Wednesday, July 7, 1999
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Dave's Pick                                  

WebGenie Site Sponsor
Okay, Mr. or Ms. Web Commerce Entrepreneur, you've been admiring the affiliate programs used by Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and hundreds of other big-timers to drive traffic to their sites. Like the biggies, you're willing to pay commissions to other Webmasters whose sites help you sell you wares. All you need is a simple, inexpensive piece of software that will help you run your affiliate program. And here it is.

WebGenie Site Sponsor comes in three versions: The basic "Bronze" is freeware, handles up to 100 affiliates, and runs on WebGenie's server. The "Silver" Limited Edition version costs $99, handles up to 300 affiliates, and runs on your server. And when you start to hit the big-time and get more than 300 affiliates, you'll want to spring $597 for the "Gold" version, which gives you all the ability to manage affiliates you're likely to need until your site becomes as popular as Amazon's. And by then, you'll be able to afford all the custom software you want.

Site Sponsor can manage programs that pay affilites either per clickthrough or per sale, and it can be set to place cookies on users' hard drives so that if they come back later and buy from you, you can pay the affiliates who sent them commissions on sales that weren't made on the spur of the moment, which will help you build long-lasting relationships with the people whose sites help yours make money.

One of the great advantages of the World Wide Web for small businesses is that it gives them a chance to compete evenly with the big people. Site Sponsor helps make the playing field even more level, even for tiny, brand-new Web entrepreneurs.

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