Finding Alternative Merchants for an Identified Product

Sometimes you already know the exact product you want to promote, maybe it’s a top seller on your site, something that’s trending in your niche, or a perfect fit for your audience.

Instead of starting broad and narrowing your search, you can start with that single product and easily find other merchants who sells it.

This approach is especially useful for:

• Price comparisons
• Expanding your merchant mix
• Quickly replacing a product from an out-of-stock merchant with the same product from an in-stock merchant

Start with a strong identifier

The cleaner your starting point, the better your matches. Use the most specific product data you have, barcode (GTIN, UPC, EAN, etc.). These identifiers cut through naming differences so you see true matches, not “close enough” results.

Search across all networks

Using Affiliate.com's API, plug in your identifier and run it across affiliate networks. This will return every merchant listing for that product, regardless of how it’s titled in their feed.

Compare your options

Once you’ve pulled the list, look at key fields like final price, discount, and availability to figure out the best offer right now. If you’re making a promotion decision, also factor in commission rates and whether you’re already approved to work with that merchant.

Expand or optimize

With the full list in hand, you can:

• Swap in a better-priced merchant to improve conversions
• Add multiple merchant options for comparison sets
• Identify new merchants you’re not yet approved for but want to work with

To learn more, https://www.affiliate.com/programmatic-apis.