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[stevecsd]

I need some recommendations on affiliate tracking software. However, there is a complication. We make our sales off-line, not directly through our web page with Paypal or a credit card. We need software that can track a referral from an affiliate either by name, city and state or by an email address. The software packages I have looked at all will track the setup of the affiliate with an affiliate number with no problem. But most of them are designed to track sales and commissions from an on-line sale at your web site.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. I realize I may need to pay for some custom software to do this if I can’t find an existing package.

Also, I would appreciate any recommendations for a book/ebook (positive or negative feedback) on creating an affiliate network. I am familiar with doing it in general terms, but now it is time to get down to the details of doing it for real.

Thank you.

[Chris (cat)]

Hi Steve,

It's funny, after all thes years I have no experience with setting up an affiliate program but I certainly don't mind making money from them!

Try the following couple of resources, not sure if they're exactly what your looking for but no harm in having a look.

http://www.globenettech.com/bluelightning_datasheet.asp
http://www.wilsonweb.com/ebooks/affilisoft.htm

If you have problems, just send Mike an email at mike@inmarkon.com, Mike's a script writer and might be able to point you in the right direction.


Cheers, Chris
Anam cara