Every time I log in at the affiliate center I check on my genealogy page to see who is online. If I see that the yellow button is next to their name I will send them a quick instant message just to let them know I am available if they need anything. When I am logged in, I keep an eye out for new SFIM messages coming in. You will see a flashing yellow message just to the right of your profile photo when you have a new SFIM message. (Don't have one? shame on you. Upload your photo now!!)
Most of my affiliate team is not in the US, so one problem I have is being able to be online at the same time that they are. I can log in at any time of the day or night and find people online, but I have to sleep sometimes! To be able to leave them a message using the IM system is helpful, because sometimes people do not read the messages in their SFI inbox for a long time. PSAs can also see the yellow button next to my name on their home page when I am available.
Sometimes I will quickly send them an IM to let them know that I have another team site with a live chat room where they can find me at certain hours. I also make my Skype ID available and encourage my team to friend me on Facebook. But I try to log in to the affiliate center several times a day to see if anyone is there.
My own sponsor must keep his affiliate center open in a browser at all times, because his yellow button is almost always there when I log in to the affiliate center. Even though I don't bother him, it is nice to know that he is available, and I will use that as a signal that he is working on his SFI business and I might be able to reach him by email. I hope that my affiliates will do the same.
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Every time I log in at the affiliate center I check on my genealogy page to see who is online. If I see that the yellow button is next to their name I will send them a quick instant message just to let them know I am available if they need anything. When I am logged in, I keep an eye out for new SFIM messages coming in. You will see a flashing yellow message just to the right of your profile photo when you have a new SFIM message. (Don't have one? shame on you. Upload your photo now!!)
