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Do any affiliate networks support recurring commissions?

by Dan Grossman
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I am interested in offering a commission on a monthly service, so that affiliates would be paid each month as long as the customer stays subscribed.

Are there any affiliate networks that support this without manually applying commissions each month?

I am not interested in affiliate software, the legal and accounting costs are too high.
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  • Profile picture of the author rivulguy
    Are you interested a program that pays a recurring commission? I have something. It's digital home telephone service - $24.99/month for unlimited calling - it's like Vonage. And we have an affiliate program that pays a monthly commission 6 levels deep.
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    • Profile picture of the author tommygadget
      Originally Posted by rivulguy View Post

      Are you interested a program that pays a recurring commission? I have something. It's digital home telephone service - $24.99/month for unlimited calling - it's like Vonage. And we have an affiliate program that pays a monthly commission 6 levels deep.
      AHHH NO,

      He said affiliate network where he can list his product and have the affiliate network take care of affiliate payments and other miscellaneous hassles. I hope I'm right on this

      TomG.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
        Originally Posted by tommygadget View Post

        AHHH NO,

        He said affiliate network where he can list his product and have the affiliate network take care of affiliate payments and other miscellaneous hassles. I hope I'm right on this

        TomG.
        Yes you're right, I am the merchant, not the affiliate.

        PayDotCom and Clickbank aren't really appropriate as I don't want or need outside payment processing. This is a bit more complex than the ebook type stuff they usually sell. I only need the affiliate network part.

        I run programs at Shareasale and Clixgalore right now. I am not happy with Clixgalore so no more business for them, and Shareasale doesn't seem to handle recurring commissions very well (sent an e-mail asking if there's an easier way).
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  • Profile picture of the author AdInventive
    PayDotCom and Clickbank come to mind...I may be wrong.
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  • Profile picture of the author AdInventive
    If that's the case, I would imagine it would depend on your offer...but you could always just sign up as an advertiser with one of the many regular affiliate networks I suppose.

    By regular I mean, cj, copeac, azoogle, maxbounty, etc.

    Most of them do require some sort of up front deposit for advertisers though.

    Otherwise I don't know of any network that will allow you to run an affiliate program that they manage/pay out affiliates on, for free, where you handle all of the payment processing and such.

    Always dug your review site plugin/example site btw.
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  • Profile picture of the author MemberWing
    Google "MLM"
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    • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
      Originally Posted by AdInventive View Post

      By regular I mean, cj, copeac, azoogle, maxbounty, etc.

      Most of them do require some sort of up front deposit for advertisers though.

      Otherwise I don't know of any network that will allow you to run an affiliate program that they manage/pay out affiliates on, for free, where you handle all of the payment processing and such.
      I never said I wanted it to be for free. I pay thousands a year to Clixgalore and Shareasale already. I'm just asking which of those "regular" networks support recurring commissions.

      Originally Posted by MemberWing View Post

      Google "MLM"
      This isn't MLM, it's not even 2-tier, and how would Googling that help me find an affiliate network even if it was?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mez@HybrydAds
    Are you supplying a current list of Affiliates that will be notified to switch networks? What steps have been taken to secure your merchant account?
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    No, I'm not moving any affiliates, just opening a new program for a new site.

    What does my merchant account have to do with an affiliate program?

    I ended up signing up for a second account at ShareAsale for this. Their new "Transaction API" makes recurring commissions pretty straightforward from a programmatic standpoint, and they gave me a discount on the startup fees since I'm an existing customer of theirs.
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  • Profile picture of the author radio
    glad your own legwork paid off in this... since this thread didn't deliver much! lol! (and frankly, neither did my post but why start now?!)

    thanks for the info on shareasale - will have to check that out for some future stuff I'm working on...
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    • Profile picture of the author Sean A McAlister
      Infusionsoft - If you can afford it....its the best (in my honest opinion)

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      There are a few more but those are my recommendations

      Hope this helps

      Sean
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    It doesn't help when you don't read the thread, Sean. I was looking for an affiliate network, not a shopping cart, and not affiliate software. Every second post in this thread is "no, that's not at all what he asked about". But thanks for the thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    Originally Posted by imlearnerim View Post

    i have heard a lot of good things about 1shopping cart. it seems to have several features that could help you than anyother shopping cart software out there? is that true?
    Start a new thread, this one is not about shopping cart software.
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    • Profile picture of the author Sean A McAlister
      Originally Posted by Dan Grossman View Post

      I am interested in offering a commission on a monthly service, so that affiliates would be paid each month as long as the customer stays subscribed.

      Are there any affiliate networks that support this without manually applying commissions each month?

      I am not interested in affiliate software, the legal and accounting costs are too high.
      That seems Pretty Straight forward Dan...

      Originally Posted by Dan Grossman View Post

      It doesn't help when you don't read the thread, Sean. I was looking for an affiliate network, not a shopping cart, and not affiliate software. Every second post in this thread is "no, that's not at all what he asked about". But thanks for the thought.
      I did read the thread....perhaps you should re-word it

      All the best
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Grossman
    Sean, yes it is straight forward...

    Are there any affiliate networks that support this
    I am not interested in affiliate software
    And you listed a service that isn't an affiliate network, and 2 pieces of software.

    See why I might think you didn't read?

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_network

    Affiliate networks are Clickbank, Commission Junction, ShareASale, Clixgalore, Hydra Network, AzoogleAds, MaxBounty, Copeac, Linkshare, Pepperjam...

    Anyway, as I said, I went with Shareasale

    http://www.w3roi.com/affiliates
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