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Find me a list of the top affiliate marketing options for a small to medium sized business in the consumer products/ecommerce space, using Shopify as their ecommerce platform. Please explain why these options are recommended, pros and cons
Hello! Thanks for your question about the top affiliate marketing options for a small to medium sized business in the consumer products/ecommerce space and using Shopify. I've compiled a list of 10 good options, which you'll find below, along with a brief explanation of my methodology.
METHODOLOGY
To respond to your request, I first identified 10 top programs for affiliate marketing that integrate with Shopify. To do this, I used a combination of lists, product recommendations, and online reviews to identify the best programs. Then, I looked into each program to understand what makes it stand out and what the pros and cons are. For this, I read online reviews both from industry experts and users.
TOP 10 LIST
Overview: " Refersion's referral management software offers a customizable user interface that allows you to lend a distinctive and personalized touch to your referral program. A well-categorized Manage section lets you control the various aspects of your program, while the dashboard gives you a quick snapshot of how your program is performing. Conversion triggers help you automate your referral tracking process, allowing you to focus your attention on improving your business. "
Pros: " Customizable emails and customer interface, conversion triggers, optimized referral management tools, program reporting, mobile ready, PayPal Mass Payment option, free no-cost plan. "
Overview: " LeadDyno is a trouble-free, automatic system for operating an affiliate program and tracking from where their leads are coming. You can use this affiliate tracking software to recruit affiliates, help them promote, and get more sales from “social sharing.” It works on any website. LeadDyno’s affiliate program is profitable because affiliates are paid a commission according to the sales."
Pros: Automated email system, Paypal integration, dashboard that's user-friendly and easy to manage, one-click social sharing, customizable branding.
Cons: Customers who gave the service bad reviews found it not user-friendly with poor customer support from the company.
Overview: " Omnistar has been in the affiliate software game since 2000 (before Shopify even existed), they power over 16,000 stores, and have earned a solid reputation in the affiliate marketing industry. All plans include free setup, no caps on sales volume or order quantities, and 24/7 support via e-mail, live chat, and telephone, which is a big perk in this space. The two bigger plans include more affiliate users and tracking requests, customizable forms, and timed or exit-intent pop-ups. Overall a great solution for e-commerce stores big and small. "
Pros: " Referral Contests, Discount Code Tracking, Recurring Commissions, SKU Specific Commissions, Two-Tier Affiliates Levels, Gift Card Payouts "
Cons: I couldn't find many negatives for this app. It only has two reviews on the app store that are not 5 stars.
Overview: This app is recommended "If you're a do-it-yourselfer running your own Shopify store who doesn't have much website coding experience, are working with a limited budget, or want to test the waters with an affiliate management software that's easy to setup and get running."
Pros: Affordable, easy to set up, free 30-day trial, every plan offers the full suite of features, good customer support
Cons: Lack of social media sharing interfaces. Bad reviews complain of poor customer support and an interface that isn't user-friendly.
Overview: A big name in affiliate marketing that integrates with Shopify. They've been in business for 17 years and operate internationally.
Pros: Real-time reporting and analytics, worldwide presence and large database, payout available in multiple currencies, live chat and phone support
Cons: less individualized attention because the company is so large, no general support on the website
Overview: " CJ Affiliate by Conversant (or “CJ”) has been around for nearly 15 years and is one of the largest affiliate marketing programs out there. Depending on your business, their extensive network of prominent names can be a positive or a negative. As an affiliate publisher, you’ll likely see a lot more competition, and you need to be approved by merchants to become an affiliate – typically, your website is held to a higher standard and must be professional and polished. With that said, you have a lot more flexibility to choose advertisers and specific products than other programs provide."
Pros: free, quick, easy sign up; intuitive search tools; mobile tools; multiple websites under a single account
Cons: no Paypal integration; no email customer support; users complain that commission rates are low
Overview:" Tapfiliate allows you to run your own affiliate program, and it offers robust features that you can use to ensure the success of your affiliate business. The customizable commission structure helps you to take control of how you run your affiliate program, so that you can run your affiliate program the way you always want it. The branding feature helps to keep your brand name intact within your affiliate platform, so that your affiliates can build a better relationship with your brand as they are building their business with you. Overall, this is a recommended affiliate tracking software if you want to build a professional affiliate platform for your business. "
Pros: " With all the features offered by Tapfiliate, you can get a robust affiliate marketing platform for your business, with accuracy, effectiveness, and reliability. The branding/white labeling feature is perfect to keep your business brand succeed together with your affiliate program. "
Overview: " This app lets you hand out tracking codes to affiliates and then tracks whatever traffic or purchases are coming from those tracking codes. It even includes a hands-free affiliate sign up page where affiliates can sign up and receive their tracking code on their own. "
Cons: URL is not customizable, doesn't sync with Shopify refunds, no option for recurring commissions, no multi-tier vendor payout, only one affiliate program per account.
Overview: " Post Affiliate Pro is affiliate software that runs your entire affiliate program from top to bottom. It is intuitive, fast, effective, and infinitely expandable and scalable. The system will give you access to Merchant panel and your affiliates to the affiliate panel to see their stats and manage their promotion materials. Post Affiliate Pro will automate your entire affiliate program "
Pros:Easily and accurately pay commissions, improve SEO, easy integration with API, scalable, easy to manage and monitor performance and operations
Cons: Couldn't find much. Less-than-perfect reviews focused on ease-of-use, value for money, or customer support.
Overview:An affiliate program built specifically for Shopify. A very simplified, bare bones program.
Pros: Dashboard is integrated with Shopify's customer account page, easy to set up, affordable, one-size-fits-all plan
Cons:"lacks features you may want like tracking affiliate sales by discount code, assigning different commissions per SKU, setting the duration of a cookie, and more"
CONCLUSION
To wrap up, I've identified ten top affiliate marketing programs