Elite User Guide

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USERGUIDE

Version5.1IntroductionCongratulations!!YouhavepurchasedtheInternetsbest

reversepennyauctionscript.

Thisguidewillhelpyoubetterunderstandthereverse

auctionscriptandthefundamentalsbehindoperatinga

successfulreverseauctionsite.Thisguidecoverssiteoperation,adminpaneloperation,basic

searchengineoptimization,advertisingandsupport.HowitworksYourPennyAuctionScriptisanonlineauctionwebsitewhere

youruserspurchasecreditsandthoseareusedtomakebids

onitemsyouofferforsale.Theformatworksinapenny

auctiontypeenvironment.Inordertoparticipateinanauction,registeredusersmustfirstbuybids(calledcredits,andhenceforthreferredtoas

"bid-credits")beforeenteringintoanauction.Youarefreeto

chargewhateveryouwouldlikeforbidcredits.Forthe

defaultinstallationBid-creditscost$0.60apieceandaresold


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inlots(calledBidPacks)of40,75,150,400,and1000.Each

creditisgoodforonebid.Standardauctionsbeginwithan

openingpriceof$0.12,everytimesomeonebidstheprice

increasesby$0.12.Otherauctiontypesusedifferentvalues,pennyauctionsuse$0.01,6auction$0.06etc.Thepriceof

bidsandtheincrementvaluesvarydependingontheregional

versionofthesiteused.Theauctionendswhentimerunsout.However,because

eachbidextendsthelengthoftheauctionby1020seconds,

theauctioncouldtheoreticallycontinueonindefinitely.Besidesmakingsinglebidsanytime,userscanplaceaso-

called"Bidbutler"orautobidder,whichisanautomatic

biddingtool.Userscanemployan

unlimitednumberofbidseachtime.Onceanautobidderisactiveitwillautomaticallybidinthefinal10secondsofthe

auctioninanattempttokeeptheuserasthehighestbidder.

Thismeansiftwoormoreautobidderareactivetheywill

repeatedlybidagainsteachother(beforetheauctiontime

incrementisapplied)untiltheonewiththemostbidsleftis

the"winner".Autobidderbidsholdnomorevaluethansingle

manuallyplacedbids,sooncethebidsbookedforaautobidderareexhaustedasinglemanuallyplacedbidcan

becomethewinningbid.HowyoumakemoneyusingPennyAuctionClones


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ScriptThemoneycollectedbyPennyauctionclonesconsistsofthe

costofbidsplacedandthefinalauctionamount.Asanexample,aMacBookProwithasuggestedretailpriceof

$1,799wassoldonPennyauctionclonesfor$35.86.However,

atotalof3,585bidswereplaced,sothetotalpriceto

Pennyauctionclonescustomerswas$2,151.Yourprofitiscalculatedusingthefollowingformula:($999)

wholesalecost($2,151)amountcollectedfrombids=

ProfitTheprofitcollectononeauctionthereforeis$1,152Wholesalerssuggestedlateroninthisguideusuallydropship

itemssoldforyou,soyouadditionallycollecttheshipping

amountchargedintheauction.Thisusuallycoversyour

handlingandtimedealingwithwholesalers.TypesofAuctionsofferedbythisscript ItisimportanttonotePennyauctionclonesoffersseveral

typesofauctions.Theseare:1.FixedPriceAuctionFixedPriceauctionsallowtheauctioneertosellanitemata

predeterminedpricetothefirstbidderwhoplacesabid.As

soonasasuccessfulbidisplaced,theauctionisclosedandthebidderwinstheitem.IfyouwinaFixedPriceAuction,you


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onlypaythepriceindicatedintheheadingoftheauction

(plusdeliverycosts),regardlessofthelevelthebidding

reaches.2.CentAuctionCentauctionsaretheclassicpennyauctionformat.Whereby

yousetanauctiontostartataverylowamount($0.01)and

allbidsincreasethesaleamountbyonecent,10cents,20

centsetc.

Inthetypicalcase,playersareaskedtopayanon-refundablefeeeachtimetopurchase"bids."These"bids"canthenbe

spenton"auctions."Theactofspendinga"bid"onan

"auction"raisesthecostoftheitembyafixedamount.

