Affiliate since: 03/17/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jenny's 112 other Ask SC answers

Thank you for your question because it is one that I have been giving serious thought. I think that the new changes are great for SFI and for its affiliates. I have never been fond of change but SFI is changing my mind! (Pun intended)
I absolutely love the Designated Diamond program. I have a great sponsor who is always willing to help his team so I am already a Designated Diamond. This gives me even more incentive to work hard and see results.
The Milestone program acts as a balance to the new team leader requirements. It ensures that you won't neglect your To-Do list and earning vp. Both of these are important because they help you to achieve different goals.
The change in the way that you can collect vp is fantastic. It makes gathering vp for the month a lot easier. There have been times that I have struggled to make the action vp so this is a big boost.
I am learning a lot from the new Biz Quiz even though there a still a few bugs. It is making do research and reading which I think is the purpose. I thought that I knew a lot about SFI and TripleClicks until I started answering the questions.
I think that with all the new programs and opportunities, SFI is off to an awesome year and I am even prouder to be an affiliate.
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Thank you for your question because it is one that I have been giving serious thought. I think that the new changes are great for SFI and for its affiliates. I have never been fond of change but SFI is changing my mind! (Pun intended)
I absolutely love the Designated Diamond program. I have a great sponsor who is always willing to help his team so I am already a Designated Diamond. This gives me even more incentive to work hard and see results.
The Milestone program acts
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Affiliate since: 07/08/2018, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ufuomaoghene's 238 other Ask SC answers

Good day Loretta,

The new changes made known to all SFI affiliates are:-

1. Requirement to meet the Leadership Status like 1 First level EA2
for BTL, 2 First Level BTL for STL etc.
2. Milestone Shares
3. Designated Diamonds
4. The Biz Quiz
5. Simplified VersaPoints rules
6. More VersaPoints opportunities.

With the new changes, we have to look at how this changes would accelerate our business growth.

In terms of Leadership status, I would advertise more aggresively. Towards the end of last year, it was stated that before you can become a Team Leader for instance, Bronze Team Leader, you must have at least 1 EA2 first level. This is the new twist unlike before you can be a Team Leader without having an active team. This I agree is stragetically a good move and i would work harder to help recruit at least 5 active team members to help rise in Team Leader ranks and aid Duplication easier. This would have a positive significance as your active PSAs would be someone's CSAs helping to reduce redundancy and Inactive PSAs that would be churned by SFI.

Milestone Shares:- Also with the Milestone shares, for every 10 personal VP you earn, you also earn up to 18 bonus shares of the TripleClicks Executive Pool that will be paid to you upon reaching the milestones of SFI's five Team Leader ranks which are:-

1. Bronze Team Leader (BTL)
2. Silver Team Leader (STL)
3. Gold Team Leader (GTL)
4. Platinum Team Leader (PTL)
5. Diamond Team Leader (DTL).

You will bank:-

* 10 Milestone Shares per 10 VP if your rank is Affiliate or EA
* 12 Milestone Shares per 10 VP if your rank is BTL
* 14 Milestone Shares per 10 VP if your rank is STL
* 16 Milestone Shares per 10 VP if your rank is GTL
* 18 Milestone Shares per 10 VP if your rank is PTL.

Shares that you bank each month are reflected in a new Milestone Shares counter have been added at the Affiliate Center ( http://www.sfimg.com ) header. Your Milestone Shares is also displayed in the My Earnings panel on your Scoreboard tab (https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=scoreboard ) .

With the Milestone shares, it gives a significant and meaningful bonus commensurate to the effort invested to earn them. For instance, if you personally have 1500 VersaPoints for this month, that would be 1500 milestone shares which is dependent on the rate.

The beauty of the Milestone shares is the earning opportunities we as Affilates will earn when we achieve certain Team Leadership Ranks till we reach the highest rank. That is Diamond Team Leader where after claim, would be maxed out. 5 additional layers as we rise in rank, 5 times earning as we attain each new rank. This means that asides your commissions for tripleclicks sales, you also get an additional bonus when you rise in Team Leader Ranks.

