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Welcome to the February Publisher Newsletter! If you weren't at LinkShare Symposium West 2009, be sure to catch the action in our Event Wrap Up. Do you want to be able to link directly to a product page on an Advertiser's site? Be sure to read our LinkBuilder Review for instructions on how to do this. Did you know that LinkShare hosts live, web-based seminars on a weekly basis? Check out Publisher Training: Web Seminars for more details. Please see the Advertiser Spotlight for some interesting Advertisers that you may want to begin promoting.
LinkShare Symposium West 2009
Event Wrap Up
The E-commerce revolution was in high gear when over 325 managers and executives from the world's leading and emerging e-commerce companies attended LinkShare Symposium West 2009 at the iconic Palace Hotel in San Francisco. A combination of networking and learning, LinkShare Symposium West enabled advertisers and publishers to discover new revenue opportunities, strengthen current partnerships, and obtain key insights into online consumer behavior in today's challenging economy.
A welcome reception kicked things off on Wednesday evening in the Garden Court of the historic Palace Hotel. Attendees arrived early and stayed late as they enjoyed hors d'oeuvres, delicious food and the open bar. It was the perfect start and venue to help Advertisers and Publishers kick-start their networking activities.
Thursday morning's events began with opening remarks from Yaz Iida, Co-President of LinkShare. Yaz announced how Advertisers and Publishers new to LinkShare Symposium - or "Golden Newbies" - could be identified by blinking lights on their badges. This novel approach to networking helped Advertisers and Publishers seek out new partnerships as they filled their schedules with impromptu meetings throughout the day.
Find out more about LinkShare Symposium West 2009 at our events page.
LinkBuilder Review
Have you ever wanted to link directly to the page on which your customer may purchase a specific product? In March we will release a new feature in the Publisher Dashboard that will allow you to create "deep links" to any page on an Advertiser's website. But wait! For Advertisers with LinkBuilder, you can already do this. In essence, this new product (to be released in March) will be a simplified version of LinkBuilder. In preparation for the March release, this month we are providing a review of LinkBuilder. Tune in next month for details regarding how to use the new product.
How to Use LinkBuilder:
- Click Links > Get Links from the Publisher Dashboard and select an advertiser-partner who offers LinkBuilder links. Click LinkBuilder in the Links section at left.
- Find the image or text that you must click on to arrive at the desired product page on the advertiser's Web site.
- Copy the URL of this image or text by moving your cursor over it and right-clicking your mouse (or holding your mouse button down if you are a Mac user). You will see a scroll box. Select "Copy Link Location" (Netscape) or "Copy Shortcut" (Internet Explorer). Type Ctrl-V to paste this URL in the field under "Step Two."
- Decide if you would like to link to this page through a text link or a graphic:
If you would like a graphic link:
- Move your cursor over the desired image and right-click your mouse. You will see a scroll box.
- Select "Copy Image Location" if using Netscape. To copy the Image URL in Internet Explorer, select "Properties," then highlight and copy the "Address (URL)" from the pop-up window.
- Type Ctrl-V to paste this URL in the first field in "Step Three."
If you would like a text link:
- In the second field in "Step Three," type in the desired text.
- Click "Generate Code." We will generate the code for your chosen product. Copy this code and paste it into your site. Please allow up to an hour for the new link to be updated into our database. Until it gets updated, the link will redirect to the advertiser homepage instead of the product page.
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Publishers in the LinkShare Network. Read this article in the LinkShare Publisher Help Center for more information. |
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This information is from the LinkShare Publisher Help Center. For more on this and other topics, click here.
* When a linksynergy link is created, it needs to get populated onto our Click Databases. It can take up to thirty minutes for a linksynergy link to properly work once it has been created. The exceptions to this rule are Automated Link Generator and Multi-LinkBuilder links, which are created immediately.
Publisher Training: Web Seminars
LinkShare offers web-based training courses on beginner-level topics. The best part? These seminars are free. In addition to listening to the presentation, you will be able to submit your questions and receive answers straight from the experts. We rotate through the following five topics:
- Publisher Training Seminar 101- User Interface: Overview
- Publisher Training Seminar 102- User Interface: My Account
- Publisher Training Seminar 103- Joining Programs
- Publisher Training Seminar 104- Creating Links
- Publisher Training Seminar 105- Beginner Reports
We host these seminars on a weekly basis, usually on Fridays at 1:00pm EST. The schedule is posted on the LinkShare .EDU resource center. Click here for more information.
On this same page, you will find links to the registration pages, as well as links to previously recorded seminars. If you have any questions, please contact us at webseminars@linkshare.com. We hope that you will have the chance to register soon!
Publisher Promotions
Advertiser Spotlights
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