Microsoft Live Search Cashback is here!

[Russ Carroll]

We’re very excited to announce our new partnership with Microsoft on their Live Search cashback program. Through this program, your Miva store can feed your products through Microsoft’s Live Search results at no cost to you. You decide how much you are willing to reward the purchaser on each SKU you list, thus fixing the cost for your advertising through Microsoft using this pay-per-result model.

I encourage every Miva 5 storeowner to enable this feature in your store so you can capture this new source of sales before the end of the online Christmas shopping season. Just fill out this form online, and run the update wizard on your store to install the Live Search cashback function. The module will be available for streaming on December 2nd, but you can start the signup process now to avoid any delay as it takes a few days for Microsoft to approve your account.

Again, there are no sign-up or usage fees for this service, and you control the reward you pay to your customers for each purchase made. It's a great opportunity for potential sales for your store this season and going forward.

Click here to sign up.

[Jim McCormick]

Re: Microsoft Live Search Cashback is here!

Here are step by step instructions on how to quickly get started with Microsoft Live Search cashback.



Login to Miva Merchant

Click the Updates Available link at the bottom of the left frame and update your Miva Merchant store

Once your store is updated go to System Extension Settings

Check the box next to "Microsoft Live Search cashback" and click the Update button

Click on the "Microsoft Live Search cashback" tab at the top

Click the signup button

Fill out the form to join the Microsoft Live Search cashback program

Next you will receive an e-mail from Microsoft

Go back to System Extension Settings and the "Microsoft Live Search cashback" tab

Check the box Enable Microsoft Live Search cashback

Enter the Merchant ID, FTP Server, FTP Username and FTP Password provided in the email from Microsoft.

Click Update

Now you can add items, note you must add a minimum of 10 items. You can add items one of three ways



Add Items Method 1:

From the Microsoft Live Search cashback tab under System Extension Settings click edit next to the product

Check the first box "Active in Microsoft Live Search cashback"

Enter a Manufacturer's code

You can use what is stored in Miva Merchant for the other fields or override by filling out the appropriate text box

Click Update



Add Items Method 2:

Click on Products

Find your Product

Click Edit

Click on the "Microsoft Live Search cashback" tab

Check the first box "Active in Microsoft Live Search cashback"

Enter a Manufacturer's code

You can use what is stored in Miva Merchant for the other fields or override by filling out the appropriate text box

Click Update



Add Items Method 3 (recommended for bulk edits):

Click the Plus Sign next to Utilities

Click the Plus Sign next to Export Data

Click Microsoft Live Search cashback

If you use FTP then leave the option "Do Not Email"

If you do not want to use FTP then select "Email File To" and enter your email address

Check the box "Export Field Names as Header"

Click Export

Open the exported data file in a text editor or Microsoft Excel

For each item you want active in Microsoft Live Search cashback set the field ENABLED to 1, Enter a Manufacturer's code in the MFG_CODE field/column

Save the file

Go back to the Miva Merchant Admin

Click the Plus Sign next to Utilities

Click the Plus Sign next to Import Data

Click Microsoft Live Search cashback

Check the box "First Line of File is a Header Row"

Click the Upload Button

Check the box next to Overwrite

Click the Browse button and navigate to the file you edited & saved

Click Upload

Click Next

Click Import



Now go back to System Extension Settings and click on the "Microsoft Live Search cashback" tab

Click Publish



You are finished and your products should show up in Microsoft Live Search cashback shortly.