Frequently Asked Questions
 

A: In a nutshell, you refer people to another site in exchange for a commission on every qualified sale you produce. That usually means adding a link (encoded with a unique ID number) from your web site or e-mail message to another site, which tracks how many sales you are responsible for.

• Commission size: You earn 55% of our product price -- and as much as $10.98 per sale! Plus, sell 10 or more of our product --  in a given month, and we will increase your referral fee to 60% per sale for all sales you have generated for that month.
   
• Exclusive Affiliate Resource Center: This private "Members Only" site provides you proven ads that I've field-tested to generate a record-breaking number of click-throughs -- including banners, text links, classified ads, e-mail promotions, and even pop-ups!
   
• We take care of everything: Once you pass the visitor on to our site, we'll take care of all the details, including charging their credit card, delivering their orders, and providing any customer service or technical support necessary. You don't have to do a thing!
   
• Top Ranking: ChineseFoodDIY's affiliate program is ranked as one of the best Affiliate Programs online in the "Food and Drink" category.

Plus, in all the "Copy & Paste" e-mail promotions, classified ads, banner ads, text links, pop ups, etc. that we provide you with to promote the ChineseFoodDIY.com affiliate product, we have already added your unique affiliate identification number. (We want to make things as easy as possible for you!) So if someone visits ChineseFoodDIY.com through your link to our site and purchase our product -- you will be guaranteed to get credit for that sale and earn your commission!

The amount you earn depends on the type of people that visit your site, how many visitors you receive monthly, and how much exposure you give the link to ChineseFoodDIY.com.

Sites that have links to ChineseFoodDIY.com in many places throughout their web sites do MUCH better than sites that only have a small link or just one link throughout their site. We cannot emphasize enough how important exposure is to the success of your campaign.

Make sure you spend some time reading the various tips and promotion ideas that we share with you throughout the Affiliate Resource Center. You'll discover the same secrets that our top affiliates are using so that you can experience the same success.

Q: How much will I be paid when I make a sale?

A: We pay out 55% of our product price! That is $10.98 each sale! Plus, sell 10 or more of our product --  in a given month, and we will increase your referral fee to 60% per sale for all sales you have generated for that month.

Q: How many of my visitors that I send to your site can I expect to end up buying?

A: As you probably already know, conversion rates depend on many factors. On average, most ChineseFoodDIY.com affiliates earn one sale for every 95 to 120 visitors they send us for our product. Some sites that really "perform" see one sale for every 35 to 45 visitors they refer to us; however, to get this kind of great conversion ratio, a personal recommendation is required to give the added credibility to your promotion. A personal recommendation can increase your referral fees by as much as 416%.

For those of you who may not be aware, these conversion ratios are fantastic when you consider that the average conversion ratio for a web site on the Internet is one sale per 720 visitors!

With that said, we want to make it clear that the type of traffic you generate has a direct effect on the percentage of people that buy. For example, if you are promoting the "Real and Healthy Chinese Cooking" cookbook on a site that sells horse saddles, it would be more reasonable to expect 1 sale out of every 750 to 900 visitors to the ChineseFoodDIY.com site as these visitors are not targeted (i.e. they're unqualified visitors).

However, if you have a site that offers free recipes, cooking tips and other food-related topics, you could expect to see results such as one out of every 50 visitors buying because they are the perfect qualified visitor with a natural interest in our products.

Q: Do I need a credit card merchant account and a secure site to join?

A: No. That's the beauty of an affiliate program -- we take care of all of the payment processing, secure server technology and even the shopping cart system. All you do is promote our products and cash your commission checks every month!

Q: Can I receive my commissions via Pay Pal?

A: No. All commissions are paid out in US currency checks by ClickBank and are sent by regular mail. Unfortunately, our current system is not yet equipped to perform electronic transfers or to credit affiliate credit cards directly.

Q: How should I incorporate the ChineseFoodDIY Affiliate Program into my web site?

A: We offer a whole range of ready-to-use options -- from banners and text links to pop-up windows and ready-to-send e-mail promotions -- that you can easily add to your site or your opt-in mailings. We give you tools you need, but no matter how you integrate them into your web site, we give you complete control.

Our Affiliate Support Team would be more than happy to speak with you once you've completed the sign-up process to discuss the specific tools that would produce the best results with you unique web site.
 

Q: How will my visitors order?

A: We take care of everything. You just need to direct the visitors to the ChineseFoodDIY.com web site through your affiliate links, and we'll look after taking the order, delivering the product, etc...

When one of your visitors clicks through your affiliate link, we will display the appropriate salesletter, where the customer can order directly online.

When the customer is ready to order, the ClickBank ordering system takes over, and automatically processes the order -- while recording your affiliate identification number to guarantee that you're credited for the sale.

Q: Can I take orders directly on my web site instead, and just send you the customer information afterward?

A: No. We offer a secure web site which is essential in collecting online orders. Plus, we handle all customer questions and requests, including cancellations and returns.

In fact, that's one of the reasons why earning affiliate commissions is so much easier than managing your own business! You get to eliminate the hassles of product development, ad writing, order processing, shipping, refunds, and customer service. We do all that. All you do is drive visitors to our site!

Q: What kind of support do you offer?

A: We have a special Affiliate Support Team, whose sole focus is to provide you with the answers, advice and trouble-shooting that will help you succeed. They're available to help you during business hours -- by e-mail or phone -- and firmly believe that there's no such thing as a stupid question!

Q: Will you supply me with product descriptions and marketing material that I can use on my site?

A: Yes, we supply you with tested "Copy & Paste" e-mail and e-zine promotions, along with banner and classified ads and even pop-up windows -- all of which are field-tested and proven to work.

In fact, minutes after completing our brief sign-up process, you'll get access to our Affiliate Resource Center, which features our exclusive Quick-Start feature, letting you get up and running within only 5 minutes!

Q: What if someone signs up for your newsletter and doesn't buy?

A: Good question! It means that you are a professional!

When someone clicks your affiliate link, visit our website and sign up for our newsletter, a cookie (which contains your affiliate information) has been saved to his/her computer by ClickBank and it will be valid for 60 days. As long as the visitor buys our product in 60 days, you get the commission!

The even better part is that market research has shown that it usually takes 5-7 times of contacts before someone buys a product. In 60 days during which the cookie is valid, we will be sending out more than 7 newsletter issues. It will absolutely HELP you make the sale instead of cutting off your commission!

In fact our research shows that our affiliates make 54% more money with the newsletter than without it.