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Frequently Asked Questions About Joining the Xingtone Affiliate Program
 
Getting Started Setting up Links Tracking, Payment, and Reporting
 
Setting Up Banners and Links
Tracking, Payment and Reporting
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Getting Started Setting up Links Tracking, Payment,
and Reporting
  • What is an Affiliate Program?
  • An Affiliate Program allows you to place links and banners to Xingtone on your web site. By placing these links, visitors to your site have the opportunity to link to Xingtone and buy Xingtone Ringtone Maker. We track each visit to our site, where it comes from, and pay you a commission for each sale.

  • Why should I join?
  • There are many reasons to join! Becoming an Affiliate is free, and you’ll make money with very little effort. As an Affiliate, you can add value to the content of your site. We take the customer order and handle all payments. All you do is cash the check we send you!

  • Does it cost me anything to become an Affiliate?
  • No! It’s absolutely free to join Xingtone’s Affiliate Program. There is no charge to apply and there is no minimum sales requirement.

  • Can a web site outside the United States be an Affiliate?
  • No. You must be based in the U.S. to be a Xingtone Affiliate. All commissions payment checks to Affiliates are in U.S. dollars.

  • I operate more than one web site. Can I still be an Affiliate?
  • Yes. You can have multiple sites as an Affiliate. You can have one Affiliate account with us that will include all of your sites. You can track the process of each of your sites separately and be paid with only one commission check.

  • How do I sign up?
  • First, you must complete our online application form SHOW URL. After your application is submitted, we will contact you to let you know if you’ve been accepted as an Affiliate, and we will provide you with information on how to get started.

  • How does the program work?
  • An Affiliate Program allows you to make money by referring customers to our web site. You do this by placing links on your site. Every time you refer a customer to us (i.e. when your site visitor clicks the Xingtone link) and that customer purchases Xingtone Ringtone Maker, you make:

    Affiliate Level Monthly Sold Your Profit We Pay You
    Basic Under 50 units 35% $6.98/ea.
    Regular 51-100 40% $7.98/ea.
    Super Over 100 units 50% $9.98/ea.

    When you have earned a minimum of $50 in commissions, you’ll receive a check. Provided you earn that minimum every month, you will be paid every month. If you earn less than $50 in commissions, we will carry your amount due to the next month, and so on, until your commissions due add up to at least $50. If you earn below $50 in commissions per year, you will be paid annually.

  • Is my web site eligible to become an Affiliate?
  • Most sites will qualify to participate in the Xingtone Affiliate program. Anyone may submit an application, but we do reserve the right to refuse membership to a site or revoke a site’s membership at any time if we deem that it contains objectionable material.

  • What are my responsibilities as an Affiliate?
  • The only thing you are responsible for is using the tag generator listed on our reporting site to create and place links on your site. We handle everything else.

  • What are your responsibilities?
  • We will provide you with the tools and support you need to maximize sales through your site. We also handle orders and billing for all customers you refer to us.

  • What if I operate more than one web site?
  • You can have multiple sites listed under one Affiliate account. You can create links specifically for each site and generate separate reports for each site. You will receive one commission check for all sites.

  • How do I change my account information?
  • Once you have been accepted as an Affiliate, you will be given access to our reporting site. Your account information can be modified there.

  • Will becoming an Affiliate increase traffic to my site?
  • Our Affiliate Program is a revenue-sharing program. It is not designed to help you increase traffic to your site; however, it enhances your site with content, so your user return rate may increase.

Setting Up Links
  • How do I get and create banners?
  • Just go to our affiliate banners page http://xingtone.com/development/partners/affiliateBanners.htm and select from our assortment of banners. You’ll find simple instructions and code for including the banners on your Website. It’s so easy to use even beginners will be creating banners in seconds.

  • How do I create links?
  • Once you’ve filled out the submission form at http://xingtone.com/partners/contact.htm requesting to become an affiliate we’ll send you the necessary code to create text links and/or banner ads on your website; just copy and paste.

  • Where should I place the links on my site?
  • You should place links where they are easy for your site visitors to find, such as your homepage. Some areas you may want to place your links include your homepage, your navigation bar, and any other high traffic areas. If you place the links in an easily accessible location on your site, your visitors will be more likely to make a purchase or transaction. Xingtone Ringtone Maker is easy-to-use software for people to make hundreds of ringtones from their favorite CDs and MP3s. So if you have a high-traffic music section on your site, that’s a good place to place links too.

  • Why is the program right for my site?
  • The Xingtone Ringtone Maker banners work best on sites that have a consumer focus, especially with teens and adults who value music and mobile entertainment. These sites are ideally suited to be a Xingtone Affiliate and generate the most commission revenue.

Tracking, Payment and Reporting
  • How much can I earn?
  • Your earning depends entirely on how your customers value our product and how prominently you feature Xingtone banners on your web site. In any affiliate program, factors such as relevant traffic and placement of offering will be crucial factors in the overall success.

  • How do I know how much commission I’ve earned?
  • Xingtone provides information monthly on impressions, click-throughs, orders, shipments, and commissions earned.

  • How often do I get paid?
  • Provided you earn the required minimum of $50 in commission every month, you will be paid every month. If you do not earn that minimum in one month, we will carry your amount due to the next month, and so on, until your commissions due add up to at least $50.

  • Do I earn commissions on my own purchases?
  • Yes. You earn the same commission on your purchases that you would from a visitor purchase.

  • Who processes orders and handles customer service?
  • We do all of that for the customers that you refer to our site. All you have to do is place links on your site. We do the rest!

  • How will you know that the orders came from my site?
  • All links from your site to our site contain a unique identifier so that every time a user comes to us via your site, we know to credit you when a purchase is made. This is only possible, though, when you create all of your Xingtone links through the ‘Get Links’ section on Xingtone.

  • I operate more than one web site. Can you track them separately but pay me with one commission check?
  • Yes. You can have multiple sites under one Affiliate account. You can create links and generate reports specifically for each site, but you will receive one commission check for all of your sites.