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How much do I get paid and for doing what?
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We pay you a percent of all
revenues generated by every referral you send us.
| An employer: |
20% |
25% |
30% |
| A worker: |
5%
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7%
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10%
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| Both: |
25% |
32% |
40% |
Unlike some
sites, we pay you:
- For both employers and
workers
- Every time they do more business
with us (life-time residuals).
The latter (combined with our industry beating
repeat-business rate of
50.00%)
lets you build a steadily
increasing stream of income from month to month, without
any additional effort on your part.
And it's an important reason why we pay more than
any
other affiliate program in the industry.
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| 3)
Will it cost me anything to become an affiliate?
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No! Becoming an affiliate is absolutely free!
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| 4)
How can I earn more as a super affiliate (or ultra affiliate)?
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All affiliates start as "standard affiliates", and as you
earn more money, you qualify for higher affiliate levels
and higher pay.
After you earn $1,000.00,
you qualify for "super affiliate" status, and after you
earn $10,000.00,
you qualify for "ultra affiliate" status.
Click here to view the higher pay rates.
If you qualify for an upgrade to either super affiliate or
ultra affiliate status, simply contact a facilitator and notify them that you wish to do so.
Your account will be evaluated and if everything is in order
(you are not using spam or doing anything else to violate your
contract), you'll be on your way to earning even more money!
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| 5)
When and how do I get paid?
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All payments are handled in the same way that worker
payments are handled. All credits accumulate until the credit cutoff date
of your choosing arrives. You can choose as many paycheck credit cutoff dates as you
like. We then pay you on or before 11:59:59 EDT on the seventh following day; using the
payment method you’ve
chosen.
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| 6)
Can non-US users use PayPal?
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Yes, Pay Pal works in a number of non-US countries. For a complete list, as well
as information on opening up an international account, see the
Pay Pal international account info page. Please note that Pay Pal will
charge a money conversion fee to convert the funds from US to your local
currency.
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| 7)
How does vWorker.com track
users to verify that I am properly credited?
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The vWorker.com affiliate links you put on your
site (or publicize in
emails, etc) contain a special paramater.
Whenever a new user
clicks on one, the paramater instructs the
site to place a special tracking
cookie in their browser. That cookie
contains your unique affiliate id, and is
how we know that you referred them.
Once the new user verifies their email address,
we look at the cookie and use it to
record you as their official affiliate referrrer.
We then delete the cookie, since it's no longer
needed. (Note: 99% of users who ultimately complete
email verification, do it within 24 hours.
However, to ensure
you get maximum credit,
we set the cookie to live...and give you credit...for
up to 1 year).
As the user goes through the site, we track their
activity. You can watch this in your 'My Affiliate
Pipeline' report. Then, when the employer
accepts the worker's work as complete, we also credit
your account
(and send you an email notification).
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| 8)
How do I create affiliate links?
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Just go to the 'my affiliate links' under 'my account' in your
'affiliate' tab. There are numerous options to choose from:
from links to the best converting (most profitable) pages on the site,
to eye-catching tickers and more.
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| 9)
How do I track my incoming sales and predict my upcoming profits?
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To keep track of your profits, just go to the 'my pipeline' link in your
account to see all the different projects and the phases that they are in.
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| 10)
How do I maximize my profits by monitoring different promotional
campaigns that I'm running?
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It is a great idea to track which sources are driving the most profits,
so you can maximize them (and either improve underperformers or cut them
out). However this can be difficult to determine without the right tools.
The campaign feature of the affiliate program lets you do this.
To do this:
- Come up with a unique name for each campaign (referral source)
you want to track.
- Emed the campaign name in the custom links from that source.
To do that, go to the 'Best converting links (and custom links) tool'
(located with the rest of the tools for
creating affiliate link),
and enter the name:
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Then when a user clicks that link, the campaign will appear in your
'my pipeline' report:
Use can then use this information to deterine which campaigns are the
best, and which need more attention (or need to be cut).
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| 11)
How can I promote my affiliate ads/links and increase my profits?
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There are a number of ways to promote your ads and links. Every technique that you use, increases your pipeline and your ultimate profit. Here are some examples:
- If you have a site that is relevant to vWorker.com users:
- Include information about vWorker.com your audience would find useful as an article or in your newsletter
- Post a vWorker.com affiliate banner in your existing banner ad rotation
- If you don't yet have a site, create one targeted toward educating users on how vWorker.com can help them solve their problems.
Click here to see
an example from one affiliate
. (Note this example is promoting our former site name of Rent a Coder).
- Promote your article, site or affiliate URL using keywords on search engines such as Google or Overture
- Watch in your favorite (relevant) newsgroups, websites, blogs, chats, etc. when people are asking for help and would find information about vWorker.com helpful.
