An xls based multi-tier affiliate commission calculator to assist affiliate program managers determine the optimal affiliate tier commissions for their affiliate program. On one page an affiliate manager can easily see the resulting commisions. The program uses Microsoft Excel and runs on most versions of windows. Internet access is required to retrieve the latest version of the program from the website. A donation is requested but is optional.
    
     This program is provided free by http://www.Affiliate-Software-Review.com, which is an online interactive database of affiliate software. The audience for this site is online merchants who are interested in starting their own affiliate program. The software needs to be selected but also the commission scheme is important. In the case of multi-tiered affiliate commissions structures, it can get complicated determining the payout. This calculator makes it easy for affiliate program managers to examine different scenarios so that they can select the best commission rates so that both the affiliates and the merchant are motivated to make sales through the affiliate channel.

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