Shareasale Reviews & Product Details
Everything is at least in one place and you can track everything from one place. It’s easy to add new links and track performance by affiliate.
The UI still looks as though it was built in the 90s so it can be challenging to navigate. The recruitment tool is also challenging to use. There should be a better way to find new affiliates.
Affiliate marketing- tracking the program and managing it, along with payouts and creating links.
Great niche websites you won't find in other networks
Small, has been tough to scale the program
Low cost affiliate network
Partnership options available on ShareASale feel limited, but it is difficult to tell because the website is archaic.
The entire navigational experience is a deterrent from using ShareASale unless I am desperate to affiliate myself with a client.
None. I opt for alternative Affiliate networking sites.
In my experience there's not much good to say about them. I suppose they exist and that's helpful for some people? But there are certainly much better options.
Their affiliate program is a joke, as you can see in other reviews. They have terrible communication and customer service. Search out their competitors you'll have a much better experience.
They clame to offer a variety of integrated services which can help you establish, build and grow your Affiliate program. I disagree with the former however. They can help you with integrated services technically. They don't make it easy to establish, build and grow your affiliate program. There are much better options.
It's probably the most affordable affiliate program to set up, and they seem to have a pretty good network of affiliates.
Tracking wasn't very clear. We ran a CPL program, and we got billed twice every time lead came in, which bugged the good affiliates and made it hard to be a good partner. It also took a lot of extra attention. Also, their customer support was fairly prompt, but not very helpful. Very terse, and always directing you to poor help center articles.
Trying to develop a new marketing channel.
Setup was fairly easy if you are familiar with some technical aspects and understand a little bit of legal terminology for the affiliate program contracts.
Lots to dislike. I was skeptical due to the high cost to start the program at $600, but thought I was paying a premium for best in class. Upon getting everything setup, I was told they had a huge list of affiliates that would be interested in my product, but all I ever got was a huge list of off-shore coupon sites applying to become affiliates. They will list coupons for my store, but not actively advertise my products. Coupon sites are the scourge of internet sales - stay away from them at all costs!
I didn't solve any problems other than my own education. It was a grand experiment to see if affiliate sales would work. It turned out to be empty promises and an expensive startup. The system is "broken" with regard to coupon sites. If you get a buying customer, cart full, checking out, and they see you have a discount code, they typically then search the Internet for a discount code. If they find one of your affiliates and click on a banner ad for a coupon, even if no coupon exists, the affiliate with the coupon site has essentially registered themselves in the loop. So when the customer finishes their transaction, the coupon site gets a commission for doing absolutely nothing.