Publisher's FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions for Publishers.
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How do I join AffiliateCrew as a publisher?
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How long does it take to be approved?
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I lost my username or password. Where do I get it?
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What is the minimum amount to earn before a payout?
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How soon is my first check sent?
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Does the merchant withhold income taxes?
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How often are checks sent?
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What type of tracking system does this program use?
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How are visitors tracked?
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How long are cookies set for?
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How soon after a sale or click will I be able to see the new stats show up?
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What information is presented in the tracking area?
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How do I access reports?
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What types of links are available?
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How often are text links and banners updated?
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Can I modify text links or banners?
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Which type of link produces a higher click through rate-banner or text?
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Are announcements sent when new links or specials are made available?
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Can I open the merchant site in a new browser window?
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How do I get new banners?
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How do I make suggestions for new banner or ad copy?
Answers
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How do I join AffiliateCrew as a publisher? |
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You can join AffiliateCrew by going to the Join
Now page and selecting the advertiser you are interested in promoting.
Or contact us. |
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How long does it take to be approved? |
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Typically, applications are reviewed within hours
of submission. |
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I lost my username or password. Where do I get it? |
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Our system features an automated tool that will
e-mail your login information. |
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What is the minimum amount to earn before a payout? |
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$25 is the minimum commission balance prior to
payout. |
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How soon is my first check sent? |
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In order to allow for the return period to pass
so that necessary refunds can be issued, this program has a 35-day
lag time. For example, sales in January will be paid in the March
5th disbursement. |
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Does the merchant withhold income taxes? |
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No. You are an independent contractor and as such
are responsible for filing on your taxable income.
All affiliates, who are not corporations, must provide us a Social
Security number. If you earn more than $600 during a calendar year,
we will issue you a 1099 form. |
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How often are checks sent? |
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All accounts totaling $25 or more are paid 35 days
after the month in which the sale(s) occurred. |
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What type of tracking system does this program use? |
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We use a private label solution developed for AffiliateCrew.
This system has been extensively tested for reliability and accuracy. |
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How are visitors tracked? |
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Visitors arriving from your site will have a cookie
placed on their computer that IDs them as having come from your
site. |
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How long are cookies set for? |
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Cookie life varies by program. A new cookie is
placed EACH time a visitor arrives on our site from an affiliate
site. |
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How soon after a sale or click will I be able to see the new stats show up? |
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All reporting is done in real time. Clicks and
sales will be immediately viewable from your login screen within
the affiliate service center. |
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What information is presented in the tracking area? |
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Commission amount, date and invoice number. |
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How do I access reports? |
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Simply login to your account and click on the “view
reports” link. |
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What types of links are available? |
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Most programs offer both text-based links as well
as a variety of professionally designed banners and e-mail templates. |
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How often are text links and banners updated? |
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Banners and links are updated frequently--each
time a new banner or link is added you will receive an update e-mail
from the affiliate management team. |
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Can I modify text links or banners? |
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No. In order to maintain a consistent presentation
that matches the guidelines that we have set forth, we require
that banners and text not be modified without the affiliate manager's
prior approval. |
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Which type of link produces a higher click through rate-banner or text? |
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Effectiveness of banners and links will be mentioned
in frequent newsletter updates sent to our network of affiliates. |
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Are announcements sent when new links or specials are made available? |
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Yes. We send out brief announcements when new opportunities
are made available. |
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Can I open the merchant site in a new browser window? |
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Yes. You may open the site to a new non-crippled
window.
No frames. |
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How do I get new banners? |
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After you have created your affiliate account and
been accepted into the program you can log in at the affiliate
service center to review and retrieve new banners.
All graphic files are hosted on our servers. You simply copy and
paste html code from the affiliate service center. The code will
already contain your unique affiliate ID. |
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How do I make suggestions for new banner or ad copy? |
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We encourage you to give us feedback on new banners
and/or text links that would help you be more effective. Please follow
this link to send a suggestion to the affiliate manager. |
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