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Are you
dazed and confused? We've done our best to answer most questions
relating to the affiliate program here. Or, feel free to email us
directly at affiliates@backcountry.com
if you didn't find your answer.
General Information
Our Program
- Why should I partner with SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com?
- Who can become a SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com Affiliate?
- How does SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com track Affiliate sales?
- How much does it cost?
- How and when do I get paid for the sales
I make?
- What merchandising tools are available
for Affiliates?
- Who do I contact for program assistance?
- Can affiliates operate Pay-Per-Click
(PPC) campaigns for SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com?
- I don't have a Web site yet. Can I still
apply?
- How do I sign up?
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Genral Information
Q. What is Affiliate
marketing?
Affiliate Marketing is a type of internet marketing that allows
websites to share traffic and revenue using banner, text, product or
content advertisements. Merchants who sell goods and services online
pay commissions and bounties to site owners (Affiliates) for referring
sales or leads. From a merchant standpoint, the ROI for affiliate
marketing is much greater as merchants pay only for results.
Q. Can I participate in
other Affiliate programs?
Yes. SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com Affiliate
program are non-exclusive.
Q. Do I need a business
license to participate?
No. SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com Affiliates may
be an individual or a formal business. Upon registration, individuals
will be required to enter their Social Security Number. Businesses will
be required to enter a Tax ID/Business License.
Q. How much money can I
earn as an Affiliate?
Affiliate marketing can be great passive income but it does take time
and work. SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com
program allows you to be as involved as you would like. We offer many
innovative tools for Affiliates and if marketed correctly, these tools
can translate into thousands of dollars in commissions.
Q. What if my website is
based outside of the United States?
We partner with Affiliates across the globe. If your site meets our
criteria, we will accept you into the program.
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Our Program
Q. Why should I
partner with SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com and
Tramdock.com?
There are many reasons why you should partner with SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com and
Tramdock.com. Here are a few of the most important reasons: 1) SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com are the only
core outdoor gear one deal at a time site on the internet, 2) Drive
incredible traffic to your site through the viral spread of the one
deal at a time model, 3) Feature dynamically updating product centric
creative, 4) Constantly have fresh unique content on your site,
promoting high search engine optimization values.
Q. Who can become a
SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com and Tramdock.com
Affiliate?
Anyone with a functional, clean and content-rich website. Your website
does not need to be all about outdoor sports and adventure travel,
although it is prefered. Requirments include sites that do not use any
software promotional methods whatsoever, and email marketing must be
targeted to an established opt in list collected through your user base
and not purchased.
Q. How does
SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com and Tramdock.com
track Affiliate sales?
All sales tracking is handled through Avantlink. Visit the CJ FAQ and Avantlink for more information.
Q. How much does it
cost?
The SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com Affiliate
program is free. There are no fees of any kind. Join the Avantlink network
network and start earning money today!
Q. How and when do I
get paid for the sales I make?
Commissions and Bounties for sales will be paid out the following
month. Performance incentives for Affiliates are paid two months out.
In order to receive a check from Avantlink, your balance must be at
least $25. Checks may be mailed or directly deposited to your bank
account.
Q. What merchandising
tools are available for Affiliates?
In addition to banner and text ads (that update regularly), we also
have banners that dynamically update with the current product featured
on SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com. For more
information please email us: affiliates@backcountry.com
Q. Who do I contact
for program assistance?
We have a dedicated full-time staff to manage our affiliate
relationships:
• Avantlink, Brian Boyd (bboyd@backcountry.com)
• Commission Junction, Ryan Myers (rymyers@backcountry.com)
• ODAT Sites (SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com),
Porter Haney (phaney@backcountry.com)
Q. Can affiliates
operate Pay-Per-Click (PPC) campaigns for SteepandCheap.com?
PPC Campaigns are permitted, however; do to policy changes with Google,
publishers must first land users on there site before pushing through
to SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com. Review our
program terms for more on our paid search policy for affiliates.
Q. I don't have a Web
site yet. Can I still apply?
No. SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com,
Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com Affiliates must
have a functional website that meets our acceptance criteria.
Q. How do I sign up?
Join the Avantlink
network and start earning money today!
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Building
Links
Q. May I use the
SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com and Tramdock.com,
content or images on my site?
Affiliates have access to a wide variety of site content and images to
use for marketing on our behalf. Feel free to use any product image by
right-clicking on a graphic on our site, and then selecting
'Properties'. Once in you are viewing the image properties, you will
see the image URL. Simply copy that URL and paste into your site.
Please email us for
more information.
Q. How often should
I update my links?
There are several banner links available through Avantlink that
highlight the SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com
program. All banner links are updated real time if we make the change,
and we keep seasonal banners rotating for the appropriate time of year.
Text links, on the other hand, are hard-coded and will have to kept
up-to-date by you. It's very important to review links on regular basis
to be sure they reflect accurately the time of year, etc. The more
up-to-date your links are the higher your conversion will be.
Q. How can I check
that my links are tracking properly?
Once you have your links set up on your site simply click through one
of the links to SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com.
Once you arrive at SteepandCheap.com,
WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown, Brociety and Tramdock.com,
check in the footer for your Avantlink Publisher ID (AVAD). It should
be listed as Reference #. If you see your AVAD as the reference that
means the tracking data has been captured correctly and you are
good-to-go.
Q. How often does
SteepandCheap.com, WhiskeyMilitia.com, Chainlove.com, Bonktown,
Brociety and Tramdock.com update Affiliate banners and text ads?
We update new banners regulary to reflect seasonal activities and
special or ongoing promotions. There are also several
cross-seasonal/activity banners that may be found at any time of the
year. If you find that we are not offering creatives that you can use
effectively, please email
us and we will do what we can to accommodate your request.
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