To activate the separate blog functionality, follow these steps:
- Enable the Blog from Affiliate Theme Main Settings Panel
- Create a new category called “Blog” and then grab the category ID.
- Select the “Blog” category under “Blog Category ID”.
Adding Advertising
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add advertisements to Squeeze Theme.
Adding Advertising
- On the blog portion of Squeeze theme you can easily add advertisements through the Squeeze Theme Main Options panel. So the first thing you need to do is go back to the Squeeze Theme Main Settings. To do this, click on the “Squeeze Theme” button which is the bottom most button on the left hand side of the WordPress dashboard.
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Now, near the top of the page, click on the “Advertising Options” link. It is the second link in the upper most navigation of the Main Options.
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Once you are on the “Advertising Options” page, you have the options of both “Sidebar” and “Banners.” To complete this step you must already have the ads you would like to use in the blog. If you expand the options for “Sidebar” using the “+/-” button, you will notice that you can paste the ad code into up to 6 ad block spots. If you expand “Banners” you will notice that there is one spot for a “468×60″ banner ad that will show up above the blog posts. So to ad an advertisement, you just paste the ad code into the correct spot. Just make sure that the ad you are using is the correct size for the location you are trying to paste it.
Adding an Azoogle Offer
Posted on 28 September 2009 by AffTheme
Learn how to integrate an Azoogle affiliate offer into Affiliate Theme. If you have are not an Azoogle affiliate, you can sign up here!
Adding Social Media
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add social media to Squeeze Theme.
Adding Social Media
- Incorporating social media in to the Squeeze Theme blog is really easy. Start out by going to the Main Options panel. You do this by clicking on the “Squeeze Theme” button, which is the lowest button on the left hand column of the WordPress dashboard.
- Now, near the top of the page, click on the “SMO Options” link. It is the third link in the upper most navigation of the Main Options.
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Once you are on the “SMO” page and you expand the “Settings” options using the “+/-” button, you will notice that you can paste the ID of Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and Flickr:
- Now is paste you ID in the correct location and click the “Save Settings” button.
- Once you have finished that step, then you need to go add the corresponding widget to your blog. To do this, go to the “Adding Widgets” tutorial HERE.
Adding Your Logo
Posted on 09 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add your logo to Squeeze Theme.
Adding Your Logo
- With Squeeze Theme, it is easy to upload your own logo. The first thing you need to do is click on the “Squeeze Theme” button on the bottom of the left column of the Wordpress dashboard. This should display all of the Squeeze Theme options.
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Now click on the “+/-” button to the left of the “Header Settings” link
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Make sure the logo type is “Image”.
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Then upload your logo by clicking on the “Browse” button and select your logo from your computer.
- Now make sure you save your changes by clicking on the “Save Changes” button.
Affiliate Theme Custom Fields
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
Affiliate Theme uses several custom fields in order to store the post image, conversion URL, button size, and sales caption. Luckily for you, we built these input fields directly into the “Add New Post” and “Edit Post” windows for WordPress.
All of these fields are optional, but you can use them to truly make your Affiliate Theme unique.
In order for you to display these custom fields, several values must be inputted into them, including:
Media – This should be the absolute URL (begins with http://) to your product image. We recommend keeping the image sizes square, meaning 125×125, 150×150, etc, but you can input any image size of your choice.
Conversion URL – This should be the absolute URL (begins with http://) to the URL you are sending traffic to. This creates the Call-To-Action button in your Affiliate Theme.
Sales Caption – This adds a smaller, sales caption beneath the post/offer title. You can use this for a sub-heading on your posts.
Button Width Optional value which allows you to change the width of the button if you are using irregular image sizes. An example value would be “250px”.
Below is a screenshot of the custom panel you will see in the “Add New Post” and “Edit Post” screens in WordPress.
Background Images
Posted on 09 March 2009 by AffTheme
“Banner” Backgrounds
“Fancy” Backgrounds
“Ringtone” Backgrounds
“Wave” Backgrounds
“Web 2.0″ Backgrounds
Bonus: Adding “Squeeze” Section to Your Blog
Posted on 21 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add a “squeeze” element to your blog.
Adding a Squeeze Element to Your Blog
- In order to complete this tutorial, you must have already set up a squeeze page using Squeeze Theme. If you haven’t done that click HERE to go back to the resource center.
First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the “Squeeze Theme” button to go to the Squeeze Theme Main Options.
- Now, click on the “+/-” button next to the “Squeeze Form Settings”
- Next select where you want the squeeze element to show up on the blog:
- Make sure you are saving your changes by clicking on the “Save Settings” button.
- The last step in the process is to grab the “Page ID” from the page that you have the squeeze form setup on. To do this step you must actually go to the page where you have the squeeze page set up and then the “Page ID” will be in the far right hand side of teh address bar at the top of the screen.
- Now that you have the “Page ID” go back to the Squeeze Theme Main Options panel and enter the “Page ID” in the corresponding location under the “Squeeze Form Settings” area.
Bonus: Setting Up the Gallery Page Template
Posted on 30 December 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to setup the Landing Page Template.
Setting Up the Gallery Page Template
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Pages” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Add New” link.
- Next, title the page.
- Now, on the left hand side of the screen, click on the drop down arrow next to “Default Template” and select the “Gallery Template” and publish the page.
- After you have published your new page, on the left hand side, click on the “Squeeze Theme” button to go to the Squeeze Theme Main Options.
- Now, click on the “+/-” button next to the “Display Settings”
- Next, select the category you want for “Featured Posts Category”:
- Then save your settings by clicking on the “Save Settings” button.
- Now go to a post categorized as the category you selected for “Featured Posts Category” and click on the “Add an Image” button and select your desired image that you would like to be displayed on the Gallery Template page.
- This time instead of clicking the “Insert into Post” button, you are going to highlight and copy all of the “Link URL.” After copying all of the “Link URL” then close the pop up window so you can see the edit post screen.
-The last step is to save your changes and then view the page.
Bonus: Using the Landing Page Template
Posted on 07 December 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to setup the Landing Page Template.
Using the Landing Page Template
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Pages” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Add New” link.
- Next, title the page.
- Now, on the left hand side of the screen, click on the drop down arrow next to “Default Template” and select the “Landing Page” template.
- After you have published your new page, on the left hand side, click on the “Squeeze Theme” button to go to the Squeeze Theme Main Options.
- Now, click on the “+/-” button next to the “Landing Page”
- Next, type in your sales copy that you want to use:
- Then paste your video embed code:
- The last step in the process is to save your changes by clicking on the “Save Settings” button.
Call to Action Button Settings
Posted on 06 December 2008 by AffTheme
Your Call to Action buttons are one of the most important conversion-factors on your landing page. We recommend experimenting with the optimum Call to Action button wording, static color, and rollover color.
TIP: Through conversion tracking, you might discover that a particular phrase or wording converts higher than another.
Customizing the Call to Action Wording, Button Size and Color
- Login to your WordPress Dashboard. Go to the Landing Page Options panel in the admin area of your blog.
- Choose the wording for your Call to Action buttons, and type them into the Call to Action Button Wording entry field.
- Now, choose the font type, the text color, then button color.
