Per-product affiliate rates

[miked]

Is it possible to set the affiliate payment rate on a per-product basis?

[E-junkie_Guru]

Yes, you can do that with product-specific affiliate settings:

http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/help.affiliates.htm#product

[miked]

OK, so here is a scenario:



My common affiliate rate is 20%.

Product X has a per-product affiliate rate of 33%.

Product Y has a per-product affiliate rate of 50%.

Product Z uses the default affiliate rate.



Questions:

1. If my affiliates use the link under "Get Common Affiliate Hop Link" and a customer clicks the link and buys Product X, will the affiliate payout be

a) 20% or

b) 33%?



2. If my affiliates use the link under "Get Common Affiliate Hop Link" and a customer clicks the link and buys Product X and Product Y, will the affiliate payout be

a) 20% for both,

b) 33% for both,

c) 50% for both, or

d) 33% and 50% respectively?



In my mind, #1 should be a) and #2 should be d). But if that is the case, what is the purpose of the product-specific hop links?



...Mike

[E-junkie_Guru]

The product-specific hop link allows affiliates to obtain a link that redirects buyers to the specific sales page for that product, rather than to a more general online-shop page or homepage such as the Common hop link would typically redirect to.



The percentage granted is unrelated to which type of hop link the buyer clicks. The referring affiliate will always earn the product-specific percentage on items which have one*, and the common percentage on all other products -- e.g., your scenario 1. would result in outcome b), and scenario 2. would result in outcome d).



*Presently, the product-specific hop link must be enabled in order for the product-specific percentage to override the common percentage on sales of that product; planned upgrades to our affiliate system will make enabling the product link unrelated to the product percentage override.

[miked]

Perfect, thanks. That *note is good to know too.

[miked]

OK, what about this:



1. Product A has a per-product rate of 0%/unset

2. Product B has a per-product rate of 20%

3. Affiliate Bob has an extra affiliate percentage of 30%



What will the effective percentage rate be for each product? I assume it will be 30% for A and 20% for B (given that it over-rides everything else).



Is that how it works?



...Mike

[E-junkie_Guru]

The product-specific share % setting only overrides your common share % setting that would normally apply across the board to all your products.



The Extra Percentage you can grant to specific affiliates gets calculated on the Item Total of all sales that affiliate refers, regardless and independently of any other affiliate commissions and related settings. It is not possible to exclude any product from the Extra Percentage calculation.



E.g., in the scenario you described, affiliate Bob would earn an extra 30% on the total of all items in that sale, so he would effectively earn 30% on Product A and 50% on Product B.