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| #1 Question: Q. What Is An Affiliate Program? |
| Answer: A. An affiliate program is a system where your website posts a link to another website, and if a visitor to your website clicks on that link and then buys something you receive a commission. |
| #2 Question: Q. How is my affiliate account managed? |
| Answer: On the network site, you will have access to tools to add banners and links to your site with your tracking id. The network will also offer real time reporting and handle payments and tax forms. |
| #3 Question: Q. Are there any start-up fees or other costs associated with joining an affiliate program? |
| Answer: A. No. It is free to sign up, and free to add banners and links to our site. |
| #4 Question: Q. Do I need any special qualifications to be an affiliate? |
| Answer: A. No, however we do have the power to approve or turn down your affiliation application. We are looking for specific qualities in our affiliates. We will not approve sites that are sexually explicit, violent, violate international property laws, advocate discrimination, promote radical religious or political views, or advocate or promote any illegal activities. If you do not do any of things and are turned down, you may request explanation to to see what we are looking for. |
| #5 Question: Q. Do I have to have a currently operating site to become an affiliate? |
| Answer: A. No. You can usually register a site that is not live as an affiliate, as long as you own the domain name. Just make sure that you use an email address associated with the website-in-development, otherwise it will be very difficult for you to get past the affiliate fraud screening process. |
| #6 Question: Q. How much are commissions? |
| Answer: A. Commission is 50% of membership fee. |
| #7 Question: Q. How often will I get paid? |
| Answer: A. We will aggregate your commissions and then send you a check or wire transfer minus $25 wire transfer fee first day of the month for the previous month’s sales. |
| #8 Question: Q. What is a cookie? |
| Answer: A. A cookie is a small piece of data that is transferred to a computer in order to mark it for a later transaction. Affiliate programs are based on cookies. The way they work is that when a user comes to your site and clicks on the link of a site you are affiliated with, a cookie is placed on that user’s computer. Then, even if they leave the site and come back a week later to become paid member, you will get credit for the paid membership and receive a 50% commission. |
| #9 Question: Q. What is a product feed? |
| Answer: Product feeds are only important for online stores and other sales sites– if your site just has a banner linking to a us, you do not have to worry about it. |
| #10 Question: Q. What is an RSS feed? |
| Answer: A. An RSS feed is a system that allows your site to be easily and automatically updated based on the banners, links and ads you display. |
| #11 Question: Q. How much do I need to know about computers to become an affiliate? |
| Answer: A. You or someone you work with should be familiar with HTML, so that you can copy and paste banners, ads and links onto your site. If you are uncomfortable with technology, this is not an industry for you. |
| #12 Question: Q. Do I have to live in the US to be an affiliate? |
| Answer: A. No. The great thing about the internet is that it makes geography irrelevant |
| #13 Question: Q. If I have multiple websites, do I need to create multiple affiliate accounts? |
| Answer: A. Our affiliate program will allow you to register multiple websites under one central account, allowing all your commissions to be aggregated. |
| #14 Question: Q. Do I have to have a website to be an affiliate? |
| Answer: A. No. If you do not have a website, you can create special text links and either use those directly yourself. If you have a store front business you can order our flyers and displays which will have an promotion code on it which also serves as your affiliate ID number. You can e-mail the link to friends, family or customers. |
| #15 Question: What if I have a store front business can I still be an affiliate? |
| Answer: Yes. We can send you a display with your affiliate ID and flyers. |
| #16 Question: I see that you ask for social security number or tax ID but I am reluctant to release that information. |
| Answer: That's ok but when it's time to pay you we will need that information for tax purposes in order to pay you. |
| #17 Question: Do people really go online to date? |
| Answer: Yes. Over 40 million people date online for various reasons. |
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