The change would now make me and my team strive hard to achieve the Milestone shares centered at sponsoring and duplicating my actions thereby rising in ranks and achieving goals to attain the Milestone shares.

Designated Diamonds:- The Designated Diamonds (DD) program is directly aligned with THE PLAN ( https://www.sfimg.com/the_plan ) which prescribes identifying five serious PSAs and working together towards the mutual goal of becoming a Diamond Team Leader.

With this new change, it has actually made duplication easier as one would work only with the diligent, dedicated and resourceful affiliates in the team. On your part as the sponsor, there is open communication between you and your designated Diamonds as well as an attractive $200 signing bonus payable with your commissions spread over 5 years achieving Team Leader ranks at the sitpulated time frame. In order words, work with the workers in your team to achieve the best results.

The Biz quiz:- This is another innovation by SFI this 2016, as it builds all affiliates IQ and knowledge of SFI/Tripleclicks business. This is helpful to me as it involves me constantly reading and acquiring knowledge which I could channel down to my team members.

Simplified VersaPoints rules:- This rocks as the changes in my opinion is to the positive as we need to achieve success by simply meeting team leader requirement especially on our first level PSAs being EA2 and above, do our to do lists to acquire the necessary versa points for the ranks in question. For instance, BTL will require at least 1 EA2 first level, combining both sales, purchases, our To Do List to achieve the rank and so on. This is much simplified unlike previously, maximum sales and purchases was 2000SVP but now, no limit provided Team Leader requirement has been attained.

More VersaPoint opportunities:- With this new change there would be increased awareness and patronage on Tripleclicks. More versa points to be earned when bidding, lising of unwanted items in the home, music downloads etc. Such AVP would be helpful in the long run when trying to achieve Team Leader ranks.

In summary, innovations by SFI has brought about people strategizing to build their teams, advertising tripleclicks products to get the highest earning opportunities.

Hope this infòrmation is useful

Happy 2016.


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Good day Loretta,

The new changes made known to all SFI affiliates are:-

1. Requirement to meet the Leadership Status like 1 First level EA2
for BTL, 2 First Level BTL for STL etc.
2. Milestone Shares
3. Designated Diamonds
4. The Biz Quiz
5. Simplified VersaPoints rules
6. More VersaPoints opportunities.

With the new changes, we have to look at how this changes would accelerate our business growth.

In terms of Leadership
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

If we look at the concept of change in general, it is a good thing. It is important things change because it gives you a chance to adapt, learn and grow. People that don't like change usually struggle to take the necessary steps to become successful. With this in mind, let's look at the changes in SFI in 2016:

Milestone Shares
Designated Diamonds
The Biz Quiz
Simplified VersaPoints rules

All these changes (I prefer to say additions) are already positive on it's own. Milestone shares, Biz Quiz and the simplified VersaPoints rules will make everyone more money. There's no way you can look at this in a negative way because if you simply do the same as you were doing in 2015, you will make more money. The Designated Diamond program is a great opportunity to work closer with your sponsor, which in return will make you more money too. And it will (in most cases) motivate you to work that little bit harder this year to become successful.

So in conclusion, I believe that 2016 is going to be an amazing year. Everybody is talking about changes and how it will affect their business. Let's remember that your business can't be successful without change AND that even if you refuse to change anything SFI has made it posiible to make more money anyway. How's that for change?

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If we look at the concept of change in general, it is a good thing. It is important things change because it gives you a chance to adapt, learn and grow. People that don't like change usually struggle to take the necessary steps to become successful. With this in mind, let's look at the changes in SFI in 2016:

Milestone Shares
Designated Diamonds
The Biz Quiz
Simplified VersaPoints rules

All these changes (I prefer to say additions) are already positive on it's
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Affiliate since: 06/05/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Abe's 168 other Ask SC answers

It will change my business tremendously and I am already see the effect.
The November 19/2015 announcement of the signup bonuses was
A big and valuable asset to boost to prepare for January 1st change.
I truly believe if that wasn’t placed there in advance before the new year
The change might bring a negative effect as some may think it was hard to
Achieve especially to advance in Rank.

