It’s easy to add ecommerce to your email newsletters. Cart66 Cloud let’s you create an anchor link that will automatically add a product to your customer’s shopping cart then direct the user to any URL you specify.
Creating An Add To Cart Link
An add to cart link (also known as a product link) can have three attributes:
sku: The sku for the product to be added to the cart
quantity: (optional Default: 1) The quantity of the item to be added to the cart
redirect: The URL of the page where you want your buyer to be redirected after the item is added to the cart.
Let’s assume your WordPress e-commerce website powered by Cart66 Cloud is located at http://greatstuff.com and you are selling a Half Fold Cellerciser and “hfc” is the sku for the product.
Here are some example links.
NOTE: When specifying your own URL, be sure to URL encode the URL.
Also, keep in mind that you can wrap images in anchor tags too. So, rather than having the text “Buy Now” be a link, you could link your own fancy “Buy Now” image.
Ideas For Using Add To Cart Links
There are all kinds of great things you can do with add to cart links. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking:
Put “Buy Now” links in email newsletters so your customers can buy things directly from the newsletter
Use a URL shortener and tweet a “Buy Now” link so people can buy things directly from a link on Twitter
Use a URL shortener and share a “Buy Now” link on Facebook.
Place banner ads or text links on other sites that use “Add To Cart” or “Buy Now” links.
Use “Buy Now” links in blog posts about your products
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