affiliate program

This site is for web site owners who are looking for the best affiliate program to boost their revenue.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. What is an Affiliate?
  2. What is a Merchant?
  3. What is pay-per-click?
  4. How does pay-per-click work?
  5. Can I put links on more than one page of my site?
  6. Can I link to more than one of the merchant affiliate web sites?
  7. Is it possible to view my statistics?
  8. I don't live in the UK or USA, will you still pay me?
  9. How is QwertyTrade different from other advertising networks?
  10. What types of commission structures does QwertyTrade allow?
  11. How do I link to the QwertyTrade web sites?
  12. Do you have any advertisement images I can use as links?
  13. How does QwertyTrade track leads and sales on the Web?
  14. What about customers who have their cookies turned off?
  15. Does QwertyTrade access unique information regarding the customer or potential customer?
  16. How does QwertyTrade get paid?



What is an affiliate?

(Also referred to as a Link Publisher, Associate, Partner, Reseller or Content Site) An independent party, or Web site, that promotes the products or services of a merchant in exchange for a commission.

What is a merchant?

(Also called merchant, Retailer, E-retailer, or Online Retailer) Any Web site that sells a product or service, accepts payments, and fulfills orders. A merchant places ads and links to their products and services on other Web sites (affiliates) and pays those affiliates a commission for leads or sales that result from their site.

What is a pay-for-performance advertising program?

(Also called Affiliate Marketing, Advertising, Performance Marketing, Partner Marketing, CPA, or Associate Program) Any type of revenue sharing program where a affiliate Web site receives a commission for delivering a visitor to an merchant's site or for generating a lead or sale for that merchant.

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What is pay-per-click?

Pay-per-click is a method for merchants, Web sites that have products or services to sell, to create an online sales channel of affiliate Web sites that promote for the merchant on a pay-per-action basis. The affiliate displays banners, ads, text links or products on their Web site and is paid a commission for every Unique Visitor to their web site(s) that click on links to any of our affiliate program web sites (click-throughs).

How does pay-per-click work?

Qwertytrade tracks referrer URLs to its merchant web sites, and cross-referenced with our database of link affiliates, accurately reports the quantity of traffic for each affiliate. This method makes it very easy for the link affiliate to create and modify the advertising link. There is no unique code required to link to our sites, just an ordinary HTML link will do.
Eg. If you want to link to www.goldenmortgage.co.uk, simply make an ordinary HTML link in your page like this:

<a href=http://www.goldenmortgage.co.uk>Best Mortgage Rates Here</a>

Once you (the affiliate) have registered the URL of your web site(s) using the form submitter on the home page, and we have your email address, we will track the click-throughs from your web site(s) to the web sites above, and contact you to arrange payment. Payments are made on a monthly basis.

How is QwertyTrade different from other advertising networks?

QwertyTrade is focused the the automated solution. For the merchant that means no costly software to purchase, install or upgrade. QwertyTrade offers the most cost-effective solution for pay-per-click marketing with competitive pricing, advanced search, tracking, and reporting functionality, and a large network of pre-approved affiliates and merchants.

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Can I put links on more than one page of my site?

Yes.. no problem. If you give us the root domain name of your web site (eg www.mysite.com), then all clicks that come from under that domain (eg www.mysite.com/myspecialpage.htm ) will be counted.

Can I link to more than one of the merchant affiliate web sites?

Of course. You can link to as many as you like. They will all be counted.

Is it possible to view my statistics?

We are currently developing a live reporting system. In the meantime, you will get a monthly report of your affiliate tracking and your earnings.

I don't live in the UK or USA, will you still pay me?

Yes. A cheque in UK sterling will be sent to the address you have given. QwertyTrade is actively making all of their services more user-friendly for affiliates and merchants who reside outside the United States or the United Kingdom.


What types of commission structures does QwertyTrade allow?

The QwertyTrade Network supports pay-per-click programs. With a pay-per-click program, QwertyTrade pay a affiliate a flat rate for every Unique Visitor to our paying web sites.

How do I link to the QwertyTrade web sites?

There is no unique code required to link to our sites, just an ordinary HTML link will do. The HTML Link Code page has sample HTML code you can copy and paste into your web site HTML.

Eg. If you want to link to www.goldenmortgage.co.uk, simply make an ordinary HTML href link in your page like this:

<a href=http://www.goldenmortgage.co.uk>Best Mortgage UK Comparison Here</a>

For an Image link make an HTML href link in your page like this:

<a href=http://www.goldenmortgage.co.uk><img src=best_home_mortgage_loan_rate_quote_uk.gif width=110 height=110 border=0 alt="Best Home Mortgage UK Comparison here"></a>

Do you have any advertisement images I can use as links?

We encourage the use of plain text links, but if you would like to use images for your link, go to the Images and Banner Advertisement page for images that you are free to use.

How does QwertyTrade track leads and sales on the Web?

Qwertytrade tracks referrer URLs to its merchant web sites, and cross-referenced with our database of link affiliates, accurately reports the quantity of traffic for each affiliate. This method makes it very easy for the link affiliate to create and modify the advertising link.

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What about customers who have their cookies turned off?

Not a problem..

Does QwertyTrade access unique information regarding the customer or potential customer?

No, QwertyTrade is a turn-key solution for affiliate payment and management.

How does QwertyTrade get paid?

Qwertytrade and its network of paying web sites that are owned and operated Spectra ltd. which earns from transaction fees generated from their own merchants.

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GLOSSARY


Affiliate: (also referred to as an Affiliate, Associate, Partner, Reseller or Content Site) An independent party, or Web site, that promotes the products or services of an merchant in exchange for a commission.


Merchant: (also called Merchant, Retailer, E-retailer, or Online Retailer) Any Web site that sells a product or service, accepts payments, and fulfills orders. An merchant with QwertyTrade places ads and links to their products and services on other Web sites (affiliates) and pays those affiliates a commission for leads or sales that result from their site.

Pay-Per-Click Advertising Program: (also called Affiliate Marketing, Advertising, CPC, or Associate Program) Any type of revenue sharing program where a affiliate Web site receives a commission for generating a lead for that merchant.

ASP: (Application Service Provider) An online network that is accessible through the Internet instead of through the installation of software. It is quickly integrated with other Web sites and the services are easily implemented and scalable.

Click-through: (also called click) Refers to the action a consumer takes when they are referred from one Web site through a link or advertisement and are taken to another Web site.

Commission: An amount of income received by a affiliate for some quantifiable action such as selling an merchant's product and/or service on the affiliate's Web site.

CPA: (Cost Per Action) A metric for online advertising where a rate is set for every action that is taken by a user.

CPM: (Cost Per Thousand) A metric for online advertising where a rate is set for every thousand impressions.

CTR: (Click Through Rate or Ratio) The percentage of clicks for the number of advertising
impressions displayed.

E-Commerce: (Electronic Commerce) Business that takes place over electronic platforms, such as the Internet.

EPC: (Average Earnings Per One Hundred Clicks) A relative rating that shows effectiveness. It illustrates the ability to convert clicks into commissions. EPC will be published in two forms, 7-day and 3-month.

Impression: The viewing of an advertising banner, link, or product on the Internet.

Lead: When a user registers, signs up for, or downloads something on an merchant site. A lead might also comprise a user filling out a form on the merchant's site.

Link: A link is a form of advertising on a Web site, or in an email or online newsletter, which, when clicked on, refers the user to the merchant's Web site or a specific area within their Web site.


Pay-For-Performance Advertising: Paying for actions taken by a Web site visitor as they occur on the Internet rather than paying upfront for advertising space on Web sites.

Pay-per-lead: The commission structure where the merchant pays the affiliate a flat fee for each qualified lead (customer) that is referred to the merchant's Web site.

Pay-per-sale: The commission structure where the merchant pays a percentage or flat fee to the affiliate based on the revenue generated by the sale of a product or service to a visitor who came from a affiliate's site.


Real-time: No delay in the processing of requests for information, other than the time necessary for the data to travel over the Internet.

Sale: When a user makes a purchase from an online merchant.


Unique Visitor: Refers to a person who visits a Web site more than once. Unique Visitors are measured according to their unique IP addresses, which are like online fingerprints, and are counted only once no matter how many times they visit the site.


Web-based: Requiring no software to access an online service or function, other than a Web browser and access to the Internet.


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