The signup bounce attracted more quality prospects to work on the business
Longer than before, which translate easier to advance in rank as well as more
Income to us.

The qualification of the new team leadership rank, having EA2 ( executive affiliate )
In the first level to advance to BTL ( Bronze Team Leader )
Having BTL in the first level to advance to STL ( Silver Team Leader )
Having STL in the first level to advance to GTL ( Gold Team Leader )
Having GTL in the first level to advance to PTL ( Platinum Team Leader ) and
Having PTL in the first level to advance to DTL ( Diamond Team Leader )
Will force our focus to team building rather than just having the rank without
A team member to lead, so this is a good change and we have to utilize that signup bounce
While it is in effect to refer more quality prospects.

The new in place DD ( Designated Diamond ) invitation plan is an added bounce to
Grow our business to the maximum potential we are able to achieve.

The VP change ( versa point ) in every rank make it even easier than before to reach our
Goal.

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It will change my business tremendously and I am already see the effect.
The November 19/2015 announcement of the signup bonuses was
A big and valuable asset to boost to prepare for January 1st change.
I truly believe if that wasn’t placed there in advance before the new year
The change might bring a negative effect as some may think it was hard to
Achieve especially to advance in Rank.

The signup bounce attracted more quality prospects to work on the business
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Affiliate since: 11/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read VIVEK KUMAR A's 129 other Ask SC answers

There are many changes that have been announced to assist SFI affiliates and you as a sponsor to grow your business.

Let us see what are they?

1. New simpler versa point rules
2. Designate Diamond program
3. Milestone shares
4. The Biz Quiz
5. More versa point opportunities

All these steps have been in the direction to promote activeness and provide extra incentives to workers for their efforts taken towards growth.

Now let’s see how you benefit from each in your motive to grow your business this year.

1. New simpler versa point rules:
As the distinction between AVP and SVP is a gone thing now, you have much more freedom to get your rank target achieved in a manner that suits you best. For EA rank there is no change but for Team Leaders maintaining any of the five ranks will only have to have 1500 VP from sales / purchase, rest can be acquired in any form. If you qualify for a Team Leader rank on all parameters set, your growth is ensured on account of active EAs or Team Leaders you would have in your team.

2. Designate Diamond program:
After having the process of acquiring versa point easier for your affiliates, you have an opportunity to get them committed to their business and follow the PLAN. This would ensure long term stability of your business and help you take right decision towards the growth of your business. With your experience and training you can help them in growing their business and in turn your business grows through their commitment and actions. By accepting the invitation and honoring your commitment you get an opportunity to earn $200 from the signing bonus in next five years period.


3. Milestone shares:
After you have committed to your goals, your active work is incentivized. As you advance your ranks and grow your business, you get the opportunity to earn extra through these Milestone shares. Upon reaching a milestone one by one you can earn from the accumulated shares paid out from Tripleclicks Executive Pool.

4. The Biz Quiz:
This not only refreshes your knowledge base about SFI but also provides you an opportunity to win $ 50 to help you grow your business at SFI.

5. More versa point opportunities:
As if this was not enough SFI has been considerate in providing more VPs by extending the limits of PB auctions (1000), EZ games (500), Member listing (100) and TC music (100) by 750 extra VP to earn in a month in all.

These entire steps have been proactively taken to ensure each working affiliates growth, stability and long term returns that they can have from their business.

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There are many changes that have been announced to assist SFI affiliates and you as a sponsor to grow your business.

Let us see what are they?

1. New simpler versa point rules
2. Designate Diamond program
3. Milestone shares
4. The Biz Quiz
5. More versa point opportunities

All these steps have been in the direction to promote activeness and provide extra incentives to workers for their efforts taken towards growth.

Now let’s see
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Affiliate since: 07/02/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers

The changes announced on January 1st 2016 simply set the stage for a stellar year. Everything still depends on what you do to reach goals and achieve milestones. Growth is dependent on our actions. Therefore, if we move in the right direction and execute our plans this year is going to be the best and here's why.