- Now, choose the text and button color for when a mouse hovers over the button.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and press the “Save Settings” button.
Video
Change the Blog Title
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
One of the first things you will want to do to your new blog is customize the title.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Changing your Blog Title
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Settings” link.
- Then, simply edit the text in the corresponding fields.
Common Uses for Affiliate Theme
Posted on 08 March 2009 by AffTheme
There are many ways you can use Affiliate Theme as an effective moneymaking machine. Here are the most common ways people have been using Affiliate Theme:
Review Sites
Reviews sites are great for buyers who are interested in a niche, but not sure what products to buy. Since review sites usually review more than one type of product at a time, they can have the appearance of being more objective than a manufacturer site, for example. A recommendation for a particular product over another can be the key in a consumer making converting on your lead.
If you are developing a review site, we highly recommend the WP-Post Star ratings plugins. You can find it on our Top Affiliate WordPress Plugins page.
Portals
A portal is great for getting a customer to convert when there are a lot of options presented to them. You don’t even need to include post content or headlines, Affiliate Theme makes it easy to remove the “blogging-parts” of WordPress.
Landing Pages
Landing pages are most effective when you are trying to convert on a single or very few number of offers. Most often, the image and call to action button on landing pages are overly large. Aside from that, you will see as few external links on the landing page as possible, so make sure you remove the navigation when building a landing page.
Blogs
Blog-style landing pages have become very popular in the home business and weight loss niches. Why? A properly setup blog can convey a sense of trust and authority that many face-less landing pages or review sites cannot.
Configuring SEO Options
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to configure the SEO Options for Squeeze Theme.
Configuring SEO Options
- We have tried to make configuring SEO options in Squeeze Theme really easy. Start out by going to the Main Options panel. You do this by clicking on the “Squeeze Theme” button, which is the lowest button on the left hand column of the WordPress dashboard.
- Now, near the top of the page, click on the “SEO Options” link. It is the fourth link in the upper most navigation of the Main Options.
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Once you are on the “SEO” page and you expand the “SEO Options” settings using the “+/-” button, you will notice that you have three options for SEO:
- After you have configured your settings, click on the “Save Settings” button.
Conversion URL Settings
Posted on 10 July 2009 by AffTheme
Conversion URL in new Windows
If you want to keep your visitors on your site, enable the conversion URLs to open in new windows.
Conversion URL nofollow
Keep this enabled if you want to prevent PageRank from flowing to your affiliate URL’s. We highly recommend enabling this.
Featured Offer Settings
Posted on 07 March 2009 by AffTheme
Setting the Featured Post Category ID
The Featured Offer can appear on any layout you choose except the single post layouts. To make an offer (post) appear in this section, you first must:
- Check the box “Display Featured Box”.
- Create a category called “Featured.
- Categorize a particular post as “Featured”.
To change the featured post, simply apply the right category ID in the options and your most recent post for that category will automatically show up!
Finding the Category ID
- To find the Category ID, first go to the Manage Tab, then the Categories Tab.
- Hover over the category you’d like to use, and notice the URL on the bottom bar of your web browser.
- At the end of this URL, you’ll notice text similar to ID=4 (screenshot below).
- Enter the ID number you just found into the Featured Category ID field.
- Navigate to the bottom of the page, and press the “Save Settings” button.
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File Unzippers
Posted on 07 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
If you are install Squeeze Theme or Affiliate Theme via FTP, you must first unzip the downloaded files. If you are having problems unzipping the files, we recommend the following file unzipping utilities:
For Mac:
For Windows:
If you are having problems unzipping the files after trying the above programs, please contact us.
Footer Settings
Posted on 08 December 2008 by AffTheme
Footer Copyright Text
Enter your preferred copyright text. This can be anything, such as © 2008, or some other text all together.
TIP: If you want to have as few outgoing links on your landing page as possible for SEO reasons, we recommend disabling the footer links.
Gobala Krishnan
Posted on 05 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Gobala Krishnan is highly successful twenty something internet marketer, affiliate marketer, and entrepreneur. He is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He started making money online while in college. Although he took a brief sabbatical to work at a 9-5 job after graduation, Gobala has been a full time entrepreneur since 2005.
Gobala has released a number of informational products and courses including: WordPress Adsense System, WordPress Super Affiliate, and Easy Audio Products. He currently is making over $30,000 a month and has goals of netting over $1 million dollars before he turns 30.
You can read more about Gobala on either of his blogs at ProfitBlogger.com and GobalaKrishnan.com.
Header Settings
Posted on 06 December 2008 by AffTheme
Preferred Home Page Tite
If you want to change the title of your homepage for SEO reasons, this is the place to do so.
Header Display Settings
Affiliate Theme gives incredible flexibility with your choice of header. You can select between:
- A full width header graphic (we have even included 25 pre-made header graphics)!
The size for header graphics should be exactly 850×150px. - Your uploaded logo (with the area to right the of the header being white space)
Recommended logo size (in pixels): 300px (width) x 59px (height) - Plain text (with the area to the right of the header being white space)
Pre-Made Header Images
You can select from a wide variety of pre-made header images. You can view a list of the images and preview them here: Pre-Made Header Images
Uploading an Image
If you need help uploading an image, you can read this tutorial: How To: Upload an Image
Homepage Settings
Posted on 10 July 2009 by AffTheme
Preferred Homepage Title
Set your preferred homepage title. It would be advisable that you add a few keywords relating to your site here.
Headlines on Homepage Link To…
The headline can either link to the conversion URL or the individual post (single.php).
Homepage Content Displays
Customize Homepage “Read More” Wording
If you are displaying post excerpt, change the wording for the “Read More” link. This text will also display if you use the more tag. The default text is “Read More…”
How to Add an Image to a Post
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
In this tutorial, I will show you how to add an image to your blog post.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Adding an Image to a Blog Post
- After you have written your blog post, and you figure out where you would like to put the image, click on the “Add New Image” button right above the post content field.
- Then, select the image file you’d like to use.
- Once you have selected the image, make sure it is the size you want, and click on the link that says, “Insert Into Post.”
How to Add Offers to Affiliate Theme
Posted on 30 March 2009 by AffTheme
How to Add Widgets
Posted on 16 September 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add widgets to your new WordPress theme.
Adding Your Widgets
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Appearance” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Widgets” link.
- Click on the “Add” link (the link in blue) on the widgets that you would like to add.
- Now, you can fill in the corresponding fields.
How to Add Your Feedburner Feed
Posted on 18 July 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add your Feedburner feed into your new WordPress theme.
Adding Your Feedburner Feed
- First, go to Feedburner.com and login using your Gmail email address and password.
- After you have logged into your Feedburner account, enter your blog’s URL into the corresponding field and click “Next.”
- Now, copy the URL that Feedburner provides.
- Next, go back and login to the admin panel of your WordPress blog.
- On the left hand side of the screen, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Appearance” button, to display more options.
- Click on the “Control Panel” link.
- Under the “General” tab, scroll down and paste your Feedburner URL in the “Feedburner RSS Feeds” field.
- The last step is to click on the “Save Changes” button.
How to Add/Delete Users on Your WordPress Blog
Posted on 16 July 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial on how to add/subtract users on your WordPress blog.
