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Sly · 03-17-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jact

To be honest, I don't really like it from the affiliate end. There's too many clicks required to do simple actions, I'm part of the ADHD generation, if I have to click 5 times instead of once, I've already lost interest in doing it. The interface is a bit clunky (Okay, a lot clunky), but all stats are there and available, you just have to dig for them to make them useful. There's supposed to be a revision soon, so I'll wait and see what that looks like. I promote half a dozen NATS programs, and don't let it be my deciding factor, it's got most of the features it needs, they just need better organization, or something. But, it's still a work in progress with a LOT of unfinished features, so we'll see how NATS 3 looks and judge it by that revision.

Are you talking about the stats interface, the linking codes, the ad tools, or everything?

Over the years I think affiliates have constantly been requesting more and more "intense features". More detailed stats, campaign tracking codes, console and non-console, ad management tools, etc. All of which are great additions and definitely serve their place, but at the same time this pulls away from the KISS philosophy.

Yesterday I was trying to collect all of the linking codes from a program that just switched to Executive Stats. It was THE biggest pain in the ass. I couldn't go down a list and do a simple copy/paste. I had to click the drop-down box and select which site I wanted, then I had to click another box and select which tour I wanted. The complexity definitely serves it's purpose, but so does the KISS method. A combination of both would be best, IMO.