Milestone shares is not only brilliant but a definite boost to commissions. For ever 10 versa points accrued, shares will be banked. These shares will continue to build for one year and then they are forfeited if the next highest milestone is reached. For example everyone starts earning 10 shares per 10 versa points accrued until they are paid when the next highest milestone is achieved. Then what's in the bank is paid as a bonus to commissions and shares are banked toward the next highest milestone.

Moreover, for every milestone achieved the shares banked per 10 versa points increases! The milestone shares banked per 10 versa points accrued can reach 18 shares/10 VP. Currently, I am almost at 10,000 shares banked and I don't plan to delay the payout by not achieving the next milestone. This is why milestone shares expire after 1 year. So, this program practically guarantees that you will have movers who are achieving milestones because they want to paid those banked shares!

In addition to milestone shares, the designated diamonds programs adds an addition bonus to the signing bonus. So any one that participants gains an extra incentive to make commissions. Yes, it will definitely be a boost to the morale of the recipient as well as the bottom line.

Likewise, simpler versa point rules was enhanced by more versa points opportunities. With every versa point earned a share is earned in the EP. The VP was added to Pricebenders which builds the EP and is likely to send shares available over 40,000,000 shares a month. All of this means bigger commissions and more active networks. Why? All versa points count toward TL qualification. As long as the other requirements are met, it's a done deal.


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The changes announced on January 1st 2016 simply set the stage for a stellar year. Everything still depends on what you do to reach goals and achieve milestones. Growth is dependent on our actions. Therefore, if we move in the right direction and execute our plans this year is going to be the best and here's why.

Milestone shares is not only brilliant but a definite boost to commissions. For ever 10 versa points accrued, shares will be banked. These shares will continue to build
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

The innovations announced 1st January this year are in my opinion absolutely fantastic. The Milestone Shares and the DD program are simply the best!

Check them out / have another read of the innovations:

Milestone Shares - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-milestone-shares/

Designated Diamonds - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-designated-diamonds-program/

The Biz Quiz - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-the-biz-quiz/

Simplified VersaPoints rules - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-simpler-versapoints-rules/

More VersaPoints opportunities - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/more-versapoint-opportunities/

The focus is clearly BUILDING SOMETHING GREAT - building the SFI business and its people.

Through the DD program, the Team Leaders and their invited DDs commit to each other to work together to achieve DTL both for the sponsor & for the invitee. This 'working together' will naturally boost the growth of both parties businesses. The team members businesses will grow and naturally, the sponsors business will also grow. My business will grow.

The VP rules have been simplified and now there is more opportunities to earn more VPs. The opportunity to become EA and beyond have been increased.

The Milestone Shares is another great development. They are incentives to progress through the ranks. The shares are very generous and with the increased opportunities to earn VP, the possibility of earning a large number of share while working towards your milestone rank is quite appealing, quite an incentive. These are available to all affiliates and these will certainly help make their and my business grow.

I love the BizQuiz and I enter it every day. Its the chance to win cash and also its fun looking for the answers while developing our knowledge of SFI. Knowledge gives us the know how, skills and confidence which help us in growing our businesses.
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The innovations announced 1st January this year are in my opinion absolutely fantastic. The Milestone Shares and the DD program are simply the best!

Check them out / have another read of the innovations:

Milestone Shares - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-milestone-shares/

Designated Diamonds - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-designated-diamonds-program/

The Biz Quiz - http://news.sfimg.com/2016/01/01/new-for-2016-the-biz-quiz/

Simplified
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 301 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

In order to find out if the recently announced changes on January 1st will have an effect in regards to the growth of your SFI business in 2016, you need to fully understand each of the announcement and how it will fit to your business and strategic plan.

By analyzing the following changes and evaluating your business and strategic plan, you'll be able to make adjustments to enhance the growth of your SFI business:

- Milestone Shares

The Milestone Shares is designed to encourage affiliates to maximize the accumulation of their personal VPs. How can this new innovation help grow your SFI business?

1. From the rank of an affiliate the Milestone Shares will motivate them to become active and stay active. They would want to log in everyday and score as much VPs as they can to become EA. This would compel them to start reviewing their VP Ledgers, start building their own team by sponsoring new affiliates in other words, they'll begin to increase their level of participation in activities that promote growth for more VP accumulation. By doing this all their valid shares banked to date are added to monthly commissions as a one-time bonus.

