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  1. #1
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    How do you manage banner advertising, from signup, to invoicing, to payments?

    Hi

    I have searched, and googled quite a bit on this one, and still don't have a definite answer.

    So, I hope someone could shed some light on the subject.

    Let's say you have banner advertising, but you want to automate it, even if just to some degree, how do you do it?

    • How do you take signups?
    • How do you manage the payment / billing / invoiceing?
    • Do you take payments on a monthly basis, or one time?


    I had a look at trying to use hosting billing program, like Modernbill or Clientexec, but it's a bit over kill for this kind of application, and you can't always disable the WHOIS functionality.

    Something like ZenCart / OS Commerce doesn't handle recurring billing, so this doesn't work either.

    And todo it by hand, hunting down clients every month for the payment is a step backwards, so it needs to be automated, even if it's just the signup, collection of banner images, and recurring invoicing / billing.

    tia
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  2. #2
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    You might try looking into

    Affiliate Pro
    http://www.softservice.org/products_affiliatepro.html
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    Xen PV VPS Hosting

  3. #3
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    I'm not really looking for an affiliate program. I currently use phpAdsNew to serve the banners on my site, and I just need a way to manage the sign ups, invoicing, and tracking of sales / payments
    South African Web Hosting - http://www.SoftDux.co.za || SA WebHostingTalk - http://www.webhostingtalk.co.za

  4. #4
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    I found AdManArea recently when looking around, and found it to be very user friendly and has a lot of features:
    http://www.formfields.com/adManArea/index.php

    There are similar ones listed at hostscripts if you want to compare and search for one that does what you need:

    http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Script...ent/index.html
    Sarah :c)

    cPanelDemos.com - live remotely hosted cPanel & WHM demo hosting service.

  5. #5
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    I'm not looking for a program to serve banners, I have one. I want to find out how other people manage the whole process.
    South African Web Hosting - http://www.SoftDux.co.za || SA WebHostingTalk - http://www.webhostingtalk.co.za

  6. #6
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    The one I suggested will do both. It will take payment and track when it is paid for, and also display them. It does it all.
    Sarah :c)

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