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Affiliate Program Software Characteristics & User Feedback

by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, E-Commerce Consultant
Web Commerce Today, Issue 46, May 15, 2001

Research for this survey of affiliate program software was conducted in early May 2001. The top part of the form is from material obtained from the software's website. Material at the bottom of the form is based on feedback from our readers who use the software. Their remarks are candid, and are not necessarily the opinion of the editor or publisher. If you have experience with using affiliate program software to manage an affiliate program, I'd appreciate your candid feedback about the program you use at www.wilsonweb.com/survey/affiliate-software.cfm

URL

http://www.clicktrade.com/

Company:

Microsoft Corporation.

Software Type:

ASP-Commission

Affiliate/Merchant Web Interface

Yes

Pricing:

No set-up fee, but requires $500 deposit to begin.

Commission:

30% of commission paid to an affiliate on a sale or lead

Affiliate Marketing & Recruitment:

Yes.

Tracks:

Leads or sales

Two-Tier:

No

Customize individual payment rate:

Yes

Carts that support:

 

Payment Systems

N/A

Writes checks to Affiliates:

Yes

Data Export:

 

Affiliate ID generation:

Yes

Banner/graphic management:

Yes

E-mail to affiliate after each order

 

Send e-mail to affiliates:

Yes. But see comment below.

Affiliate sign-up:

Automatic, but manual screening allowed.

Redirects to particular pages:

 

Average Survey Rating:

6.5

Number of Respondents:

2

Positives:

Positive: it's simple, effective, administered by Microsoft. Microsoft's name carries weight when it comes to assuring associates that a fair record is being kept and they will be paid on time.

Billing is easy

Negatives:

It doesn't allow you to mail all your associates

Hard to recruit new affiliates. Difficult to sign up new affiliates. Tech support not great.

Purchase Again?

Yes, but this has no purchase. It just charges a small commission.

Yes, because it's cheap. Looking for a better service though.

Other comments:

 


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