Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

I have played this game a number of times. The questions and answers come from the daily survey. The main thing you must realize is that it's not necessarily your answer that would be the most popular or least popular, depending on the type of questions shown, but it's what the game says, either the most popular answer or the least popular answer. You have to take your time and guess. You are allotted time shown for that particular question. Some questions have two, three or four choices, depending on how long you have been playing at that session for a streak. If the question asked requires you to guess the least popular answer, then try to change the question in your mind to make it the opposite of what it is asking. For example, if the question asks what your least favorite food is, try asking what your most favorite food is and work from there. Or just ask what the most popular answer might be rather than the least popular answer is.

Much of this game is guesswork, but I hope that this answer helps you play and win.
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I have played this game a number of times. The questions and answers come from the daily survey. The main thing you must realize is that it's not necessarily your answer that would be the most popular or least popular, depending on the type of questions shown, but it's what the game says, either the most popular answer or the least popular answer. You have to take your time and guess. You are allotted time shown for that particular question. Some questions have two, three or four choices, depending
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

Basically, I tell them up front that this business takes time to grow, like anything else. Money will not come to you overnight. A business is not an overnight success. So I tell affiliates to go to the Start button, then to Basics, then to the LaunchPad and encourage them to ask questions and keep in touch with me. I tell them that I am here to help them.

It is always good to encourage affiliates to set up a Standing Order (SO) at the beginning. Also, affiliates need to read, read and read and take their time learning everything until they understand all the lessons and how this business works. they will come to understand, if they do this, that it takes hard work and an investment of time and money (when available) to grow in this business. They should invest now, if possible, so that in the second month they can begin to use what they have learned and the tools available to them at SFI, to their advantage and to help everyone else on the team. There's no room for selfishness or laziness in this business. If an affiliate still thinks, after this time, that a business can grow without doing anything, something is dreadfully wrong. By the second month, an affiliate should realize that it is important to log in every day and to complete tasks and watch their goals and make changes in the direction they are going if they need to do so. We, as fellow affiliates, must be patient with them but encourage them to keep moving or they will backslide.

I hope this will help you with your teamwork.
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Basically, I tell them up front that this business takes time to grow, like anything else. Money will not come to you overnight. A business is not an overnight success. So I tell affiliates to go to the Start button, then to Basics, then to the LaunchPad and encourage them to ask questions and keep in touch with me. I tell them that I am here to help them.

It is always good to encourage affiliates to set up a Standing Order (SO) at the beginning. Also, affiliates need to read, read
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

Set up one or more co-ops with the Co-op Manager and when affiliates qualify or requalify as EA or Team Leader at whatever level, reward them with affiliates from your co-op(s). When you have five or more affiliates who have reached EA or Team Leader status at any level, reassign affiliates to them. When affiliates see your badges, they will be more likely to do the same things you are doing. Make sure that you tell your affiliates that you have these co-ops available when you send your new affiliate greeting.
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Set up one or more co-ops with the Co-op Manager and when affiliates qualify or requalify as EA or Team Leader at whatever level, reward them with affiliates from your co-op(s). When you have five or more affiliates who have reached EA or Team Leader status at any level, reassign affiliates to them. When affiliates see your badges, they will be more likely to do the same things you are doing. Make sure that you tell your affiliates that you have these co-ops available when you send your new affiliate
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

Whatever is the best way for you to utilize your monthly Standing Order of TCredits is the best way. This can change from month to month.

One month, you might be able to use them at the auctions. You might also be able to play Pick The Price. Another month you might be able to use them to purchase items from TripleClicks. Or perhaps you may want to use them to play Eager Zebra games.

To gain the most VP, it is good to use your TCredits to do all of the above things. This depends, however, on how many TCredits you can afford to purchase with a Standing Order each month.
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Whatever is the best way for you to utilize your monthly Standing Order of TCredits is the best way. This can change from month to month.

One month, you might be able to use them at the auctions. You might also be able to play Pick The Price. Another month you might be able to use them to purchase items from TripleClicks. Or perhaps you may want to use them to play Eager Zebra games.

To gain the most VP, it is good to use your TCredits to do all of the above things.
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

First of all, let me say that there is no one answer that fits all. However, I will share from my experience what may be the best way to encourage affiliates not to quit.

I have been in this business for over 12 years now, and most affiliates who have given up jusst left without writing me or doing anything. They just showed up on the opt out listing. The reasons for opting out often were for health reasons, no time, no money or sometimes no reason was given.

