Are Your Affiliate Sales Going Untracked?

Are Your Affiliate Sales Going Untracked?

Many affiliate programs use cookies to track your affiliate sales. This is a good method of tracking but this system has a few flaws in it.

Here are a few things you should be aware of:

1 .If a person buys from you and has cookies turned off that sale will go untracked and you will not get paid for that sale.

There is a solution to that problem. Some merchants have it setup so you cannot access some of their WebPages unless cookies are turned on.

Just to give you one example Topicia is one such company. A webpage pops up stating that you cannot access this webpage unless cookies are turned on.

2. The area on your computer where cookies are stored can fill up so that others won't be stored.

The so-called professionals claim that not more than 5% of cookies are lost in these ways

Make sure you have your cookies on your computer turned on. And remember what comes around goes around.

To learn more about different methods of affiliate link tracking see the article, "How does affiliate tracking work: A 'not-too-technical' overview!"

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When Will You be Paid?

When Will You be Paid?

Look for programs that have monthly payment schedules. Some merchants only pay their affiliates every 3 months. If you are like most people you have monthly bills to pay. So it is wise to look for affiliate programs that will pay you on a monthly basis.

I don't imagine that you want to wait 3 months to get paid for your efforts. In most cases quarterly payments are just a sign of laziness and ignorance from the merchant's end.

Only accept a clear pay structure. Any legitimate affiliate program should be written up so that it clearly states what you will receive for your effort. This sounds simple enough, however there are many affiliate programs that offer very vague pay rates. If does not clearly state in the affiliate agreement what you will receive for your efforts avoid them.

Not so long ago I researched an affiliate program that promised you a percentage of nothing. The merchant stated the rate of commission but they did not state the cost of the product. Any affiliate who signs up for a program like that is setting himself up to be ripped off.

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Are You Losing Sales

Are You Losing Sales

The more payment options the merchant offers for its product the more money you will make in commissions. Not everybody has a credit card and some people think it's not safe to use their credit card over the Internet. So if the only payment option is by credit card this could cost you sales.

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