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March 2008 - Updates to the Worldwide Brands Affiliate Program

FEATURED COMMENTARY

By Colleen Darwent,
Affiliate Manager


Hi All,

Well this past month has been a whirl wind of activity over here at Worldwide Brands, and let me tell you… there are some very exciting changes in the works. With these changes comes the opportunity for you to earn even more commission than you already do. These changes will take place in the next few months, so be sure to be paying close attention to your Newsletters. :)

Many people don't completely understand what Worldwide Brands does and therefore aren't entirely sure how to promote our product, OneSource. Understanding how OneSource works is very important in how you promote, so here is a brief explanation of what we do.

Worldwide Brands is not a supplier. Worldwide Brands is a Product Sourcing Research company. We specialize in finding real, quality wholesale suppliers who are willing to work with online retailers. We have a full-time research team whose only job is to find and qualify wholesale suppliers and add them to the database. OneSource is a tool for retailers to use to help decide what products to sell, and then to find the wholesaler for that product.
Here is a link to watch a tour of OneSource: www.WorldwideBrands.com/2. If you would like a personal virtual tour of Worldwide Brands' OneSource please email me at affiliateteam@worldwidebrands.com.

Updates to Note

  • Real-Time Tracking
    Over the past year we have had many affiliates ask us why they were receiving all their sales emails at one particular time of the day or why they didn’t see their sales show up in their account when their friend had just purchased. So when I took over the program in February this was one thing I knew we could get working for you. We have now integrated Real Time Tracking on click thru’s, impressions, and sales. You should be receiving an email with every sale at the time the sale is completed. Please let me know if you are not receiving your emails so that I can follow up.
    If there is anything you find yourself saying, "I wish...." (pertaining to our affiliate program) please let me know and I will be sure to bring it up for consideration.

  • Affiliate Agreement
    The Affiliate Agreement has just been updated; the changes have been noted in blue text. Please go to http://www.worldwidebrands.com/wwb/affiliate_agree.asp and make sure that you are in accordance with the updates.
    There are a couple of changes that we feel need to be highlighted so I am bringing them to your attention here.
    • W9 and W8BEN Collection
      As you know, Worldwide Brands is required to file 1099s for any person in the United States of America earning over $600.00 for the calendar year. Worldwide Brands will provide a W9 form for you to fill out after initial account setup. USA based affiliates are required to submit a W9 to Worldwide Brands prior to receiving the first commission check. Commission checks will be held until the W9 form is received. Please go to HERE to complete the form.

      The same is true for those affiliates who do not reside in the United States. International affiliates please complete the W8BEN located HERE to complete the form.

      If you would prefer us to mail you the form please send a request to affiliateteam@worldwidebrands.com

      For both US based affiliates and International affiliates you may either:
      1) Send me a scanned copy in PDF Format of your signed form
      2) Mail the signed forms to:
      ATTN: Colleen Darwent, Affiliate Manager
      Worldwide Brands, Inc.
      2250 Lucien Way Suite 250
      Maitland, FL 32751
      United States of America
      Or 3) Fax to ATTN: Colleen Darwent, Affiliate Manager 1-407-478-8152
    • Site and Marketing Responsibilities
      Please note that you are solely responsible for your site and marketing. Ensuring that materials posted on your site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including, for example, copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other personal or proprietary rights)
    • No affiliation with OneSource.com
      OneSource by Worldwide Brands is not affiliated in any way with OneSource.com, OneSource Information Services, Inc., or its parent company, infoUSA. OneSource by Worldwide Brands helps home-based Internet Business Owners decide what products to sell online, and where to get those products from genuine, verified wholesale suppliers.
      OneSource by OneSource Information Services, Inc. provides Corporate Information Services including identifying sales prospects, monitoring competitive corporations, tracking company performance, managing customers effectively, and more.
      These are two completely different companies and types of products. The companies do not share principals, officers, directors, members and/or shareholders and are completely unrelated. The purpose of this disclaimer is merely to prevent the danger of any consumer confusion.

    That’s about it for now; I look forward to working with all of you and hope that you’ll contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have.

    Thank you for promoting Worldwide Brands!

    Colleen Darwent
    Affiliate Manager
    Worldwide Brands
    affiliateteam@worldwidebrands.com
    877-637-6774 ext 8121

 

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