I just got an email from a merchant and it made me wonder what they were thinking. It made me quit the affiliate program asap.
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Dear Vinny
We have made substantial changes to our Affiliate Program. Please take the time to read this article and make your own adjustments as needed.

1. We have reduced the commission rates from 20%, to 15%
2. We have changed the tracking period from 90 days, to 60 days
3. We have removed the Two-Tier commission opportunity
4. We have removed SEVERAL ad banners and changed the links on others. Please make sure you update your site appropriately
5. ALL coupons are effectively invalid as we are in the process of developing a brand new website.
PLEASE REMOVE ALL COUPONS UNTIL WE NOTIFY YOU OF UPDATED ONES
6. We will only be marketing and shipping to the USA. Affiliates should take care to make sure that we are posted as a “US Only” business
7. ALL database files are now invalid as a result of the change in our website. Please disconnect your feed until we notify you that the new database is available.

We apologize for the changes as we know it will be an inconvenience for many of you to update your site but it was time for us to redesign our website which is the cost for all of these changes.

We will keep you posted and thank you as always for participating in our program.
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So they are cutting the commission rate, shortening the cookie, removed two tier, killed banners and my links without even telling me which ones. Removed all the coupons, cut the shipping down to only the USA, and killed their own database. They claim they are using the money they would give affiliates to pay for a new website? That can’t be right. It is only a matter of time before this affiliate program has no affiliates. BTW right now their site is down for maintenance. I feel sorry for the affiliates using PPC right now.

CorpNet Incorporation Services ™ is a document filing service that can save you both time and money with service that is fast, reliable, and affordable. Many people want to start a business but they don’t know where to start when it comes to legal filings. CorpNet Incorporation Services™ fills that need.

CorpNet Incorporation Services™ offers a free corporate name search which gets users started and signed up for the service right away. A great conversion tool for traffic. CorpNet Incorporation Services™ offers customers a 100% guarantee. This also leads to great conversions.
*CorpNet will pay a commission on all CorpNet Incorporation Services™ service offerings. Commissions will be paid on Net sales. Net sales is defined as:

Gross sales less: — Any applicable State and or Federal filing fees, Publication fees, or other filing fees;
–Shipping and handling (including Federal Express or other courier charges);
–Refunds, credits, merchant service chargeback’s, and returns;

i.e.… CorpNet Incorporation Services™ will not pay a commission for the following:
– Any applicable State and or Federal filing fees, Publication fees, or other filing fees;
–Shipping and handling (including Federal Express or other courier charges);
–Refunds, credits, merchant service chargeback’s, and returns;

Program is on manual approval to keep the parasites out and has a PPC policy in place that PPC affiliates will like, as will non-PPC affiliates. We have more banners on the way, and we have pdf’s and information about filing in each state. We also will have videos available in Shareasale.

CorpNet Incorporation Services™ is founded by the same folks that created a similar site years ago that is very successful. Climb on board, let us know what you need and let’s get rolling.

Benefits of joining

** Earn a 20% commission to start and up to 30% on net sales of $15,000
** 90 return days. Gives you an advantage on conversion and earnings.
** Phone tracking for phone orders
** Great variety of creative banners, text, keyword and content links.
** We are on auto deposit
Dedicated Affiliate Support Forum at ABCsPlus.com.
Proactive Affiliate Management by Team Loxly
AffiliateABCs Podcasts to help you promote CorpNet Incorporation Services™ and other merchants.

Join the CorpNet Incorporation Services™ affiliate program.

One of my favorite affiliate marketing programs

You always want to join an affiliate program for a product that is used by everyone and always gets replaced from time to time. It just makes good business sense to have a program like this on your sites especially if you are already in the niche.
I call programs like this a Proctor and Gamble affiliate program as it is always a staple in peoples life and no matter what the economy is doing people still need these items. People don’t stop buying things like toilet paper or toothpaste when the economy is bad. The same goes with pajamas.

The CrazyforBargains.com Affiliate Program is my favorite bell weather program because the site converts very well and people need pajamas.

Some highlights of the program is

12% commission all sales
• 365 day tracking cookie
• Well-categorized datafeed updated weekly
• Monthly promotions, coupons and pre-coded content
• Telephone sales affiliate tracking
• No reversals on customer returns – Yes this is correct!
• Special incentives for top performers
• Parasite-free program
• Online affiliate forum on Abestweb.com to facilitate two-way communication
• Sleepwear affiliate blog, up-to-date program news for affiliates. Dedicated and responsive Shareasale.com affiliate management team

What I like most is that the program is run on Shareasale which is my network of choice. If you have any pages on your site dedicated to apparel this program needs to be up on your sites. Take a look at the CrazyforBargains.com Affiliate Program