The Dotster affiliate program is simple: You put a link to Dotster on your Web site or in your e-mails. When someone clicks on the link they are taken to the Dotster.com Web site. If they make a purchase within 90 days of clicking your link you get 15% commission on any non-hosting sale, and $50 for every hosting package sale. For every ten hosting packages sold through your site each month, you'll get an additional $100. The only exception is purchases made by customers with discounted pricing. Here are some examples:
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» A customer follows your link and immediately purchases a 3 month "Standard" hosting package with Dotster. You make $50..
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» 100 people follow your link this month. 10 purchase a Dotster hosting package, and 1 registers a domain for $14.95. You make $602.92
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» A customer who has negotiated a bulk price with Dotster (as they register more than 100 domains at a time) follows your link and buys a .com domain. You make $0 as they have bulk pricing.
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» A customer follows your link, searches for a couple of names but doesn't make a purchase. Two months later they search Google and click on a link to Dotster and purchase 10 .org domain names for two years each. They are charged $279.50, and because it is within 90 days of them clicking on your link you make $51.92 (including a $10 bonus as part of our performance incentive plan; see CJ for more information on this plan).
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»You have an opt-in newsletter with 25,000 subscribers, and you promote Dotster's $8.95 domain transfer special in your newsletter. 10% follow the link, and 5% of those transfer a domain name. This equals 125 sales of $8.95 for a total of $1118.75, on which you make $217.81 (including a $50 performance bonus).
Dotster helps you generate revenue by providing you:
» 15% of every non-hosting purchase, plus $50 commission on every hosting package purchased
» Innovative services and incentives to increase your revenue opportunities
» Real time online account reports
» A site designed to convert your clicks into sales
» Monthly commission payments payable in over 25 currencies
» Applications accepted from any part of the world
» All the tools you need to succeed
We offer your customer:
» Premium customer care
» A simple domain registration process
» Low cost domain names
» Low cost Web Hosting and e-mail plans
Here's how you join the program:
The above diagram has two paths:
- » If you understand affiliate programs and how they work, and are already a member of Commission Junction (CJ) all you need to do is log onto CJ, search for Dotster and apply to join our program. Once your application is approved, you can then download links and put them on your Web site. We recommend the search boxes or some descriptive text and a banner (see our marketing tips page).
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» If you are new to Commission Junction you will need to apply for a CJ account. Click on sign up at the top left of this page and fill out the application form. Once you are accepted by Commission Junction you will receive our welcome e-mail and will be able to download links to place on your Web site.
