Tips about EF I wish I knew about sooner

Contributor: leatherlover leatherlover
I didn't even know about the RSS feed, going to look into that right now.
02/14/2011
Contributor: That Guy That Guy
When you use the product search function (when looking for products to review), it doesn't search entire phrases or product titles. Instead, it only searches from the beginning of the word. So if I searched for "gag" it wouldn't show me "ball gag", but if I put in "ball", it would. Just a hinky little thing about the search function I just noticed.
02/14/2011
Contributor: Victoria Victoria
Great great thread, guys! Kudos to Kindred for starting such a cool discussion By the community, for the community, indeed!!!
02/14/2011
Contributor: Naughty Student Naughty Student
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Related to this, you can also request coupon booklets that you can pass out to anyone you come in contact with and you get a percentage of whatever they buy.

I've given them to servers at restaurants, my tattoo artist, someone at the sex ... more
OMG I DIDN"T KNOW THIS!
02/14/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Victoria
Great great thread, guys! Kudos to Kindred for starting such a cool discussion By the community, for the community, indeed!!!
Thanks! I'm hoping that at some point we can make all of these tips easily available to everyone in the community in some clear and easy to find format.

Keep posting tips everyone!
02/14/2011
Contributor: zeebot zeebot
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I didn't come back fast enough to tell you, but yes, that... here it is:

Ahhh, thank you so much for sharing this!
02/14/2011
Contributor: Owl Identified Owl Identified
One thing that took me a while to learn but I think EVERYONE should know is that there are SO many kinds of reviews!

Every advanced contributor can:

- Have a regular monthly review. Depending on your rank, you can select a product from a certain price range once monthly for review.
- Do a manufacturer sponsored review. You can find these by going to "Product Search" then selecting "for free assignment" and then "manufacturer sponsored." By doing a manufacturer sponsored review you are able to do more than one review a month - one sponsored by EF, and another sponsored by say, Cal Exotics or Vixen Creations.
- Buy-out reviews. By "grabbing" an item, then going to your assignment cart and selecting "buy-out" the EF site will automatically generate a 30% discount (!!!) on the item. You "buy out" or purchase the rest of the cost of the item. In exchange for the 30% discount you write a review for the product. You can do this for ANY item regardless of price. So if you really want that Pure Wand? Do a buy-out and pay around $70 instead of a little over $100!
-Description reviews. These are often assigned by the administrators, although sometimes you can request them yourself by browsing the product search. These reviews are particularly objective and neutral because they act as a kind of third party description of the item that is used as the "blurb" on a product. Your opinions can be worked into the review, but things like the "use" of the product as well as the summary of it should be as neutral as possible.

Other reviews:

- Assigned video reviews. You can email Carrie Ann about becoming part of the video review program. As long as there are no other descriptive reviews on the product you can have an assignment sent to you (separate from your monthly assignment) that you "pay for" with a regular written review and a video preview of the item. You are also given a gift card ranging from $25 to $50 (depending on the product) for your work.
- Not assigned video reviews. You can add a video review to any written review, and as long is there is no other descriptive review for that product you can receive a $25 gift card for your work.
- Adult videos. You can email Carrie Ann about these as well. Payment for these videos varies, and she can explain all the details to you! These are also separate from your monthly assignment.

WHEW! It's a LOT of information, but the great thing about it is there are so many ways to get involved, contribute, raise your rank and get to try cool products all at once. Maybe you hate the idea of being on camera but love writing. Or maybe the writing comes a little bit harder to you, so you decide to supplement your writing with a visual aid. The cool part about the review program is no matter what your style is, there's probably something for you that suits your personality.
02/14/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Owl Identified
One thing that took me a while to learn but I think EVERYONE should know is that there are SO many kinds of reviews!

Every advanced contributor can:

- Have a regular monthly review. Depending on your rank, you can select a product from ... more
AND the Not Assigned Video Reviews need to be OK'd by Carrie Ann first. She might have the product out for assignment. Want to make sure it's OK!
02/14/2011
Contributor: danellejohns danellejohns
Again another little bump. I love all the information in this post. The little tips and time savers are exactly what I would love to have had when I first joined.
02/17/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
AND the Not Assigned Video Reviews need to be OK'd by Carrie Ann first. She might have the product out for assignment. Want to make sure it's OK!
Also, for assigned video reviews, if you include the product code for Carrie Ann she will be most grateful.
02/17/2011
Contributor: Woman China Woman China
I still love this post and still digesting the info on it!!!!

