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[[Offerit Affiliate Link Codes|Affiliate Linkcodes]] are essential for tracking promotions and referrals through [[Offerit]]. Not only do [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] track statistics and referrals, they also allow [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] to categorize their promotions through different [[Ct#Campaign|campaigns]], [[Ct#Commission|commissions]] and [[Ct#Offer|offers]].
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[[Offerit Affiliate Link Codes|Affiliate Linkcodes]] are essential for tracking promotions and referrals through [[Offerit]]. Not only do [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] track statistics and referrals, they also allow [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] to categorize their promotions through different [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID sets]] and [[Ct#Offer|offers]].
  
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This is why we have added the “Linkcode Settings” feature to [[Offerit]], which can be found by selecting an offer from the ''Offers'' tab in the affiliate area, then navigating to the ''Linkcodes'' tab. By using this, [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] can quickly and easily retrieve the correct [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcode]] for the desired [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]], [[Ct#Commission|commission]], or [[Ct#Offer|offer]], displayed in the link style that they choose. This section allows you to alter your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] on the fly, in order to provide the most flexibility possible when setting [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]]. This feature can be found on any of the [[Affiliate Adtools]] pages.
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This is why we have added the “Linkcode Settings” feature to [[Offerit]], which can be found by selecting an offer from the ''Offers'' tab in the affiliate area, then navigating to any of the available tabs. By using these, [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] can quickly and easily retrieve the correct [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcode]] for the desired [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID set]], [[Ct#Offer|offer]], and [[Ct#Campaign|Campaign]], displayed in the link style that they choose. This section allows you to alter your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] on the fly, in order to provide the most flexibility possible when setting [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]]. This feature can be found on any of the [[Offerit Affiliate Creatives|Affiliate Creatives]] pages.
  
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[[File:Aff linkcode settings.PNG|450px|Changing Your Affiliate Linkcode Settings]]
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[[File:AffiliateLinkcodeSettings-Linkcodes.png]]
  
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== Campaign  ==
 
  
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Campaigns allow [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] to group and organize statistics for incoming traffic, based on certain keywords that are assigned to these [[Ct#Campaign|campaigns]], which are called Traffic Tags. Each campaign in [[Offerit]] is made up of individual traffic tags which help to organize and identify your campaigns, as well as allow you to customize your campaigns.
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== SubID Sets  ==
  
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For example, you can create a [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] to only track the stats of [[Ct#Surfer|surfers]] coming from a linkcode containing those traffic tags. Once you pick which campaign you want to categorize your customer referrals under, you'll have to apply it to your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]]. Once you do that, you can use your linkcodes to begin promoting offers with your new [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] attached.
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To create and modify SubID sets for your linkcodes, as well as view lists of your linkcodes, vitit the ''Linkcodes'' Tab.
  
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=== Adding a Campaign ===
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[[File:Affiliate_Linkcode_Settings.png|900px|Changing Your Affiliate Linkcode Settings]]
  
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The “Linkcode Setting” section allows you to not only add existing campaigns and traffic tags to your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], but also create new [[Ct#Campaign|campaigns]] with the traffic tags that you set. You can select an already created [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] by clicking the “add existing campaign” link under the Campaign field. After clicking, an “Existing Campaigns” drop-down menu will pop up. Use the menu to select one of your existing sets of traffic tags, and click “Add Campaign.” All of the traffic tags from that [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] will now be attached to your new [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]].
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[[Ct#SubID Set|SubID sets]] allow [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] to group and organize statistics for incoming traffic, based on certain keywords that are assigned to these sets. Each SubID Set in [[Offerit]] is made up of individual [[Ct#SubID|SubIDs]] which help to organize and identify your [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Sets]], as well as allow you to customize these sets.
  
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[[File:Affiliate existing campaigns.PNG|Choosing an Existing Campaign]]
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For example, you can create a [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID set]] to only track the stats of [[Ct#Visitor|visitors]] coming from a linkcode containing those [[Ct#SubID|SubID]](s). Once you pick which set you want to categorize your customer referrals under, you'll have to apply it to your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]]. Once you do that, you can use your linkcodes to begin promoting offers with your new [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID set]] attached.
  
