I’m working on the launch documentation for Siren. I’m pretty comfortable with video, so I decided a great place to start is by building a getting started course using Lifter LMS. I think that’ll translate into text fairly fast.
Project Siren
Siren is a pay For performance platform For WordPress. You can think of it as "An affiliate program on steroids". Learn more about Siren here.
I didn't come up with Siren overnight. It represents years of experience, both as a developer and a user of Affiliate programs.
How Multiple Programs Makes Siren Easier To Maintain
Other affiliate plugins for WordPress are notoriously bad at maintaining affiliate programs, particularly when the program has several special conditions. This post dives into how Siren avoids these pitfalls.
Coding Practices, PHP Nomad, and ChatGPT with Alex Standiford
This was a really fun conversation! I don’t get to nerd out this unapologetically too often on podcasts haha
Putting together a better homepage for Siren. I need tons of fake data, so I guess it's finally time to start putting together a generator. I'm so, so grateful for the Faker library because it makes this WAY simpler.
Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin Is Making Your Life So Much Harder.
Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin is making your life so much harder. They look at affiliate programs backwards, and as a result, you create a single, gigantic, complex program. This is really limiting! Let’s dig into the pitfalls of that. The simplest version of these programs need to capture different commission types, and rules. – Special… Continue reading Your WordPress Affiliate Plugin Is Making Your Life So Much Harder.
I have set a launch date for Siren! I am SO EXCITED, but this is definitely uncharted territory for me.
What are some tips you have for me to get ready between now, and the launch?
I scrapped 2 months worth of work on a headless front end application for Siren, and went server-side with PHP. In doing so, I literally built the entire interface in 3 days.
Why are we still so stuck on headless?
How Siren Promotes Collaboration Among Your Affiliates
Siren allows you to create more than one reward program on your site. This creates unique opportunities for your affiliates to work together. This post explores some ways different programs can combine together so that everyone wins.
Do The Woo: Re-imagining Affiliate Programs for Your Woo Biz with Alex Standiford
In this episode, I emphasize the importance of developing strong, personalized relationships with affiliates, moving away from the traditional affiliate link model and exploring more collaborative and multifaceted approaches. The conversation also leads into the potential drawbacks of traditional affiliate programs, highlighting the need for a more nuanced and individualized approach to maximize success for both the affiliate and the business.
