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)

[vlrick]

Originally Posted by Taurus1

Will this work on 3.8.6?

Frankly, I'm not sure. We've only tested it on 4.x. I'll look into setting up a 3.x test forum. If you decide to give it a try on 3.8.6 and find that it works, please let us know!

[Liquid1ce]

how long till ad's show as ive been running for almost 24hours and no ad's showing

[vlrick]

Originally Posted by Liquid1ce

how long till ad's show

VigLink doesn't insert anything into your pages (no ads, no links). We just find unaffiliated links, and affiliate them for you.

[galengt]

Originally Posted by Taurus1

Will this work on 3.8.6?

I am a VigLink employee as well. We just tested it successfully on 3.6 and up, so you are good to go with 3.8.6.

[pant]

Installed, don't know if it will make any money but worth a try.

There is no information on how to get paid anywhere though???

[vlrick]

Originally Posted by pant

There is no information on how to get paid anywhere though???

From our FAQ:

How does payment work?
VigLink will pay by check in the United States and PayPal anywhere it is available. We are expanding our payment options over time. VigLink will ask for payment information and pay publishers as soon as their balance reaches $25. VigLink typically takes 25% on commission earned by publishers. Often publishers still receive higher payouts due to collective bargaining and high volume commission levels. We will issue an IRS Form 1099 to any publisher who makes more than $400 in a fiscal year.

That policy might change soon (I think we're dropping paper checks and switching to PayPal exclusively), but those are the terms as of today.

[pant]

Cheers dude, sorry for being ignorant.

Is their a way that I can scan the site to see how many links I could convert?

[vlrick]

Originally Posted by pant

Is their a way that I can scan the site to see how many links I could convert?

Yup! Submit your site's URL and your email at the bottom of this page (make sure you're logged out, or the form won't be there). There's a fair amount of estimation going on, so don't put too much stake in the dollar figures, but that report will give you an idea of what kind of links you have, and whether we could affiliate any of them.

[DUI_]

What is the impact on the forum by adding JS to each page? Would it use up more bandwidth? etc..

[vlrick]

There's effectively zero impact on your page load time. The library is downloaded directly from our servers (so the additional bandwidth used is ours), and it's loaded in parallel as your page loads. It won't block the rest of the page from loading as it's being downloaded.