#EdenUpdate - All new Eden Accounts update!!!

Victoria Victoria
Do you like things cleanly laid out and easy to navigate? Function over fancy?

Hey, us too!

The user end of the Personal Profiles here at Eden have gotten a makeover – and are nice and sleek for your convenience.

When you log in, you’ll see this simple paragraph and list in the center:

Public profile
Public profile comprises your personal information, avatar, favorite products and websites, reviews, articles and fantasies which everyone can view online.

The list of the settings:
Personal Info
Avatar
Instant Messengers
Favorite websites
Favorite products

View online [ your link to the public view of your profile will be here]

And these lists on the left side of the screen:

Services
Order: Status, Changes, Returns
Support tickets
Promotions and other alerts
Wish List and Gift Registry
Review Program
Affiliate Program
Interviews
Messages
EdenLink

Settings
Username / Screen Name
Password
Avatar
Email
Address settings

Personal information
My product type preferences
My product material preferences
My favorite products
My favorite websites and blogs
My instant messengers
Newsletter subscriptions
Email notifications
Registration for payments

Please check your product material preferences that were transferred and reversed from product material restrictions; now contributors have to indicate which materials they prefer.


Yes, you can now manage *everything* in one place. You can even see how your own profile looks with one click. Public profile can be published immediately from the account, without submitting a review first. You can write a message to any contributor using the “Compose message” form. And, you can even change your screen name as you wish. Total control.

What else has changed? Good thing you asked!

Assignments

Free Assignment: We slightly restructured the assignment process; now, instead of accepting the free assignment, contributors can place “free order” immediately. This way you do not have to wait until the administrator does it (this new option might save you a day). When you place a “free order”, we add the item to your shopping cart with a one-time promotion that covers 100% of price and provides one “Free shipping” option. Contributors can have several “free assignment” items in the shopping cart if they were assigned several free assignments.

Contributors can have any combination of items with “Free”/”Buyout” assignment promotions and items with/without other promotions in the shopping cart (for example, items you are purchasing at regular price). Contributors can also combine “free assignment” items with “Buyout assignment” items in the shopping cart.

Buyout assignment: Items with “Buyout assignment” promotion can be added to the cart directly from assignment cart, the difference is that the buyout assignment will be created after the order is placed.

So – there ya have it! Are you excited? Is this awesome? Got questions? Let us know. And...enjoy!
10/06/2009
Valyn Valyn
Woah! Major change! *Goes to mess with profile*

Awesome!
10/06/2009
Gary Gary
This is very cool! I just got done looking at everything and updating all of my information!
10/06/2009
Sammi Sammi
Looks awesome!
10/06/2009
NuMe NuMe
Very cool!

Sorry for being confused but

"Contributors can also combine “free assignment” items with “Buyout assignment” items in the shopping cart."

Ok so can we do a buyout when we have a free assignment out? And if so, then it's not working because I tried to grab something and it wouldn't give me the buyout option.
10/06/2009
Sir Sir
WOW! This is amazing! Great job, guys!
10/06/2009
Neuron Geek Neuron Geek
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Originally posted by NuMe
Very cool!

Sorry for being confused but

"Contributors can also combine “free assignment” items with “Buyout assignment” items in the shopping cart."

Ok so can we do a buyout when we have a free assignment out? And ... More
Currently, we don't allow to take new assignments until you return a review for previous accepted assignment, however when you had a buyout assignment and administrator assigns you a free assignment you should be able to add them to the shopping cart and make an order.

Within a few days, you will be able to place buyout, free, description review assignments at the same time. As long you don't owe a review for the same assignment type.

If you don't owe a review for previous free assignment, you can request a free assignment.

If you don't owe a review for previous buyout assignment, you can place order with buyout assignment promotion.

If you don't owe a review for previous description review assignment, you can request new description review assignment.

These changes are not on the website yet.
10/06/2009
NuMe NuMe
Quote:
Originally posted by Neuron Geek
Currently, we don't allow to take new assignments until you return a review for previous accepted assignment, however when you had a buyout assignment and administrator assigns you a free assignment you should be able to add them to the shopping ... More
That is very cool! And yes, now it makes perfect sense. Thank you!
10/06/2009
Sir Sir
Quote:
Originally posted by NuMe
That is very cool! And yes, now it makes perfect sense. Thank you!
I agree! Do tell us when the website is fully updated with these changes, they're absolutely amazing!
10/06/2009
Miss Cinnamon Miss Cinnamon
These changes are way cool! I'm gonna poke around and learn my way around the new "dashboard".
10/06/2009
Juliettia Juliettia
While these changes are cool and awesome, I'm still having trouble requesting sponsored items. They say in stock and are listed under the sponsored tab, yet every time I click to request it tells me the product is unavailable for assignment. It happens with every item I try.Is this because of the new way to request or what?
10/06/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
I REALLY like the promotions/alerts page.
10/06/2009
Neuron Geek Neuron Geek
Quote:
Originally posted by Juliettia
While these changes are cool and awesome, I'm still having trouble requesting sponsored items. They say in stock and are listed under the sponsored tab, yet every time I click to request it tells me the product is unavailable for assignment. It ... More
The products in your case are not available due to 30 day limit(you requested an assignment sponsored by EdenFantasys with last 30 days). We will make the changes that would allow to request more assignments from Non-Eden sponsors. An update will be published on the website this or next week.
10/06/2009
Purple Foxglove Purple Foxglove
Quote:
Originally posted by Neuron Geek
The products in your case are not available due to 30 day limit(you requested an assignment sponsored by EdenFantasys with last 30 days). We will make the changes that would allow to request more assignments from Non-Eden sponsors. An update will be ... More
Maybe that's the case with mine too, I've been experiencing the same thing.

