Archive for ‘April, 2009’
Posted on 14:35, April 29th, 2009 by R.O.EYE have created a new content unit for their client MicroWarehouse. They will regularly update this unit with the top selling products on the MicroWarehouse site.
You will need to be accepted onto the MicroWarehouse Affiliate Program which can be found on Affiliate Window.
To get this managed content unit on your site please follow the instructions below:
The Code:
To add this to your site:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code above
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
The resulting MicroWarehouse Managed Unit:
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Daniel at R.O.EYE (daniel@ro-eye.co.uk) direct, any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
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R.O.EYE have created a new managed unit for their client Mankind. They will be updating it regularly with Mankind’s best selling products for you, so that you don’t have to. You will need to be accepted onto the Mankind Affiliate Program which can be found on Affiliate Window.
To get this managed content unit on your site please follow the instructions below:
The Code:
To add this to your site:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code above
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
The resulting Mankind Managed Unit:
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Daniel at R.O.EYE (daniel@ro-eye.co.uk) direct, any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
Discount code and voucher code sites have started using Easy Content Units to good effect. Used to supplement their pages with a showcase of products which their users could use the discount code on ECU has increased clicks through to the merchant’s site. Even when placed below the fold.
The most popular type of unit for voucher sites is the random content units, although not the most effective, they do provide a selection of products which are always available for their visitors to see. More effective however are the managed units which are regularly updated by the merchants themselves with their best sellers. Featuring the best sellers has an obvious advantage in click throughs, however for the site owners, can prove a logistical nightmare, whilst for the merchant it only takes a couple of minutes.
Either of these two types of units are great for sites with many pages, as they are true put up and forget solutions. Once published, there’s no need to go back and edit the units (unless you want to of course). We do have an example or two to share with you on our Showcase page, where you can see how other affiliates are using Easy Content Units on their sites by way of real life examples.
If you need any help at all with either getting started with ECU, creating a unit, or maybe you are a merchant who would like to set up a managed unit to be used by discount code sites and others, please get in touch or send in a support ticket.
Tags: ExamplesA little while ago, Pine Solutions created a managed unit for their Best Selling products across the site. Eager to provide affiliates with lots of ways to promote their products, Pine Solutions have now added to the range of managed Easy Content Units that you can use. All of these content units are updated regularly by the merchant themselves so that you can add the ECU to your site and relax in the knowledge that they will always display the latest information.
To add any of these to your sites follow the instructions below:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code from the boxes below
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
Top Selling Wardrobes at Pine Solutions:
Number of Products = 6; ECU width = 400; showing the best selling wardrobes, updated regularly.
The Code:
Resulting unit:
Top Selling Dining Furniture at Pinesolutions:
Number of Products = 7; ECU width = 400; updated regularly with the best selling dining furniture
The Code:
The Resulting Unit:
Top Selling Bedroom Furniture at Pinesolutions:
Number of products = 6; ECU Width = 400; regularly updated with the best selling Bedroom Furniture
The Code:
The Resulting Unit:
Hot Product
Number of Products = 1; ECU width = 100; featuring the best selling product on the site – updated regularly by the merchant
The Code:
The Resulting Unit:
Pine Solutions has their affiliate program on Affiliate Window.
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Chris Wiseman – chris [at] pinesolutions.co.uk ot telephone: 01603 697628
Any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
As we have been adding new functions and features to allow for total control over the style and appearance of your Easy Content Units, the interface had become too cluttered. We have now addressed this and have rolled out this new interface to your admin areas.
Once you have selected your products for your content unit, you will click on Customise and be taken to the page as captured below:
Customise your unit page
You will immediately notice the tab topped box which has replaced the long list of tick boxes and options. The first of these tabs is ‘Unit Admin’ where you can specify the various elements to ease in the admin of your units. The Unit Name you already assigned can be changed here, the Tracking ID is the reference for this unit you would like to show up in the network reports. The optional URL field is where you can put the url of the page that will display this content unit. It will help in the future administration of the unit by making it easier to find.
Next up is the ‘order by’ for the products in the unit – by price, name, merchant or random. Plus you can now choose whether the links to the merchant’s site open in the same window or a new window.
Pagination – if you require pagination, then click on this for options
Templates – if you have saved a template you can load it from here, or indeed save the current settings for use in future content units
The next tab is Unit Size:
Customise Unit Size
This tab has all the size related options for your unit. You can choose the number of rows and columns your unit should have and the width of the content unit (in pixels). The Product Layout link will open up options as to whether you’d like horizontal or vertical layout on this content unit.
The ‘Contents’ tab has all the options as to what will appear in the content unit:
What will show in your units?
