How do you track sales
from affiliates?
Every
affiliate is provided an unique URL which contains the affiliate's
ID. The URL is of the form http://www.myaffiliateprogram.com/u/mydimple/t.asp?id=xxxx
where "xxxx" is the ID. When someone clicks on that
URL, a cookie is placed in the person's computer which identifies
the affiliate who had referred the person. Then, when the
person orders from us (either then and there or after a few
days, weeks, months, or even years), our software reads the
cookie from the person's computer, gets the referring affiliate's
ID and credits the affiliate for the sale.
Suffice
it to say that we do everything we can to ensure that affiliates
are credited for the sales that they generate.
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Suppose
a person who has been originally referred to you by me does
not order immediately, but orders your caricature services
on a later visit to your site. Will I still get credit for
that order?
Yes,
you will. We use cookies to track the customers who have been
referred to us by affiliates. Whenever a customer is sent
to us by you, a cookie is placed in her computer to identify
her as your customer. If she doesn't order immediately, but
orders later, you will get the commission for the order (even
if she has come to our site directly on the second visit instead
of through your affiliate URL) as long as she has not come
to our site through another affiliate's link during that period.
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How
much commissions will I be getting?
When
a client who has been referred to us by you initially orders
our services, you will earn a commission of 30%. Hence, the
commissions you get for each order will depend on what product
the customer purchased
If
a client buy the custom caricature (s), your commision will
be the following
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How
do you make payment
We
do use Pay Pal for the
transactions. So, make sure that you are in the country that
can use Pay Pal service before you join our affiliate program.
Is
this a two tier program? Do I earn a commission when an affiliate
who has been referred to you by me makes a sale?
Yes,
this is a two tier program. You will earn a 5% commission
on the sales made by affiliates who have been referred to
us by you.
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How
much money can I expect to earn by promoting your affiliate
program?
It
is difficult for us to predict any concrete figure. A lot
depends on to what extent you are successful in promoting
our service. The more work you put in, the more you can expect
to earn. It also depends on how much traffic your site currently
enjoys, how many subscribers your newsletter has, how extensively
you promote our service in your web site and newsletter, and
so on.
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How
often and when will I get paid?
A
check will be sent to you by the 10th day of every month for
the commissions earned during the previous month, as long
as the total commissions due to you is at least $30. If the
total commissions due to you is less than $30, they will be
carried forward to the next month.
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How
do I track my commissions? Do you provide any online statistics?
Yes,
we do.You will be able to track the number of click-throughs
and the number of sales generated and the amount of commissions
earned in real time. Also, whenever you generate a sale, or
whenever an affiliate signs up under you, or whenever an affiliate
who has signed up under you generates a sale, you will receive
an email from us.
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Are
all persons eligible to become affiliates?
We
do not accept affiliates who have sites which promote spam
as described in our terms and conditions, pornographic material,
violence, illegal activities such as software piracy, or discrimination
based on race, gender, religion, national origin, physical
disability, sexual orientation, or age. Apart from that, generally
anyone can become an affiliate.
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Can
anyone from any country sign up as an affiliate? Or is this
limited to U.S. residents only?
Yes,
the affiliate program is open to residents of all countries.
However, all payments will be made by Pay
Pal. So, make sure that you are in the country that can
use Pay Pal service.
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Do
I need to have my own web site in order to become an affiliate?
No,
you don't. However, having your web site will definitely help
you generate more sales.
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Do
I need to order your caricature services in order to become
an affiliate?
No,
you don't.
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How
much does it cost to sign up as an affiliate?
It
costs nothing at all. Signing up for our affiliate program
is and will always remain free.
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Are
there any minimum number of sales that I have to generate
in order to continue as an affiliate?
No,
there isn't.
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Can
I take orders on your behalf, deduct my commissions and then
pay you the remaining amount?
No,
unfortunately, you can't. You can't accept orders on behalf
of other customers - the customers must directly order from
us. In order to ensure that we are able to provide the kind
of customer service that we are known for, we need to be in
control of every step of the ordering process.
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Can
I order your services from your site on behalf of my customers
without my customers coming to know that it is you who have
drawn the caricature form them?
YES,
no problems at all !!
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Can
I order your services for my site through my affiliate URL
so that I get the commission for the order?
No,
unfortunately, you can't. The reason that we don't allow this
is that it is not fair to the affiliate who had referred you
to our site. If we had allowed this, the affiliate who had
referred you would earn a 5% second tier commission, whereas
he/she deserves to earn the 30% first tier commission.
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Can
I sign up for your affiliate program twice (the second time
as a sub-affiliate of myself) so that I get both first tier
and second tier commissions for every sale that I generate
for you?
No,
unfortunately, you can't. The reason that we don't allow this
is that it is not fair to the affiliate who had referred you
to our site. If we had allowed this, the affiliate who had
referred you would not earn the 5% second tier commission
for any sale that you generate when he/she deserves to earn
this commission.
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How
do I promote your affiliate program?
Once
you sign up, we will provide you with ready-made banners in
order to help you promote our services. We will also provide
you with other tips and strategies that you can use to promote
our services. You will also be automatically subscribed to
a free email course in which we will tell you how to promote
our affiliate program. Note that by far the most effective
way to promote our service is to recommend our service to
your customers, web site visitors, ezine subscribers and others
who trust and respect you.
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Can
I promote your program using the pay per click search engines?
Yes,
you can.
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Can
I use unsolicited email to promote your site?
No,
you cannot. If we have reason to believe that an affiliate
has used unsolicited email to promote our service, that affiliate
will be banned forever from our affiliate program. The affiliate
will also lose any commissions that are due to him/her.
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I
have signed up for your affiliate program but have not received
an affiliate ID. What do I do?
Did
you enter the correct email address while signing up? This
problem generally occurs when you have accidentally entered
a wrong email address. Please sign up again using the correct
email address. If you still don't receive the affiliate ID,
send an email to affiliate@dimpleart.com.
We will help you fix the problem.
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I
have signed up for your affiliate program. Where should I
go to check my commissions?
Click here to log in to your affiliate administration
site, which will provide you with detailed statistics regarding
your performance.
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I
have signed up for your affiliate program. Where should I
go to change my personal profile?
Click here to log in to your affiliate administration
site, which will allow you to change your personal information.
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