Adding/Deleting Users
- Once you are in the WordPress dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Users” link.
- To add a new user, click on the “Add New” link.
- After filling out all of the necessary information, make sure you click the “Add User” button towards the bottom of the screen.
- To delete a user, simply select the box to the left of the user’s name, and then select “Delete” from the drop-down above.
How to Change Title and Tagline
Posted on 31 March 2009 by AffTheme
How to Create a Custom Header Graphic
Posted on 15 March 2009 by AffTheme
If you plan on creating your own header graphic to integrate into Affiliate Theme, you must follow a few guidelines:
- The image must be 850×150px in size, exactly.
- We recommend keeping the header graphic in JPEG format, saved a 70 optimization score in Photoshop.
Royalty-Free Images/Stock Photos We strongly recommend visiting Stock.xchnge for all of your image needs.
If you are looking to improve your Photoshop skills, we recommend visiting and reading PhotoshopStar.
How to Create a New Page
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
In this Tutorial I will show you how to add a page to your WordPress blog.
Below, you will find a video tutorial and a written tutorial as well.
Creating a New Page
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Pages” link.
- Then, click on the “Add New” link.
- Once you have written a page title and created all of your page content, you can click on “Save Draft” so you can come back and edit it later without publishing the blog page. You can also publish the page for everyone to see.
How to Create a Post
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
In this tutorial, I will show you how to properly create a new blog post.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Creating a New Blog Post
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Posts” link.
- Then, click on the “Add New” link.
- Once you have written a post title and created all of your post content, you can click on “Save Draft” if you want to come back and edit it later or you can publish the post for everyone to see.
How to Edit a Post/Offer
Posted on 31 March 2009 by AffTheme
How to Edit Your Blog Title and Tagline
Posted on 16 July 2009 by AffTheme
One of the first things you will want to do to your new blog is customize the title and tagline.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Changing your Blog Title and Tagline
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Settings” link.
- Then, simply edit the text in the corresponding fields.
How to Install a New WordPress Theme
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
In this tutorial, I will show you how to install a new WordPress theme.
One thing I recommend doing before following this tutorial is making sure you have the theme in a .Zip format saved somewhere on your computer.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Installing a New WordPress Theme
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Appearance” link.
- Then, click on the “Add New Themes” link.
- Next, click on the “Upload” link near the top of the screen.
- Now, click the “Browse” button to select the theme’s .Zip file from your computer.
- Once you have selected the .Zip file, click on the “Install Now” button.
- After a successful installation, make sure you click on the “Activate” link.
How to Login to Affiliate Theme
Posted on 31 March 2009 by AffTheme
How to Login to Your WordPress Blog
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial on how to login to your WordPress blog.
Login to Your WordPress Blog
- Enter your blog URL into the address field in your web browser followed by “/wp-admin/.”
- Once you see the WordPress login screen, simply enter your username and password.
- Click on the “Login” button.
How to Manage Your Blogroll
Posted on 16 July 2009 by AffTheme
A Blogroll is defined as a list of links to websites or other blogs that the author recommends to his/her readers. It is usually found in the sidebar.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial on how to manage your Blogroll.
Managing Your Blogroll
- Once you are in the WordPress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Links” link.
- To add a new link, click on the “Add New” link and then fill out all the necessary information.
- To remove a link from your Blogroll, select the check box to the left of the link you would like to delete, then click the arrow to the right of the “Bulk Actions” link and click on the “Delete” link.
How to Moderate Your Comments
Posted on 15 July 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find the video tutorial and written tutorial about moderating your comments.
Moderating Comments
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Comments” link.
- Then, cursor over one of the comments and the moderation options will pop up; Approve, Spam, Delete, Edit, Quick Edit, Reply.
How to Optimize Your Permalinks
Posted on 18 July 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about optimizing your permalinks.
Optimizing Your Permalinks
- On the left hand side of the screen, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Settings” button, to display more options.
- Click on the “Permalinks” link.
- Select the radio button to the left of “Custom Structure” and type “/%postname%/” into the field to the right.
- The last step is to click on the “Save Changes” button.
How To Style Text – Text Widget
Posted on 15 February 2010 by Nate Whitehill
Styling your text in the text widget is just like styling a blog post in WordPress.
In fact, you may prefer to just write out your text in a “add new post” or “add new page” window, then copy it over to the text widget.
However, if you’d like to write directly into the text widgets, here are a few html styling tips for you:
How to Upgrade Affiliate Theme
Posted on 31 March 2009 by AffTheme
Upgrading Affiliate Theme is easy. Just replace your old folder with the new folder. If you have enabled custom CSS and are making use of the custom.css file, make sure you back up that file and then replace it once you have finished upgrading.
Watch this video for further instruction:
How to Upload an Image
Posted on 11 March 2009 by AffTheme
Here, we will show you how to upload a logo or header image to your Affiliate Theme. When you click on the “Upload Image” link in your Affiliate Theme Main Settings Panel, you will see a popup dialogue box where you can select your image on your computer. After you select your image and upload, you will see the following box (screenshot below.)
VERY IMPORTANT! Make sure you copy the link (highlighted above) that is generated when you upload your image. You will want to copy and paste this URL into the header or logo URL field in your Affiliate Theme Main settings panel.
Please note that in order to upload an image, you must first have the “wp-content/uploads” folder set to permission of 777. If you get an error that about permission errors, you will either need to contact your web host to have them fix, or sign up for a web host that is more WordPress friendly, such as Bluehost.
Video
Individual Post/Offer Settings
Posted on 08 December 2008 by AffTheme
Homepage Content Option
Choose between showing full posts verse posts excerpt on the homepage. For SEO purposes, it would be best to show excerpts on the homepage and not full posts.
Headlines on Home Page Link To
Select what the headlines on the homepage will link to – we recommend the affiliate URL if you are running a landing page (for your homepage). If you are running a blog, we recommend setting the link to the single post page.
Meta Info
There are several basic, but necessary functions and features we built into the Extra Settings. From this Theme Module, you can specify whether you want your Landing Page Theme to behave more like a blog or more like a landing page.
If you want your Affiliate Theme to behave more like a blog, we recommend that you:
- Enable Comments
- Enable Trackbacks
- Enable RSS Feed
- Enable Post Date
- Enable Post Category
- Enable Author
Conversely, if you want your Affiliate Theme to function more similar to an actual landing page, we recommend disabling the aforementioned functions.
Installing WordPress
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do. You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:
- An access to your web server (via shell or FTP)
- A text editor
- An FTP Client (if you need to install WordPress on a remote server)
- Your web browser of choice
- Latest version of WordPress
To install a self-hosted version of WordPress, you will first need to have a domain and hosting. If you do not have a web host yet, we recommend signing up for Bluehost. You can get a domain and hosting for only $6.95 per month.
Once you have signed up for a web host, you can install WordPress via uploading via FTP or via 1-Click installation (only available on some web hosts). If you do not have an FTP program, we recommend Transmit for Mac or FileZilla for Windows.
Once you have your hosting and FTP client ready, you can install WordPress in as little as 5-minutes.
