There's a LOT to love about doing business over the Internet. It's fast, global, inexpensive, and very efficient. But one of the big negatives is that it's also highly impersonal.
When you're dealing with people halfway across the world, via computers, there's not a lot that can be done to make it overly personal, but there are a few things that you can and should do:
1. In yesterday's LaunchPad, we talked about how important regular communication with your affiliates is. Allow us to add today that the more personalized you can make those communications, the better. Nothing beats one-to-one communication. And don't limit yourself to just e-mails. Get on the phone or Skype, too, if you can. You can also try instant messaging (IM contact information is available by clicking on the small yellow "bubble" located in the far right column of your Genealogy report). You might be amazed with the positive impact a little personal interaction can have on duplication in your group.
2. Over on the right there's an image. Is it your smiling face or is it just a placeholder that says "No Photo Available?"
If it's your photo, you are to be commended for getting your photo in place already.
But if it's the dreaded placeholder, you definitely have an item on your to-do list to take care of. That is, you need to get a photo of yourself uploaded...as soon as possible! We'll even award you 30 VersaPoints for doing so! NOTE: For helpful tips on uploading your photo, see this article.
Why? Adding your photo is one of the easiest and simplest ways to add personalization and let your affiliates know their sponsor is a real, live person, not just a name and number on a computer screen.
You remember that Affiliate Greeting we told you how to set up in yesterday's LaunchPad? Well, when your new affiliates go to view your greeting, if you have your photo uploaded, it will accompany your greeting.
Surely, you can see how a personal greeting, accompanied by your smiling face, can make a great impression.
There are also other places at the Affiliate Center where photos are included, such as on leaderboards and whenever you use Team Mail to send messages to your upline or downline members. In all cases, having your photo in place adds professionalism and personalization…which will help you maximize your SFI income.
If you haven't already done so…