Affiliate Program Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I sign up?You should sign up if you are interested in working hard to promote an affiliate program that will pay you generous commissions for promoting a quality product. Sign up if your goals are to be a successful affiliate. To be a successful affiliate you must do more than put up a banner, or a text link. Our most successful affiliates are the ones that tell their visitors a little about our services, and our support. Never underestimate the power of pre-selling when promoting our affiliate program. You will have many more click-throughs, and your links will be the ones that sell. Back to TopHow much money can I make from the EasyHorseShip.com Affiliate program?Each time you refer a visitor to EasyHorseShip.com you will have a chance to earn a commission. You will earn $1.00 for each visitor you refer that signs up for a free trial, and 20% of the total value of any memberships by visitors coming to our site from your affiliate link.For instance if a customer comes from your affiliate link and registers for a
free trial you will Back to TopHow do second tier commissions work?When someone that is referred from your website signs up for our affiliate program, they become your second tier affiliate. They will be able to receive full credit for all of the sales that they refer, just like you, however, you will get a 5% commission on all memberships referred by your second tier affiliates. Your 5% is not subtracted from their commission, it is an additional 5%. If you refer one or two exceptionally successful second tier affiliates you may find that they are responsible for the bulk of your income from the affiliate program. For example if the customer that purchased a membership in the example above came through an affiliate that you referred to us, you will receive $4.50. The more sub-affiliates you have under you the more opportunities you will have to earn second tier commissions. Back to TopWhy don’t you have more than two tiers in your program?We only have 2 tiers in the EasyHorseShip.com affiliate program because we want our affiliates to focus on selling memberships, not recruiting new members to the program. This is not a MLM type program in which everyone recruits and no one sells. The only way to effectively make money by promoting an affiliate program is by promoting the products, not the program. If you promote the products, people will sign up for the program. Back to TopHow can I promote the EasyHorseShip.com affiliate program?There is a simple rule of thumb when promoting our program: You may use any method of promotion you choose, as long as it is Legal, Ethical, Practical, Honest, and it is not prohibited in the reseller agreement. This means that you may, promote our program in an opt in e-mail newsletter, but may not use spam. You may advertise your affiliate link in other’s newsletters, in newspaper classifieds, radio ads, or anything else you find to be effective. You may not misrepresent yourself as being a representative of EasyHorseShip.com or use any other practice that is dishonest. Some successful affiliates even set up mini websites dedicated to promoting their affiliate link. If you wish to set up a mini website with your own domain name to promote your affiliate link, we can offer you special pricing. We will send you details after you sign up for our affiliate program. To sell effectively spend a little time detailing our service plans to your visitors and set your affiliate code to redirect them directly to the registration page. Back to TopWhy does my Affiliate Link point to HorseWanted.com?Your affiliate link points to HorseWanted.com because they are managing our affiliate program. As one of the first equine classifieds sites on the web to use an affiliate program they have the experience, and state of the art software to manage and track our affiliate program effectively. Your links will direct your visitors to EasyHorseShip.com and your commissions will be credited properly. Back to TopDo I have to be a EasyHorseShip.com customer to participate in the affiliate program?You don’t have to be a EasyHorseShip.com customer to participate in this program. However, you will find it much easier to promote our services if you have personal experience with them. A major part of successful pre-selling a product is being able to offer the benefit of your personal experience. Consider signing up for a membership yourself so you can relate your personal experience to your web site's visitors. Back to TopHow Do I Start?Click here to Join the EasyHorseShip.com Affiliate Program. |
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