Question For Shareasale Affiliates From a Possible Merchant

freefoodisgood · 10-17-2009, 08:20 PM

Hi all, I'm about to try and release an online app that makes revenue off of monthly fees for paying accounts. That is to say that someone signs up for an account and pays a fee every month to continue using it.

Anyway I wanted to see what affiliates have to say about ShareASale in general and also specifically about my product and whether something like it would get much promotion.

I see that most merchants have one time products and offer a certain percentage of the sale value, whereas mine is based off of the monthly fees. Would that still be attractive to affiliates? What percentage would be reasonable? I'm very open as to what the payout is. I have three plans, $9.99/mo, 14.99/month, and 29.99/month where the 14.99 and 29.99 would probably get the bulk of the signups. Has anyone ever promoted a monthly service? If so, can you give me some numbers (payouts, conversion %, etc)?

Catalyst eMarketing · 10-17-2009, 11:58 PM

Shareasale is one network that I seldom, if ever, hear any affiliates complain about and they all seem to like it. The folks over at SAS are very responsive to both affiliate's and merchant's needs.

Sorry I don't really work with membership programs, so don't have any feedback for you about that part or your question.

grumpyjacksa · 10-18-2009, 03:27 AM

hi

how much you pay out will depend on :

1. what you can afford to spend on marketing.

2. the ease of conversion - the more work, the more motivation needed.

3. customer retention - which will only be proven over time (the longer the customer stays, the more the affiliate stands to earn)

i have seen some going around 25 to 30 % - but i cannot speak for the customer retention on those

just my 0.02c

freefoodisgood · 10-18-2009, 04:52 PM

Thanks! Glad to hear that shareasale has a positive reputation. I'm definitely considering them.

grumpyjacksa you said that you have seen 25-30%. Is that a 1 time payment or continuous payments that occur as long as the customer stays?

10-17-2009, 08:20 PM	#1
freefoodisgood Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Question For Shareasale Affiliates From a Possible Merchant Hi all, I'm about to try and release an online app that makes revenue off of monthly fees for paying accounts. That is to say that someone signs up for an account and pays a fee every month to continue using it. Anyway I wanted to see what affiliates have to say about ShareASale in general and also specifically about my product and whether something like it would get much promotion. I see that most merchants have one time products and offer a certain percentage of the sale value, whereas mine is based off of the monthly fees. Would that still be attractive to affiliates? What percentage would be reasonable? I'm very open as to what the payout is. I have three plans, $9.99/mo, 14.99/month, and 29.99/month where the 14.99 and 29.99 would probably get the bulk of the signups. Has anyone ever promoted a monthly service? If so, can you give me some numbers (payouts, conversion %, etc)?

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Catalyst eMarketing GooglePlaces Optimization War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 759 Thanks: 52 Thanked 176 Times in 98 Posts Social Networking	Re: Question For Shareasale Affiliates From a Possible Merchant Shareasale is one network that I seldom, if ever, hear any affiliates complain about and they all seem to like it. The folks over at SAS are very responsive to both affiliate's and merchant's needs. Sorry I don't really work with membership programs, so don't have any feedback for you about that part or your question.
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grumpyjacksa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Africa. Posts: 628 Thanks: 78 Thanked 46 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Question For Shareasale Affiliates From a Possible Merchant hi how much you pay out will depend on : 1. what you can afford to spend on marketing. 2. the ease of conversion - the more work, the more motivation needed. 3. customer retention - which will only be proven over time (the longer the customer stays, the more the affiliate stands to earn) i have seen some going around 25 to 30 % - but i cannot speak for the customer retention on those just my 0.02c
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10-18-2009, 04:52 PM	#4
freefoodisgood Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Question For Shareasale Affiliates From a Possible Merchant Thanks! Glad to hear that shareasale has a positive reputation. I'm definitely considering them. grumpyjacksa you said that you have seen 25-30%. Is that a 1 time payment or continuous payments that occur as long as the customer stays?