Adding Deliverable Content for your Product

In order to deliver your materials via ProductDyno, you will first add them to your product inside ProductDyno. The Visual Content Builder will assist you in loading the contents and laying it out for your members.

NOTES:

1. For videos, audios, etc, the Visual Content Builder only  shows placeholders - the content will not "play".  To access what your members will actually see, add a member to your product and log in as that member. Equally, files for downloading will not download in the preview
2. The Content Builder has been developed using Chrome.  If you are using a different browser and get unexplained issues, please retry using Chrome
3. When Uploading files, be sure the file name doesn't include any special characters, spaces, etc.  If they do, the file won't upload

Be aware that what you see may not match the screenshots exactly since what is displayed will depend on the theme you have chosen for your product. Here we show the steps with the "TeachPro Theme".  However the steps will be the same whichever theme you have chosen.

Click on "HOME" icon then the section you want to add content to.  

Now click on MANAGE

Your content can consist of audios, videos, images, text, PDFs and Zip files.  You can include deliverable content that you have already hosted online or you can upload deliverable content to your linked Amazon S3 or your FTP accounts.  See Global Hosting Integrations on how to set these up. Once uploaded, access to these items is protected against unauthorized access - only logged in members can access this content

Already Hosted Content

If you have your audio or video already stored online, you can "link" to that from ProductDyno.  The access permissions, etc will need to be set so that these files are available via the URL you give, ie they will not be "protected content" within ProductDyno.  If you have the URL to the MP3/MP4 then you can follow these instructions.  If you want to use the embed code CLICK HERE

Audio

Add the URL to the MP3 and/or OGG versions of the audio file as already stored online

Video

Add the URL of the video as already accessed online

You can use “Add File” component and provide all videos as downloadable option. But there is no automatic way (Most of the users use ProductDyno to protect videos)

Or that of the MP4 and/or it's Webm version

Audio/Video Embed Using Code

Be sure to use the "Embed Code" function of your video storage app to grab the embed code from your audio/video hosting and then select the Add Code Option.

You will get a pop-up window to paste your embed code into

NOTE:  Your video will not show nor play in the Content Builder!  You need to add a member to your product and view the product as that member to actually see the video

Using Loom Video Link

You can't use the Loom video URL in the MP4 field. However, you can "embed" the Loom video using the "Code" element. Go to Loom and click share and go to the embed tab to copy the code. 

Upload with ProductDyno

You upload your Product content to your own webspace (Amazon S3, FTP or Wasabi) when setting up your product.  This ensures that access to your content is ONLY available to registered and logged in members of your ProductDyno product.  Obviously the only limit on size is set by your account

You can link your ProductDyno account to available third-party file hosting services - see the options below.

Integrating with Your Online Storage

Global Hosting Integration

First, set up the appropriate integration(s) in your Global Integrations

Amazon S3

You can integrate as many (or as few) Amazon S3 Buckets as you want - for example to have each product in a separate bucket - or all product contents in the same bucket.  Give each one a "NickName" so you can identify it within your ProductDyno account.  Copy and paste the Key and Secret Key from your Amazon Account.  If the buckets don't already exist, ProductDyno will create them.   NOTE: This is NOT to access already uploaded content. ProductDyno will only "see" content uploaded via ProductDyno.

Please Note: Amazon S3 sets a limit to the size of a file that can be uploaded "normally" to  5TB. If your file (audio or video) is larger, we suggest you split it into  "Parts" or use the Amazon S3 MultiPart Upload facility to upload it outside ProductDyno and the use the link to deliver your content inside ProductDyno. You can read more about this HERE

Your Own Hosting via FTP

We recommend you setup a new FTP account for ProductDyno's exclusive use - with it's own login credentials.  ProductDyno will "login" and upload your content to the assigned folder(s).  NOTE: This is NOT to access already uploaded content.  You should your settings using a file transfer program such as FileZilla.  If that program cannot connect using your settings, neither will ProductDyno.

Wasabi

You can integrate as many (or as few) Wasabi Buckets as you want - for example to have each product in a separate bucket - or all product contents in the same bucket.  Give each one a "NickName" so you can identify it within your ProductDyno account.  Copy and paste the Key and Secret Key from your Wasabi Account.  If the buckets don't already exist, ProductDyno will create them.  

NOTES: 

• This is NOT to access already uploaded content.
• A Wasabi trial account cannot be used - a fully paid up account must be integrated

Product Hosting Integration

For each product, you now can select where you want the contents stored.  

Just choose which of your Global File Hosting Integrations you want to be used for this product

Adding Content

Once you have set up your storage location options, you can start adding content...

