An overview can be found in Site Overview.
Site maintenance has only one screen field as required entry: Site URL. The title of the screen will change depending on whether you are adding a new site or changing an existing site.
Ad Maintenance Procedure
- Enter the Site URL - This is a required entry. The format of the URL must be correct. The accept or check-mark button to the right of your entry allows you to verify the URL works by opening up the landing page in a separate browser window.
- Enter the Site Description - This is an optional entry. It will default to the "host-name" portion of the Site URL previously entered. All alpha-number characters are allowed.
- Enter the Site Sub-market(s) - This is an optional entry. The button to the right of your entry will pop up a window allowing you to select from a pre-defined list of sub-markets. From this pop up window, multiple sub-markets can be selected. (See image below)
- Enter the Site Contact Email Address - This is an optional entry. All alpha-number characters are allowed.
- Enter the Site User name - This is an optional entry. If the site you are posting your online internet adverting to requires a user name, you can store it here. All alpha-number characters are allowed.
- Enter the Site Password - This is an optional entry. If the site you are posting your online internet adverting to requires a password, you can store it here. All alpha-number characters are allowed.
- Enter the Site Ad Display URL - This is an optional entry. This is the display URL on the site where your online internet ad has been posted and displayed. The accept or check-mark button to the right of your entry allows you to verify the URL works by opening up the landing page in a separate browser window.
- Enter any Notes - This is an optional entry. Any user notes can be entered here. All alpha-number characters are allowed.
- Click on the Accept button to save any changes. Click on the Cancel button to close without saving changes.
Ad/Site Tracking Procedure
- Enable or Disable the Site Active check box - This is an optional entry.
- Enter the Site Followup Date - This is an optional entry. This will allow the site to display in the advertising activities To-Do listing analysis.
- Enter the Site Ad Destination Landing Page URL - This is an optional entry. This should appear exactly as you want sales prospects to view it. The accept or check-mark button to the right of your entry allows you to verify the URL works by opening up the landing page in a separate browser window.
- Enter the Site Ad Tracking URL - This is an optional entry. This should appear exactly as you want sales prospects to view it. The accept or check-mark button to the right of your entry allows you to verify the URL works by opening up the landing page in a separate browser window.
If you have activated the optional integrated tracking option then the Initialize button to the right will create this URL for you.
- Click on the Accept button to save any changes. Click on the Cancel button to close without saving changes.
Ad Quick Entry Buttons and Pop up Window Procedure
- Title button - Copies the ad's Title text to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- Comp button - Copies the ad's Compensation text to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- Ad button - Copies the ad's Ad message text to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- URL button - Copies the ad's tracking URL address to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- URL (no HTTP) button - Copies the ad's tracking URL address (without the http:// prefix) to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- Email button - Copies the ad's contact email address to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- Images button - Copies one of the four different ad's image URL's to your computer's clipboard so that you can paste it directly into an online internet website submission.
- Keep on Top button - If you have disconnected these quick entry buttons into a separate window then this option will force the quick entry window to stay on top of other windows. This can be helpful if you have multiple browser windows open on your screen and you always want access to the quick entry options.
- Disconnect button - This will disconnect the quick entry buttons into a separate window of their own.
Optional Sub-Market(s) Selection Pop up Window
How to add an Advertising Site activity
Right-click on the selected Ad node in the activities tree. Click on the Add Site option. Follow the Site Maintenance Procedure above.
How to change an Advertising Site activity
Right-click on the Site node in the activities tree which you want to change. Click on the Edit Site option. Follow the Site Maintenance Procedure above.
How to delete an Advertising Site activity
Right-click on the Site node in the activities tree which you want to remove. Click on the Delete Site option. Click on the "Ok" button on the Confirmation screen. WARNING! - All advertising activities below this site will also be removed.
Next Step: Sub-Market Maintenance