RSS Product feeds for affiliate program
Introduction
RSS Product feeds for affiliate program is an advertising
solution that provides publishers with the ability of requesting products in
real time from our database, using simple search query, and publish the results
into his own website as HTML, making all the published information to be
searchable from search engines. This is a way to create new content and keywords
for your site and at the same time earn money linking to LeaseTrader.com
LeaseTrader.com provides real time product feeds for his affiliate program
using simple RSS 2.0 XML interface. In order to use this interface you need to
understand how RSS feeds works, please read this document to find out how it
works.
To call a RSS Product feed is as simple as a URL with a few parameters, the
result of the call will pass through a function that creates all the contained
information into dynamic HTML content.
The content will change as the cars are sold and new cars are published in
real time, without having to change any code or use html level script at your
side. This mean that you create a search against our database to get certain
results, besides the specific content of the database which is absolutely
independent. And get real time results as the information changes, always being
according to the preset search parameters.
What do you need to participate in our RSS Product feed affiliate program
You must be registered in CJ.com as a publisher and be approved by LeaseTrader.com to
be his affiliate partner.
Once you are registered in CJ.com as a publisher and approved by
LeaseTrader.com you will receive a PID number and a AID number. PID (Publisher
ID) number identifies you and your website to be tracked by CJ.com systems; AID (Add
ID) number is the number provided by the CJ interface when choosing SmartLink
Add from LeaseTrader.com advertising options. With this 2 numbers you are ready
to create your own listings, and make them trackable by CJ.com system. Once you
have this 2 numbers then you are ready to start using LeaseTrader.com RSS
Product feed affiliate program.
Why use XML RSS product feeds in your website
- Create searchable valuable content for your website creating listing
related to the content of your website choosing the right keywords and
search patterns to generate unique pages using our content.
- Give your users the chance to see your advertiser's offers directly in
your website without having to go through a banner or a link outside your
website.
- Give your website even more valuable unique content.
- Elevate the economic efficiency of your website using this affiliate
program model, including related searchable content, the click through will
be increased against using simple HTML, Banners or any other graphic
advertising model.
- Full Customizable look and feel, integrates to any website design
template.
- Link directly to specific related offers, not to the home page or to a
listing page, giving your visitors the most accurate information.
- Display searchable rotating content without having to update any code,
just set search parameter.
- Integration support will be given to designated publishers on request
affiliates@leasetrader.com.
How to use XML RSS product feeds in your website
This is a simple call to RSS Product feed, using a URL and a set of
parameters to customize the search
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
RSS Product feed parameters:
q
Is the search string. Just enter a search string like "BMW+M3" to retrieve
all BMW M3 for lease at this moment in our database.
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
If you would like to narrow your search even more than by make+model you can
also use something like "BMW+M3+silver" will search all BMW M3 in Silver color
available for lease.
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3+silver&output=rss&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
output
Options are: rss or rss_simple
rss option will display cars for lease with a picture of the car.
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
rss_simple option will display cars for lease without a picture, just
title, link and short description will be sent over the XML file.
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss_simple&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
limit
Is the amount of results given by the search.
50 results
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss&limit=50&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
10 results
http://www.leasetrader.com/search.ashx?q=BMW+M3&output=rss&limit=10&pid=ENTER-PID-HERE&aid=ENTER-AID-HERE
Sample code for XML RSS product feed reading
Implementation example
Classic ASP Implementation example
This is a simple classic ASP function call to display RSS product feeds, free download
Download ASP Rss Product Feed
Downlod .Net Rss Product Feed
Knowledge needed
Programing level knowledge is needed to implement this feature in your
website for support implementing XML RSS product feeds please contact
affiliates@leasetrader.com.
Integration support will be given to designated publishers on request.
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