YAY! This is so very exciting.
Mucho love to the eden team! <3
10/06/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Quote:
Originally posted by Neuron Geek
The products in your case are not available due to 30 day limit(you requested an assignment sponsored by EdenFantasys with last 30 days). We will make the changes that would allow to request more assignments from Non-Eden sponsors. An update will be ... More
Just recently, there was a notice which said we couldn't request because we had an item out or had were still under the limit. Is this still there? If so, which page?
10/06/2009
Dragon Dragon
Very cool.

Newsletters? I didn't know they existed.

And the new ratings on "follow-up" reviews are something I love now!!!!
10/06/2009
SilverVixen SilverVixen
Sweet! Love the new features. I had some email alerts in there from way back I never even realized I was still signed up for! The layout is so much more user friendly! XOX to Eden!
10/06/2009
Juliettia Juliettia
Quote:
Originally posted by Neuron Geek
The products in your case are not available due to 30 day limit(you requested an assignment sponsored by EdenFantasys with last 30 days). We will make the changes that would allow to request more assignments from Non-Eden sponsors. An update will be ... More
Really. Because I was under the impression that if you clicked "Sponsored" then selected a company that it was then a Non-Eden sponsored review.Is this not the case anymore? Either way, thanks for letting getting back to me so quickly.
10/06/2009
Juliettia Juliettia
Quote:
Originally posted by Juliettia
Really. Because I was under the impression that if you clicked "Sponsored" then selected a company that it was then a Non-Eden sponsored review.Is this not the case anymore? Either way, thanks for letting getting back to me so quickly.
Nevermind, I read what you wrote wrong.
10/06/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
I just noticed, the assignment cart no longer lists when verified reviews were approved so how the heck am I supposed to know when I can request a new one?
10/06/2009
Rockin' Rockin'
Quote:
Originally posted by Adriana Ravenlust
I just noticed, the assignment cart no longer lists when verified reviews were approved so how the heck am I supposed to know when I can request a new one?
The email that says you were sent an assignment or that the assignment is being shipped can help with that.
10/06/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
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Originally posted by Rockin'
The email that says you were sent an assignment or that the assignment is being shipped can help with that.
If you keep it around. I delete it as soon as I get a package, if not sooner.
10/07/2009
Adriana Ravenlust Adriana Ravenlust
Quote:
Originally posted by Rockin'
The email that says you were sent an assignment or that the assignment is being shipped can help with that.
If you keep it around. I delete it as soon as I get a package, if not sooner.
10/07/2009
LicentiouslyYours LicentiouslyYours
Oh wow, there is so much to love about all the new account updates!
Kudos to the EF Team for putting through such awesome changes!
Y'all Rock!
10/07/2009
MonaFry MonaFry
lookin' good!
10/07/2009
Luscious Lily Luscious Lily
Quote:
Originally posted by Adriana Ravenlust
If you keep it around. I delete it as soon as I get a package, if not sooner.
Under "Assignments," there's a column headed "Order #". Click the link, and the following page shows when it was shipped. If you want to know when it was delivered, click through to the tracking info.


Thanks Neuron Geek for answering questions so fast!
10/07/2009
Sammi Sammi
The one thing I miss is the links to the forum, community, etc. when I log in. Is there a possibility of putting them on the side menu again, or across the top?
10/07/2009
Neuron Geek Neuron Geek
Quote:
Originally posted by Juliettia
Really. Because I was under the impression that if you clicked "Sponsored" then selected a company that it was then a Non-Eden sponsored review.Is this not the case anymore? Either way, thanks for letting getting back to me so quickly.
This is still true: when you click "sponsored", you get the items sponsored by the companies except EdenFantasys. The problem in your case, that the "30-day limit" validation affected your ability to take any assignments. This will be fixed in the next update next week.
10/07/2009
Dragon Dragon
I love all the changes except one...

I often start with Eden at the forum. I go to log in to make a post and I'm automatically at the account page.
10/07/2009
Neuron Geek Neuron Geek
Quote:
Originally posted by Sammi
The one thing I miss is the links to the forum, community, etc. when I log in. Is there a possibility of putting them on the side menu again, or across the top?
Thank you for the suggestions, we might add them next week.
10/07/2009
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