Re: WebCat: Paying affiliates commissions??
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texte = Well Mike has most of it below. Here is one working , http://www.compub.net/affiliate/?action=start It can use cookies to track visitors and it can also link bannerads to uniquepages/products.>Use a cart header as a flag for an affiliate hit. You can use a routine >that determines the incoming hit and assigns an affiliate ID to a header. >You can either look for a referrer or have your affiliates use a token in >their links. Create an affiliates.db with a unique ID and any other info >you want to keep on your affiliates. I use these fields: >a_ID a_Name a_Rate a_StartDate a_Contact a_Email a_Password >Have your affiliates add this to their links: ?affiliate=
>Then check for an incoming ID match in the database. >[showif [uppercase][affiliate][/uppercase]=[uppercase][lookup >db=affiliates.db&value=[affiliate]&lookinfield=a_ID&returnfield=a_ID][/upper >case]] >[SetHeader cart=[cart]&db=catalog.db]Header5=[affiliate][/SetHeader] >[/showif] >That basically lets you check your header field in the invoice process and >do whatever you need to do with it. You could flag a routine in your >fulfillment email so that your back office knows to record the commission, >etc. > >Mike > >> How can I configure WebCatalog to inform me that I need to pay a >> commission to a webmaster when a visitor to their site came to my >> site and bought as a result of a banner ad? >> >> In detail, here is what I want to do: >> 1. Establish an online store with WebCatalog perhaps (if I think it can >> easily do what >> I want) >> 2. Sell a product there (Duh!) >> 3. Establish an affiliate program, where my participants link >>to my site or >> otherwise promote it >> 4. Reward these participants when people they referred actually purchase >> >> I don't want to pay people for just sending people my way. I want to pay >> commissions >> only on sales to customers that buy as a result of coming from >>that site. It >> sure >> would be nice if it is possible to somehow hang on to the >>visitor's identity >> somehow, >> so if they surf away, then come back and buy, the Affiliate Webmaster still >> gets their >> commission. >> >> If anyone has any ideas of a solution to this, with WebCatalog or other >> software >> running on a Mac, please let me know. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Scott >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >-- Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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Well Mike has most of it below. Here is one working , http://www.compub.net/affiliate/?action=start It can use cookies to track visitors and it can also link bannerads to uniquepages/products.>Use a cart header as a flag for an affiliate hit. You can use a routine >that determines the incoming hit and assigns an affiliate ID to a header. >You can either look for a referrer or have your affiliates use a token in >their links. Create an affiliates.db with a unique ID and any other info >you want to keep on your affiliates. I use these fields: >a_ID a_Name a_Rate a_StartDate a_Contact a_Email a_Password >Have your affiliates add this to their links: ?affiliate= >Then check for an incoming ID match in the database. >[showif [uppercase][affiliate][/uppercase]=[uppercase][lookup >db=affiliates.db&value=[affiliate]&lookinfield=a_ID&returnfield=a_ID][/upper >case]] >[SetHeader cart=[cart]&db=catalog.db]Header5=[affiliate][/SetHeader] >[/showif] >That basically lets you check your header field in the invoice process and >do whatever you need to do with it. You could flag a routine in your >fulfillment email so that your back office knows to record the commission, >etc. > >Mike > >> How can I configure WebCatalog to inform me that I need to pay a >> commission to a webmaster when a visitor to their site came to my >> site and bought as a result of a banner ad? >> >> In detail, here is what I want to do: >> 1. Establish an online store with WebCatalog perhaps (if I think it can >> easily do what >> I want) >> 2. Sell a product there (Duh!) >> 3. Establish an affiliate program, where my participants link >>to my site or >> otherwise promote it >> 4. Reward these participants when people they referred actually purchase >> >> I don't want to pay people for just sending people my way. I want to pay >> commissions >> only on sales to customers that buy as a result of coming from >>that site. It >> sure >> would be nice if it is possible to somehow hang on to the >>visitor's identity >> somehow, >> so if they surf away, then come back and buy, the Affiliate Webmaster still >> gets their >> commission. >> >> If anyone has any ideas of a solution to this, with WebCatalog or other >> software >> running on a Mac, please let me know. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Scott >> >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >-- Micheal O Shea Email:micheal@com4u.ch com4u.ch http://www.com4u.ch Breitistrasse 7B PGP key available upon request. CH-5506 Maegenwil Tel: +41 62 896 46 26 Switzerland------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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