How to Make Your Affiliate Program Stand Out in 2Performant
For your affiliate program to be competitive and, at the same time, attractive to marketers, it needs to be differentiated from its competition inside 2Performant. Therefore, the first step in launching an affiliate program is to conduct a competitive analysis.
Keep in mind that for an affiliate program, the competition doesn't mean just affiliate programs in the same category but all programs inside the network from any category.
The value of your commission is one of the most important attributes for marketers, but it could be more decisive. A high commission value may not bring along many marketers and fantastic results quickly.
Why? Because no matter how small the commission value is, marketers are more interested in the conversion rate of your entire store and the average order of a shopping cart; these two are the performance indicators marketers follow the most.
Let's take the case of two merchants from our platform:
At first glance, Merchant's Y offer seems more attractive to a potential marketer because it offers a higher commission value than Merchant X. Also, the average shopping cart is higher. However, after doing the math, it turns out that things are not exactly how they seem:
- Merchant X → an marketer generates 150 orders x 150 EURO/average shopping cart x 15% commission → the marketer gains commissions of 3,375 EURO.
- Merchant Y → an marketer generates 80 orders x 200 EURO/average shopping cart x 20% commission → the marketer gains commission of 3,200 EURO.
The difference, though it may be small, only 175 EURO, becomes an essential factor when talking about large volumes of generated commissions.
It can be setup from Settings->Program Settings->Fixed Commission
The proposed commission grid, offered to marketers, can also be made of variable values based on the purchased product category. If, in a product category, the Merchant has a competitive offer and a higher margin, the commission might also be higher. The commission rate may also be lower for the product categories where the margin is lower. In this way, the purchase costs for each category are adjusted.
For the option of variable commission, same Settings->Program Settings->Variable Commission
(please make sure to add the grid of commissions within your program description)
!!!Remember!!! Affiliate marketing is about the program's profitability and efficiency. Marketers will always look for affiliate programs that offer the most significant profit margin under the cost conditions it has. At the same time, the merchant must gain profit compared to the commission rate the program offers. Se poate seta din Settings->Program Settings->Fixed Commission