Ive seen affiliate, agent, reseller, and wholesale VoIP programs, what are the difference?
Generally, affiliate programs are programs where you may have a website and place ads with built in code that once clicked send the visitor to the VoIP provider, who tracks referred sales and sends payment. An agent could be someone who refers a customer and gets paid a fee. A reseller might have a website, company name and/or a replicated site with ordering and interacts with the customer in varying degrees. They are each paid by the VoIP provider. A wholesaler might go further and use the provider for termination only, setting their own rates, billing customers directly and handling both customer service and technical support. Each type of program can vary somewhat with providers and is best detailed by the actual provider. Items like who bills the customer, who supplies the support, and are there ongoing minimum commitments required, are typically important aspects of each plan. If a company under their own name bills and collects payments from their customers or end users and pays