Many affiliates sit there with 0 VP or maybe 2 or 10 or 20 VP and never do anything and never communicate. I send out my team letters each week, encouraging all my affiliates never to quit and to give them ideas on how they might gain more VP before the end of the month. If an affiliate writes me, asking questions about how they can work with what they have, I give them some ideas about how they can log on and do their tasks and use what they have. I give T-credits, co-op shares, or reassign affiliates if they make EA status. I even have given gift certificates. However, I let my affiliates know that this business requires work, even if they have no money to invest, and that they will not get paid in the beginning because the first month is a learning month. They should not be discouraged if the first commissions are very low.

If an affiliate is angry and asks me not to write to them anymore and curses me out (and i have had a few of these), I tell that affiliate to opt out.

The most important thing to do in this business is to work with those who really try to make an effort. Many affiliates, unfortunately, will just sit on the fence and do nothing and let their business close on its own. They just simply are dropped from the roles and the genealogy. However, they are still customers, and they can opt in again at some later time. Some affiliates realize what they left and come back to a business that is very different from what it was, even one or two years before. I say this because SFI has changed drastically from what it was when I first came into the most unusual, wonderful, different and innovative business ever seen in the global marketplace. So be encouraged, and don't let these affiliates who really want to leave or who say negative things about TripleClicks or SFI cause you to lose your focus on your goal. Many of these affiliates probably haven't even filled out the profile and written their goals. If they do not want to work at this, nothing you do will encourage them to stay; and they may just get in your way as you build your team.

I hope this proves to be helpful.

Kind regards,

A Bronze Team Leader who is resolutely set on Platinum
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First of all, let me say that there is no one answer that fits all. However, I will share from my experience what may be the best way to encourage affiliates not to quit.

I have been in this business for over 12 years now, and most affiliates who have given up jusst left without writing me or doing anything. They just showed up on the opt out listing. The reasons for opting out often were for health reasons, no time, no money or sometimes no reason was given.

Many affiliates
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

First of all, I would say that we, as SFI affiliates, should always be supportive of upline and downline. Never be judgmental. You don't know what is going on with your sponsor at the moment. If your sponsor is ill or going through a family emergency, that could be a very good reason why there is no response. It would be good if a sponsor would at least write a couple lines to say that there is a challenge at that moment and that he/she will get back to you at some point. However, your sponsor may not have access to a computer or iPhone or other device at the moment.

I would advise that you check out the Support Area, try reaching your other upline members, your co-sponsor, your A2A friends or communicate at the Forum. We are all here to help. And remember to read, read and read some more. All the answers you will ever need are there. Also, remember that you can ask Gery. He has always been responsive.

I have never seen a business like this, where people are so willing to respond and help each other. I have never seen anything like this, where training is so abundant. keep moving on with this business, whether your sponsor responds or not. Only you can really work this business with others. If you give up, you fail; and you are the one responsible, not anyone else.
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First of all, I would say that we, as SFI affiliates, should always be supportive of upline and downline. Never be judgmental. You don't know what is going on with your sponsor at the moment. If your sponsor is ill or going through a family emergency, that could be a very good reason why there is no response. It would be good if a sponsor would at least write a couple lines to say that there is a challenge at that moment and that he/she will get back to you at some point. However, your sponsor
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

When someone asks me about SFI or any business I am running, I just tell them that it is a business where a person can earn extra income, it's free to join, and training is free. I also tell the person, if he/she is visually impaired, that the site is compatible with screen readers and that it's very easy to navigate and to learn everything there is to learn. I tell the person how long I have been in this business and at what level am and that I'm having a lot of fun working with people from all over the world.

TripleClicks is usually what I lead with, because I carry gift cards with me and give them away, telling people about the auctions and the store and how I have won items for a very small price and how someone won an iPad for less than $4!

My main point is that I try to tell a person something about SFI but not too much because a person must see the Web site for himself/herself. SFI speaks for itself.
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When someone asks me about SFI or any business I am running, I just tell them that it is a business where a person can earn extra income, it's free to join, and training is free. I also tell the person, if he/she is visually impaired, that the site is compatible with screen readers and that it's very easy to navigate and to learn everything there is to learn. I tell the person how long I have been in this business and at what level am and that I'm having a lot of fun working with people from all
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

Hello, Doreen. I'm glad you asked this question. I have read many answers to this and find that I may agree with some answers but definitely do not agree with some as well. I will give you my opinion and an example of how we overrate or underrate things.