WordPress Famous 5-Minute Installation
From WordPress.org:
Here’s the quick version of the instructions, for those that are already comfortable with performing such installations. More detailed instructions follow.
- Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven’t already.
- Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
- Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
- Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details as explained in Editing wp-config.php to generate and use your secret key password.
- Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
- If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
- If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you’d like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called “blog”, you should rename the directory called “wordpress” to “blog” and upload it to the root directory of your web server.
HINT: If your FTP transfer is too slow read how to avoid FTPing at:
Step 1: Download and Extract. - Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
- If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
- If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php
That’s it! WordPress should now be installed.
If you are unable to complete the installation of WordPress using the above method, ask your web host if it offers 1-Click WordPress installations using Fantastico. If it does not, consider switching to a host that does, such as Bluehost.
Installing WordPress in “One Click”
Posted on 05 October 2009 by AffTheme
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about installing WordPress in just “One Click.”
The “One-Click” WordPress Install
- First, go to Bluehost and sign up for an account if you haven’t already done so.
- After you have logged into your Bluehost control panel, scroll down and click on the WordPress logo in the “Software/Services” section.
- Next, click on the “Install” button.
- On the following page, make sure you:
- -Select the version of WordPress you’d like to install
- -Select the location you would like to install WordPress
- -Agree to the terms and conditions
and lastly, click the "Complete" button.
Integrating Google Analytics
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a written tutorial about how to incorporate Google Analytics to Squeeze Theme.
Integrating Google Analytics
- One of the most useful things you can do to increase your opt-in rate is to test different layouts, color options, images, etc. In order to do this you must have some sort of tracking software. Arguably the most popular tracking program is Google Analytics. Therefore, we have made it easy to integrate it into Squeeze Theme. The first thing you want to do (if you haven’t already done so) is go to google.com/analytics and get an Analytics account. If you already have one, go ahead and sign in now. Then create a new account for this url you are using.
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After you have created an account, Google provides you with the code that you are going to paste on your site. Highlight and copy all of the code that Google provides.
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Then on your Squeeze Theme, go to the Main Options panel by clicking on the “Squeeze Theme” button which is the lowest button on the left hand column of the WordPress dashboard.
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Next, click on the “+/-” button next to “Stat Tracking Codes” to display all of the Stat Tracking Code options.
- Once you can see the options for “Stat Tracking Codes” go ahead and paste your Analytics code into the “Footer Tracking Code” area.
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Now just save your changes by clicking on the “Save Settings” button.
Integrating Tracking 202 with Affiliate Theme
Posted on 11 May 2009 by AffTheme
Visit Tracking202 to track your conversions for your affiliate web sites!
Intro: Creating a Squeeze Page
Posted on 21 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Intro: Setting Up a Blog
Posted on 21 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Jim Kukral
Posted on 08 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
For over 12-years, Jim Kukral has helped small businesses and large companies like FedEx, Sherwin Williams, Ernst & Young and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how to:
- Build successful new online businesses or energize and refresh existing ones
- Learn how to leverage social media for more sales, leads and publicity
- Create imaginative marketing campaigns that get talked about
- Innovate new products and services that could positively change your business bottom line
- Attract first-class publicity that actually means something and gives an ROI
Make more profits with less work
Jim has a long history of profiting through affiliate marketing and helping companies drive traffic. Jim also does a lot of speaking engagements and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, and the list goes on.
You can learn more about Jim on his blog: JimKukral.com
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John Chow
Posted on 08 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
John Chow has been on the web in a big way since 1999. He launched TheTechZone.com just for fun and it ended up turning into a multi-million dollar business. It now gets more than 200,000 page views a day.
John also launched his blog at JohnChow.com five years ago making a measly couple hundred dollars a month in revenue. Today, his blog generates over $40,000 in monthly revenue.
Most of the income for both of John’s sites is from affiliate marketing. He concludes that affiliate marketing will increasingly become the dominant income stream for his ever-successful blog.
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Jonathan Volk
Posted on 08 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Jonathan Volk owns his own internet marketing company, Surge Marketing.
He currently is clearing $300,000 dollars/month and sees no end in sight. He is a perfect case of, “where there is a will, there’s a way.” Jonathan has only been doing internet marketing for the last 3 years, but is already a huge success.
He currently blogs at JonathanVolk.com where he writes about all of his current strategies, tips, and recommended resources.
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Media Box Settings
Posted on 05 April 2009 by AffTheme
You can change what the Media Box Image links to via Affiliate Theme Main Settings. Please note, this link is only applicable to Media Box images and not Media Box videos.
Page Layout Settings
Posted on 12 March 2009 by AffTheme
When selecting page layout, it is important to keep in mind the niche and purpose of your site.
For example, if you are using Affiliate Theme as just a simple landing page with only a few offers, you will want to select either the 1 or 2-column layout. The 1-column layout gives you the option to use as big of an image and call to action button as necessary on the page. That is why it would work best for a landing page.
That being said, if you are building a review site or portal (for example, ringtones) it would be better to stick with either the 3 or 4-column layouts.
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Page Navigation Settings
Posted on 08 December 2008 by AffTheme
Changing the Navigation Type and Colors, and Excluding Pages from the Nav
- Login to your WordPress Dashboard. Go to the Landing Page Options panel in the admin area of your blog.
- Choose to have either Pages, or Categories displayed on your navigation bar. By default, navigation is hidden.
- Choose the Font, Size, & Hover Over Color
- Choose which pages to exclude from the nav by ctrl+clicking on them. If you would like to include all of your pages in the navigation, simply select “No Exclusion.”
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and press the “Save Settings” button.
TIP: If you are building a landing page, we recommend hiding the navigation.
Ryan Wade
Posted on 08 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
It wasn’t until Ryan was in college that he had his first email account and that was only because Texas A&M University forced him to have one. Shortly after going to college (the first time in his life he had been unable to surf and fish), Ryan started trying to find ways to occupy his time.
He registered for an eBay account in 2002, not long after getting his first email account. The thought of making money online sounded too great to ignore.
Ryan’s eBay business took off and he was making thousands of dollars a week from selling his friends stuff and going to garage sales on Saturdays at 6am. At one point, he was averaging a 1000% return on the things he purchased from garage sales. Yet, Ryan was still unsatisfied; he wanted something scalable.
He started his first website in 2003 and then found his current love (internet marketing) in 2004. Ryan knew nothing other than selling stuff on eBay so he purchased every information product he could find on the subject.
Today, Ryan makes a substantial amount of money online and blogs about his experience on RyanWade.com.
Sales Page Widgets – IMPORTANT!
Posted on 15 February 2010 by Nate Whitehill
When choosing your widgets in the WP Dashboard, you’ll find a few widgets that aren’t part of Sales Page Theme. Don’t worry! Here is a list of the Sales Page Theme widgets you’ll want to use:
- Text
- Testimonial
- Video
- Product Feature
- Five Steps
- Five Reasons
- Money Back Guarantee
- Pricing
These can be stacked and swapped around as you see fit. Good luck!
Site Background Settings
Posted on 06 December 2008 by AffTheme
Pre-Made Background Images (optional)
We’ve made it easy for you to quickly trick out your Affiliate Theme with our pre-made background images. To change the background image, simply choose your favorite background from the drop-down menu under “Pre-Made Background Images.” Conversely, you can upload your own background image or pattern by specifying the URL under “Background Color & Image (optional).”
