Joining
Payment
Reporting and Tracking
Miscellaneous
What is an affiliate Program?
Our affiliate Program allows you
to place links to our web site on
your web site. We pay you a bounty
for each user that travels to Vacation
Compare through one of these links
and performs the subsequent action
of submitting a qualified lead.
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Why should I join?
There are many reasons to join!
Partnering with Vacation Compare
is FREE, and you'll make money with
very little effort. Plus, as our
affiliate you will be providing
your users with access to an exciting
new travel service.
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Does it cost anything to
become an affiliate of Vacation
Compare?
No! It's absolutely free to join
our affiliate program. There is
no charge to apply.
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Does my site qualify for
the affiliate program?
All sites are welcome, with exception
to sites which are involved in or
promote illegal activity or content.
There are no web site traffic minimums,
so whether your site is new or established,
you're encouraged to apply. We personally
review all applications and notify
affiliates within 24 business hours
of their acceptance.
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Can I join if my site is
not based in the United States?
Yes, but all commissions will be
paid in U.S. dollars only.
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How do I sign up?
First, you must complete our online
application form. After your application
is submitted, we will contact you
to let you know if you've been accepted
as an affiliate and we will provide
you with information on how to get
started.
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What are the ways an affiliate can earn commissions in your program?
An affiliate can earn commissions through our cost per lead campaign. The Vacation Compare program pays $5 on every qualified lead (lead containing valid customer contact information) submitted.
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How often do affiliates
get paid?
Affiliates are paid on a monthly
basis.
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Does Vacation Compare provide
marketing banners for my site?
Yes, once you have joined our program,
you will have access to a library
of quality banners to select from,
in a range of styles to suit a wide
range of web site designs. We also
supply everything needed to add
those banners to your web pages.
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Does the Vacation Compare
program offer reporting tools for
affiliates?
Yes, through Doubleclick Perfomics,
you can access a wealth of information
about your progress including number
of clicks, number of impressions,
total revenue generated and much
more!
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How frequently are my statistics
updated in your reporting tool?
Our affiliate management system
reports your clicks using real-time
tracking. However, your sales and
commissions are based off of sponsored
clicks being generated. All sales
and commissions are updated daily,
but with a one-day calculation period.
Information for any particular day
will be available to view in your
reporting the following day by 5pm
EST.
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How will you know that
clicks came from my site?
All links from your site to our
site contain a unique identifier
so that every time a user comes
to us via your site, we know to
credit you when a qualifying click
is made.
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What is Amount Due?
Amount earned prior to 30 days ago
and received payment from advertiser.
This means, if today is March 15,
and you generate commissions from
January 31 and prior - this is the
amount that is due to be paid to
you.
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What is Amount Pending?
Amount in the 30 days prior to the
end of last month. This means, that
if today is April 15th, and you
earned $100 from March 1st to March
30th that is the Amount Pending.
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What is Total Commissions
Earned to Date?
This is the total commissions you
have earned to date.
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What is Amount Paid To
Date?
This is the amount we have paid
to you to date.
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When are payments made
to me?
Payments are made to you 30 days
after a month’s accrual. Meaning
if you accrued $100 in January,
you will be paid March 1st or thereabouts.
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Why have I not been paid?
Reasons you may have not received
payment could be: You have not yet
met the minimum commissions, it
has not been 30 days after the revenues
have accrued, you have not earned
any commissions, the money is in
the mail or your site has been under
investigation for fraud.
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Can I participate in paid
search to promote my site and Vacation
Compare products?
Vacation Compare prohibits
the use of their brand name in PPC
bidding and also prohibits the use
of Vacation Compare in the display
URL.
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