298660 Refer a friend...

Hi... I will describe this from the user's perspective. "Joe" comes to my sales page (web-site). I'm offering a very valuable, digital/downloadable product at this site. But instead of charging for it, Joe reads that he must first sign up for my free online newsletter, and ALSO refer 10 others to my site, who sign up for my newsletter. Now, here's how that part would work... Joe decides he wants the product, and is willing to sign up for my newsletter as well as refer 10 other people to my site who (themselves) will sign up for my newsletter. (In other words, the people Joe refers will enter their info, NOT Joe, so this differs from a typical refer a friend srcript. *This is more like an affiliate tracking system that tracks subscribers rather than sales.*) So first, Joe subscribes to my newsletter by filling out the subscriber form at the bottom of my sales page. (I currently use [login to view URL] to manage my lists, so this form would have Joe subscribing to my Aweber account.) Joe is then automatically redirected to a username and password sign up page, where he enters his username and password. (Right here, during this redirect, the affiliate cookie is "tagged", or whatever temonology you want to use. Keep reading to understand how this comes into play.) Joe is then sent a copy of his username and password info., as well as his login link to his own little "user account" area. In this area, Joe is presented with his custom affiliate link (which was also emailed to him in the email above). Joe reads the instructions and understands that this is the link he will use to refer others to my sales page. So Joe promotes his affiliate link a little bit, because he wants the product I'm offering, but again, he understands that he will only get it after referring 10 subscribers (10 people who come to my site, want my product, and sign up for my newsletter in the same way that Joe did). After a day or two of promotion, Joe logs into his user account area, and sees that he has successfully referred 8 subscribers to me. Just 2 more to go and he gets his product! So Joe promotes his affiliate link a bit more. That product is almost his! That night, Joe receives an automated email sent by my system, that congratulates him, AND gives him the download link to my product. (...Because he has successfully referred his 10th subscriber.) So Joe is happy =) Now here's the thing. The "product" that I'm referring to will probably be a copy of this same script. BUT, obviously certain aspects of the script will need to be customized, so that the script will work when installed on other users' sites... 1. Obviously the final email that gets sent out to "Joe" will need to be customized. Each user may have a different product to offer, and will also of course have a different download page URL. 2. I'm not sure about the redirect page. I assume that will need to be customized as well. So that the affiliate tracking part of the script is "tagged" when the subscriber is redirected from the sales page (after entering their username and password) to the username/password set up page. Obviously different users will have different redirect page URL's, so I assume each user would have to customize the script with their redirect URL? 3. I'm also not sure about the autoresponder address. I assume this would work with any sequential autoresponder that people wish to use. In which case there wouldn't be any real customization of the script needed in this regard. Basically what I'm saying, is that, let's say YOU want to use this script in the same way that *I* have described above. But you have your own web-site/URL. And your own product (which would be different than mine of course). So this script needs to be customized so that it works with your site and product. And I need other users to be able to do the same. So the way I envision this happening is this... Users who I grant the right to use my script are taken to a web form, where they enter whatever criteria is needed to customize the script for their own use. For example, one part of the form would be a box where they enter the final email that is sent by the system, revealing the download info. for the product being offered. I would also want the user to be able to *choose* how many subscribers they want before the final download email is sent out by the system. For example, let's say you feel 10 subscriber is not enough. You feel your product is "worth" 20 subscribers. So you enter the number "20" in the web form. And the download email is not sent to your "Joe" until he has referred 20 other subscribers to you. And finally, when the web form is complete, the user hits "submit" and the final customized script is "spit out" along with a step by step install tutorial written in lamens terms. I would also like the programmer of this script to be available, as an OPTION to the above, available for script installs for $50 (for basic customizations and installs). This would be a huge benefit to whatever programmer decides to take this job on, and perhaps you would like to do the upfront script at a discount, or for free, as I will be implementing this program and running a heavy marketing campaign for it. Many users will no doubt go for the option to PAY for the script to be installed, rather than doing it themselves. So this could mean a LONG future of installs at $50 a pop. Thanks for your time, and bids! -Bryan