Additionally,theactofspendinga"bid"onan"auction"

typicallyalsoextendsthedeadlineofthe"auction,"providing

anopportunityforacompetingplayertoplaceanother"bid",

thusextendingthe"auction"again.Thegameisa

brinksmanshipgame:eachsuccessive"bid"lowersthevalue

ofthe"reward",andthelastplayertodecidetoplacea"bid"

andlowerthevalueoftherewardwinsthatreward.Oncethe"auction"hasbeenwon,theauctioneercollectsthe

finalcostoftheiteminadditiontothemoniesalready

collectedbyselling"bids".3.NailBiterAuctionNailbiterauctionsarewhereautomaticbiddingisnot


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allowed.Thisforcesthebidderstostayconnectedand

manuallybid,makingtheauctionamorestressful(and

therefore,supposedly,morefun)experience,andgivesall

biddersafairerchanceofwinning.Profitsfromthesetypesofauctionswillbemuchsmallerthen

autobidderauctionssoitisnotrecommendedtorunthese

typesofauctionsoften.Thereasonbehindofferingthese

typesofauctionsistoaddexcitementandasamarketing

tool.4.100%offWhereanauctionismarked100%off,thewinningbidder

doesnothavetopaythefinalprice.Thatsright:thepriceis

zero!Youjustneedtopaythedeliverycharges.(ifthereisany)

5.NightAuctionThisallowsyoutospecifyatimewheretheauctionwillrun.

Choosingpopulartimessuchas5PM12AMmakessurethe

specifiedauctiontimeisinaprimetimespotwhenhome

usersaremostlikelytobehomefromworkandonline.6.OpenAuctionIfyouhavesetalimitonthenumberofauctionsyourusers

canwininagivenmonth.OpenAuctionsallowuserstobid


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regardlessofhowmanyotherauctionstheyvewonthat

month.7.ReverseAuction

Insteadofthetraditionalincreasevaluethereverseauction

workstheopposite.Eachtimeabidisplacedthetime

decreasesby1cent.

8.SeatedAuction(availableoncertaintemplates) ASeatedAuctionhasapredeterminedamountofseatsthat

needtobesoldbeforetheauctionstarts.Theauctionstart

dateandtimewillbedisplayedifyouareloggedinasa

customer.Iftheauctionisfora$100item,maybetheseatswillbesetat

20.Inthisscenariotheseatsmightcost2SeatVouchers,equalto$2.Ifyouareluckyenoughtopurchaseaseatfor

thisauctionyouknowthatyouwillbebiddingagainstonly20

otherusers,nothundredsorthousands!Thisgivesusthe

optiontooffergreatdealstoasmalleramountofcustomers,

thereforeincreasingeveryone'schances.

9.BuyitNowAuction

Allowsuserstobuytheproductatwhateverdiscountedprice

youhaveset.Watchasthepriceofeachauctiondecreasesdownto$0.00(orwhatevercurrencyyouprefer).Youcanevensetittofinishatwhateverpriceyouwant.Muchmore


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affordable,andequallyasprofitableforyou,thewebsiteowner.Thisisaverypopularfeatureandisincludedas

standardintoallversionsofoursoftware.10.BidsBackAuction

Iftheauctionisrunasbidbackauction,thewinnercan

receivetheentireorsome%ofbidsbackoncetheauction

hascometoanend.

11.BeginnerAuctions

Aswellashavingallofthecharacteristicsofpennyauctions,

BeginnerAuctionsonlyallownewmemberstobidonitems.Memberswhohavebeenregisteredonyourwebsiteforlessthan30days(oranyotheramountthatyouset)canbidexclusivelyontheseauctions,andmembersolderthanthiscannot.BeginnerAuctionsleveltheplayingfieldandpreventnewmembersfrombeingdemotivatedbyexperiencedmemberswinningauctions.

12.10,15,and30SecondAuctions

Allauctionsstartat10,15,or30seconds(whicheveryou

choose).Witheverybidplaced,thecountdownincreasesby

10,15,or30seconds.


