A Marketplace Ad is not active and visible on the
site until you Run it. In order to Run a previously created
Marketplace Ad, you must be on the My Account tab.
Find the Ad you want to Run and click the
icon in the Action column.
Any time you Run a Marketplace Ad you will be presented with a
purchase form.
If you did not set Featured = Yes when you created or edited
the Ad, you will have one purchase option that says "FREE".
If you set Featured = Yes when you created or edited the Ad,
you may have multiple purchase options to select from.
Choose your desired payment amount and duration you want the Featured
status for.
Click the "I Agree With Purchase Agreement, Continue with
Purchase" button.
If your Ad is NOT Featured, the next screen will be a
confirmation page informing you that the Ad is now running on
the site or errors, if any occurred.
If your Ad IS Featured, you will directed to a secure
checkout page to enter in credit card information and pay for
Featuring the Ad.
Fill out the purchase form and click "Make Purchase".
The next page will be the confirmation page informing
you the Ad is now running on the site or errors, if any
occurred.
Click the link on the confirmation page to return to the My
Account page.
Marketplace Ads can be edited at any time, however
an Ad cannot be set to "Featured" unless it is stopped first. In
order to Edit a Marketplace Ad, you must first be on the My Account tab.
Find the Ad you want to Edit and click the
icon in the Action column.
The "Edit Ad" form will be displayed. You can update any
field on this form, but required fields in BOLD must have
values.
Click the "Save Changes" button to finish editing the Ad.
A confirmation page will be displayed informing you of any
errors if they occurred.
Stopping a Marketplace Ad stops the Ad from being
visible on the web site. It is also required in order to change
the Featured status of an Ad. In order to Stop a Marketplace Ad,
you must first be on the My Account tab.
Find the Ad you want to Stop and click the
icon in the Action column.
Clicking the Stop icon will bring up a confirmation page asking
you if you are certain you want to Stop the Ad.
If so, click Yes and you will be presented with another
confirmation page informing you the Ad is now stopped.
If you click No, the Ad will remain running and you will be
returned to the My Account page.
NOTE: If you Stop an Ad you will be taken
back through the purchase page (even for FREE Ads) in order to Run
the Ad again.
Extending a Marketplace Ad allows you to extend
the Run duration of an existing Ad that is already running.
Extending an Ad will not change the Featured status of the Ad. In
order to Extend a Marketplace Ad, you must be on the My Account tab.
If an Ad is currently Featured and you Extend the Ad, it will be
Extended as a Featured Ad. Otherwise if it is not Featured, it
will be Extended as a Non-Featured Ad. This will affect the
purchase options displayed when you Extend the Ad.
Find the Ad you want to Extend and click the
icon in the Action column.
Clicking the Extend icon will bring up the purchase form (even
for FREE Ads).
Select a duration (and price if applicable) and click the "I
Agree With Purchase Agreement, Continue with Purchase" button.
If your Ad is NOT Featured, the next screen will be a
confirmation page informing you that the Ad is now running on
the site or errors, if any occurred.
If your Ad IS Featured, you will directed to a secure
checkout page to enter in credit card information and pay for
Featuring the Ad.
Fill out the purchase form and click "Make Purchase".
The next page will be the confirmation page informing
you the Ad is now running on the site or errors, if any
occurred.
The Extend icon will not show up next to Ads that have been
extended.
Deleting a Marketplace Ad will remove the Ad from
the site completely. Ads can be Deleted whether they are running or
not. In order to Delete a Marketplace Ad, you must be on the My
Account tab.
Find the Ad you want to Delete and click the
icon in the Action column.
A confirmation page will display asking you to confirm the
deletion of the Ad.
Click Yes to Delete the Ad. A confirmation page will
display telling you the Ad has been Deleted.
Featured Marketplace Ads have a priority listing
status when visitors to the site search or browse for Marketplace Ads.
In order to Feature your Ads you must set Featured = Yes when you Create
or Edit an Ad. When you Run the Ad you will be presented with
purchase options for Featured Ads. Choose a duration you would
like the Ad Featured for.
During the timeframe your Ad is Featured it will be displayed with
other Featured Ads and before Non-Featured Ads.
NOTE: Do NOT Stop an Ad that is currently Featured, unless the
item has been sold or you really wish to stop displaying the Ad on the
site. If you need to Edit your Ad, just Edit it while the Ad is
running.