Whether it's a big sale or maybe you'd like to offer a crowdfunding supporter a free download, we'd love to help you distribute your comics! For today's Creator Tips and Tricks, we're going to look at how to generate promo codes and how to claim them. It's important to be educated on both sides so that nobody gets left without their books. The horror!
With that intro out of the way, lets dig in!
Where do I create Promo Codes anyway?
You'll find them in your Creator Settings under "Promo Codes". You'll notice that if you've made previous codes in the past, as I have here, you'll be able to see all of the information for them without having to click on the name of the code itself. If you want more details, such as which comics or releases they were generated for, you can click on the orange code itself to expand the details. All of these codes are expired, by the way.
To create a new code, click on the big, orange, "Create Promo Code" button!
You'll be prompted to select Time Based or Page Count Based credits and setting the number of time the promo code can be used. You will also need to set how long that code's effect stays active once used.
As with discount codes and bundles, you'll need to set a date and time for when the code is valid to be used. This is separate from the above section, which determines how long after it is activated that it can be used. This section sets the period when it can be used at all.
Lastly, you'll select which, if any, releases this is valid for. Leaving it blank allows the reader who claims the code access to any of your titles with the code given. If you'd like to select only specific releases or titles, you can do that here.
Once your code is made and handed out to your readers, you'll be able to see how many have claimed that code. For example, I have a code for Onami that was claimed on the 3rd of April, I can also see when that user's access to Onami will expire. I had it only set to work with Onami in this particular case.
To share the code with other people, you can copy that sharing link above and send it to the users that you want to have access. Here's how users can redeem codes:
You can go to your account settings and click on "Credits and Codes" or click on your profile on the right side of the screen, hover down to "Promo Codes". Both actions will take you to this page. You'll be able to out your promo code into the "Claim Access Code" text field. Once redeemed, you'll be able to have access or download any PDFs you're eligible for. To claim any downloads, you'll be able to find them in the same way. User settings and then click on "Downloads".
That's all we have for today! Thank you for reading and if you need any help beyond this article, feel free to leave a comment below and we'd be happy to help!
You can find more educational articles here. If you were looking for Discounts and Bundle help, that article is here.
Have a wonderful week everyone, and I'll see you next time!
~ ArtCrumbs and the GlobalComix Team