Affiliate tracking questions

Hello,

I have my membership site all setup with a Free Membership (level 0).

I want to started adding some premium content (level 1+) and then market the site via affiliate networks (ClickBank, etc).

The way I want it setup is a “Free-mium” model. So users sign up for free, and then they can upgrade for premium content afterwards.

So my question is this; if an affiliate sends someone to my site and they signup for a free membership, and later on that user buys a paid subscription, will the affiliate still get credited for the sale?

How long will it ‘remember’ which affiliate sent which user? Ideally I’d like it to be forever.

Thanks,
Ben

So my question is this; if an affiliate sends someone to my site and they signup for a free membership, and later on that user buys a paid subscription, will the affiliate still get credited for the sale?

How long will it ‘remember’ which affiliate sent which user? Ideally I’d like it to be forever.

The duration of the cookie really depends on the affiliate software. Some software will save the cookie for a long time, and some just until the browser closes.

You may want to set up some custom code to handle this. Try saving the referral ID to a custom field when the user signs up free.