Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Merchant?
A Merchant is the company such as The Ink Depot who operates the Affiliate Program.

What is an Affiliate?
An Affiliate is a company or individual that joins a merchants affiliate program. Typically an affiliate will receive commission on sales produced via their efforts in promoting the merchants products, services, website etc.

What is a Sub-Affiliate?
A sub-affiliate is an affiliate who is introduced to and joins the merchant's affiliate program through the efforts of an existing affiliate. Not all affiliate programs include this feature, however The Ink Depot affiliate program include this feature!

Do I need a website?
No, The Ink Depot affiliate program has been specifically designed to work just as effectively offline as well as online. However, you will need access to the internet in order to enter your Affiliate Control Panel and an email address to receive your Payperiod Reports and Sales Notifications from us.

We are currently developing some very exciting offline marketing tools so make sure you check your Affiliate Control Panel regularly for the latest news!

Can I introduce new affiliates to the program?
YES! If you introduce new affiliates to our program they become your sub-affiliate which means you receive 5% commission on all sales generated via their affiliate URL! By building a team of sub-affiliates you dramatically increase you income potential.

What are the commission rates?
We pay a full 10% on all sales generated via your affiliate URL, PLUS 5% on all sales generated via your sub-affiliates URL's!

When do I get paid?
Our Payeriod Reports and cheque runs are carried out 7 working days after the last day of each month. This allows for offline orders with cheque payments to be cleared.

What is the minimum commission payment?
Our minimum commission payment during any payperiod is £25. If your commission during any payperiod is less than £25 we will carry it over and add it to the next payperiod and continue to do so until it reaches £25 or more!

How is my commission calculated?
All commissions are calculated on the ex VAT & ex P&P totals.

How much money can I make?
Income is a direct result of effort! The more effort you put in , the more money you will earn!

If you have any questions that have not been answered above, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@theinkdepot.net