By ticking the boxes, you can add/remove various aspects of the product and merchant from the content unit. By clicking on the save/preview button, you can see the effect of any changes you make. Once you’re happy you can move onto the final tab – Advanced Styling:
Make the unit your own with these styling options
The Title Options relates to the title area of the unit, you can use it to include a message with your unit whether it’s a discount code/free delivery offer or a title to let your users know what it’s about. The next few options relate to the way the bits in the content look – clicking on Product Title (name of the product), Price, Description and Image all open the options you have to change the way they look. The last few options are about the different colours you can apply to the items in the unit.
Remember you can go back to any of the tabs as you wish and click on Save/Preview button will show you how the content unit will look on your site. When you’re happy with the content unit, you can take the code from the bottom box and paste it on to your web page. Once the code is there, you won’t need to alter it, any further changes you make on this page will automatically update the content unit on your page.
We hope you like the new changes, as always if you could let us know by leaving a comment here or by sending in a support ticket we’d be very grateful.
We have been so busy adding features and dealing with requests that we have noticed the admin area becoming a bit cluttered and somewhat confusing. So we’ve had a little tidy, I hope you like it.
Quick Link Bar:
ECU Quick Link Bar
The quick links in the bar at the top of the page takes you to some of the more popular pages on Easy Content Units. We use the status page to let you know about any issues we have found with merchants/feeds/ECU, please check in there to see if we already know about an issue before putting in a support ticket.
Keith’s Wordpress plugin has been found to be really useful for new affiliates and for use with some versions/themes which haven’t displayed the content units properly.
Our new Managed Units section is where you’ll find a list of content units which are managed by the merchants themselves, regularly updated with best sellers, new products, discount codes and more. If you want Easy Content Units to be even easier, then use these units.
Support, we have been highly praised for our levels of support with tickets being answered very quickly and suggestions and problems being dealt with just as speedily. If you need anything, or have a suggestion for us, please send in a support ticket.
Create a Unit:
Create new ECU
We have made this a little more simpler, with the addition of the Random Content Units, it was a bit tricky for new comers to create the right unit, hopefully this has addressed this. Pop a name in the box for your new unit, and select whether you want a Search (search for the right products for your unit) or Random (let the system find some products from a merchant for you), hit continue and start to build your unit.
Support Tickets:
ECU Support
If you have any open or recently closed tickets you will see them appear on the home page now, so that you can find them easier.
More Changes to Come:
We have a number of other changes to your admin area to come, keep an eye out on this section, or via Twitter. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please let us know via a support ticket.
Existem AM have created the following content unit for you to use on your sites. They will be updating it regularly with the best selling products from the client Raw Garden. Raw Garden have an affiliate program with Webgains, please make sure you are accepted onto the program before you use this content unit.
As well as the best selling products at Raw Garden, Existem AM will also include a discount code where available along with it’s expiry date, which will help to prevent your visitor searching for their own, and you losing commission.
To get this managed content unit on your site please follow the instructions below:
The Code:
To add this to your site:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code above
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
The resulting content unit:
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Existem-AM direct, any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
Tags: Existem-AMThe good folks over at Prezzybox have created a ‘Best Sellers’ content unit for you to display on your sites. They will keep it updated with the ‘Best Sellers’ from their website, so you don’t have to. Just follow the instructions below on how to get the unit on your site, and then forget about as it will be updated for you automatically.
Prezzybox runs two affiliate programs, one at Affiliate Window, the other at Paid on Results, simply choose the code depending on which network you want to promote Prezzybox on:
The Code:
Affiliate Window:
The Code:
Paid on Results:
To add this to your site:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code above
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
The resulting content unit:
Content Unit Size: Fixed 400 wide. Depth will vary depending on number of products.
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Nicola Jarvis: 01827 839914. nicola@prezzybox.com
Any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
Pine Solutions have created a managed Easy Content Unit to display their top sellers for the week. The unit will be regularly updated each week with the top selling furniture from www.pinesolutions.co.uk. So if you have a page about this merchant, put on this ECU to showcase their products, in the safe knowledge it’s being kept up to date for you. Pine Solutions has their affiliate program on Affiliate Window.
The Code:
To add this to your site:
1. Go to My Details section and get your Easy Content Units ID
2. Grab the code above
3. Replace ECUID with your Easy Content Units ID
4. Place the code on your website
The resulting content unit:
Content Unit Size: Fixed 400 wide. Depth will vary depending on number of products.
If you have any questions about the content of this unit please contact Chris Wiseman – chris [at] pinesolutions.co.uk ot telephone: 01603 697628
Any questions about Easy Content Units, please send in a support ticket.
Over the weekend I have had 3 different affiliates who have asked for the ability to duplicate content units within their account. Well we like to give you what you want from your tool, so here you go:
If you log into your account, and go to ‘My Units’ page, you can now tick the box. At the bottom of the page there’s a ‘Duplicate Selected Unit’ button, click on that one and a duplicate is created in the same group as your original one.
Simply click on ‘Edit’ button, change the name and add any changes to the styling, pop the code on your site and that’s it.
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