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UserViewThispartoftheguidewillwalkyouthruthebasicoperationofyoursitefromauserpointofview.Whenusersvisityoursite

theyarepresentedwithnumerousliveauctionswith

countdowntimers,latestnews,latestwinners,amenu

navigationbar,searchfieldandcategorydropdownbar.


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Navigationaroundthesiteiseasyusingtheoverhead

navigationbar.Thesiteisdividedintosevenparts,theseare:1.LIVEAUCTIONS(homepage)Thisisthehomebiddingpageandthemainpagethatis

showntoauser/visiterwhentheyfirstvisityoursite.Users


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whohaveonlysignedupwithanaccountcannavigateto

viewtheyreaccount,buybids,visittheirbidhistory,andhelp

pages.2.WhenauserLogsinwithhis/hersusername.

Fromthismenuuserscanseeauctionstheyarecurrently


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biddingon.UsingtheleftnavigationbartheycanviewMy

Dashboard,MyAuctions,MyBidMonkey(autobidder),My

wonAuctions,Myredemption,MyBuyNow,MyBuyNow

History,Buybids,BidHistory,Vouchers,Referrals,EditPassword,Newsletter,MyCoupon,CouponHistory,andClose

Account.TotheleftofMyAccountDetailsUserscanalso

viewtheirbids/Freebidsremainingaswellaschangetheir

avatar.Pointsaredividedintotwoparts.Paidpointsarepurchased

andusedonthesiteforregularauctions.Asusersperformtheactionofbuyingbids,loggingintothesite,referringothersandotherkeyfunctionstheyearnfreepoints(thiscan

besetupintheconfig.phpfileofthescriptandintheadmin

panel).Thesefreepointscanbeusedtoredeemonoffered

itemsorfreepointauctions.Thisbecomesavaluable

marketingtool.

3.BUYMOREBIDS


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Usersinthebuybidsmenucanpurchasebidpacksfromyour

site.Thisallowsthemtobuybidsinbulkinturnplacebidson

auctions.TheuserclicksBUYBIDSnexttoanauctionpack

theywishtopurchase.


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UsersthenhavetheoptionofpurchasingbidsbyPaypalor

Paypalpro(Creditcarddirectlyonthesite),Auth.netandGoogleCheckout,PaymentAsia,CC,Alertpay,Avenue,

Moneybookers.(youcansettheseotherpaymentgateways

upintheadminpanel)UnderPAYMENTS.


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4.)LIVEAUCTIONS

Usersviewingaliveauctioncanseethefollowinginformation

displayed:AuctiontypeThistellstheuserwhattypeofauctionis

currentlyrunning.(aswellaslistedonthefrontpage)

PriceShowsthecurrentprice


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BidderShowsthecurrenthighestbidderBidButtonAllowstheusertoclickthisbuttontoeasily

placeabid

BuyitnowIfenabledthisallowstheusertobuyitnowforthepricesetintheadminpanel.

BookAutobidderUserscanplaceanautobidbyaccessingthemenuontheleft.Todothistheyenterthepricethey

wouldliketobeginusingtheautobidderandtheamounttobidupto.Theyalsomustspecifytheproperamount

ofbidstoensuretheycancoverthebiddingprocess.For

instance:Currentauctionpriceis:0.01.Userthinksthis

auctionwillendat1.00.Userstartstheautobiddingat

0.02andsetsittoendat1.00Eachbidisreflectiveofa

0.01increase.Sotheusermustallocatehalfofthe98

bidstoensurethebiddingprocesssoheorsheenters49

bids.Otherbidderswouldcounterthebidbutlerwith49

additionalbids.Iftherearenotsufficientcounterbids

thentheuserwins.Additionallyiftheautobidder

allocatedbidsrunsoutfromtheusersaccountthenthe

otherbidderwins.Itisimportantthatusersknowthat

theymusthaveenoughbidstocoveranautobidfunction.Iftheydonotthentheautobidderwillnoton

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BookaAutobiddermenuontheauctionpage.Alsoseenin

thismenuaretheauctionssavingsmenuandbidhistory.

