Firebox.com launch the Affiliate Video Player!

[nim-b]

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Would just like to thank everyone for their support on this- its really encouraging to see affiliates using the player.

With the competition, I've decided to award one entry for every video you use. So if you used the PicoZ video and also the PalmZ video, you would get two entries into the prize draw. Don't forget to e-mail me with your links.

Also, if you have any requests for particular product videos please let me know.

Cheers
Naomi

[nim-b]

An update on our video player...

We now have 26 videos available, ranging from Firebox Studios classics such as our USB Microscope vid, to new products like the Zero Gravity Micro R/C Car (it climbs walls!). All our videos are great fun and vastly increase conversion rates.

To repeat what I've said before, if you need a video for a particular product please let me know- we have thousands of customer videos so if we don't have time to make one ourselves I can upload one of these into the player.

Any questions just shout.

Thanks
Naomi

[jamey27]

Hi Naomi,

Great product firebox has created, really like how it works

Was wondering though if an extra column could be added to the affiliate window datafeed, e.g. "Video" specifying the embed code to add or a video productid if one exists as the product_id in the feeds don't seem to match the ones from the site Affiliate Video Player at Firebox.com e.g. PicoZ Helicopter productid in feed is 4389 and on the site it's 1735.

Thanks
Jamey

An update on our video player...

We now have 26 videos available, ranging from Firebox Studios classics such as our USB Microscope vid, to new products like the Zero Gravity Micro R/C Car (it climbs walls!). All our videos are great fun and vastly increase conversion rates.

To repeat what I've said before, if you need a video for a particular product please let me know- we have thousands of customer videos so if we don't have time to make one ourselves I can upload one of these into the player.

Any questions just shout.

Thanks
Naomi

[nim-b]

Was wondering though if an extra column could be added to the affiliate window datafeed, e.g. "Video" specifying the embed code to add or a video productid if one exists as the product_id in the feeds don't seem to match the ones from the site Affiliate Video Player at Firebox.com e.g. PicoZ Helicopter productid in feed is 4389 and on the site it's 1735.

Hmmm. I think you may have found a flaw in the system (and here was I thinking we'd covered everything ).

We list individual sku ids in the Affiliate Window feed, so for example a Blue PicoZ will have a separate listing from a Red PicoZ. The number you see in the feed is therefore for the sku, not the product, and so will be different from the video one.

So I think we'd have to change the product id in the feed first, and then auto-generate the code in some way.

I'll go and have a think about it. Sorry I can't give you a definate answer straight off!

BTW, if you are using a video you get an entry into our Scooter prize draw Christmas incentive. Its one of the easiest ways to get tickets!

[KGP]

is it possible to somehow intergrate it to your datafeed ?

either in terms of a separate attribute incl the video url but it would be nice if it could keep the affiliates link on the "video's ‘Buy’ button ' ?

in case its a server issue it would be nice if we can have the info in the datafeed in order to download it on our server

[nim-b]

is it possible to somehow intergrate it to your datafeed ?

either in terms of a separate attribute incl the video url but it would be nice if it could keep the affiliates link on the "video's ‘Buy’ button ' ?

in case its a server issue it would be nice if we can have the info in the datafeed in order to download it on our server

I'll ask Affiliate Window if there would be space for the video code in the feed, that's obviously the main issue. I'll also check with Affiliate Future.

If there is space, we would include the embed code in the feed (either with the aff id automatically included, or with space for you to replace it), not the video url. Having the video url wouldn't allow you to download the video to your own server- I think that's what you were asking? I wasn't sure what you meant by 'in case its a server issue', do you mean in case we have issues with our servers? So far that hasn't been a problem, and I think barring natural disasters we'll be fine.

We host the videos ourselves as it makes it a lot easier to keep stuff like pricing, product descriptions etc updated. I can't see us changing that.

[KGP]

I'll ask Affiliate Window if there would be space for the video code in the feed, that's obviously the main issue. I'll also check with Affiliate Future.

If there is space, we would include the embed code in the feed (either with the aff id automatically included, or with space for you to replace it), not the video url.

that will be more than great !!!! plz keep us updated it would be a nice feature and i am sure not only for me...

i was asking for hosting your videos locally in case the first could cause any inconvenience on your end ;-)

Ps apologize for the late reply but i missed your reply after the recent crash of the a4u server