Thanks to all who posted!!!
02/24/2011
Contributor: Selective Sensualist Selective Sensualist
This is an awesome thread! Thanks for starting it.

I haven't had a chance to read through all the pages. I kept meaning to come back to it when I found the time (but I'm still looking for the time I keep seeming to lose, LOL!).
02/25/2011
Contributor: Illusional Illusional
Soooo much info. Thanks everyone!
02/25/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
This came up in another thread. There is a Move option associated with items in your Wishlists. You can easily move an item to another list using this feature. This works well with the current issue where porn movies are automatically placed in your most recently created wishlist. Simply select the move option and transfer the item to the appropriate list.

move
02/25/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Kindred
Interested in doing Video Reviews? Here is Carrie Ann's definitive thread on the Video Review Guidelines. It contains all of the information you need to know about how to get started in the program. ... more
There is now an Official Video Review Guideline page detailing all of the information from Carrie Ann's original thread making it much easier to learn about the various types of reviews and programs available. Thanks EF!
02/25/2011
Contributor: padmeamidala padmeamidala
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Originally posted by Kindred
In the most recent Community Events Committee (CEC) meeting (link, we discussed a lot of great ideas. Among them was the common theme that newbies can easily be overwhelmed by how much the site and community have to offer. While there is still some ... more
Thank you for this information. I joined the EF community today and it's been a bit overwhelming trying to figure it all out. Thanks for the tips!
03/23/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by padmeamidala
Thank you for this information. I joined the EF community today and it's been a bit overwhelming trying to figure it all out. Thanks for the tips!
Welcome!
03/23/2011
Contributor: ToyTimeTim ToyTimeTim
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Originally posted by padmeamidala
Thank you for this information. I joined the EF community today and it's been a bit overwhelming trying to figure it all out. Thanks for the tips!
Welcome to EF. You will find a lot of good info on the forums and a lot of people willing to help if you just ask. Hope you have fun here.
03/23/2011
Contributor: bluekaren bluekaren
So much great information! Thanks for this discussion!
03/23/2011
Contributor: bluekaren bluekaren
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
To find manufacturer sponsored items, go to:

Account-> Review Program -> Product Search

Then set up the search for "For Free Assignment" and "Manufacturer Sponsored"

... more
OMG! Thank you so much!
03/25/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
There is a blog (separate from Eden Cafe) that maintains all of the club and community event information. link

There is currently a page for each club (Birthday, Bloggers, Cooks, Kink, Lit. Eden Lives Healthy, Photographers, Porn, and Milestone) that includes summaries of each meeting held.

Each Workshop that is held by a community member is summarized here as well.

There is also a monthly calendar with all of the community events listed (club meetings, Rumbles, parties, etc.).

Be sure to check it out. There is a lot of great information here.
03/26/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
Did you know that EF has a digital paper? Check out The EdenFantasys Daily.
03/26/2011
Contributor: Howells Howells
I'd love to receive a mail when I get a private message. Any way to do that?
05/01/2011
Contributor: Kindred Kindred
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Originally posted by Howells
I'd love to receive a mail when I get a private message. Any way to do that?
Account > Email Notifications > check "send notification when I receive new messages"
05/01/2011
Contributor: wetone123 wetone123
I'm so happy to find this thread! I did not know most of this info. Thanks!
05/01/2011
Contributor: kelaaa33wish kelaaa33wish
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Originally posted by Kindred
This came up in another thread. There is a Move option associated with items in your Wishlists. You can easily move an item to another list using this feature. This works well with the current issue where porn movies are automatically placed in ... more
Cool ty
05/01/2011
Contributor: kelaaa33wish kelaaa33wish
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Originally posted by Darling Jen
Yes you can! Click that tiny little heart on the left side of the thread title. It then becomes a "favorite" thread. And then when first enter the forum, you can click the "Favorite Discussions" button!And any thread you've ... more
Thats great to know ty
05/01/2011
Contributor: kelaaa33wish kelaaa33wish
This is an awesome thread. Ty everyone for posting.
05/01/2011
Contributor: Jul!a Jul!a
I'd like to bump this thread up again for anybody who might be interested in reading it
05/13/2011
Contributor: tigerkate tigerkate
Sam, I definitely agree this thread needs to keep being bumped!
I wish we could "sticky" it at the top of the forum.
05/13/2011