Keeping Tabs on your Easy Content Units

datePosted on 13:43, August 24th, 2009 by Jason
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With all the units that are being created it can seem like a bit of a nightmare to keep track of them all; well fear not we have built in some handy tools which we’ll take a look at in this post.

Where oh where is my Unit?

We have provided a field on the unit admin tab for you to put in the URL to where your unit is published.  This will help you trace down where the code is on your website, in case you need to find it in the future.  Obviously the unit title often won’t tell you where it’s placed, just what it’s about, so we think this is pretty nifty.

Click… what click?

Our stats are pretty rudimentary at the moment, and to be honest, there’s not too much we can add apart from more impression/click stats.  These will be great, but you really judge the success of a unit on the revenue generated (not necessarily the number of clicks).  As we don’t have access to your accounts at the networks, this is left a little up to you, however we have made it a little easier by adding a reference which we append to most network deeplinks.

We call it ‘tracking ID’ and this can be found on the admin tab on the styling page.  This value shows up in the various networks which support this feature.  For Affiliate Window it’s known as ‘Clickref’, Tradedoubler call it ‘EPI’, CJ it’s ‘SID’  and Buyat have it as ‘LID’.  Check out the network reporting area for this term and you will be able to break down the clicks/sales by unit, based on this value.

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Different sites? – Different Groups

On the ‘My Units’ page we have added a grouping feature, in which you can file your units away in groups.  Just tick the box and click on the button which will add the unit to an existing group, or type in a new name to start a new group.  Great feature for organising your units by site etc.  You will notice the groups follow through to the Stats page to make it easier to select the units to report on.

Oh heck I forgot to change the promotional message?

Worry no more, we have added a reminder feature into your unit admin tab.  If you add date sensitive information to a unit, or need to change promotional information, you can set up a reminder for the unit.  You will receive an email reminder, and an area on the front page will alert you to the need to look at the unit.

The reminder service is great when using voucher code information (or other promotional message) in the product title.  Remember any changes you make to your unit are instantly updated in the units on your site, so no need to update the code on your webpages.

If you have any other ideas for features that will make your life simpler, please let us know on a support ticket or by message below:

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