by Robin Malau on 24. May, 2008 in Geeky, internet
Amazon affiliate program is probably the oldest
and most successful
internet affiliate programs in the world.
They provide a variety of tools to their affiliates.
However, among those fancy tools and helpful,
my favorite was always their aStore.
aStore is an affiliate program for Amazon,
who wants to have its own niche online store,
without having to purchase supplies, manage
payments and delivery. Affiliates can choose on
what products they want to sell on aStore them and
be able to customize the look to meet their site and saw a niche.
However, there are 3 ways to view the aStore, whether it's site
(1) independently, and integrate into the affiliate's site by using
(2) and inline frames
(3) frame set. 2 and 3 super cool option. Imagine this,
your visitors can shop at your aStore without leaving your site.
How cool is that.
This tutorial uses the second option, using inline frames,
which can make you look and feel aStore fit with your site
because they still use the same Header and Footer. Now let us see what we can do here.
Customize the appearance of your aStore
The first step is, of course, you need to set your aStore.
Some notes on these steps are:
1. Choose products that are appropriate to your niche for
super wide range of products Amazon.
2. In aStore set wizard, do not use the header as it
will contrast with the default header of your blog.
3. If your blog's sidebar located on the left side, then
select the sidebar stores, and vice versa if that on the right.
4. It is better to store your CSS edit to match the feel of your site.
5. When it is finished all, choose to display your store
using a inline frames. Copy the code and put it to notepad.
Custom Create a new page to your aStore
This step is quite complicated. But if you follow the step by step
, then you should be ok. I'm using this technique found in the blog Kristarella's (more info on the page that flourished in WordPress.org)
1. Copy your page.php file using FTP, rename the file to store.
php or whatever you like.
2. Edit store.php using your text editor.
To remove the sidebar (because you will use your aStore sidebar)
, find the line of code and delete it:
After that, add this code at the beginning of the file store.php:
/ *
Template Name: Shop
* /
?>
Done? Save and FTP files store.php into your template folder.
3. Now find it (or similar):
And change it to type like:
and then laid out in CSS using:
stores {width: 30em;}. (My aStore 70em)
4. Go back to your WordPress Dashboard, write a new page,
name Store.
5. Scroll down and find the Page Template drop down list,
select a template Store. You may need also to set the
Order page for your store pages.
6. Now copy the code inline frames from Amazon, and paste it
into your new page (do not use Visual mode, use the HTML mode instead).
7. Publish Your Store Page and you're done.
