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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Payments

When will I receive payments? Payments will be made quarterly at the end of March, June, September, and December, when accounts exceed $50.00

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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 here.

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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.

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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.

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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:

  Affiliate Seeking

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