You can also view the October Affiliate Newsletter at http://www.linkshare.com/rc/newsletter/affnewsletter_1007.html.
LinkShare's Affiliate Newsletter
October 2007
New Publisher-Friendly Payment Plan

Want to Get Paid Even Faster?

Historical Data Moving to SynergyAnalytics

Inside the Interface

Give Thanks This Thanksgiving
Historical Data Moving to SynergyAnalytics
To improve the processing speed of the Interface Reporting System, all historical data prior to September 31, 2005 will ONLY be available in the SynergyAnalytics reporting system. Going forward each month, we will remove one month’s worth of historical data from the Interface Reporting System.

·Champs Sports
·Coastal Contacts
·giggle
·Gourmet Monthly Clubs
·Health Benefits Direct
·Holland USA, Inc.
·Interco Products Corp.
·Maggie's Bedding Warehouse
·Microsoft - Windows Marketplace
·Rapid Bath




LinkShare UK PartnerMaker
October 23, 2007
London, UK

ECMOD
October 24-25, 2007
London, UK

A4U Expo
October 25-26, 2007
London, UK
Stephen Denton Speaking

LinkShare Summit 2008
January 30-31, 2008
San Francisco, CA


LinkShare October News
To help streamline our payment process, LinkShare Announces New Publisher-Friendly Payment Plan. Also, read below tips on how you can get paid even faster! And just a reminder, beginning September 1, data prior to September 1, 2005 will ONLY be available in SynergyAnalytics. Check out this month’s Inside the Interface to find out how to set payment thresholds. With Halloween wrapping up, get a jump start on promoting products for Thanksgiving with our suggested advertisers. And just announced, our fifth annual LinkShare Summit 2008 will be held on January 30–31 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Save the date and look for details to come!


LinkShare Announces New Publisher-Friendly Payment Plan

At LinkShare we are always looking for ways to provide our publishers with the best technology and superior services. Beginning in September, we moved to a weekly payment schedule, rather than two times per month.

By moving to a weekly payment schedule, we are working to help reduce your wait time to receive commissions and effectively double your number of pay days. This is the most publisher-friendly payment plan of the major affiliate networks, and we’re proud that it is ours.

Now is a great time to sign up for Direct Deposit and set payment thresholds (see articles below). As always, if you have any questions related to your account with LinkShare, please contact our support team.


Want to Get Paid Even Faster?

Sign up for LinkShare’s direct deposit – no checks to cash and no waiting for the mail. Follow the directions below or visit the Resource Center. While your request is being processed, you will continue to receive your payments via physical check.
Please note: Only publishers in the following countries can sign up for direct deposit: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US.

  1. Wait until your first check clears, go to the Payment Information section of Your Profile and select "Click here if you would like to switch your Preferred Payment Method to Direct Deposit."
  2. Review the Direct Deposit agreement and select Agree.
  3. Enter your Bank ID, Bank Name and Deposit Account ID in the Payment Information box. Note: Your Bank ID and Account ID are on the bottom of your checks. In the US, the Bank ID is the first set of nine-digit numbers and Deposit Account ID is the twelve digit number following the Bank ID.
  4. Hit the Update button at the bottom of the screen.
  5. Select "Initiate Random Deposits" in the Payment Information box. Note: LinkShare will issue two random deposits to your account, which can take 7-9 business days to post.
  6. Once these deposits post, you need to come back to the Payment Information area of Your Profile to enter and verify the amounts.
  7. Once verified, you are enabled for direct deposit.
(Please note: Steps 5 and 6 only apply to US-based publishers)




Setting Payment Thresholds
With the introduction of weekly payments, you may want to consider creating a customized payment threshold. To change your minimum payment threshold see the steps below:

  1. Log into your LinkShare account.
  2. Go to Update Profile from Your Account on the Home page.
  3. Select the channel for which you wish to change the minimum payment threshold. Channels are listed in the upper left hand corner of Your Account and are signified by the icon that looks like a web page.
  4. Scroll down to the Payment section and enter your payment minimum in the Payment Threshold box and then select Update. The payment threshold must be a whole number and cannot contain a decimal.





Give Thanks for the 107 Million Celebrating Thanksgiving

With Halloween shopping wrapping up in the next week, it is time to launch your Holiday 2007 plan. According to the US Census Bureau more than 107 million households are expected to celebrate Thanksgiving. To help you get the most of this popular holiday and start your Q4 off right, here are some suggested advertisers that you can promote during November.

Thanksgiving Products Suggested LinkShare Advertisers
Family, Fun & Travel:

Colorful Images, EasyClickTravel.com, Hatley, MusicSpace.com, PajamaGram (Vermont Teddy Bear Company, WildGames by WildTangent, Inc, Orbitz, Cheaptickets.com, LastMinuteTravel.com, Hotwire.com, Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Flowers:
1-800-Flowers.com, American Blooms, Internet Florist, Hallmark.com, ProFlowers, Fleurop
Food:
Figis, Hickory Farms, Omaha Steaks, Wine.com, Mrs. Fields, Sea Bear Smokehouse, GotFruit, Just Because Baskets, Appetizerstogo.com, Bake Me A Wish, Black Hound New York, Cafe Belmondo, LLC, Caribou Coffee Company, International Wine Accessories, Joffreys Coffee & Tea Company

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