Hiring Affiliate Manager, not sure what to offer them.

[pornopenguin]

Hi, I have never had the need for an affiliate manager before but it's getting to be more then I can manage and I need to hire someone. I was thinking of paying them a base salary or a percentage of the people they signup whichever was greater. I want to be fair about things so they are motivated to get me affiliates but I still want to make money too. I have some exclusives on some AVN winners so they should not have a problem getting webmasters to promote my content. Any suggestions on what numbers to start with ?

Thanks

[Sly]

You have some nice domains.

Good luck on your search.

[Barefootsies]

$2000.00/month base salary + sweetener based on their results or performance.

If they are worth a damn, they will want incentives based on their performance versus asking for a flat salary. There are a lot of ghost ships floating around the industry who cannot deliver no matter how many tools you give them. Two words, 'choose wisely'. Get references, and do your due diligence on their background and performance.

Good luck. You'll need it.

[pornopenguin]

Thanks what's a fair sweetener? Like 10% of the total ?

[scottybuzz]

Hi, what is your email address please?

[Rochard]

Base salary and a percentage.

Set goals. Say "Once we reach $10k a day in sales I'll give you a $10k bonus. Nothing motivates people like $10k in cash.

[_Richard_]

$2000.00/month base salary + sweetener based on their results or performance.

If they are worth a damn, they will want incentives based on their performance versus asking for a flat salary. There are a lot of ghost ships floating around the industry who cannot deliver no matter how many tools you give them. Two words, 'choose wisely'. Get references, and do your due diligence on their background and performance.

Good luck. You'll need it.

[EddyTheDog]

Hi, I have never had the need for an affiliate manager before but it's getting to be more then I can manage and I need to hire someone. I was thinking of paying them a base salary or a percentage of the people they signup whichever was greater. I want to be fair about things so they are motivated to get me affiliates but I still want to make money too. I have some exclusives on some AVN winners so they should not have a problem getting webmasters to promote my content. Any suggestions on what numbers to start with ?

Thanks

Is it the prog in your sig?

It just has celebritycash sites listed - What am I missing?

[kristin]

$25k + $1/sale

[pornopenguin]

Sorry about the signature file and confusion. Its a new program that we are launching. Thanks for all the input seems about $25k is a good base plus about 10% of what they bring in. Now if I didn't want to deal with benefits and just pay them on a 1099 is that still fair or should it change?

[Supz]

You should hire barefootsies.

[epitome]

Free membership to your site + $60/sale

(don't take my advice)

[adultforum]

A fix salary (2-3k /month ) + % of sales would please a lot of guys who dreamed to be affiliate managers for a porn site.

[Klen]

I agree with 2k + % of sales.But be careful to pick,when i remember how some people who suppose to be affiliate manager respond after one month after message is sent or not at all make me wonder what they are doing all day and night.Or cases like one guy open a thread here with title "contact me" and then he not responding for two weeks.And also cases where programs dont bother to put their affiliate manager contact details on contact part of website,only mail form which totally dont have sense since there is so many communications method available.

[Lace]

$2k/mo seems fair along with a percentage of sales. I'd do a bonus as well so they have more of a reason to hit their sales goal. It's getting harder and harder every day though for affiliate managers to pick up new sales. Was just speaking to a program owner about this yesterday and how hard it's been. There are plenty of ways to generate sales, but unless you have someone who really understands what they're doing, it's not going to happen.