Background Color & Image (optional)
If you would like to upload an image from your own computer, follow these instructions:
- First, upload your image by clicking on the link “Upload Image →”
- Click on the “File URL” button
- Copy the image URL of the image location
- Paste it into the image URL field under “Background & Color Image”
- Select whether the background image will be image will be not repeat, repeat-x (the horizontal axis), repeat-y (the vertical axis), or repeat continuously (for a background pattern, for instance).
Page Background Color
Select the color of the page background color which is the highlighted layer in the image below.
Step 1: Create a New Page
Posted on 26 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to create a new page for Squeeze Theme.
Creating a New Page
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Pages” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Add New” link.
- Now, title the page using an enticing headline like,”Check out this amazing offer NOW!!”
- The next step is to fill in the content area with the appropriate text, for example, “Get the Squeeze Page Secrets Revealed eBook and Find Out When We Launch Amazing, New Squeeze Page Building Tool, Squeeze Theme!”
- Make sure you are saving your draft every ten minutes or so by clicking on the “Save Draft” button.
Step 1: Create a New Page
Posted on 10 February 2010 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to create a new page for Sales Page Theme.
Creating a New Page
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Pages” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Add New” link.
- Now, title the page explaining the point of this page. For example: “Sales Page Theme Sale.”
- In the next step, you will need to choose the page layout. So on the right hand side of the screen, under the “Attributes” section:
click on the drop-down arrow to the right of “Default Template.” You should choose “Sales”:
- At this time you also want to customize your post extras and display/not display things like: header, navigation, and footer.
- Now publish this page by clicking on the “Publish” button.
Step 1: Create a New Post
Posted on 27 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to create a new post for Squeeze Theme.
Creating a New Post
- First, login to the WordPress Dashboard and on the left hand side, click on the drop down arrown to the right of the “Posts” link. You should see several selections display. Click on the “Add New” link.
- Now, create a title for the post
Then just type all of your post’s content
- The next step is to upload and insert an image into your post. Start by making sure your image is saved somewhere on your computer. Then, click on the upload button (highlighted in orange below).
Then, click on the “Select Files” button (highlighted in orange below) and select the image from your computer.
Once you have selected your image file, then click on the “Insert into Post” button (highlighted in orange below).
- Now you can publish your new blog post by clicking on the “Publish” button in the upper right of the screen.
Step 1: Install WordPress
Posted on 07 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do. You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:
- An access to your web server (via shell or FTP)
- A text editor
- An FTP Client (if you need to install WordPress on a remote server)
- Your web browser of choice
- Latest version of WordPress
To install a self-hosted version of WordPress, you will first need to have a domain and hosting. If you do not have a web host yet, we recommend signing up for Bluehost. You can get a domain and hosting for only $6.95 per month.
Once you have signed up for a web host, you can install WordPress via uploading via FTP or via 1-Click installation (only available on some web hosts). If you do not have an FTP program, we recommend Transmit for Mac or FileZilla for Windows.
Once you have your hosting and FTP client ready, you can install WordPress in as little as 5-minutes.
WordPress Famous 5-Minute Installation
From WordPress.org:
Here’s the quick version of the instructions, for those that are already comfortable with performing such installations. More detailed instructions follow.
- Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven’t already.
- Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
- Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
- Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details as explained in Editing wp-config.php to generate and use your secret key password.
- Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
- If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
- If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you’d like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called “blog”, you should rename the directory called “wordpress” to “blog” and upload it to the root directory of your web server.
HINT: If your FTP transfer is too slow read how to avoid FTPing at:
Step 1: Download and Extract. - Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
- If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
- If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php
That’s it! WordPress should now be installed.
If you are unable to complete the installation of WordPress using the above method, ask your web host if it offers 1-Click WordPress installations using Fantastico. If it does not, consider switching to a host that does, such as Bluehost.
Step 1: Installing WordPress
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
Before you begin the install, there are few things you need to have and do. You need access to your site and its directory and software to proceed with the installation. These are:
- An access to your web server (via shell or FTP)
- A text editor
- An FTP Client (if you need to install WordPress on a remote server)
- Your web browser of choice
- Latest version of WordPress
To install a self-hosted version of WordPress, you will first need to have a domain and hosting. If you do not have a web host yet, we recommend signing up for Bluehost. You can get a domain and hosting for only $6.95 per month.
Once you have signed up for a web host, you can install WordPress via uploading via FTP or via 1-Click installation (only available on some web hosts). If you do not have an FTP program, we recommend Transmit for Mac or FileZilla for Windows.
Once you have your hosting and FTP client ready, you can install WordPress in as little as 5-minutes.
WordPress Famous 5-Minute Installation
From WordPress.org:
Here’s the quick version of the instructions, for those that are already comfortable with performing such installations. More detailed instructions follow.
- Download and unzip the WordPress package, if you haven’t already.
- Create a database for WordPress on your web server, as well as a MySQL user who has all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
- Rename the wp-config-sample.php file to wp-config.php.
- Open wp-config.php in your favorite text editor and fill in your database details as explained in Editing wp-config.php to generate and use your secret key password.
- Place the WordPress files in the desired location on your web server:
- If you want to integrate WordPress into the root of your domain (e.g. http://example.com/), move or upload all contents of the unzipped WordPress directory (but excluding the directory itself) into the root directory of your web server.
- If you want to have your WordPress installation in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g. http://example.com/blog/), rename the directory wordpress to the name you’d like the subdirectory to have and move or upload it to your web server. For example if you want the WordPress installation in a subdirectory called “blog”, you should rename the directory called “wordpress” to “blog” and upload it to the root directory of your web server.
HINT: If your FTP transfer is too slow read how to avoid FTPing at:
Step 1: Download and Extract. - Run the WordPress installation script by accessing wp-admin/install.php in your favorite web browser.
- If you installed WordPress in the root directory, you should visit: http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php
- If you installed WordPress in its own subdirectory called blog, for example, you should visit: http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php
That’s it! WordPress should now be installed.
If you are unable to complete the installation of WordPress using the above method, ask your web host if it offers 1-Click WordPress installations using Fantastico. If it does not, consider switching to a host that does, such as Bluehost.
Step 2: Choose a Page Layout
Posted on 26 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to choose and configure a page layout for Squeeze Theme
Choosing a Page Layout
- By now you should have already created a new page, titled it, and created some content. If you haven’t completed step one, click HERE to go back and complete that step first. Now, you will need to choose how you want the page layout to look. So on the right hand side of the screen, under the “Attributes” section:
click on the drop-down arrow to the right of “Default Template.” You should see all of the page layout selections now displayed.
- Until you are familiar with all of the different layout options for building a squeeze page, you should test out each of the layouts to see which one you would like to use. To preview each of the layouts, simply select one of them:
Then click “Save Draft”
Then “Preview”
- Once you have selected the layout you want to use, you will want to configure two more settings under “Post Extras.”
