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?

Anyone who markets via the Internet and meets all of the criteria set up in the Enrollment Terms and Conditions.

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