Update 02/04/25: Fixed Filters, Date Ranges, and Displays
We hope you’re kicking off the week feeling inspired and ready to accomplish amazing things! At ThriveCart, we’re dedicated to constantly enhancing our solution and providing even greater value. Today, we’re sharing three fixes that will streamline your platform experience. **Fixed** Affiliate Commission Payment Date Ranges **Fixed** Pay Your Own Price (PYOP) Display Error Users […]
Payment Processing, Payouts, and PayPal: A Chance for Creators to Thrive(Cart) at the End of the Gumroad?
Gumroad removed or limited the payments and payouts it supports through PayPal in various countries in Q4 2024. Concerned Gumroad users on Reddit claim that the restrictions and removal have caused them lost earnings, delayed and prevented payouts, and even damaged customer relationships. On top of this, Gumroad has announced a further price hike, applicable […]
Start-Up Guide to Affiliate Program Management: How to Build & Manage Your Program
No one gets into business to watch it fail. Any equation for success includes profitability in the final accounting. If you want to see a powerful conversion rate on your products and services, and if you want to serve customers the best you can, you need to promote your product to the masses with digital […]
Investing in Affiliate Marketing: How Much Does it Cost to Start?
Whether you’re replacing the fridge in the company kitchen or starting up a new initiative, there’s one question to which everyone wants the answer: How much is this thing going to cost? This is the same question many executives and managers have when considering starting an affiliate marketing business arm. Additional questions include: Are affiliate […]
How to Select an Affiliate Marketing Niche for Max Income
It’s hard to find anyone who’d pass up an opportunity for earning passive income. Whether it comes from a rich uncle (not super likely) or hard work online (much more likely), the idea of earning money while sleeping is typically a hit. It’s no surprise, therefore, that affiliate marketing is increasing in popularity day by […]
9 Best Payment Gateways for Your Business
When you visit a retailer in-store and make a purchase via credit card, you present your physical card and use a card reader to scan a magnetic stripe, embedded chip, or proximity-based contactless card at a POS system (point-of-sale). This is referred to as an in-person or “card present” transaction. But when you make a […]
The 7 Best Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Business
Imagine seeing your product on a popular website or social media platform. It’s beautifully styled, likely being used in a realistic and relatable environment that showcases its best features. The imagery is unique and appeals to your target audience… but your marketing team didn’t have to shell out time or money to put that photoshoot […]
Affiliate Marketing Programs to Learn From: 10 Great Examples
E-commerce websites frequently use affiliate marketing as part of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy to increase conversion rates, reach new target audiences, and improve and expand their brand. According to a Forrester report commissioned by Rakuten, 81% of advertisers and 84% of publishers use affiliate marketing. And over half of the affiliate publishers surveyed in […]
How to Create an Affiliate Marketing Program in 7 Steps
For years online sellers have been using affiliate marketing programs to garner referral sales for their e-commerce websites. However, in today’s age of social media and influencer marketing, focus on affiliate sales is more popular than ever. In fact, a Rakuten/Forrester Research survey showed that 90% of merchants and advertisers say that they considered affiliate […]
How to Add Shopping Cart Software to an Existing Website
Tired of losing sales because your website can’t take payments yet? Here’s how to add a shopping cart to your existing site quickly, easily, and without starting from scratch. As an online business owner, you have plenty of options when it comes to shopping cart software, but they don’t all produce the same results. Many […]
8 Best SamCart Alternatives for Higher Conversion Rates
Paying $299/month for basic shopping cart features? You’re not alone. Thousands of online businesses are overpaying for SamCart when more affordable alternatives exist that do the same job for less. U.S. online retail sales surpassed $1.00 trillion in 2022, reaching approximately $1,034 billion, an increase of about 7.7% from 2021. Globally, retail e-commerce continued its […]
The 8 Best Software for Creating Online Courses
Thousands of online course creators have built robust businesses in selling online courses — and by doing so, they’ve capitalized on a growing opportunity for online learning. And that growth has been exponential. Over the past five years, the number of people taking online courses has grown by 438% and it’s not just elementary, high […]