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FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 04:55 PM

I need someone who can write an affiliate program for me the requirements are this:

It is not dependant on the thank you page.....some of my customers simply close their browser on the approval page, so programs dependant on the thank you page would not credit all signups for my webmasters which suxs!

Referring urls or at least a top 10 referring urls

Something the will easily integrate with quick books so I can pay people on time.

2 tiers deep

per sale system that supports a different payout for recurring billing. This is a non-adult product site.

Different commisions for different sales, a 129.00 order pays a 40 dollar commision, a 50 dollar order pays a 15 dollar commision for example.

Most important to me is the first thing...I want all signups counted, regardless of if they hit the thank you page. This will probably require some custom form work.

I use Netbilling

If any one is intersted and can do this at a fairly reasonable price let me know.

thanks

Exxxotica · 02-13-2002, 04:57 PM

Im an expert at making perl necklaces

gotys · 02-13-2002, 05:09 PM

How much will you pay brother?

Exxxotica · 02-13-2002, 05:12 PM

I do it for free...

opps, I guess you werent talking to me.

Ill leave now.

FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 05:21 PM

How much Ill pay will depend Id like to see examples of work first.....I am very serious about having this done, and done right from the start. So someone capable of doing what I ask will be paid accordingly.

FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 05:24 PM

Gotys, if you are in chicago and are good with perl and can do what I asked let me know. We have an office not to far from you and it would be ideal to work with someone close by.

gotys · 02-13-2002, 05:24 PM

My ICQ: 125183312
I have lots of work to show
or maybe ask around

People know me for what I can do

but I am expensive, just to let you know

gotys · 02-13-2002, 05:25 PM

yep, from River Forest to be exact

thepiper · 02-13-2002, 05:43 PM

*Sigh*, sometimes I wish people would request software based on what they need instead of some language that their little brother overheard in some elite irc chatroom that he hangs out in.

Perl is an awsome language, I use it daily. I can only imagine the horrible mess that a perl based affilate program would turn out to be. It is NOT the cleanest language. The 'I can write the same line different than you' paradigm that perl embraces makes maintainance of any large perl based program an pain. I would hate to be the guy who would have to maintain the code that someone else would write for this.

Yeah its do-able, and cheap, but a myriad of perl CGI's and standalone perl scripts...?? ugh....

But then again... if your not getting that much traffic.. check hacks like this aren't to bad.

I guess it all depends on the milage you would like to get out of it.

FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 05:51 PM

Quote:

*Sigh*, sometimes I wish people would request software based on what they need instead of some language that their little brother overheard in some elite irc chatroom that he hangs out in.

Ive been searching for sometime for affiliate program scripts and 99% of the time they are done in perl....or at least the ones you can buy ready made. No I dont know Perl or any other programming language for that matter so this is why im asking. Actually my gateway recommended perl scripts and they side it works well with their sysytem and it will work well on our server.

Ive been in this biz 4 years full time so you my friend can go fuck yourself. Im really happy for you that you are such the expert.

THIS POST WAS AN ASK FOR PAYED HELP.....HELP BEING THE KEYWORD

warmest regards

Maximus · 02-13-2002, 06:43 PM

Hey Florida,

Im not sure that you need to reinvent the wheel, maybe this will help

1) "I need someone who can write an affiliate program for me the requirements are this: It is not dependant on the thank you page....."

WSB already has an affiliate program in place that gives the affiliate credit for the sale the moment the sale is approved.

2) "Referring urls or at least a top 10 referring urls"

WSB keeps stats on all your affiliates. We do not currently display the top ten but we easily could include that request.

3) "Something the will easily integrate with quick books so I can pay people on time."

WSB pays everyone for you, automatically, via ACH. Your affiliates can be directed to an auto submit area to sign up for the Auto ACH.

4) "2 tiers deep"

By this I imagine you mean an affiliate who has affiliates. This request has been brought up before with a client who has 450+ affiliates working with us. We were working on the multilevel affiate model and I beleive we may have accomodated him. Our system may support this but I wil have to confirm tomorrow.

5)"Different commisions for different sales."

Two things :

You can charge a different amount for a first time than a recurring sale

We pay out depending on the affiliates total volume for a day. 0 - 50 get x , 51 to 100 gets y. Paid in $$ or % of sale. We do not currently calculate exactly as you requested. Your request doesnt sound unreasonable and Im sure our tech department could work a small detail like that in to the engine.

I hope this helps you.

funkmaster · 02-13-2002, 06:59 PM

"Ive been in this biz 4 years full time so you my friend can go fuck yourself."

LOL ... "fulltime" ... take a break !!

