SMM Reseller Glossary

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Add funds

Topping up your panel balance through the panel's payment methods. You need sufficient balance before placing orders, since orders cannot be placed on credit.

API key

A secret code that identifies your account when you connect software to a panel programmatically. Keep it private: anyone with your key can place orders on your…

Automation

Using software, usually through the panel API, to place orders, update statuses, and notify customers without manual work for every step. You can start fully ma…

Average start time

The typical delay before a service begins working on an order after it is placed. A service may show an average start time of, say, 30 minutes even though compl…

Average time

The typical time a service takes to finish an order, shown in the service list as a rough estimate. Actual completion can vary with order size and current deman…

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Balance

The prepaid funds in your panel account that orders are paid from. Each order deducts its wholesale cost from this balance immediately when placed.

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Chargeback

When a customer asks their bank or payment provider to reverse a payment. Chargebacks cost you the sale plus possible fees, which is why clear refund policies a…

Child panel

A separate, branded panel account connected to a main (parent) panel, giving you your own storefront, pricing, and user logins while orders are fulfilled by the…

Churn

The rate at which customers stop buying from you over a period. High churn means you constantly need new customers just to stay at the same revenue.

Customer acquisition cost (CAC)

How much you spend on average to win one new customer, counting advertising, promotions, and sales effort. Lower CAC means your marketing is more efficient.

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Drip-feed

A delivery method that spreads an order over time in small increments instead of all at once, for example 1,000 likes per day. It is commonly used to make growt…

Drop rate

The share of delivered engagement that disappears afterward, for example followers who unfollow within days or weeks. Services with a high drop rate may require…

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Endpoint

A specific URL on the panel's server that your software contacts to perform an action, such as placing an order or checking an order's status.

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JSON

A lightweight text format used to exchange data between software, including panel APIs. API responses like order status arrive as JSON that your system can read…

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Lifetime value (LTV)

The total profit you expect to earn from a customer over their entire relationship with your business. A healthy business earns an LTV comfortably above its CAC…

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Margin

Your profit expressed as a percentage of the selling price. Margins vary widely in reselling; they depend on your pricing, order volume, service costs, and over…

Markup

The amount or percentage you add to your wholesale cost to set your retail price. For example, a service costing $1.00 sold at $2.50 has a $1.50 markup.

Mass order

A bulk-ordering feature that lets you place many orders at once by pasting one order per line, instead of submitting them one by one. It saves time when process…

Max order

The largest quantity you can order for a service in a single order. For bigger jobs you can split the quantity into multiple orders or use a service with a high…

Min order

The smallest quantity you can order for a service. The panel will reject orders below this number, so always check it before quoting a price to a customer.

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Onboarding

The process of bringing a new customer into your service: explaining what you offer, collecting their order details, setting expectations on timing, and confirm…

Operating costs

All the expenses of running your reseller business besides service costs: hosting, domains, payment gateway fees, advertising, tools, and your own time.

Order ID

The unique reference number a panel assigns to each order you place. Keep it handy: you need it to check status, request support, or prove what you ordered.

Order status: canceled

The order was stopped and will not be delivered. Funds for the canceled quantity are typically returned to your panel balance.

Order status: completed

The full ordered quantity has been delivered. If results later drop, this is when you would check the service's refill policy.

Order status: in progress

The order is actively being delivered. The remains count decreases as units arrive, and some services may pause and resume during delivery.

Order status: partial

The order stopped before the full quantity was delivered. The panel usually refunds the cost of the undelivered portion to your balance automatically.

Order status: pending

The order has been received but has not started yet. It is usually sitting in a queue waiting for the service to begin.

Order status: processing

The order has been picked up by the system and is being prepared, but delivery has not actually started.

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Partial refund

Returning only part of what a customer paid, usually proportional to what was not delivered. For example, if half an order completed, the customer is refunded f…

Provider

The upstream supplier that actually delivers a service. A panel may act as a provider for its own services, or route orders to external providers behind the sce…

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Quality score

A general indicator of how reliable a service is, often reflecting customer feedback on completion rate, speed, and how well results hold over time. Higher qual…

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Rate limit

A cap on how many API requests you can make in a given time window. Exceeding it causes requests to be rejected temporarily, so automated systems should pace th…

Refill

A request to top up engagement lost after delivery, for example when some followers drop off within a service's guarantee period. Not every service offers refil…

Refund policy

Your published rules on when customers get their money back, such as failed or partially delivered orders. A clear, fair policy prevents most payment disputes a…

Remains

The portion of an order that has not been delivered yet. If you ordered 5,000 units and 2,000 were delivered, the remains are 3,000.

Reseller

A business or individual who buys SMM services from a panel at wholesale cost and sells them to their own customers at a higher retail price, keeping the differ…

Retail price

The price you charge your own customers for a service. It must be higher than your wholesale cost and operating costs if you want to stay profitable.

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Sandbox

A test environment where you can try API calls without spending real money or placing real orders. Use it to verify your integration before going live.

Service ID

The unique number a panel assigns to each service. You enter this ID when placing an order manually or through the API so the system knows exactly which service…

Service list

The full catalog of services a panel offers, usually shown with each service's ID, name, rate, minimum and maximum order, and average completion time.

SLA (service-level agreement)

A written commitment about the level of service a customer can expect, such as response times and delivery windows. Keep SLAs realistic and based on what your p…

SMM panel

An online platform where resellers can purchase social media marketing services, such as followers, likes, views, or watch time, usually in bulk and at wholesal…

Speed (per day)

How many units a service can deliver in a 24-hour period. A service with a speed of 10,000 per day will complete a 50,000-unit order in roughly five days.

Start count

The number recorded at the moment an order begins, for example the follower count before delivery starts. It is used as the baseline when measuring what the ord…

Subscription

A recurring billing arrangement where customers pay regularly, often monthly, for ongoing services or a package of orders. It creates steadier income than one-o…

Support ticket

A message you send to the panel's support team about a specific order or account issue. Include the order ID and a clear description to get the fastest useful r…

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TAT (turnaround time)

The total time from receiving a customer's order to completing it. Quote a conservative TAT that includes your own processing time plus the panel service's aver…

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Upsell

Encouraging a customer to buy a higher-value option, such as a larger package or a faster service, instead of their original choice.

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