Administrative and Maintenance Tools - VigLink

Info:
VigLink is the easiest way to monetize your outbound links. You get paid when visitors click from your forum to a retailer and buy something. The VigLink analytics dashboard tells you which outbound links are clicked most, which are making you the most money, and more.

You've created something special. Your community is a place where people congregate to discuss their passion. It turns out they also make decisions about what to buy and where to buy it?and that's valuable. VigLink helps you capture this value, effortlessly.

In fact, VigLink is second only to AdSense as the most widely used monetization technology for vBulletin. Don't take our word for it, here's the breakdown.

This add-on will install the VigLink javascript on your forum, without the need to edit templates.

VigLink Convert
Your members are constantly posting links to retailers. If any go to over 35,000 retailers, VigLink will automatically convert them to monetized links that pay you a commission.
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VigLink Insert
Forum threads often reference products, brands, and retailers. VigLink can automatically link these references, making sure they always go to the most valuable destination.
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Controls
Version 2.0 now gives more control over how VigLink runs on your site. You can enable or disable VigLink Convert and VigLink Insert for specific user groups and forums.

Tested On:
4.2.0
3.8.7

Installation Instructions

1. Import the XML file
2. Go to your AdminCP and edit the VigLink options
3. Enter the API key from your VigLink account page. (If you don't already have a VigLink account you can sign up here)

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

This slows down my site as the script calls the viglink site and has to wait a long time for api.viglink.com to answer. I hope this is just a hiccup and not the normal reaction time. Otherwise I will need to uninstall this.

It's not normal at all. What's your site url? I'm on a really slow connection right now (1mb), so let me see how bad it is.

[Hawkmaster]

It has not slowed my site down and has been well worth it

[mierzwin]

OMG got my first payment today. Not that I am getting over exited but just logged into my stats. I totally forgot after signing up for viglink but today when I looked I was shocked.

My site gets ~1.2k uniques a day. For that traffic I am getting some money

This is since End of Jan:



I do recommend!

[Breakpoint]

It does not work in FireFox 4, here is a thread example http://www.ps3trophies.com/forums/ga...3-19-99-a.html

It links in IE8 properly with the viglink tag.

Whats up with this?

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by mierzwin

OMG got my first payment today.

You mean your affiliate payment for promoting viglink to us? This is just spam.

[galengt]

Hi Breakpoint,

I just clicked an Amazon link on the example page you gave in Firefox 4 and it did affiliate. Can you tell me the link text of the link you are clicking that you expect to affiliate that isn't working?

[Breakpoint]

Originally Posted by galengt

Hi Breakpoint,

I just clicked an Amazon link on the example page you gave in Firefox 4 and it did affiliate. Can you tell me the link text of the link you are clicking that you expect to affiliate that isn't working?

Now it is working, that is weird

But can you tell me why the link in first post is not re-affiliating to VigLink?

I have Re-Affiliate marked in to Yes on my VigLink.com account
http://www.ps3trophies.com/forums/ga...2-10-99-a.html

The tag says slicinc for me when I click through it

[SamirDarji]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

You mean your affiliate payment for promoting viglink to us? This is just spam.

Actually, I don't doubt the numbers. I get almost as much via viglink as I do via adsense. When something works, it just works.

[mierzwin]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

You mean your affiliate payment for promoting viglink to us? This is just spam.

didnt know affiliate links are not allowed, but wanted only to share my experience. apology if I hurt anyone with it

I didnt even recommended 1 user as I never thought viglink will work.

Google blocked me for adsense so cant compare

[cronjob78]

Thinking of installing this.

Anybody (except Viglink/DR affiliates or employees) willing to give some genuine feedback. A ratio of monthly unique users to revenue etc?