Incorporate an Affiliate Tracking System into Paypal Subscriptions

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Leighton Whiting
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Ed (a WildKatanaDesign Blog reader) has suggested the need for an affiliate system that is compatible with Paypal Subscriptions. I agree that this feature is needed, and am making plans to build and release it soon. Here are some features of the system that come to mind:

Feature Ideas:

  • Users will have a unique referral link, something like http://www.example.com/anyurl?a=uid
  • Affiliates can view their referrals in a tree-view page
  • Affiliates can receive commissions (configurable by admin) up to 5 levels deep
  • Payout to be made with the Paypal Masspay API or individually
  • Charts to show best-selling affiliates and total paid to affiliates
  • Cookies used to help ensure affiliates are credited with referrals

Any other ideas? Feel free to sign up and post your ideas here.

Anonymous
Yes, I think this is an excellent idea

Is there any way you could also tie in a one off payment for a downloadable ebook via paypal as well? This is the next project on the list for me. Thanks Leighton!

Leighton Whiting
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Working on that

I am actually making plans to develop a new module based on my Paypal API which allows you to sell 'File Downloads', where you just upload your file, set your price, and then a user can purchase that file through Paypal from your site. This will be a separate module from Paypal Subscriptions, but will be compatible with it. I will post more info about this later this week.

-Leighton

Anonymous
recurring payments system

Hi
do you know if this system is available yet?. I have a site made in Drupal which is to be made into a membership site. But I need a system to deal with membership management - any solutions to this please?

Leighton Whiting
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Paypal Subscriptions

Check out the Paypal Subscriptions module (on this site). It has all the needed things for a membership site. The Affiliate part of it won't be ready for another week or so, but the membership part of it is all done.

Sincerely,
Leighton

Anonymous
Commision on downloads

Is it also possible work in a commission on a file download too?

Leighton Whiting
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Yes, once the Affiliates

Yes, once the Affiliates module is completed, it will be able to work with any of my other Paypal Modules, include Paypal Nodes, Paypal Subscriptions, and the future Paypal Files.

-Leighton

james
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 Any news on this? I have a

 Any news on this? I have a client with a site that uses your Paypal module who is requesting affiliate functionality. I'm kind of desperate I guess... :)

admin
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This Week

James,
I have been receiving LOTS of interest in this module, and I am happy to say that the initial release is almost ready! I expect to release it either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Sincerely,
Leighton Whiting

Leighton Whiting
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Paypal Affiliates now launched!

Paypal Affiliates is now live, you can find out more and download here: http://www.moneyscripts.net/drupal-paypal-affiliates

-Leighton 

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