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What is an Affiliate Marketing Program?
- An Affiliate Marketing Program allows you to place links to our products
on your web site. By placing these links, visitors to your site
have the opportunity to buy products. If a product is purchased
through a link on your web site, we pay you a commission for each
sale.
Why should I join?
- There are many reasons to join! Becoming an Affiliate is free,
and you'll make money with very little effort. As an Affiliate,
you can add value to the content of your site. We take the
customer order and handle all payments. All you do is cash the
check!
Does it cost me anything to become an
Affiliate?
- No! It's absolutely free to join our Affiliate Program. There
is no charge to apply and there is no minimum sales requirement.
Can a web site outside the United States or Canada
be an Affiliate?
- Yes. We welcome Affiliates from anywhere in the world;
however, customers that buy from our site must pay in US dollars.
All commission payment checks to Affiliates are in US dollars.
I operate more than one web site. Can I still be
an Affiliate?
- Yes. You can have multiple sites as an Affiliate. You can have
one Affiliate account with us that will include all of your sites.
You can track the progress of each of your sites separately and be
paid with only one commission check.
How do I sign
up?
- First, you must read and accept our Affiliate Agreement. Then,
you complete our online application form. After your application
is submitted, we will send you an email with information on how to
get started.
How does the program work?
- An Affiliate Marketing Program allows you to make money by referring
customers to our web site. You do this by placing links on your
site. Every time you refer a customer to us and that customer
makes a purchase, you earn a commission.
Is my web
site eligible to become an Affiliate?
- Most sites will qualify to participate in the program. Anyone
may submit an application, but we do reserve the right to refuse
membership to a site or revoke a site's membership at any time if
we deem that it contains objectionable material.
What are my responsibilities as an
Affiliate?
- The only thing you are responsible for is using the tag
generator, creative, and links, so you can create and place links
on your site. We handle everything else.
What are
our responsibilities?
- We will provide you with the tools and support you need to
maximize sales through your site. We also handle orders, shipping,
and billing for all customers you refer to us.
I
don't have a web site, can I still apply?
- Unfortunately, no. In order for us to accept you as an
Affiliate, we must be able to view your web site.
What if I operate more than one web site?
- You can have multiple sites under one affiliate account. You
can create links specifically for each site and generate separate
reports for each site. You will receive one commission check for
all sites.
How do I change my account
information?
- Once you have been accepted as an Affiliate, you will be given
access to our affiliate area, so you can modify your account
information.
Will becoming an Affiliate increase
traffic to my site?
- Our Affiliate Marketing Program is a revenue-sharing program. It is not
designed to help you increase traffic to your site; however, it
enhances your site with content, so your user return rate may be
higher. You will also be given access to our online affiliate
support forum so you can learn how to increase traffic to your
site and earn more money.
How do I create
links?
- We have an automatic tag generator that creates HTML that
you cut and paste into your web site. It is so easy to use even
beginners can create links in seconds.
Where should I place the links on
my site?
- You should place links where they are easy for your site
visitors to find, such as your homepage. Some areas you may want
to place your links include your home page, your navigation bar,
and any other traffic areas. If you place the links in an easily
accessible location on your site, your visitors will be more
likely to make a purchase.
How often should I
update my links?
- You should update links to our products frequently. We are
constantly adding new products, so you should create new links
that fit the interests of your visitors. Using our dynamic full
page creatives you can have fresh content on your site everyday.
Can I use your content on my site?
- You can repurpose the content we have on our site to make it your own,
and suggested graphics and descriptive texts will be made
available to you and you are recommended to use them.
How much can I earn?
- We can't predict how much you will earn from our Affiliate
Program because we don't know anything about your web site or your
visitors. We will tell you that we have affiliates earning
thousands of dollars every month.
How do I know
how much commission I've earned?
- Through affiliate interface you can access reports, which are
updated daily, that provide information on impressions, click
thorough, orders, shipments, and commissions earned.
How often do I get paid?
- The Affiliate Networks will send you a check for a percentage of the sales
you referred to our site every calendar month, provided you've
earned more than $25.00.
Do I earn commissions on
my own purchases?
- The Program is intended for commercial use only and you may
not purchase Products through the Program for your own use.
What about product returns?
- If a user returns a product for a refund, or if credit card
charges are reversed due to a dispute or credit card fraud, your
account will be debited for any commission earned on that
transaction.
How can I monitor my sales?
- You can monitor your sales by accessing reports as often as
you like through your admin section.
Who processes
orders and handles customer service?
- We do all of that for the customers that you refer to our
site. All you have to do is place links on your site. We do the
rest!
How will you know that the orders came from
my site?
- All links from your site to our site contain a unique
identifier so that every time a user comes to us via your site, we
know to credit you when a purchase is made. This is only possible,
though, when you create all of your links with the tag generator
on our affiliate interface.
How often can I run
reports?
- You can run reports daily if you wish. Our affiliate reporting
area, is updated daily with the latest information about your
site.
I operate more than one web site. Can you
track them separately but pay me with one commission check?
- Yes. You can have multiple sites under one Affiliate account.
You can create links and generate reports specifically for each
site, but you will receive one commission check for all of your
sites. To set up an account with multiple sites, please contact us
at affiliates@rugman.com with the names and URLs of the additional
sites.
What if I need to contact
Rugman.com?
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