Volumerate Affiliates Program
1. Sign up for your Volumerate affiliate account
2. Post your affiliate URL
3. Redeem referral points for products or cash back
Referral vs. Regular Volumerate points
Referral Volumerate points are the same as regular Volumerate points earned by purchases, but are collected differently. When you make purchases yourself, Volumerate points are assigned at a rate of 1 point per every $10 spent (excluding all shipping charges). Referral points work similarly, but do not round off at every $10. When your referred customer completes an order, both of you will receive Volumerate points. The customer receives Volumerate points based on the normal rate, and you - the referrer, gets the amount of Volumerate points equivalent to the order total times your affiliation level's Volumerate points rate.
As an example, assume Mary - who you referred, spent a total of $32.69 on merchandises excluding shipping fees and you are on our Standard affiliation program level (thus 10% Volumerate rate). While Mary gets 3 Volumerate points as usual, you the referrer will get 2.62 Volumerate points. Notice how you also get the decimal points for each referral's purchase. Without these extra points, small orders would be meaningless to you as the referrer.
Note that refunds sent to referred orders will also cause corresponding points to be reversed.
How do I get commission?
Since referral points are the same as regular Volumerate points, you can use them for all sorts of things like free express shipping upgrades, redeem them for free products and get cash back for the points. Cash back is sent via PayPal. Volumerate points earned are subject to a minimum limit of 60 days, to allow for refunds and any such issues. After the specified period, the Volumerate points can be used to apply for cash back at a rate of 1$ per 10 Volumerate points (i.e 10 points = 1$ cash). You can apply for cash back with as little as 10 points in your account.
Cash back equivalent values
Volumerate points can be used for free Express shipping upgrades and to redeem for products. As an affiliate, you would probably be the most interested in the cash back reward programs for the Volumerate points. Here is the table for cash back values:
|
Level |
Volumerate Points |
Cash Back Equivalent Amount |
To reach this level... |
|
Starter |
5% |
$0.25 per $50 in referrals (0.5% commission) |
- |
|
Standard |
8% |
$0.4 per $50 in referrals (0.8% commission) |
25 accumulated points |
|
Premium |
12% |
$0.6 per $50 in referrals (1.2% commission) |
200 accumulated points |
* When you have collected enough points to get upgraded, send us a request and we will upgrade you account right away.
Commission rates seem low?
If you own a decent blog, forum, or even a website you can easily earn hundreds of dollars a day by posting some of our best sellers. Tip: begin looking on such places that generate a lot of views/replies like FatWallet.com and SlickDeals.net.
Don't be fooled by others who offer 5%, 10%, 20% or even more. Commission is zero when their products don't sell. We can hike our prices and offer a 50% commission rate but it makes no sense to do that. We want to offer good service and products at reasonable prices and at the same time reward you for referring us to others who will also find our offers cool.
In addition - to keep things simple, like regular Volumerate points, all shipping fees are also included in calculating the referral Volumerate points. Other sites normally exclude any shipping charges from commissions.
The starter program is there just to get you warmed up as you can easily move up to the standard level.
The Fineprints
Whatever you do - please do not try to earn commission at community sites like FatWallet.com. These are good sites to research on what products to post on your own website/blog/forum, not to be used as a tool to make money.
Also, we do not allow self- or fradulent referrals. Please do not abuse the program as it will not benefit anyone and everyone will lose out in the end.
Introductory Offer
As a way of saying Thank You for joining the program, we are boosting the starter rate to 5% (from 3%) during the introductory period.
Ready to Sign Up?
You must have registered on site and have a Volumerate account. If you don't have one yet, click here to get one. Upon submitting your application form, a Volumerate affiliate ID and URL will be given to you so you can start earning Volumerate referral points immediately. Referral points collected will show up in your regular Volumerate account.
Click here to go to the application form and sign up now!





