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Affiliate Tips
Displaying The Free Content Online Games
- Show "Free Download" and "Order Now"
buttons. Place download and order links next to each online game you
place on your site.
- Push downloads. Users that install the game are more likely
to buy the full version. Push the "Free Download" when possible.
- Say "Order Now" or "Get Full Version".
Do not use the word "Buy Now" which is negative to users.
- View a
good Example. See these ideas in motion.
Promote, Categorize, and Target
- Target, Target, Target. Get in the user's
head. What is each user looking for? Give them the games tailored to their desire.
- Categorize games. Show games in categories, such as Arcade
Games, Puzzle Games, etc. Make it easy for users to find what they want. The more
targeted the game play is the more it will drive a sale.
- Mix try/buy games into your content. Don't simply add a separate
"premium games" or "downloads" section to your site. Integrate
the try/buy games fully into your site including new games, categories, etc.
- Provide a downloads section. Show a section where just game
downloads are available. Users that install the game are more likely to buy the
full version.
- Promote the best sellers. Use your best retail space to promote
the best selling games, don't waste your exposure on weak sellers. If you need
sales updates, just ask us!
Affiliate FAQ
Q: How can I check if I've passed my affiliate ID correctly?
A: Clear your browser cookies then test the download or other link you have passed to our site. Then view the order page for that game on our site. Below is a great order page link to test with. You should see a small "Affiliate: XXXX" text message showing your affiliate ID at the bottom of the order page. If that message does not appear, then please double check your links.
http://www.arcadetown.com/bloxforever/ordergame.asp
Q: How do I set my affiliate ID into an online web version?
A: Our online games have many different ways to pass your affiliate ID since they are provided by numerous different developers. A common mistake we see is that affiliates assume they can pass thier affiliate ID to every web version as follows.
<param name="movie" value="thegame.swf?aid=1234">
This works for some games but many others have xml/text configuration files or other ways to pass your affiliate ID via html. So please make sure you follow the instructions exactly as shown in the readme.txt of each game's .zip file!
Q: Do you have a game XML feed?
A: Use the following url to get our game list XML feed for use on your site. Be sure to replace the XXXX with your affiliate ID. Typically used to pull our data feed into your web site in an automated fashion.
http://www.arcadetown.com/gamelist_xml.asp?aid=XXXX
Click here to view an example
Q: How do I get affiliate links for each game?
A: Use the game catalog available on our main affiliate page to get the available links for each game, or use our game XML feed as detailed above.
Q: Do you have web versions available for some try/buy games?
A: See our free
online games your for site.
Downloading the .zip file for each game and see the readme.txt for instructions on how to put the game on your site and embed your affiliate ID.
NOTE: Be sure to read the readme.txt instructions carefully for each indivual game as they vary from game to game.
Q: Is there game thumbnails, images, art other assets that I can use?
A: As long as you are an affiliate then feel free to use the art assets shown on our site. Some affiliates use our xml feed to automatically pull in data including our art assets.
Q: Do you have any standard format banner advertisements?
A: Get our standard banner advertisements here. We also have many other individual game banner ads, let us know and we can send them over.
Q: How do I check how many sales I've made?
A: Login
to the BMT Micro Affiliates Area to view sales reports, set affiliate payment
information, and more. BMT Micro is our payment processor.
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