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Offline Stu Ayris Reading The Prophet by Khalil Gilbran
06 Oct 2012, 04:36 PM | Post: #51

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I just have - Wednesday 10th to the 17th - the 10th is World Mental Health Day so wonderfully appropriate.

Lou - you are great!

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06 Oct 2012, 04:41 PM | Post: #52

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If it helps anyone, I believe I can attribute 1 sale today as a direct result of my advert. Clapping hands
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RE: Promote Your eBook with KUF : Brand New System

Lou - could you add some single-quotes to my ad where the double quotes were? It looks a bit odd without anything!! Cheers. Syd
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By the way, the ads are blocked by Ad-Block because they contain a query string parameter called "adtype".
Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
07 Oct 2012, 05:07 PM | Post: #55

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Hi Syd, my apologies, I should have spotted that and added the single quotes. I'm only able to access via my phone at the moment, so I can't manually change the ad, but I will sort it tomorrow for you and compensate you for the error.

Also, thanks for the heads up on the ad block. i'll make changes to the system to avoid using the word ad in parameters.
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Offline Streaky Steve Reading Gladiatrix by Linda Gruchy
08 Oct 2012, 03:11 PM | Post: #56

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RE: Promote Your eBook with KUF : Brand New System

Lou,

The new promotion system is great! It helped us to achieve over 4,000 UK downloads and over 7,000 US downloads during the 3 days of the free promotion of Blackened Cottage.

Is there a way I can alter the text of the advert now that the book is no longer free?

Steve
Reader of books using paper, android and iPod (for unabridged audiobooks). Also helping to promote Blackened Cottage[Image: 41vCtqJM16L._SX115_.jpg]
Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
08 Oct 2012, 03:12 PM | Post: #57

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I just want to thank everyone who has supported KUF by taking out an ad. Despite a couple of teething problems, everything seems to be working out well. I am going to take some steps over the next couple of days to resolve the issues with ad-block software.

There are still a few gaps left for the must-have christmas and new year slots, so if anyone on KUF wants one but hasn't booked, now is the time to do it.
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08 Oct 2012, 04:26 PM | Post: #58

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(08 Oct 2012 03:12 PM)Lou Wrote:  I just want to thank everyone who has supported KUF by taking out an ad. Despite a couple of teething problems, everything seems to be working out well. I am going to take some steps over the next couple of days to resolve the issues with ad-block software.

There are still a few gaps left for the must-have christmas and new year slots, so if anyone on KUF wants one but hasn't booked, now is the time to do it.

Done! Cheers Lou, for everything!! First ad coming up this Wednesday!
Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
10 Oct 2012, 01:18 PM | Post: #59

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I have made some improvements and bug-fixes to the ad system this morning :
  • Fixed a bug where non-ascii characters (eg en-dash –) in adverts were getting mangled.
  • Allowed running adverts to be editable (text only, not ASIN) at all times. Changes to running ads may take up to an hour to become active.
  • Fixed a bug with codes and GBP/USD calculations
  • Improved the ad-serving system to make sure ads don't get stuck in browser cache

Also, I hope to have a fix in place for circumventing the ad-block issues with calendars etc in the near future.
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Offline Lou Reading Ryria Series by Michael J Sullivan
10 Oct 2012, 02:24 PM | Post: #60

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Hot on the heels of the last update, urls and parameters which included references to ads have now been changed to promos - this should stop the problems with ad-blocking software.
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