This is where you can choose to display the header of the theme (where the logo and blog title will go) as well as the navigation. When sending people to a squeeze page, these are settings that you can split test to see if it affects the opt-in rate. - Make sure you are saving your draft every ten minutes or so by clicking on the “Save Draft” button.
——–>>>> Click Here for Step 3: Uploading Media (video and ebook cover)
Step 2: Featured Post
Posted on 27 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to setup the featured post for Squeeze Theme.
Featured Post
- One of the coolest features of the blog portion of Squeeze Theme is the ability to display a featured post area. You must have already completed step one of the “Setting Up a Blog” tutorials to start this tutorial. If you have not completed step one already, click HERE to back and complete it. The first thing you need to do is create a new category called “Featured” or something similar. To do this, click on the “Add New Category” link to the right of the screen in the “Categories” widget (highlighted in orange below).
Now type in the word “Featured” in the first field that appears in the drop down (highlighted in orange below)
Then click the “Add” button (highlighted in orange below)
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Now you need to upload the image you would like to use for the featured area that will represent this post. For the featured post area, you should choose an image that is 300 x 600 pixels, so that it displays properly. Once you have saved the image you would like to use, you are going to upload it the same way we did before, by clicking on the upload button (highlighted in orange below).
This time instead of clicking the “Insert into Post” button, you are going to highlight and copy all of the “Link URL.” After copying all of the “Link URL” then close the pop up window so you can see the edit post screen.
You are going to paste the “Link URL” into the “Featured Image Link” field in the post extras (highlighted in orange below).
Now, click on the “Update Post” button on the upper right of the screen to save your changes (highlighted in orange below).
- Now that you have created a new category called “Featured” and uploaded the featured posts image, you need to select that category in the main options. So click on the “Squeeze Theme” button which is the bottom most link on the left hand side of the screen.
Once you are on the main options page, click on the “+/-” button to the left of “Display Settings.” When you do so, you should see all of the display settings drop down.
Now select the category you created from the “Featured Posts Category” drop down
Make sure you check the box next to the area(s) you want your featured posts to show up.
At this point, you can also choose between two layouts for your blog home page; either a magazine style layout or a more typical blog style layout. To do this, click on the drop down area in the “Homepage Layout” section, and choose either “Magazine” or “Blog.”
After you have selected the category and checked the box(s) where you want the featured posts to show up and chosen your layout, scroll down to the bottom of the “Display Settings” section and click on the “Save Settings” button in the lower right hand corner.
Step 2: Install Squeeze Theme via WordPress
Posted on 07 November 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Once you have successfully installed WordPress, you will need to upload Squeeze Theme to your domain. If you have not already downloaded Squeeze Theme, you can do so on the My Account page.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install a new WordPress theme.
One thing I recommend doing before following this tutorial is making sure you have the theme in a .Zip format saved somewhere on your computer.
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Installing a New WordPress Theme
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Appearance” link.
- Then, click on the “Add New Themes” link.
- Next, click on the “Upload” link near the top of the screen.
- Now, click the “Browse” button to select the theme’s .Zip file from your computer.
- Once you have selected the .Zip file, click on the “Install Now” button.
- After a successful installation, make sure you click on the “Activate” link.
Step 2: Installing Affiliate Theme
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
Once you have successfully installed WordPress, you will need to upload Affiliate Theme to your domain. If you have not already downloaded Affiliate Theme, you can do so on the My Account page.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install a new WordPress theme.
One thing I recommend doing before following this tutorial is making sure you have the theme in a .Zip format saved somewhere on your computer.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU UPLOAD THE THEME FOLDER AND NOT THE .ZIP FILE WHEN UPLOADING TO WORDPRESS
Below, you will find the video tutorial and the written tutorial as well.
Installing a New WordPress Theme
- Once you are in the Wordpress Dashboard, make your way over to the left hand side of the screen and click on the “Appearance” link.
- Then, click on the “Add New Themes” link.
- Next, click on the “Upload” link near the top of the screen.
- Now, click the “Browse” button to select the theme’s .Zip file from your computer.
- Once you have selected the .Zip file, click on the “Install Now” button.
- After a successful installation, make sure you click on the “Activate” link.
Step 2: Select Your Widgets
Posted on 10 February 2010 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add widgets to Sales Page Theme.
Selecting Widgets
- The sales page layout is an entirely widgetized page. Therefore adding widgets is crucial to have the page look correct. To do this step, you must have already completed step one of the “Sales Page Theme” tutorials. If you have not completed this step already, click HERE to go back and complete it. The first thing you need to do now, is click on the drop down arrow on the “Appearance” button on the left column of the Wordpress dashboard. This should display all of the “Appearance” options.
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Now click on the “Widgets” link
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Once you are on the “Widgets” page, you can choose which widgets you would like to display and where. When you decide which one you want, simply click, hold, and drag that widget to the right to the “Sales Page” area and drop the widget in the desired location.
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After you have dropped a widget into the desired location, go ahead and Title it and select the given options that you want and don’t forget to click the “Save” button
Step 3: Activating Affiliate Theme
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
After you complete the upload, log into your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Appearance > Themes. Click on the Affiliate Theme to activate it (screenshot below).
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Step 3: Customizing Your Widgets
Posted on 10 February 2010 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to customize your widgets for Sales Page Theme.
Customizing Widgets
- If you would like to change the colors, size, shape, or font of the widgets you are using for your sales page, we have made it easy to do so. Now what you need to do is click on the “Sales Page Theme” link at the bottom of the furthest left column of the WordPress Dashboard.
You should now see the Main Options panel. You need to click on the tab at the top that says “Sales Page Widgets”
- Now, you can go to any of the widgets and click on the “+/-” link to the left of the widget title to display all of the customization options.
- When you have made your desired changes, make sure you save your settings by clicking on the “Save Settings” button
Step 3: Set the Blog as the Home Page
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to set the blog as the home page for Squeeze Theme.
Blog as the Home Page
- Now that you have created a blog post and set the featured post area, you now can choose to have your blog show up as the home page of your site. To do this, you must have already completed step one and two of the “Setting Up a Blog” tutorials. If you have not completed these steps already, click HERE to back and complete it. The first thing you need to do is click on the drop down arrow on the “Settings” button. You should see all of the “Settings” options display.
Now click on the “Reading” link under “Settings”
One you are on the “Reading Settings” page, select the radio button next to “Your Latest Posts.”This way your home page will display your blog posts.
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Then make sure you click the “Save Changes” button
At this point, you can also choose to have you blog on another page of the site.
Step 3: Upload Media
Posted on 26 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to upload media to Squeeze Theme.
Uploading Media
- By now you should have already completed step one and step two. If you haven’t click HERE to go back and complete step one first, and click HERE for step two. Now, what you need to do is upload a video and/or an ebook cover. Different layouts require different media elements to be uploaded, for example layout one requires only a video and layout two only requires an ebook cover, where as layout three requires neither and layout four requires just a video.
Now I will show you how to upload a video. You can use video sites like YouTube and Vimeo, for example, to upload a video as incentive to get visitors to opt-in on your squeeze page. Make sure to copy ALL of the “imbed code”
of the video you want to use, and then paste the code into the “Video Embed Code” field in the “Post Extras” section:
make sure you save your draft every time you make major changes by clicking on the “Save Draft” button.
