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Cheapest affiliate program software?

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Most softwares I found want at least $49 per month. For me it's too much considering I could easily make 0 sales for a year or two. I am looking for something free or very cheap until I hopefully get some big affiliates.

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Trey Winterbourne
Could you not build a custom solution with a backend and something like stripe or PayPal? And just track affiliation payments in a database?
Ivan Spadacenta
@treyww I'm building a custom solution for my SaaS. But some people told me that affiliates do not trust custom solutions... they prefer an external solutions that is independent to track conversions. Do not know how and if this is true.
MV
@ivan_spadacenta I have made a living as a super affiliate for the past decade, and what you say is generally true.
Ivan Spadacenta
@markvenison can you share some of the most trusted platforms?
Trey Winterbourne
@markvenison ah. Could be a great learning experience though. Depending on your backend language and framework it could differ but im sure there’s probably a stripe or PayPal intrgration, then you just create a payment order for whatever it is you need, and track each time someone completes the order and the order amount, then do some logic to get the total conversion and check if it has reached the amount needed to withdraw. Then you’ll need to figure out the integration again to payout. This is all info coming out of my ass, I’m sure it would be harder, but sounds like a fun project to learn if you’re into the backend
Trey Winterbourne
@ivan_spadacenta ah that’s a very good point. But if your project is big enough there would be enough trust as it would be illegal to fake or not capture events. So as long as you don’t make a dodgy terms page it could work. Great point though!