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A great way to drive traffic and sales from your website is to recommend specific artists or titles that relate to the content of your website.  For example, if you have a site that is dedicated to the Beatles, you can create a link directing your visitors to check out the great selection of unusual, rare and collectible Beatles titles at Records by Mail.  You can also direct your customers to specific titles by the Beatles. In this section we will show you how!

In order to create links to specific artists or titles, the first step is to join our partner program. Click here if you have not yet joined.

 
Creating an Artist Link:

Follow the steps below to create a link directing your customers to view all the items by any artist in the Records by Mail inventory:

1. Once you are a member of our partner program, go to the "get links" section of the RBM page on Commission Junction.
2. Find the interactive link entitled "artist link" on the "get links" page.
3. In the "artist link" section, click on the link that says "Get Html."  This will launch a pop-up window with instructions to "Copy and paste the following HTML code into your web pages."
    
   The code will look like this:
    

   <a HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1265716-10278786? URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recordsbymail.com%2Fa Search.php%2Felvis%2Bpresley">artist link</a><img src= "http://www.qksrv.net/image-1265716-10278786" width="1"  height="1" border="0"> sample code only - do not copy

     

4. After you have copied and pasted this code into your site, simply replace "elvis" and "presley" (highlighted above) with the name of the artist you wish to link to.  Replace the "artist link" text (also highlighted) with the name of your artist as well.
    
   For example, if you wish to link to the Records by Mail discography of Ike Turner, the code will look like this:
    
       "...Search.php%2Fike%2Bturner">Ike Turner</a><img src=..."
    
5. If you wish to link to a band name, you can simply enter the band name in place of the artist name:
    
       "...Search.php%2FBeatles">The Beatles</a><img src=..."
    
   or separate multiple words in a band or artist name using the code %2b as below:
    
       "...Search.php%2FQuicksilver%2bMessenger%2bService"> Quicksilver Messenger Service</a><img src=..."
    
6. Save your code, and test the link.  If you click through to the correct page, you're good to go!

Creating an Item Link:

Follow the steps below to create a link directing your customers to view a specific title that you have recommended in the Records by Mail inventory.

1. Once you are a member of our partner program, go to the "get links" section of the RBM page on Commission Junction.
2. Find the interactive link entitled "item link" on the "get links" page.
3. In the "item link" section, Click on the link that says "Get Html."  This will launch a pop-up window with instructions to "Copy and paste the following HTML code into your web pages."
    
   The code will look like this:
    

   <a HREF="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1265716-10278782? URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.recordsbymail.com%2Fid Search.php%2F139848">Item Name</a><img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1265716-10278782" width="1" height="1" border="0"> sample code only - do not copy

     

4. After you have copied and pasted this code into your site, go to www.recordsbymail.com, and find the ID number of the title that you wish to link to.  For example, if you want to link to Stevie Wonder's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, the Records by Mail listing appears as follows: 
    

   STEVIE WONDER: greatest hits vol. 2 $18.00 notes: grade: VG+ in stock label: TAMLA 313 ID#: 106548 format: LP add to cart

   The ID number for this title, 106548, is highlighted above.
    

5. Simply replace the default item number "139848" in the Commission Junction code with the item number of the title you wish to link to, in this case "106548".  Replace the "Item Name" text with the title you are linking to as well.
    
   For example, if you wish to link to the Stevie Wonder title indicated above, the code will look like this:
    
       "...Search.php%2F106548">Stevie Wonder: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2</a><img src=..."
     
6. Save your code, and test the link.  If you click through to the correct page, you are good to go!

Keep in mind that the remainder of the CJ link code must remain exactly as it is shown in the "Get Html" popup. Any missing HTML, including the image source, will prevent the link from tracking properly and result in a loss of commissions.  Do not copy the example code from this page, as it will not track properly and will result in lost commissions, copy the code from the CJ popup and change only the artist name and item number as indicated above.

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