Important Update: Transitioning to the New Amazon Creators API

Attention Amazon Affiliates! To ensure the best possible performance and security for your affiliate feeds, we are announcing an important update regarding how you connect your Amazon account.

Previously, you were required to join the Amazon Product Advertising API to obtain a pair of access keys (an Access Key and a Secret Key). However, Amazon is introducing a new standard. To keep your product feeds running smoothly, you will now need to transition to the Amazon Creators API.

What do you need to do?

The process requires a few quick steps to generate a new set of credentials for your account:

1. Join the Amazon Creators API: Log into your Amazon Associates account and navigate to the new Creators API portal to join.
2. Create a Developer App: You will need to create a dedicated app within your Amazon account to generate your new connection keys.
3. Obtain Your Credentials: Once your app is created, you will be provided with a new Credential ID and a Secret.

Important Security Note: Just like previous Amazon secret keys, your new Secret will only be visible once upon creation. Please make sure to copy and save both your Credential ID and Secret in a secure location immediately.

For more information, please check out our fully updated knowledge base article: How to sign up for Amazon affiliate program and obtain Amazon access keys?

How to Update Your Existing Feeds

Once you have obtained your new Credential ID and Secret, you must replace your current keys to ensure your feeds do not stop working. You have two options to update your account:

Option A: Regenerate Your Feeds Manually. You can manually recreate and regenerate your Amazon feeds using your newly generated keys. Use the Edit option in the Feeds Box to update your existing Amazon feeds.
Option B: Let Our Support Team Help! (recommended for multiple feeds) Go to your ACCOUNT – Default settings menu and save your new Amazon keys in the appropriate fields. Once they are saved, simply reach out to our support team and ask us to replace the keys in all of your existing Amazon feeds. We will update them for you!

Please update your credentials as soon as possible to ensure your Amazon promotional campaigns continue without a hitch!

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Exciting Updates to Our eBay Feeds: More Data for Better Curation

If you use our platform to promote eBay seller feeds, you know that keeping track of fast-moving inventory can be a challenge. We recently heard from users who curate time-sensitive auction picks, and they pointed out a crucial gap: without knowing exactly when an auction ends, it is hard to tell which listings are still actionable.

Our development team dug deep into the eBay API capabilities, and we are proud to introduce three brand-new data points to our eBay feeds to make your content curation easier and more accurate than ever.

Here is what is new:

1. Auction End Time No more guessing games! Your feeds will now display the exact end date and time of the listing. This is a game-changer for anyone promoting time-sensitive auctions, allowing you to prioritize items that are closing soon and create genuine urgency for your audience.

2. Clear Listing Types Previously, auction items could only be inferred if there was a “Current bid price,” and sometimes the buy button would still read “Buy It Now.” We have fixed this by adding explicit labels for every item. You and your audience will now clearly see whether an item is an Auction or a Fixed Price listing.

3. Bid Count Tracking Want to highlight the most popular items? You can now see the exact number of bids on auction items directly in your feed. This is a fantastic way to showcase high-demand products and drive more engagement to your curated lists.

Ready to see it in action? Because we rely on the official eBay API, we are always looking for ways to maximize the options available to our users. These new features are live right now, so if you are already running eBay seller feeds, you can check them out immediately.

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Algorithms Are Not What You Smartypants Think They Are

Grasping algorithms just enough, thinking they're within our puny reach, only makes them more powerful.

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How to Keep Up Your Blog Updated When You Are Sick?

It’s not easy for bloggers to take off when they are sick as they have the responsibility of maintaining their blog always. A blogger cannot afford to keep his blog inactive for few days as it affects the site and you might lose loyal readers if they don’t see any activity. Well, but there are few days when you feel just under the cloud and sick and you might not just seem to get things together. What should you do during such times?

During your sick days, you need to think of some alternative to keep your blog updated with regular posts. Discussed below are some efficient ways in which you can keep your blog visitors engaged.

Use Your Extra Articles

This is the time when you can use those extra articles that you would have written for future use. Schedule it for the next one or two weeks. A blogger should always be prepared for such days when he would find it difficult to update/maintain his blog due to various reasons. You are lucky if you have such articles, but in case you don’t, you have other ways to maintain it. This is why professional bloggers always have some articles in the pipeline as they can come handy during such times.

Guest Posting

If you are into blogging from a long time, you should have some blogger friends in your network. Talk to them and ask them to do guest posting in your blog. It’s a good thing for both of you since he can get link to his blog from your article, and your blog is maintained.

If you do not have blogger friends, you can look out for guest writers who have similar writing style and have experience in writing good quality blog posts. There are many websites where you can find guest bloggers.

Before you finalize on a guest blogger, check his existing blogs to be sure of his quality. You can add an introduction about that blogger at the end of your post giving him due credit. If your blog runs well with his posts, you can establish a long-term relationship with him. You can blog on each other’s sites giving your viewers some fresh content.

Put a Blog Post with Lot of Pictures and Images

Here’s another way to create a blog post without actually writing much –use multimedia like infographics or pictures. You can make a short informative post with good images and pictures and a one or two liners below each image. It will not only solve your problem, but also give viewers a break from long boring posts. Viewers like to see informative content with minimum words and maximum information. Since this is not going to consume much of your time, it’s a good way to fill in the gaps. Moreover, once in a while, a picture is a great way to express your thoughts than text.

Make a Video

This is a great way to make up for a blog post without the need to write anything. You can post a video or some other informative stuff you have come across recently. Give due credit to the source and this way your viewers will see something new in your blog. Finding such videos is not only easy, but they also give your visitors a new perspective of your site. It can be informative or fun, but it’s a good way for getting some content for your blog without the need to write a lot. Or you can also make a video clip using narration and screenshots as a how-to guide.

Small and Informative Post

If you cannot write 1000 words post, you can write shorter posts like 5 tips or Do’s and Don’ts kind of posts. In these articles, you can put points with two lines each. These crisp and clear articles work well with viewers also since they can read each topic easily. They don’t have to read line by line each word to understand the article. Short posts are generally better and also work well among readers who don’t like to read lengthier posts. Just a summary of your thoughts on the topic is sufficient to give good content without having to strive a lot.

Put Snippets of Other Blogs

You can put snippet or screenshot of other bloggers articles and give a link to the original article. You can also just make a summary of the article and publish it on your blog linking to the original. It’s fine as fast as you don’t replicate the original post. The original blogger will be happy that his work is being appreciated and he will have more viewers. You’ll also get some value addition to your blog when you’re sick. You can send a mail to the blogger for permission.

Tell the Viewers How You Are Feeling

This is the last resort when you don’t think any of the above options are working. You can tell your viewers that you are unwell and you will be back soon with a new post once you are better. Some viewers will like to hear an honest post from a blogger and come back to your blog after a few days. This is a good way to connect with your loyal fans.

These are few effective ways in which you can manage your blog even when you’re not feeling well.

Author: DiTesco
Courtesy: www.iblogzone.com

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Space Photos of the Week: Look, Ma, No Selfie Stick!

The Curiosity rover is a social-media champ, and more.

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The History of Women in Sci-Fi Isn't What You Think

Conventional wisdom holds that science fiction was written mostly by men until the 1960s and '70s. Not true.

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