Q&A: How easy is it to add an affiliate application to an ecommerce website?

Question by Lee Lee: How easy is it to add an affiliate application to an ecommerce website?
I am having a website built for me by a friend of a friend and I want to ask them about adding an affiliate application where a code can be entered that gives a purchaser money off and also pays the affiliate who advertised the code. Is this a complected thing to ask for or is this something any web designer can install?

Best answer:

Answer by Daniel
Lee,

Adding an Affiliate Marketing Program to your online store is EASY (when you choose the right eCommerce platform from the start). There are a few platforms that come pre-integrated with affiliate marketing programs and some other can be integrated with third-party affiliate platforms fairly easily.

Here are a couple links for you; this shopping cart comes with affiliate options built-in: http://www.ShoppingCartsForWebsites.com/outbound/3dcart.html

You may also want to see a list of the Top 10 Shopping Carts here: http://www.ShoppingCartsForWebsites.com/top-10-shopping-carts/

Good luck!

-Daniel O.
eCommerce Developer

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