Looking to make some extra money? Well then, you’ve come to the right place. The AppThemes two-tiered affiliate program pays out an industry best of 30% and 10%. It’s free to join and easy to get started.
Sign Up Today!
- Register for a free affiliate account.
- Log into your new account.
- Get your unique banners and text links.
- Place banners and text links on your web site(s)
- Start making money!
Frequently Asked Questions
How Does it Work?
As an affiliate member, you are essentially part of our sales team. For every person you refer to our site that makes a purchase, you get a commission. The more people you refer, the better chances you have of making more money.
How Do I Promote AppThemes?
There are a number of different ways you can promote our products. The most popular is by linking to our site with either a banner advertisement or a text link. We provide you with several examples and banner ads so it’s easy for you to get started right away.
How Quickly Can I Get Started?
It depends how fast you can type. Our short application only takes a minute to complete and you are instantly approved into our program. From within your affiliate account, you will have access to our library of banners which are embedded with your unique tracking code. That’s how we’ll be able to tell if a referral came from you or somebody else.
How Much Money Can I Make?
That’s an important question and the first question we ask too! Our affiliate payment program is one of the best out there today. We offer a two-tiered program which pays out 30% and 10% respectively. There is no limit in the amount you can earn each month. The harder you work to promote us, the better chances you have of making more money.
How Does The Two-Tiered Program Work?
Our two-tiered affiliate program rewards you on two different levels. As well as earning commissions on your sales (first-tier), you earn commissions on their sales (second-tier). For example, say person A sees an AppThemes banner ad on your site. They click through it and purchase one of our themes for $149. You just earned a $44.70 commission (30%). Then person A goes and puts an affiliate banner on their site and refers a $149 sale, you make another $14.90 commission for doing absolutely nothing! See the potential?
So not only should you promote our products, you should also promote our affiliate program. The more affiliates you have, the greater your reach can be. Use Facebook, Twitter, paid search or other great ways to promote our site. There are some affiliates already making thousands of dollars each month by doing this today.
How Will I Know if I Earned a Commission?
You will instantly be notified via email when a sale has taken place. All you need to do is follow the steps below and then place banner or text ads on your website embedded with your affiliate id. It’s that easy and doesn’t cost anything to join! We even have free analytics so you can see how many click-thrus you’re generating.
How Do I Get Paid?
All affiliate payments are made via PayPal. If you don’t have a PayPal account, please sign up for one first. It usually takes a few days for them to verify your information. You also need to make sure your payment method and PayPal email address are correctly entered within your AppThemes affiliate account. Any account incorrectly setup will not be paid for that cycle.
When are Payouts Made?
At the end of each month, we will run a report to see how many affiliate sales were made. We manually audit each transaction due to an increase in affiliate fraud. Payments for the prior month will then be sent to your account by the 15th of each month (-7 CMT). For example, if you had three sales in September, you will be paid no later than October 15th. There is no minimum payout amount so every sale counts!
Can I Earn Commissions from My Own Purchases?
No. You will not receive credit when purchasing a theme package through your own affiliate link. You may receive an automatic notification from us to let you know that a sale has taken place, but your affiliate payout will not include this amount. So don’t waste our time and try to be tricky by using another email address or some other clever method. It’s very easy for us to tell if someone purchased AppThemes through their own affiliate link. Bottom line: If there is any question about the legitimacy of the affiliate sale, you will not be paid.
Can I Earn Commissions from Product Upgrades?
Yes. If somebody originally purchased the Personal Edition for $69, you would get the $20.70 commission. Then later that month the same customer decides to upgrade to the Professional Edition for $90. Assuming they have not cleared their browers’ cookies, you will get the 30% or $27 commission. More money for your pocket.
How Long Does the Affiliate Referral Last for?
Whenever a visitor clicks through your affiliate link, a 30-day cookie is set. If they make a purchase within those 30 days (and they don’t clear their cookies), you get credit for the sale.
Can I use Paid Search to Promote AppThemes?
Yes, but there are some limitations. We recommend advertising on sites such as Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Facebook as long as you stay within the following guidelines. You may not advertise on AppThemes brand-related keywords such as “AppThemes”, “App Themes”, “ClassiPress”, “Classi Press”, or any other variation of the AppThemes brand. You can, however use recommended terms like “Premium WordPress Themes”, “Premium Themes”, etc. All affiliate sales generated during the month while advertising on AppThemes branded keywords will be nullified and commissions not paid out.
I Made a Sale but didn’t Get Paid.
If you made a sale but never received payment for it, chances are it was voided based on our audit. If we suspect a fraudulent affiliate sale, the commission will not be paid out and the affiliate runs the risk of losing their affiliate account. We occasionally do make mistakes so if you have a valid case, please send our support team a message including the details of your transaction.
Promotion Ideas
The great thing about affiliate programs is you can be as creative as you like. Most people take the easy route which is just placing affiliate banners on their site and hope someone will eventually click on it. While this is fine, it’s not always the most effective method. Let us give you some insider marketing advice which we’ve learned from our years of online affiliate experience.
Take a two-prong approach when promoting AppThemes. Use banners on your site but also leverage the power of a blog post. Writing a review about AppThemes will not only get more traffic to your site but it’s 10 times more likely to generate an affiliate sale. Why? Because people are searching the web looking for product reviews before buying products. They are already in buying mode and if your review convinces them enough, they will click on YOUR affiliate link to buy AppThemes. Of course make your reviews honest and tell them why you love AppThemes so much.
