Richard_Overvold - 3:10 am on Aug 16, 2004 (gmt 0)

Tsuren,

Hope you don't mind as I stole your format. :)

Q: Preferred commission: PPC, Fix amount per sale, % per sale or other
A: Other. Up front lead based commission on a set amount.

Q: Sale notification
A: Email

Q: Tracking: What is the best tracking technology? In house, outsource (befree, CJ etc) or other
A: I prefer CJ.

Q: Stats: What do you want from your stats?
Conversion ratio.

Minimum monthly Payout:
$50-$100 is fine. If I can't make $100 from the program in one month, count me out.

Q: Final Payment: What is the industry standard, to allow for refunds, chargeback’s etc…
A: Depends on your field. But to turn back a lead based commission, there better be a very good reason. Returns on sales commissions are understandable.

Q: Incentives: What are the best incentives?
A: % of commissions made, say, "10%" on top of commissions earned.

Q: Where do you go to find affiliate programs?
A: Google them.

Q: If you were offered an incentive to sell a product exclusively (meaning you wouldn’t promote another competitors in the “same field” on your site) would you do it?
A: Yes.

Q: If I have missed any other key points that are important to affiliates please feel free to elaborate.
A: Work work work.