In the following we will explain to you step by step how to create a Coupon.
Basic functions
Please go into the respective product to “Edit” -> “Advanced Settings” and enable Coupons.
Then click in the left of the blue tab on “Coupons” -> “New” and create a new Coupon.
Please enter here the title of the Coupon and the desired Coupon code.
Select in “Assign Products” all the products for which this Coupon shall be valid. When clicking on the right arrow, these products will be transferred into the box “Selected Products”.
Please select the value of the Coupon, charges and time limit.
Different coupon types in cart widget
If you would like to use the coupons combined with our Cart Cart widget, please contact us at clients@affilicon.net. Then we will activiate these special coupon types for your Affilicon account.
| coupon type | description |
|---|---|
| Single-Coupon |
Example: You order three different products ("Marketing Coaching" 200 €, "Premium XL" 400 € and "Premium XXL" 600 €). The single coupon with 50% discount is valid for all products. According to the "Best Price Combination", the product with the highest discount is granted the discount. In this case it would be the "Premium XXL product" from 600 € to 300 €.  |
| Multi-Coupon |
Example: For example you want to start a Christmas-deal, but these coupons are should be for certain products. Here you can now include or exclude certain products in the coupon deal. Simply drag the products for your Christmas-deal into the "Selected Products" box (see screenshot). Left: The coupon is not activated Right: coupon is activated
Right: coupon is activated |
| Cart widget-Coupon |
Example: You want to order the products "Premium XL, Premium XXL and Marketing Coaching" and put them all in the cart widget. Now you can enter your widget cart coupon in the field "coupon code" and get a discount on your entire shopping cart. In this example (see screenshot) it would be a 10% discount in the amount of 120 €.
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Countdown function
Below the title “Time limit” you may set up a countdown via “Enable Countdown”. As soon as your customer types the Coupon into the order form, a countdown defined by you will be activated. This looks as follows:
The note “The redeemed Coupon will expire in xx:xx minutes” will appear. The countdown will then count down from your determined time until 00:00 minutes.
Other functions
You can also include an activated Coupon into your order form by attaching the parameter “gs_code=XXX” (XXX = The title of your Coupon) to the link of your order form. After that it will not be necessary anymore for the end customer to enter the Coupon into the order form.
A link to such an order form may look like this:
https://secure.affilibank.de/sebi/index?product=13335&gs_code=examplecoupon
The advantage is, that you will receive fewer customer inquiries by customers who have forgotten to redeem the Coupon code in the order form.
Artificial shortage
With artificial shortages you generate an additional purchase incentive. Limit the number of uses (e.g., "The first 50 customers receive 10 € discount") or define an expiration date (e.g., "This voucher expires on 31.05.2017").
In this example, we reduced the number of uses to 50 and defined an expiration date (red-bordered):
If you have any other questions concerning the provided information, please feel free to contact our support team.
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