How can I convince my downline of the benefits of having a Standing Order without them feeling pressured?

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Elizabeth Freites, EA (New york, US) Top Author Forum Guru 9/25/2013 4:04 pm
Affiliate since: 12/06/2012, Power Rank: 231 | Read Elizabeth's 190 other Ask SC answers
You do not have to convince because the decision is up to your downline. Your job as a Sponsor or co sponsor is to provide them information about the benefits of a standing order. SFI has lots of info about a standing order and its benefits all you have to do is write them team mails once a week or twice a month telling them where to find this information and even giving them the links so that they can read the material themselves.

You also share your personal experience with having
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5070 votes
Stefan Auerbach, Aff (California, US) Top Author Forum Guru 9/25/2013 1:57 am
Affiliate since: 03/27/2013, Power Rank: 5 | Read Stefan's 93 other Ask SC answers
There are two perspectives here. I will go over both.

Perspective I:

There is no reason to have to convince your downline to have a standing order. If you have to convince one to having a standing order then they are either:

*not ready to make the commitment
*financially challenged
*do not understand its significance

A standing order is not a necessity and if you have to go out of your way and convince them to the point you feel are pressuring
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5065 votes
Carl Allen, EA (Tennessee, US) Top Author Forum Guru 9/24/2013 1:59 pm
Affiliate since: 09/04/2002, Power Rank: 149 | Read Carl's 74 other Ask SC answers

One of benefits of gaining additional streams of income would be to qualify and maintain your status as an EA every month.Without doing this,you are missing so much and will only get paid on your direct sales,so being an EA is the key.It takes a sacrifice and a commitment to do it...so get the right mindset about being successful and lock in your position by setting up a Standing Order and guarantee your safety net in the business.It will allow you to requalify each month and earn commissions
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5061 votes
Marija Lukac, Aff (Serbia) Top Author Forum Guru 9/22/2013 3:41 pm
Affiliate since: 08/11/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Marija's 63 other Ask SC answers
Hello!

It is difficult, because we normally don't mention investments when we recruit and start sponsoring people. On the contrary, we keep saying SFI is free and won't ask for your money. So it seems dishonest to ask for it later, especially as soon as the second or the third month into the business.

I think that people who have marketing experience and the know-how will not need a Standing Order because they will already earn enough points through sales, straight from the
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5052 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/23/2013 1:06 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
It's not your job to convince anyone. SFI corporate already reminds them of this and coming from you it looks like you're desperate to make more money.

Your job is to encourage and motivate them by noticing the good they do and
rewarding it with praise and giving them incentives to climb the ranks.

Offer them a contest where the prize is an sbuilder unit or tcredits or a
reassignment IF they do certain things, like fully set up their profile
or become an EA.
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5043 votes
Laley Erum, Aff (Pakistan) Top Author Forum Guru 9/22/2013 12:46 am
Affiliate since: 04/27/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Laley's 25 other Ask SC answers
First thing to be kept in mind is that Standing order is not
compulsory and not the prerequisite for your success in SFI. By saying
so I am not negating its importance but to succeed in SFI there are
options other then Standing order working for most of us. For what I
have learnt is that standing order is a supporting tool to help us work
comfortably with out having to worry about loosing of the EA status.

Secondly I will also request you and all my fellow affiliates
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5037 votes
JAY SHRI KRISHNA , Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 9/22/2013 5:19 am
Affiliate since: 07/31/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read JAY SHRI KRISHNA's 8 other Ask SC answers
Hi thanks! for asking such agreat question.


1. You'll get your favorite product(s) automatically delivered each month without the hassle of reordering every month (in the case of physical products, shipped right to your door each month).

2. It ensures you don't fall below VersaPoints levels for the SFI rank you wish to maintain (you receive the amount of VersaPoints attached to the product(s) you choose each month).

3. It's the easiest, most convenient way
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5032 votes
Olayinka Taiwo, Aff (Nigeria) Top Author Forum Guru 9/27/2013 12:51 am
Affiliate since: 09/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Olayinka's 2 other Ask SC answers

Your downline can only feel pressured if they do not understand the business thay are invoved in.

When recruiting, I always tell my prospective downline right from the start that its free to register but it takes a little bit of committment from them to maintain their earning potential from their second month of being in the business.

Encourage your downlines to read, get involve in the forum and a2a membership. When they do, they learn these truths from people who have
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5013 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/26/2013 12:38 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
First and foremost, I would make sure to have a Standing Order myself before I tried to convince anyone to get one. Secondly, I'd do it indirectly. I'd put the benefits of having a Standing Order in my blog on my Leadership page, in my "Best Tip", and also in Stream Posts and forum posts. In this way, it is highly likely that your downline will see it, and it is indirect exposure to the Standing Order. You aren't singling out any particular affiliate and telling them that they need to have
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5013 votes
, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/25/2013 1:58 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Placing a SO is one of the best and most important thing to go fast in SFI business.

But in our business, we don't need to convince anyone for anything. It is a proven business opportunity. Just brief them about the major benefits of placing a SO, that's it! Most importantly, if you have already placed a SO, it becomes very easy to lead by example. Explain your downline about the benefits you received from placing a SO.

As a upline our job is to show the correct path to our
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