Multiple Products with Multiple Commission Rates

[PuntaCanaTours]

I already have eStore and will be purchasing your eAffiliate product but need to work out some potential issues first. I sell Tours in Punta Cana which you can see here:

[http://PuntaCanaTours.com/tours/]

I pay a different fixed commission amount on each individual tour. Since I have eStore I can set that up on a per item basis. (It looks like I have to enter in a % instead of a fixed $ amount, so I just have to do a whole bunch of math beforehand).

Here is the problem, and I guess it’s really a social problem. When an affiliate signs up there is no generic percentage amount that I pay, so they will not know what their payout is until they receive it. I might pay 5% on some items and 20% on other items.

Is there anyway that the affiliate can know what I have set the commission to in eStore? Any suggestions on how I should handle this?

Thanks

[admin]

You can either use % or a fixed $ amount (you are not limited to using % only). You specify which commission model (% or fixed $) you want to use in the affiliate plugin’s settings area and then everywhere you use commission rate in this site, it will use that model.

FYI – Using a % commission rate is the widely used option for several benefits. Your affiliates will understand a % based commission model easily too. This is why you will see most affiliate commissions are always expressed in % value in the affiliate marketing industry.

[PuntaCanaTours]

Let me give you an example relating to what I do, then you can give me the solution.

Example:

I resell 20 different products. Some products have a margin of 5%, some have a margin of $50%. Because of this, there is no way I can pay affiliates 10% commission on everything they resell. If I was to do that, I would loose money on some products, while still making money on others. Because of this, I need to set my commission payout on a per product basis.

It is my understanding that the Affiliate plugin is incapable of doing this. The only way to accomplish this is within the shopping cart. Within eStore, I can set my commission rate on a per product basis.

Maybe I should have posted this in the eStore forum even though it is related to your Affiliate plugin.

1. Can I set a fixed $ amount on a per product basis by using your Affiliate plugin in conjunction with your eStore plugin? (Remember I have 20 products so I will be paying 20 different fixed amounts)

2. Is there a way to show the affiliate the amount they will make, either $ or %, on all 20 different products, realizing that each product will have a different payout?

Thanks

[admin]

1) Yes, edit a product and specify your commission amount for a product in the product specific commission field. In the affiliate plugin settings you will set the affiliate plugin to use fixed commission rate.

2) Create a WordPress page where you show a table of which products pay how much commission. Then you can send your affiliates to this page.

[PuntaCanaTours]

Awesome! Thanks for the clarification. That is just what I was looking for. I’ll be making the purchase later today.

[renagreenberg]

Hi, this can only be done with the eStore an Affiliate plugins. Since these are both our products we can integrate them more closely.

I have the same issue as PuntaCana Tours but I am already locked into woo commerce. Is there a way to set different commissions for different items with woo commerce and WP affiliate (not having eStore)?

[admin]

We have this option for WooCommerce also. The following documentation will help:

https://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-affiliate/product-specific-affiliate-commission-woocommerce-products-1004

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