Snapdeal Affiliate Program Review

Check out the Snapdeal affiliate program review: commission rates, payment proof, and other programs details.

Once upon a time, Snapdeal was the first site with best deal of the day, but today it turns out to be one of the top 3 eCommerce sites in India competing with the likes of Flipkart and Amazon. Until Amazon arrived in India, Flipkart and IndiaPlaza were the only eCommerce portals that offered an affiliate program for bloggers, but their commission rates were too less. As Amazon arrived full-fledged in India with an on-time availability of affiliate program as well, Flipkart raised the commission on its products.

Review: Overview | Sign-up | Reporting | Commission | Payment | Conclusion

Snapdeal Affiliate Program Review

Coming to Snapdeal, they also provide a program which can reward bloggers and webmasters. India based smartphone vendors like Micromax, Karbonn also have tied up with Snapdeal to come up with an exclusive launch, rights to sell the handsets first when launched. Snapdeal on the debut day of Micromax A116 Canvas HD received an order of around 10,000 handsets within 24 hours. The popularity of Snapdeal is growing, and the affiliate program has enabled them to reach further promotions without paying extra for advertisements.

Snapdeal Affiliate Program Review

To make you understand better we have come up with a review of the Snapdeal affiliate program. In the future, we will compare Snapdeal with Amazon and Flipkart's respective affiliates programs rewarding bloggers and webmasters.

We quickly signed up with the Snapdeal affiliate program and at first, we had trouble with the interface, but later we can to know that the issue is with the Chrome browser. We switched to Internet Explorer and the interface is not straightforward as that of Amazon or Flipkart. You also will need to add a website to promote products and generate commissions.

Snapdeal Affiliate Program Commission Rates

Unlike Flipkart or Amazon or IndiaPlaza which have affiliate commissions based on the product category, Snapdeal provides a commission of a flat 10% or Rs 4,00 maximum. That's a better rate than Amazon or Flipkart or any other affiliate program if the product is priced less than Rs 10,000.

Snapdeal Commission Rates:

Dashboard

Once you're logged in with a valid affiliate ID, you will be directly taken through the affiliate reporting dashboard showing quick stats of 7 days.

You can individually track reports based on performance and conversion by clicking on 'Reports' from the left side.

Payment

Snapdeal supports payment to affiliates via Wire Transfer with the NET 30 payment method. You can set it up by going through My Account > Billing.

Snapdeal vs Flipkart vs Amazon

Flipkart affiliate program does exist, but there is an increasing number of complaints against them by many of the publishers regarding the payments. As such, Amazon.com affiliate program (available in the USA) has a good track record and their Amazon.in affiliate program will certainly open up Flipkart's eyes that they aren't the one to offer such in India. Also, IndiaPlaza has one such affiliate program which rewards bloggers and webmasters.

In terms of affiliate comparison, Snapdeal provides the highest percentage of affiliate commission for content-based websites, i.e., about 10%, but on November 22 I received an email that states that content-based affiliates are being discontinued.

Conclusion

Until now, it was only Flipkart but ever since the arrival of Snapdeal, Flipkart has got a competitor and to spice it up, Amazon.in is arrived with a great affiliate panel, support, and a quick payment method with direct deposit to the bank.

In our opinion, the Snapdeal affiliate panel and reporting interface are among the worst that I have ever come across. For individual products I wasn't able to find affiliate links and also their support never rarely replies to emails. I contacted Snapdeal affiliate support, but until now I am unable to get individual product links.

Here is our rating score for -

Reporting - 4/5
Commission Basis - 2/5 [Considering the latest removal of content websites commission]
Payment - 3/5
Support - 3/5

Overall - 3.5/5

So that's all about the Snapdeal Affiliate program review.