Banners include all the additional promotional materials that merchants provide to affiliates in addition to the general affiliate link. While the general affiliate link always redirects visitors to the Main site URL and records the traffic only in the default campaign, each banner might have a different destination URL and track traffic in a different campaign.
Banners can have various types and can be used to redirect potential customers to specific pages or offers on your website, or be designed for a specific digital platform on which they are supposed to be promoted.
You can create and manage banners in the Banners > Banners manager section in the merchant panel. By default, there are the following banner types available:
- Link
https://mycompany.com/?a_aid=affiliate007
A simple link that affiliates can paste into emails, social media posts, websites, blog posts, etc. - Text link
My Company website
A clickable text containing a link. - Image banner
A graphical advertisement. Image banners provide the affiliate with both the HTML code to embed the banner into a page, or just the image and the link for copy-pasting. - HTML banner
An advanced banner created using HTML code, which can include text, images, animations, and interactive elements. Using this kind of banner requires the affiliate to have access to the HTML code of the page/site. - Promo email
Ready-to-use email templates that affiliates can copy and send to their audience. - Simple PDF
A template PDF file in which Post Affiliate Pro variables can be used. The system automatically replaces the variables with real affiliate-specific details and generates a personalized PDF file that affiliates can download and distribute.
There are additional banner types that can be activated in Configuration > Features. For a complete list of available banner types and their options, see our knowledge base.
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