Viewing Detailed Reports

Omnistar Affiliate is a fully featured affiliate program, so it should be no surprise that our affiliate management software includes a broad variety of detailed reports that keep you informed about how your customers are using your software. Keeping track of what affiliates are delivering what kind of traffic allows you to see what is working and what isn't. As well, the system keeps track of the commissions you owe your affiliates, providing you with easy to read invoices.

STEP 1: View Click-Thrus

From the main admin screen, click the View Click Records link. This will take you to a search page, you can search based on the affiliate referring clicks, and within a date range. This helps you keep track of how many visitors an advertiser is forwarding your way, as well it allows you to pay commission on a per-click basis. This data can be compared to the number of referred sales to give you an idea of what percentage of clicks are resulting in sales.

STEP 2: View Sales Records

From the main admin screen, select Manage Sales Records. This will take you to a search page, here you can search recorded sales that were forwarded by affiliates. You can search based on the affiliate forwarding the sale, the sale ID number and within a date range. Sales listed display the value of the sale, the amount of commission paid, and the date and time.

STEP 3: View Impressions

From the main admin screen, select View Impressions. This will take you to a search page. You can search based on affiliate and within a date range. The displayed information is the number of impressions created by your ad, meaning the number of times someone saw the ad itself. This is a useful statistic because you can in turn compare it to the click through rate and the number of sales to give you an idea of the amount of traffic coming to the ad's page versus the amount traveling to your site.

STEP 4: View Invoices

From the main admin screen, select Manage Invoices. This will take you to a search page which you can use to search invoices of payments due to your affiliates, as well as invoices that are already paid. You can search based on affiliate, invoice number, status, within a date range, and based on the amount owed or paid. The invoices appear, providing you with detailed information on what commission each affiliate has earned.