http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/ en Thu, 17 May 2012 01:43:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/ http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3993-Ebay-Affiliate-base-directory&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:55 GMT Hello, I am starting an affiliate program with Ebay, and I need to upload a file (txt document) to the base directory, but I am not sure where I... Hello,

I am starting an affiliate program with Ebay, and I need to upload a file (txt document) to the base directory, but I am not sure where I could find it. Uploading the file in the File Manager gives this wrong address to the file:

http://www.mysite.com/user/ebaypartnernetworkactivation.txt.

That "user" in the url is not supposed to be here. Any advice? Thank you very much. ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion Julian http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3993-Ebay-Affiliate-base-directory http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3992-Google-Invalid-no-shipping-added-amp-item-out-of-stock!-But-they-are-not!!&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:14 GMT I am sure I am just doing something wrong, can someone explain.... I am uploading in the same way i have always done but I've been on holiday and doing stock take so have missed a few weeks of listing on Google as i had to make some adjustments to qty's and item descriptions.

I have uploaded my information to Google but it says the listings are all invalid as there are no shipping amounts on the products. I went and added the basic shipping costs to my settings but that has not kicked in either as it is still saying 'no shipping specified' so it has disallowed all of my listings.

What is more, I have the stock qty in with the variants and in the 'values' page of the product I have the stock set at Zero so Google is picking these up as out of stock. The majority of my sellers have variants with quantities available and I got told to put the stock level on the values page as zero and the qty on the variants page.

So why have Google got them down as being out of stock?? And why is it showing as no shipping. What have happened and what am I doing wrong??

Thanks. ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion pinkypie http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3992-Google-Invalid-no-shipping-added-amp-item-out-of-stock!-But-they-are-not!! http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3991-Amending-Paid-Orders&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 20:26:42 GMT I sometimes need to alter orders after customers have paid. Say, someone buys 4 balls of pink yarn and 2 blue and pays. They then email me to say... I sometimes need to alter orders after customers have paid. Say, someone buys 4 balls of pink yarn and 2 blue and pays. They then email me to say they would like to change it to 3 pink and 5 green. Is there anyway I can amend the invoice? I enclose a copy of the invoice with all orders and so it would be nice if I could send a correct printed one rather than amending it by hand.

TIA ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion bengalcat http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3991-Amending-Paid-Orders http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3990-Next-product-in-admin-panel&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 13:11:05 GMT You know the next/previous product link in our shops.... well I was thinking it would be really handy to also have that function when in the BP admin... You know the next/previous product link in our shops.... well I was thinking it would be really handy to also have that function when in the BP admin panel.

Quite often when I am making changes to products I have to make them to a whole category of products. I have to go into a product, make the changes, save, go back to the list of products, scroll down my list again, find where I was, open the next product, make those changes, and so on.

It would be so handy if I could make the changes, save and move on to the next product without having to go back and forth.

Good idea or just me?

lol ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion Deefer http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3990-Next-product-in-admin-panel http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3988-Request-Refer-a-Friend&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 10:12:27 GMT Is it possible to do a refer a friend on our websites. I would like to do have a promotion, where existing customers who have created an account... Is it possible to do a refer a friend on our websites.

I would like to do have a promotion, where existing customers who have created an account can refer a friend, and if they create an account, both parties would receive bonus loyalty points.

Either a page with some kind of form on it, or an extra box during account creation to refer a friend.

thank you ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion vazalla http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3988-Request-Refer-a-Friend http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3987-Advice-on-transferring-domain-name-please&goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 10:04:04 GMT Hi Everyone,

My first post and I'm afraid it's to ask for a little advice please! I've been busy putting my website together ready to transfer over from EKM to BP and I think I now have everything (or at least everything major) in place ready to complete the transfer. I know I need to now transfer my domain name over to another company and have looked at 123 reg and clicked on the transfer domain bit for them. Now, before I go any further, I know that I'm going to have to call EKM up and get them to do something their end but I'm not sure exactly what I'm asking for?

Also when I put this in action - what is the next step to take? Will the transfer to 123 reg be quick? And how soon can I then change the settings to point to my BP site? Is there anything obvious I'm missing at all?

I've been learning about all the ins and outs of website building and ecommerce as I go along but I know very little about this side of things.

Many Thanks in advance!

Amanda ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion TheCompleteCani http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3987-Advice-on-transferring-domain-name-please http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3986-PPC-Advice-and-startup-marketing-advice-Desperatley-Needed-Pleeeaaassseee&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 23:54:40 GMT Hi All, I am a new online retailer and wanted to make use of pay per click advertising whilst I spend months working on my organic search... Hi All,

I am a new online retailer and wanted to make use of pay per click advertising whilst I spend months working on my organic search engine results.

So far it has been a bit of a disaster.

I have tried Adwords and had the following results.
- Broad high hitting keywords to advertise that I sell PC Components has cost me a small fortune for a lot of traffic which gained me 1 customer and 1 sale so has been paused and knocked on the head.

