From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 20:09:39 MDT
Mike Lorrey wrote,
> Youve certainly got a good setup, and I have no trouble with using
> yours, if you don't mind contributing some of the proceeds to the Free
> State Project???
Sorry I can't do this directly. We have direct-deposit set up for our
store, and my business partner is a little squeamish about other people's
money passing through our bank account. He would prefer if I helped you set
up your own account totally separate from ours. However, it is as easy as
1, 2, 3:
1. Register at Amazon.com for the Associates Program to sell products.
You can specify where they should mail checks, or give them bank account
information to set up direct-deposit.
<https://associates.amazon.com/exec/panama/associates/apply/>
2. Login to your new amazon account to see how to make links. They will
generate links for you to cut-and-paste to your site.
<http://associates.amazon.com>
3. Just cut-and-paste the html links into your website. You can generate
links to specific books, whole topic areas, random ads within a topic area,
or a search engine for books. They also sell videos, CDs, DVDs, games,
toys, hardware, software, and other products, even though they are best
known as a bookstore.
Example of a full store of "books" on "Security" for "newstaff-20":
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=newstaff-20&keyword=Stsof
ecurity&mode=books>
The HTML would look like: <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search?tag=newstaff-20&keywchb@
ord=Security&mode=books">The Security Book Store!</a>
I can help you if you need help. I had just finished setting up the example
Security store I showed you in just a few hours. I jazzed it up with our
frame around the store, and our tabbed topic areas on the side. I even
created the idea of passing the parameter after the URL so our store could
sell any topic. However, the basic links straight to amazon will create a
store for anybody.
> This was one of my ideas I had: libertarian and transhumanist websites
> cached as well as community forums, email, conference programs,
> announcements, etc: any thing you need to keep a bunch of people spread
> over 140 acres or more in synch.
>
> All are welcome, so long as you have a pro-liberty agenda.
Excellent! Keep up the good work!
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC, IBMCP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> <www.Newstaff.com>
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