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Affiliate Application | Website Ownership Authentication Instructions

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AUTOMATED JAVASCRIPT VERIFICATION PROCESS  

An affiliate application can be confirmed by placing a JavaScript call on the homepage of your website and then letting AvantLink verify that the script has been placed on the page. As soon as that step is complete you may remove the line of JavaScript - you won't need it again. The exact procedure for using the JavaScript placement verification is as follows:

  • Copy the JavaScript from the first link in the instruction email AvantLink sent to you.

  • The JavaScript can be placed in one of the following places:

    • Locate your homepage. This is probably named "index.html" or "index.php" in your web root directory (likely to be named "public_html"). You may need to check with your host to determine what file this is. Paste the JavaScript anywhere in that file and save the file to your web server.
    • Paste the JavaScript anywhere within the template that is used on the homepage of your site. This is especially useful if your website is a blog. If your website is a blog, you may also place the JavaScript within a post that will be shown in full on the homepage. Please leave the script in place until AvantLink is able to verify that it is there.
  • Browse to the second URL found in the instruction email AvantLink sent to you to verify the placement of the JavaScript.

  • If your application confirmation was successful, you can delete the JavaScript from your homepage or template.
  • If unsuccessful, email AffiliateApps@AvantLink.com and provide the following:
      • Application Id:
      • URL you applied with:
      • Email you applied with:
      • Which AvantLink network you applied to: US | Canada | Australia
      • Screenshot and the line # in your source code you placed the javascript

HOSTED WEB SERVICES/CMS SITES

WordPress: Wordpress is the most popular 'do it yourself' website editor. In order to get the JavaScript verification script integrated, you have to write a blog entry, select "Text" instead of "Visual" editing, and then use the ``<code>`` and ``</code>`` tags to surround the script. That way it will not be visible, but the confirmation script (which searches for the embedded script) would then be able to find it. If you have any issues, please email affiliateapps@avantlink.com to make them aware, and they will review.

Wix, Gatorhost, Blogger, ColdFusion, SquareSpace, Adobe Muse, etc: There may be special steps you need to take to allow integration of custom script. Sometimes it's as easy as selecting a "custom HTML" block. Please do a search for how this can be accomplished on your platform.

 

If unsuccessful, email AffiliateApps@AvantLink.com and provide the following:

      • Application Id:
      • URL you applied with:
      • Email you applied with:
      • Which network you applied to (US, Canada, Australia).
      • Screenshot of where you placed the javascript

 

MANUAL AUTHENTICATION

For manual authentication the AvantLink Affiliate Applications team can contact you directly through your websites contact form.

  1. Email AffiliateApps@AvantLink.com with a link directly to your contact form. Please be sure all contact forms are functional before emailing.
  2. If a contact form is not possible for some reason, email AffiliateApps@AvantLink.com for an alternate method. If we cannot find a way to manually authenticate, it is likely you will be denied.

Include the following with all correspondence to the AffiliateApps team:

  • Application Id:
  • URL you applied with:
  • Email you applied with:
  • Which network you applied to (US, Canada, Australia).

 

 

 

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