Ordering from My Website for Upcoming Shows | PP Guide

[jasonmva]

I have a host who gave one of her guests my website to view some stuff and possibly order. I am still a bit confused on this whole thing though. If the order is tied to a show, I need to enter that order in PP under that show right? If I do, I am assuming I would transfer the payment info as well?

 

[chefheather]

You are right, you will need to enter the order information into PP for that show (including payment info). You will need to log into your PWS to retrieve payment info since that isn't included in the email that an order was submitted on your website.

 

[MicheleC]

That's correct. I keep hoping they'll get something where it links automatically. With the new release we may b e moving that direction .

 

[jasonmva]

Thanks Heather & Michele. This is the first that I am really utilizing my website. I haven't had an opportunity to really get in there and play with it. It seems cool though because one of my hosts already put her guest list and wish list in there.

Oh one other question - the password I give to the host - is that the same for her guests who order on line or do they just type in her name?

 

[MicheleC]

The guests do not need the password, they just need to input her name as the hostess. The password is what allows them to add to the guest list and wish list. That is awesome she is using the website. I had a catalog hostess solely use the website last month and did a $450 catalog show! It was so great because I could see the orders as they were coming in and enter them in PP.

 

[rebeccastt]

Oh one other question - the password I give to the host - is that the same for her guests who order on line or do they just type in her name?

They will just type in her name....It works great!

 

[jasonmva]

Oh this is going to be so cool. Why didn't I play earlier!

 

[rebeccastt]

It is so fun when you get those emails that say someone has ordered on your website! $$$$$$$! Cha-Ching!

 

[jasonmva]

You girls are the best! Thanks for all of the info.

 

[rebeccastt]

You're welcome! Glad I could help!

 

[chefann]

My new recruit wants to do business exclusively online. I am working on getting her more into the live show mindset (she's got one tomorrow and just got her kit today! woo-hoo!!), so hopefully, she'll come around. She LOVED the site when she hosted. Of course, your success with it depends on the computer comfort of your host and how many people they know who are comfortable ordering online.

 

[britishchef]

Hey just to make you jealous... in the UK we have iPartner instead of Pampered Partner, it's all online, and I can transfer orders from the website to the show with a click of the mouse!

 

[nikked]

Yuck!

Hey just to make you jealous... in the UK we have iPartner instead of Pampered Partner, it's all online, and I can transfer orders from the website to the show with a click of the mouse!

Nothing personal, but that is what I'm absolutely dreading. I can't get high speed where I am at, and waiting for pages to load on CC can take forever. The fastest (and only) speed I can connect to the web is 28.8. Last year, a "lurker" (as Kitchen Guy calls them) from HO was on here posting about how what's available in the UK might soon be available here. If they made that the only option, I would have a really hard time with it.

One of the reasons I like my TPC business compared to other DS companies is that our program is OFF LINE, and then we transmit the entire show. Plus, with the iPartner, I imaging it's harder to enter orders at a show, especially if the host doesn't have high speed? I can't imagine asking a host to let me tie up her phone line!

I like PP, hope I will like P3, and am leaving it at that...hopefully any changes will be gradual and not all at once!

 

[britishchef]

Well, everyone here has high speed internet, pretty much. So it's not an issue! But I never enter orders at the host's house anyway, I want to get out of there ASAP. Remember, tax and shipping are included here so adding everything up is a LOT simpler! I'll be honest, I miss PP because with iPartner there are NONE of the cool features like reports, adding customers, setting reminders, it's purely entering customer names and product numbers. But it's nice to be able to do it from another PC if I'm away from home. One of my shows in the States I did while visiting my dear SIL (hi if you read this ) and I had to bring my Mum's laptop, copy over my PP backup file, submit the show from SIL's house then backup to disk and put it back on my PC when I got home! (I had to submit it in time to get my SS plus bonus, LOL)

 

[gilliandanielle]

Ugg! I am dreading when we go online also! I have "high speed" for Alaska, but it is nothing compared to real high speed! It take me about 30 mins to do the HO training courses because of load times.

When we had dial up I would click a link, put a load of laundry in the dryer, then come back and wait another minute, LOL!