Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of commonly asked questions about CommissionSoup. If you are unable
to get your questions answered here, please contact us.
About CommissionSoup
About Joining CommissionSoup
CommissionSoup Customer Support
CommissionSoup Protocols
Miscellaneous
About CommissionSoup
What is CommissionSoup?
CommissionSoup focuses on online marketing solutions by providing an online connection
for affiliates and merchants to create mutually beneficial relationships. Our privately
owned company works with well-respected companies throughout the country to continuously
enhance our line-up of quality product offerings.
Why should I join CommissionSoup?
CommissionSoup offers the unique opportunity to promote programs from quality merchants.
Our network is user friendly and has many attractive and unique features to provide
our affiliates with more than enough resources to be profitable when participating
in our programs. With our network, a affiliate can promote as many programs as they
would like without a lengthy application process. Other great features in our network
include a single monthly commission check no matter how many programs you are marketing,
multiple site tracking using a single login, and a complete reports section to aid
our affiliates when analyzing their productivity. Our network is designed to efficiently
achieve a profitable result for our affiliates and merchants.
We make our affiliate’s job as easy as possible by providing them with a variety
of features to make their sites successful! We provide our affiliates with all the
promotional material and creatives necessary including a complete set of banners
for each program and access to all program updates and changes as they become available.
Our affiliates also have access to our state-of-the-art tracking system, which allows
affiliates to track multiple sites with only one login. Our affiliates can easily
monitor program and site performance by creating reports for a single or multiple
programs within a specified time period. No matter how many programs they are marketing,
our affiliates receive one easy monthly check just by reaching the low $35 minimum.
We have designed a system that does more than just link you to a merchant. We have
a system that matches up consumers with the correct merchant to increase the sales
to click ratio. Better sales ratio combined with better commissions means even more
cash in your pocket.top
Can I also apply for the products listed in the network?
Absolutely! You will experience first hand how easy our process is. We do not, however,
allow any type of spamming to increase sales figures. Falsification of applications
or fraudulent acts will result in immediate removal from our program and loss of
any and all commission earned.
What type of programs can I expect to find at CommissionSoup?
CommissionSoup is continually working with new merchants to improve our programs
and enhance our program line-up.top
About Joining CommissionSoup
Do I have to be a United States citizen to join CommissionSoup?
No, it does not matter what country you are from to be accepted into the Network.
However prior to signing up to market programs, please review each program’s
marketing guidelines. Currently all of the programs are only available to US citizens,
so you will need to have a site that markets to the US.
Why does CommissionSoup require a social security number
to sign up?
For United States citizens only, CommissionSoup requires your social security number,
if you do not have a Federal Tax ID number. State and federal laws requires that
CommissionSoup provide 1099 forms for all annual payouts exceeding $600.00. Your
social security number is your identification for these forms.top
I don’t have a website yet. Can I still apply to
be a affiliate?
Our tracking system for sales and commissions is designed so that you must have
a website with an active link to be part of the network. If you currently have a
site that is not live, we encourage you to enroll in our network once your site
is complete.
If you are an e-mail marketer or plan to promote our programs on the Internet, but
not on a site you own, please contact us to discuss what options are available.
Please complete one of the inquiry forms found on our Contact Us page.
How much does it cost to join CommissionSoup?
Absolutely nothing! It costs nothing to join.top
Who can join CommissionSoup?
CommissionSoup Customer Support
What should I do if I can’t find the answer to
my question in this FAQ?
Please complete one of the inquiry forms found on our Contact Us page. (If you are already a member,
please contact your account representative.)
What if I am already a member but I have forgotten my
login and/or password?
Use our Password Recovery
page to generate a new password that will be sent to you in an e-mail. If you are
unsure of your username and/or e-mail address, please complete the Affiliate Inquiry
form on our
Contact Us page.top
Do you have a 1-800 number in case I want to talk directly
to a member of the CommissionSoup team?
Absolutely! Once you have joined CommissionSoup, you will find our phone number
and our contact information on your Account page.
CommissionSoup Protocols
What kind of advertising is prohibited?
You cannot send unsolicited e-mail (a.k.a. SPAM) in any way that involves CommissionSoup
related programs. There will be no leniency in cases of unsolicited e-mail, and
affiliates in violation of this policy will forfeit their commissions and be removed
from this program. Each program may also have it’s own list of prohibited
advertising that can be found in the program’s Marketing Guidelines.top
What does CommissionSoup consider as “objectionable
material”?
Sites with objectionable material are those that include, but are not limited to,
those that are under construction, promote violence, promote discrimination, contain
sexually explicit material, or illegal activities. Each program may also have it’s
own additional list of objectionable material that can be found in the program’s
Marketing Guidelines.
Miscellaneous
Where do I get Flash?
How do I enroll as a affiliate?
Go to our Affiliate
Enrollment Application. This will prompt you with a series of questions
related to the marketing you’ll be doing through CommissionSoup. Follow the
instructions carefully and continue with the questions to complete the enrollment
section.top
