Affiliate Help

Hi All,

Trying to figure out a couple of things about affiliates. When setting up an affiliate, I notice you can select an item to generate a link. I also seem to remember that somewhere in the Wiki it mentions an item link and a store link. Is the store link the affiliate log-in link or is it a generic link for any product purchased?

Also, if we set up a product link for an affiliate and the customer links to the product but decides to purchase some other item, is that other product sale recorded to the affiliate? I want to be sure that I'm disclosing the correct information to the affiliate.

Thanks
Alan

Thanks Greg, that makes sense. The "cookie" is king

Shawn - that rocks.  I was unaware of that cookie tidbit.

Thanks Shawn, I did see that. Just wanted to make sure that if the customer arrived at a specific product using the affiliate id that any other purchase made by that customer (other than the specific product) was also tracked so the affiliate would benefit.