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=== Modifying a Campaign ===
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=== Adding a SubID Set ===
  
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Not only can you load an existing [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] with this feature, you can also modify your existing campaigns to create a new one. Just load the traffic tags from the campaign you wish to modify, then add or remove any of that [[Ct#Campaign|campaign's]] traffic tags with the plus (+) or "X" icons. Once you've decided how you want to modify that [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]], click Apply Changes. This will create a new [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] with the traffic tags that you specified, leaving your original [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] the way that it was.
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The “Linkcode Setting” section allows you to not only add existing SubID Sets to your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], but also create new [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Sets]] with the SubIDs that you choose. You can select an already created [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]] by clicking the “add existing SubID set” link under the SubIDs field. After clicking this, an “Existing Campaigns” drop-down menu will pop up. Use the menu to select one of your existing sets of SubIDs, and click “Add”. All of the SubIDs from that [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]] will now be attached to your new [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]].
  
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[[File:Linkcode campaign dropdown.png|450px|Adding Existing Traffic Tags]]
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=== Modifying a SubID Set ===
  
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You can also see preexisting traffic tags by inputting the first letter, or first few letters of your desired traffic tag. This will then pop down a list of all traffic tags that begin with that character, or characters -- just click your desired traffic tag to add it to your current campaign once you see the tag that you were looking for.
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Not only can you load an existing [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]] with this feature, you can also modify your existing SubID Sets to create a new one. Just load the SubIDs from the SubID Set you wish to modify, then add or remove any of that [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set's]] SubIDs with the plus (+) or (x) icons. Once you've decided how you want to modify that [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]], click Apply Changes. This will create a new [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]] with the SubIDs that you specified, leaving your original [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Set]] the way that it was.
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[[File:Affiliate_Adding_Traffic_Tags.png|Adding Existing SubIDs]]
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You can also see preexisting SubIDs by inputting the first few letters of your desired SubID. This will then pop down a list of all SubIDs that begin with that character, or characters -- just click your desired SubID to add it to your current SubID Set once you see the tag for which you were looking.
 
   
 
   
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If you decide that you don't want to attach any [[Ct#Campaign|campaigns]] or traffic tags to your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], just click the "Clear All Traffic Tags" link below the "Campaign" field to get rid of any of the traffic tags that you attached.
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If you decide that you don't want to attach any [[Ct#SubID Set|SubID Sets]] or SubIDs to your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], just click the "Clear All SubIDs" link below the "SubIDs" field to get rid of any of the SubIDs that you attached.
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=== Link Style ===
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Not only can you change what information is stored in [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], you can also change how the [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] themselves are displayed.
  
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=== Creating a New Campaign ===
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The "Link Style" drop-down menu provides four separate ways to display your linkcodes. These methods are:
  
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[[Offerit]] gives you the option of creating a new campaign by using the Campaign Wizard. To get to the Campaign Wizard, simply click on the ''Campaigns'' tab. Here you will find an intuitive step-by-step procedure to creating a new campaign, where you can specify the campaign's name, offer, CPA options (commission), and a language. After clicking the “Next” button, you will be prompted for Conversion Tracking information, which is entirely optional. If you choose to use conversion tracking, you can either enter your Google Analytics ID, or code in your own Conversion Tracking of type Javascript / HTML, Image Pixel, or Postback URL, which can be chosen through the drop-down menu. If you choose not to use Conversion Tracking, simply click the “Next” button again.
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* '''Encoded''' - The most common type of [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcode]] seen in [[Offerit]]. All information is stored in the ''base64''-encoded string of characters at the end of the URL.
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* '''Un-Encoded''' - Displays a period-separated (numerically expressed) list of all information that would be found in an encoded string within your URL.  
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* '''Shortname''' - Similar to unencoded [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], but uses the [[Ct#Shortname|shortnames]] of the offer and landing page specified in the URL.
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*'''Tiny''' - The shortest kind of linkcode. This code consists of the Tracking Domain, "tiny", and a shortened offeritcode.
  
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Before you can finish creating your campaign you must specify a landing page to use and give your campaign traffic tags. Simply fill in the desired name of your new tag in the provided field, and click the plus (+) sign next to that field to add that traffic tag. You can add as many new traffic tags as you want to your new [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]] by clicking the plus (+) sign and filling in the blank fields that appear. Repeat this process until you have added all the traffic tags you want to use with your new [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]].
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Encoded [[Ct#Linkcode|Linkcodes]] are typically the form most seen in [[Offerit]], since all of the information stored in the linkcode will be encrypted and encoded. For more information, visit our [[Linkcode]] wiki.
  