2. From the rank of EA, you'll be motivated to move up to the TL rank. It is ideal for an EA to strive moving up to TL rank. For reaching BTL, he/she will be banking 12 Milestone Shares per 10 VP, for STL he/she will be banking 14 Milestone Shares per 10 VP, for GTL he/she will be banking 16 Milestone Shares per 10 VP, and for PTL he/she will be banking 18 Milestone Shares per 10 VP. This would mean substantial amounts are added to his/her monthly commissions as a one-time bonus every time a milestone is reached. This would also mean a significant increase in all activities that promotes growth of his/her SFI business.

3. From the rank of BTL to PTL, you'll be benefiting from the significant increase of growth- promoting activities of your PSAs fulfilling your first level requirement in maintaining your rank or moving up to the next rank.

How will the Milestone Shares affect the growth of your business will depend on the above three points. The growth of your SFI business will also depend on your input, your time and financial investments.

- Designated Diamonds

If you're a Team Leader, you can use the Designated Diamond program to promote your most active PSAs. Identify five serious PSAs in your team and designate them to become Diamond Team Leaders. You're going to work with them closely towards achieving their ultimate goal of being Diamond Team Leaders. When you do this, you're promoting the growth of your PSAs to the highest possible rank level. With this ultimate goal of making your PSAs top earners and the additional $200 Signing Bonus both of you will commit to this program as SFI will be committed to both of you in making it a success. You'll see clearly that you're coming close to achieving your long term goal.

- The Biz Quiz


The Biz Quiz is an excellent way of encouraging and motivating affiliates to stay active. It promotes increasing and keeping up-to-date your knowledge about SFI and TripleClicks. When you supply a correct answer, you'll be earning “The Biz Quiz” badge which includes your rating and you'll be entered in the daily drawing of $50 to be added on the Signing Bonus account if become a winner. This tool is effective in helping you and your affiliates to stay focus in growing your own and your affiliates' SFI business.

- Simplified VersaPoints rules

The simplified VersaPoints rules will help eliminate confusion for all affiliates in accumulating their VPs. For EA, you need 1500 VP which could be a combination of actions (from To-Do List), sales and/or purchases from TripleClicks. For Team Leaders they still have to comply the minimum of 1500 VP each month from any combination of sales and/or personal purchases.The rest of their VP requirements, can be of any combination of actions (from To-Do List), sales, and/or purchases from TripleClicks.

Furthermore Team Leaders are not required anymore to have maximum VP from sales/purchase. As long as they have the minimum 1500 VP from sales/purchases, and have the minimum total VP for their monthly rank qualification, and have fulfilled the first-level PSA(s) requirement (e.g. one EA2 for the rank of BTL), they can continue to aspire and strive for the higher ranks to increase their commissions and growth of their SFI business.

- More VersaPoints opportunities

You can maximize your VP accumulation with TripleClicks Pricebenders auctions, EZ games, TC Music and Member Listings and set yourself as an example before your affiliates. If your affiliates follow your lead they'll also get lots of benefits in growing their SFI businesses ranging from helping them to fulfill their VP requirements to maintain and move up their rank, accumulate MRPs, which can be used to redeem any TC products/services, earn prestigious badges, which are good for promoting SFI/TC, etc. This will mean for you bigger shares with TripleClicks Executive Pool and additional commissions with the Matching VPs of your downline.


All these changes will enhance the growth of your SFI business. You should seriously take them into consideration in your business and strategic plan. The sooner the better.




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In order to find out if the recently announced changes on January 1st will have an effect in regards to the growth of your SFI business in 2016, you need to fully understand each of the announcement and how it will fit to your business and strategic plan.

By analyzing the following changes and evaluating your business and strategic plan, you'll be able to make adjustments to enhance the growth of your SFI business:

- Milestone Shares

The Milestone Shares is designed
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Affiliate since: 08/26/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Dr Sudhanshu's 155 other Ask SC answers

The new announcements on 1st January are certainly not going to provide any new tricks or systems to make a difference. But, it is going to change the way you are working. With new Milestone Shares and Designated Diamond program, now you have a time limit to achieve your goals. So, let me give you the outlines I have drawn from each of them..

