I'm looking for any and all software similar to BANS for quickly creating affiliate stores. I know there are a few BANS-like hosted options and I'm familiar with Pop Shops and PHPBay Pro. What else is out there? I'm with CJ, but I also have an Amazon acct. Basically looking for anything that I can use to quickly create sites and then move on to the next. Thanks for any help/pointers.
Please see: http://IncomeStores.com It pulls Amazon, eBay and Commission Junction Merchant products into a single store. PriceRunner is being tested as a forth revenue stream.. The product was beta-tested by DP forum members. See results of that 2 month test here: http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=612959
I just started to work with IncomeStores and if you want easy, I can't imagine anything easier than that. Although I just started with it, it seems quite promising.
IncomeStores.com is only a hosted solution. The main reasons for this is the: Widget Module Affiliate Modules Auto-Responder Access to central Article and RSS Library that are built into the store. Those operate based on shared components / resources that wouldn't work well if the software was distributed. We may move to an API for these resources in a future release, which would enable us to put a 'install yourself' version. But not for version 1. The v 1.0 widget module in particular will generate BIG back-links and drive PR. In our tests, we got an IncomeStore to PR4 in 3 months using the widget module and only spent $25 on advertising. It's more than paid us back based on the sales we get (which are every day at this point). Hope that helps answer your question.
It looks like a great system. Most webmasters would be looking for a self hosted solution, not the ASP model. Works great for small sites, not for medium or large sites that have their own servers, such like me. You should consider one and open your overall membership base.
Thanks for the feedback. I think what you're saying makes total sense and you are right when it comes to webmasters. Our initial target is newbie marketers who are not technically "webmasters." From our research, there is a great demand in that space that has not yet been filled. Two points: 1) We would like to grow into the webmaster market at some point. And your points are right-on in that regard. We will look toward a hosted version in the future. We're also considering several API options and plug-in options. If you have ideas, please share. 2) We're also actively recruiting for our affiliate program and hope that the webmasters around here who might not be interested in this product personally because it is hosted, may see the value of it for others who do need hosted solutions. If they agree with that value proposition, then they will see the potential to earn affiliate revenues selling it with us. Thanks again for the feedback...