- Now, to upload an ebook cover image, make sure you have your desired image saved to your computer and click on the upload button
Then click “Select Files” to choose the image from your computer
Then copy all of the “Link URL”
Then close that window
and paste the Link URL into the eBook Image Link field
- Now you are ready to publish this page. So click on the “Publish” button.
——–>>>> Click Here for Step 4: Set Your Newly Created Page as “Home” Page
Step 4: Adding New Affiliate Offers
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
Adding new offers to Affiliate Theme is as simple as writing posts. Here are some general things to keep in mind when using Affiliate Theme:
- It is best to add all of your offers first and then begin customization afterward.
We all know customization is the most fun part, but it will be difficult for you to properly visualize the design and layout of your page when there are no pre-configured offers on the site. - Add only one (1) offer/product per post.
Affiliate Theme is most effective when you input only one (1) offer/product per post. Just like you would write a blog post, the “Post Headline” is the headline for your offer/product and the content area is the copy for that product/offer. You can also assign one (1) main image per post, as well as a sales caption, button width, and conversion URL. These values are all known as Affiliate Theme Custom Fields.
- Depending on your layout choice, you may want to display only XX number of offers on the homepage.
For example, if you are using a 2-column layout, you will only want to input 2-4-6-8 offers. Similarly, if you are using a 4-column layout, you will only want to input 4-8-12 number of offers.For example, in the 2-column layout below, we would only want to display offers in combination of 2’s, such as 2 offers, 4 offers, 6 offers, etc.
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Step 4: Configure Main Options
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to configure the main options for Squeeze Theme.
Configuring the Main Options
- Now that you have created a blog, you can adjust the look of it by adjusting some of the Main Options. To do this, you must have already completed step one through three of the “Setting Up a Blog” tutorials. If you have not completed these steps already, click HERE to go back and complete them. The first thing you need to do is go back to the Squeeze Theme Main Settings. To do this, click on the “Squeeze Theme” button which is the bottom most button on the left hand side of the WordPress dashboard.
The first thing that I am going to show you how to do is configure the squeeze form for the blog. So now that you are in the Main Settings, click on the “+/-” button to the left of “Squeeze Form Settings” to display all of the squeeze form settings.
Now you need to decide where you would like to display the the squeeze form on your blog. You can select for it to be in the header, footer, between posts, or all three!
After you have selected where you would like it to display, scroll down and click on the “Save Settings” button.
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Now, you can set the navigation to display in either the header, footer, or both. All you have to do is go to the “Display Settings” and display the settings by clicking on the “+/-” button.
Now scroll down and highlight the pages you would like to be included in both the header and footer. You do this by holding either “Alt” or “Shift” on your keyboard and then clicking on the pages you want to display. If you don’t want any of the pages to display in one or both of the locations, then don’t select any of the pages.
As always, click on the “Save Settings” button to save your changes.
Step 4: Reset Your Home Page
Posted on 26 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to set your recently created Page as “home” page using Squeeze Theme.
How to Set Your Recently Created Page as “Home” Page
- By now you should have already completed step one through step three. If you haven’t click HERE to go back and complete step one first. Now, what you need to do is set your recently created page as “home” page. So cursor over and click on the drop down arrow to the right of the “Settings” link. A bunch of links should drop down.
- Now, click on the “Reading” link on the left hand side of the screen.
Then change your “front Page Displays” settings to a static page and select your recently created page.
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Then save your changes by clicking on the “Save Changes” button.
Step 5: Adding Widgets
Posted on 29 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to add widgets to Squeeze Theme.
Adding Widgets
- The last step in setting up the blog is adding widgets. The magazine layout for the blog uses an entirely widgetized home page. Therefore adding widgets is crucial to have the blog look correct. To do this step, you must have already completed step one through four of the “Setting Up a Blog” tutorials. If you have not completed these steps already, click HERE to go back and complete them. The first thing you need to do now, is click on the drop down arrow on the “Appearance” button on the left column of the Wordpress dashboard. This should display all of the “Appearance” options.
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Now click on the “Widgets” link
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Once you are on the “Widgets” page, you can choose which widgets you would like to display and where. When you decide which one you want, simply click, hold, and drag that widget to the right either to the “homepage,” “Sidebar,” or “Footer” area. Then you can drop the widget in the desired location.
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After you have dropped a widget into the desired location, go ahead and Title it and select the given options that you want and don’t forget to click the “Save” button
Step 5: Configure Main Settings
Posted on 26 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to configure the main settings of Squeeze Theme.
Configure the Main Settings
By now you should have already completed step one through step four. If you haven’t, click HERE to go back and complete step one. Now what you need to do is click on the “Squeeze Theme” link at the bottom of the furthest left column.
You should now see the Main Options panel:
Upload Your Logo
- The first thing we are going to do is upload a logo. So click on the “+/-” link to the left of the “Header Settings”
You should see the “Header Settings” displayed.
- Next, change the “Logo Type” to “Image”
- Then click on the “Browse” button and select your logo file from your computer
- Then save your settings by clicking on the “Save Settings” button
Changing the Color of Your Squeeze Page
- The next thing we are going to do is change the color of your squeeze page. So click on the “+/-” link to the left of “Appearance”
You should see the “Appearance” options displayed.
- Next, scroll to the element you would like to change the color of, for example “Header Background Color” and click on the color entry field (highlighted in orange below)
- Now, choose the color you would like and click on the button in the lower corner of the color picker (highlighted in orange below) to set that color as your selection.
- Then save your settings by clicking on the “Save Settings” button
You should see a color-picker pop up
Step 5: Customizing Affiliate Theme
Posted on 10 March 2009 by AffTheme
There are an unlimited number of ways you can customize Affiliate Theme and we have made it as easy as possible with TONS of built-in header graphics and background images.
When customizing Affiliate Theme, we generally like to go through the following process:
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Picking colors and imagery.
The first step is deciding what colors and imagery we want to use for Affiliate Theme. We have included many background images and header graphics for some of the more popular affiliate marketing niches. For example, for a ringtones sites we would use bright colors and a few pictures of a phone and musical notes.
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Choosing the right layout.
This can be one of the harder things to get right for new affiliates because they do not know what layouts convert best for their niche.
Generally, if you are building a landing page, you will want to display only one or two offers per page, but with a review site or portal (similar to the Hot Ring Tones site), it is best to include more offers and different options.
The 3 and 4-column layouts work great for review sites and portals while the 1 and 2-column layouts tend to work better for landing pages. See the example for the Hot Ring Tones site, below:
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Setting up your Call to Action Buttons to convert.
You call to action buttons are the buttons that appear beneath your main post image. On the Hot Ring Tones site, for example, the call to action is “Downloading Ringtones!” It is very important that your call to action buttons are clear and concise. We have also heard from many top Internet marketers that orange is the best color for improving your CTR (click-through-ratio).
You can also place call to action buttons anywhere on the page by switching your WordPress editor to HTML mode and inserting a class=”button-orange” or class=”button-green” to any hyperlink. For example, the following HTML code, if inserted into your WordPress HTML editor, would produce a call to action button.
