Detailed metrics showing when an affiliate first signed up, who their referral agent or sponsor was, gross dollar amount of each sale generated, the amount of commission earned for all parties, and much more. *Commissions are paid out automatically with no manual labor on the part of the business owner.
By logging into the Administrator section of the affiliate dashboard you can add, manage, edit or change over 30 unique features.
Each affiliate sales rep can log into the website and access their unique account history. Our software allows for real-time order tracking, detailed review of all products sold with detail on the detail and buyer. The platform even shows web analytics traffic history, pre-made banner ads, flyers and much more.
Answer: Between $600.00 up to $5,000.00 depending on the platform and software you decide to use. On top of those basic setup cost be sure to include the expense of hiring someone to manage the platform for the life of your business.
A more affordable and hassle-free option is to use an automated software program.
KJ ProWeb’s affiliate sales management app includes all of the high-end management tools you’ll need at a lifetime investment of $1200.00. There are no monthly recurring fees and no network admin fees.
Top Three Affiliates Sales Agent Programs
Most merchants join one (or more) affiliate marketing networks from which to recruit and manage. Keep in mind that joining as a merchant involves a setup fee in addition to ongoing transaction fees with minimums. There are quite a number of networks, but most are marginally effective when compared to the leaders:
ShareASale (a very popular affiliate sales marketing site) requires an Affiliate Network setup investment of $550. – That’s before you spend an additional $1,000 on technical integration, testing or development time before you actually launch the program.
ShareASale (example)
Let’s take a careful look at your total cost of signing up for an Affiliate Marketing Program, plus the overlooked issue of cost per acquisition;
A typical sale of $80 with free shipping and $18 product cost might be:
Product Price: $80 with free shipping