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What Is An Affiliate Program?

What is the Shopster affiliate program?

The Shopster affiliate program enables you to promote and sell the Shopster Merchant Network and earn a commission on every sale you make through your website.

The Shopster affiliate program team will provide you with the tools, banners, reviews, content, and text links to put on your website, or place in e-mails. Each time a visitor clicks on a text link, content link, or banner and subscribes to Shopster, you make money.

Why become a Shopster affiliate partner?

The Shopster affiliate program allows you to promote Shopster's business solution on your website. At no cost to you. Most importantly, becoming a partner will add another revenue stream to your online business.

How Much Money Can I Earn And How Do I Get Paid?

How much commission will I get?

The Shopster affiliate program will pay you:

$1 per FREE account sign up – Receive $1 for every new customer that signs up for a Shopster FREE account

$20 per Shopster PowerMerchant account upgrade – Receive $20 commission for each Free account that upgrades to a Shopster PowerMerchant account

* Shopster Selling Tip: Promote Shopster’s PowerMerchant account to make the most sales and the most money. With enhanced features and functionality, PowerMerchant is a great way for your serious sellers to turn a small business into a big success.

How does the Shopster affiliate program know that certain orders came from my website and that I should get the commission?

After you are accepted onto the Shopster affiliate program run through Shareasale, you will be assigned a unique affiliate identification number. This unique identifier allows Shareasale - our affiliate marketing partner - to track your sales and commissions. Shareasale will provide you with access to Shopster's tools, banners, text links, content links, and linking codes which will all include your unique affiliate identification number.

How and when do affiliates get paid?

Affiliate partners are paid monthly. Checks are mailed by Shareasale to the billing address submitted on your application. Shareasale can also pay affiliates from certain countries by direct deposit into their bank account.

What is a payment threshold?

A payment threshold is the dollar amount in commissions that must be accumulated before an affiliate receives their paycheck. Shareasale has a payment threshold of $50. They issue payments via check and direct deposit on the 20th of each month. These payments are made to those affiliates who have reached the $50 minimum BEFORE the end of the previous month. For example, if you earn $60 by the end of September, you are paid this commission on October 20th.

Do I keep commissions on cancelled orders?

No. All commissions are updated daily for returns and adjustments. If you receive a commission check before an order is cancelled, your commission balance will show a negative amount that will be deducted from future commissions.

What is the return day cookie policy?

Return days - or revisit days - are the number of days that can elapse between an initial visit by a customer you referred, and a return visit in which that customer comes back and subscribes.

The Shopster affiliate program offers a lifetime cookie policy for affiliates. This means that you will get credit for all account sign-ups you referred to Shopster.com for as long as the cookie is on your customer's PC. If a customer visits your site, clicks on a link, and doesn't subscribe that day, but comes back and signs-up some time in the future – you'll still earn a commission! This greatly increases your conversion rates and earning potential.

This is also applicable with upgrades to Shopster PowerMerchant. Because of our lifetime cookie policy, you’ll continue to earn upgrade commissions off of referrals, regardless of how long after sign-up they decide to upgrade.

Where can I track my sales and commissions?

Once you join Shareasale you will receive a username and password via email. When you login to your Shareasale account - at http://www.shareasale.com/a-login.cfm - you will be able to access Shopster's; tools, banners, coupons, content links, and text links in addition to many reporting tools which will allow you to track your sales and commissions.

How Does The Shopster Affiliate Program Work?

How does the Shopster affiliate program work?

The Shopster affiliate program can be explained in 4 easy steps:

Step 1: Send your website visitors to Shopster.com
Once you are approved as a Shopster affiliate, you'll be able to place Shopster tools, banners, coupons, text links, and promotional copy on your website (you will be able to get all of these through your Shareasale account). You will have a unique affiliate identification number to track your sales. This unique affiliate identification number is included in every HTML link you grab from your affiliate account in Shareasale. When someone clicks through one of your Shopster links they are led to Shopster.com. If that visitor signs up, your unique HTML link tracks your sales and commissions.
Step 2: A visitor you send sign-ups for a Shopster Free account - you receive $1
For each Shopster Free account sign-up you refer, $1 will be credited to your Shareasale account.
Step 3: Your website visitors upgrade to a Shopster PowerMerchant Account
You will also be credited $20 for every free account that upgrades to a PowerMerchant account. Once a day, a record is sent to Shareasale reporting all successful sales made day.
Step 4: Shareasale credits your sales to you and pays your commissions
All purchases made by customers with your affiliate identification number will be credited to you by our affiliate marketing partner, Shareasale. You will earn:
- $1 per Shopster Free account Sign-up
- $20 per Shopster PowerMerchant account upgrade

What types of communications will the Shopster affiliate program team send me?