- Very selective keywords advertising specific product groups and landing on the product group page i.e. Hard drives/Internal which has a block for the top sellers so contains products before drilling deeper. Gets so few impressions I get no clicks and eventually google drops my ads.

- I even had a campaign where I managed to get 4 keywords with a 10/10 relevance showing ads and they still proved non effective.


Could anyone advise me what the quickest most cost effective way is to start building my customer base?
Is it just adwords is too much of a monster? Or I am setting it up very badly?
Should I be using msn adcentre or another service or should I be staying clear of PPC's?
Am I just doing something totally wrong or not being patient enough to get accurate results.
I have a very tight budget and so far PPC advertising seems to be a money milking tool returning me nothing but non committing traffic.

Oh and final thought is it something to do with my website putting people off. I have seen a few abandoned baskets whilst being sad and shop peeping from the backroom.

Any help would be received with immense gratitude.

Many Thanks
SPO Components
www.spocomponents.co.uk - computer components online retailer ]]> Online Marketing and Promotion SPO Components http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3986-PPC-Advice-and-startup-marketing-advice-Desperatley-Needed-Pleeeaaassseee http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3985-Product-URL-s-What-s-best-for-SEO-rankings&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:38 GMT Hi all, I notice there is a section against the product/properties for the URL where you can enter text rather then it pointing to the SKU... Hi all,

I notice there is a section against the product/properties for the URL where you can enter text rather then it pointing to the SKU number. What would be the best URL to have for SEO. SKU, product name, short desc, model number etc:

Any Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks
SPO Components

www.spocomponents.co.uk (online supplier of computer components) ]]> General Discussion: Any Other Business SPO Components http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3985-Product-URL-s-What-s-best-for-SEO-rankings http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3984-BRAIN-freeze&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 19:42:33 GMT Hi am working on a second site and brain is frozen how do i change the colours from the blue to say a green? steve:asleep: Hi am working on a second site and brain is frozen how do i change the colours from the blue to say a green?

steve:asleep: ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion glitzybits http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3984-BRAIN-freeze http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3983-None-ecommerce-BP-sites&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 19:36:19 GMT I need to do an "info only" site and wondered if there was a non ecommerce version available. I have looked at BP "Client examples" and I can see a couple of sites that do not sell products but can not find any further info on packages available. Does anyone run a non ecommerce site that could shed some light please?

Any help appreciated!
Thanks. ]]> General Discussion: Any Other Business CJB64 http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3983-None-ecommerce-BP-sites http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3982-Request-2&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 19:12:12 GMT Rich, Any chance of having a block that shows to first time vistors only? Most will wonder why i would want it but lets just say the promotion... Rich,

Any chance of having a block that shows to first time vistors only?

Most will wonder why i would want it but lets just say the promotion worked so well when i ran it last. ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion Neil http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3982-Request-2 http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3981-Checkout-referring-domin&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 17:35:30 GMT Hello

Ive had two "orders in progress" from the past two days - but their referring domain is PayPal.

Normally when somebody completes checkout the referring domain changes to Paypal. I have two customers who have started checkout, and the referring domain has changed to PayPal - but the order hasn't been completed and no funds arrive. Have they clicked back, or has something gone wrong?

Seems strange two in two days and none before? Have had other orders ok! ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion jimmyservis http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3981-Checkout-referring-domin http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3980-Suggestions-for-site-appearance&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 20:30:04 GMT Hi guys, my site is a work in progress. I have a header in place and have tweaked the template a little. I'd like to customise it further but I'm struggling for inspiration.

The site is at http://bp137.betapark.co.uk The header and background are black, but I feel that I need to do something with the main body of the site which is currently white. If I leave it white is there a way of making the corners curved rather than right-angled?

Any comments or suggestions on any aspect of the site would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion Jay G http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3980-Suggestions-for-site-appearance http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3979-Secure-trading-call-back-failures&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 20:10:38 GMT Hi all been with secure trading for two weeks now. Great service. However last two orders today both have had call back failures. I have not changed... Hi all been with secure trading for two weeks now. Great service. However last two orders today both have had call back failures. I have not changed anything and have checked that i have uploaded the call back txt files. Does this simply mean customers are not coming back to site? ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion glitzybits http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3979-Secure-trading-call-back-failures http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3978-Problem-Importing-Images-from-EKM&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 15:39:20 GMT Just a little heads up, when I imported on Saturday, there were quite a few (over 200) images which were wrong. I have just discovered that the vast... Just a little heads up, when I imported on Saturday, there were quite a few (over 200) images which were wrong. I have just discovered that the vast majority all these images were from products that are currently out of stock. A bit of a coincidence, but it may not be the reason. ]]> Bluepark Technical Discussion PartyGirl http://www.bluepark.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?3978-Problem-Importing-Images-from-EKM