In this guide, we will explain the step-by-step process of setting up and administering your active promotion codes on your website or Buegle Store.

When you have purchased the Promotional Codes add-on, a new tab will appear under the Webstore section of your control panel titled Promo Codes (1). Once you have clicked on this tab, the following screen will appear:

If this is your first time on here, you will be notified that no promotional codes have been set up. To create your first and subsequent Promotional Codes, click on the button labelled Create New Code (2). You will then be presented with the following page, requiring you to enter the details of your Promotional Code:

The first thing you will need to do is to enter your code into the Promo Code box (3) which must consist of no more than 13 alphanumeric characters. Alternatively, you can click on the link to the right of the Promo Code box titled "generate random code" to create a completely random code for you instead.

You will then need to select your Discount Type (4) between either Fixed Monetary Amount (for a specific price discount) or Percentage of Total Order Value (for a specific percentage discount). You will then need to enter the required amount into the box titled Discount Amount (5).

*Note - you will not need to enter a currency or percentage symbol into the Discount Amount box, just the numeric value. Your control panel will do all of the hard work for you behind the scenes.

To finalise your newly added promotion, click on the Create button (10) to add your Promotional Code to the Current Promotional Codes list (we'll come back to this shortly). If you have changed your mind, you can click the Cancel button (11) to discard the Promotional Code details.

Additional Options For Your Promotional Codes

Whilst we have gone through the basic setup for your Promotional Codes, you can add optional preferences to tailor the validity of the promotions.

Entering a number into the Minimum Order Value box (6) will only allow your customer to use their Promotional Code if their order is equal to or greater than this number. For example, if your minimum order value is £10, your customers will not be able to redeem the discount if their order is not £10 or over.

*Note - again, you do not need to enter the currency symbol into the Minimum Order Value Box when filling this in.

You can also set your promotion to run from, to, and between certain dates by entering the dates into the Valid From Date (7) and/or the Valid To Date (8) boxes. You can enter the date manually using DD/MM/YYYY format, or if you click into either of the boxes you can choose the date from a calendar using your mouse.

You can change the status of your promotion at any time by selecting Active or Inactive from the Status drop-down box (9). This is useful if you want to postpone your promotion with the intention of reactivating it at a later date.

Current Promotional Codes

The Current Promotional Codes list displays all promotions you have set up through your control panel. Everything you have entered previously from the Promo Code to the Status of the promotion is present in the list allowing you to easily administer your promotions.

You can easily activate/deactivate your promotion statuses by choosing these options from the Status drop-down boxes (12). You can also modify any aspects of your Promotional Code by clicking the Edit button (13) or completely delete the promotion altogether by clicking the Delete icon (14) to the right of each promotion.

Promotion

It is entirely up to you how you make people aware of your Promotional Codes. Here is a list of some ideas you can try:

• Display the code on your own website
• Email the code to your recent customers who have completed a purchase through your website
• Post the code on a social media website such as Facebook
• Include the code on packaging slips when shipping your items
• Mention the code on paper advertising such as business cards or leaflets
• If you have shop premesis, you could even include the promotion code on in-store receipts if your terminal allows you to do this
• Use other sources on the Internet such as blogs and forums that relate to your business

If you require any further help with setting up your Promotional Codes, please dont hesitate to contact our Support Department directly for more advice. Please place a support ticket by clicking here, emailing support@freestart.com, or calling our support line on 0844 774 2974 and one of our dedicated advisors will be more than happy to help.