UserscanseecurrentautobiddersinusebyclickingMy

autobidderandseetheirbidhistorybyclickingMyBids.ADMINPANEL


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OperatingyournewPennyAuctionstartswiththeadmin

controlpanel.Thismanualassumesyoursiteisalreadysetup

(ifnotpleasedoso,orcontactus).BasicadminpanelNavigation


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Onceyouhaveloggedinyouwillbepresentedwiththe

adminpanelCMS.Thismenuallowsyoutonavigatedifferent

functionsoftheadminpanel.

Thetimeshowingatthetopleftcorneroftheadminpanelis

reflectiveofyourservertime.Tochangethisyoumust

changethetimeonyourserver.TodothislogintoyourserverVIASSHorlocalaccess.Thisis

usuallydonewhentheserverissetup.Tochangeyourtime

zoneconfigurationafteryouhavecompletedtheinstallation,usetheTimeandDatePropertiesTool.Typethesystem-config-datecommandinashellpromptto

launchtheTimeandDatePropertiesTool.Ifyouarenotroot,

itpromptsyoufortherootpasswordtocontinue.ToruntheTimeandDatePropertiesToolasatext-based

application,usethecommandtimeconfig.Thedefaultusernameandpassworduponinstallationis:

Login:adminPassword:adminIMPORTANT:AFTERYOURFIRSTSUCCESSFULLOGIN

CHANGEYOURPASSWORDIMMEDIATELY.FAILINGTODO

SOMAKESYOURSITEVULNERABLETOHACKERS.Tochangeyourpassword,logintotheadminpaneland

followthesesteps:1.LocateAdminUserHeading(OntheleftNavigationbar)2.


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ClickonAdminUser3.ClickthenEditPassword4.Change

yourpassword

Thisguidewillnowtakeyouthroughthe


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Adminpanel.....1.DatabaseAddCategory

Thisallowsyoutocreateproductcategoriesforyourauction

(whichyouneedinordertoaddauctions).Ifyouareselling

electronicsforinstancethenyouwillwanttocreateauctioncategoriesforTelevisions,GameSystems,Computersetc.

Onceyouhavecreatedyourcategoriesyoucanthenaddnew

productstothem.


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Database-ManageCategory

Thisallowsyoutomanagealreadycreatedcategories.Itisimportanttonotethatyoudonotwanttoremovethe

featuredcategoryasthiswillremovefunctionalityfromthe

site.Hereyoucaneditalreadycreatedauctioncategories.

Database-AddProducts


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ToAddproductsselectAddProductsfromtheadminPanelMenuUnderDatabase.^^Onceyouclickaddproductsyou

willseeaAddproductspageappear.Youwillneedtoadd

ProductsbeforeyoucanManageoraddanyauctionstoyour

site!!


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Startbyenteringaproductcode(Randomlettersornumbers

orproductcodefromawholesalereg.#SNYTVor#7894).Selectacategoryfortheproduct(Ifyoudonothavea


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categoryforthedesignatedproductfirstcreateaproduct

category).EnteraProductName($10WalmartGiftCard)LeaveProductStatusasEnableIfyouwanttheproductto

beavailableforauction.Insomecasesyoumightnothave

accesstoagivenproductbecauseofbackorders.Selecting

disableintheproductstatuspreventsanylistings.Enteramarketprice.Thiswillshowintheauctionlistingas

thecurrentmarketprice.Aftertheauctionclosesandsomeonewinsthesystemwillsubtractthisamountfromthe

salepriceshowingsubstantialsavings.Underactualcostenteryouractualwholesalecost.This

amountwillbeusedforfinancialreportingintheadminpanel

allowingyoutokeeptrackofcostvsprofit.


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Enterashortdescriptionoftheproductyouareadding.

Inthefulldescriptionfieldyoucanenterthebodyofthe

auctionlisting.Itisimportanttonotethatthisentryfield

supportsfullHTMLandsupporttablerowsandotherHTML

tagssuchasBOLDandITALICS.Inthisfieldyouwanttoenterasmuchdetailabouttheproductaspossible.Thisgivesthe

bidderasmuchinformationasheorsheneedstobegin

placingbidsonyouritems.(Alsosupportspictures)


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EnterMETATAGSfortheproduct.Thisisprimarilyforthe

searchfunctiononthesiteaswellassearchengine

optimization.

