BY: Eldon Sarte, Fotodirt.comThis is where things just get a tad bit more complex. Don’t worry — it’s just complex looking (particularly for you novices), but really, it’s fairly simple and straightforward. No programming skills required! Just go at it a step at a time, and you’ll see how basic it all is.

Part of the seeming complexity is that you’ll have to choose whether you want to generate a link that forwards to the main Fotodirt page at ImageKind, the Fotodirt “cute” gallery page, or direct to specific Fotodirt images in the gallery. (NOTE: In my experience, it’s probably most effective to promote specific images.)

OK, here goes…

1. Go to the Shareasale site and login to your account. (If you don’t have an account, click here.)
    
2. Among the menu options on the top part of the screen, in the “Get Links” section, click on the Create a Custom Link to a Page option.
    
3. Look for the Merchant for this link: field, and select ImageKind.
    
4. In the Destination URL: field, enter one of the following:
   (TIP 1: Leave out/delete the http:// part when pasting into the field)
   (TIP 2: Right-click on the destination link you want below, and select Copy Shortcut)
    
   • Fotodirt Main Page
     http://www.imagekind.com/MemberProfile.aspx?MID=bef05403-3c6e-4b5e-9571-8a9f93d8318d
      
   • Fotodirt Cute Gallery page
     http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=656da54b-5503-42f6-94a9-02aa3ac2ba18
      
   • Product: Mario
     http://www.imagekind.com/Showartwork.aspx?IMID=20354912-6d4e-4e0e-90d1-8b8969bef46c
      
   • Product: …Oh, poop!
     http://www.imagekind.com/Showartwork.aspx?IMID=696853d8-56c5-419d-a1d9-a45eb0a1b49a
      
5. Click on the Create Custom Link button.
    
6. The Shareasale system will automatically generate the link you can use that, when clicked on, will forward to the destination you selected; it will also have your unique affiliate code embedded in the link so that any of your referrals will be tracked by the various systems involved in the transaction. If a sale results, you’ll get a commission!Copy and use the linking code you see on the screen; you’ll probably want to save this to a file for later use and easy retrieval. Although the link looks pretty complicated, it’s actually not much different than any link or URL you type into your Web browser. It’s just a very long one, full of unique and special codes to help track your traffic and sales. Just copy-and-paste this link as one whole unit as needed, and you’ll be fine.
    
7. Use the link and test it, making sure that it works!

To help make things even simpler, you may want to check out the following tip:

• How to Shorten Your Links »

And, of course, if you have any questions or need assistance of any sort, do please contact me.