Re: Affiliate program code

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2004


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 58191
interpreted = N
texte = That sounds very similar to what I'll be doing at a 5% sales commission. Here are some of the differences: 1. I will manage the affiliate program and track referrals for both referrers and the ecommerce sites. Since I run the sites, I am effectively a broker between the affiliates and the sellers. I will need to provide some allowance for returns of merchandise. 2. Some ads will run on sellers who also act as affiliates (these will likely be text based links that I put on the sites), while other ads will be run on third party sites. This means that some accounts will be linked or the same as my sellers' accounts. There should be an easy way to link them. Can you tell me what the limits of the commission credit tracking are? You mentioned cookies. Although it can be worked around, I think most affiliates accept that restriction. Is there a referrer restriction or is the referrer tracked by id in the URL? Is there a javascript restriction? I think the ebay affiliate program sets out some restrictions on its affiliates payment. I'd like to stay close to something that's well known. I'd also like to make sure that the referring link appears on a page with a direct link to my site. I don't want to give credit for links that search engines don't recognize. People hide links with javascript and I want the credit for my page rank. What is the price of the code as-is and can I see it (at least a public part) in action? Thanks, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Clint Davis Sent: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:17:34 -0500 To: (WebDNA Talk) Subject: Re: Affiliate program code I just built an affiliate program, but it somewhat customized for the client - a publisher. Features: - Sign-up with strict javascript for required fields - Client receives and email to approve/decline each application - Affiliate can pick as many banner ads as they wish - Affiliate can update their account - Affiliate/client can track clicks/sales per affiliate (reports archived) - Automated, random six-character password generation - Affiliate can request a forgotten password - Logins and sales tracking are cookie-based - Affiliates commission is 10% of the merchandise total for each referred sale - Client can upload unlimited banner ads (each links to it's own book/SKU) On 6/3/04 11:00 AM, "devaulw@onebox.com" wrote: > Does anyone have code that they use for an affiliate program? I'm looking to > set up a sales commission based program that monitors stats for affiliates and > the sales companies. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Affiliate program code ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
  2. Re: Affiliate program code ( Clint Davis 2004)
  3. Affiliate program code ( devaulw@onebox.com 2004)
That sounds very similar to what I'll be doing at a 5% sales commission. Here are some of the differences: 1. I will manage the affiliate program and track referrals for both referrers and the ecommerce sites. Since I run the sites, I am effectively a broker between the affiliates and the sellers. I will need to provide some allowance for returns of merchandise. 2. Some ads will run on sellers who also act as affiliates (these will likely be text based links that I put on the sites), while other ads will be run on third party sites. This means that some accounts will be linked or the same as my sellers' accounts. There should be an easy way to link them. Can you tell me what the limits of the commission credit tracking are? You mentioned cookies. Although it can be worked around, I think most affiliates accept that restriction. Is there a referrer restriction or is the referrer tracked by id in the URL? Is there a javascript restriction? I think the ebay affiliate program sets out some restrictions on its affiliates payment. I'd like to stay close to something that's well known. I'd also like to make sure that the referring link appears on a page with a direct link to my site. I don't want to give credit for links that search engines don't recognize. People hide links with javascript and I want the credit for my page rank. What is the price of the code as-is and can I see it (at least a public part) in action? Thanks, Bill -----Original Message----- From: Clint Davis Sent: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:17:34 -0500 To: (WebDNA Talk) Subject: Re: Affiliate program code I just built an affiliate program, but it somewhat customized for the client - a publisher. Features: - Sign-up with strict javascript for required fields - Client receives and email to approve/decline each application - Affiliate can pick as many banner ads as they wish - Affiliate can update their account - Affiliate/client can track clicks/sales per affiliate (reports archived) - Automated, random six-character password generation - Affiliate can request a forgotten password - Logins and sales tracking are cookie-based - Affiliates commission is 10% of the merchandise total for each referred sale - Client can upload unlimited banner ads (each links to it's own book/SKU) On 6/3/04 11:00 AM, "devaulw@onebox.com" wrote: > Does anyone have code that they use for an affiliate program? I'm looking to > set up a sales commission based program that monitors stats for affiliates and > the sales companies. ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ devaulw@onebox.com

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