LinkSets™ - The Guide to using LinkSets
What is a LinkSet?
A LinkSet is a group of up to 3 URL's and Link Text.
What do LinkSets Do?
LinkSets allow advertisers to define multiple sets of Keywords and URL's inside of an opportunity. The LinkSet system will automatically rotate through all of the defined LinkSets for an Opportunity and assign them to bloggers as you purchase reviews.
Why Should I use LinkSets?
LinkSets allow you to easily build links to many pages on your site without having to manually switch out the URL's and Link Text in the opportunity.
For Example: If you have 12 different URL's on your website that you would like to build links to, you could define those 12 URL's in our LinkSets and have the system automatically assign those links to bloggers as you purchase reviews.
Example 2: If you want to build a bunch of Links to the Same URL, but want to use different Link Text, you could use LinkSets to automatically do that for you.
How Do I Start Using LinkSets?
Once you have created an opportunity you would then click on the "Add Additional Links (LinkSet)s" Link found on the details/edit page for your opportunity. You would then define up to 3 URL's and Link Text's per LinkSet, then save that LinkSet. Once Saved you can then add additional LinkSets. There is no limit on the number of LinkSets you can create, and you can use up to 3 links per LinkSet (It could just be 1 or 2 depending on your needs).
How Does the System Assign Out the LinkSets?
The system will assign a linkset to every blogger you buy a review from. The system will begin with the first LinkSet and then assign the next and the next and so on until it has reached your last LinkSet. Once reaching the Last LinkSet the system will start again from the top.
In Addition, the LinkSets system will automatically normalize the number of completed reviews it assigns for each LinkSet. What do we mean by "Normalize"? Normalize means that if for whatever reason 1 LinkSet gets less links then the others, the system will automatically assign reviews to the LinkSet with the least number of completed reviews. There will be times when bloggers who have been assigned a LinkSet will not finish the review in time and it will get cancelled. When that happens that LinkSet will have 1 less completed then the rest of the LinkSets. With our normalization process the system will automatically insure that each LinkSet gets the same number of links over time.
For Example: If you have 3 LinkSets and you bought 9 Reviews, each of the LinkSets would have been assigned 3 times. However 2 of the bloggers for one of the LinkSets did not complete the job in the 7 day period but the rest of the reviews were completed. You would end up with 3 completed for 1 LinkSet, 3 for the other, and 1 for the LinkSet that had cancelled jobs. The next time you purchase reviews the system will first assign 2 reviews from the LinkSet that was short 2 Reviews in order to "normalize" the numbers.
What if I dont want the same number of reviews for each LinkSet?
There are a couple of strategies for buying an uneven number of reviews for a LinkSet. You can:
- Use the Quantity Field for the Linkset - Lets say you wanted 10 reviews for one set of links and 20 for another. You could simply set the number of reviews you want to that number and the system will stop assigning bloggers the LinkSet with the quantity set to 10 once that number is reached. It will then only assign the LinkSet with 20. Please note that once the system has completed all the required reviews for each LinkSet it will then start assigning the Default Links. You will want to make sure to update your quantities prior to that happening. If you want to keep the same ration you can then just go in and set the LinkSet with 10 to 20 and the LinkSet with 20 to 30.
- Create multiple LinkSets for the Same Links - Alternatively, if you do not want to deal with updating the quantity field regularly you could just create multiple LinkSets for the same group of links. For example if you created 2 LinkSets for 1 group of links and 1 LinkSet for another you would end up getting a ratio of 2:1. In this case you can simply set the quantity of reviews you want for each LinkSet to something large like 999. That way you never have to go in and update the LinkSet Quantitiy yet you can easily build more links for a given group.