Modify Hot Deals Settings

Hot Deal Settings apply to both Hot Deals (Community Deals) and Member-to-Member Deals. Note: Member to Member deals are available only for those with Plus edition or greater..

1.	Click Setup in the left-hand menu.

2.	Click Hot Deal Settings in the Information area.

3.	Make desired selections.

4.	Click Save.

Figure 2-15 Hot Deal Settings

Notes on Deals

Deals may be set to auto-approve (without your intervention). This selection to auto-approve deals is chosen by you under Setup->Member Login Area Options and Settings. Select to Enable “Auto-Approve Hot Deals “

Display icons in summary list will show the graphic that has been selected in that deal on the public website in the search results in addition to displaying on the coupon itself. Only available with SEO integration.

Figure 2-15a Deals displayed in summary list

Hot Deal and Member to Member captions allow you to specify your own custom phrase to describe these deals. The custom title will be reflected on the associated public website modules and throughout the software. Website graphics must be designed and replaced by your website designer. Refer to http://kb.chambermaster.com/hot-deals-icon for complete details.

RSS Feed limits for deals and member to member deals determine how many deals will display at one time in the RSS feeds. RSS feeds are commonly used to display a easy-glance list on your website home page.

Enable Hot Deals Newsletter displays the consumer signup link on the Hot Deals website page.

Enable Hot Deals as a public module and Enable Member to Member Deals as a public module control whether the link appears at the bottom of the modules on the public website. If deselecting the Member to Member Deals as a public module, you can still select Allow users to add M2M Deals while public module is disabled so that members may add deals in the Member Information Center but not have the link display for the public.

 

Notes on charging for deals:

Charging for deals is an option. If wanting to charge, the options of credit card payment (if integrated) and invoicing are available. A fee item (Type=Member Due) must be created in the Billing or QuickBooks module in order to have the Fee Item selection available here.

The fees selected here apply to both Community Hot Deals Deals and Member-to-Member Deals.

The Item Price option for Enhanced Package Members will only apply if you have purchased the Marketing Package.

If applicable, a fee will be charged per deal for the number of weeks the posting will be displayed.

When credit card is integrated with your database, it will always be available as a payment method for deals. It may not be removed as a payment method at this location.

Invoicing may be turned off by de-selecting the checkbox “Enable invoicing as payment option for Hot Deal purchases.”

Cash payment is not available as a payment method for deals.

Fees for deals are charged on a week by week basis – a full week at a time. The week is determined by the number of days – 1-7 days = 1 week; 8-14 days= 2 weeks etc.