hi guys
I want to create a affiliate program on my wordpress site (to allow people to sign up as an affiliate, and promote my product). I have been debating on this one https://affiliatewp.com/
Would love to know if anyone is using this, and their thoughts? I need a full system to track, monitor affiliates.
ALSO do you think its ok to run the affiliate program off on my main URL?
Thanks
I'm "consulting" (aka IHaveNoIdeaWhatImDoing) two companies that are wanting this same exact thing. Curious to hear responses.
Meh, i know this isnt scientific, but I have literally seen ZERO successful affiliate programs run from a wordpress plugin, and Ive seen a LOT of affiliate programs...
If you REALLY dont have $300/month or so to invest in affiliate software (hasoffers,cake,linktrust), I would suggest you download Post Affiliate Pro. Its pretty cheap, self-hosted software, and you can find ripped versions of it floating around the internet somewhere.
I installed AffiliateWP.com on a client's site a month or two ago, and have to say it's working pretty well so far. We run around $10k-20k / month through the affiliate program in terms of revenue (through WooCommerce and Stripe), and have no complaints so far about it. It provides a pretty good (yet simple) affiliate area in the backend for affiliates with stats, referrals, graphs, link builder, etc, and overall runs smoothly. Obviously the main cart / checkout / payment processor functionality will also have a big impact on how well the program works.
I'd say totally fine to run it on your main URL. What cart and processor are you using?

To make a lot of money you would need to manage their affiliate program for them. Have them pay you on a CPA basis.