DatingFactory

Article Topics: Third-Party, Sites, Programs

Please Note: Third parties do not notify NATS about new sales and sign-ups immediately -- there may be up to a 24-hour delay before NATS records third-party transactions.

NATS offers Datingfactory integration through the Third Party Admin. Third Parties are sites that provide additional content to your members for an additional fee. With Datingfactory, you can create a tour for each of your sites.

Datingfactory Set up

As of NATS 4.1.9.1, Datingfactory has a process script where data can be posted to NATS for immediate transction processing Before adding Datingfactory as a third party partner in NATS, provide them with the following URL:

• http://linkdomain/signup/process_datingfactory.php?SALE_TYPE={%SALE_TYPE%}&SHARE_VALUE_USD={%PARTNER_AMOUNT_USD%}&ACTION_DATE={%EVENT_DATE%}&PARTNER_PAYMENT_ID={%PAYMENT_ID%}&NICK={%NICK%}&SUB_ID={%EXT_TRACKING_KEY%}&P_3rd_Party_Nats_Account={%ACCOUNT%}

As the "CALLBACK" url, replace linkdomain with your linkdomain.

Third-Party Admin

To add Datingfactory to your NATS install, you must first configure it through the Third Party Admin. On the main Third Party Admin page, click "Add a Partner."

Select "Datingfactory" from the "Add New Third Party Partner" drop-down menu then click the Add button.

Next, enter your fill in the AUthID, set your Default NATS Code (optional), and select whether or not you would like to have NATS import Free Initial signups.

Lastly, navigate to the "Fees" tab to set your Datingfactory transaction charges and deduction fees, as well as when/where you want those fees deducted (after affiliate payout, from affiliate payout, and before affiliate payout).

Sites

The next step to configuring Datingfactory is to add it to the Sites Admin. To do so, go to the Sites Admin and click the "Add a Site" tab at the top of the page if you have not already created a Third-Party site in NATS, or simply select the appropriate site.

On the next page, set your site type to "3rd Party", and give it a site name, a short name, and set your site launch date. Click the "Add Site" button.

Programs Admin

The next step in configuring Datingfactory will involve navigation to the Programs Admin and creating a new disabled program.

Please Note: You can also create a new enabled program, but we recommend you create a disabled program, as new affiliates will not be automatically enrolled in this program. When you're ready for your affiliates to send traffic through this program, you can enable it to automatically enroll all affiliates in the program.

Learn more about enabling affiliates to programs on our How to Enable Affiliates to Programs article.

Fill in the necessary information and choose the "Standard Program" option under the Program Type drop-down menu, then click Add Program.

On the next page, select your Datingfactory site from the drop-down list of Site Tours, or choose your Datingfactory tour from the list of tours, then click Add. Once you have set up your tour, click the pencil icon under Program Default Payouts to edit your payout options for this program. Enter your desired payout amounts or percentages, then click the Save button to save your program.

Type-in Traffic

After you have finished configuring your site and program, you will be able to get an affiliate link code for your type-in/in-house affiliate account. Once you have gotten the NATS code from that link code, go back to the Third Party Admin, edit Datingfactory, and paste the affiliate's NATS code into the default NATS code field. This affiliate will then receive credit for all type-in traffic sent to Datingfactory. Please see our NATS Code article for help obtaining your NATSCode.

Please Note: If you don't complete these steps, NATS will not be able to track Datingfactory type-in traffic.