STORE MANAGER 0.9beta
January 6, 1999
http://www.redblazer.com/store/
support@redblazer.com
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Store Manager is an application that makes it easy to set up online affiliate sites. Affiliate sites are Web sites that permit users to click through to online retailers. In exchange for referring business to them, online retailers pay you a commission (typically 5 to 25 percent) of a sale. Not every online retailer has an affiliate program, although many do.

Simtel.net doesn't permit us to include the VB6 runtime files required to run this application. As a result, if you don't have them already, you'll have to download them yourself, separately. The VB6 runtime files needed for this program can be found at: 

   http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

If you're interested in a complete distribution of this application, including all runtime files, you can get it from:

   http://www.redblazer.com/store/
   
Downloading the file from this site will ensure you have the latest version of all files. In addition, news, support information, and a FAQ are posted to this site.

After you've downloaded and installed the VB runtime files, to install the application, run setup.exe. This will copy the necessary installation files to your computer. When you launch the application, press the function key F1 at any time for help.

This application is shareware. In order to continue to use the application after the beta period, you'll need to register it. You can find registration information at the application's Web site at http://www.redblazer.com/store/ -- however, we won't be accepting registrations until after the full version of the application is released.

ABOUT AFFILIATE SITES
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Currently, Store Manager supports vendors that sell books, music, movies, and software. In the future, Store Manager will be expanded to cover more types of items.

You don't have to own a Web server to run an online affiliate site, and you don't need to know anything about creating Web pages to use Store Manager. Store Manager produces Web pages based on pure HTML that work with any Web server and any browser.

To become an affiliate, you must first sign up with the online vendor. Every retailer has different ways to sign up. All of the affiliate programs we've seen cost you nothing. When you sign up with an affiliate program, the retailer gives you a special code that identifies each link as coming from your Web site. Store Manager automatically embeds these codes in the Web pages you create, making it easy for you to manage the items in your online store without having to fidget with these codes.