Custom Promo in Affiliate Software

We must accept the fact that any third party application written is based on general requirements and may not satisfy all of your needs. Given this fact, you may need some program customization. The bad news is that your regular programmer may not be able to help you, or you may not even have a programmer.

Before purchasing any affiliate marketing software, check that the software has the following capabilities.

Will your affiliate software vendor develop a custom promo/module at a price you can afford?

Your affiliate database and product database are always different, thus, there is no relationship between the affiliate link data and your product data.

It is quite likely that you have used a product description and price in some of your links, especially in HTML promos. Over time, you might have to change the price or description on your site. That means you also have to change the information in the affiliate promo as well.

It may not be a problem if you only have a few promos but it can be a nightmare if you need to change a large number of promos frequently. You can avoid this problem  with a custom promo that links the promo database directly to your product database.

Another value of custom promo design is if one of your affiliates wants a widget that offers your products through his site before letting his visitors leave his site..

If your affiliate software vendor says his software cannot design these customizations, or if he can do it at a rather expensive rate, you might want to reconsider purchasing his software.

Will your affiliate software vendor help you write special tracking code?

To support differential commissions for different products in the same order, or to cross-verify any sale to prevent the chance of a fraudulent sale, you may need the help of an affiliate software programmer. If your affiliate software vendor charges you a lot of money, you may want to check out what other affiliate marketing software charges for customized services