Generating a referral Code

chrisjlee

I have a website and smugmug pro account and i'd like to generate revenue by generating a referral code for users to click on. How do i do that?

I've searched smugmug and google and no luck. Maybe i suck at googlizing?

zacHer0

Hi Chris,

Add this code your Bottom JavaScript box, changing the teal to YOUR referral code (find in your Control Panel, in the Stats tab under "Referrals"). This will put a referral link in the footer of your site.

function AddReferralCode() {
var links = this.getElementsByTagName("A");
if (links && (links.length != 0)) {
var smugLink = links.item(0);
smugLink.href = "http://www.smugmug.com/?referrer=XXXXXXXXXXXX";
}
}
YE.onAvailable('footer', AddReferralCode);

Andy

chrisjlee wrote:

I've searched smugmug

I'm really curious, did you try searching here?

chrisjlee

Andy wrote:

I'm really curious, did you try searching here?

I searched terms "Generate referral code", "referral code" tried reading it but wasn't what i was looking for.

I didn't think of the word referral link. Sorry andy.

Andy

chrisjlee wrote:

I searched terms "Generate referral code", "referral code" tried reading it but wasn't what i was looking for.

I didn't think of the word referral link. Sorry andy.

Don't be sorry in the least!

I'm trying to figure out if our help search is doing the job. You tried this?

chrisjlee

Andy wrote:

Don't be sorry in the least!

I'm trying to figure out if our help search is doing the job. You tried this?

No. When searching i was always thinking Verb first (Generating, Creating, making). Maybe if the Page titles Didn't all say "help" on them it'd be a bit easier to read?

@zac thanks btw!

TnHiker

Need HTML Code for Referrals....

Andy wrote:

I'm really curious, did you try searching here?

Andy,

The referral program needs some HTML code that we can include in our website pages for folks to click and be redirected to the sign-up page for SmugMug while automatically giving us credit for the referral.

I tried using the JavaScript code that is found for "pro users" but it doesn't work in my website as HTML code.

Once upon a time SmugMug subscribed to an advertising link program run by Commission Junction and I'd used their links for my HTML code-based referrals; unfortunately, the customers who clicked on the links went to SmugMug but I never got any credit for those who ultimately signed-up. As far as I can tell, Commission Junction and SmugMug no longer have an agreement for referrals.

How about some HTML code that we can use with our external websites?

Thanks,

Al Smith

jfriend

TnHiker wrote:

Andy,

The referral program needs some HTML code that we can include in our website pages for folks to click and be redirected to the sign-up page for SmugMug while automatically giving us credit for the referral.

I tried using the JavaScript code that is found for "pro users" but it doesn't work in my website as HTML code.

Once upon a time SmugMug subscribed to an advertising link program run by Commission Junction and I'd used their links for my HTML code-based referrals; unfortunately, the customers who clicked on the links went to SmugMug but I never got any credit for those who ultimately signed-up. As far as I can tell, Commission Junction and SmugMug no longer have an agreement for referrals.

How about some HTML code that we can use with our external websites?

Thanks,

Al Smith

For an external web-site, all you need is a link like this in your page:

<a href="http://www.smugmug.com/?referrer=XXXXXXXXXXXX">Click here</a> to sign up for Smugmug

where you fill in your referral code instead of the green or put whatever text you want in the page. There's nothing more to it.

CosmicVoyager

jfriend wrote:

For an external web-site, all you need is a link like this in your page:

<a href="http://www.smugmug.com/?referrer=XXXXXXXXXXXX">Click here</a> to sign up for Smugmug

where you fill in your referral code instead of the green or put whatever text you want in the page. There's nothing more to it.

What would be nice is if SmugMug offered some buttons or banners that we can add the link to (instead of "Click here"). Commission Junction does have some nice SmugMug buttons and banners, but their interface is so convoluted that I want to stay away. Do you know if there are SmugMug buttons/banners out there, official or otherwise?

denisegoldberg

CosmicVoyager wrote:

...Do you know if there are SmugMug buttons/banners out there, official or otherwise?

You might check the images on this page - http://wiki.smugmug.net/display/SmugMug/SmugMugGraphics.

--- Denise