I've started this blog to act as a journal to trace my progress with this new Co-op model that I've joined called EyeEarn.com.
It is relatively new, as of to date, and it promises to be the most exciting way of earning an income from the Internet via the SFI Network. Also it is a way of gathering more affiliates to join the SFI Network and thus achieve more success.
I signed up for it on 17th April 2008 and received the package, in my hands, on 30th April 2008. Roughly one week.
I was quite nervous about this because I now live in Malaysia and this is my first time I am asking an Internet Marketing company to ship their product here. I was worried that Malaysia may have a strange customs law that may not allow items to come in.
However, after having seen that my sister-in-law has successful shipments arrive at our current mailing/shipping address, I got the courage to go ahead with the order and hope for the best.
This is a snapshot of the actual packaging that EyeEarn.com uses:
The box is quite large. Something like an A3 size paper and 1.5 inches in height. It is not like what you see in the SFI website where there is this guy in blue polo shirt and jeans carrying a big box. It is just thinner. 1.5 inches thick box.
There is no distinguishable marking on the box except for the top cover/lid and it is fastened by 2, 1.5 inch clear sticky tape. Most of the data is as you see in the picture above.
On inspection of the box, it appears that the package was sent to United States Postal Service(USPS) on 22nd April 2008 from Lincoln, NE, USA, as seen by the red stamps. There is 2 of these red stamps.
There is a stamp from the Malaysia customs authorities that states that it is released by them on 28th April 2008. In Malay, Malaysian National Language, it says: "Dilepaskan Oleh Kastam" then the 'date' stamp.
My guess is that the box 'travelled' by air-mail between 22nd Apr and 28th Apr and the local postman only brought it to me on 30th Apr after having passed customs checks. I doubt that there was any physical checks done by the customs officers to the contents, as the box looks well intact and no signs of opening. Even the 2, 1.5 inches sticky tapes didn't look cut and there is no signs of re-taping.
I guess that the contents of the items in the EyeEarn.com starter kit has no "unlawful" items that could be confiscated by the authorities.
Upon opening of the cover/lid, this is what I saw inside:
There is this bunched up brown paper that acts as filler to keep the contents steady.
When I took the stuff out, what I saw was this:
1 EyeEarn T-Shirt sized Large (L).
1 large envelope. (3 EyeEarn Car Banners)
1 medium envelope. ((100) EyeEarn X-Cards)
2 strips of (20) EyeEarn Mini-Labels
4 loose documents where 1 is the detailed guide and the others are complete directions.
The loose documents looks like this:
1 EyeEarn Detailed Guide
1 Quick Start Guide
1 Custom Domain Program Form
1 Photo Submission Form
Inside the large envelope, the contents looks like this:
3 EyeEarn Car Banners that sticks to the glass windows of your car.
1 Bumper Sticker that goes on to any exterior surface of your car.
Inside the medium envelope is the 100 EyeEarn X-Cards:
After quickly going thru the EyeEarn starter kit, I quickly wore the EyeEarn T-Shirt for the Verification Photo. At first I was worried that it would be too big or too small but it fitted me very well.
I am 1.80 meters tall and weigh 100 kgs. I have not been going to the gym often enough after my daughter was born, so I have develop a belly. But the T-Shirt fitted me perfectly.
Then came the photo taking.
Thanks to my wife's help, I got 3 shots of me. One of the shots is vertical. I suggest that if you take your Verification shots, take a few of them. At least 3 or more because the online EyeEarn submission form allows you to submit 1 Required and 2 Optional. I guess this allows the EyeEarn people to choose the best ones. And make sure that they are HORIZONTAL shots!
If your pictures are too big for EyeEarn requirements, they give a website address, Resizr.com, where you can crop and/or resize your pictures. Horizontal shots are better because they are easier to crop and/or resize. Vertical shots may make you look fatter after submission.
Mine looks like this:
After that, I submitted my above picture to EyeEarn Photo Verification website on 2nd May 2008. And i got it approved by 3rd May 2008.
Alright, I guess that this is where I'll stop.
Next, I'll post what is the next things that I do that concerns EyeEarn or SFI.
Cheers!
