OIOpublisher Ad Manager

Coupon Codes in May

A quick reminder that the affiliate coupon codes for May are now live.

All affiliates will receive their updated code in the monthly email report. You can also view the code by logging into your account and clicking on the Affiliate Stats link.

This means that all April codes have now expired, and are no longer valid.

Affiliate Proposal, 2nd Draft

UPDATE: the changes have now been implemented. Please see the Affiliate FAQs for further information.

Firstly, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed their feedback via email for the initial draft of the OIO affiliate proposal. Please bear in mind that whilst all feedback was considered, not all of it could be used.

Proposal, Draft Two:

1.) Instead of rewarding active affiliates with increased coupon discounts (the original plan), the focus will instead be on commission. The more sales an affiliate brings in during one month, the higher their commission rate will be the next month.

• fewer than 5 sales per month – 50% commission
• between 5 and 10 sales per month – 60% commission
• more than 11 sales per month – 70% commission

2.) An affiliate will be able to create a unique affiliate code every month. The code will last for one month, then expire. Discount rates will be the same for all affiliates (but vary between $5 and $10 off per month). The other purpose of the code will be to ensure that the right affiliate gets the sale – if your unique coupon is used, you get the commission.

3.) If the affiliate has purchased the product themselves, then any coupon discount will be matched by OIO. For example, if the coupon value is $10 in total, $5 would be taken from the affiliate commission and $5 from OIOpublisher.com.

Further Discussion:

Another good idea raised by a couple of users was the issue of split commission. Imagine a scenario where a user signs up via affiliate A, then several days later the sale is closed by affiliate B (using their affiliate code). Should the commission be split 50 / 50, or just awarded to one of them?

As ever, all thoughts are welcome and appreciated.

Affiliate Proposal, 1st Draft

Please note that this entry refers to the affiliate program used to sell the OIOpublisher ad manager, as opposed to the affiliate module offered with the script.

As mentioned in the previous entry, we’ve been looking at different ways to improve the affiliate program for users. We’ve now come up with an initial proposal, which we will be sending out to affiliates to get their feedback.

Proposal, Draft 1:

(a) Aims

• to provide better incentives to affiliates
• to reward affiliates on the basis of their work

(b) Description

• each affiliate can create unique coupon codes within their account
• max discount level dependent on the sales volume for the previous 30 day period
• discount amount selected by affiliate will be matched by OIO (1:1 ratio)
• eg. affiliate puts $2.50 of their commission towards discount, OIO will do the same

(c) Discount Levels

• under 5 sales per month = coupon worth max of $5 off
• 5 to 10 sales per month = coupon worth max of $10 off
• more than 10 sales per month = coupon worth max of $15 off
• these levels are inclusive of the OIO discount matching

(d) Limitations

• only those who have purchased the product themselves can create coupon codes
• a code will expire after 30 days, to enforce any changing discount levels
• a code’s value cannot be changed once set, even if the max discount level changes

So, now it’s over to you. As an affiliate, what do you think about this proposal? If you suggest changes, please include a reason for them.

Good Month for Affiliates

January’s 90% commission offer is now over, and I can safetly say we learnt quite a bit about our affiliate program during the month! We had some good points (including lots of sales) and a few not so good points, but overall it was a positive experience.

All affiliates will be credited with the standard 50% commission for any future sale, and the January coupon codes sent out have now expired. Our focus has now turned towards working on an improved affiliate structure, based on feedback from existing users, and some extra incentives – we’ll be running it past all users for further feedback before deploying it later this month.

Congratulations to all those who made the most of the 90% offer!

90% Affiliate Commission in January!

Firstly, a very Happy New Year to all our users!

To celebrate the New Year, we’re offering all new and existing affiliates 90% commission for all sales made during January 2009. No catches, no limits – any sale you drive via your account earns 90% of the sale value.

That’s $42.30 in your pocket for every sale you deliver this month. Good luck!

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