How can I become a good supporting sponsor when my communication skills are not good?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
5/29/2015 6:28 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
First of all I would ask who says your communication skills are not good, and secondly what is wrong with them?
Many people think of themselves as not very good communicators.
The first thing to do is just think you are talking to a friend and write things down just as you would say them. If people can understand you when you are talking to them then they will understand what you have written.
Perhaps you get tongue-tied or excited when talking and start talking gibberish. Just stop and think about what you are going to say before you start speaking.
You never know you might actually explain something in a different way to other people and find that more people understand it the way you are saying or writing it
Communicating is just getting others to understand what you are saying.
If you think it may be because you are not too confident with your subject matter. In this case there is nothing better than studying your subject more thoroughly. If you can understand it then you should have no trouble explaining it to someone else.
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First of all I would ask who says your communication skills are not good, and secondly what is wrong with them?
Many people think of themselves as not very good communicators.
The first thing to do is just think you are talking to a friend and write things down just as you would say them. If people can understand you when you are talking to them then they will understand what you have written.
Perhaps you get tongue-tied or excited when talking and start talking gibberish.
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Should I set up an email capture and autoresponder on my blog and, if so, what are some examples of what to put into the series?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
5/13/2014 5:03 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Dan,
It is a very good Idea to have an email capture associated with an autoresponder on your blog. When you don't catch them on the first visit you can email them on a regular basis so that you keep reminding them of SFI. Just remember not to send out emails too often - I generally find one or two a week adequate. If you bombard them with emails they are likely to unsubscribe from your list.
Your email series should include how you have progressed with SFI. You can high light the WOW auctions now and then with items that have been won at very low prices. Triple clicks items are also good value and worth mentioning.
It is a good idea to offer a free item now and then that will match in with the comments on that particular email.
One important thing to remember is to be able to distinguish between those who you are still trying to convince to sign up and those that have joined SFI or TripleClicks. Keeping sending emails to get signups does not always go down very well with those that have already signed up. It makes them think you are not following their progress.
I hope this gives you some ideas and wish you every success in your SFI Business.
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Hi Dan,
It is a very good Idea to have an email capture associated with an autoresponder on your blog. When you don't catch them on the first visit you can email them on a regular basis so that you keep reminding them of SFI. Just remember not to send out emails too often - I generally find one or two a week adequate. If you bombard them with emails they are likely to unsubscribe from your list.
Your email series should include how you have progressed with SFI. You can high
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How do you motivate your downline to spend money monthly to maintain EA status without sounding greedy?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
1/25/2015 4:21 pm
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
The only way to make it sound as if you are greedy to tell them the only reason you want them to be an EA is to improve your income.
While the buying of any goods by your affiliates is going to gain you commission the whole standpoint of SFI is duplication.
You can motivate your affiliates by explaining to them how they are going to increase both their status and financial position.
If you have a standing order for 1500VP or more and you have affiliates that want to progress then explaining to them how you do it is not being greedy. With the new badges your affiliates can see exactly how many VP your standing order is for.
The idea is explaining how the standing order is going to help them and not how it is helping you.
Your affiliates are going to have to do the same to their affiliates. If you want to progress then you need to have affiliates that are going to progress through EA to team leader. How ever they do this you are going to benefit even if it is only the extra VP from them attaining the rank that they reach.
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The only way to make it sound as if you are greedy to tell them the only reason you want them to be an EA is to improve your income.
While the buying of any goods by your affiliates is going to gain you commission the whole standpoint of SFI is duplication.
You can motivate your affiliates by explaining to them how they are going to increase both their status and financial position.
If you have a standing order for 1500VP or more and you have affiliates that want
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How can I best utilize my monthly Standing Order of TCredits?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
6/20/2014 11:12 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
Hello Richard,
There are so many ways to use your monthly standing order of TCredits that it will really be for you to decide which you think is the best for you.
Do you like auctions? Or perhaps you like games!
You have the opportunity to list items you have for sale in the Member Listing. Each item costs you 1VP to list. You can gain a maximum of 50actionVP per month.
