Affiliate marketing Template Help and Support...
This help centre is for those using our Affiliate templates...those
using our Theme Weaver templates please go to our main
help centre...
We are always available to our clients for template support. This does
not mean unfortunately we can teach you FrontPage if you don't already know
how to use it. We can say that the learning curve for FrontPage is relatively
low, and most people catch on very quickly.
This section has been set up with the specific needs of Affiliate Marketing
students in mind and covers the basics of using one of our templates for your
affiliate marketing project. We also have a large help Center at our main
site that you can find some valuable FrontPage information should you run
into problems.
Please Note: While our templates can easily be converted
to be used in any HTML Editor, FrontPage is our editor of choice and we can
only support sites developed in FrontPage. We will do our best to help
you out where we can if you use another editor, but FrontPage is our area
of expertise and we do not specialize in other editors. We recommend that
if you will be using another editor you have some basic knowledge of the program
before you start.
Ordering and downloading your template
Placing your order with PayPal
- When you click on the PayPal buy link a new window will open to PayPal
secure server. Listed on the page will be the Payment Details.
- If you are a past PayPal user you will probably see your email address
already in the PayPal Login area.
- If you are a new user, you will need to follow the 2 minute sign up process
to continue with the process.
- You will then be taken through the process of finishing up your payment.
- On the last page of the process you must click the "Continue" button
to be taken to your download information.
- If you run into problems just give us a call.
Downloading your template
- If you clicked the "Continue" button on the last page of the PayPal process
you should receive an email with the download page for your product.
- Click on the link.
- Now just click the download link and save the file to your computer.
- If you have problems, just shout.
- In some cases we must process an order by hand, so you may experience
a short delay from purchase to download, but no more then 24 hours. If you
have not received an email from us in that time please call.
Installing your template
Because of changes to the FrontPage 2003 installation files, as of May
2003 we will no longer be using the "FrontPage Installation" programming.
We have instead decided to use a simple extract to place the files on your
computer. Once you have downloaded the files, do the following:
Unzip your File
- Click on the zip file you downloaded. This will begin the WinZip Process.
We recommend you use WinZip in Classic mode for more control.
- When the first window opens in WinZip you should see a bunch of random
files...this is good...
- Click on the "Extract" icon...a new window will open
- We are going to extract the files to your desktop...click on the "desktop"
Icon to the left
- Then go up to the Extract to field near the top...you should see something
like c://administrator/desktop...depending on your computer configuration.
- At the end of desktop insert a forward slash "/" and then type in a name
that you want to call the folder...something like my web template...
- Near the bottom of the window check "Use Folder Names"
- Now click the Extract Button
- You can close out of WinZip and go to your Desktop...you should see your
new folder.
Make a working copy
- Open the folder you created on your desktop...inside are 3 folder...a
FrontPage version of the template, an HTML version, and a folder containing
your header graphics.
- Select the Version you are going to use and copy and paste it to your
My Documents-My Webs or My Web Sites folder...
- Do the same with your headers...these can be copied and pasted directly
into the images folder of your new web.
Opening the file in FrontPage
- Open FrontPage.
- Click File> Open Web
- Browse to your My Webs folder and click on the folder you created in
the last step.
- Click Open.
- You are now ready to begin working on your web.
BACKUP your originals...
Editing a Graphic with Paint Shop Pro 8 or 9
This tutorials explains how you can add text to any blank button or graphic
image using our favorite Imaging Program - Paint Shop Pro 8 or 9.
While the tutorial is based on changing the "Your Name Here" image or logo...you
can use the same principals to add text to any image...
Click here to download the PDF format Instruction Sheet
Copy and paste your content (do's & don'ts)
Though somewhere in the James Martell Handbook it says to compile your
content in Microsoft Word and then paste it into your template...please disregard
this...in fact pretend like you never read it. Not doing so will cause you
all kinds of headaches...
