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We like to think our 123LinkIt affiliate plugin is intuitive. However, I found myself forgetting one of these “tricks” I’m about to mention so I thought I’d turn it into a blog post.

1. Refresh your affiliate link recommendations

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve revised my post based on the recommendations I’ve received. There’s a simpler and faster solution than refreshing your browser. Instead, “Add Affiliate Links” acts as a refresh button. Click on it again and the plugin will scan your post again and provide you with updated recommendations.

2. Sort your columns.

Just click on the column heading and it’ll sort that column from A to Z or highest to lowest number. An up and down arrow will appear on the right side of the column heading to signify how the column is sorted. Why is this useful? There are two main reasons. The first is for finding a keyword or advertiser relatively quickly when you have a long list to sort through. The second reason is so useful, we gave it its own number…

3. 7-day EPC/3-Month EPC

Here you have an option of 8 different advertisers for the same keyword. You want to use the 7-Day/3-Month EPC numbers to determine which affiliate link you want to add. EPC stands for earnings per 1000 clicks. The best way to start is to sort EPC column from highest to lowest. You can either go with the highest 3-Month EPC or the 7-Day EPC. The 3-Month EPC shows how well that advertisers has been doing over the last 3 months. The 7-day EPC represents a much shorter timeframe BUT it can show a new trend. That advertiser could be running a hot new promotion or they might have released a new landing page which increased conversions.

Let’s analyze this table as an example. Network Solutions has the highest 3-Month EPC but it’s 7-Day EPC is zero, yuck! The next highest is PowWeb Hosting (Please note note EPCs are always changing). Looking closer though, I can see this is not the best pick. iPage and Startlogic have MUCH HIGHER 7-Day EPCs. Doing the math, iPage wins with a 175% increase vs. StartLogic with 119%. In the future, our algorithm will be able to determine this for you automatically AND it will replace your old links with the best performing links at that moment, so you’re always taking advantage of the hottest new promotions.

4. Select All/None

When the plugin table first appears, the affiliate links already come preselected. Did you know you can deselect all of them with one button? This button comes in very handy when you want to check off more links than you want to add.

5. Remove all Links

With one button, you can remove ALL the affiliate links you’ve added with our plugin. Why is this useful? If you change your mind on the number of affiliate links you have in your post, you can get rid of them with one full swoop instead of removing them yourself.

Honorable Mention: Blog Post Recommendation

A few users have asked us how they can get more recommendations for their blog posts. The answer’s easy! Tell us what advertisers you want or topics you write about and we’ll make an extra effort to get them for you. We set up a section in our GetSatisfaction page to make it easier for you.

Questions? Please let us know in the comments.