Affiliate Software

Hell Puppy · 01-14-2005

I'm looking at the big 3 affiliate tracking solutions that are out there: Mansion, X3 and NATS.

I've already analyzed all three thoroughly based on specs, demos, presentations and generally as much as I can from the outside looking in. But I'm curious to hear from people running each of them.

Glowing endorsements are fine, each has fans and major programs running their software. But what I'm really interested in hearing about is what are the fleas? Any piece of software has some little quirk that people do not like, a bug or just a feature that would be really useful but isn't in the current release. That's the type of feedback I'm currenty looking for.

I'm also curious about how bad the learning curve is. How long did it take you to get all of the subscription configurations and options setup initially?

I'm not looking for dirt or to sling mud on any of the products, I'm just trying to figure out where the shortcomings are of each one. There's no such thing as a perfect piece of software, and if there were none of these companies would need to offer support options.

Free Business Idea for anyone who wants it: One thing our industry lacks in either print or online is a reliable independent unbias test house for reviews of industry tools.....something along the lines of PC Labs for PC Magazine, etc. I'd love to see someone put something like these packages head ot head, see which is fastest and most efficient, etc.

01-14-2005	#1
Hell Puppy Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,523	I'm looking at the big 3 affiliate tracking solutions that are out there: Mansion, X3 and NATS. I've already analyzed all three thoroughly based on specs, demos, presentations and generally as much as I can from the outside looking in. But I'm curious to hear from people running each of them. Glowing endorsements are fine, each has fans and major programs running their software. But what I'm really interested in hearing about is what are the fleas? Any piece of software has some little quirk that people do not like, a bug or just a feature that would be really useful but isn't in the current release. That's the type of feedback I'm currenty looking for. I'm also curious about how bad the learning curve is. How long did it take you to get all of the subscription configurations and options setup initially? I'm not looking for dirt or to sling mud on any of the products, I'm just trying to figure out where the shortcomings are of each one. There's no such thing as a perfect piece of software, and if there were none of these companies would need to offer support options. Free Business Idea for anyone who wants it: One thing our industry lacks in either print or online is a reliable independent unbias test house for reviews of industry tools.....something along the lines of PC Labs for PC Magazine, etc. I'd love to see someone put something like these packages head ot head, see which is fastest and most efficient, etc.