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It is not an issue if you accidentally add a new traffic tag that you did not want – just click the minus (-) sign to the right of that traffic tag to remove it from your linkcode settings. You can also simply click the “clear all traffic tags” link underneath the “Campaign” field to remove any tags you may have added to your settings.  
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Once you have chosen how you want your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] to be displayed, click “Apply Changes” to change your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]].
  
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When you have finished, click “Create” to create your [[Ct#Campaign|campaign]]. You will see it appear in the list on the bottom of the wizard with all of the information you had just entered.
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=== Offer ===
  
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== Commission ==
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By default, your list of [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] will include your linkcodes for every [[Ct#Offer|offer]] you are promoting. In this section, you will see a drop-down menu with all of your available [[Ct#Offer|offers]], which provides a quick and easy way to choose for which offer you want to view [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]].
  
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[[Ct#Commission|Commissions]] record [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] statistics and promotions in [[Offerit]], as well as determining how [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliates]] get paid for the [[Ct#Customer|customers]] that they refer.  
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To change what [[Ct#Offer|offer]] is associated with the displayed [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], simply use the provided “Offer” drop-down menu. Select the [[Ct#Offer|offer]] you would like to promote by using your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], and click the Apply Changes button.
  
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The "Linkcode Setting" section under the ''Linkcodes'' tab allows you to select the [[Ct#Commission|commission]] that will be associated with the listed affiliate linkcodes. This provides a quick and easy way to alter displayed [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]].  
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Your listed [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] will now be automatically updated to reflect the [[Ct#Offer|offer]] that you have chosen to promote.
  
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To change what [[Ct#Commission|commission]] is associated with the displayed [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], simply use the provided "Commission" drop-down menu. Select the commission you would like to promote under from the menu, and click the Apply Changes button.
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== Creating a New Campaign ==
  
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Your listed [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] will now be automatically updated to reflect the [[Ct#Commission|commission]] that you have chosen to promote for.
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Campaigns in Offerit are similar to SubID Sets, but with additional functionality.  A campaign allows you to create linkcodes with a specific Offer, Language, Creative, and SubID Set. Campaigns also allow you to specify your own Conversion Tracking code that will be executed whenever a visitor goes through the linkcode generated by the campaign.
  
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== Offer ==
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You can create a Campaign in [[Offerit]] by using the Campaign Wizard. To get to the Campaign Wizard. Simply click on the ''Campaigns'' tab.
  
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By default, your list of [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] will include your linkcodes for every [[Ct#Offer|offer]] you are promoting. In this section, you will see a drop-down menu with all of your available [[Ct#Offer|offers]], which provides a quick and easy way to choose which offer you want to view [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] for.
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[[File:AffiliateLinkcodeSettings-Campaigns.png]]
  
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To change what [[Ct#Offer|offer]] is associated with the displayed [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], simply use the provided “Offer” drop-down menu. Select the [[Ct#Offer|offer]] you would like to promote by using your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], and click the Apply Changes button.
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Here you will find an intuitive step-by-step procedure to creating a new campaign, where you can specify the campaign's name, offer, and language. The commission field is automatically populated by your selected offer's commission.
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After clicking the “Next” button, you will be prompted for Conversion Tracking information, which is entirely optional. If you choose to use conversion tracking, you can either enter your Google Analytics ID, or code in your own Conversion Tracking of type Javascript / HTML, Image Pixel, or Postback URL, which can be chosen through the drop-down menu. If you choose not to use Conversion Tracking, simply click the “Next” button again.
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[[File:Affiliate_Campaign_Wizard.png|775px|The Campaign Wizard]]
  
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Your listed [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] will now be automatically updated to reflect the [[Ct#Offer|offer]] that you have chosen to promote.
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Before you can finish creating your campaign, you must specify a landing page to use and, if desired, give your campaign SubIDs. Here you can create SubIDs for your Campaign exactly the same way as you can in the Linkcode Settings section. Click the "Add existing SubID set" link to select a SubID set for your campaign. Don't worry if you accidentally add a new SubID that you did not want – just click the minus (-) sign to the right of that SubID to remove it from your Campaign. You can also simply click the “clear all SubIDs” link underneath the “SubID” field to remove any SubIDs you may have added to your Campaign.  
  
