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What is an affiliate program? |
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An affiliate program is a form of advertising, on the Web, where companies use special marketing programs to reward affiliates (typically consumers or small businesses), for driving traffic or business to their Web site. Affiliate Programs allow affiliates to place links to, products, categories or special promotions on their site to encourage site visitors to buy merchandise. Each time a visitor clicks on a text or banner link and purchases merchandise, an affiliate earns money!
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What is the X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Marketing Program? |
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The X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Program enables you to promote/sell X-Treme Geek products and earn up to 10% commission on every sale you make! We provide you with several banner and text links for you to include on your Web site or to place in email newsletters.
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How does the Affiliate Marketing Program work? |
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We've partnered with DoubleClick Performics, an independent affiliate management company to provide a selection of Web-based marketing tools for affiliates. When a visitor clicks a link and makes a purchase on our site, DoubleClick Performics tracks your code and calculates your commission. You can trust that your sales totals are 100% accurate and your commissions are paid in a timely manner.
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Why become a X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate? |
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X-Treme Geek ® is a nationally recognized catalog company with loyal customers and a great reputation for quality and service. |
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Add value and content to your site by offering unique hard-to-find computer products and excellent customer service and support to your site visitors. |
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Our affiliates earn up to 10% commission per item purchased, without the cost and hassle of order processing, inventory and shipping!
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What are the qualifications to become an Affiliate? |
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Affiliates must have a valid Web site address and valid email address in order to participate. Program terms are outlined in the X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Agreement. We reserve the right to reject any application or terminate membership to our affiliate program for any reason.
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Do I have to own a Web site to be an affiliate? |
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Yes, most Web sites qualify for participation in our program. We encourage all interested individuals to submit an application.
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Does it cost me anything to become an affiliate? |
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The X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Program is FREE to join! There is no charge to apply and no minimum sales requirements to participate in the program.
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How do I join? |
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Signing up is easy! Please read and accept the X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Agreement, then complete and submit your online application. Shortly thereafter, you will receive an instant email confirming receipt of your application. We will review your application within one business day and notify you of your approval status. Once approved, we will send you everything you need to start making money as our new affiliate marketing partner!
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How should I design my Web site? |
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We offer several different banner sizes and text links to compliment your Web site layout and color scheme. If you have any problems, please let the X-Treme Geek ® Affiliate Team know.
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I own several Web sites. Can I register all of them under this affiliate program? |
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DoubleClick Performics makes managing multiple affiliate accounts easily! Affiliates with multiple URLs are encouraged to register more than one URL, just as long as they are different Web sites and not multiple URL's of the same Web site. Once you are accepted into the program and receive your account information from DoubleClick Performics, our affiliate marketing partner, you can register multiple URL's in your affiliate account and track the performance of each Web site separately.
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After I register as an affiliate, how do I get started? |
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After you are accepted to the program, we will prompt you to log on to your Affiliate Management Console to choose the links that you want to appear on your site. We create the text, graphic and HTML you need to get started. Simply copy and paste the HTML code on the pages of your site in the area that you want X-Treme Geek ® links to appear. Utilize your creativity and develop marketing strategies that appeal to your Web site's demographic. The more your links lead to sales on our site, the more money your site will earn!
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Can I use content from x-tremegeek.com on my own site? |
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Yes, you can use logos, graphics, photos and product descriptions. Please contact the Affiliate Team if you have any questions regarding appropriate usage.
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What is the commission structure? |
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By joining the X-Treme Geek! Affiliate Program, you can earn up to 10% commission on our full product line. |
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How does the X-Treme Geek ® track orders from my site? |
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DoubleClick Performics has an automatic tag generator that creates HTML combined with your own unique affiliate identifier to add and track links placed on your Web site. All links from your Web site to the X-Treme Geek ® site contain a unique affiliate identifier so that you receive credit every time a user purchases from your site.
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How and when do affiliates get paid? |
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Checks are sent directly from DoubleClick Performics 30 days after the end of each month if your commissions have reached a minimum of $25.
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Where do I find banner and graphic links to place on my Web site? |
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Once you are accepted into the program and receive your account information from DoubleClick Performics, our affiliate marketing partner, text links, banner links and other promotional information is accessible though the DoubleClick Performics X-Treme Geek Affiliate Console.
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How often can I change the banners, graphics, and promotional copy on my Web site? |
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We encourage you to update your X-Treme Geek ® site links as often as you wish. Refreshing your site's content builds credibility and encourages visitors to return to your site. We encourage you to actively participate in the program and to update banners and text links on a regular basis.
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Who can I contact if I have additional questions? |
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We want you to succeed in this program. If you have any additional questions or concerns please contact: Brian Beller, by email b.beller@x-tremegeek.com, or by phone at 916-858-1000 ext:359.
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