The Shopster affiliate program team will occasionally send you e-mail messages that include; special offers and promotions, marketing tips, and updates on affiliate policies. All communications will include helpful information to assist you increase your earning potential. Shareasale may also occasionally send announcements to partners.

Is there a Shopster affiliate agreement?

The Shopster affiliate program does have an affiliate agreement that all affiliates must review and accept when registering to participate in the program through Shareasale. The affiliate agreement includes guidelines on website content, intellectual property, and the affiliate program components.

Are there rules on trademarks?

Shopster trademarks may not be altered, modified, amended, or changed in any way. The Shopster affiliate program agreement details the use of trademarks by affiliates. Failure to comply with this agreement will result in permanent removal from the affiliate program. If you have questions regarding trademarks and appropriate website content, please contact us at affiliates@shopster.com.

Where can I provide feedback on the Shopster affiliate program?

Shopster welcomes feedback concerning our affiliate program. Our affiliate marketing team values your opinions. In fact, much of our affiliate feedback has been used to make improvements to our program. We invite you to send your comments and suggestions to our Affiliate Manager at affiliates@shopster.com.

Who can I contact if I have additional questions?

For additional information regarding the Shopster affiliate program, please contact us at: affiliates@shopster.com. No solicitations please.

How Do I Become A Shopster Affiliate?

How do I become a Shopster affiliate?

It's easy! Just complete and submit an online application through Shareasale. You will receive an instant e-mail confirming receipt of your application. We will review your application within 48 business hours and notify you of your approval status. Once approved, we will send you everything you need to start making money as a Shopster affiliate partner.

Do I have to own a website to be a Shopster affiliate?

No. Most Shopster affiliates promote the program through a website or multiple sites. However, you can also have success promoting Shopster with HTML e-mail campaigns, Blogs and forum posts. As long as your unique commission tracking code is included in the links in your Web site, Blog, Post or HTML-based e-mail you will be credited with the lead or sale. While the Shopster affiliate team provides link support for affiliates, you are responsible for ensuring that your website is fully functional.

Can an affiliate be from outside of the United States?

Yes. We accept affiliates from anywhere in the world.

Does my website need to meet any qualifications for me to become a Shopster affiliate?

Most websites qualify for participation in our program, and we encourage all interested individuals to submit an application. The Shopster affiliate team does reserve the right to refuse membership to a website or revoke a membership at any time if we feel it contains objectionable materials. Websites that will NOT be approved into our program include:

Websites that are unavailable to view, or are under construction
Websites that Shopster perceives as harmful to our brand and/or reputation
Websites containing sexually explicit materials
Websites promoting alcoholic beverages or excessive drinking/drug use
Websites promoting discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
Websites that promote violence or illegal activities
Websites containing extreme religious content

Does it cost me anything to become an affiliate?

No. It is absolutely free to join and participate in Shopster's affiliate program. There is no charge to apply, and there are no minimum sales requirements.

How Should I Set Up My Website?

How should I design my website?

You are free to design your website any way you like, as long as it does not violate our affiliate agreement or contain objectionable content. Affiliates can use our promotional copy and links on their websites. Our newsletters will also provide helpful marketing tips on our products, promotions, and positioning.

How often can I change the banners, graphics, and promotional copy on my website?

You are welcome to change your website content as frequently as you like. In fact, we advise you test the links available to determine what works best on your website. New banners, coupons, graphics, and promotional copy are regularly added to the Shareasale network, so be sure to check back often. Affiliates will also receive announcements and newsletters promoting the new links and promotions.

Can I use content from Shopster.com on my own website?

Affiliates should NOT use content directly off of Shopster.com without prior written approval from our company as stated in our affiliate agreement. Instead, the Shopster affiliate program team provides specially developed promotions, banners, text links, product pictures, and promotional copy to partners to use on their websites. If there is something you would like to use on your website that you do not see available, please contact us at: affiliates@shopster.com.