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--- te3:add_trade_seller [2014/11/06 08:19] – [Specify amount of traffic you would like to sell in percents] moderator
+++ te3:add_trade_seller [2014/11/24 09:52] (current) – [1. Specify amount of traffic you would like to sell in percents] moderator
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 ====== Add seller (selling traffic) ======
+ ~~NOTOC~~
-Menu: Overview / {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} Add trade / Add seller (sell traffic)
- ~~NOTOC~~
 <WRAP Caution>Selling traffic has priority over the rest of the outgoing traffic, even over owed [[te3:forces|forces]]. More traffic you sell, less of it is left available for outgoing distribution based on the [[te3:algorithms|trade algorithm]].</WRAP>
-You can sell your traffic through special Seller trades. TE3 allows two options to sell your traffic:
+You can sell your traffic through special Seller trades. TE3 allows **two options to sell your traffic:**
-===== Specify amount of traffic you would like to sell in percents =====
+===== 1. Specify amount of traffic you would like to sell in percents =====
-Navigate to the [[te3:overview|Overview]] menu, click on the {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} ''Add trade'' button and select ''Add seller (sell traffic)'' from the drop down menu. Inside "Add seller" pop-up window enter ''<nowiki>http://www.seller.com/</nowiki>'' into the Seller URL input. Fill in the ''Sell % of your traffic'' input and click ''Add'' button. Seller is now added to the list of trades and is displayed inside your [[te3:admin_panel#stats table|Stats table]] (menus Overview and Hourly). "Seller" section is marked with a different color and contains a Seller summary stats row.  \\ \\ The percentage of traffic you are selling is displayed inside ''skim pattern'' column (you have to enable the column using [[te3:interface_manager|Interface manager]]). This will not only allow you to view percentage for all your sellers, but you will be able to change it directly from the "Stats table" using [[te3:edit_trade#Quick edit|Quick edit]] option - simply click on the respective table cell in the ''Skim pattern'' column and edit the trade.  \\ \\ You can set seller status as ''Active'' or ''Inactive'', that way you can keep sellers on your trade list even when you are not selling traffic. Simply mark seller as ''Inactive'' and temporarily suspend it (when a seller is ''Inactive'', it is displayed as ''<del>seller.com</del>''). \\ \\ [[te3:external_feature|External feature]] prevents cycling surfers between the same sites over and over again by adding "visited domains" parameter at the end of the outgoing link (this feature should be considered, when you are selling traffic to another TE3 user).
-==== Don't sell traffic from selected trades ====
+This method allows you to sell a preferred percent of your overall traffic and is the recommended method. It allows you to exclude trades and to sell traffic from selected [[te3:niches|niches]].
+=== Step by step example ===
+{{:te3:seller2.png?nolink |}} \\ \\ {{:te3:tut_step_1.png?nolink|}} Navigate to [[te3:overview|Overview]] menu and click {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} ''Add trade'' to open "Add trade" drop-down menu.
+{{:te3:tut_step_2.png?nolink|}} Click ''Add seller (sell traffic)'' and open "add seller" pop-up window. \\ \\  \\ \\
-If you don't want to sell traffic from certain trades, you can exclude them in the "Don't sell traffic from selected trades" accordion (use CTRL + left mouse click to select / deselect preferred trades).
+{{:te3:seller4.png?nolink |}} \\ \\ \\ {{:te3:tut_step_3.png?nolink|}} Enter ''<nowiki>http://www.seller.com/</nowiki>'' into the ''Seller URL input''.  \\ \\
-==== Sell only traffic from selected niches  ====
+{{:te3:tut_step_4.png?nolink|}} Fill in the ''Sell % of your traffic'' input (input a number between ''0'' and ''100'', you may use up to 2 decimal places).  \\ \\  \\ \\ \\
+{{:te3:tut_step_5.png?nolink|}} Click {{:te3:button_add.png?nolink|}} to add new seller. Seller is now added to the list of trades and is displayed inside your [[te3:admin_panel#stats table|stats table]] (menus Overview and Hourly). "Seller" section is marked with a different color and contains a Seller summary stats row.
+The percentage of traffic you are selling is displayed inside ''skim pattern'' column (you have to enable the column using [[te3:interface_manager|Interface manager]]). This will not only allow you to view percentage for all your sellers, but you will be able to change it directly from the stats table using [[te3:edit_trade#Quick edit|Quick edit]] option - simply click on the respective table cell in the ''Skim pattern'' column and edit the trade.
