| How
the IRISHOP.com Affiliate Program works |
| (Frequently Asked Questions) |
What is the IRISHOP Affiliate
Program?
The IRISHOP.com Affiliate Program offers other website owners a chance to
sell quality Irish products to their visitors, earn money and increase traffic
on their website.
As an Affiliate, you can earn referral fees by linking to our site.
IRISHOP.com handles all the Order Processing, Customer Service, Product
Fulfillment and recording while you sit back and earn referral fees.
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| How much will I earn? |
Affiliates earn 15 % of gross sales
on all sales attributed to their Affiliate link.
You earn referral fees on all qualifying sales except those that
are returned by customers. Gross sale is defined as money collected from
sales of product minus returns. Referral fees will not be paid on shipping,
handling or sales tax charges.
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| Do
I need a minimum number of orders to qualify or be paid? |
| We pay referral
fees for all products that you sell to customers you refer. Using your unique
Affiliate Code we track your sales. At the end of each calendar quarter,
all accounts are reviewed and we issue checks for Affiliate members who
have earned more than $50.00 in referral fees. If your account has earned
less than $50.00, we will carry your credit forward and issue you a check
when you have earned $50.00 or more.
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| How
much does it cost to become a IRISHOP.com Affiliate? |
| Nothing! There
are no membership or application fees and no minimum monthly sales requirements.
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| How
do you track sales? |
When visitors
to your website click on the IRISHOP.com links you provide, we track their
visit to our store. Whether you link to our Home Page, a department or section,
or to a specific product we can suggest which areas would be of the most
interest to your visitors. While at IRISHOP.com, customers can add any product
to their shopping cart or browse through the IRISHOP.com stock.. When ready
to purchase, customers simply press the "Order" button to order products
online.
IRISHOP.com will send customers an email confirming their order,
as well as handle the order fulfillment and any other Customer Service needs.
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| How
will I receive sales information? |
| When you join
IRISHOP.com as an Affiliate, you will be issued with two special codes.
The first is your unique Affiliate ID, to be used on all links
to IRISHOP.com. This way we can track your sales and calculate your referral
fees.
The second code is a special url in YahooStore, unique to you,
which will allow you to privately check your sales and traffic to IRISHOP.com
on a daily basis. Figures are updated every 24 hours and are monitored
by YahooStore, so you know you can trust the numbers.
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| Does
my website qualify for the Affiliate Program? |
We welcome all
sites, small and large, to apply for the IRISHOP.com Affiliate Program.
Most sites are automatically accepted. However,
we reserve the right to remove you from the program at any time without
prior notice if it comes to our attention that, in our sole discretion,
your site is unsuitable for the program.
Unsuitable websites include those that:
•Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
disability, sexual orientation, or age
•Promote violence
•Promote unlawful activities
•Violate intellectual property rights
•Promote the use of bulk e-mail or spam
•Promote the use of pyramid schemes
•Contain content that is threatening, defamatory, fraudulent, obscene
or harassing
•Contain nudity or pornographic material
If you are unsure whether your site meets these criteria, please email
us your URL at marketing@irishshop.com, and we
will be happy to review your site.
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| What
are my responsibilities as an Affiliate member? |
You are
responsible for:
•Creating accurate links to our site so that we may track your sales.
•Displaying the IRISHOP.com Affiliate Program logo on your Home Page
and other prominent areas on your site.
•Ensuring that your website does not violate copyright, trademark
and other laws.
•Ensuring that your website contains material that is appropriate
for affiliation with IRISHOP.com, as stated in the IRISHOP.com Affiliate
Program Operating Agreement.
We are responsible for:
•Order Processing
•Delivering products
•Providing great Customer Service and everything else!
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| May
I purchase Irish products through my links for my own personal use? |
According to
our Operating Agreement, we do not pay referral fees for personal orders.
The IRISHOP.com Affiliate Program is designed to help you earn money and
add value to your website by selling quality Irish Products to your site
visitors.
However you can choose to have your referral fees paid in merchandise
credit.
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| Do
I need to provide customer service? |
| No, IRISHOP.com
will provide all Order Processing and Customer Service for your visitors.
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| May
I join other Affiliate programs? |
| Yes, lots of
sites are already Affiliated to large book websites or music sites, so by
also adding IRISHOP.com to your site, you can enhance your visitors experience
and provide yourself with an additional revenue source.
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| What
are my linking options? |
You have a number
of linking options. You may choose to link to our entire inventory of Irish
products, you may link to certain departments or you may link to those products
you want to offer.
See our steps on how
to link to IRISHOP.com for more detailed instructions.
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| Can
I build my own 'Irish Shop' ? |
Yes, as an Affiliate
you can provide your site visitors with product images (which we supply),
so you can build your own 'Irish Shop' on your own site, and by using your
special Affiliate code to link each product to the relevant page within
IRISHOP.com, we will process and handle all orders, and you will earn referral
fees for each sale.
However, we are unable to grant permission for you to use certain
product images within IRISHOP.com and externally written reviews on Affiliate
sites. You are fully responsible for ensuring that your website does not
violate copyright, trademark and other laws.
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| Do
I control the design of my store? |
| Yes, you control
the design, navigation and editorial content for your 'Irish Shop'. Only
when customers link to a product page or department do IRISHOP.com pages
appear.
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| Will
IRISHOP.com supply me with logos, product images or reviews? |
| Yes. Use the
IRISHOP.com logos on your website to show your visitors that you're a IRISHOP.com
Affiliate member. We are unable to grant permission for you to use certain
product images and externally written reviews on Affiliate sites. You are
fully responsible for ensuring that your website does not violate copyright,
trademark and other laws.
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| How
many IRISHOP products can I list? |
| You may offer
the entire IRISHOP.com inventory to your visitors. Or, you may decide to
feature specific products you want or categories of products by linking
to our Departments, depending on the preference and interest of your customers.
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| How
and when may I change products? |
| You may change
the products you offer at any time.. You can test new IRISHOP.com products
to gauge their popularity with your visitors. Simply insert a link to the
product that you want to add and remove the old link from your site. We
will track sales of any new products you offer by using your unique Affiliate
code, and you will be able to monitor changes in traffic on a daily basis.
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| May
I list product prices? |
| We recommend
that you do not list prices on your site. We often change our prices to
continue to provide customers with the best value which may cause the prices
you list to be outdated. Displaying incorrect prices could result in confused
and unsatisfied customers.
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| May
I take an order directly from my site ? |
| To ensure that
your visitors receive the most accurate and up-to-date information, we require
Affiliates to use the IRISHOP.com order system. We update our prices and
change the availability of products everyday. Our goal is the same as yours:
Happy customers!
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| Where
is my Affiliate code in the URL? |
| Please note that
when a customer clicks on your link to our site, your Affiliate code will
no longer be visible in the URL. Don't worry - you are still receiving referral
fees to your account! Our system reads your Affiliate code number automatically
and begins tracking your sales.
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| Ok,
so how do I join and what do I do next ? |
1. First, read
the Operating
Agreement to familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions
for becoming an IRISHOP.com Affiliate,
2. Then simply fill out the Application form
and send it to us.
3. You will be automatically accepted, unless your site does not
conform to the conditions laid out in the Operating Agreement.
4. You will then be issued with your unique IRISHOP.com Affiliate
codes, to link to us and to track your sales.
5. Simply add the IRISHOP.com links with the special codes to
your site and start earning referral fees. Its Easy !
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Application
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