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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
The PaidListings Add-on will allow you to monetize your website in many ways by charging users for listing submissions and/or to upgrade listings with additional information, images, featured status and other options.
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The PaidListings Add-on allows you to monetize your website by accepting payments for submission of commercial listings as well as listing upgrades. Use it for classifieds, real estate listings, city guides and more.
  
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[[File:paidlistings-graph.png]]
  
[[File:PLSummary.jpg]]
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You can create base and upgrade plans, with one time or subscription payments and associate them with specific categories. Each plan can include a set of custom fields, a specific number of media and make the listing featured.
 
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For every category you can create one or more "New Listing" or "Upgrade Listing" pricing plans.  
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'''Pricing plan can include:'''
 
'''Pricing plan can include:'''
 
*a set of custom fields
 
*a set of custom fields
*specific number of images
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*specific number of media (photos, videos, attachments, audio)
 
*option to make the listing featured
 
*option to make the listing featured
 
*additional options by using custom variables
 
*additional options by using custom variables
 
  
 
'''Available payment types:'''
 
'''Available payment types:'''
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*Free or Trial
 
*Free or Trial
  
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'''Payment Handlers'''
  
== Examples ==
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PaidListings Add-on comes with payment handlers for Paypal, 2Checkout and Authorize.net. Only Paypal supports subscriptions at this time.
  
PaidListings Add-on is great for many types of websites, for example Classifieds, City Guides, Product reviews site, ...
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Offline payment option is also possible, as well as the ability to pay with AlphaUserPoints or JomSocial points.
  
'''Your pricing plans can be organized like this:'''
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'''Email Notifications'''
*<span style="color: blue">one basic plan for listing submission</span> - free or small price, with a set of custom fields and specific number of images
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*<span style="color: blue">one or more premium plans for listing submissions</span> - higher price, with larger set of custom fields, larger number of images, and other features like inquiry form, ...
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*<span style="color: blue">one or more listing upgrade plans</span> - to upgrade previously purchased basic or premium plan with additional custom fields, additional images or to make the listing featured
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The add-on can email both user and administrator at different times like order placement, payment processing and plan expiration. The email templates are customizable via the admin interface.
  
'''Example of Pricing Plan Overview for Hotel category on a City Guide website'''
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'''Coupons'''
  
[[File:PlanOverview.png]]
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The add-on has coupon configuration options unlike anything you've seen before. Coupons can be configured for specific dates, plans, users, categories and number of times used.
  
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'''Tracking code'''
  
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Adding Javascript tracking code for systems like Google Analytics is as simple as pasting the correct code in the pre-defined tracking fields in the configuration. There's no need to edit theme files. The add-on even provides special {tags} you can use in the code like order id, order amount and plan name.
  
== Other PaidListings Add-on Features ==
 
  
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== Examples of PaidListings usage ==
  
=== Payment Handlers ===
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PaidListings Add-on is great for many types of websites, for example Classifieds, City Guides, Product reviews sites, ...
  
PaidListings Add-on comes with payment handlers for Paypal, 2Checkout and Authorize.net. Only Paypal supports subscriptions at this time.
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'''Your pricing plans can be organized like this:'''
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*<span style="color: blue">one basic plan for listing submission</span> - free or small price, with a set of custom fields and specific number of media
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*<span style="color: blue">one or more premium plans for listing submissions</span> - higher price, with larger set of custom fields, higher number of media, and other features like inquiry form, ...
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*<span style="color: blue">one or more listing upgrade plans</span> - listing upgrade plans are used to upgrade previously purchased basic or premium plan with additional custom fields, additional media or to make the listing featured
  
Offline payment option is also possible.
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'''Example of Pricing Plan Overview for Hotel category on a City Guide website'''
  
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[[File:PlanOverview.png]]
  
=== Coupons ===
 
 
The add-on has coupon configuration options unlike anything you've seen before. Coupons can be configured for specific dates, plans, users, categories and number of times used.
 
 
 
=== Tracking code ===
 
 
Adding Javascript tracking code for systems like Google Analytics is as simple as pasting the correct code in the pre-defined tracking fields in the configuration. There's no need to edit theme files. The add-on even provides special {tags} you can use in the code like order id, order amount and plan name.
 
  
  
 
[[Category:JReviews]]
 
[[Category:JReviews]]
 
[[Category:PaidListings Addon]]
 
[[Category:PaidListings Addon]]

Revision as of 18:41, 20 November 2013

Overview

The PaidListings Add-on allows you to monetize your website by accepting payments for submission of commercial listings as well as listing upgrades. Use it for classifieds, real estate listings, city guides and more.

Paidlistings-graph.png

You can create base and upgrade plans, with one time or subscription payments and associate them with specific categories. Each plan can include a set of custom fields, a specific number of media and make the listing featured.

Pricing plan can include:

  • a set of custom fields
  • specific number of media (photos, videos, attachments, audio)
  • option to make the listing featured
  • additional options by using custom variables

Available payment types:

  • One Time Payment
  • Subscription
  • Free or Trial

Payment Handlers

PaidListings Add-on comes with payment handlers for Paypal, 2Checkout and Authorize.net. Only Paypal supports subscriptions at this time.

Offline payment option is also possible, as well as the ability to pay with AlphaUserPoints or JomSocial points.

Email Notifications

The add-on can email both user and administrator at different times like order placement, payment processing and plan expiration. The email templates are customizable via the admin interface.

Coupons

The add-on has coupon configuration options unlike anything you've seen before. Coupons can be configured for specific dates, plans, users, categories and number of times used.

Tracking code

Adding Javascript tracking code for systems like Google Analytics is as simple as pasting the correct code in the pre-defined tracking fields in the configuration. There's no need to edit theme files. The add-on even provides special {tags} you can use in the code like order id, order amount and plan name.


Examples of PaidListings usage

PaidListings Add-on is great for many types of websites, for example Classifieds, City Guides, Product reviews sites, ...

Your pricing plans can be organized like this:

  • one basic plan for listing submission - free or small price, with a set of custom fields and specific number of media
  • one or more premium plans for listing submissions - higher price, with larger set of custom fields, higher number of media, and other features like inquiry form, ...
  • one or more listing upgrade plans - listing upgrade plans are used to upgrade previously purchased basic or premium plan with additional custom fields, additional media or to make the listing featured

Example of Pricing Plan Overview for Hotel category on a City Guide website

PlanOverview.png