Then include the link via your affiliate URL so you get credit for the referral.
Click her to see
an example from one affiliate
. (Note this example is promoting our former site name of Rent a Coder).
- Add your affiliate code URL to your signature when posting on relevant newsgroups, websites, blogs, chats, etc.
- The possibilities are limited only by your creativity and imagination!
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| 12)
How does the vWorker.com affiliate program compare
with other affiliate programs in the industry?
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The vWorker.com affiliate program is now the best paying
referral program in
the industry and one of the best
on the internet:
| Gives you cash back via an affiliate program?
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An affiliate program pays you for referring users to the site.
This is often a great way to get cash back on projects where
you referred the
worker, and get paid for other situations as well.
vWorker's affiliate program pays you
20% of all the revenues
generated from employers that you refer, and
5% of all the revenues
generated from workers you refer. This payout occurs each and every time the
customer does business.
The revenue is cumulative, so if you refer both on a project,
you receive a combined total
of 25%.
Super-affiliates (affiliates who have made more than $1,000.00),
are paid more: 25% for
employers, 7% for
workers and 32% for both.
Ultra-affiliates (affiliates who have made more than $10,000.00),
are paid even more: 30% for
employers, 10% for
workers and 40% for both.
Click here for
full details.
Elance's affiliate program pays you:
- Employers you refer:
- New employers (not registered on the site before):
- $1 for posting a project (free to employer)
- $50 for posting a project and also doing one of the below:
- Purchasing a premium job posting
($10 cost to employer)
- Verifying their credit card (within 45 days
of your referral)
- Existing employers (already registered on the site before:)
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$5 if they post a new project within
1 day of your referral.
- Maximum earnings for the above items are capped at $51 per referral.
- Workers you refer:
- $1 for each new worker who signs up for a free
membership.
- $5 for each new worker who purchases a membership
(from $9.95-$39.95/month).
Note: Elance does not pay for
"any transactions that arise in connection with a pre-existing relationship between a Client and a Contractor;"
, so you are not paid for your own clients (even when new to Elance) that you
refer to the site.
Click here for
full details on the affliate program and here
for a summary.
Freelancer's affiliate program pays you 90% of all project fees
that users you refer generate for
Freelancer (during their first 3 months on the site). Note: this
payout drops to 20% if you referred them through the
'invite friends'
option, rather than affiliate links.
These project fees are:
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Employers: 3% of the project
(or 0% for gold members)
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Workers: 10% of the project
(or 3% for gold members)
Click here for
an overview (that excludes some important
details such as the 3 month limitation) or
here for
the Freelancer contract that includes
all the details (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section).
Scriptlance's affiliate program pays you for referring:
- New employers:
- 40% of the 5% project fee charged to the worker + $2-$2.40.
- $10 extra if the employer pays $19 for a featured project.
- $5 extra if the employer purchases a $10/month certified membership.
- New workers:
- 10% of the 5% project fee charged to the worker + $0.50-$0.60.
- $2.50 extra if the employer pays $19 for a featured project
(although the 5% project fee drops to 2.5%).
- $12.50 extra if the worker purchases a $25/month certified membership
(and also pays a one-time $10 research fee).
Click here for
full details.
Odesk's affiliate program pays you for:
- Employers you refer:
- $50 for each new employer who signs up and
verifies a credit card
- Workers you refer:
- $0.50 for each new worker who signs up and
applies for job.
Click here for full details on the
affiliate program and the
referral program.
Live Person's affiliate program pays you for:
- Employers you refer:
- $25 - $100 for each new employer who signs up and
engages in a live session (depending on
category of work and # of clients you send per month)
Click here for
full details.
99 Designs' affiliate program pays you for:
- $25 for employers you refer who signup, post a contest
and pay the posting fee.
- 25% if person purchases a pre-made logo (with
high percentages for volume).
Click here for
full details.
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once for the same referral)?
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Affiliate programs with residuals, pay you more than
once for the same referral. Programs that don't, pay
you only one time and generally pay less over
the long term.
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker).
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker), as long as it occurs
in their first 3 months on the site.
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker).
Pays you a one-time $50 bonus if the employer or worker
does over $1,000 in business.
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Affiliate programs with a life-time residual pay you each
and every time that customer creates new business for the
site...for the entire life-time of that customer.
This results in an ever increasing
income flow (even if you only refer the same amount of users
each month).
Programs without this require you to constantly
refer the same number of users each month, to simply maintain
last month's
income flow.
The difference can be very large.
Life-time residual affiliate programs are like investing
in a bank: after a one time effort, your money grows without any work
on your part and eventually you can retire and not work at all.
Non life-time residual programs are like getting paid to perform a task.