I believe there is nothing overrated or underrated by SFI. I believe that overrating and underrating items has much to do with your attitude towards what is written and done at SFI. It seems to me that everything that is here is really great and none of us should overrate or underrate any activity or function. I believe, however, that not all affiliates are skilled to do certain activities in one way but may be gifted in another. However the work gets done and the imagination one uses really helps. The following is an example of how we overrate or underrate things.

When you read your Bible, you will find that there are very interesting parts that are exciting and really have a lot of drama. Then you will find there are the genealogies, ways that sacrifices are to be done in the law, the ways that God commands the priests to do certain activities, the foods that are "clean" and "unclean" and much more. Some people think that genealogies and those Old Testament laws are not important when, in fact, they are very important. The reason is that the genealogy shows the various lines and the one from which Christ came. The sacrificial regulations are a shadow of the things to come, and so is the tabernacle and the temple. I'm using this as an example, because many people underrate or overrate what is written, when in fact, the entire Bible comes to life when you know Him and what He has done and He lives within you.

So, in SFI, every activity and VersaPoint gained and every affiliate sponsored and every TripleClicks member gained and everything you read teaches you how to work this business and how to relate with your fellow affiliates, your upline and your downline. It's all in your attitude and your perception of SFI that determines what you think is overrated or underrated. We should not do either or think that affiliates do that or that Gery Carson or the Support staff does that either.

I hope this makes sense to you and helps in some way. I also hope that my comments help other affiliates see things in a better light.

Build your business with joy and excitement!


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Hello, Doreen. I'm glad you asked this question. I have read many answers to this and find that I may agree with some answers but definitely do not agree with some as well. I will give you my opinion and an example of how we overrate or underrate things.

I believe there is nothing overrated or underrated by SFI. I believe that overrating and underrating items has much to do with your attitude towards what is written and done at SFI. It seems to me that everything that is here is
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

SFI has made every effort to show affiliates, right from the beginning, that this business is really a business. So we should never tell people that they will make instant income tomorrow or today by joining any business venture, including SFI! When people sign up, we should always let them know that they have work to do and that it takes time to grow any business.

Other than telling people these things and showing them these things in the training, there's nothing you can do. There are people out there who want everything handed to them on a silver platter. They want a hand-out. They want a charity to give them money so they don't have to work for it. They think they have Aladdin's lamp. A genie is supposed to give them instant gratification magically. That is so unrealistic! You cannot change their mind set. All you can do is wish them well and move on. Give your attention to those who are willing to work. You will find that this really pays off, in the long run.
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SFI has made every effort to show affiliates, right from the beginning, that this business is really a business. So we should never tell people that they will make instant income tomorrow or today by joining any business venture, including SFI! When people sign up, we should always let them know that they have work to do and that it takes time to grow any business.

Other than telling people these things and showing them these things in the training, there's nothing you can do. There
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Affiliate since: 11/13/2001, Power Rank: 84

Here is what I do each month to succeed in SFI, using my To-Do List as a starting point.

1. I have a Standing Order.

2. I have several co-ops, including S-Builder, and I place affiliates in them, where possible. These affiliates must have become EAs or Team Leaders to qualify.

3. I gain and purchase as many TCredits as possible.

4. I bid at the auctions and gain the 500 VP maximum.

5. I play as many games as possible and gain the 200 VP.

6. I use MRP to purchase more TCredits so new affiliates can benefit from them or the $1 incentive for joining SFI.

7. I participate in the Forum.

8. I participate in Ask SC.

9. I distribute Gift Cards to people everywhere and gain my 300 VP.

10. I read all the news at SFI.

11. I keep in touch with my affiliates, whether they are active or inactive.

12. I tell others about my business and encourage them to join.

13. At conventions I share this business opportunity and the TripleClicks site with others.

14. My e365 placque and my Fast Track Pin are on display.

These are many of the things I do to make my business successful.

One other thing I do is to regularly submit suggestions to make this business even better. Submitting my ratings each month and keeping my leadership Page updated are also important.

These are all of the basic things I do each month to be successful.


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Here is what I do each month to succeed in SFI, using my To-Do List as a starting point.

1. I have a Standing Order.

2. I have several co-ops, including S-Builder, and I place affiliates in them, where possible. These affiliates must have become EAs or Team Leaders to qualify.

3. I gain and purchase as many TCredits as possible.

4. I bid at the auctions and gain the 500 VP maximum.

5. I play as many games as possible and gain
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