Craig Lambie
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| 2/20/2009 8:47 PM |
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Hi Scott,
As you can see from these couple of forum posts, there is definately a need for a DNN affiliate system, and incorporating it into your Subscription Manager seems to be the way to go.
http://www.dnncreative.com/Forum/tabid/88/forumid/4/postid/6243/view/topic/Default.aspx
http://www.ventrian.com/Support/ProductForums/tabid/118/forumid/14/tpage/1/view/topic/postid/14133/Default.aspx#14133
Are you likely to do this anytime soon? At all?
Cheers
C
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Scott McCulloch
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| 2/23/2009 1:46 AM |
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| I agree that affiliate functionality would be an ideal spot in subscription tools. I would even use it for this site. |
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Craig Lambie
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| 2/23/2009 2:29 PM |
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So... are you likely to do it anytime soon? I badly need a good affiliate module, and will have to write one myself, unless you are planning on doing one soon... :)
I am considering http://www.ezcam.net/i/clicktracker.htm, but would prefer something from yourself, as the built in Subscription Management Tools would be really handy.
Thanks!!
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| 2/23/2009 9:28 PM |
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| What are your main requirements from the affiliate system? |
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Craig Lambie
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| 2/23/2009 10:15 PM |
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Basic Affiliate Program
Affiliate Page
Module / page where an Affiliate can get "links/graphics/ banners" with UserID / Affiliate ID
- Add ability to connect banners etc might be advanced.
- Nice "copy link" type button would be nice
- Option for text/ image link
Affiliate Reporting
Affiliate can see there referrals, current Subscription Status
Click throughs, sales etc.
DNN Integration
When an Affiliate Link is clicked, the Affiliate ID is stored for x period in a cookie, somewhere, until referral becomes a free member, or subscribes to a package.
Advanced
Auto Payment to affiliates through Paypal, or internal credit system (as I am developing)
I don't want affiliates to have to sign up to a program as such, I want them to use their DNN UserID only.
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Scott McCulloch
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| 2/26/2009 6:08 AM |
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For the affiliateID to be saved, it would need to hit the subscription tools page first. If they signup for a plan, they get the affiliate sale, is that what you mean?
I really can't do auto payments through PayPal etc, you may have to look at a custom affiliate system for that.
Subscription tools is for processing subscriptions, I thought affiliate sales might be for providing a bonus for affiliates to recommend the subscription and receive a % of the sale. This would generally be from a monthly report. |
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Craig Lambie
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| 2/26/2009 9:01 PM |
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I was thinking it would maybe hit a splash page, or something, that leads to site.com/default.aspx, or the first page looks for aid= in the querystring, saves that to a cookie, which is then referred to by the subscription tools Module when a user subscribes, so... it is then that the Affiliate ID is marked against their user Profile.
Then you can use that Affiliate ID for reporting etc. This could be a later Module even I think. Ie. Maybe once the affiliate ID is set, you can write reports for all sorts of that users activities.
I guess what I am saying is that I want the affiliate id to be saved in a cookie, for say an IP address.
When a user Registers/ Subscribes the affiliate ID is marked against there User Profile.
It could even be a User Property?
Thoughts?
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