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When you have finished, click “Create” to create your [[Ct#Campaign|Campaign]]. You will see it appear in the list on the bottom of the wizard with all of the information you had just entered.
  
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Not only can you change what information is stored in [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], you can also change how the [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] themselves are displayed.
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The "Link Style" drop-down menu provides three separate ways to display your linkcodes. These methods are:
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This section gives you details about your currently selected offer.
  
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* '''Encoded''' - The most common type of [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcode]] seen in [[Offerit]]. All information is stored in the ''base64''-encoded string of characters at the end of the URL.
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[[File:AffiliateLinkcodeSettings.png]]
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* '''Un-Encoded''' - Displays a period-separated (numerically expressed) list of all information that would be found in an encoded string within your URL.
 
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Encoded [[Ct#Linkcode|Linkcodes]] are typically the form most seen in [[Offerit]], since all of the information stored in the linkcode will be encrypted and encoded. In addition to these choices, you can also choose to attach the necessary HTML code to provide your [[Ct#Surfer|surfers]] with a link to the offer you are promoting.
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This HTML code will contain the URL to the [[Ct#Offer|offer]], along with your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcode]]. Simply choose the “''Encoded with HTML'',” “''Un-Encoded with HTML'',” or the “''Shortname with HTML''” options from the “Link Style” drop-down menu for hyperlinked [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]], or the “Encoded,” “Un-Encoded,” or “Shortname” options to only get your linkcode URL.  
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You can also change your linkcode style and directly grab your linkcode on this page. Use the "Back to Offers" link to go to the list of all offers. For more information, visit our [[Linkcode]] wiki.
  
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Once you have chosen how you want your [[Ct#Affiliate|affiliate]] [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]] to be displayed, click “Apply Changes” to change your [[Ct#Linkcode|linkcodes]].
 
  
 
[[Category:Offerit Affiliate Area]]
 
[[Category:Offerit Affiliate Area]]

Latest revision as of 13:15, 12 October 2012

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GET /affiliate/get_links
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Affiliate Linkcodes are essential for tracking promotions and referrals through Offerit. Not only do linkcodes track statistics and referrals, they also allow affiliates to categorize their promotions through different SubID sets and offers.

This is why we have added the “Linkcode Settings” feature to Offerit, which can be found by selecting an offer from the Offers tab in the affiliate area, then navigating to any of the available tabs. By using these, affiliates can quickly and easily retrieve the correct linkcode for the desired SubID set, offer, and Campaign, displayed in the link style that they choose. This section allows you to alter your affiliate linkcodes on the fly, in order to provide the most flexibility possible when setting linkcodes. This feature can be found on any of the Affiliate Creatives pages.

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SubID Sets

To create and modify SubID sets for your linkcodes, as well as view lists of your linkcodes, vitit the Linkcodes Tab.

Changing Your Affiliate Linkcode Settings

SubID sets allow affiliates to group and organize statistics for incoming traffic, based on certain keywords that are assigned to these sets. Each SubID Set in Offerit is made up of individual SubIDs which help to organize and identify your SubID Sets, as well as allow you to customize these sets.

For example, you can create a SubID set to only track the stats of visitors coming from a linkcode containing those SubID(s). Once you pick which set you want to categorize your customer referrals under, you'll have to apply it to your affiliate linkcodes. Once you do that, you can use your linkcodes to begin promoting offers with your new SubID set attached.

Adding a SubID Set

The “Linkcode Setting” section allows you to not only add existing SubID Sets to your linkcodes, but also create new SubID Sets with the SubIDs that you choose. You can select an already created SubID Set by clicking the “add existing SubID set” link under the SubIDs field. After clicking this, an “Existing Campaigns” drop-down menu will pop up. Use the menu to select one of your existing sets of SubIDs, and click “Add”. All of the SubIDs from that SubID Set will now be attached to your new SubID Set.

