Creating Pages

Each page you create will have its own unique URL.  So, if you would like to create a variety of different “sets” of templates to distribute to different groups of end-users, the way to do this is to create different pages.  No matter what, you must create at least one page.

Using our Mrs. D’s Gourmet example, let’s assume that two pages are going to be set up, one for independent dealers (food distributors) and the other for in-house sales-reps (account managers).

Step 1:  Click “Add Page”

Step 2:  Give your page a name – “dealers” for our example:

Step 3:  Decide what level of “permission: you want to attach to the page:

The concept of “permissions” relates to your control over end-users.  There are two choices:

1.  Access permission required, but granted automatically (the default option)

2.  Access permission required, I will grant it manually on an individual basis

Note: See chapter 7 for detailed information on permissions.

Using the first, default, option, anyone who has the specific URL will be able to use the templates on your page.  Using this permission level, you will have two methods of controlling access.  First will be through the process of disseminating the page URL’s.  Because DynaSend URL’s are complicated:

http://www.dynasend.com/pages/?4d73764447566a566242383d

There is really no concern that anyone will be able to guess them.  So, if you want a page to be exclusively for dealers, just send the URL to your dealers.

Secondly, you will have a record of every end-user who accesses your page in your “permissions database” and will be able to remove an individual’s permission at any time you so desire.

In summary, this level of permission gives you a good deal of control with minimal effort on your part or that of your end-users.

The second option, adds a step for both the end-user and for you.  You will still disseminate the link to appropriate users, but when they go to access it they will be required to submit a brief “access permission request” to you.  (This process is self-contained within the DynaSend service.)

The end-user will not have access to the page until you manually grant them the access permission.

This provides you with a more stringent level of control, as it will not be possible for someone who received the link to share it with a friend, or anything along those lines.

Step 4:  Click the “click to add…“ button to create the page:

Step 5:  You’ll now see your “page” listed under your “library”

Repeating the above steps, we can add a second page to the library, so we now have: