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September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
vSuper Affiliate Publishing with WordPress, Part II
Affiliate Summit West 2014 – Las Vegas - January 2014
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Topics I’ll Cover:
• Product Feed Integration
• Speed Optimization• Link Tracking• Analytics &
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Product Feed Integration
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 2: Build an editorialized, content-heavy store
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 1: Republish bulk listings
www.datafeedr.com
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 2: Build an editorialized, content-heavy store
Uniq
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September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 2: Build an editorialized, content-heavy store
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Option 2: Build an editorialized, content-heavy store
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
• Choice of shopping cart or product showcase experience
• Blogs, reviews, editorial sections, forums, etc
• Most popular e-commerce WP plugin
• Supports some bulk-upload from CSV + XML via 3rd party add-ons ($$)
Using WooCommerce For Affiliate Sites
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Speed Optimization
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C.R.E.A.M
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CacheRulesEverythingAroundMe
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Speed Optimization
Caching Plugin
Arguably the single biggest speed optimization you can make on non-managed WP hosts
Search “W3 Total Cache” in WP Repository
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Other options:
• Test your host (webpagetest.org)
• Content Delivery Network
• Install fewer plugins
See also http://bit.ly/asw13optwp
Speed Optimization
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Link Tracking
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Link Tracking
Affiliate Link Cloaking + Statistics
• http://affiliatenetwork/dietdvd/track/3357384189 tohttp://yourdomain.com/dietdvd
• Compare your statistics with the affiliate network’s own reporting
• Pretty Links Lite (free) or ThirstyAffiliate + Stats ($)
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Analytics & Link Tracking
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Analytics
September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
Analytics
Google Analytics:
• Check if your theme has GA tracking support built in= one less plugin ;)
• Add tracking snippet manually into HTML
• New(ish) Google Analytics Asynchronous Tracking Code can go in <head> just fine
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September 2013 Presented By: Ben Metcalfe
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