Etsy is an American e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and craft supplies. Etsy does not allow third-party softwares, such as OSI Affiliate Software, to add a code to their order confirmation page.
Tracking sales and crediting your affiliates their commission is done differently with Etsy. Your affiliates won't be credited by means of the affiliate link. You have to setup a promo code for each of your affiliate for tracking purposes. Follow the steps below to set it up.
Create Promo Code
Step 1. Login to your Etsy account and click on Shop Manager.
Step 2. Click on Marketing then Sales and coupon and click on the New special offer button.
Step 3. Select Create coupon.
Step 4. Set the coupon based on your preference and take note of the Customize your coupon code as this will be used later on OSI Affiliate Software when assigning it to an affiliate. Click on Continue once done.
Step 5. Click on Add all active listings and click on Review and confirm button.
Step 6. Click on Confirm and create discount button.
Assign Promo Code
Once a promo code is created, you need to assign that code to a specific affiliate for tracking purposes. Follow the steps below on how it's done.
Step 1. Login to you OSI Affiliate Software and click on Referral Programs.
Step 2. Click on Promotional Settings and then click on Promo Code Tracking.
Step 3. Click on Add Promo Code Tracking button Add the Coupon Code From Online Store.
Sale Tracking
You would need to manually extract the sales records from Etsy and upload it to OSI Affiliate Software. You may do this at the end of each month and the system will only add new sales as OSI Affiliate Software will filter out duplicate sales based on order number.
To do this, follow the steps below.
Step 1. Login to your Etsy account and click on Shop Manager.
Step 2. Click on Settings then Options and click on the Download Data tab. Click on Download CSV button.
Step 3. Login to OSI Affiliate Software and click on Set Up Software.,Settings and click on Third Party Integrations button.
Step 4. Look for Etsy Integration and click on View Integration.
Step 5. Click on Import Sales button.
Step 6. Import the file downloaded from Etsy and click on Import button.