Opentip.com has compiled this info so that you may be better informed about our affiliate program.
If you have any questions please Contact Us for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Affiliate Program?
An Affiliate Program is an easy way for you to earn extra income by promoting products or services on your Web site. If you have a Web site, you can begin earning money by promoting our products and services. When one of your visitors click a link on your Web site and visits our Web site we will track that visitor, if they purchase a product or service at the Opentip.com you will earn a commission.
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How do I Join the Opentip.com Affiliate Program?
It's fast, FREE and very easy to join our affiliate program, just read and agree to Our Affiliate Terms & Conditions. After reading Our Affiliate Terms and Conditions click on the "Continue" button to sign-up and become an Affiliate. After you sign-up you will be provided HTML code you will use to link to the Opentip.com, these links will contain your unique affiliate code so that we may track visitors you send and give you proper credit for sales generated from your web site.
PLEASE READ BEFORE JOINING! We pay monthly commission payments ONLY via PayPal, we DO NOT OFFER any other payment methods (NO Checks, NO money orders, ONLY PayPal). It's free to join PayPal.com and very easy too, so if you are not already a member visit PayPal.com now to become a member.
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How Much Will I Get Paid?
We will pay you a 5% commission for each completed and shipped sale during user sessions originating from your site. Fees will be paid within 30 days of the end of each calendar month by direct deposit in your currency (ONLY via PayPal.com). However, if the fees due are less than $50.00 USD in any calendar month, Opentip.com reserves the right to pay you only when the amount owing has reached $50.00 USD or the equivalent value in other currencies.
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How and When Will I Get Paid?
The most important thing to an affiliate is getting paid and to make payments fast and secure we ONLY PAY OUR AFFILIATES VIA PAYPAL. It's free to join PayPal.com and very easy too, so if you are not already a member visit PayPal now to become a member. We pay monthly commission payments via PayPal to all of our affiliates who meet the minimum commission requirement of $25, if you don't meet the minimum requirement in a given month don't worry, you WILL NOT lose your commission, it will be carried over to the next month and combined with future commissions until you meet the $25 minimum requirement. Payments are sent via PayPal each month for all sales at least 30 days old, this allows time for us to process all of our affiliate commissions and make sure you are getting proper credit for all of your hard work.
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Who Manages This Affiliate Program?
The Opentip.com is a Division of Web Central Ltd., an Internet company who has been doing business online since 1998. We manage this affiliate program personally to keep costs to a minimum so we may offer our affiliates the highest possible commissions on their sales. The Opentip.comprovides you with everything you need as an affiliate, including access to your account where you can track your sales, view commissions earned, and run reports related to your affiliate membership. You will have access to your account 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.
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What if I Have More Than One Web Site?
You may use the affiliate code on as many Web sites as you wish, but each site MUST adhere to Our Affiliate Terms & Conditions, there are NO exceptions to this policy.
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Do I Need a Web Site to Join?
No! You are not required to have a Web site in order to participate in our program but you may be rejected if cannot explain exactly how you plan to promote our site. SPAM EMAIL IS NOT TOLERATED. We prefer that you have a Web site so we may evaluate your Web site as part of our approval process. Without a Web site we have no means of determining if you or your company will promote our products and services in an acceptable manner. We work hard to provide our customers with excellent products and services, and we expect our affiliates to promote the Opentip.comin a positive and professional manner.
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I Don't Live in the U.S., Can I Still Join?
Yes! You can still join our affiliate program. We welcome affiliates who can accept payments via PayPal, which include the following countries; Anguilla, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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Do You Accept Adult Web Sites?
NO! The Opentip.comAffiliate Program does not allow Web sites with ANY adult content or Web site which link to adult content sites to join or participate. We periodically review member Web sites to insure they are following Our Affiliate Terms & Conditions and reserve the right suspend any Web site who violates this agreement without notice. An affiliate with Web site/sites deemed to be offering and/or linking to sites providing adult content will have their account closed immediately and forfeit all commissions that have not been paid. We also reserve the right to take legal action against said affiliate for any damage caused to Opentip.com, it's parent company and on behalf of any other affiliate/affiliates who may have been affected by this act.
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I Forgot My Password, How Can I Access My Account?
We suggest you write down your password and keep it in a safe place, however if you forget your password at some point you may Click here to retrieve your password via email. PLEASE NOTE! Your password will be emailed to the email address you used to signup, it will not be sent to any other email address. If you cannot remember the email address you used to signup please contact us for assistance.
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I have had your links listed but haven't sold anything. What is wrong?
There are many possible reasons why you are not experiencing any success. Questions to validate your integration of your affiliate link are: 1. Does my web site get more than 3000 unique hits per month? 2. Are the links relevant to the content on my site? 3. Are the ads placed properly on the site for people to click on? 4. Is the affiliate ID in the code that I paste? Please contact us if you answered 'yes' to each of these questions for a quick consultation and investigation to get you on track.
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I Don't See The Answer to My Question Here, How Do I Contact You?
If you have a question that is not answered in this FAQ, please login to your affiliate account and visit the Contact Us page. Using the form on the contact us page send us your question or comment and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
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