Description
Introducing the Chanimal Partner Program PRM–the world’s first, Partner Program In-A-Box™. It was a project that started in 2004 after trying to help several vendors launch their reseller partner portals, but the programs were seriously delayed by either IT (who was supposed to create it internally—but couldn’t get it done (or did a terrible job)), or they didn’t have the interest or budget to purchase an expensive and complicated PRM (ranging from $13,000 to over $50,000 EACH year) before they even proved out their partner program (could they even make money with partners?).
This portal is built on top of WordPress. There are almost a decade and hundreds of hours of selection, refinement, and integration that have converted an open-source platform, into a full-fledged partner portal that has been used, praised, and tested by thousands of partners.
The strength of WordPress is in the 60,000-plus plug-ins. Each of the integrated products used in this portal was selected after researching (over numerous months (often running up to ten of each type simultaneously to see which worked best and could be integrated and supported), scouring multiple review sites for the best plug-ins, but also the one with the best license (some were free/open source). One of the parameters was to reduce or eliminate the ongoing cost of the portal and keep the cost to a minimum. If the open-source version wouldn’t meet the primary needs, then a paid version was found—including purchasing a developer license when possible.
The portal is a Partner Program In-a-Box™ and includes the following features:
FEATURES
- Best Practice template and world-class content (partner agreement, MDF, lead, deal reg policies, templates, samples)
- Samples & Instructional Videos
- Newsletter distribution
- Reseller Locator
- Auto-Notify forms
- Reseller forum
- Learning Management System
- Referral/Affiliate Tracking & metrics
- Program Levels – Only see applicable content
- Utilities – Backup, Search & replace, security
- Integrates with all popular CRMs (some take minutes)
- FAST setup–no developers
- Built with WordPress – inherits all the benefits of this popular framework
Hundreds of sites and companies (start-ups to hundreds of millions in size) have used the Chanimal Partner Portal with great success. Some later extended the portal (with CRM plug-ins, advanced analytics, etc.) to meet ALL their initial and ongoing needs as their program grew.
This Chanimal Partner Portal solves the need for a fast, affordable (almost no ongoing cost), and functional (massively customizable) reseller content portal and allows you to prove out the reseller model and produce revenue before having to get into expensive systems or custom development and integration.
Plus, it follows the industry’s best practices (in structure and content) and helps create a uniform portal template that can be used by the entire industry–making it much easier for resellers to recognize and use. Resellers have to enter so many different portals for their content (and many systems have terrible designs) that they appreciate a system they’ve used before.
In addition, this portal not only contains the framework, structure, and tools, but it also contains ALL the templates, policies, structure, and processes to run a world-class partner program. The content alone would cost you more than the entire portal. It also includes free cloning to your site, plus up to 10 hours of help to get it customized and get you up to speed!
Click the Videos tab, or this link to see a VIDEO of what to look for in a portal and a demo of this specific portal. https://youtu.be/LtKb8BDkNig
Also, follow this link to see a sample site (with additional examples – see “samples” menu) built with this portal (many took just a few hours to completely set up). http://portal.chanimal.com/
Support
- Full documentation. The portal includes a DETAILED 62-page manual that explains how to run the site, but also how to run a partner program. Although you may never need it, the documentation is detailed.
- Admin section with Tutorials. There is a built-in admin section (only visible to the admin) that contains instructions for common tasks (how to approve a deal, how to add a partner, system instructions, etc.). Most of these also include short videos. It also contains sample agreements, policies and tutorials for a new or experienced channel person.
- Hands-on support. Includes up to 10 hours of one-on-one support and setup–to your preferred specs. Includes cloning the site over (takes 10-20 minutes), changing the look and feel to map to your own site, adding all the content, reviewing and personalized every policy (MDF, Coop, deal registration, lead policies, reseller agreement, NFR policy) and more.
Email chanimal@chanimal.com or call 512-263-9618 if you need a one-on-one demo.
The personal service was fantastic – friendly, helpful, and attentive. They got everything done in no time, highly recommend it!
Florian Kittlass
Channel Marketing Manager
Atomos (thousands of partners world-wide)
I had the pleasure of inheriting a partner program with a fully functional portal that Chanimal had designed prior to my coming onboard. I’ve had experience with designing my own programs and implementing various PRM’s in other roles, and I found my experience with the Chanimal portal to be wonderful. It provided everything I needed to support our partners and internal team, and was easy to adapt for our company to make customizations and changes as needed.
Trish Rilling
CEO
Grititude, LLC (Channel consulting)
Chanimal’s partner portal is a PRM that is packed full of resources for the partners – everything from policies, agreements, marketing tools, sales training, a forum, newsletters, etc. It’s easy to add content and features; as well as customize the look of the portal to match your brand. Super convenient for partners to find everything they’ll need in one spot (i.e., register a deal, request MDF, place an order, get templates for promoting, etc.).
Joe Ellis
Channel Manager
High Tech Marketing
Chanimal’s service helped us stand-up our partner program faster than we thought possible. The partner portal is included with Ted’s service and is the perfect tool for any company looking to start a partner program. Ted will help you get it up and running and provides outstanding support.
Jason O’Neil
Chief Operating Officer
LiveHelpNow
“The Chanimal Partner Portal uses best in industry strategies to create the only place our reseller and referral partners need to go to get everything they need. It’s easy for our partners to navigate and easy for me to update with the latest materials/trainings our partners need.”
Gabriel Davis
Cinch.io
“Chanimal’s partner portal is very easy to use and includes everything we need to grow our partner program. And since it’s built in WordPress, it is also fully scalable so it can grow with our partner program”
Melissa Combrinck
Marketing Manager
ValuSource
As a newbie to partner programs, Ted and this portal have been such a godsend! Managing partners is now second nature. Not only is the portal a breeze to administer with loads of documentation and instructional videos. But, the one-on-one support Ted offers, whether it’s to customize the portal or just answer questions, is truly amazing!
Lynne Kilpatrick
CEO
HMEX Assistant
The Chanimal Partner Portal is worth every penny. It has hands down one of the best Returns on Investment. The time, energy and money you will save building out a portal alone will make your money back. Any channel manager either looking to start up a partner program or simply looking to take their current program to the next level will be extremely satisfied with the purchase.
The portal itself is incredibly simple to navigate and easy to customize, making this the ultimate channel tool. You can add any materials your partners could ever need all within one easy-to-navigate location. The partner portal has many great features, like a reseller locator, already included but because the portal is built on top of Worpress you can also easily add on any extensions you could possibly need.
Great product!
John Reith
Channel Manager
DataStream Insurance
The Chanimal & SaaSMax Reseller Portal gives you the best value for your money. It is a fraction of the cost of a PRM yet has almost ALL the features:
– Easy to set up, easy to manage, super easy to create our own look and feel
– Love all the power features: reseller locator, learning management system (we have it loaded with our training program)
– Auto notifies me when I get an application, MDF request, or registered deal
– I can integrate it with WordPress plugins (over 40,000)
– It runs my affiliate tracking
– Plus, it is easy to add content (including videos)
One BIG thing – unlike any others, I can actually create my SEO reseller landing pages within the portal–since it’s within WordPress!!
So cool!
Thanks Chanimal!
Elaine Rose
Partner Manager
ReviewInc