1. Milestone Shares: This is a huge introduction to keep all of my team members eager for achieving new ranks. Because the milestone shares are going to expiry after 1 year of award. if someone is really serious about building a good business, he wont like to loose them. So the affiliate will always eager to advance his rank to TL which is going to help my business grow.

2. Designated Diamond: This is just a WOW program for the year. Now with this, I have the commitment of my PSA to achieve certain team leader rank within a given period. My PSA's success is ultimately my own success.

3. New Simple Versa Points: Yes, this is great introduction. Earlier even if you have 2 EA2, accumulating 1000 action versa points was never going to easy unless you spend a good amount of TCredits in bidding. But now, you do not have any such restrictions. Now you can put a standing order of 1500 VP and wait till the last few days of the month doing your regular activities. During last part of the month, if you have one EA2 just purchase the rest VPs and become BTL. Similarly, if you have 2 BTLs in PSA, you can easily become STL and so on. Is not that good enough to relax your mind from the hectic action VP plans?

4. More VP options: This is not the biggest of the announcement when you consider that the sales/purchase and action VPs are just simple VP now. However, it has few benefits. For example, previously you were receiving 500 VP maximum from bidding even if you spend 1000 TCredits for winning any Pricebender auction. But now, you can receive maximum 1000 VP. This basically means more matching points in the executive pool.

Each of the these are certainly going to help me towards a perfect growth in 2016........For you too....
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The new announcements on 1st January are certainly not going to provide any new tricks or systems to make a difference. But, it is going to change the way you are working. With new Milestone Shares and Designated Diamond program, now you have a time limit to achieve your goals. So, let me give you the outlines I have drawn from each of them..

1. Milestone Shares: This is a huge introduction to keep all of my team members eager for achieving new ranks. Because the milestone shares are going
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Affiliate since: 07/24/2012, Power Rank: 312 | Read Beverly's 79 other Ask SC answers

How will the changes announced Jan. 1st, 2016 make my business grow in 2016?

I believe many of my downline and myself will become Team Leaders, move up the ladder and become Diamond Team Leaders and earn a much higher income.

Why?

Team Leaders only need 1500 Active Versa Points per month. Anyone with a downline of EA2s, BTLs, and up will be able to achieve this along with daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.

How?

1. I will motivate and teach not only my own PSAs, but affiliates in my downline who want to work.

2. The invitation to be a Designated Diamond will encourage affiliates to work harder, take part in TripleClicks either by selling items, sponsoring ECAs and PRMs, and/or purchasing from their online store first, before going to other places.

3. I will teach affiliates how to advertise and offer co-ops.

4. Show them where to find information for learning and earning more VP, as I do this myself.

5. Encourage downline to learn something everyday and to visit the Forum, the SFI news, and ASK SC.

6. With knowledge more VP and income can be earned and more can be modelled and taught to downline affiliates.

7. Give your own testimony, keep up your leadership page blog, contests, recommendations for TripleClick products to purchase and advertise, and recognition for affiliates accomplishments. Also use Stream Page, team mail, eCards and email to encourage and educate your affiliates.

8. With the $20.00 sign-up bonus anyone can become a Silver Fast Tracker if they complete the green or red jets, Tasks in the Getting Started area of their To-Do-List. And purchase at least $20.00 at their TripleClicks Store, preferably the New Member Pack, within eleven days of joining.

9. Anyone who sets up a standing order worth 1500 VP or more plus the above will be a Gold Fast Track EA2 within the first eleven days of joining my team.

Thank you Gery for this great opportunity!



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How will the changes announced Jan. 1st, 2016 make my business grow in 2016?

I believe many of my downline and myself will become Team Leaders, move up the ladder and become Diamond Team Leaders and earn a much higher income.

Why?

Team Leaders only need 1500 Active Versa Points per month. Anyone with a downline of EA2s, BTLs, and up will be able to achieve this along with daily, weekly, and monthly tasks.

How?

1. I will motivate and
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