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LinkShare Sign Up Process. Table of Contents Registration Logging In Joining Programs Creating Links Reporting Your Account Information Payment Information Additional Help. The URL below will take you to the registration screen:
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Table of Contents • Registration • Logging In • Joining Programs • Creating Links • Reporting • Your Account Information • Payment Information • Additional Help
The URL below will take you to the registration screen: • https://ssl.linksynergy.com/php-bin/reg/sregister.shtml?mid=1335&no_r=1 • Follow these simple steps to register as a Publisher • Complete Entity Type • Fill out Entity Information • Set-up Payee Information • Complete Tax Form • Create a Marketing Channel • Information you will need to register: • City • State • Zip • Country • Make Checks Payable To • Taxpayer ID number • Taxpayer ID number Type (SSN or EIN) • Site Name • Site URL • Email • First Name • Last Name • Phone Number • Mailing Address
Step 1: Filling Out Entity Information • A. Provide your company information • Needs to be consistent with the Pay to Name address • B. Provide account’s primary contact’s information • C. Read and sign the Legal Terms and Conditions
Step 2: Filling Out Entity Information • A. Provide your primary website information information • You may add additional websites once the main account is created under Your Account’s Marketing Channel information • B. Provide website’s category and demographics • C. Provide payment threshold and email subscription preferences
Logging In • Go to http://www.linkshare.com • Login with your username and password that you set-up during the Registration Process You may contact help desk in this section if you forgot your password or login
Joining Netflix • Once you are set up with LinkShare, please send an email with your login name to Diana Lam at dlam@linkshare.com for the Netflix private offer. • To opt into the private offer, please follow these steps: • Click on the Programs section • From the programs section, click on the Private Offers tab • Click on the box next to the Advertiser and either Accept or Decline the private offer
Create Links • After you are approved into the program, you can create your own links from the Links section • To see an Advertiser’s available creative, please click on the desired Advertiser
Create Links Page • Select a creative type on the left-hand navigation: • Banners • Text • Click on desired Image / Text link and a pop-up will appear with the link coding • Copy the link coding and post onto your website
Reporting • Use this section to run reports specific to your account and performance within each merchant’s program
Types of Reports • Sales & Activity: Summarizes account’s overall activity (orders, commissions, etc) • Revenue Report: Breaks out commissions by specific time frame • Link Type Report: Shows orders and commissions based on creative • Individual Item Report: Breaks out orders by date, product, etc • Signature Orders: For u1 enabled partners – tracks sub-affiliate orders • Additional reports can be found under “Advanced Reports”
Sales and Activity Report: report that summarizes your account’s orders and commissions (Information refreshed daily) Impressions = # of Banner loads Click-Through = Clicks from link to apply site C/I (%) = Clicks versus impression percentage # of orders = Orders generated # of items = Items generated within the orders # of Items Canceled = This will appear as 0. O/C (%) =Conversion rate (orders versus ) Sales($) = Amount of order (this will appear as 0). Commissions ($) = Bounty info Reporting Basics
Your Account • The My Account section details out your profile, account settings and preferences, payment information, etc
Your Account Information Account Info: Your account information and contact information Payment Info:Payment information from your participating merchants Marketing Channels: Marketing channels are used to manage multiple sites or marketing channels independently Users: Allow additional users from your company to access the account Email Preferences: Set your account’s emailing preferences
Payment Information • Within 15 days after the close of a payment period, LinkShare provides all merchants with the information they need to pay their affiliates for the period. • After reviewing and approving the information, merchants are then ready to proceed to the next step in the payment process. • Merchants will issue a payment to LinkShare for the total amount of approved affiliate payments. • After LinkShare receives the payment in full and authorization to pay, Linkshare makes the approved payments to affiliates. The checks will come from LinkShare, with a note stating the merchant and period that the check is for. • If a Merchant has approved a payment to you, the check number and payment date will be available in your Payment Report when the payment has been mailed. • If you have not received a payment within 10 business days of the payment date (please allow 30 days for all foreign destinations), please contact LinkShare's Affiliate Payments Department. • Useful Payment Reports: • Payment History Report details out your account’s commission and checks • Advertiser Payments History shows when your advertiser has paid their invoice to LinkShare
Additional Help • Please visit the LinkShare Publisher Help Center for additional support or questions