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The Business Control Panel is the place to configure your script and manager your members. To login for the first time use the following details:-
http://www.yourdomain.com/manager
user: admin
pass: 1234
This will log you into the BCP home page. Down the left hand side of the screen you will find the main menus. Between the menus on the left and the right hand side of the browser is the work area. On the BCP home page in the center you will find a list of actions due under "Approvals Needed" and quick statistics, below that you can see a list of surfers over the last 24 hours.
To the right other statistcs and general information that help you understand what is happening inside the exchange. You can also compare your version with the current version and if a patch is available a link to download it. Global Notes is a place to store information that can be accessed by all administrators and Personal Notes for your own private information, these are useful for copy paste operations throughout the program.
In red across the top you will have a link Click here to install ip2nation tables (Geo Tracking). This enables you to provide location information throughout the application. It is recommended that you do not install this from the start, it is better to become aquainted with the script before hand.
Many of the menu options are self explanatory and trial and error may save you a lot of time during the configuration and operation of you website. However the rest of this section will deal with common configuration steps for new websites. We will go through a step by step process and the descriptions will be brief. You can refer back to other parts of the user manual if you wish to go into a particular subject in more depth.
Good question. You have logged in and possibly had a look around before turing to the user manual because it all seems too much to get started! The good news is your site already has a basic setup and with just a few changes you can go live right away. First, and most important, lets make sure you can take money.
Click here to setup your payment processors now, remember to return here when you're done.
Theoretically you can leave the site as it is and it can take money, but that's a bit like taking a TV dinner out of the microwave and expecting it to taste like something from Claridges. However, a reputation is built slowly and there is no need to expect everything to happen instantly, build your site step by step and remember each time you improve it that improvement will last for ever and will continue to impress and persuade people to work with you over and over again.
Your style is important, it's what distinguishes you from the next website and we have built in many opportunities for you to express yourself. As we go through the next few features you have the opportunity to sell yourself to your members and these simple tasks could be the most important to the success of your site.
Tell them who you are
| Task | Where it's done | Example | Comments |
| Owner Name | BCP --> Configuration --> General Configuration | John Smith | You can leave this field blank, if you don't it will be shown in some text on the site. |
| Website Title | BCP --> Configuration --> General Configuration | Unlimited FREE traffic from mydomain.com | Shown as the browser title. This is an important SEO area and is used by Google to describe your site. |
| Website Name | BCP --> Configuration --> General Configuration | mydomain.com or my crazy website traffic service | Used in text throughout the site in text that refers to the site. |
| Website Slogan | BCP --> Configuration --> General Configuration | <img src="images/mylogo.gif"> | Can be any HTML, this appears at the top left in the standard template. Use this to place your logo on the site. |
| Signature | BCP --> Configuration --> Email Configuration | Regards,<br> <font color="blue">Your Name</font> |
The signature added to your outgoing messages. Many people use this to promote their other online products |
| News Section | BCP --> Configuration --> Promotional Configuration | <center>Discover new secrets to unlimited traffic in the upcoming launch of mydomain.com! Join us today and be one of the first to benefit from the insider secrets I reveal!</center> | Your site is a way off from being launched but there's no harm in generating a little interest right away! |
| Email Templates | BCP --> Email Editor |  Use the email editor to modify system emails sent to your members. |
Perhaps the most powerful marketing tool you have. You are providing a valuable free service and your emails will be welcomed. |
| The Block Editor | BCP --> Block Editor |  Use the Block Editor to modify Information Side Bar Text and other block content for external non logged-in pages and internal member pages. |
Another good place for marketing and providing links to other sites. You can alter the text used or remove the page statistics entirely. |
| Edit the front page | BCP --> Frontpage Manager |  The Frontpage Manager allows you to alter the main canvas on the home page of your website. |
Use your favourite HTML editor to create your home page introduction to your site. |
An important step is the overal look of your site. This can start with a logo and a change of colors and could develop to a complete replacement of the standard templates. If you are familiar with HTML and graphic design you will find this straight forward, check the How Do I .... section for more information on templates.
What if I don't know HTML or how to create a logo?
There are several people on the forum who offer service at reasonable prices. They can offer to create a logo for you or will replace the entire standard template with a design to your specification. Click here to visit The Third Party Products & Services. Note that you cannot post a request in this forum, instead use the contact information in the post to talk directly to them.
Email Configuration
Communicating with your community is probably the most important part of operating a traffic exchange therefore the next important step is to go BCP --> Configuration --> Email Configuration. Most of the inputs required are self explanatory, when it comes to the Email Sending Method and STP Server Settings leave them as the default (PHP Mail Function and all SMTP fields blank).