Commonly asked questions regarding Affiliate Programs.
Once you join our affiliate program you’ll have access with your username and password to the Affiliate Resource area where you can access your affiliate links, ads and reports.
Q: How does an affiliate program work?
When you join our affiliate program, you’ll be supplied with a range of emails, banners and text links. Use these in your emails and messages and you can also place the links and banner ads on your website.
When a user clicks on one of your links, they will be brought to our website and their activity will be tracked via cookie by our affiliate software. When your lead returns to our site and purchases one of our products our tracking system will know it’s your lead and you will earn a commission based on the sales amount.
Q: How much does it cost to join our affiliate program?
Absolutely nothing – it’s free!
Q: How do I sign up?
Complete our Affiliate Sign-up Form.
Q. How much can I make?
It depends on how much you like what we have to offer and how much effort you’re willing to put into marketing. The more you get the word out, the more you’ll earn. With up to a 50% commission on each sale you could make some serious cash.
Q. How much commission do you pay?
We pay up to a 50% commission to affiliates for the sales they generate. Each product has it’s own commission rate.
Q. Will I receive a commission for my own purchase though my affiliate link?
NO! Affiliates will not be paid for their own purchases through their affiliate ID. While the system will ‘technically’ let you click on your link to make a purchase, you will not receive a commission for that. The purpose of an affiliate program is not to give yourself a discount, but to promote High Dollar Designer’s products and services to others so you can earn a referral fee from their sales.
If you should purchase the program for yourself, and your affiliate cookie is active, then no worries, we will simply void out that affiliate commission. This is not considered a referral. By simply letting your contacts know about our products you should be able to cover your entire investment with just a few sales.
Q. How do you Track Affiliate Commissions when someone calls in an order?
If someone calls us to place an order we ask where they heard about us. If they were referred by you we’ll credit the sale to your affiliate account.
Q. When you send emails will I still get credit for sending my people to you?
Our goal is to help you make as much money as possible and we want you to get credit for your marketing efforts. When we send emails to your prospects that filled in an opt-in form at our site and they click on one of our links (house links), your cookied link on their computer will override our house link and you will get credit for the sale.
Q: How do I receive commission for my sales?
We pay all affiliates by PayPal. Commission payments are made the first week of each month AFTER the refund period has passed. The refund period will vary by product. You must be an approved affiliate before we will pay out a commission.
IMPORTANT: We must have a current W9 on file before we can send your commission. You can get a printable W9 here. Fill it in sign it and email it to us or send it to:
High Dollar Designer
8941 Atlanta Avenue #300
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Q: How will I know how many sales I have referred?
There are two ways you are notified of each sale you refer. The first is via email. Every time you refer a sale an email will be sent to you.
The second way is to sign into your accountpersonal Affiliate Center and check the stats. All your statistics are displayed up-to-the-minute. Affiliate Center Login
Q: How do I get my Affiliate ID and can I change my Affiliate ID?
You will receive your Affiliate ID, Username and Password in an email from us after you register for the Affiliate Program.
Once your Affiliate ID is created and sent to you, it must remain exactly the same in order for you to track your sales and get paid commissions.
Q: Can I shorten the Affiliate link?
Yes, they are quite long and cumbersome. You can shorten them quite easily using a url address shortener. There are many services available such as bit.ly where you can create and monitor short custom links.
Q: How many emails should I send?
That is really up to you, but we’ve discovered that more well timed emails are most effective for marketing. Also, everyone is busy and our in boxes are growing daily, concise emails seem to be appreciated.
Q: What if I don’t have a Contact Management Program?
You can send directly to the contacts in your address book or distribution lists. We suggest that you send them in groups of 10 or less so spam Filters don’t interfere with your mailing.
Q: How will I know how many sales I have referred?
You’ll be notified via email in real time as each sale occurs. You can also login to your account to check your stats and accounting information.
Q: How Do I Get Started?
Just fill in the Affiliate Application and follow the directions you will receive. We look forward to helping you make some easy, extra income.
