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If you have a web site or a blog chances are that you are already linking to third party sites. You are "referring" your visitors to other sites you think may be of interest to your readership. This makes your site more interesting and more attractive to visitors.

An affiliate link is no different. It is just an external link like any other external link except that if your visitors end up purchasing something on the site you are referring them to, you get paid a percentage of the transaction.  In effect your site or blog is now working for you while you sleep. There is no effort on your part other than setting up the affiliate link.

You do not have a web site or a blog.... but you may have a Myspace page, a Facebook page or an email account, you may be contributing to various forums and discussion boards... You most likely regularly use these to refer your friends and contacts to a site you find interesting... By referring them to Bodyscape, you can now earn some cash in the process.

How much will you earn?  It all depends on how much traffic your site or blog receives. Our products are ebooks retailing under US$7 and you will earn up to 25% or about $1.75 per sale. Unless your site attracts millions of visitors, you should not expect to quit your day job and retire in the Caribbean's; but you may very well earn enough to cover the cost of your site hosting fees...promote Bodyscape actively and watch your earnings grow.

What is in for Bodyscape?. If you link to Bodyscape you basically becomes a reseller for our products. The more resellers we have the more money we make.
Even if your site only attracts very few visitors and you refer us very little business, your link to Bodyscape still increases our popularity in search engines. (and yours...)

Joining is really easy.  However you must have a Paypal account in order to join our program. This is where we will pay your commissions every month. If you do not have a Paypal account, get one today. It is free and very easy. This is a prerequisite.

What is next? Once you have a Paypal account, you can join the Bodyscape network here in a few minutes... The system will ask you a few basic information and you will receive an email of confirmation including your login details. You can then choose one or several of our banners or text links to add to your site and you are done.

You do not know how to add a link... Your webmaster probably does it for you. There is an easy way to join our Affiliate program

You want an affiliate program of your own?  You are seduced by the simplicity and effectiveness of this system. You want to start your own Affiliate program and start recruiting resellers to your own site... Good idea... This is a steep learning curve but there are basically two ways to go about it.

1- Join an existing network... There are hundreds to choose from. The main advantage is that they manage all the technical bits for you, but they do charge an entry fee of up to several thousand dollars. Look up for "Affiliate network" and be prepared to do a lot of reading and researching.

2- Create your own network... This is what I choose to do with Bodyscape. You need some level of technical expertise. Basically, If you are maintaining your own site, you probably have enough skills to set up a referal script. After much research I have selected Post Affiliate Pro and found it fairly easy to implement, robust and accurate... You can purchase it here. (and yes I am one of their affiliates and yes I will earn a commission if you buy it... Thank you!)

Join the Bodyscape network...

Only read this if you want to know more

You have a blog?
Start earning commissions today...very simple indeed.

1- Simply link to: http://www.bodyscape.net.nz/handbook.htm
(Write up something, even very short, post an image borrowed from here.... etc...see examples.)

2- Get a Paypal account.

3- Sign up to this program. That is it...

4- Our system will recognise all visitors coming from any page on your blog as being yours and will credit you 25% of any sale of our tutorial. We pay you monthly on your Paypal account once your credit has reached $50.

The same method can also be implemented on any other website, not just blogs...

What is a "Direct Link" ?
When you join an affiliate program you normally have the option of selecting ready made banners or text links to add to your site.
Such links include a "referral code" unique to you.
The affiliate system recognises this "referral code" and uses it to credit your account.

This is simple because you do not have to create any banners or text, you simply cut and paste some code. See examples below

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Or a text link such as:

Body casting tutorial -
Easy to follow instructions
Fun and affordable DIY project

The problem is that the "referral code" will be visible by your visitors in the link target bar of most browsers. (Example: get one today  see the extra code appearing after the URL at the bottom of your browser window? This is a giveaway sign that this link is "affiliate" )
Some people do not like you getting paid a commission from their purchase and will strip out this code and visit my site without it... as a result, the affiliate system does not know the visit comes from your site and you miss out on the commission.

To solve this problem, we are offering another method called "Direct Link"  Such links do not include any referral code and your visitors have no idea you will get a commission.  Our system matches your URL to your affiliate ID and can credit you for any visit.

The problem is that you must establish the link yourself, like any other link really...It is in fact an advantage as you have complete control on the look and feel of the link and you can therefore make it to match the style of your site...

We strongly recommend that you use the "Direct Link" method.

How does this all work?
A visitor sees my link on your blog or website.
The visitor may click on the link...and arrive on my Tutorial page.
If the vistors then buys the tutorial, I credit you of 25% of the transaction amount.
At the end of the month, if you have reached $50 in commission, I credit your Paypal account.
If the visitors does not immediately buy the Tutorial but returns to the site and buys it within 14 days, you still get paid the 25%.

How do the system knows the visitors came from your site or blog?
This is because when you join the Bodyscape Network your are assigned a unique affiliate code. This code is embedded in the link you place on your site and when someone click on the link this code is received by my site. The system can then track this visitor as being "yours".
Alternatively , you can use a "Direct Link" which does not have any embedded affiliate code, as explained above.
 

Where to place the link on your site?
Wherever you wish... a larger banner prominently placed on your  most viewed page would obviously generate more traffic and therefore more income but it might not suit the style of your site..
A small, innocuous link such as the one at the bottom of this page could be more appropriate... You could even place it on every page...

Examples of text links...
...you could put this on your site today.:

Body Casting Tutorial – Easy to follow instructions – a fun and affordable DIY project.

Learn Body Casting – Full Tutorial – make an amazingly realistic plaster sculpture.

Life casting made easy – This clever tutorial takes you through a simple and fun project.

Your boobs cast in plaster – A beautiful sculpture, a fun DIY project. Easy instructions.

Or anything you want as long as it  links to: http://www.bodyscape.net.nz/handbook.htm

More examples here