<a class="button-orange" href="http://www.site.com">Link Text</a>
The above code would create the following call to action button example:
To clarify, you can insert: class=”button-orange” class=”button-green” into any hyperlink to produce a call to action button from that link.
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Choosing appropriate typography.
It is important to consider the target demographic of your affiliate website when choosing font and font size. Depending on how much content you will be publishing on your offer/post pages, you may want to increase or decrease the font size.
When using fonts on screen, it is important to understand the differences between serif and sans-serif fonts. Serif fonts are the fonts that have little tails— fonts like Times, for example. A sans-serif font, such as Arial, lacks these tails. Newspapers use serif fonts as the claim is that serif fonts are more legible. However, on the web, many people think the opposite.
Ultimately, choosing a font that looks good and is highly readable is the most important factor when choosing appropriate typography.
That’s it! If you have not already begun customizing your Affiliate Theme, it is now time! If you have any questions, make sure you post them to the Support Forum.
Step 6: Integrate Email Form Code
Posted on 27 October 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Below, you will find a video as well as a written tutorial about how to integrate your email form code into Squeeze Theme. This is necessary in order for your email collection (opt-in box) to work properly. If you do not have an email management service yet, sign up for Aweber now.
Integrating Awebber
- By now you should have already completed step one through step five. If you haven’t, click HERE to go back and complete step one. The first thing you need to do is sign up for Awebber email marketing software if you haven’t already done so. Click HERE to sign up for Awebber. If you already have Aweber go ahead and open up a new tab or window and sign into your account. Once you are logged into your account, click on the “Web Forms” link in the top navigation (highlighted in orange below).
- Next, click on the “Create Web Form” button
- Then style the form how you want it to look and click the “Save Web Form” button (highlighted in orange below).
- Next, click on the “Publish” button (highlighted in orange below).
- Now, click on the “I Will Install My Form” button of the web form you just created.
The window should drop-down and you need to click on the “Raw HTML Version”
Next, highlight and copy the HTML that you see.
- Then you need to go back to the window/tab that you have Squeeze Theme in. Once you are there, click on the “+/-” link to the left of “Squeeze Form Settings”
You should see the “Squeeze Form Settings” options displayed.
- Next, paste that code that you copied from Awebber into the appropriate field.
- Then save your settings by clicking on the “Save Settings” button
Now you have successfully created a squeeze page using Squeeze Theme! Congrats!
——–>>>> Click Here to go to the tutorials page
Top WordPress Plugins for Affiliates
Posted on 11 March 2009 by AffTheme
If you are new to using WordPress, the following free WordPress plugins can help you take your affiliate websites to the next level with functionality:
- All In One SEO Pack – Absolutely necessary for EVERY WordPress and affiliate site. This plugin optimizes your Wordpress blog for Search Engines (Search Engine Optimization).
- XML Sitemap Generator – This plugin will create a Google sitemaps compliant XML-Sitemap of your WordPress blog. It supports all of the WordPress generated pages as well as custom ones. Everytime you edit or create a post, your sitemap is updated and all major search engines that support the sitemap protocol, like ASK.com, Google, MSN Search and YAHOO, are notified about the update. If you are looking for maximum search engine rankings, this plugin is also a MUST HAVE!.
- WP-PageNavi – Adds a more advanced paging navigation your WordPress blog. This is a more sophisticated paging system for more complex affiliate websites.
- WP-Affiliate – Easy affiliate link masking and more. This is necessary if you want to cloak your affiliate conversion URL’s.
- WP-PostRatings – Adds an AJAX rating system for your WordPress blog’s post/page. Perfect for review sites!
Plugin Installation Instructions
The great thing about WordPress 2.7 is that you can install all plugins without having to leave the WordPress dashboard. Below, is a short video screencast showing you how to install a WordPress plugin.
Tracking Code Options
Posted on 06 December 2008 by AffTheme
Enter Your Stat Tracking Code
Landing Page Theme allows you to add, modify and remove any stat tracking scripts from the Theme Options panel, all without touching a single line or code.
- Login to your WordPress Dashboard. Go to the Landing Page Options panel in the admin area of your blog.
- Simply copy the tracking code from your provider. They will direct you as to whether it is meant to go to the header, or the footer.
For example, Google Analytics should be pasted in the footer, while Mint Tracking should be pasted in the header. Once you know where your code is meant to be placed, paste the provided code into either the Header Tracking Codes entry field, or the Footer Tracking Codes entry field.
TIP: Many people ask us which stat tracking software we prefer. Hands down, we prefer Google Analytics, for its ease of you, powerful features, and excellent goal/conversion tracking. We recommend every blogger/affiliate marketer install it on his/her sites.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and press the “Save Settings” button.
Typography Settings
Posted on 07 March 2009 by AffTheme
Post Headline Font, Size and Color
Change the font, size and color of the post headline fonts. These are the H2 headlines on the homepage and H1 headlines on the single posts pages.
Post Caption Font, Size and Color
Change the font, size and color of the post captions. These are the H3 headlines on the homepage and H2 headlines on the single posts pages
Main Body Font & Size
Change the font and size of the post content. We recommend making the post font size at least 12-14px.
Using Custom CSS
Posted on 05 March 2009 by AffTheme
The Custom CSS option allows you to modify the CSS elements of your site without touching any of the core source code. If you plan to make visual changes to your site beyond what Affiliate Theme Options provides, we recommend using Custom CSS and not editing the style.css file as you would do in a traditional WordPress Theme.
We recommend using the Firefox Web Developer plugin in order to understand the ID and class names of individual CSS elements.
Web Developer Plugin Usage
To activate the CSS inspection tool, type command-shift-F on a Mac or control-shift-F on a PC. This will bring up the CSS inspection tool. Then, hover your mouse over the elements on the page and in the top-bar beneath the address bar of your browser, it will display the path to the particular CSS element.
Watch this video for further instructions:
Yaro Starak
Posted on 05 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Entrepreneurs-Journey.com is the successful internet business blog produced by Yaro Starak, an entrepreneur from Australia. Yaro has created, managed and sold several different Internet businesses since 1998 and currently teaches people how to make a full time income from blogging part time through his Blog Mastermind coaching program.
Yaro operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling. He draws on his experience and passion for web business to teach others how to build and manage successful Internet enterprises.
You can learn more about Yaro and how to create a successful internet business blog on Entrepreneurs-Journey.com.
Zac Johnson
Posted on 08 March 2009 by Nate Whitehill
Zac is one of the best known affiliate marketers in the business, and for good reason. He is in his twenty’s and already has 10+ years of being in business for himself.
In elementary school, he was selling comic cards to other kids for 25 cents each, when a whole pack cost $1 (12 cards to a pack). Then in middle school, he was selling soda to his class mates at 75 cents a can when a 12-pack cost him just a few dollars.
Zac started his online money making career in high school. The time where most of us are more concerned with what we were going to do on the weekends. Before he was out of high school, Zac was making millions of dollars in revenue with affiliate marketing.
He attended a Commission Junction conference before he could legally purchase cigarettes, and claims that networking has the greatest impact on his business. You can learn a ton from Zac on his blog ZacJohnson.com.
How to Moderate Comments
Posted on 31 March 2009 by AffTheme