Please note that you can add content that is not completely ready for public consumption by using the "Published" radio button

Just slide this to "off" when you add the content and your members won't see it.  

When you are ready to release it and add it to the members' accounts, just slide it to publish the content.

Adding Content

Use this method to upload your audio, video, text, etc to your connected storage and have it protected by ProductDyno .  

Please Note: Amazon S3 sets a limit to the size of a file that can be uploaded "normally" to 1024MB (1GB) . If your file (audio or video) is larger, we suggest you split it into  "Parts" or use the Amazon S3 MultiPart Upload facility to upload it outside ProductDyno and the use the link to deliver your content inside ProductDyno. You can read more about this HERE

(For already hosted content please  CLICK HERE)

Add Audio 

(have you set up your file hosting? See Upload with ProductDyno )

Note: if you upload your audio in only one format first - not doing the other format, maybe because you haven't gotten it ready - then come back to add the other one, be sure to hover over the existing audio and click EDIT to add the same audio in a different format (ie. don't add a new audio)

Add Video

(Have you set up your file hosting? See Upload with ProductDyno )

There is the facility to upload your video in multiple formats.  This is to give as wide a coverage for your video as possible.  It is entirely your choice as to whether you choose to make use of the alternative formats for your video.  The video player automatically picks the video thumbnail to display to your members.

Use this method to upload your video to your connected storage and have it protected by ProductDyno . 

Please Note: Amazon S3 sets a limit to the size of a file that can be uploaded "normally" to 1024MB (1GB) . If your file (audio or video) is larger, we suggest you split it into  "Parts" or use the Amazon S3 MultiPart Upload facility to upload it outside ProductDyno and the use the link to deliver your content inside ProductDyno. You can read more about this HERE

(For already hosted content please  CLICK HERE)

Note: if you upload your video in only one format first - not doing the other format, maybe because you haven't gotten it ready - then come back to add the other one, be sure to hover over the existing video and click EDIT to add the same video in a different format

Add Image

(Have you set up your file hosting? See Upload with ProductDyno )

This is for graphics that direct your viewers to either a document you have stored outside ProductDyno, such as on Amazon S3, Dropbox, etc, or to a webpage you want them to visit.  You upload the image so that it is stored inside ProductDyno. When your members click on the image - they will be directed to the URL you specify.  You can choose to have the link open in a new tab to ensure your member doesn't "lose his place" in the Product.

Add Text

NOTE: You will get very strange results if you paste already formatted text here.  If you are copying text that is already formatted, paste it into a plain text editor such as Notepad to strip out the formatting. Then copy it again before pasting into ProductDyno Text Editor. 

Or use the "Paste without Styling" option

For Windows OS: ctrl + shift + v

For Mac OS: command + shift + v

When you add Text, a WYSIWYG editor pops up: Type your text in here. You can add style, formatting, links, bullets, etc to this text

You can also manage the font sizes, colors, etc in the Typography’ section inside the editor

Don't forget to SAVE!

Add File

(Have you set up your file hosting? See Upload with ProductDyno )

This is for PDFs, checksheets, ZIPs, etc.  You upload the file so that it is securely stored inside ProductDyno.  When you "add file", the link is access the file is attached to the "Link Title".  Be sure to give this Link Text that will direct your member to access the file.  We suggest something like "CLICK HERE to access ...."

Add Code

This can be any code you like - tracking pixels, embed codes for videos from Vidello, etc, etc

Just copy the code you would like added to your product in ProductDyno and paste it into the window:

Don't forget to SAVE!

Drip Setting

If you want to drip-feed a section to your members, you can! 

Slide the "Enable" button on.  Now you have 2 options

1. Number of days : This means that after the member is first given access to this product, the following content will be "unlocked" to him after the specified number of days.  

2. Specific Date : Here you give a date on which the content will be released.  You can choose to hide this content from members joining AFTER this date or if the subscription wasn't active on the date specified.

   

In addition, you can specify whether the member sees the "title" of all the sections or just the ones he has access to.  This is controlled by the Product/Collection Drip Setting : see the article "Emails & More" below in "Related Articles"

Supporting Files

You also have the facility to add "supporting files" to your product.  

Please Note: 

1. These files are hosted by us on our Amazon S3 so they will not appear on your server and there is a size limit of 10MB. To upload larger files, connect your own S3 or other file storage and use the ADD FILE feature
2. These files are shown in the order you upload them and take the name of the file you upload - there is, as yet, no sort or rename facility.
3. To view these files you must be logged in as a member.  They do not display in the Visual Content Manager

Here you can upload additional materials such as ZIP, PDF and presentation slides, as well as Audio, video, and images.

If this is to be a "Stand Alone" Product:

To set up a Collection: