Affiliate Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is a Potty Pail Affiliate?

A. Potty Pail Affiliates earn cash for every Potty Pail product they help sell.

Q. How much money can I earn?

A. Affiliates earn commissions of 18.2% for each sale they generate (excluding shipping and handling fees). For example, as an Affiliate, you would earn $10 in commissions on the sale of a complete Potty Pail system.

Q. Wow! 18.2% commissions! Isn't that a lot?

A. Yes! Our Affiliates are excited about marketing and selling our products. That saves us money on advertising, which we gladly pass on by rewarding our Affiliates with one of the highest commission rates available. See for yourself - Amazon.com only offers starting commissions of 4% on general products.

Q. What are Affiliates required or expected to do?

A. Affiliates help promote Potty Pail products by including Affiliate Banner Code in prominent locations of their websites. It's that simple.

Q. Can anyone become a Potty Pail Affiliate?

A. No. We welcome as many Affiliates as possible, but we are also selective in who we invite. This allows us to work with Affiliates who reflect on the quality and excellence associated with Potty Pail products.

Q. Can I see an example Affiliate site?

A. Our most active affiliate is Karen at "Green Mountain Diapers" please check out her Potty Pail link at http://www.greenmountaindiapers.com/other.htm#pottypail

Q. How do I join?

A. Fill out the Affiliate Sign-up form. We'll take a look at your website and then contact you to discuss things further.

Q. Do I have to sign-up as an affiliate to sell The Potty Pail?

A. No. You can also be a direct seller.

Q. Do I need to keep an inventory?

A. No. We drop ship, there is no need to have an inventory.

Q. How does it work exactly?

A. When you sign-up you will be given a special affiliate number and a password. Your special number is imbedded within the Hot-Banner or Go-Buy-Button html code. When a visitor clicks on the Hot-Banner or Go-Buy-Button a new browser window opens and they are transported to our order page. Your web page stays open while the customer makes the purchase on the newly opened page. The visitor is tracked via cookies and IP address's through out the payment process with your special number. Once the sale has been made your affiliate account receives approximately 18.2% commission for each item purchased (not to include the shipping costs, example; $10 for a complete system. Your paypal account will be automatically credited once every three months (you will be paid no more than four times per year). To see an example of a basic affiliate Potty Pail web site with a "Go-Buy-Button",   CLICK HERE.

Q. Must I become a PayPal member?

A. Not necessarily. Although it is the payment processing we currently use we can also pay your commissions by check.

Q. What if the customer comes back later?.

A. Our tracking information will stay with the customer for up to 6 months or more, even if he or she comes back and buys The Potty Pail later you will still get the commission.

Q. Can I keep track of my own sales?.

A. Yes you can. There is a special web page URL you will be given access to that allows you to monitor your statistics.

Q. How much does the product sell for?

A. The complete system is $59.95, the sprayer hose sells for $33.95 and the bucket only sells for $32.95.

Q. Do you sell any other products?

A. No.

Q. Do you wholesale?

A. Not really.

Q. What shipping method do you use?

A. We use both USPS and UPS.

Q. How soon do you ship?

A. We can generally ship the Potty Pail within 2 weeks.

Q. How much money will I make?

A. How well the product sells will depend on how much promotion you give it on your web site. You can choose to use only the Hot-Banner but some affiliates will actually copy pictures and text from our web site and use it to build their own Potty Pail web site with the smart Go-Buy-Button.

Q. Can I still sell your products without a link back to The Potty Pail?

A. Yes. Another way to go would be to build your own Potty Pail web site and handle the transactions yourself through your own shopping cart. We would still drop ship and service the customer for you but you would become responsible for handling all the paperwork and collect the money from the customer. It would also be your responsibility to make sure the order is put through and confirmed as well as pay us before the shipment is made. There is also the issue of making sure that the customer orders the right fitting size for their particular plumbing situation. Becoming an affiliate is much easier because we handle all these issues.

Q. If I sell your product on my site will you give me a link back to my page from yours?

A. Yes, We plan on a links page that will feature all our web retailers with a banner or link.

Q. I'm new at this can you help me get set up?

A. If you need any help in setting up a Potty Pail banner or web page on your web site just let us know and we'll gladly lend a helping hand!