SykkBoy · 02-13-2002, 07:18 PM

Check out http://www.buildpage.com shopping cart with affiliate software already built in, full accounting backend (dump it into quickbooks or peachtree)). If you need soemthing a bit more customized, email [email protected] for a quote. His stuff is written in ColdFusion...we've been running it on NT/2000, Solaris and linux with no hiccups and it can run in unix as well. The initial price is based on per item in the shopping cart and is extremely flexible and scaleable.

FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 07:22 PM

See, the problem is that I really like my gateway, and I have a very good rate with them. I am fully aware that other processors have affilaite programs built in. I just want something that looks nice and credits every signup and I can use for other sites as well.

SO I need some custom work. We are selling a big ticket product (average order of 129.00 when a customer joins an auto-ship program) this means recurring commisions are a factor. I may be wrong but i am 99% sure Netbilling is rather easy to customize to work within my criteria. Ive asked netbilling for references and they gave me a few but they dont return phonecalls.

I have lots of work outside of this so im looking for someone I can trust and will do a kickass job, whether its perl or anything else I dont care....just something that makes it easy for me to mange, isnt a pain in the ass, etc.

FloridaKid · 02-13-2002, 07:24 PM

Thanks Sykk I will look into your reference.

SykkBoy · 02-13-2002, 07:34 PM

No problem
we've also worked with NetBilling (on some client projects), so that's not a problem

Phil21 · 02-13-2002, 07:41 PM

Thepiper has not a clue, feel free to ignore him.

The fact is a good Perl programmer will turn out easy to maintain code that any competent perl developer could easily pick up.

The same goes for a C developer, etc. On the flip side, bad developers in any language will turn out bad code.

Just because you can't read good perl code (I can't mention the number of times I'd have an interview, and the "lead" developer would tell me how "yeah, we replaced this one guy doing this project with our 7 man team, and we're needing to re-write everything because he's using 30 character regexes instead of 5 foreach loops" or other stupidity), does not mean it's not a decent language. To quote a famous line, Perl makes easy things easy, and hard things doable. Not saying it's always the best language, but for most web backend stuff like this I would venture to say it is.

For something like this, it is probably one of the top choices, if not THE top choice. Easy to maintain, and extremely easy to extend at a later date. There are also an abundance of perl coders who can maintain the work if the lead developer dies off or something.

You're just a Perl Hater. ;)

-Phil

kmanrox · 02-13-2002, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Exxxotica
Im an expert at making perl necklaces

how much do you charge? i need to buy one for this chick tomorrow...

pls advise... can you same day courier it?

Keev · 02-13-2002, 11:51 PM

try groundbreak.com they have a nice lil affiliate script... I had it tweaked to fit me needs by perlcoders.com

02-13-2002, 04:55 PM	#1
FloridaKid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 71	Attention Perl Experts I need someone who can write an affiliate program for me the requirements are this: It is not dependant on the thank you page.....some of my customers simply close their browser on the approval page, so programs dependant on the thank you page would not credit all signups for my webmasters which suxs! Referring urls or at least a top 10 referring urls Something the will easily integrate with quick books so I can pay people on time. 2 tiers deep per sale system that supports a different payout for recurring billing. This is a non-adult product site. Different commisions for different sales, a 129.00 order pays a 40 dollar commision, a 50 dollar order pays a 15 dollar commision for example. Most important to me is the first thing...I want all signups counted, regardless of if they hit the thank you page. This will probably require some custom form work. I use Netbilling If any one is intersted and can do this at a fairly reasonable price let me know. thanks

02-13-2002, 05:09 PM	#3
gotys Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 767	How much will you pay brother? __________________ PicHunter.com,ClipHunter.com,HomeTwat.com -------------------------------------------- not accepting any trades, not selling spots

02-13-2002, 05:24 PM	#7
gotys Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 767	My ICQ: 125183312 I have lots of work to show or maybe ask around People know me for what I can do but I am expensive, just to let you know __________________ PicHunter.com,ClipHunter.com,HomeTwat.com -------------------------------------------- not accepting any trades, not selling spots

02-13-2002, 05:25 PM	#8
gotys Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 767	yep, from River Forest to be exact __________________ PicHunter.com,ClipHunter.com,HomeTwat.com -------------------------------------------- not accepting any trades, not selling spots

02-13-2002, 06:43 PM	#11
Maximus Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 81	Hey Florida, Im not sure that you need to reinvent the wheel, maybe this will help 1) "I need someone who can write an affiliate program for me the requirements are this: It is not dependant on the thank you page....." WSB already has an affiliate program in place that gives the affiliate credit for the sale the moment the sale is approved. 2) "Referring urls or at least a top 10 referring urls" WSB keeps stats on all your affiliates. We do not currently display the top ten but we easily could include that request. 3) "Something the will easily integrate with quick books so I can pay people on time." WSB pays everyone for you, automatically, via ACH. Your affiliates can be directed to an auto submit area to sign up for the Auto ACH. 4) "2 tiers deep" By this I imagine you mean an affiliate who has affiliates. This request has been brought up before with a client who has 450+ affiliates working with us. We were working on the multilevel affiate model and I beleive we may have accomodated him. Our system may support this but I wil have to confirm tomorrow. 5)"Different commisions for different sales." Two things : You can charge a different amount for a first time than a recurring sale We pay out depending on the affiliates total volume for a day. 0 - 50 get x , 51 to 100 gets y. Paid in $$ or % of sale. We do not currently calculate exactly as you requested. Your request doesnt sound unreasonable and Im sure our tech department could work a small detail like that in to the engine. I hope this helps you. __________________ Maximus Websitebilling

