Pay Via Methods

Article Topics: NATS Admin, Payments

Pay Via Methods are methods of payment that are recognized by NATS and are used to pay affiliates for redirecting traffic to your site.

Good To Know: Pay Via Methods are sometimes referred to as Payment Methods.

Pay Via Methods Table

The Pay Via Methods Table is where you can view all of the Pay Via Methods in your NATS. The table columns are:

Pay Via Method: The name and description of the Pay Via Method.
Minimum Payout: A comma-separated list of the amounts that affiliates can choose to be their minimum payout.
Cost(+) / Bonus(-): The amount added/subtracted from the affiliate payout for using a Pay Via Method each time the affiliate is sent a payment.
Dump Format: The Smarty template NATS will use to build a dump of stored payments.
Affiliates: The number of affiliates enabled with this Pay Via Method. Clicking the button next to the number of affiliates enabled and then clicking "List Enabled Affiliates" will redirect you to view those enabled affiliates on the Affiliate Management page.

Minimum Payout

Minimum Payouts are the minimum earnings required for affiliates to be paid by a NATS program. The minimum payout field is a comma-separated field where you can input as many values as you would like. The affiliate will then be able to choose their minimum payout from the list of options you have provided.

There are a couple of reasons for minimum payouts-- to avoid having to repeatedly send small amounts of money, and to minimize transactional costs, such as fees for bank wires and ePassporte.

Cost Bonus

The Cost(+)/Bonus(-) column is used to set amounts of money to add or subtract from sent payments for using certain join options. This can be used to persuade affiliates to use a certain Pay Via Method or to dissuade them from using other Pay Via Methods.

To charge an affiliate for using a Pay Via Method, fill in the Cost/Bonus column with a positive dollar amount. This will subtract the selected amount from an affiliate's payout when they use that Pay Via Method.

To give an affiliate a bonus for using a Pay Via Method, fill in the Cost/Bonus column with a negative dollar amount. This will add the selected amount from an affiliate's payout when they use that Pay Via Method.

Adding a New Pay Via Method

To add a new Pay Via Method, click the "Add Pay Via Method" button at the top-right of the page. Doing so will display a widget that will allow you to input the name for your new Pay Via Method.

Duplicating, Enabling, and Disabling by Default

Duplicating

To duplicate an already existing Pay Via Method, navigate to the Pay Via Methods section of NATS and click on the "Actions" button to the right of the corresponding Pay Via Method and click "Duplicate Type."

Enabling and Disabling

If a Pay Via Method is Enabled by Default, it will have a green "E" next to its name.

To disable or enable a Pay Via Method, click on the "Actions" button to the right of the corresponding Pay Via Method and click "Disable by Default" or "Enable by Default" depending on your needs.