http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ E-Junkie Forum RSS en-us Copyright 2013, 19.5 Degrees. All rights reserved. webmaster@e-junkie.com webmaster@e-junkie.com Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:20:00 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 05:21:18 GMT 681 E-JUNKIE 5 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/ http://www.e-junkie.com/ej/logo.gif 290 104 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:20:00 GMT E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:56:15 GMT E-junkieGuruWe're already working on a revamped Seller Admin which will eliminate those IPN instructions and make quick alterations much easier for us to apply in the future.

So given we are in 2013 now I assume that I no longer need to do this ? Even though it still says to do it in the instructions ?]]> E-junkie Discussions; Whistlerdan http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:38:32 GMT E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:36:22 GMT E-junkie Discussions; Gregemily http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:05:16 GMT
At any rate, we can't have it both ways and had to decide which way the system would work, so we went with the most common, likely scenarios that would benefit most affiliates acting in good faith, which also happened to be the simplest solution from a software standpoint, and so that's the way it is.]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:56:38 GMT
Yes, it makes sense if you put it that way, but let me put another way.

1. Affiliate A recommends product called WidgeTech
2. Bargain-user goes back to Google and searches for "widgetech coupon."
3. Spammer Affiliate B (who has no coupons since none actually exists) creates a page Titled: "WidgeTech Coupon -- 50% Discount!!"
4. Within the page, there is only an affiliate link that reads "Click here to get discount"
5. User clicks and gets directed to vendor
6. Honest affiliate A's cookie is deleted.

How sad.

On the other hand, the scenario you described doesn't necessarily mean that the last affiliate is the one who sold the product. We all know that selling something often requires follow-ups and reading second opinions.

Affiliate A is the one who introduced the product to the buyer. It's very likely that the buyer found Affiliate B only as a result of Affiliate A's recommendation -- or the buyer only followed B's link as a result of A earlier influence.]]> E-junkie Discussions; MKSafi http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:03:13 GMT
The cookie is set to expire 6 months from the last time the buyer clicks through the affiliate's link, so any purchases they make during the lifetime of that cookie (whether the full 6 months or until the buyer clears their cookies in that browser) will be associated with the referring affiliate.]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:43:04 GMT A month later Jill clicks through to my site from Affiliate B.
What happens? Is the cookie reset to Affiliate B?
What if Jill purchases that day - who does the sale go to?

Thanks - if this info/logic is listed somewhere - please tell me where as I couldn't find it!]]> E-junkie Discussions; BriefcasetoBackpack http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:43:08 GMT E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:29:15 GMT
perhaps someone could delete the "Set https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/ipn_ext.php as IPN URL in your PayPal account's IPN settings - So we can track the payments you make to ensure the legitimacy of your affiliate program.".

Mark
www.bagtoss.com]]> E-junkie Discussions; mkp007 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:32:31 GMT
Matt, you don't really need to disable or remove your IPN settings in PayPal, but you can if you wish; it doesn't make a difference either way.]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:19:58 GMT E-junkie Discussions; LauraB http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:02:04 GMT
matt]]> E-junkie Discussions; MatthewCornell http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:47:04 GMT
We wanted to set something up where PayPal would notify us when you pay out commissions to your affiliates, so we could back you up in case of any disputes (or have cause to suspend accounts that don't pay out), but in practice that never worked out like we planned.

BTW, Instant Payment Notification (IPN) is how PayPal confirms to our system when payments have been completed, so we can log the transactions for you and process your orders. We don't require you to set up IPN manually for regular sales, as our purchase buttons automatically transmit our IPN requirements to PayPal with every checkout that would override any manual IPN settings in your PayPal account.]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:32:28 GMT https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/ipn_ext.php address in the Notification URL field.

How exactly IPN works, I have no idea.]]> E-junkie Discussions; LauraB http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:53 GMT E-junkie Discussions; MatthewCornell http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:09:56 GMT E-junkie Discussions; WereBear http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:45:23 GMT
"Set https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/ipn_ext.php as IPN URL in your PayPal account's IPN settings - So we can track the payments you make to ensure the legitimacy of your affiliate program."

WTF is an IPN, and how do I set paypal to use it, or whatever the terminology is?]]> E-junkie Discussions; MikeD http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:43:28 GMT
Thanks

...Mike]]> E-junkie Discussions; MikeD http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/2690/pg/1#post22914 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:15:26 GMT
Our new Common Affiliate Settings (Seller Admin > Affiliate Program Settings) allow you to offer one Common Hop Link and set one Common Affiliate Share Percentage that applies equally to ALL your products.

Any specific product-based Affiliate Share Percentage would override the Common Percentage for that product (except a 0% product share, which means that the Common % would apply for that product).

All Hop Links (whether a specific Product Hop Link or the Common Hop Link) will earn the referring Affiliate the appropriate percentage (i.e., they earn the Common % unless specified otherwise for a given product).]]> E-junkie Discussions; E-junkieGuru