Type you content directly into FrontPage at all times...if you must compile
your content outside of FrontPage use NotePad to do so. If you are having
your articles authored by someone else, copy the content into Notepad or WordPad
before you paste it into FrontPage to remove any nasty formatting.
Creating New Pages
Using the Save As function to create a new page
The fastest way to create pages on the fly is to use the Save As function
in FrontPage. This technique is especially good for templates that have more
that one layout page.
- Open a page in your web with a layout that will suit what you need the
page for.
- Click File > Save As.
- In the dialogue box at the Page Title area click the Change Button. And
Change the Name to Suit.
- In the File name box type in the new file name with no spaces and be
sure to leave the .htm intact.
- Now click save.
- Your new page will appear in the folder list.
FP2003 Using The "From Existing Page"
- Click File > New
- A panel will open to the right.
- Under the New page heading, choose From existing page...
- A dialogue window will open.
- browse to the page you want to use as a template and click on it.
- Now click save, and name the page and file name, keeping the .htm extension
intact.
- Your new page will appear in the folder list.
Basic edits
The bookmark js code
- double click on the bookmark.js file or right click on it and open with
NotePad.
- change the following 2 variables to suit your site:
bookmarkurl="http://your-site.com"
bookmarktitle="Your Site Name"
the variables will appear something like those above when you open the
page...
Using the Include Pages
- We have included several include pages with this template.
- The instructions for editing the information on them is the same for
all.
- Open the include folder and choose the include you wish to change. For
example: Open the ad-box.htm page and add your google adsence code. Save
the page, and then go to one of your pages. You should see the google adsence
included on all your pages.
What to do on the other include pages...
bookmark-this-site.htm - this is where the bookmark code is found, you
don't need to do anything to this page.
footer.htm - change your copyright information here.
header.htm - change your logo on this page. You will need some sort of
graphics program to edit the blank image included with the template. We recommend
Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8 or 9, and have a tutorial at out main help centre.
menu.htm - this is where you place your main navigation links, these links
are most commonly found on the left column of the page.
menu2.htm - this is where you place your second navigation links, these
links are most commonly found at the bottom of the page.
resources.htm - this is where you will find your site resource information.
It is also where the pop up configuration is for your pop up pages. You can
change the wording, but be careful of the links as they may contain specific
code.
static-ads.htm - if you wish to add some additional content to several
pages, you can use this include. To add it to a page, place your curser where
you want it, and click Insert>Include Page. You can then browse to the page
found in your include folder.*2003 users click Insert>Web Component and then
choose Include Content>Page, now browse to the page.
site-design.htm - this page should be left alone...you may choose to remove
the hyperlink...but the text must remain as part of the license agreement.
Contact for more information
Deleting an include from a page...
If you do not wish to use an include on one of your pages, just place your
curser on the section you don't want to have, click once, and then right click
and then click your Delete key once.
Moving an include to another part of the page...
If you want to place an include section in another location on the page
you just need to click on it once then right click and choose Cut...now place
your curser where you want the section to appear and right click again and
then choose paste...don't forget to save the page.
Inserting Advertisers Links
Some People have been having trouble with inserting the advertisers links
they get from Commission Junction. So I thought a quick note about this was
in order. Instructions for FrontPage 2002-2003
When you receive your link from commission junction it will look something
like this:
<a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1517239-5527324" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.indextools.com/?ref=cj';return
true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">IndexTools.com</a><img
src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1517239-5527324" width="1" height="1" border="0">
Most people have been using the HTML Markup box to insert the link...this
is causing problems...Doing it this way will add a webbot to the link and
then hide it in Design or Normal view...
So here is what you want to do to insert it...
- Copy the code from Commission Junction.
- Place your curser where you want the link to appear on your page.
- Right click and choose Paste
- You are going to see something like this:
- Near the bottom of the code you will see a little icon (see the red square
above).
- Click on it and choose "Treat as HTML Tags"
- That is it...you link is done.
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