Affiliate & Contact
Referral Payment Schedule
and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
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| Affiliate Referrals | Retail
Contact Referrals| Artist
Referrals | Terms
| Differences | Limitations |
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| Retail Customer
Referrals |
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Description |
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| Affiliate: |
Referral
from a link from your website; relationship
continues regardless of point of site entry
after the association has been recorded;
no time limit before a purchase is required. |
5% |
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| Contact: |
Referral
from contact that you key into our system;
relationship starts at the time the contact
is recorded; no time limit before a purchase
is required. |
5% |
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| Contact: |
Referral
from a database or csv file or similar
file that can be imported directly into
our system; relationship starts at the
time the contact is recorded; no time limit
before a purchase is required. |
5% |
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| Contact: |
Referral from a list
of names with either a mailing address, email address, or both that we key
into our system; relationship starts at
the time the contact is recorded; no time
limit before a purchase is required. |
4% |
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| Contact: |
We provide your organization
with a unique identification code that
is used during check out. Other contact
relationships supersede ID codes so it
is still better to provide a membership
roster. You will be given an identifying
code when join any of our programs. |
5% |
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| Artist Referral |
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| Artist: |
Referral
from contact that you key into our system:
relationship starts at the time the contact
is recorded. |
1% |
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| Artist: |
Referral
from a database or csv file or similar
file that can be imported directly into
our system; relationship starts at the
time the contact is recorded. |
1% |
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| Artist |
Referral from a
list of names with either a mailing address, email addresses, or both that we key
into our system; relationship starts
at the time the contact is recorded.
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1% |
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| Artist |
Artist provides
your organization's unique identification
code when they apply. Other contact relationships
supersede ID codes so it is still better
to provide a the artist's name. You
will be given an identifying code when
join any of our programs. |
1% |
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| Terms
and conditions |
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Commission
Paid on Merchandise Amount Only
Amounts
are paid on product purchase amount only
before tax, gift wrap, shipping, handling
or other similar add-ons such as a special
insurance fees. |
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Both
Retail Customer and Artist Referral Commission
Apply
Artist Referral Commissions are paid
in addition to the Affiliate and Referral
Commissions. In many cases these payments
will be made to two different program members.
For example: |
| Example 1 |
Affiliate
A referred the customer, while Artist participant
D referred the Artist. In this case Affiliate
A would get the customer referral commission
of 5% while Artist D would receive the
artist referral commission of 1% for a
total of 6% in commission paid out to the
two parties. |
| Example
2 |
One entity
can be paid both commissions if they make
both the customer and the artist referral.
The total amount of commission for a
sale where both an Artist Referral and
Customer Referral apply would be paid at
total of 6%. |
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| Only
One Retail Customer Commission Paid |
| Retail Customer
Commissions are paid for only one affiliate
or contact relationship. The first code
associated with a contact supersedes all
others; In all cases the total
amount of the customer referral fee paid
to all sources will not exceed 5%. |
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| Affiliate
Link Referrals are Cookie Dependent |
| Link
referrals work like a traditional affiliate
program. Your site visitor clicks on a
link on your website in which we have embedded
a referral tracking code. When they arrive
at our site, our system will track them
throughout their visit. When they make
a purchase, the system will remember that
the customer came from your site. Link
referrals require that "Cookies" are
enabled on the customer's computer. |
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| Contact
Referrals are Tied to Your Referral # in
Our Data Base - No Cookies Required |
| When you
add contacts to our customer
prospect list either by using our data
entry system, importing to, or mailing us the
list, each contact you add will automatically
be tied to your referral # so no cookies
are required to track your contact referral
purchases or artist's sales. |
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| Range of
database files supported |
| We support
a range of file types including CSV, TSV,
MDB and others. |
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| Which is
better a link or contact referral? |
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you have both a website and a customer
or membership list, the best way to insure
that you get credit for all purchases made
by a customer is to provide us your list.
Once we add your list we will add a code to the
customer name in our system which is not "Cookie" dependent. We will not use the
name for promotional purposes unless you
give us specific instructions to do so
in order to increase the sales from your
customer referrals. Under
no circumstances we will sell the list
to another company. Additionally, your customers
can opt out of any mailings if they so
choose. Their decision to opt out will
not affect any future commissions for their
purchases. You will still receive commissions
as outlined above. |
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| Lifetime Contact Relationship |
| We will pay commissions for
sales from your referrals regardless of
when we received the referral. There is
no set time limit. |
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What
is the difference between Affiliate,
Contact and Artist Referral Programs? |
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Affiliate
Program |
Affiliate Programs normally
refer people from a website they control
to ours. |
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Contact
Referral |
Contact Referral Program
provides a means for others to furnish
us with retail customer prospects. The
method of the referral may vary but is
usually either through a furnished contact
list or through a membership referral code.
It is a great way for non-profit organizations
to leverage their membership by earning
commissions on their purchases. |
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Artist
Referral Program |
Artist Referral Program gives
others an opportunity to recommend prospective
artists who may be accepted to sell their
work on our site. |
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| Limitations |
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| Affiliate
and Member Discounts on Purchases Not
Valid Unless Generating other Sales --
Not a Discount Buying Service
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| Affiliates,
Contact Referral Members, and Artists can
not receive commissions on their own purchases
unless they have previous referrals that
have actually generated sales of more than
$500. The purpose of the program is to generate
leads and new business, not to grant discounts. |
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| Commissions
earned on 30th day after delivery, no commissions
on returns or charge backs |
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| Commissions are earned and credited on the
30th day after a product is actually delivered.
Commissions are not paid on returns and
are only paid on the final value in the
case of an exchange. Commissions are not
paid on charge backs. Commissions can be
withheld from future payments for previous
returns and charge backs. |
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| Check
written for $25 or more or every two months |
| Checks are
written for amounts earned of $25 or more.
If the amount earned remains under $25.00
for more than two pay periods, a check
will be issued for the earned amount. Pay
periods are monthly. |
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This
commission schedule is subject to change
with 30 days written notice. |
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| Payments
of these commissions amounts are subject
to the following agreements: |
| Terms
of Service | Privacy
and Security Policy | Intellectual Property Policy |
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