The HubPages Affiliate Dashboard Tool - 60DC
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A Quick DashBoard Tool for Affiliates who use HubPages
I spent a few hours today, purchasing Camtasia v7, finding my old webcam and then looking all over the net for a working driver to get it working.
The purpose was to create a tutorial on how to set up your Firefox browser to help perform your everyday promotion and backlinking activities quicker.
As I imagined what would be the best add-ons to suggest without over complicating things, I kept getting an image of my Opera Speed Dial set up. I dont use Opera frequently, so the Speed Dial is more of a gimmick but I couldnt get the image out of my mind.
So I ended up popping in an audiobook and creating a quick layout for common links a HubPages user and affiliate would probably access. I intended to use the image in my tutorial - but eventually, figured, why not pop in some hot spots and make it a live dashboard!
So, using Adobe Fireworks CS3 I eyeballed this page and used my own bookmarks toolbar as the basis for the link layout and hierarchy.
Unfortunately, its a circa 2000 style image based page but it should load fast and do the deed. If it helps you are free to use it!
SuperDash for Hubpages Users
Whats on the Hubpages SuperDashboard
The first row has an easy logo based link set that leads to your account dashboards for your most commonly used affiliates at Hubpages.
- Adsense
- Amazon Associates
- eBay Partner Network
The second row is dedicated to stats and keywords
- Google Analytics
- Your Hubpages Statistics
- The Adwords Keyword Tool
The third row is dedicated to off site support blog sites:
- Blogger/Blogspot
- Wordpress.COM
- HostGator hosting
- Godaddy Domain Dashboard (also doubles as a coupon for 7.49 domains)
- Quick Links to your email - Yahoo,Gmail, Hotmail
The 4th row has further backlink sites and writing sites to use for backlinks
- Xomba
- SheToldMe
- Redgage
- Infobarrels
- examiner.com
- Factoidz
Plus quick links to Facebook and Twitter.
For more advanced affiliates the right hand side has quick links to many of the top publisher networks.
I think the top right - HubPages Quick Links is self explanatory!
Enjoy - ! Complaints and Suggestions below please ;)
Set the dashboard as your home page
In Internet Explorer
Go to the Tools link in your top most region of the browser - then select Internet Options - then select General - the use the Home Page option, enter the address
http://www.hubsacademy.com/HP-SuperDash.htm
or alternately, just click "Use Current"
In FireFox
Use the same directions OR just drag the favicon in your URL bar into the little home icon while the site of choice is displayed - it asks if you want to make your home page- and your all set!
The Hubpages / 60 day Challenge Toolbar
The Dashboard Home Page Tool above has been recently upgraded to an all inclusive browser toolbar that includes all the same links in one easy to use toolbar plus facebook connect features and a Hubpages Custom Search bar.
Download the Hubpages Toolbar Professional v1
60 Day Challenge - HubPages
This layout was created keeping in mind the needs of HubPages users as garnered from the process of the 60dc
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Excellent SF. I have already set it as homepage on firefox. It would save a lot of time. Thanks!!
WOW. This is incredibly useful. Thank you so much. I have already put the tool on my favorites bar. I agree that this article should get some kind of award!
I have had a little play on the dashboard and it is quick. Well done for developing this fancy little gadget:)
WOW! That is very cool. Thank you very much, even though I'm not in the challenge. That is still awesome! :)
Thanks Cags! I figured there was no reason to keep it secret, enjoy!
Call me dense! I am not understanding how you do this. Can you go more into detail? This is all Greek to me. :-(
You are such a nice person! Thank you very much, what a fantastic idea.
@Boomer60 , email me , ill try and walk you through
This is really cool! Thanks.
It was worth all your effort and I, for one, appreciate it very much. Mahalos (many thanks in Hawaiian)
@LaMamaLoli, Thank you! - I hope it speeds up your hub activities!
@pakpub - as a 60dcer I hope it gives you the benefit of being able to quickly bounce between our backlink sites!
@elayne001, Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to comment
It's so cool! I really like it
@Anath, I am glad! I hope it makes things easier for you!
Really cool site. You put a lot of effort into it! I just wish i could refer back to it once I had a site open...?
@Ms Chevious - Do you mean you wish you wre "opening in new tab" or "new window" ...try out your right click options!
or set at homepage then you just click that little house anytime you want to get back to it.
am I understanding you right?
This is the best thing ever! You have to know that I have been quite intimidated trying to figure out everything, to the point I had all but given up. Sometimes I get scared to try, because I am older than most of the successful Hubbers, and so much is over my head! I have trouble remembering log in information, and even finding sites again! I lost my own blog! This is the most helpful tool I have seen.
This is awesome! Thank you so much for making this, Sunforged. I have been so inspired by your 60dd and all the amazing hubs written with so much valuable information by yourself and your team. I have been spinning in circles, from freelancing, creating a website/blog, and starting a business. Things were getting a bit overwhelming trying to stay organized.. amongst so many different directions.
So, I am sending off a huge Thank YOU for this. I set it as my homepage. Even not being in the challenge I am associated with nearly all the rest. Very kind of you to share.
Also, I signed up for Hostgator through your hub on them, after accidentally signing up for Wordpress.com, versus .org. (I want to advertise for sure)
Even though I did not go with the Green package, I was easily able to transfer my domain name to Hostgator and then create a Wordpress.org theme.. I am very green as far as many internet things, so that is me saying how easy it was..
I have no doubt your success will continue to flourish, with all your knowledge and sharing..
Thanks again.
i liked it.
me two
thanks wonderful!!!
very good, the only thingy is that it should open the pages in seperate tab.
Loved it!!
I open all links in a new tab, so I forgot about that - but I could go through and change the links - Good Point!
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Thanks for your great tips. I will try now.
Thanks you!
Thank you! I will study this and understand it -- and use it! Excellent information for all of us.
Great tool, thank you.
Andrew , this update to the tool is even better http://hubsacademy.com/60dc-blog/the-hubpages-writ
will understand and implement this soon.....
This is truly impressive and I am going to give it a try. When I came to Hubpages about a year ago I didn't know much at all, so this has been a year to learn and I still don't always know many things but this dashboard looks great. I will install it immediately. Thanks so much.
@Sunforged, I've downloaded and installed the tool bar on Internet explorer; working well but it wasn't compatible to install on my Mozilla firefox 4.03b version browser.
Any fix for this new version of Mozilla firefox?
Thanks.
@andrew the toolbar will always update AFTER a browser update - just click the little crown on the left and you will see a check for updates option
This is a great dashboard page for all HubPage authors.
Thanks a lot - I'll definitely be making use of this terrific tool.
Hi Sunforged,
Thank you for the hard work very useful hub. Keep up the good work.
Wow what a great idea, thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us
Great minds think alike! I recently did this with my bookmarks, and I have a different folder for each thing I need: affiliates, free pictures sites, article writing sites, Websites that I love (so I can go back and check them out later when I have time), and another for HubPages that I love and want to read more into. This has helped me organize everything more efficiently.
Excellent! I have it saved in my bookmarks bar. Very handy!!
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