Affiliates Overview
Affiliates are individuals that you compensate for referring customers to your online store.
Working with Affiliates: A General Process
To work with affiliates, typically, you would need to:
Create an Affiliate Account
An affiliate account consists of:
- An unique HTML link to your store. This link can lead to any webpage within your store such as the store’s homepage, a specific product page, and so on.
- A policy outlining the compensation for the affiliate's referrals. For instance, you can compensate affiliates a consistent rate for each referral, or a percentage of any orders that originate from their referral.
Adding the Link to the Affiliate's Webpage
The affiliate will then add this unique link that you created to one of their webpages such as a blog or another online store. When a customer visits the affiliate’s webpage, and clicks on the link, the Miva admin can track:
- The derivation of the customer from a specific affiliate.
- What the customer purchased from your store.
Creating Payouts
The Miva admin then calculates the amount you owe to each affiliate.
Compensating the Affiliates
This involves sending the payment to your affiliates based on the method that suits you.
Recording the Payment
Lastly, record this payment as completed.
Note
When a customer accesses your store by clicking on an affiliate link, the affiliate information is included in the customer’s session cookie. This session cookie enables the Miva admin to track if the customer made a specific purchase in your store after clicking an affiliate’s link. If the customer’s basket expires, or if the customer erases their browser cookies before making a purchase, your affiliate will not receive credit for the purchase.