Affiliates-Easy, nothing fancy-but how?

[DDT]

I simply want a current customer to get their "link" or "code" then give it to friends/co-workers or whatever by e-mail or whatever means they want in order to get their affiliate credits.

 

So how does my customer get a link or code and where do they tell their friend to enter the link or how do they use the link to be sure my customer gets the affiliate credit? I guess they get the link in the sign up page... but then what?

 

I need to run a very special promotion and I need to do it ASAP because this economy has cost me several customers and it's hurting finances. And I want to be able to offer a nice monthly percentage to my current customers for referring people (starts paying after X days). That part I can set up, I found all the options. But I want to e-mail my customers and tell them how to use the link or code in simple terms (I guess they generate the link when they "join the program")

But does their friend just use the link to access the cart or do they enter it in the promotional code box or what?

 

I don't need banners or anything, just to understand better than the minimal instructions how to let my customers know what to do in easy to understand instructions...like "Send your friend the link from your affiliate link generator and have them enter it "this way" then you will be paid X% per month of what they spend on hosting as a credit for every month they remain a customer. Then you can use your credits to pay your own payments as they accumulate (unless this is automatic as I think it is in the new version--maybe?)

 

Part 2. of my question is if the amounts always stay the same for everyone as configured? (I would like to be able to offer a big % to my current long-time customers as a "thank you" but the new customers I would like to offer a "regular" affiliate program) However leave this part off your answer if it complicates things. I just need to get an affiliate program going and I need the e-mails out by this week-end if possible.

[chickendippers]

Their link code is generated when the customer joins the program, they then give that link to their friends who click it (or type it if they wish). The link is displayed in the client area. Simple!

 

You can set individual commission levels in Clients > Manage Affiliates > Edit.

[DDT]

So all I have to do is send an e-mail to all clients saying something like:

 

"We have a great special on affiliate-referras, get $% blah blah for your special referals and a credit of $% per month based on the plan they choose.

Just go to the affiliates section in your control panel and sign up for the affiliate program to get your link. Then e-mail or send that link to your friends and have them use that link to logon to our order system and place their order and you will get your super credits for referring them!"

 

Would that be correct or does the new customer have to do something else with the link?

 

If that is correct I guess the banner thing is if they wanted to put a banner on their site to refer people to us? (few if any, of my customers would do that)

[chickendippers]

Yes that is all correct.