Cash rebate website

How to build a cash rebate website similar to ebates

[tntpower]

Hi there,

I am evaluating the possibility to build a (professional) cash rebate website similar to ebates.com. I do not have a big budget but I am okay with a few thousand dollars development cost. The site will target a small niche market.

Could you please give me some advice?

Thank you!

[ronin]

Could you please give me some advice?

Can you clarify?

[tntpower]

Hi ronin,

Thank you.

I want to build a site that a registered user of my site can click affiliate links on my site, go to individual merchant website to place an order. This user will collect a portion or all commission.

A user can designate one or more recipients for his commission. For each recipient, the user can specify a percentage of commission that particular recipient will receive.

A user can track commission he earns (how much I earned and through which sale on what date?)

The site must be able to process REST web services offered by some affiliate networks; must be able to process datafeed (in a variety of formats) provided by virtually all affiliate networks. Out of the box, the site must work with major affiliate networks, such as CJ, LinkShare, ShareASale, etc and be capable to work with other affiliate networks.

The site will aggregate datafeeds (or web services)from multiple affiliate networks, produce an interface that is customizable (in terms of page layout and selected products) per user. The site must have excellent search functionality since datafeeds contain tremendous products and it is impossible to list all of them (it is not necessary, either).

I hope it clarifies.

Cheers,

[ronin]

Sorry, my response to your initial post probably wasn't clear enough either.

When you ask:

Could you please give me some advice?

What kinds of advice are you looking for, tntpower?

[RhinoFish]

I suggest you go to Affiliate Summit, meet some people, learn more details.

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