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Frequently
Asked Questions
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| What
are the benefits to me to became
an Aurora Marine Affiliate?
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You get the following benefits
when you join the Aurora Marine
Affiliate program:
- Every sale you send to
www.AuroraMarine.com earns
you a 5% commission --even
on your own purchases!
- Every sale your Sub-Affiliates
send to AuroraMarine.com earns
you a 2% override
- You will get monthly commission
and override checks
- You will get access to
our detailed online tracking
and reporting tools to check
on your website performance
& the income it's generating
for you
- It's FREE! There is no
cost to join the Aurora Marine
Affiliate Program and you can
quit at any time
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| Are
there any hidden costs? What's the
catch? |
| No, there is NO COST and
there is no catch. |
| How
much is my commission? |
| Qualifying sales earn a
commission of 5% of the "net
sale." Your net sales are calculated
by subtracting shipping, tax
and returns or chargebacks
from the total sales amount.
For example, if a qualifying
sale is made for $100 before
shipping and taxes, you earn
a commission of $5 (5% of $100
= $5). If20qualifying sales
are made for $100. Each, before
shipping and taxes, you earn
commissions of $100. |
| How
much are my overrides? |
| Qualifying sales generated
through your Sub-Affiliates
earn on override on the "net
sale". Net sales are calculated
by subtracting shipping, tax
and returns or chargebacks
from the total sales amount.
For example, if your Sub-Affiliates
generate $2,000. in qualifying
net sales, your earn overrides
of $40. (2% of $2,000 = $40.).
If you have 10 Sub-Affiliate
generate $2,000.in qualifying
net sales, you earn overrides
of $400. |
| In
order to earn a commission, how
soon must a customer buy after they
click the link on my website? |
| You will earn a commission
for up to 30 days after a person
visits your website, clicks
on our link, then makes a purchase
from our store. In other words,
if a person clicks on our link
from your Website and comes
to our store, but does not
make a purchase at that time,
you may still earn a commission
if that person returns to our
store within 30 days and makes
a qualifying purchase. If a
person makes more than one
purchase from our store within
those 30 days, you will earn
a commission on each sale!
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| When
will I not earn a commission or
override? |
| You will not earn a commission
or override if the person clicks
on the link of another one
of our affiliates between the
time they clicked on our link
on your Website and the time
they made the purchase. You
also would not earn a commission
or override if the visitor
turned off or otherwise disabled
the "cookie" set when they
clicked on the link from your
website to our website. |
| When
are my commissions and overrides
paid? |
| Payments are made by the
20th day of each month for
the preceding month. Payments
are made only when your balance
exceeds $25. If you balance
for the month is less than
$25 your commissions and overrides
will accumulate and be added
to the next month's payment. |
| When
do I start earning commissions and
overrides? |
| Immediately. You start
earning commissions and overrides
as soon as your links are up
and the first sale is made
through these links. |
| How
long does it take to hear back
from you once I sign up? |
| We try to reply to all
applications within 48 hours.
Please be patient - we take
the time to visit every applicant's
website to make sure that it
meets our standards. |
| I
have my own personal website.
Can I apply? |
| Yes! We allow both companies
and individuals to become Aurora
Marine Affiliates. |
| Does
my website have to be boating
related? |
| No. Our program is a good
fit for boating related websites.
Other websites can certainly
welcome link to www.AuroraMarine.com
& make money too! |
| Can
a website based outside the
United States become an Aurora
MarineAffiliate? |
| Yes. At this time www.AuroraMarine.com
ships to the continental USA
and Canada. We are planning
to eventually ship World Wide.
If you are outside the continental
USA and Canada please check
back from time to time to see
if your country is set up.
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| How
can I link to www.AuroraMarine.com?
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| Once you apply & are
approved for the Aurora Marine
Affiliate Program you will
be provided with Affiliate
Links & Banners that allow
you to link to our store. You
can use either text or image
links. |
| How
does www.AuroraMarine.com know
how much traffic is coming
from my website? |
| Your links contain unique
tags that represent your website.
When someone uses one of your
links to visit www.AuroraMarine.com
that tag is stored. When that
visitor makes a purchase the
tag is sent to our order database
and credits the sale to your
account. |
| Can
I use my own link to make purchases?
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| Yes. We encourage you to
use your links for your own
purchases from www.AuroraMarine.com.
You will even earn Referral
Commissions on these purchases.
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| How
do I know when someone has
bought something from my website?
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| When you apply, you can
select the option to receive
an email every time someone
makes a sale from your website,
so you will know right away
when a sale has been made.
You can also access your stats
at any time with your user
name and password to check
your account. |
| How
many links can I have to www.AuroraMarine.com? |
| You can have as many links
to www.AuroraMarine.com as
you want. Remember - the more
sales you send to the www.AuroraMarine.com
website, the more Referral
Commissions and Referral Override
you will earn! The only requirement
is that you use the Affiliate
Links & Banners we supply. |
| Should
I list product prices? |
| No! Prices are subject
to change and special prices
or discounts may apply for
a limited time only. If you
list prices, you run the risk
of confusing your visitors
if these prices change. |
| How
old must I be to participate
in the program? |
| You must be 18 years or
older to participate in the
Aurora Marine Affiliate Program |
| Can
I download product or other
images from www.AuroraMarine.com
and use them on my website?
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No. All images, product
photography and text is the
exclusive property of Aurora
Marine Industries Inc. and
cannot be used without our
express written permission.
Please use only approved artwork
from our Logos, Banner &
Artwork page.
To
sign-up, read the Terms & Conditions,
then proceed to complete your
application!
Become
An Affiliate Now!
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