Navigating your affiliate network: Webgains

Program Description

  1. Login to your Webgains account

  2. On the bottom left side of the page, select “Settings” then click on “Program Settings”

  3. Under “Overview”, fill in the section “Program description” 

  4. Click on “Save” when completed

Keywords

  1. On the bottom left side of the page, select “Settings” then click on “Program Settings”

  2. Under “Overview”, fill in the section “Program keywords” 

  3. Click on “Save” when completed

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

  1. On the left side of the page, select “Ads” and click on “Ads Manager”

  2. Click on “+Create An Ad”

  3. Under “Type”, select “Text” 

  4. Fill in “Name”, “Content”, “Destination for clicks”

    1. Click on “Expiry date” if text link has an end date

  5. Click on “Save” when completed

Coupon Links

*Note: Coupon links do not need to be actual “coupons” ; they can be evergreen offers like “Free shipping on orders over $50” or “10% off your first order”. You can even set up coupons links to highlight your best sellers!

  1. On the left side of the page, select “Ads” and click on “Voucher Code Manager”

  2. Click on “+Add Voucher Code” 

  3. Fill in “Voucher code”, “Description”, 

    1. Input “Voucher discount” and/or “Landing page URL” if applicable

    2. Click on “Expiry date” under “Period” if coupon/deal has an end date

    3. Specify if coupon will be for all affiliates or specific affiliate under “Offer to”

    4. Specify if coupon will have different commission rate from baseline under “Commission for publishers” 

  4. Under “Status” drop-down menu, select “Live”

  5. Click on “Create” when completed

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/

  1. On the left side of the page, select “Ads” and click on “Ads Manager”

  2. Click on “+Create An Ad”

  3. Under “Type”, select “Graphic” 

  4. Fill in “Name” and “Destination for clicks”

  5. Upload image/banner under “Upload picture” section

  6. Click on “Save” when completed

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

  1. On the left side of the page, select “Product Feed”

  2. Click on “+ Create Feed”

  3. Fill in “Feed name”, “Program”, “Protocol”, “Source URL”, 

    1. Input “Username” and “Password” if applicable

  4. Fill in “Schedule”, “Time”, and “Format”

  5. Click on “Save” when completed.

Adjusting Commission Rates

  1. Select “Tools” on the left-hand side of the dashboard.

  2. Select “Commission Management”.

  3. Click “+ Add Commission” underneath “New Customers (cpa)” or equivalent.

  4. Input updated commission information in pop-up window.

  5. Click Save.

  6. Click on the Profile button to the left of the Trash icon.

  7. Add any affiliates to this commission structures by searching.

  8. Save any updated commission changes.