Tier 1

Commissions paid to you for your direct referrals.

Example

You refer several customers to our merchant partner sites whose purchases total $1000.

• Assuming a 35% tier 1, you would be paid $350.00.
• Assuming a 50% tier 1, you would be paid $500.00.

Tier 2

Other webmasters you refer to us who signup as affiliates are called your tier 2 referrals. Presumably these webmasters will, in turn, refer customers to our merchant sites. You're paid a tier 2 commission based on sales from that webmaster's referrals.

Example

You refer webmasters Peter, Paul, and Mary, each of whom sign up as affiliates with us. Peter, Paul, and Mary each refer users responsible for $1000 in sales.

• Assuming a 35% tier 1 and 5% tier 2, each webmaster would be paid ($1000 x 35%) = $350, and you would be paid (($1000 x 5%) * 3) = $150.00.
• Assuming a 50% tier 1 and 5% tier 2, each webmaster would be paid ($1000 x 50%) = $500, and you would be paid the same (($1000 x 5%) * 3) = $150.00.

Our merchant partners wish to reward those actively promoting them and generating more sales. So if your referrals generate 10 or more sales in any month for a site, your commission level for that site for that month is increased to the next level (often 50%) for all sales for that site that month.

Example

Assuming a level 1 commission of 35% and level 2 commission of 50%:

• Your referrals generate 9 sales on DancePartner.com in February totaling $900. Your DancePartner.com February commission would be ($900 x 35%) = $315.00.
• Your referrals generate 10 sales on DancePartner.com in February totaling $1000. Your DancePartner.com February commission would be ($1000 x 50%) = $500.00.

Commissions are paid to you for life. If you refer a customer to one of our merchant partners, that customer is tagged as yours for the life of that customer's account. All sales to that customer, now, or years in the future, will result in a commission payment to you.

Most affiliates receive generous supplemental income for little effort - simply promoting our merchant partners on their web site's home page (or, better yet, on multiple pages). Our top affiliates, however, actively promote us in their newsletters and e-mails to their customers. Our partners reward active promotion with an even higher commission rate. Active promotion pays off and can yield substantial revenue.

Some people sign up and purchase a membership within their first month. However these people are in the minority. Most people browse and get the feel of a site for a few months prior to purchasing a paid membership. Patience if a good thing to have.

• Place our merchant partner banners on your home page, and multiple pages, of your web site. Place the banners where people will see them - left is better than right; top is better than bottom.
• If you send out an e-newsletter, promote our merchant partners there, and, of course, include a merchant banner (with a tracking link) in your newsletter.
• Great Idea! --- Write an article endorsing a merchant's services, and upload the article to your site and to WordPress, and other blog publishing sites. (Of course, remember to include a merchant banner or text link with an affiliate tracking link in your article!)

Yes you can. Many of our best affiliates have no web site of their own. You can promote our merchant partners through many free social networking sites and blogs such as MySpace, Facebook, WordPress, etc. Here are some ideas:

• Create a MySpace page as a fan club page for one or more of our merchants.
• Write an article endorsing one of our merchants and submit upload it to blogs that you feel appropriate.
• Write an article and upload the article to WordPress, and other blog publishing sites.

Of course, remember to include a merchant banner or text link with an affiliate tracking link in your pages!