train your PSAs on the Power of Duplication and what SFI entails at large.

With your PSAs building up to the 12th generation also duplicating as you did, you are sure of your residual income. I mean you can go on holidays and still be sure of your monthly package.

You should also teach them how to set their standing order, because once they start doing this monthly, you are also sure of your commission.

This Standing Order will help your PSAs to rise very quick without much struggles and full of encouragement.

Thanks
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You should encourage your PSAs to become Team Leaders like you.

While training your PSAs to become Team Leaders, you are at thesame time building your Success.

As soon as your PSAs become leaders, you will begin to earn on them.

Your becoming successful in SFI depends on how well you have been able to train your PSAs on the Power of Duplication and what SFI entails at large.

With your PSAs building up to the 12th generation also duplicating as you did,
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Affiliate since: 04/08/2016, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read George E.'s 80 other Ask SC answers

Hi Mary,

Most definitely without a doubt I would encourage them to go for it and teach them how to make it happen. I have been maintaining my TL status right along since I joined SFI without any active PSAs and without any difficulty whatsoever.

My commission income has been steadily going up to my satisfaction because 1. I am active in SFI, 2. a TripleClicks Customer and 3. I have several active CSAs.

I am now able to invest my commission earnings into advertising or anything else related to growing a team of active PSAs.

Some will say becoming a TL will develop or happen naturally. Not so! The only thing that happens naturally is inactivity. Don't listen to those voices that say it will come naturally. If you want something you have to go get it. Make it happen! Set the bar for those who will follow your example. Get out and stay out of your comfort zone.

Log in daily and squeeze out every Action VP you can, maintain your Standing Orders (Why just one?) It's your store! Participate in the Price Benders Penny Auction and Games. You will win, add on allot of valuable Action VP and 5 to 10 (2X) MRP in the process. And don't forget to enter the Daily Grand Drawing everyday.

Imagine if you were investing in a brick and mortar business and what it might cost you and how long it would be before you profited. In SFI the foundation is already in place. All you have to do is build on it. Yes! it will come with a cost but not near as costly if you were on your own.
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Hi Mary,

Most definitely without a doubt I would encourage them to go for it and teach them how to make it happen. I have been maintaining my TL status right along since I joined SFI without any active PSAs and without any difficulty whatsoever.

My commission income has been steadily going up to my satisfaction because 1. I am active in SFI, 2. a TripleClicks Customer and 3. I have several active CSAs.

I am now able to invest my commission earnings into advertising
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Affiliate since: 09/26/2012, Power Rank: 55 | Read George's 87 other Ask SC answers

I think every person should become a team leader as quickly as they possibly can. They build momentum, they earn the confidence of their team, and they can continually motivate by their own success.

The question is How?

1. If I can invest I must invest. I became a bronze team leader my third day in SFI and have never looked back. It benefited me in many ways. I now have literally 1713 CSAs earned and gained due to Team Leader status. And these CSA alone more than finance my costs of building my business.

If you can invest you must. Getting a large growing team was easy as a team leader, SFI gave it to me. Now I had people asking me questions, looking to me for leadership and I needed to learn how to lead. I read everything that SFI offered me. I read everything on the net I could find. I need ideas to motivate my team, ideas to help them advertise ideas to generate sales opportunity for them. And guess what, I learned, I read and I earned.

2. If you do not have money to invest you must work your tail off every day. Get those Affiliates up to EA2 status. Check the status and activity of every single person. Find out what they need to succeed and get that information to them.

Recruit in every bush under every rock you can find. Make Team Leader your first month for free, but then make staying a team leader your goal. Do what ever it takes, recruit ECAs like a mad person. Walk into every shop and store in your neighborhood and present the ECA flier to them. When they join, promote their products so they succeed.

You must want it and want it bad. Having a team looking to you drives you and you will, you must succeed.
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I think every person should become a team leader as quickly as they possibly can. They build momentum, they earn the confidence of their team, and they can continually motivate by their own success.

The question is How?

1. If I can invest I must invest. I became a bronze team leader my third day in SFI and have never looked back. It benefited me in many ways. I now have literally 1713 CSAs earned and gained due to Team Leader status. And these CSA alone more than finance my
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Affiliate since: 12/21/2013, Power Rank: 2897 | Read Sunildatt's 150 other Ask SC answers

Hello Mary,

Your question indicates that your PSA has asked your opinion or expressed desire to become Team leader in very early stage of SFI( First month) is that correct?

If so as a Sponsor you should find out what is he expecting after becoming Team leader.You will come to know whether your PSA clearly understood compensation plan or not. If not , explain them the benefit of becoming a TEAM LEADER . Explain them that the leader should have a Team. Explain them clearly that it is financially sound to be a team leader only after having a team of EA2s . Even after explaining this are the PSAs ready to invest without having a TEAM in place? If they are fully aware that they do not have a Team in place but still they want to become a team leader , support their decision.

Ask them their BUSINESS PLAN. Ask them to set their goals, and help them to fine tune it. Just try to Understand their thinking about business. May be you will learn something new. Make them understand that they are responsible for their decision and to implement their OWN PLAN in to action. Just be a Support and guide to them .


Give them an offer to be a part of your CO-OP. Explain them benefit of being a partner in your CO-OP. So you are sharing their risk. Let them make their own decision.

By take risking with understanding pros and cons of each decision and taking responsibilities of own decision are part of learning. You can help them in your own way to support their own decision and providing a Leading hand.

I am sure you will like my suggestion.

Happy Mentoring.


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Hello Mary,

Your question indicates that your PSA has asked your opinion or expressed desire to become Team leader in very early stage of SFI( First month) is that correct?

If so as a Sponsor you should find out what is he expecting after becoming Team leader.You will come to know whether your PSA clearly understood compensation plan or not. If not , explain them the benefit of becoming a TEAM LEADER . Explain them that the leader should have a Team. Explain them clearly
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Affiliate since: 05/05/2004, Power Rank: 916 | Read Robertson's 212 other Ask SC answers

The decision to become Team Leaders will depend on a number of factors like budget, having a team, progress at SFI etc.

There is no necessity to be a Team Leader unless you actually have a team. The benefits you gain as a Team Leader are derived from the override commissions i.e. Matching VP you earn from your team members. So if you don’t have a team yet its best to focus of recruiting affiliates and teaching them to become EAs and Team Leaders themselves i.e. duplication.

If you have the budget to qualify as a Team Leader and take advantage of the monthly CSA shares then by all means, as you could be earning income from your CSAs.

If your PSAs show potential in their early stages of joining SFI then they should be encouraged to become Team Leaders.

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The decision to become Team Leaders will depend on a number of factors like budget, having a team, progress at SFI etc.

There is no necessity to be a Team Leader unless you actually have a team. The benefits you gain as a Team Leader are derived from the override commissions i.e. Matching VP you earn from your team members. So if you don’t have a team yet its best to focus of recruiting affiliates and teaching them to become EAs and Team Leaders themselves i.e. duplication.

If
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