jmorris1830Q: Hi Craig, I hope you are doing well.
If you don't mind, I would like to ask some questions about the platform.
1. Regarding contest features, are there any particular platforms you would compare to Sociamonials? I am not asking for you to speak negatively about others' products.
I am trying to understand how Sociamonials provides more features, functionality, and price savings than others. I hope I am not being confused. Does this make sense?
2. Can the platform be used to create a custom affiliate program for a business that has its own products and needs affiliates or to search for influencers?
3. Are there any plans to utilize Pinterest?
4. Coupons—Could you share more about this feature? If customers use the Agency Dashboard, can they provide this feature to allow their "clients" to offer coupons for their products and services?
5. When can we expect the LTD to come to an end?
I must say this looks like an AMAZING Platform !!
Thank you,
Craig_Sociamonials
Jun 13, 2024A: Hello!
I am doing quite well, thanks. I don't mind answering questions here, because 100 or more people will learn from the answers I provide once to you :-)
1. We do have some unique features for our contests. I guess Upviral sounds like a good alternative? We really excel on the UGC side because you can auto-syndicate photo and video submissions to their and your social feeds and YouTube channel for more reach. We have effective fraud detection/prevention. The new version is coming out soon and it will be the best anywhere at any price.
2. You can create refer-a-friend programs, but I wouldn't create a complete affiliate program where you're paying out money regularly for referrals. It isn't quite that robust. It is more for programs like 'Share a coupon, get a coupon'. It will handle multiple referral tracking and rewarding, but if you're paying out cash over time, you will want a proper affiliate software.
3. We have full Pinterest integration now, including allowing you to setup boards within our software and we support Sections too.
4. It doesn't work the way you describe it. The Coupons campaign type is designed to obtain their email address plus lead qualifying information in exchange for a coupon, or you can offer a surprise coupon that they click to reveal. Then they will have the option to share the coupon to their social feeds for their friends to use.
5. We won't leave AppSumo any time soon, as they have been really great to us and we have built them into our business model. Many people start as an LTD client, learn the software, then start an agency using our AgencyPro agency-in-a-box solution which carries a monthly subscription that keeps me off the streets.