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Affiliate Programs

Affiliate Programs e.g., partnership including per sign-up and recurring commissions, per click, per sale and audio text, are profit sharing arrangements companies use to pay commissions to webmasters for referring customers.

1. Link to the main page. If the site covers a range of topics, then link to the main page of the program. Links containing affiliate codes will not be accepted.

2. Keep the title as brief as possible. The title should be either the name the site or the name of the program.

3. The description should be written in third person and highlight the features of the program: commission, pay days, number of sites in the program and extras e.g., free content, free hosting, webmaster referral program, etc.

4. Keep the listing current. Use the "update URL" link to make amendments to the title, url and/or description.

Please submit your site to the most appropriate sub-category. Should your site provide several different program opportunities please submit your site here. Note: Programs that promote a per sign-up or recurring service or both should be submitted to the Partnership sub-category.

Audio Text Programs

Audio text i.e., phone sex, programs provide a commission to webmasters who send via telephone, click to call technology or other means surfers to a particular phone sex operator or call dispatcher.

Please only submit sites that describe an audio text affiliate program.

Partnership Programs

Partnership programs provide a commission to webmasters who send surfers to a particular site(s) or service. Commissions are paid in a variety of ways including pay per sale or residual income i.e., recurring or a mixture of both.

Please only submit sites that describe a partnership program. Partnership programs provide a commission per sale or on a recurring basis or both. Other affiliate programs e.g., pay per click, dialers, product sales, etc. should be submitted to the appropriate sub-category.

The description should include the types of sites available, pay dates and any special features such as free content or hosting, a referral or awards bonus or any option that sets your program apart from others.

Product Sales Programs

Product sales programs provide a commission to webmasters who send surfers looking for an particular item to a secure shopping cart or catalog.

Please only submit sites that describe a product sales affiliate program. The description should indicate the types of services or items available for sale e.g., movies, books and magazines, sex toys, herbal supplements, clothing, etc. and any special features such as multiple currencies, a referral bonus, printed invoices or real-time reporting capabilities.

Resources

Resources provide non-commercial information - news, help guides, reviews, promotional tips - tools and software related to affiliate programs.

Please only submit sites that describe an affiliate program resource. The description should include the types of services available.