Comparison chart Affiliate Manager vs. Multi-tier Affiliate Manager

The Module supports Affiliate Programs with multiple commission levels where Affiliates can earn commissions not only for sales generated by their direct marketing efforts, but also for subscribing new Sub-Affiliates as well as for all sales generated by efforts of their Sub-Affiliates. Multi-Tier Affiliate Manager can handle up to 5 commission levels.

You can manage multiple Affiliate Programs which helps to you organize your promotion activities or allows you to differentiate programs with different categories of commissions (for example "Silver", "Gold", "Platinum" or similar concept) . Each Affiliate Program has its own settings like different number of Tiers and Affiliates hierarchy, separate commission events, creatives, payment options and etc.

Commission Events are specific visitor actions that you want to track and pay commission for. You can create unlimited number of Events and specify different commission terms & bonuses for each of them.

Supported event types:

• pay per visit (or any action)
• pay per sale
• pay per lead
• pay per click

The Module comes with several pre-defined events as well as allows you to define your own Events that you want to track. You can set commission amount either as fixed (flat) rate or as percentage of a purchase amount.

The Module allows you to motivate your Affiliates with additional bonuses. For example you can automatically increase commission rates or pay one time bonus based on performance. Commission rates can be increased if Affiliate meets a specific threshold such as a number of sales or total amount of sales per specific period of time.

Commission Events have to be raised based on specific user action (i.e. purchase, opt-in subscription, fill out a form and etc.) The module comes with several pre-defined commission Events as well as allows you to define Custom Events you want to track.  Pre-defined Events ('New Site Visit' and 'New Site Registration') are raised automatically by the system however your custom Events have to be raised by you.

The module offers several options for raising Custom Commission Events:

• IMAGE Code (generated automatically)
• JavaScript Code (generated automatically)
• VB.NET Code (generated automatically)

All code snippets are generated automatically. You just need to place them in the relevant spot on your site (please refer to Module Documentation for further details).  More integration questions? Need an assistance to integrate the module with your current site?

Module can be integrated with virtually any shopping cart, payment processor, as well as any other module by implementing one of the code snippets that trigger Commission Events (described above).

In addition, the Module provides built-in integration with several popular e-commerce modules:

• CATALooK.netStore
• AspDotNetStorefront
• Portal Store
• Smith Cart

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You can configure Affiliate Program to disburse payments either when Affiliate balance reaches specific amount or by certain calendar period.

In addition you can specify a Minimum Payout Rate so system will generate a payment only if Affiliate's balance reaches specific amount.

The Module automatically generates commission payment records according to Affiliate Program's Payment Policy. The Program Administrator and respective Affiliate receive "Payment Due" email notification.

The Module provides several options to pay commission:

• Built-in payment by PayPal^® (automatic)
• Built-in payment by AlertPay^® (automatic)
• Payment by Check (manual)
• Payment by Direct Deposit /ACH (manual)

You can prepare and provide your Affiliates with variety of different marketing materials (Creatives). The module supports following basic Creatives formats:

• Text links
• Image banners

The Module supports following Rich Media Creatives formats:

• Flash banners
• Popup banners
• Email Templates

Categories allow you to organize your promotional materials into groups. This is useful in case you have many products to promote as well as makes it easier for your Affiliates to find the Creative they need.

The Module differentiates between Creatives that promote products or services and Creatives that promote Affiliate Program itself. 

There are two basic promotion types:

• Product - Creatives that promote your products, services or website
• Program - Creatives that promote your Affiliate Program and help your Affiliates to recruit Sub-Affiliates

The Module has intuitive Affiliate interface that simplifies access to Creatives.  Each Creative has ready-to-use HTML code snippet which has to be published by Affiliate anywhere they like.

The Module can be customized and managed programically though the API.

The Module has several build-in fraud prevention features. One of the most effective ways to prevent fraudulent attempts to earn commissions is to set an 'Event Timeout' which specifies the timeout before the same user can raise the same Commission Event again.

The Module generates the direct affiliate links to the pages on your website which help boost your search engine rank.

The Program Administrator can allow Affiliates to use either their DNN user name or any valid name as Affiliate ID in their affiliate links.

The module can be translated to different languages (please refer to Module Documentation for further details).

The Module can be configured to allow unauthenticated Program Signup. The module will automatically register users on your website as soon as they submit the Program Signup Form.

The Dashboard (module homepage) displays summarized information about user activities, earnings, balances, totals and etc. The Dashboard is available to both Administrators and Affiliates.

In addition, the Dashboard offers a message board functionality which allows Program Administrator to communicate with the Affiliates.

The Module offers several reports options to measure Affiliate performance and success of your Affiliate Program. The Module also calculates certain statistical data on the daily basis.

The module supports unlimited number of tiers and unlimited number of sub-affiliates on each tier.  However the commission is only be paid 5 tiers deep starting from a particular Affiliate.

Bonuses can also be paid for referring sub-affiliates.

Affiliates can earn commissions for each sale made by their Sub-Affiliate up to 5 Levels deep.

The module administration page provides everything you need to manage your affiliates. View and search for affiliates, modify their accounts and commission rates, add/delete banners, change banner links, view real-time stats all through your web browser

Affiliate Administrator can turn on automated email notifications for new sales, commission payments, new affiliate sign-ups and etc.

Notification board allows Administrator to post announcements which will be displayed to all Affiliates.

The Module allows Administrator to select system currency from the list of available currencies.

The module provides tools to maintain list of potential customers referred by Affiliates. Administrator can manage and update referral activity status.

Allows Affiliates to get access to the advertising materials, check their statistic and performance , upload referrals and change their user information.

Administrator can select which menu tabs will be available in the Affiliate console.

Administrator can select which input fields will be available (and required) in the Affiliate Sign-up Form.

Affiliates can signup for automated email notifications for new sales and commission payments.