+++++ Additional "Seller" settings |
+You can set seller status as ''Active'' or ''Inactive'', that way you can keep sellers on your trade list even when you are not selling traffic. Simply mark seller as ''Inactive'' and temporarily suspend it (when a seller is ''Inactive'', it is displayed as ''<del>seller.com</del>'').
+[[te3:external_feature|External feature]] prevents cycling surfers between the same sites over and over again by adding "visited domains" parameter at the end of the outgoing link (this feature should be considered, when you are selling traffic to another TE3 user).
+**Don't sell traffic from selected trades**
+If you don't want to sell traffic from certain trades, you can exclude them (use CTRL + left mouse click to select / deselect preferred trades).
+**Sell only traffic from selected niches**
 Only sell traffic from trades assigned to a certain [[te3:niches|niche]], or multiple niches (use CTRL + left mouse click to select / deselect preferred niches).
-==== Update trade on other sites in your network ====
+**Update trade on other sites in your network**
 [[te3:network_sync|Network sync]] function allows you to update settings for respective seller on other sites in your [[te3:network|network]]. To proceed, select sites from the multiple select box.
+++++
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-===== Add seller directly into the skim pattern =====
+===== 2. Add seller directly into the skim pattern =====
 This method allows you to sell every Xth click by adding a seller directly into the [[te3:skimming|skim pattern]]. However, we advise you to use the first option of selling traffic (adding a seller and specifying the percentage of traffic you wish to sell), as it is easier to oversee and manage. \\ \\
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+=== Step by step example ===
+{{:te3:seller2.png?nolink |}} \\ \\ {{:te3:tut_step_1.png?nolink|}} Navigate to [[te3:overview|Overview]] menu and click {{:te3:add_button.png?nolink|}} ''Add trade'' to open "Add trade" drop-down menu.
+{{:te3:tut_step_2.png?nolink|}} Click ''Add seller (sell traffic)'' and open "add seller" pop-up window. \\ \\  \\ \\
+{{:te3:seller5.png?nolink |}} \\ \\ \\  {{:te3:tut_step_3.png?nolink|}} Enter ''<nowiki>http://www.seller.com/</nowiki>'' into the ''Seller URL input''.  \\ \\ \\
+{{:te3:tut_step_4.png?nolink|}}  Enter ''0'' into the ''Sell % of your traffic'' input.  \\ \\ \\
+{{:te3:tut_step_5.png?nolink|}} Click {{:te3:button_add.png?nolink|}} to add new seller.  \\ \\ \\
+{{:te3:tut_step_6.png?nolink|}} Select ''Default skim'' from the {{:te3:tools_logo2.png?nolink|}} drop-down menu.
+{{:te3:seller7.png?nolink|}} \\
+{{:te3:tut_step_7.png?nolink|}} Enter preferred pattern. We chose ''100,70,60,seller.com,60'' - 1st click goes 100% to a gallery behind ''u='' parameter, 2nd click 70% to gallery and 30% to a trade, 3rd click 60% to gallery, 4th click goes to ''seller.com'', 5th and all further clicks 60% to gallery.
+{{:te3:tut_step_8.png?nolink|}} Click {{:te3:button_save.png?nolink|}} or press ''Enter'' to confirm the new pattern.
+----
+===== 3. Combination =====
+You can even combine the two methods - some webmasters prefer to sell a certain percent of their traffic **and** add seller into their skim pattern.
+**Example:**
+''Sell % of your traffic'' is set to ''2%'' and [[te3:default_skimming|default skim]] is set to ''100,70,60,seller.com,60'':
+|< 100% 20% 80% >|
+^ Consecutive click ^ Distribution ^
+| **1st click** | there is 98% probability surfer will be sent to a gallery behind ''u='' parameter and 2 % probability surfer will be sent to  ''seller.com'' |
+| **2nd click** | 68% to gallery, 30% to trade and 2% to ''seller.com'' |
+| **3rd click** | 58% to gallery, 40% to trade and 2% to ''seller.com'' |
+| **4th click** | 100% to ''seller.com'' |
+| **5th and all further clicks** | 58% to gallery, 40% to trade and 2% to ''seller.com'' |