You can go to the Music Downloads and gain another 50actionVP per month by downloading the music tracks.
Have a look at the question on the Time Machine - you can enter once per day for 1vp and the pick the price which costs 1VP. With these two you can get up to 200actionVP per month.
If the auction is the way you want to go then look at what is coming up. You should be more interested in the DP (double member reward Points) and the WBF (winning bid free) auctions.
Only bid on things you really want. Good options are TCredits PSA's, CSA's and the S Builder Co-op units as these will all help you expand your business.
If you are new or reasonably new at the auctions then also look for 1WA or Jr auctions. The 1WA only applies to those who have never one an auction and the Jr is for those with 9 wins or less at the auctions.
I hope this serves to help you and wish you every success with your SFI business
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Hello Richard,
There are so many ways to use your monthly standing order of TCredits that it will really be for you to decide which you think is the best for you.
Do you like auctions? Or perhaps you like games!
You have the opportunity to list items you have for sale in the Member Listing. Each item costs you 1VP to list. You can gain a maximum of 50actionVP per month.
You can go to the Music Downloads and gain another 50actionVP per month by downloading
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How would you convince an affiliate who has abandoned SFI to restart again?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
5/13/2014 5:18 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
How would I convince an affiliate who has abandoned SFI to restart again?
I wouldn't try to convince but I would try to encourage them to take another look at what SFI has to offer. The convincing is done by the program itself if it is followed correctly.
Well I am in the position to be able to use personal experience as a help. I signed up several years ago and because of laziness or disbelief or possibly the lack of will power at that time I let my membership lapse. Also I cannot remember getting any encouragement from my upline.
Over the course of time I have seen many advertisements for SFI and because of my initial lack of getting to know the program, I just ignored those ads.
Boy how wrong was I? When I did finally take a look at the SFI business plan I realized what I had been missing. I was also now getting encouragement from my upline.
There are many things in SFI you can use to relate to others all the different parts of the program. You can of course use the same principles to encourage your inactive downline members to become active.
I think one of the main things to do, is to make sure you convince them that you are a good leader and you will be helping them to progress when they join SFI.
I hope this helps you and wish you every success in your SFI Business
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How would I convince an affiliate who has abandoned SFI to restart again?
I wouldn't try to convince but I would try to encourage them to take another look at what SFI has to offer. The convincing is done by the program itself if it is followed correctly.
Well I am in the position to be able to use personal experience as a help. I signed up several years ago and because of laziness or disbelief or possibly the lack of will power at that time I let my membership lapse. Also I
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Who is the better demographic to target in my ads? Retired persons...or homemakers?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
6/19/2014 11:00 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
I would say that both demographics are equal.
There are many retired people who could do with a little extra cash and also a way of keeping their brain active. There are also those who like something to keep them busy during the day and to give them some targets to aim for. You will of course also have those who are not interested in the money and have no desire to do anything during their days.
There are many homemakers who would love something to keep them active, (if they don't have children), and to also keep them in the work loop for future job possibilities, although they won't need it if they follow the SFI plans through!
You will find people in both these and many other demographics who will be interested in the SFI business.
Personally I prefer to appeal to a wide a range of people as possible. The greater the age range I work with and know about the more chance I have of convincing others that I an in a good program.
I hope this helps you and wish you every success in the future
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I would say that both demographics are equal.
There are many retired people who could do with a little extra cash and also a way of keeping their brain active. There are also those who like something to keep them busy during the day and to give them some targets to aim for. You will of course also have those who are not interested in the money and have no desire to do anything during their days.
There are many homemakers who would love something to keep them active, (if they
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What ads have been the most effective for you in sponsoring quality affiliates?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
6/20/2014 11:37 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
One thing I have been unable to guarantee in any of my advertising is being able to get only quality affiliates. I start by being as honest as possible and explain it is a long term business and not a get rich quick scheme but still the tire kickers join my downline.
A lot of people read what you have to say and think it is a good idea so sign up, but after a couple of days and not making money they are onto the next get rich scheme and ignoring their SFI business.
