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Sales Statistics How
can I improve my sales?
- Don't make the classic mistake of
putting up a few banners and expecting your visitors to click on them.
This option is the least effort and will yield the least reward, as
users simply ignore adverts. Compare how many times you click on a
banner (a couple of times a year?) to the amount you click on text
links (hundreds of times a week?) and you'll see why
text links in the body of your text perform much more strongly.
- Make the links relevant to the pages
they are on, and use them on as many pages as possible. A good tip is
to place them in your navigation bar – not only will this ensure they
appear on all your pages, but that they are also in the area most
likely to be clicked by users.
- If you don't want to link on all your
pages, try and link on those as close to your homepage as possible,
and those that receive the highest number of hits. Links closer to the
tops of pages have also been shown to perform better than those
further down.
- Get as much traffic as possible. The
best way to do this is to provide a high-quality website, with
relevant, on-topic information, that people will want to visit again
and again.
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What subscriptions
qualify for commissions?
All subscriptions that involve an up-front payment qualify for a $2.00
commission – that means any subscription except free trial
subscriptions or subscriptions created with vouchers that reduce the first
payment to zero.
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My statistics don't show any sales, why
is this? The most likely reason is that you have not generated any
sales. For tips on how to improve your links' performances click
here. Also, please note that commissions are only available on subscriptions taken
out involving an up-font payment. If you think you have generated
subscription payments which have
not been tracked then please ensure that your links are correct, as
incorrect linking could result in a tracking failure. If you are not using your unique links your sales will not
be tracked. Please also be careful when using WYSIWYG HTML editors such as
FrontPage, as they can often alter HTML code without you knowing. Always
edit the HTML code directly to be sure of linking correctly.
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If
a user doesn't subscribe straight away will I lose the commission? No. After
you have redirected a user to our site there is a period of 365 days
before the cookie expires. If they subscribe any time in this
period you will receive your commission. Back to Questions
Click-throughs
are not being recorded, why not? Unlike other affiliate systems, our
software will only register one click per visitor – so if someone on a
slow connection keeps clicking your link it will still only register as
one click. Once a user has clicked on your link it will be 365 days before
they can click on your link and affect your statistics. To test your own
link you must delete your cookies (see "Tools", "Internet
Options") and then click on your link. Back to Questions
Sales
are not being recorded, why not? Only the first sale generated by a
user will result in a commission. After this the user is deemed to already
be aware of our site, and so no commission is paid. If a user had already
been directed to our site by another affiliate within 365 days prior to
being redirected by you then the commission would be credited to the
affiliate who originally directed us the user. Back to Questions
My
total sales have gone down or disappeared, why? At the end of a
period where your total commissions exceed $50 this sum will be deducted
from your overall earnings and sent to you by your specified method. Back to Questions
Payments When
will I receive payments? Payments will be made quarterly at the end of
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How will I receive
my payments? Payments will be
sent through
PayPal. All funds will
automatically be converted to your own currency by
PayPal.
If you do not already
have a
PayPal
account you can open one for free by clicking
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My
account has exceeded $50 but I haven't received payment. Why not? If
your account has exceeded $50 then your payment will be sent out at the
end of the next quarter, which will either be the end of March, June,
September, or December. If the end of a quarter has elapsed, and you have
allowed sufficient time for processing, contact us
with the details of your account and query. Back to Questions
I
didn't receive payment at the end of the last quarter, why not? Payments
will only be sent out for sums greater than $50.00. When your account
exceeds this limit you will be sent payment at the end of that quarter.
If your account has exceeded $50.00, and you have allowed sufficient time
for processing, please contact us with details of your account and query. Back to Questions
How Can I Make
More Money from my Website?
What other affiliate
programs are available to join? Our sister site, firstwriter.com,
operates an affiliate program at www.firstwriter.com/affiliates.
We are also part of an affiliate program run by the IP
Rights Office, which offers $10 for every new registrant you refer to
their Copyright
Registration Service. For
more details click
here. You can also find other affiliate programs at:
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Programs Directory
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