Create a new affiliate
To manually add a new affiliate, click the "New" button. The following screen will appear. We have broken in down into different section here to explain what each section is doing.
Not all fields are required to create an affiliate. You can also edit an affiliate at any time, but we will go over that later.
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Within this section you can sent the affiliates password, the affiliate ID will be randomly generated by the system. This can not be customized at this time.
Contact Information
Basic affiliate contact information.
Payment Information
| Field Name | Description |
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| Commission Group | Display the commission group this affiliate will be assigned into. |
| Checks Payable to | Enter the name you will make the checks out to. |
| SSN / Tax ID | Enter either the affiliate's Social Security Number or their Tax ID. Most merchants will need this information for reporting incomes paid to affiliates. |
| Commission Adjustment | Please use "Commission Groups" for any adjustment in commission. (deprecated) |
| Auto Approve Commissions | Allows orders to skip the approval step to be auto approved. |
| Minimum Payout | The minimum amount an affiliate has to reach before they can be paid a commission. |
Checkout Settings
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Custom HTML on Receipt | When selected, the affiliate will see a configuration section in the affiliate link editor for the affiliate to insert HTML that is inserted into the receipt, when a purchase is made:  |
| Allow Google Adwords Tracking on Receipt | When selected, the affiliate will see a configuration section in the affiliate link editor to include their google Adwords account ID:
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| Allow Yahoo Search Tracking on Receipt | When selected, the affiliate wiil see a configuration section in thew affiliate link editor to include their Yahoo Tracking ID:
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| Auto Apply Coupon | Provides a drop down list of configured coupons that can be auto applied to an order when the affiliates link is used. |
| Prevent Cookie Stomping | Prevents this affiliates link from being overridden by another affiliates link. |
Other Settings
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Email Notification Schedule | This allow for the affiliate to be notified of there sales based on the schedule that is selected. There are options for: Each, Daily, Weekly, or Monthly reports. |
Marketing Information
| Field Name | Description |
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| Website Name | Enter the Affiliates Web Site Name. |
| Website URL | Enter the Affiliates Web Site URL (address). Example: http://www.mysalessite.com |
| Marketing Strategy | a very large text box to allow you to enter your marketing strategy. |
| Marketing Channels | Place a checkmark in the boxes for the Marketing Channels that are applicable for this affiliate.
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Once you have completed the form simply click "Save" at the bottom of the screen to create a new affiliate.