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An affiliate sends you traffic in exchange for money. So, in order to successfully track surfers to affiliates, you need to add affiliates. Once an affiliate has signed-up, he can log-in to his area of your NATS install. By default, the affiliate area is divided into five (5) sections: Home, Stats, Tools, My Account, and Support. When an affiliate first logs on, his Home page will be displayed.
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Now that you are able to get surfers to pay for your products and/or services, you will need to pay the affiliates that delivered those surfers to your website. This is handled in the "Programs Admin". The "Programs Admin" will aid you in creating payout plans for your affiliates.
  
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=='''Set up Programs'''==
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Programs can be created in one (1) of two (2) ways. You can create an "Enabled" or "Disabled" Program. An "Enabled" Program will enroll all future affiliates automatically. However, any existing affiliates will NOT be automatically enrolled. A "Disabled" Program will not have any affiliates automatically enrolled. Essentially, the distinction between an "Enabled" and "Disabled" Program revolves around when the affiliate joins. When a new affiliate joins, he will be automatically enrolled in "Enabled" Programs and NOT automatically enrolled in "Disabled" Programs. However, you can manually enroll any affiliate into either "Enabled" or "Disabled" Programs by clicking the [[Image:edit_user_16.gif]] button in the Actions heading of the specific Program. When the "List Enabled Resellers" page displays, check the affiliates that you want to "enroll" into the Program from the "Not Enrolled" list and click the "Enroll Affiliates" button. Conversely, to remove affiliates from a Program, check the affiliates that you want to "remove" from the "Enrolled" list and click the "Remove Affiliates" button.<br>
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'''Note:''' The easiest way to "enroll" all affiliates to a new Program is to create a "Disabled" Program and click the [[Image:redo_16.gif]] button from the Action heading associated with that Program in the "Programs" list. Conversely, the easiest way to add all current affiliates only into a new Program is to create a new "Disabled" Program and then "Enable" it and then "Disable" it again.
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Creating a new "Enabled" and Disabled" Program require the same information and utilize the same form. Once you have clicked the "Create a New Enabled Program" or "Create a New Disabled Program" link, you will be directed to a form that requires the following information:
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* Program Name - Name displayed to Affiliates
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* Short Name - Internal Program Name (cannot contain spaces)
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* Program Type - Drop-down list of available Program Types
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** Standard Program - Typical pay-per-click, rev/share Program
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** Cross Sale Program - Used for both in-coming and out-going Cross Sale Programs
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** Affiliate Referral Program - Pay Affiliates that bring you more Affiliates (three (3) Tiers only)
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** Affiliate Referral 8 Tiers Program - Ibid, except eight (8) Tiers
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** Account Rep Program - Paying Affiliates that aid other Affiliates (based on subordinates sales)
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Additionally, you can specify:
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* Payout Extension Desc - Displayed for Extended Payout purposes
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* Hidden - Pay Affiliates without them seeing their payout information
  
=='''Set up Programs'''==
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Enter the required information and click the "Add Program" button.

Revision as of 17:39, 27 April 2010

Programs Admin

  • Displayed by clicking the Ai programs.png button from the Admin menu at the footer of Affiliates Area
  • Displayed by clicking the Smicn 16.gif Programs Admin link from the header menu of any Admin area


Now that you are able to get surfers to pay for your products and/or services, you will need to pay the affiliates that delivered those surfers to your website. This is handled in the "Programs Admin". The "Programs Admin" will aid you in creating payout plans for your affiliates.

Set up Programs

Programs can be created in one (1) of two (2) ways. You can create an "Enabled" or "Disabled" Program. An "Enabled" Program will enroll all future affiliates automatically. However, any existing affiliates will NOT be automatically enrolled. A "Disabled" Program will not have any affiliates automatically enrolled. Essentially, the distinction between an "Enabled" and "Disabled" Program revolves around when the affiliate joins. When a new affiliate joins, he will be automatically enrolled in "Enabled" Programs and NOT automatically enrolled in "Disabled" Programs. However, you can manually enroll any affiliate into either "Enabled" or "Disabled" Programs by clicking the Edit user 16.gif button in the Actions heading of the specific Program. When the "List Enabled Resellers" page displays, check the affiliates that you want to "enroll" into the Program from the "Not Enrolled" list and click the "Enroll Affiliates" button. Conversely, to remove affiliates from a Program, check the affiliates that you want to "remove" from the "Enrolled" list and click the "Remove Affiliates" button.
Note: The easiest way to "enroll" all affiliates to a new Program is to create a "Disabled" Program and click the Redo 16.gif button from the Action heading associated with that Program in the "Programs" list. Conversely, the easiest way to add all current affiliates only into a new Program is to create a new "Disabled" Program and then "Enable" it and then "Disable" it again.

Creating a new "Enabled" and Disabled" Program require the same information and utilize the same form. Once you have clicked the "Create a New Enabled Program" or "Create a New Disabled Program" link, you will be directed to a form that requires the following information:

  • Program Name - Name displayed to Affiliates
  • Short Name - Internal Program Name (cannot contain spaces)
  • Program Type - Drop-down list of available Program Types
    • Standard Program - Typical pay-per-click, rev/share Program
    • Cross Sale Program - Used for both in-coming and out-going Cross Sale Programs
    • Affiliate Referral Program - Pay Affiliates that bring you more Affiliates (three (3) Tiers only)
    • Affiliate Referral 8 Tiers Program - Ibid, except eight (8) Tiers
    • Account Rep Program - Paying Affiliates that aid other Affiliates (based on subordinates sales)

Additionally, you can specify:

  • Payout Extension Desc - Displayed for Extended Payout purposes
  • Hidden - Pay Affiliates without them seeing their payout information

Enter the required information and click the "Add Program" button.