MetaTags(Description)isalsoforsearchengine

optimization.Eachauctioncanbetaggedwithspecific

auctiontags(ie.CheapSonyTV,discountTVs)Touploadproductimagesuploadthemusingtheimage

uploader.Thumbnailswillautomaticallybegeneratedfrom


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theimagesuploadedandwillappearontheleftsideofthe

productlisting.Recommendedimagesizeis350X275.Database-ManageProductsThisoptionallowsyoutoeditandmanagealreadycreated

products.Youcanusethisfeatureifyouneedtoeditoradd

additionalinformationtoexistinglistings.Toeditaexistingproductselectthecategorywherethe

productexistsandthenselectEditnexttotheproductlisting

youwouldliketoedit.

Database-ManageBidPackUserspurchaseBidpacksfromyoursite.Thesebidpacks

containaspecifiedamountofbids.Tocreateanewbidpack

specifythebidpackname,freepointtitle(ifyouaregiving

freepoints),bidsize(amountofbidsinthepack),Freebids

youwillgivetotheuserinadditiontothepurchasedbids,the

bidprice(shouldmatchthepackprice),Bidpackprice(priceyouarechargingforthepack)andbidpackbanner

(imageseeninthememberarea).Tobetterunderstandhowtheseworkyoucanreferencethe

bidpacksalreadysetupwiththescriptbydefault.ManageBidPackToeditexistingbidpacksselectmanagebidpackfromthe

adminpanel.Nexttoeachexistingbidpackisaneditbutton


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allowingyoutochangebidpricingandbidassignments.The

graphicsincludedwiththescript(Bidpackbanners)arenot

editable.Ifyouwishtousedifferentbannersthenyouwillhavetocreatenewbannersyourself.Database-ManageShippingChard.

AddShippingChargeTosetupanewshippingmethodsuchasFedexovernight,

UPSnextdayetcclickonshippingmanagementintheadmin

panelUndertheDatabasetabontheleft.AfteryouAddyourshippingchargeTHEN-selectManageshippingcharge.Youcanspecifytheshippingtitle(Eg.Fedexovernight)and

thechargeassociatedwiththis.ManageShippingChargeToeditexistingshippingchargesandtitlesselectManage

Shippingcharge.ManageNewsletterAddNewsletterTocreateanewnewsletterthatcanbeemailedtoallofyour

auctionmembersselectaddnewsletterunderManage

Newsletterintheadminpanelmenu.EnteraSubject(Willappearastheemailsubject)andenter

thecontentofthenewsletter.Thisisagoodwayofmakingannouncementsaboutyoursite


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aswellasmarketnewfeaturesanddiscounts.Tosendyour

newsletterclicksend.Tosendandsavethenewlycreated

newsletterandselectSend&Save.Tosaveanewsletter

withoutsendingitclickSave.Database-ManageNewsletterTosendanexistingnewsletterthatwaspreviouslycreatedor

oneyouhavejustcreatedselectManageNewsletterfromthe

adminpanelmenuthenselectresendnexttothedesired

newsletter.

Auctions(leftsidenavigation)Auctions-AddAuction

Addinganauctionisanessentialpartofmanagingyour

PennyAuctionsite.Theaddauctionfunctioncreatesan


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actualauction.

Tocreate/startanauctionselectaddauctionfromtheadmin

panelunderAuctions.


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Nextselectacategory(previouslycreated).Featuredauction

categorysareshownonthesitesmainpage.Selectthe

productyouwouldliketolist(alsopreviouslycreatedfrom

theaddproductsunder(Database-AddProducts).Selectanauctiontypebycheckinganappropriatebox.

