What is an Affiliate Program?
An Affiliate Program allows you to place links to our products on your web site. By placing these links, visitors to your site have the opportunity to buy products. If a product is purchased through your web site or email, X10.com will pay you a commission for each sale through Commission Junction.com.
Does it cost me anything to become an Affiliate?
No! It's absolutely free to join the X10.com Affiliate Program. There is no charge to apply and there is no minimum sales requirement. Earn commissions on every sale, sign up today for free through Commission Junction!
How do I sign up?
First, you must read and accept our Affiliate Service Agreement. Then complete our online application form. After your application is submitted, we will contact you to let you know if you've been accepted as an Affiliate, and we will provide you with information on how to get started. As well as a Super affiliate tutorial to help you start making some serious MONEY!
I operate more than one web site. Can I still be an Affiliate?
Yes! You can have multiple sites as an Affiliate. You can have one Affiliate account with us that will include all of your sites. You can track all of your sales and clicks through Commission Junction reporting, you will receive one commission check from Commission Junction for all sites every month!
Where do I get the Banners and Text links to put on my site or in my emails?
Sign up with Commission Junction today and you will have access to all of our online banners and text links highlighting our fantastic products. Your CID Commission ID will automatically be included in the code for your banners and text links ensuring through Commission Junction that you receive commission on every sale up to 40%!! Sign Up Today it is FREE start making money now!
How does the X10 program work?
The X10.com Affiliate Program allows you to make money by referring customers to our web site. You do this by placing links on your sites or within your e-mails. Every time you refer a customer to us and that customer makes a purchase, you earn a commission. All tracking is done by Commission Junction as well you can review reports from Commission Junction concerning your earnings and other important data. On each monthly basis that you have earned more than $25, Commission Junction will send you a check for a percentage of the sales you referred to our site. It's that easy!
What are my responsibilities an as X10 Affiliate?
The only thing you are responsible for is creating your site within the terms of our Affiliate Service Agreement and keeping fresh text links and banners on your site or within your email that you get from Commission Junction. You will be responsible for ensuring your links and tracking codes are placed within your sites pages or within your email properly.
Where should I place the links on my site?
You should place links where they are easy for your site visitors to find, such as your homepage. Some other areas where you may want to place your links include your navigation bar, and any other traffic areas. Placing Banners at the top of the page as well as on your highest visited pages will increase your commissions. If you have any questions or need custom banners please contact the X10.com affiliate team. Affiliates@X10.com
How often should I update my X10 links?
You should update links to our products frequently. Fresh banners and text links are important for maintaining high visibility with your consumer market. Old banners and creative are often times overlooked.
How much can I earn?
We have affiliates making as much as $10,000 per month! The amount of money you make is only limited by your imagination. We can not predict how much you will earn but can assure you the X10.com affiliate program is one of the highest paying commission affiliate programs on the World Wide Web today!
Can I advertise Pay per Click Ads in Google and Overture?
Absolutely! Be sure to read the Affiliate Service Agreement to remain in compliance. PPC 'jamming' and outbidding of X10.com is prohibited.
Do I earn commissions on my own purchases?
No, affiliates who personally purchase X10.com products from their own sites or affiliate links do not receive commissions from the purchase.
Where Can I learn more about affiliate marketing?
Check out the following websites to learn more about affiliate marketing:
Top-Affiliate.com
AffiliateManager.net
100best-affiliate-programs.com
AbestWeb.com
RevenueToday.com
AffiliateGuide.com
AssociatePrograms.com
AffiliateTalk.com
What type of commissions does the X10 affiliate program offer?
We have a two tiered program currently. The third Tier is set up for our Holiday program which runs in Nov-Dec. Many of our top affiliates will earn additional bonuses and bounties. We will contact you when you have reached a higher tiered position. Sign Up Today Earn HUGE Commissions!
| Affiliate Commission Structure X10 Products |
Tier 1 Publishers (Up to $5000 in sales)
30% Commission on all Bone fide orders of X10 products sold through your site.
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Tier 2 Publishers (Over $5000 in sales)
40% Commission on all Bone fide orders of X10 products sold through your site.
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If a consumer calls in a product order to the X10.com sales line will I still get a commission?
YES! Have your consumers call our affiliate consumer sales line! The direct consumer purchasing line is 1-888-570-4964 have consumer use your commission Junction PID as an offer code and you will receive commission on the phone sale!! The same commission as if it were a Web or E-mail sale.
I cannot find a link to your homepage from any of your affiliate collateral? Why is this?
Our affiliates link are set to land on Highly convertible product landing
pages. We don't send your consumer to our website, we send them to landing pages
that will SELL! You can even host your own landing pages! Click here to see all of the X10 product landing pages that you can host on your own website or use as html emails.
I want to advertise in Google and Overture, what keywords should I use?
You can use our revised Affiliate PPC keyword list here (zip File):
http://www.x10.com/affiliates2/keywords/X10_Keywords_for_affiliates.zip
I don't have an advertising budget to get started, where can I advertise for free and can start making money
There are many ways you can start advertising your site for FREE!
How Do I market my Website?
1) Add links to your website in Forums – Chat Rooms – Message Boards
2) Use www.ConstantContact.com to send out emails (This is a free service for 60 days)
3) Call friends – Family – Email them your URL
4) Business Cards – Postcards – Flyers – Advertise in local paper!
5) Google and Overture Advertising (PPC).
6) Search Engine Optimization it is important to remember that SEO plays a large part in your Free marketing.
When do I get paid?
Commissions are mailed out the 2nd week of the 2nd month after the sale was made. This prevents X10 from mailing out commissions for products that are returned during the money-back guarantee period.
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