There have been many good answers offered to this question. I agree heartily with many of them.
Mentioned already:
-Help them prepare the appropriate documents to sign up.
-Help them make their first 1 or 2 listings.
-Treat them as a customer and provide good customer service.
-Promote their products in your stream messages and PSA/CSA mailer.
All these are very good ideas. There are 2 more that I would like to add.
1. I offer 10 Triple Click Gift Cards to my new ECA to give to their existing customers. There are several reasons I do this. First, if they do not sell online already, the Gift Card gives them a tool to help customers know about their online store and there are many customers who may prefer to buy that way. Second, these existing customers already buy and if they buy through TC it generates activity for the ECA and he will stay active. Three, I get the commissions from these established buyers where as I would not get commissions if they were buying from the ECA directly, not using TC. And forth and final, their existing customers become my TC members. If the ECA needs more cards I am happy to provide them.
2. I try to focus my recruiting efforts on companies that offer products I want to buy and use. Maybe that product is on SFI already, maybe not, but I would rather get the commissions of buying it from my own sponsored ECA. And I can assure the new ECA they will certainly have one very loyal customer.
An example I am working on right now:
I can no longer purchase the Silver76Pack. I have made 4 purchases so far, but they can no longer ship it to my country. So, I am in negotiations with local providers. If they will become an ECA I will make a purchase each and every month. Good for them, good for me.
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There have been many good answers offered to this question. I agree heartily with many of them.
Mentioned already:
-Help them prepare the appropriate documents to sign up.
-Help them make their first 1 or 2 listings.
-Treat them as a customer and provide good customer service.
-Promote their products in your stream messages and PSA/CSA mailer.
All these are very good ideas. There are 2 more that I would like to add.
1. I offer 10 Triple
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