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When and how should I start preparing for my retirement from SFI?

8391 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 10/2/2015 6:58 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
I do not think it matters what MLM system you are in.
You are successful (6 fastrack PSA) and have an ever increasing income for life.
So why would you want to retire?
Retirement means you give up the day job and live on a pittance for the rest of your life.
Continuing with ANY successful MLM program can only enhance your income.
If you quit why should your upline benefit from all your hard work?
Reap the benefits untill God calls your number!!!!!

Is there such a thing as helping your affiliates TOO much?

5999 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 12/7/2014 1:57 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Do you not be live we must keep our eye on the ultimate goal?

Every case is different but can I use the following anology.

When we learned to swim, which was best?
To be thrown in at the deep end thus frightening us off water for the rest of our lives.
Or being slowly introduced in a safe pair of arms thus increasing our trust and confidence?

Many who join SFI are sceptical and have no knowledge of running a business.
It is surely a sponsors job to
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How can we reassure our downline to continue their activity with SFI after the recent cyber-attack?

5996 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 3/3/2014 2:22 pm

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi.
This is a difficult question.

I think the first part is that SFI were straight with us about the cyber attack.
As soon as it was realised what was happening they shut the servers down.

They were honest about certain personal details being stolen, and I belive SFI are working with the victims.

They admitted this was a cyber attack, unlike certain banks that blamed a "system failure" when their systems went down and personal details stolen.

This
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I want to start a newsletter for my team of affiliates. Which topics should I focus on?

5457 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 11/25/2013 6:08 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
YOU want to start a news letter for your team.
I think you must ask yourself-
SFI already have the PSA CSA Geneology and personal team mailers.
Is that not sufficient communication?
Does your team want you to start a news letter for them?
Would it serve a usefull purpose?
This is full of pitfalls.
I make the following points.
You do not KNOW the people in your team or how they think. Some may find the achievements of others offensive or demotivating particularly
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What would you consider to be too much and unnecessary communication with your team?

5343 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 11/8/2013 6:40 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi. This is pretty much covered by SFI rules of success.
Send a welcome message when they first join telling them who you are and that you are there to help. Don't forget SFI will send them a daily launch pad mail for 30 days after they have joined.
So any other communication within that 30 days unless they ask you for help is both to much and unnecessary unless of course they are doing really well.
Even then be carefull. A short personal congratulation. You do not want to appear
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What do you do with affiliates who never do anything--despite your constant encouragement and offers of support?

5232 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 11/14/2013 6:49 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
To change an old adage. You can lead an affiliate to a versa point but you cant make him click.
In the early stages (30 days), they have at least one mail a day from SFI. If those guys (the professionals) can not get a response then?
As an experiment I asked one inactive member recently if he wanted details of a get rich quick scheme. "Yes" came the reply. ( the first time he had ever communicated back!!) I responded by telling him that I had lost thousands of pounds on those
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What should an affiliate do if their sponsor is non-responsive?

5040 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 12/27/2013 6:43 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Michael. I do not think you are alone with this. From my own experience it appears to be a problem within the networking industry.
I hope you continue and succeed without that help
The issue is the fact that the management reward top recruiters and put their name on the growth board.
A top recruiter is not necessarily a top sponsor. Also vice versa
I belive as a BTL that is the reason for so many inactive CSA's we get awarded by the executive pool.
When I go through these
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I have heard about Team Leaders with groups numbering in the tens of thousands! What do they do differently to build such a huge downline?

4853 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 1/18/2014 4:35 pm

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
A good question my friend. However the question is not what do they do but why they think they should do it.

Unfortunately this is endemic within networking.

I call it the greed of the upline.

They are not following the rules of success that lesser mortals are advised to follow.

It is my belife that these supposed motivators actually put off new affiliates and are soley responsible for the glutch of inactive CSA's that we keep being fobbed off with.

I
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How do you motivate lazy and unmotivated affiliates?

4792 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 7/12/2015 6:26 am

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi Friend.
This is so difficult.
It is not that they are lazy, but most want instant results.
2 weeks ago I put out a genealology message to all my downline, (870 and counting).
"Are you serious about an internet income?"
I had 7 replies, "yes please I want an internet income, how does this work?"
All had joined SFI.
Not 1 repeat ONE had logged in after signing up.

Is this fault with the system?
I do not know.

But it
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As an ECA, what is the best way to use a dropshipper for your ECA Products?

4750 votes

Steve Low, Aff (United Kingdom) 6/9/2014 5:59 pm

Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999
Hi

I belive dropshipping is a very valid way forward.
But it is not without potential downfalls.

The big problem is to find a reliable dropship company.

If you are in the UK, trading law states that the retailer
(EG you) is responsible for all returns, dissatisfied customers etc.

This takes the shine off potential profit.

To be honest dropshipping could be either fantasticly successfull.
Or an absoloute nightmare

If
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