Getting Started Admin
This admin will guide you through the most important areas of Offerit, allowing you to set up and start promoting offers as quickly and easily as possible. You can find this admin from the options in the top right of every Offerit Admin page:
You will be brought to the admin, initially at the 'checklist' tab.
Contents
Getting Started Checklist
The Checklist will let you know what steps you have completed or have yet to complete in setting up your Affiliate Network.
Steps are labeled as follows:
- Complete - Steps or settings that have already been finished or updated.
- Incomplete - Items that are required for affiliates to start promoting your offers or settings we strongly recommend you change.
- Optional - Do not have to be changed or edited, but you may want to consider doing so before going live with Offerit.
Progress is monitored with percents throughout the checklist. Use the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the checklist when you have made new changes. When you have completely finished, clicking the "Complete Getting Started" button will leave the checklist and remove the Getting Started link from the top of the page.
Branding
- Header Logo Added - This is the logo that will appear in the header of your affiliate view. This replaces the "Your logo here" on the affiliate side of Offerit. When you click the edit (
) icon, you will be brought to the Edit CSS Colors page. The field to add a new logo is near the bottom of the table. - Offerit Nice Name - A short name for your Offerit installation, used in internal emails and displayed on the affiliate side. Fill in the name in the field in the actions column.
- Offerit Project Name - A short name of your Offerit installation, used in internal templates. Fill in the name in the field in the actions column.
- CSS Colors Modified - The CSS color settings that are used on the affiliate side. For more information on changing colors, visit the Edit CSS Colors wiki.
Offers
- Offer Created - This indicates whether an offer has been successfully created. When you click the edit () icon, you will be brought to the Add a New Offer page.
- Tracking Domain Configured - This indicates whether a custom tracking domain has been configured. When you click the edit () icon, you will be brought to the Tracking Domains page.
Emails
- Default From Email Address - The default From address used in emails. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
- Default From Address Nice Name - The default From address nice name used for emails. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
- Default Reply Email Address - The default reply address used for emails. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
- Default Reply Address Nice Name - The default reply address nice name used for emails. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
- Owner Email Address - A comma-separated list of email addresses for emails sent to the Network Owner(s). Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
- Default BCC To Address - The default BCC To address used for emails. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address.
Affiliates and Advertisers
- Automatic Advertiser Approval - Check the box in the actions column to allow new Advertisers that sign up to be automatically approved. If left unchecked, you will have to review and manually approve new advertisers that sign up.
- Closed Affiliate Signup - Require new affiliates to fill in a password (set here) in order to sign up. If not set (set to 0), signing up will not require a password.
- Affiliate Manual Activation - Check the box in the actions column to require affiliate accounts to be manually activated before they may log in.
- Affiliate Signup Verification - Check the box in the actions column to require affiliates to verify their signup by clicking a verification link via email.
Security
- Admin IPs - A comma-separated list of the only IP addresses allowed to access the Admin side of Offerit. Simply fill in the field in the actions column with the desired address(es).
Payments
- Minimum Payouts Configured - This indicates whether the default minimum payouts have been configured. Also on this page, you will want to set up your Payvia Types, or ways you wish to pay your affiliates. The options you configure will be available on the Affiliate Signup page, and available for your affiliates to swap between on their Account Settings page.
- Payment Period(s) Configured - This indicates if you have customized your affiliate Payout Periods, or how often an affiliate is paid out.
Progress is monitored with percents throughout the checklist. Use the "Save Changes" button at the bottom of the checklist when you have made new changes. When you have completely finished, clicking the "Complete Getting Started" button will leave the checklist and remove the Getting Started link from the top of the page.