Modifying a SubID Set

Not only can you load an existing SubID Set with this feature, you can also modify your existing SubID Sets to create a new one. Just load the SubIDs from the SubID Set you wish to modify, then add or remove any of that SubID Set's SubIDs with the plus (+) or (x) icons. Once you've decided how you want to modify that SubID Set, click Apply Changes. This will create a new SubID Set with the SubIDs that you specified, leaving your original SubID Set the way that it was.

Adding Existing SubIDs

You can also see preexisting SubIDs by inputting the first few letters of your desired SubID. This will then pop down a list of all SubIDs that begin with that character, or characters -- just click your desired SubID to add it to your current SubID Set once you see the tag for which you were looking.

If you decide that you don't want to attach any SubID Sets or SubIDs to your affiliate linkcodes, just click the "Clear All SubIDs" link below the "SubIDs" field to get rid of any of the SubIDs that you attached.

Link Style

Not only can you change what information is stored in affiliate linkcodes, you can also change how the linkcodes themselves are displayed.

The "Link Style" drop-down menu provides four separate ways to display your linkcodes. These methods are:

  • Encoded - The most common type of linkcode seen in Offerit. All information is stored in the base64-encoded string of characters at the end of the URL.
  • Un-Encoded - Displays a period-separated (numerically expressed) list of all information that would be found in an encoded string within your URL.
  • Shortname - Similar to unencoded linkcodes, but uses the shortnames of the offer and landing page specified in the URL.
  • Tiny - The shortest kind of linkcode. This code consists of the Tracking Domain, "tiny", and a shortened offeritcode.

Encoded Linkcodes are typically the form most seen in Offerit, since all of the information stored in the linkcode will be encrypted and encoded. For more information, visit our Linkcode wiki.

Once you have chosen how you want your affiliate linkcodes to be displayed, click “Apply Changes” to change your linkcodes.

Offer

By default, your list of affiliate linkcodes will include your linkcodes for every offer you are promoting. In this section, you will see a drop-down menu with all of your available offers, which provides a quick and easy way to choose for which offer you want to view linkcodes.

To change what offer is associated with the displayed linkcodes, simply use the provided “Offer” drop-down menu. Select the offer you would like to promote by using your linkcodes, and click the Apply Changes button.

Your listed affiliate linkcodes will now be automatically updated to reflect the offer that you have chosen to promote.

Creating a New Campaign

Campaigns in Offerit are similar to SubID Sets, but with additional functionality. A campaign allows you to create linkcodes with a specific Offer, Language, Creative, and SubID Set. Campaigns also allow you to specify your own Conversion Tracking code that will be executed whenever a visitor goes through the linkcode generated by the campaign.

You can create a Campaign in Offerit by using the Campaign Wizard. To get to the Campaign Wizard. Simply click on the Campaigns tab.

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Here you will find an intuitive step-by-step procedure to creating a new campaign, where you can specify the campaign's name, offer, and language. The commission field is automatically populated by your selected offer's commission.

After clicking the “Next” button, you will be prompted for Conversion Tracking information, which is entirely optional. If you choose to use conversion tracking, you can either enter your Google Analytics ID, or code in your own Conversion Tracking of type Javascript / HTML, Image Pixel, or Postback URL, which can be chosen through the drop-down menu. If you choose not to use Conversion Tracking, simply click the “Next” button again.


The Campaign Wizard

Before you can finish creating your campaign, you must specify a landing page to use and, if desired, give your campaign SubIDs. Here you can create SubIDs for your Campaign exactly the same way as you can in the Linkcode Settings section. Click the "Add existing SubID set" link to select a SubID set for your campaign. Don't worry if you accidentally add a new SubID that you did not want – just click the minus (-) sign to the right of that SubID to remove it from your Campaign. You can also simply click the “clear all SubIDs” link underneath the “SubID” field to remove any SubIDs you may have added to your Campaign.

When you have finished, click “Create” to create your Campaign. You will see it appear in the list on the bottom of the wizard with all of the information you had just entered.

Offers

This section gives you details about your currently selected offer.

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Items displayed here include:

  • Offer Description
  • Commission
  • Languages
  • Category
  • Authorized Marketing Types
  • Authorized Countries

You can also change your linkcode style and directly grab your linkcode on this page. Use the "Back to Offers" link to go to the list of all offers. For more information, visit our Linkcode wiki.

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