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The filtered view should now show your test purchase as an entry with today’s date.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"If the order tracked successfully…","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Your account is now ready to use ShareASale with your store. Please contact us at ","type":"text"},{"text":"ShareASale@ShareASale.com","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"mailto:ShareASale@ShareASale.com"}}]},{"text":" for further information about:","type":"text"}]},{"type":"bulletList","content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Product specific commissions (offer different commissions by product)","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"New customer incentives (offer commission bonuses for new customers)","type":"text"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Exclusive coupon codes (used for tracking conversions without link clickthrough)","type":"text"}]}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"If the order does not show up in the Transaction Details Report…","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Please verify that you have completed all of the steps as instructed. Common mistakes include not entering the correct Merchant ID in your tracking code and forgetting to click the test link.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"If after verifying all of these steps your tracking still does not work please contact our support team at ","type":"text"},{"text":"ShareASale@ShareASale.com","type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"mailto:ShareASale@ShareASale.com"}}]},{"text":".","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph"}],"version":1}

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