To add an established product to the affiliate program, first locate the product in the listing by logging into the Vendor Administration area and clicking on the Products main tab. Find the product in the listing and click the Edit icon next to that specific product under the Actions column.

Once you are on the page to edit the product, you will see in front of you all the product’s options. Adding the product to the affiliate program requires that you have two additional product settings defined: Product Categories, and Affiliate Commission.

First, scroll through the Product Categories list and click on the category that best fits the product.

Second, specify the commission amount that will be paid out to the affiliate in the Affiliate Commission field. This amount can be either a fixed value or a percentage of the total product price. For example, if your product is worth $10.00 and you set a fixed amount commission of $1.00, you as the vendor will receive $9.00 and the affiliate will receive $1.00. Similarly, if your product is worth $10.00 and you set a percentage commission of 10% (IMPORTANT: do not include the percent sign when specifying the number in the input box), you as the vendor will receive $9.00 and the affiliate will receive $1.00.

After you have selected the product’s category and set the commission rate, click the Save Changes button to apply the settings and add the product to the affiliate program.

Your affiliates are now ready to start offering your product on their websites! You can find a tutorial that will show your affiliates how to sign up for a free account and access products to offer here.

Once you have logged into your account you can browse our affiliate opportunities by clicking on the ‘Affiliates’ tab on your account homepage. Here you may search affiliate resale opportunities by keyword. You can also browse the affiliate resale opportunities by product category.

To search the affiliate resale opportunities please use the ‘Opportunity Locater’ to enter the keyword for your search. You may also narrow the search by selecting a category. Once the search terms have been defined please click on the ‘Search’ button.

To browse the affiliate resale opportunities please click on the ‘Browse Opportunities’ tab. From here you may select a category and browse through the opportunities.

Once you have found a product you are interested in you may click on the product name to obtain the HTML snippets and product image source. This information can then be added to your website to create the product listing and purchase button or link.

The commissions you have earned on each sale can be viewed by clicking on the ‘List Commissions’ tab on the affiliates page. This page displays a table that includes the commission amount, product name, commission status, date the order was placed and the date you were paid. You can click the column headers at the top of table to sort sales listings by the date, product, status, or commission amount.

In order to be paid out for your commissions you must fill out your payment information in our banking wizard. To do this please select the “Account” tab on your account homepage and then select “Bank Account” from the Account menu. From here, you will need to click on the “Banking Wizard” button and provide the requested information for the payment method you select. Affiliate earnings are held for 60 days before being released to the affiliate.

Once you have logged in please click on the ‘Affiliates’ tab and then select the ‘Browse Opportunities’ sub category. From here you may view the affiliate opportunities by selecting the affiliate category that you would like to browse. The affiliate opportunities page will display the following fields for each affiliate product. (You may click on each field to sort the products in the affiliate opportunities table.)

• Image- Thumbnail image of the product.
• Name- Product Name
• Price- Product Price
• Description- A short description of the product.
• Commission- The commission amount you will earn on each product.
• Category- Category listing for the product.

We’re expanding the beta program now, so if you’ve been waiting for the second round, now’s the time to apply.

UPDATE:

February 18, 2009:  All 2Checkout suppliers may now enroll in the Affiliate Program and are no longer required to apply to be enrolled. To enroll in the Affiliate Program, suppliers will first need to agree to the new Terms of Service and Operating regulations for the program. To review and agree to the new Terms of Service and Operating Regulations, suppliers will need to login to their account using the New Vendors Administration area and then click the Affiliates tab on the account home page. Suppliers will then be able read and agree to the new documentation.

To learn more about the Affiliate Program Beta, see these previous posts:

• Affiliate Program Limited Beta
• 2CO’s New Affiliate Program
• TUTORIAL: Adding Products to the Affiliate Program
• TUTORIAL: Finding Affiliate Opportunities

Our developers have been working on the new affiliate program and are now ready to release a limited invite-only beta.

UPDATE:

February 18, 2009:  All 2Checkout suppliers may now enroll in the Affiliate Program and are no longer required to apply to be enrolled. To enroll in the Affiliate Program, suppliers will first need to agree to the new Terms of Service and Operating regulations for the program. To review and agree to the new Terms of Service and Operating Regulations, suppliers will need to login to their account using the New Vendors Administration area and then click the Affiliates tab on the account home page. Suppliers will then be able read and agree to the new documentation.

To learn more about the Affiliate Program Beta, see these previous posts:

• Affiliate Program Limited Beta
• 2CO’s New Affiliate Program
• TUTORIAL: Adding Products to the Affiliate Program
• TUTORIAL: Finding Affiliate Opportunities

About a month ago, a 2CO community member started a thread in the forums asking if 2Checkout would consider an integrated affiliate network. It was good timing, because we are. We’re currently researching the possibilities and would love to get some feedback from our suppliers and the public at large.

This is currently a high priority for our developers, so now is a great time to take advantage of this opportunity. The more information you can provide, the better. We’d love to know exactly what you want from a 2CO affiliate program, so no detail is too small.

You can follow the affiliate program discussion in the forums or leave your suggestions as a comment to this post.

We look forward to hearing from you!

We also provide you with the option to use your own third party affiliate script that works off of a hidden image tag. When using a third party affiliate script 2Checkout does not payout your affiliate commissions. Please visit this article for instructions on using a third party affiliate script.

Our affiliate program provides our suppliers with many benefits over traditional affiliate programs.

Benefits for the supplier:

• No additional fees from 2Checkout.
• No additional software changes to your website.
• Ability to resell other suppliers products.
• No worries about keeping track of affiliate sales, 2Checkout pays your affiliates directly.
• Begin earning and paying commissions immediately after product enrollment.

Benefits for the affiliate:

• Free affiliate account.
• No ugly banner ads.
• HTML code and product images provided by 2Checkout.
• Ability to resell all of our suppliers affiliate products.
• Easy to navigate interface that provides up to date reporting for sale and payment information.
• Ability to receive payments by all of our supported payment methods.

The affiliate program is available to all of our suppliers and affiliates can now signup for free affiliate accounts. Affiliates can signup for their free account at the following url: https://www.2checkout.com/va/signup.
To access this program you must login to our new vendor interface at the following url: https://www.2checkout.com/va/

To make your products available for affiliate sales, simply edit your products by clicking on the ‘Products’ tab at the top of your supplier home page, then clicking on the ‘Edit’ sub-tab. Here you can add a category and commission for the products that you would like to offer in the affiliate program. To find products for you to sell on a commission basis on your website, just click on the ‘Affiliates’ tab at the top of the page, then click on the ‘Browse Opportunities’ sub-tab. From here you can select a category to find products that will interest visitors to your website.

A new feature guide which may help you navigate the affiliate area can be found here:
https://www.2checkout.com/static/va/documentation/FeatureGuide/content/06_Affiliates.html

We have also provided our suppliers with an in depth tutorial on adding products to the affiliate program and a tutorial for new affiliates that explains how to find affiliate opportunities.

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• How can I use a third-party affiliate script with 2CO?
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• Tutorial: Finding Affiliate Opportunities
• New Vendor Admin: List Opportunities