Yes the quality affiliates do join also, but I have not yet found any advert that guarantees their quality. A lot has to do with the way you interact with them once they have signed up.
Once you have a an affiliate you need to hone them into being a good affiliate. You have to prove to that person that what you told them in your ad was true and show them how to achieve it.
As far as I am concerned all affiliates come into SSI on an equal footing and it is the way that I interact with them that is the deciding factor on whether they are a good affiliate or not.
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One thing I have been unable to guarantee in any of my advertising is being able to get only quality affiliates. I start by being as honest as possible and explain it is a long term business and not a get rich quick scheme but still the tire kickers join my downline.
A lot of people read what you have to say and think it is a good idea so sign up, but after a couple of days and not making money they are onto the next get rich scheme and ignoring their SFI business.
Yes the quality
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I Love SFI and TripleClicks! How can I help SFI and TripleClicks become well-known around the world?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
5/13/2014 5:34 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
I think your advertising and where you advertise is the best way to get the word out.
If your enthusiasm shows through in your promotions then you should have no problems in picking up affiliates from around the world.
We do have affiliates from around the world in SFI and TripleClicks but not all are active, and those that are inactive are unlikely to be advertising.
If you can build a strong affiliate base and you can get your affiliates to do the same then soon everyone will be learning of SFI and its business.
There are many advertising companies out there and a lot of them do let you advertise to a specific geographical area.
Build your own blog and learn how to get the word out about it and again you will have people from around the world looking at your website and learning of the existence of SFI and TripleClicks.
I hope this helps and wish you every success in your SFI business
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I think your advertising and where you advertise is the best way to get the word out.
If your enthusiasm shows through in your promotions then you should have no problems in picking up affiliates from around the world.
We do have affiliates from around the world in SFI and TripleClicks but not all are active, and those that are inactive are unlikely to be advertising.
If you can build a strong affiliate base and you can get your affiliates to do the same then soon
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How can I get people who are engaged in other network marketing businesses to take a look at SFI?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
5/13/2014 5:53 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
I would first point out how long SFI has been going, how many affiliates it has and how many products and lines of income there are available.
As they are already engaged in network marketing they are likely to have a reasonable database of people they can contact and encourage to join either SFI or TripleClicks or of course both.
As these people are already involved in network marketing they will be interested in where their income is going to be coming from and how they are going to be going about getting that income moving.
You may find they are more interested in TripleClicks than in SFI. This would be purely from a purely financial standpoint, but it would be up to you to extoll the virtues of being in both SFI and TripleClicks.
I hope this helps and wish you every success with your SFI business
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I would first point out how long SFI has been going, how many affiliates it has and how many products and lines of income there are available.
As they are already engaged in network marketing they are likely to have a reasonable database of people they can contact and encourage to join either SFI or TripleClicks or of course both.
As these people are already involved in network marketing they will be interested in where their income is going to be coming from and how they are
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At this time, which are the best countries to advertise SFI in?
Derek Barrington, Aff (United Kingdom)
6/13/2014 6:49 am
Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999
All countries are good to advertise in, but because of the economic climate you will find some better than others.
There are also some countries that have internet payment restrictions which mean people from these countries can not always purchase the items they wish to.
One obvious place to advertise is the countries where they speak the same language as you.
I know we have Google translate but it is not always as accurate as one would like.
English speaking countries are the most obvious choice as they are more likely to be able to understand everything on the website as it was written and not as it is sometimes translated into other languages.
If you choose to advertise in countries with a weaker or poor economy be sure to point out to them that they can join free and by promoting items can earn an income.
I hope this helps and wish you success in your quest
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All countries are good to advertise in, but because of the economic climate you will find some better than others.
There are also some countries that have internet payment restrictions which mean people from these countries can not always purchase the items they wish to.
One obvious place to advertise is the countries where they speak the same language as you.
I know we have Google translate but it is not always as accurate as one would like.
English speaking
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5/29/2015 6:28 pm