Newsletter Wednesday 24 December 2008

Christmas Sales Volume
A few members have asked me about my thoughts on the volume of sales achieved over the festive period and on the general economic climate in which we are trading. I think without a doubt online sales have been affected and that we have not achieved the volume of sales that we may have expected when we were looking into our crystal ball back in June. The reality is that shops in the high street have had to slash prices in order to sell the stock that they had on the shelves. As a result many of us that would have loved to buy more online and get goods delivered to our door were seduced into buying in the high street stores, and who can blame anyone for that. Ei42 is not meant to be about ‘making’ anyone buy everything via Ei42 it is about working together to benefit us all and we have certainly achieved that.
Out of the negative of reduced sales comes the huge positive of ‘Increased opportunity’. Unfortunately many people are facing a reduced income in 2009 for a variety of reasons and circumstances. Whilst we would not profess to be able to offer an instant solution to anyone’s financial problems, the reality is that even in the hardest of times we all still have to buy things. Ei42 offers the opportunity to buy many things with a small rebate attached and the opportunity to build a business alongside whatever else you do. If you have not yet read the new admin guide and commission plan I highly recommend that you do so as it will help you be better prepared to discuss the Ei42 opportunity with your friends over Christmas.
Goodbye 2008

As 2008 comes to a close I just want to thank every one of you for your efforts in building and using Ei42. Some of you have spotted the business opportunity that Ei42 offers and others are simply happy to earn rebates on their purchases. Whichever choice is yours I sincerely thank you for your continued support and wish you all the best for 2009.
Hello 2009

In the new year we have some big surprises for you all, more countries, more opportunities and we hope to have some fun along the way as well. Watch out for announcements in January.
New Stuff
Payment History (Admin Area)
You’ll now find a new section within your admin area called payment history, naturally, if you have not yet received a payment there will be no relevant data in this area but as you receive payments from Ei42 you will find a total history of all of your payments in this new section.
Payment Preferences (Admin Area)
You’ll also find a new section where you can amend your chosen method for payment. We can now offer you payment via BACS direct to your chosen bank account as well as payment by cheque or PayPal. Simply provide your details in the secure form from within your admin area.
Peel Away Adverts (Your Shop & Ei42.com)

You will have noticed that we had added a peel away advert on your Ei42 shop and also on the main site at Ei42.com, these allow members to join your team in exactly the same way as before but in a much more eye catching manner. For those interested in the technical aspect these are created using flash. If a user does not have flash installed on their PC they will see the old static versions of the referral links.
Christmas Opening Hours
Over the Christmas period we will be operating a reduced staffing situation.
Telephone Calls
The office will be closed for all telephone enquiries from 5pm Wednesday December 24th Until 9am Friday January 2nd 2009
Helpdesk Enquiries:
General Support

The helpdesk will be monitored and manned as usual 9am to 9pm although response times may be extended during Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Missing Commissions
If commissions appear to be missing you will still be able to submit those missing commission requests into the helpdesk. Please note however that due to the holiday closures across all agencies no missing commission will be dealt with until after Monday 4th January 2009. If you do submit a missing commission ticket after 12 noon on Wednesday 24th Dec you will receive an acknowledgement notice and your query will be queued until 4th Jan.
Unofficial Forum
If you are a new member you may not be aware that there is an unofficial forum where members discuss Ei42, this was set up a while ago by one of our members ‘Paul Hardingham’ you won’t find any of the Ei42 staff on the forum but you will find a warm welcome and be able to meet and chat with other members about their experiences of working with Ei42. You’ll find the forum at www.talk42.co.uk