The SFI homepage is now sporting a new tab called "SFI Basics." This tab is now the default tab when you land on the homepage. All other tabs, such as the SFI To-Do List, My Movers, etc. are all still available of course, and are instantly accessible with a single click.

We've made this change to make SFI simpler for new affiliates. As the new tab explains, there are just three basic parts to SFI, but many new affiliates often get lost or are overwhelmed by the information on the SFI To-Do List (the information previously defaulted to). So we want to set the To-Do List back a little bit and make sure that new affiliates understand the three basics first.

SFI is pleased to announce built-in instant messaging at the Affiliate Center. You can now instant-message with both upline and downline members right from within the SFI Affiliate Center!

To use SFIM, just look for the "yellow SFIM bubbles." That is, on your Genealogy, on My Movers, on Affiliate Manager pages, and on your Upline Team page, you'll see a small bubble icon. If it's gray, that indicates the person is not online at the Affiliate Center. If the bubble is YELLOW, however, that means they ARE online currently and you can initiate an online conversation with them instantly.

Initiating a conversion is super simple. Just click on the yellow bubble!

On their end, a pulsating "SFIM" icon will appear in the header (of the Affiliate Center). Clicking on this icon will allow them to proceed to a live instant messaging conversation with you if they wish to.

Here are four tips for using SFIM:

1. The easiest way to see who's online right now is to go to your genealogy and choose the "Online" filter. Select Online = Yes, then click the "filter" button and you'll see a listing of everyone in your downline who is currently online at the Affiliate Center. You can now initiate conversations by clicking the yellow bubbles beside their names. If no names appear, this means no one in your downline is currently visiting the Affiliate Center, but you can of course try again later.

2. If you're chatting with a person who's primary language is different than your own, keep Google Translate open in a another window browser so you can cut and paste text as needed to translate your conversation.

3. Just as this article emphasizes, when you're initiating contact with downline members, focus on how you can help them. Use SFIM to support and assist your downline and you will build a stronger, more profitable group.

4. If you see the yellow bubble beside your sponsor's name in the top right corner of the header at the Affiliate Center, this indicates your sponsor is online currently. Click the yellow bubble to initiate a conversation with your sponsor.

We've now made it so you can display your 10, 15, 20, or 25 most active affiliates so far this month in the My Movers tab of the Affiliate Center homepage. The default display is 10. To choose another number just click the dropdown menu in the lower left corner of the My Movers header and select the number you want.

Note: For tips on increasing your momentum and team motivation with My Movers, check out this tip.