You must continue to work each month as hard as you did last, or your
income goes down.
More information on the power of residual income can be found
in many places on the internet, including this site and many others.
Elance does not pay repeat business residuals for workers. For employers,
it does pay, but at a reduced rate.
Freelancer's stops paying residuals after 3 months.
Their
general overview page does not describe this
limitation, but it is explained in the
detailed contract (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section and go to '5.4 Payout Period').
oDesk pays only a one-time residual.
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Freelancer's stops paying residuals after 3 months.
Their
general overview page does not describe this
limitation, but it is explained in the
detailed contract (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section and go to '5.4 Payout Period').
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Pays you how much? (Based on
real-life data)
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Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs
based on
hypothetical (and sometimes overly-optimistic and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are based on actual vWorker.com
historical data from May 2001 - January 2011. To keep them realistic,
employer examples are based on the average employer posting average sized projects at
the average frequency and rate. Worker examples are based on the average
worker winning the average sized projects at the average frequency.
These averages are:
- Employers:
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First 3 month's activity average:
$245.82
over 2
projects.
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Yearly activity averages:
| 1 | $583.36 |
4 |
| 2 | $872.14 |
6 |
| 3 | $953.17 |
7 |
| 4 | $1,030.85 |
8 |
| 5 | $1,093.64 |
8 |
| 6 | $1,014.76 |
8 |
| 7 | $936.25 |
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- Workers:
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First 3 month's activity average:
$300.02
over 4
projects.
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Yearly activity averages:
| 1 | $747.64 |
8 |
| 2 | $1,485.86 |
10 |
| 3 | $1,840.33 |
11 |
| 4 | $2,011.20 |
10 |
| 5 | $2,259.23 |
10 |
| 6 | $2,298.96 |
9 |
| 7 | $2,409.08 |
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*Affiliate programs with life-time residuals
(vWorker.com, eLance and Scriptlance) can
actually pay even more than 7 years, because there is no
limitation on how much is earned. This would increase the
amounts calculated for those programs.
However, for space reasons, the calculations are limited to
7 years.
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Total $ for referring an avg. active employer (over 7 years)more...
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$194.53,
$243.16,
$291.79
*22 |
$51.00
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N/A
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$6.64
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$146.48
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$50.00
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$25 - $100
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$25.00
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N/A
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This total is how much you earn as an affiliate
over 7 years,
for
referring an average active employer. Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs based on
hypothetical (and often overly-generous and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are kept realistic by using actual vWorker.com historical data
from May 2001 - January 2011. Click here to
see these averages.
Year by year breakdown:
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Year 1:
$583.36 on 4
projects.
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$17.50
$21.88
$26.25
more...
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$51.00
more...
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N/A
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$6.64
more...
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$14.07
more...
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$50.00
more... |
$25 - $100
more...
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$25.00
more... |
N/A
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Assumes:
-
$245.82
over 2
projects in first 3 months. Data based on vWorker.com historical
data.
- The employer did not purchase a gold membership. If they
did, then then the fee from the employer is less
(0% instead of 3%)
- The user was referred through an affiliate link.
If they were instead referred through the "invite friends" option,
the amount is less (20% instead of 90%).
Click here for
how the Freelancer figures are calculated.
Assumes:
- The employer posted a normal project and not a featured project
(for when they pay $19 extra).
If they posted a featured project, the amount is increased by $12.50,
but also dropped (since the 5% fee is dropped 50% to 2.5%).
The net final result is an increase to $24.08
- The employer did not purchase a special $10/month membership,
and the worker did not purchase a certified $25/month membership.
If they did, then one time extra fees of $5 and $12.50 are earned.
Click here for
how the Scriptlance figures are calculated.
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Year 2:
$872.14 on
6
projects.
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$26.16,
$32.71,
$39.25
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$19.84
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 3:
$953.17 on
7
projects.
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$28.60,
$35.74,
$42.89
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$21.46
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 4:
$1,030.85 on
8
projects.
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$30.93,
$38.66,
$46.39
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$23.02
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 5:
$1,093.64 on
8
projects.
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$32.81,
$41.01,
$49.21
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$24.27
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 6:
$1,014.76 on
8
projects.
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$30.44,
$38.05,
$45.66
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$22.70
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 7:
$936.25 on
7
projects.
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$28.09,
$35.11,
$42.13
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$21.13
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Total:
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$194.53,
$243.16,
$291.79
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$51.00
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N/A
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$6.64
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$146.48
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$50.00
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$25 - $100
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$25.00
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N/A
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Total $ for referring an avg. active worker (over 7 years)more...
