First…
Read our Affiliate Agreement. By activating an affiliate account you are agreeing to the terms of that agreement.
Next… You need a username
If you have a PhotographyBlogSite already or have signed up as a user to take part in our forums, you already have a username.
Not a PhotographyBlogSites user yet? You can register a username account here.
As you signup you will have the option of “Give me a Blog” or “Just a Username Please”. We’d love it if you signup for a blog too but you don’t need one. Just a username.
Log into Our Main site
Once you have a username, you can login to main site http://photographyblogsites.com/signin
If are logged into your BlogsSite, you can get to our main site at anytime. Look under “Dashboard->My Sites”.
You will be taken to the “My Sites Screen”
Under Photography Blog Sites, Click “Dashboard”
You will be taken to the main site’s admin area.
Activate your Affiliate Account
Once in our main site, look under “Profile->Affiliate Referrals”
Click “Edit” in the yellow box.
Next to “Enable Affiliate links”, select “Yes, Please”.
Make sure to enter your Paypal email address so we know where to send money!
Hit “Update Settings”.
Setup Your Affiliate user:
Again… Make sure to enter your Paypal email address so we know where to send money!
Using the Affiliate Program
Give out your Affiliate Link
You can use the link provided in the Affiliate settings page to send people from anywhere. You can use any URL shortening service to share it on Twitter or anywhere else. Once they reach our site, they are immediately redirected so they will never see the affiliate URL.
Automatically track any Website
This is the easiest way to use the Affiliate system. Under your settings, add any URL you own and without even needing to use your Affiliate URL, we can track any link coming to us from that site, even a link you might have added before signing up.
Please note: You MUST own the URL you entered. Read the Affiliate Agreement for details.
Add a Banner to your site
Once you Affiliate user is active, a new menu item appears under “Profile”.
Under “Profile->Affiliate Banners” we have created provided several banners and images that can be easily added to any site. Just copy and paste the code under the one you want. In a WordPress site (like any of our BlogSites) try pasting the code into a”text” widget and placing it in your sidebar area.
Keep Track of Your Affiliate Referrals
Once you have completed all the steps for setting up your affiliate referral come back to My Sites >Profile>Affiliate Referral and check your stats. Run special campaigns or write blog posts about related topics and check back to see what kind of traffic you have created. Check our Affiliate Agreement to see our terms and payout schedule.
And lastly…
Read our Affiliate Agreement. By activating an affiliate account you are agreeing to the terms of that agreement.