Create an Affiliate Account
You have the ability to create affiliate accounts within Miva's admin interface. This allows you to offer your existing or potential affiliates an opportunity to independently create their own accounts in your online store.
Creating an Affiliate Account in the Admin
To initiate the creation of an affiliate account from the admin dashboard, first click on the Marketing tab situated on the left side of the interface. Follow this by selecting the Affiliates option.
You will then be redirected to a page that provides an overview of your current affiliates list. If there are no affiliates yet, this page will not feature a batch list. To proceed with creating a new affiliate account, click the Add Affiliate button that is available in the top right corner of the page.
You will then be prompted to configure your new affiliate account.
Identification Tab
Use the identification tab for entering basic details of the affiliate account:
- Login: The username the affiliate will use for account access.
- Lost Password Email: The affiliate's email for password retrieval purposes.
- Password/Confirm Password: Set up a secure password for the affiliate account.
- Application Status: This status will override the global status defined in the Affiliate Options section under the Marketing header.
The application statuses are:
- Pending: No referral commissions are tracked.
- Approved: Referrals by the affiliate are tracked.
- Rejected: The affiliate is not eligible for commissions.
Click the Add button when all necessary details have been entered to finalize your affiliate addition.
Info Tab
The Info tab is used for providing the site details from where the affiliate will redirect customers to your store, and their contact information.
Commission Tab
Use the Commission tab to define the commission terms for the affiliate. The settings here would override the global commission settings in the Affiliate Options section.
The various commission types available are:
- Commission Per Referral: The affiliate earns a commission for each customer that visits your store via their link, regardless of whether the customer makes a purchase or not.
- Commission Percent of Order: The affiliate's commission is calculated as a percentage of the total order amount made by the customer.
- Commission Flat Fee per Order: The affiliate earns a predetermined amount for each order placed by a customer they referred.
The Balance field shows the current commission balance of the affiliate.
Earnings Tab
The Earning Tab is made available after an affiliate account is created. It maintains a record of all commissions the affiliate has earned. You can manually adjust these earnings, if necessary, by clicking the Add Adjustment option.
You can then fill out details regarding the associated order's ID, amount, the affiliate's earned commission, voiding entries, and reasons for adjustments. The Adjusted by field is auto-filled with the name of the person making the adjustment.
Upon completing these fields, click Add to apply the changes.
Creating an Affiliate Account in Your Online Store
From within your online store, potential affiliates can create an account by clicking the Affiliate Login link. The affiliate will then be redirected to a page where they must select the Register button.
The prospective affiliate will be prompted to set up a username and password and provide their contact information. Once these details are filled out, the information can be saved by clicking the Save button. The affiliate account will then be created.