Re: affiliate marketing program
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16661
interpreted = N
texte = Refferrer's are great, but adcodes are useful for non internet advertising -- ie ask for the adcode in a form input -- magazine ad etc...>>We definitely do not want to have users sign in, so we were thinking that >>we could give each affiliate an afcode that would be a unique number that >>can be passed as a variable on every page on our website. We would then >>build a log of purchases made with the specific [afcode] by adding it as >>a database field connected to the info related to the purchase. We then >>can easily pull up sales records related to each [afcode] by doing a fairly >>simple search. >> >>How does this sound? Is it too complicated... is there an easier way? >>Anyone have any experience with setting this type of system up? > >Log the referer along with the cart number in a db and match that db to you >orders. No need for assigning afcodes and passing them on every page. Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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Refferrer's are great, but adcodes are useful for non internet advertising -- ie ask for the adcode in a form input -- magazine ad etc...>>We definitely do not want to have users sign in, so we were thinking that >>we could give each affiliate an afcode that would be a unique number that >>can be passed as a variable on every page on our website. We would then >>build a log of purchases made with the specific [afcode] by adding it as >>a database field connected to the info related to the purchase. We then >>can easily pull up sales records related to each [afcode] by doing a fairly >>simple search. >> >>How does this sound? Is it too complicated... is there an easier way? >>Anyone have any experience with setting this type of system up? > >Log the referer along with the cart number in a db and match that db to you >orders. No need for assigning afcodes and passing them on every page. Jay Van Vark ******************************* Pacific Coast Software | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | Site Hosting & Development Suite 453 | http://www.smithmicro.com San Diego, CA 92128 ******************************* 619.675.1106** PGP key available upon request. **
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