*Auctiontypesarelistedatthebeginningofthismanual.Selectanauctionstartprice.Rememberwithpennyauctions

thelowerpriceisbetterasyougetmorebidswhichinturn

willbringmoreprofittoyoursite.Selectthestartdatefromthecalendar(todaybuttoninthe

calendar)andafinishdate.Ifyouwishtostarttheauction

immediatelyselectthestartimmediatelyboxafteryou

selecttodaysdateinthecalendar.Selecttheauctiontime

youwishtoendtheauction(24hrformat)andtheauction

duration(seeauctiontimemanagementofthismanualfor

moredetails).Presstheaddauctionbuttononceyouare

readytostartthelisting.Visitthemainpageofyoursiteto

verifyithasbeenlistedcorrectly.


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Auctions-ManageAuction

TomanageanexistingauctionfromtheauctionmanagementpanelselectManageAuction.Fromthismenuyoucanedit,

deleteorclonepreviousauctions.Torunaproperpenny

auctionitisnotnecessarytolistthousandsofauctions,rather

listeachitemoncethenclonetheseexistingauctionsweekly.


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Auctions-SoldAuctionToviewallrecentsoldauctionsselectAuctionsontheleft

NavigationbarandthenClickSoldAuctions.Thisallowsyou

toviewthewinneroftheauction,priceanddateitsold.

Auctions-UnsoldAuctionAllunsoldauctionscanbeviewedbyselectingUnsold

AuctionfromAuctionsontheLeftNavigationpanel.This


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sectionshowsyouauctionsthatdidnotsellandgivesyouthe

optiontorelistthatparticularauction.Auctions-ManageAuctionSettings.

ManageAuctionSettings

Thisallowsyoutosetthetimemanagementineachauction.

Bidpriceincreasescanbesetaswellasthefinalresettimer.InaPennystyleauctionseachbidthatisplacedtowardthe

auctionaddstimetotheauction.Thisincreasesthetimeof

theauctionallowingmorebidstobeplaced.Thesechangeswillbereflectiveintheauctionsetupmenu

shownpreviously.Auctions-PauseAuctionManagementIfyoudecidetopauseyourauctionsthissectionallowsyouto

specifytheamountoftimethepauseshouldtakeplace.Itis

importanttonoteauctionpauselog.txtinyourpublic_html


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foldershouldbewritableortheauctionpausesystemwillnot

functioncorrectly.Auctions-ManageRedemptionProductsAddRedemptionToaddredemptionproductstoyoursiteclickadd

redemptionfromtheadminpanelmenucalledManage

Redemptionproducts.Thisisamarketingtoolthatallows

userstoredeemsavedredemptionpointsforredemption

products.

Auctions-ManageRedemption

TomanagecreatedredemptionproductsselectAuctions

fromtheLeftnavigationbarandthenselectManage

Redemptionfromtheadminpanelmenu.InthissectionyoucaneditpreviouslycreatedRedemptionproducts.The

optionsareedit,deleteanddetails.


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Auctions-ReferralCommissionReferralCommissionEachusercanreferotherstoyoursite.

Thisallowsthemtoearnareferralcommission.Tosetthis

bonuscommissionselectauctionsfromtheleftnavigation

barandthenclickReferralCommission


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Auctions-AddVoucher

AddVoucher

Variousvoucherscanbecreatedonthesite.Thesetaketheformofmoneyvouchers(likegiftcertificates).Tocreatea

voucherforissueselectaddvoucherwhichyouwillfindon

theleftnavigationbarunderauctionsEnteravouchertitle(ie.Welcomevoucher).Selectthe

vouchertype(currentlymoneyvouchersaretheonlytype

available)enterthevoucheramount.Enterthenumberofdaysyouwouldliketohaveitvalidforandifthevoucheris

combinablewithanyothervouchers.ManageVouchersTomanagevouchersselectManageVouchersfromthe

ManageVouchersmenu.Hereyoucaneditpreviously

createdvouchers.IssueVoucherToissuevouchersthathavebeencreatedabove,selectIssue

VouchersfromtheadminpanelmenuManageVouchers.

Ifyouwouldliketoissuevouchersonlytonewsubscribers

selectthevoucheryouwouldliketoissueandclickSETinthenewsubscriberportionofthemenu.Ifyouwouldliketoissuevoucherstoallusersorspecific

usersusethemenubelowAllusers,selectthevouchertype


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andtheusersandclickissuevoucher.Ifyouareissuingonauserbyuserbasisthemenuwillchange

showingyoumembernames,selecteachmemberyouwould

liketoissuethevoucherfromandaddthemtothesendfield.


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Users-Credit/DebitBidsManagement

Foundunderusersontheleftnavigationbar

Credit/DebitBids

Toaddorremovecredits(bids)toausersaccountselect

Credit/DebitBidsfromtheadminpanelmenucalled

Credit/DebitBids.


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Thissectionallowsyoutoaddorremovebidsfromausers

accountbyselectingtheusername,enteringthecredit

amount(enterthenegativesymboltoremovebids).Selectthetypeofpoints(bids)youwouldliketoadd(freepointsor

biddingpoints)andthereasonwhyyouareaddingthem

manually.

Users-AddUsers:Ifyouneedtomanuallyaddauseratanytimethiscanbe

donebyselectingUsersfromtheleftNavigationbarand

thenclickingAddUsers.Addingauserfromthismenuwill

sendanemailconfirmationemailtotheuser.(goodwayto

helpauseroutiftheyarehavingproblemsreceivingajoiningemailorhavingproblemssigningup.)


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Users-ManageUsers(existingusers)Tomanageexistingusersthathavealreadypreviouslysigned

upselectManageUsersfromthemenu.Existinguserscan

alsobesearchedforusingthesearchfunctionor

alphabetically.Ifyouneedtoexportyouruserdatabasefor

marketingpurposesyoucanselecttheexporttoCSVbutton.ToeditanexistinguserselectEDITbesidetheusername.

DELETEremovestheuserfromyourwebsiteandSTATISTICS

showsuserbidstats.


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Users-HowtocreateADMINBIDDINGUSERS:(auto-bots)

*Notewehighlysuggestyoudontusethesewithyourpenny

auction.

Tocreate/makeauto-botsorAdminBiddingUsersFirstoff

youneedfindandclickUsersontheleftnavigationbarthen

clickCreateadminbiddingusers.

WhencreatinganAdminAutoBidder(autobot),wesuggest

tryingtomaketheUsername(example:Heavyhitter)aswell

astheFirstandLastnameasrealisticaspossible.When

creatinganAutobidderpleasenoteitasksforanemail

address.Youmayifyouwish,goandcreateseparateemail

addressesforeveryAutobidderuseryoucreatebut,you

donthaveto!Alsokeepinmindtocredityourautobidder

withanexceptionalamountofbids.Belowisanexample

pageofafilledoutexistingautobidder..


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Nowweregoingtoshowyouhowtosettheadmin

autobidderstotellthemwhichitemstobidon,whentostart,

andwhentoend.Alladminautobidderswillnotstartbidding

untilthelast10secondsofanauction..

UsersAddEditAdminBidUpTo

NowclickonAddEditAdminBidUpToWhichonthe

diagramIaddedischoicenumber#2Wherewecanthen

successfullyaddMULTIPLEadminbidderstobidinasingle

auction.Makeyourauctionslookmoreliveandrealistic.

(assumingyouvealreadycreatedexistingautobidders)


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TomanagetheBidUpTopriceforthedummycalculation

entertheamount,whichyouwishyouadminautobiddersto

biduptoAndiftheresareserveprice..


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CMSStaticManagement:

Terms&Conditions

Hereyoucaneditthetermsandconditionsofyourwebsite.AboutUsHereyoucanedityouraboutusinformationpage.ContactHereyoucaneditcontactusinformation.PrivacyHereyoucanedityourprivacystatement.Jobs


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Ifyouhaveanyjobopeningsonyoursiteyoucanaddthem

here.

CMS-AddHelpTopic

TocreateanewhelptopicselectaddHelpTopicfromthe

adminpanelUndertheCMSsectionoftheadminpanel.

ThesetitlesappearastitletopicsfortheFAQsectionofthe

site.

CMS-ManageHelpTopicToeditHelptopicsselectmanagehelptopicsandclickedit

tochangetopictitles.Youmayalsodeleteanytopicsyousee

listed.CMS-AddFAQToaddaFAQorhelptopicitem,selectthehelptopicyou

createdabovethenenteryourhelpinformationoranswer.CMS-ManageFAQToedittheFrequentlyaskedquestionscreatedaboveselect

manageFAQfromtheadminpanelmenu.Clickeditandmake

thespecifiedchangesandselectsave.

REPORT


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YourPennyAuctionScriptcomeswithacompletereporting

systemthatgivesyouaccuratedaytodayreportsonavariety

ofaspectsofyoursitesoverallperformance.Report-ProductwiseReportToviewaproductwisereport(productsalesand

performancereport)selectatoandfromdateinthe

calendar.AuctionwiseReportToviewauctionperformancereportsselectAuctionwise

report.Selectthedatesyouwishtoviewandthespecific

producttype.Selectopenauctionsorsold.Theresulting

outputwillbeshownas:AuctionName:$50StarbucksGiftCard(ProductName)AuctionType:Cent

Auction(AuctionType)AuctionStatus:Sold(AuctionStatus)AuctionDuration

:Default(Durationusedinthatauction)AuctionStartDate:03/11/2009(Start

date)


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AuctionEndDate:16/11/2009(AuctionEndDate)AuctionStartPrice:$0.05AuctionFixedPrice:$0.00AuctionEndPrice:

$0.05Winner:testtest(WinnersName)Profit/Loss:-$47.45(YOURPROFIT

ORLOSS)Userbiddinghistoryisalsoshown.Thiswillgiveyouanidea

oftheitemspopularityandcanhelpyoudevelopaproduct

sellingstrategy.FinancialReport

Thefinancialreportshowsyouclearlyauctionpricesandnumberofbidsvs.yourprofit.Thisisthebestwaytotally

youroverallauctionbusinessmodelsuccess.Toviewareport

selectatoandfromdatefromthecalendarselectionmenu

andaproduct(allproductsforthewholeauctionsite)and

clicksearch.

AffiliateReport

Toviewaffiliatetotalsselectaffiliatereportfromtheadmin

Menu(StartPrice)(Fixedpriceifany)(Endprice)

RegistrationReport

Toviewallusersthathaveregisteredonyoursiteselect

RegistrationReportfromtheadminpanel.Indepthuser

statisticscanbeviewedbyselectingthestatsbuttononthe

username.


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PerHourLogin/LogoutReportToviewspecificloginactivitiesonyoursiteselectPerHour

LoginReportfromtheadminpanelmenu.Thiswillshowyou

specificstatsonhowmanytimesusersvisityoursiteandhow

manybidswereplacedbythatparticularaccount.

AdminUser

ChangeAdminPassword

TochangeyouradminpasswordselectChangeAdminPasswordfromtheadminpanel.Werecommendyou

changeyourpasswordrightawaytopreventtampering.

AddAdminUsers

Manageandaddotheradminusers

AddadminRole

Hereyoucanmanageandalsolimitcertainadminusersuse

tothebackendadminpanel

LoginFreePointsSetting

Freepointsareawaytoawardusersonyoursiteforbiddingandusingyoursitefeatures.Forinstancewhenauserlogins

toyoursite,themoreloginstoyoursitethemorebidsyou

cangiveaway.


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Additionallyyoucangiveawayfreepointswhenusersfirst

signupforanaccount.Tosetuphowthesepointsaregiven

outsetthepointssystemsbelow:WelcomeBidPointsEnterhowmanypointswillbegiventoauserwhenheorshe

firstsignsuponyoursite.

PAYMENTPaymentSettingManagePaypalSettingTochangeyourPaypalemail(where

paymentsaremade)selectPaymentsettingfromthe

adminpanel.InPaypalbusinessaccountsyouaregivena

Paypaltoken(Viewablewhenyoufirstlogintopaypal).Additionalpaymentgatewaypluginscanbepurchasedfrom

oursite.Contactsupportformoredetails.

AdditionalPaymentPlug-insAvailable ToaddonethatisntincludedwithyourscriptPrice$200


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Documents

Elite User Guide