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             Multi Tier Affiliate Commission Tracking  
            Multi tier affiliate commission tracking in AShop Software calculates 
              commissions for affiliates both when they refer customers and when they recruit new
			  affiliates that refer customers.  
            Tier one commissions are earned by affiliates 
              who promote your products. Tier one commissions are set 
              per product by an amount or percentage of the product price and 
              are paid to affiliates for referring customers who order products 
              directly from your site through affiliate links.  
            Tier two, three, four... commissions are earned by affiliates 
              who promote your affiliate sales program. Multi tier commissions 
              are paid to each affiliate who signs up other affiliates (who earn 
              the tier one commissions for direct referral sales). The tier 2 
              commissions are set per product by an amount or percentage of the product
			  price while the tiers above 2 are defined by a "lower by" setting, which makes each
			  additional tier recieve the tier 2 commission minus the "lower by" value.
			  The multi tier amount per order is typically a much smaller amount
			  compared to the tier 1 commission rate, however when multiplied by numerous
			  affiliate signups, it creates a powerful incentive to promote your affiliate sales program. 
             
            How multi tier Affiliate Commissions Work. 
            
              - Tier-1 commissions are set by percentage or dollar 
                amount per product.
 
              - Tier-2 commissions are set by a percentage or dollar
			  amount per product.
 
              - Tier-3,4,5... commissions are calculated by lowering the
			  second tier by a set amount per tier.
 
              - Every affiliate can potentially earn tier-1 and/or 
                multi tier commissions.
 
              - Tier-1 commissions are earned by direct sales 
                referrals.
 
              - Affiliates earn multi tier commissions from sales 
                of other affiliates who signed up through them.
 
             
            Example: 
               
              Affiliate A signs up and places a sign up link on his web site. 
               
              Affiliate B signs up through Affiliate A.  
              Affiliate C signs up through Affiliate B.  
            When a customer buys something through a link on Affiliate A's 
              site Affiliate A will receive the tier-1 commission rate for each 
              product that is ordered. 
            When a customer buys something through a link on Affiliate B's 
              site Affiliate B will receive the commission rate for each product 
              that is ordered and Affiliate A will receive the second tier commission.  
            When someone buys something from a link on Affiliate C's site Affiliate 
              C will receive the tier-1 commission rate for each product ordered, 
              Affiliate B will receive the second tier commission and Affiliate A will receive
			  the third tier commission. 
            Each affiliate places a sign up form link and a sales link on his 
              or her web site. Each affiliate earns the tier-1 commissions for 
              AShop sales that come through his sales link and also earns a smaller 
              commission for sales by the affiliates that have signed up through 
              his or her sign up form link or affiliates that have signed up through
			  the link of an affiliate they have recruited.  
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