Navigating your affiliate network: Impact
Program Description
Login to your Impact account
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
On the right side of the page, under “Program”, click on “Marketplace Profile”
Here is where you can update your program description in relation to your affiliate marketing program.
Keywords
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
On the right side of the page, under “Program”, click on “Marketplace Profile”
Scroll down to “Search Keywords” and update your keywords here.
Text links
*A good rule of thumb is to have a text link for each of the following (or more): your homepage, shop all, best sellers, and links to any coupons you’ve set up
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
After the login page, select “Content” then click on “Ads”
In the top right corner, select “Create Ad” then click on “Text Link”
Enter information into the “Name”, “Link Text”, “Description”, and “Landing Page”
If applicable, use the drop-down menu “Deal” to select whatever promotion is added
If the promotion has not been created yet, click on “Add new deal” to add
If no promotion necessary, leave blank
Click on “Save” at the bottom when finished
Coupon Links
*Make sure banners include branding elements and a call to action. Keep in mind affiliates use these images as their promotional materials without modification so they must be effective ads in and of themselves, not requiring additional design elements or text by the affiliate.
See examples of well-crafted banners here: https://instapage.com/blog/banner-ads/
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
After the login page, select “Content” then click on “Ads”
In the top right corner, select “Create Ad” then click on “Coupon”
Enter information into the “Name”, “Description”, and “Landing Page”
If applicable, use the drop-down menu “Deal” to select whatever promotion is added
If the promotion has not been created yet, click on “Add new deal” to add
If no promotion necessary, leave blank
Click on “Save” at the bottom when finished
Banners/Images
*Make sure banners include branding elements and a call to action. Keep in mind affiliates use these images as their promotional materials without modification so they must be effective ads in and of themselves, not requiring additional design elements or text by the affiliate.
See examples of well-crafted banners here: https://instapage.com/blog/banner-ads/
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
After the login page, select “Content” then click on “Ads”
In the top right corner, select “Create Ad” then click on “Image”
Enter information into the “Name”, “Description”, and “Landing Page”
Select “Choose File” and upload the respective image
Product Feed
*A product feed is a CSV file of your inventory that gets uploaded to your network so affiliates can have a live view of what’s in stock and what they can promote
After logging into the account, click on the three dots in the bottom left corner of the screen, select “Settings”
After the login page, select “Products” then click on “Product Catalogs”
From here, select “Create”
Input a name in the “Product Catalog Name” blank
On this page, you can upload your product feed in a number of different manners
Direct Upload (less than 1GB)
Impact FTP Server
Pull From URL
Integrated Shopping Cart Import
When finished, click “Create” at the bottom to upload
Adjusting Commission Rates
From the home page, click on the Partners dropdown menu
Click on Partners
From this list, search for the affiliate whose commission rate you want to adjust
Click on the arrow under the Actions column
Navigate to “Contract” => “Switch to new contract”
Configure the new terms of the affiliate’s contract in terms of commission rate here
Adjust the per sale commission rate to your desired individual rate
Be sure to click “next” to save your changes before refreshing or leaving the page!
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