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XML and Incremental Coupon Feed Downloads

Correcting a bit of an oversight on our part, we recently added an option for affiliates to build XML-formatted coupon feeds. This complements the CSV, tab-delimited, and pipe-delimited (in addition to RSS and javascript feed) options that we’ve had for quite some time. Coupon feeds were actually the last of our downloadable files [...]

Massey’s Outfitters Commission Increase

This is great news for all current and soon to be Masseys Professional Outfitters (and 800-SKI-SHOP, theflipflopper, WeGotYourPack) Affiliates. You all have a raise! Massey’s Outfitters is now paying 9% baseline, with incentives. And the three others will payout a generous 11% baseline, with incentives. That may just be the highest baseline payout anywhere in [...]

Improved Product Search Functionality

We recently completed an overhaul of our product search functionality (used primarily in our ProductSearch API module, but also as an accessory to some of our other tools like the Product Display Builder). As anyone who has tried to implement a keyword search of large amounts of data will tell you, the problem is [...]

AvantLink Affiliate Program Management

At this time we thought it would be appropriate to get into detail on our new Managed Solution service level we now offer merchants. We know what works, and what doesn’t, in terms of program management. Here are the key points and information on this full service management and branding package we offer…
Earlier this month [...]

Program Management – The House & Proboardshop

We’re excited to announce that we’re now managing the day to day Affiliate operations for The-House.com and ProBoardShop.com (Active Sports, Inc.)! Mark Kalbach will be handling these accounts on staff for AvantLink, and there are some exciting things coming for both programs including a branded presence on ABestWeb and AvantShare. Mark is working closely with [...]

MyCleaningProducts.com is now live in AvantLink!

Introducing a new exclusive AvantLink merchant:
MyCleaningProducts.com
MyCleaningProducts.com is the leading manufacturer of green cleaning products in the state of Florida, and they also run a high converting web store that you can now promote through AvantLink, using all our advanced Affiliate tools! MyCleaningProducts.com manufacturers many unique organic cleaning products such as rust removers, mold cleaner, [...]

Attn: Bloggers & Forum Owners

For the next Affiliate Best Practices article I’d like to discuss our Affiliate Link Encoder (ALE) tool.
Bloggers and forum owners should pay special attention to the ALE, but any Affiliate site can benefit from this innovative tool we rolled out in October of 2007. In a nutshell, the ALE allows webmasters to place one line [...]