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$97.89,
$137.05,
$195.78
*22 |
$5.00
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N/A
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$27.00
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$69.46
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$.50
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$0
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$.00
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N/A
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This total is how much you earn as an affiliate
over 7 years,
for
referring an average active worker. Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs based on
hypothetical (and often overly-generous and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are kept realistic by using actual vWorker.com historical data
from May 2001 - January 2011. Click here to
see these averages.
Year by year breakdown:
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Year 1:
$747.64 on 8
projects.
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$5.61
$7.85
$11.21
more...
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$5.00
more...
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N/A
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$27.00
more...
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$4.34
more...
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$.50
more... |
$0
more...
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$.00
more... |
N/A
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Assumes the worker purchased an Elance membership (at $9.95-$39.95/month).
If they only signed up for a free membership, the amount is less
($1 for that portion of earnings instead of $5).
Click here for
how the Elance figures are calculated.
Assumes:
- The employer posted a normal project and not a featured project
(for when they pay $19 extra).
If they posted a featured project, the amount is increased by $12.50,
but also dropped (since the 5% fee is dropped 50% to 2.5%).
The net final result is an increase to $24.08
- The employer did not purchase a special $10/month membership,
and the worker did not purchase a certified $25/month membership.
If they did, then one time extra fees of $5 and $12.50 are earned.
Click here for
how the Scriptlance figures are calculated.
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Year 2:
$1,485.86 on
10
projects.
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$11.14,
$15.60,
$22.29
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$8.03
|
$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 3:
$1,840.33 on
11
projects.
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$13.80,
$19.32,
$27.60
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$9.80
|
$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 4:
$2,011.20 on
10
projects.
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$15.08,
$21.12,
$30.17
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$10.66
|
$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 5:
$2,259.23 on
10
projects.
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$16.94,
$23.72,
$33.89
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$11.90
|
$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 6:
$2,298.96 on
9
projects.
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$17.24,
$24.14,
$34.48
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$12.09
|
$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Year 7:
$2,409.08 on
9
projects.
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$18.07,
$25.30,
$36.14
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$.00
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N/A
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$.00
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$12.65
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$.00 |
$0
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$.00
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N/A
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-------- |
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-------- |
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-------- |
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Total:
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$97.89,
$137.05,
$195.78
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$5.00
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N/A
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$27.00
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$69.46
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$.50
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$0
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$.00
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N/A
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Does not compete against it's own affiliates with
heavy search engine advertising?
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Many companies that run affiliate program claim they are interested
in their affiliates becoming successes. Then they also spend
hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars a year on search engines ads
on the same keywords that their affiliates would be (or already are)
advertising on.
While this gives the company the most short-term profit, it also
destroys the
long-term relationships with their affiliates.
Those companies that avoid this practice give their affiliates room to grow.
This nurture the long-term health of their affiliates and
aligns the company and the affiliate's interests more closely.
Spending information take from SpyFu.com.
SpyFu constantly scans Google for ads, and records the company that
placed them. The following data was obtained on 7/1/2011:
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Spending hundreds of thousands (or millions) per year:
- Elance (up to $6,540/day)
- Guru (up to $2,890/day)
- Odesk (up to $10,200/day)
- Freelancer (up to $1,070/day)
- Live Person (up to $11,660/day)
- 99 Designs (up to $18,100/day)
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Spending little or nothing per year:
- vWorker (up to $66/day)
- Scriptlance (up to $49.28/day)
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| 13)
I signed up under the older (version 1) affiliate program. How
am I affected by the new (version 2) affiliate program?
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The first version of the affiliate program (version 1)
was introduced earlier in the site's
history (approximately 2002). The second version (version 2)
was released on Apr 18, 2011 12:00:00 AM.
Version 2 introduced more generous and
long-term recurring payments, as well as credits for
worker revenue in addition to employer revenue (while version 1 paid only for
employer revenue).
All new referrals sent by affiliate after the version 2 release date
fall under the more generous version 2 rules and payment structure.
All referrals sent before this fall under version 1 rules.
If a project has been paid out to an affiliate partially under the
version 1 rules, it will continue to pay under the version 1 rules only.
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| 14)
Can I give another user in my company or team
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Yes, you can give another user partial access to your account.
To do this, go to your 'my account' menu and then the
'my sub-account' sub menu. From here you can give another
user access to your account as well as optionally notify them
of their new permissions via email (and an alert).
After you've done this, the user will have
a new option to
sign-in as your sub-account (the next time they sign in). Note: that for
your protection, they
sign-in as a sub-account using their own userid and password, rather than
yours. You should never give out your own sign-in credentials to
sub-account users.
If you've just been assigned as someone else's sub-account and are not
seeing the sub-account option, you most likely told the site to save your
login credentials. To see it,
sign-out of the site first (using the link in the upper right hand corner)
and then sign-in again.
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Instant Messaging (IM) information: