Below is a list of FAQs regarding our Affiliate Program:

What is your affiliate program?

Our affiliate program allows you to make money by referring customers to our website. We reward you for placing text links or promotional banner ads on your website that directs your visitors to our Public Relations Toolkit and when a Toolkit is purchased by a customer you refer we pay you a commission for the sale(s).

How do I join your affiliate program?

Our Affiliate Program is managed by E-junkie, one of the most sophisticated affiliate management solutions available today, so you must sign up for an account on their website first. If you click on the “Affiliates” link in the top navigation bar of our website you’ll find full instructions for getting started with E-junkie and our affiliate program.

What is E-junkie?

E-junkie is one of the largest affiliate advertising networks in the world. In addition to its expertise as a market leader in the affiliate industry, the company provides tracking, reporting, and real-time commission statements for our affiliate program.

How does your affiliate program work?

Our affiliate program allows you to make money by referring customers to our website. You can do this by signing up for an E-junkie account, then placing links, banners, product reviews, or any of the other PR Toolkit promotions on your website. Every time you refer a customer to us and that customer makes a purchase, you earn a commission. In every calendar month we will send you the commissions you have earned directly to your PayPal account.

What if I don’t have a PayPal Account?

You will need to sign up for a PayPal account in order to receive the commissions for this program. But don’t worry it is easy and can be done in a few minutes. Got to PayPal. http://paypal.com

Does it cost me anything to become an affiliate?

It’s absolutely free to join our Affiliate Program. There’s no charge to apply and there’s no minimum sales requirement.

Are websites outside of the U.S. eligible for the affiliate program?

Yes, we welcome applications to our affiliate program from most English speaking countries. Our PR Toolkit is in English and not yet available in other languages.

I operate more than one website, can I still participate in your affiliate program?

Yes, absolutely. You can promote our PR Toolkit across one or all of your websites. The more links and content you place on your websites, the more qualified visitors you’re likely to send us and this should translate into a higher conversion.

Is my blog or website eligible for the affiliate program?

Most blogs and websites qualify to participate in the Affiliate Program, but we reserve the right to refuse membership to a website or revoke your membership at any time if we determine that your website contains objectionable material, such as content of an adult nature.

I don’t have a blog or website, can I still participate in the affiliate program?

Yes, you can. You can promote with your emails or any online initiative. Although, if you don’t have your own website yet you should definitely check out our article on How To Create A Blog.  http://www.understandingmarketing.com/2008/11/18/create-a-blog-and-create-traffic/

How can I find my affiliate link?

After activating your affiliate account you can then log into the affiliate area by clicking on the “Affiliates” link on E-junkie’s homepage. Once you log in, you should select the “Get Affiliate Code” option and then select our program from the drop down menu. When you are on the next page, select “Get Affiliate Code” again and you’ll be taken to a screen that has a drop down menu with the PR Toolkit.

Where should I place affiliate links on my blog or website?

You should place your affiliate links where they’re easy for your visitors to find: your website’s home page, navigation bar, sidebar or any other high-traffic areas. By placing the links on easily accessed locations visitors will be more likely to click on your links and make a purchase.

How will I know that orders came through my blog or website?

The affiliate links that you generate via E-junkie will track you as having referred the customer and E-junkie also place a 6 month cookie on each visitor’s computer, so if a visitor you refer to us doesn’t purchase immediately, but then returns a week, month, or even 6 months later, you will still receive the commission for any products they purchase. Just remember to use your E-junkie affiliate code with any links to UnderstandingMarketing.com

How much money will I earn through your affiliate program?

Our standard commission rate is 30% of the purchase price of our PR Toolkit, which costs $29.99. So you get $9.00 for each purchase.

How do I know how much commission I have earned?

You can login to the E-junkie interface at any time for access to real-time reporting, which provides up-to-the-minute information about the commissions you’ve earned.

When will I receive my affiliate commissions?

All affiliate payments are processed and payments sent directly to your PayPal account by the 7th of each month for the previous month’s sales.

Can I earn commissions on my own purchases?

You will not receive credit when purchasing a PR Toolkit through your own affiliate link. You may receive an automatic notification from E-junkie to let you know that a sale has taken place, but your affiliate payments will not include this amount.