Last night we released a few enhancements to our Product that we wanted to share with you.
Coupon Web Service
The LinkShare Coupon Web Service is a new API for you to access coupon and promotional links from your Advertisers, without logging in to the Publisher Dashboard! These coupon and promotional links are compelling to consumers and therefore more likely to convert. We are also taking additional steps to guarantee that the coupons, promotions, and offers in the service are in fact quality consumer offers.
An important note is that Publishers must be approved before using the LinkShare Coupon Web Service. You can apply in the Publisher Dashboard and learn more in the Help Center. In the first phase we’ll offer text links only, but will be adding banners in the future.
Our Coupon API guidelines provide the details on which parameters to use. You’ll include your token in every request, for authentication purposes. Your token can always be found on the Web Service page in the Dashboard.
The advantage of using the LinkShare Coupon Web Service is simple – to expedite the process of getting creative that converts.
Offer Preview/Accept Tool
Starting October 21, you will be able to view and opt into upcoming Advertiser offers in the Publisher Dashboard. No more waiting until an offer is live to opt in. Now you can plan ahead, and know the offer will go live automatically the moment it is supposed to. This is another improvement to our system designed to make it easier than ever – just in time for the holiday season.
How does it work? On the Advertiser Details page (Program Details) and the Private Offers page in Programs, there is a new tab with “Upcoming Offers” on it. This section will contain offers that are not yet active. You’ll be able to opt-in to these offers before they start. Once the offer begins you’ll be commissioned at the level specified by the offer. Once the special or private offer expires, you’ll fall back into a previous private offer if the end date has yet to expire. If the end date has expired, you’ll be joined to the baseline offer.
This is a feature I know many publishers have been looking forward to, and I’m glad we could deliver it in a timely fashion.
Ian Rosenwach, Product Manager
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[...] LinkShare has announced some new enhancements to their system: a new coupon API and offer preview/accept tool. [...]
[...] LinkShare has announced some new enhancements to their system: a new coupon API and offer preview/accept tool. [...]
I can not figure this thing out - so for some it may be great but for those that have not dabbled in experienced computer codes…you may have an issue
THANK YOU for getting this running. I’ve heard from several merchants that they are excited about this and plan to utilize it.