Basic Text Links

**Fraser** · 01-11-05

How do I create and use a basic text link for a DGM merchant?

Here's what I thought I should do

Log in
Manage > Select Advertiser & Select Text Links
Click Go

Click get code
Then rename content unit to something else

At this point I just keep getting punted back to the home page.

If I choose optimise content unit (which is where I thought I would pick up links I have already created?) then there is nothing there.

Any advice?

**Mogga** · 01-11-05

Oh thats whats been happening with me today

tbh I didn't check the links I was messing with worked but the page isn't live yet...

ta for shouting here about this though

**Qui Gon Jinn** · 01-11-05

Yes, we are getting the same problem too.

CANNOT view or pick up links (content units) which had previously been created & CANNOT even create new ones either.

**mark1966** · 02-11-05

Hello,

This thread has just been drawn to my attention. I'll make sure the team investigates right away.

Apologies if this has been causing you problems. We'll update you later this morning with progress.

Regards,

**Qui Gon Jinn** · 02-11-05

Please, may we have an update as it is still not working & it's now mid afternoon.

Apart from login in, this is meant to be the most basic & simple task of "scalability, flexibility & usability"

**Michelle Gilmore** · 02-11-05

Hi All,

Just to let you know that the Tech Team have been working on this issue and are close to resolving it.

I will let you know when this is complete.

Thanks

Michelle

**Fraser** · 02-11-05

Would it be possible to provide one page or a spreadsheet which contained a simple already active text link for every merchant we are subscribed to?

I can see the process of picking up these links taking hours and hours when ideally it should only take 30 seconds.

**mark1966** · 02-11-05

Hello,

Very sorry for the late reply, but I've just had an update from my team. There is clearly confusion over what the button labelled "back to browse creative" was doing on the rename content unit page. We've removed the button short term, but we'll be addressing this in a more user-friendly way shortly.

Regarding the suggestion to put a page of text links together for all your programs, this is a great idea, and one which was suggested during the recent AGENCY.COM interviews as well. I'm sure we'll be including it in our list of enhancements for rapid implementation.

Regards,