02-13-2002, 04:57 PM	#2
Exxxotica Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregun Posts: 4,396	Im an expert at making perl necklaces

02-13-2002, 05:12 PM	#4
Exxxotica Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Oregun Posts: 4,396	I do it for free... opps, I guess you werent talking to me. Ill leave now.

02-13-2002, 05:21 PM	#5
FloridaKid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 71	How much Ill pay will depend Id like to see examples of work first.....I am very serious about having this done, and done right from the start. So someone capable of doing what I ask will be paid accordingly.

02-13-2002, 05:43 PM	#9
thepiper Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 31	Sigh, sometimes I wish people would request software based on what they need instead of some language that their little brother overheard in some elite irc chatroom that he hangs out in. Perl is an awsome language, I use it daily. I can only imagine the horrible mess that a perl based affilate program would turn out to be. It is NOT the cleanest language. The 'I can write the same line different than you' paradigm that perl embraces makes maintainance of any large perl based program an pain. I would hate to be the guy who would have to maintain the code that someone else would write for this. Yeah its do-able, and cheap, but a myriad of perl CGI's and standalone perl scripts...?? ugh.... But then again... if your not getting that much traffic.. check hacks like this aren't to bad. I guess it all depends on the milage you would like to get out of it.

02-13-2002, 06:59 PM	#12
funkmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: shell beach Posts: 7,938	"Ive been in this biz 4 years full time so you my friend can go fuck yourself." LOL ... "fulltime" ... take a break !!

02-13-2002, 07:18 PM	#13
SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	Check out http://www.buildpage.com shopping cart with affiliate software already built in, full accounting backend (dump it into quickbooks or peachtree)). If you need soemthing a bit more customized, email [email protected] for a quote. His stuff is written in ColdFusion...we've been running it on NT/2000, Solaris and linux with no hiccups and it can run in unix as well. The initial price is based on per item in the shopping cart and is extremely flexible and scaleable. __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

02-13-2002, 07:22 PM	#14
FloridaKid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 71	See, the problem is that I really like my gateway, and I have a very good rate with them. I am fully aware that other processors have affilaite programs built in. I just want something that looks nice and credits every signup and I can use for other sites as well. SO I need some custom work. We are selling a big ticket product (average order of 129.00 when a customer joins an auto-ship program) this means recurring commisions are a factor. I may be wrong but i am 99% sure Netbilling is rather easy to customize to work within my criteria. Ive asked netbilling for references and they gave me a few but they dont return phonecalls. I have lots of work outside of this so im looking for someone I can trust and will do a kickass job, whether its perl or anything else I dont care....just something that makes it easy for me to mange, isnt a pain in the ass, etc.

02-13-2002, 07:24 PM	#15
FloridaKid Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 71	Thanks Sykk I will look into your reference. Last edited by FloridaKid; 02-13-2002 at 07:29 PM..

02-13-2002, 07:34 PM	#16
SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	No problem we've also worked with NetBilling (on some client projects), so that's not a problem __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

02-13-2002, 07:41 PM	#17
Phil21 Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ICQ: 25285313 Posts: 993	Thepiper has not a clue, feel free to ignore him. The fact is a good Perl programmer will turn out easy to maintain code that any competent perl developer could easily pick up. The same goes for a C developer, etc. On the flip side, bad developers in any language will turn out bad code. Just because you can't read good perl code (I can't mention the number of times I'd have an interview, and the "lead" developer would tell me how "yeah, we replaced this one guy doing this project with our 7 man team, and we're needing to re-write everything because he's using 30 character regexes instead of 5 foreach loops" or other stupidity), does not mean it's not a decent language. To quote a famous line, Perl makes easy things easy, and hard things doable. Not saying it's always the best language, but for most web backend stuff like this I would venture to say it is. For something like this, it is probably one of the top choices, if not THE top choice. Easy to maintain, and extremely easy to extend at a later date. There are also an abundance of perl coders who can maintain the work if the lead developer dies off or something. You're just a Perl Hater. ;) -Phil

02-13-2002, 11:51 PM	#19
Keev Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 5,335	try groundbreak.com they have a nice lil affiliate script... I had it tweaked to fit me needs by perlcoders.com __________________ ReliableServers.com - NO REF LINK!