When you generate a referral, the commission appears in the Stats & Earnings immediately. Sometimes a commission you are expecting will not appear, and sometimes a commission may change prior to the payout. There are a few reasons for this.

Commission Not Showing

There are two reasons why expected commissions would not show in your Ledger.

1. The buyer was already a GSG follower or was already assigned to another affiliate
2. The buyer's device did not have your affiliate link cookie
   • either because they used a different device to order
   • or because they removed or don't accept cookies on their device

Commission Changed or Disappeared

There are three reasons why commissions could change or disappear from your Ledger.

1. An order was cancelled or refunded
2. An order used a coupon that made the order ineligible for commissions
3. An incorrectly calculated commission has been corrected

To minimize clawbacks, we payout commissions after the period during which most refunds occur. This allows most order issues to be resolved prior to payout.

Commission Overview

The GSG Affiliate Program tracks commissions on a first-referral basis. This means the first affiliate to generate a referral from a buyer will receive all future commissions for that buyer's orders. This is designed for two reasons. First, it provides incentive for affiliates to bring new customers to GSG. Second, it rewards affiliates for introducing new customers to GSG.

GSG Affiliate Program Terms

Accounts can show this notice for three reasons.

• If your account was just created, it may not be done setting up. Log out and try later.
• If your account has not been used to generate referrals for several months, it may have become deactivated.
• If your account has been closed due to inactivity. This happens when no referrals have been generated for 12 months.

How To Reactive A GSG Affiliate Account
Email affiliate support and request to be reactivated. Include account owner's name and email address.
Note: if no referrals are generated during the month of reactivation, the account will become deactivated again.

GSG Affiliate Terms of Use

Accounts not displaying the Stats & Earnings button may have been deactivated. This happens when no referrals have been generated for 4 months. If your account was just created, it may not be done setting up. Log out and try later.

How To Reactive A GSG Affiliate Account
Email affiliate support and request to be reactivated. Include account owner's name and email address.
Note: if no referrals are generated during the month of reactivation, the account will be deactivated again.

GSG Affiliate Terms of Use

Affiliate links are in two places: Affiliate Center and Tracking Links Page.

AFFILIATE CENTER

Quick Links
Links for general promoting.

GSG Affiliate Products
Links for specific products. Use the swipe copy to promote GSG products and programs. Copy and paste the sample emails, Tweets, and Facebook posts. Customize the wording for your audience.

TRACKING LINKS (all available links)

Click on Stats & Earnings
Click on Link Generator

Link is short for hyperlink, a string of characters that lead to a web page when clicked. The web page resides at an internet address called a URL. The URL of the GreenSmoothieGirl home page is: https://greensmoothiegirl.com/
The link to the GSG home page is: https://greensmoothiegirl.com/

An affiliate link is a URL that includes a unique code identifying an affiliate. When a customer clicks your affiliate link, our program knows to attribute commissions for resulting orders to you.

Swipe Copy is sample content about GSG products and programs for you to use to promote our products and programs. We provide swipe copy emails, Tweets, and Facebook posts. Swipe copy may have blanks for you to fill in. Copy and paste the swipe copy. Customize swipe copy to suite your audience.

Swipe Images are GSG-branded images for you to use to promote our products and programs. We provide swipe images for email and social media. Swipe images do not contain your affiliate link. You can add your affiliate link to the images you use in your promotions.

You can find information about adding hyperlinks to images for your application on the internet.

When you recruit other affiliates to join the GSG Affiliate Program, you are rewarded by earning commissions on their referrals. These are called tier 2 commissions.

How to Recruit Affiliates
Share your involvement in the GSG Affiliate Program with friends or professionals who have audiences that would be interested in GSG products and programs, and invite them to join.
1. Use the Recruit Quick Link to invite others to become affiliate.
2. You can also share the promotion (swipe copy) with them. If they click any of your affiliate links and decide to register, they will become your recruit.

No. Once a customer places an order from your affiliate link, their subsequent orders are credited to you. However, since we identify existing customers by email address, if they order using an alternate email address, you will not be credited unless their device has your HTTP cookie.

Before customers order, we track affiliate links using cookies. The last affiliate link a customer clicks before placing an order determines the affiliate who gets that customer's commissions. Once that customer/affiliate relationship is established, all subsequent orders from that customer go to that affiliate.

When a visitor clicks your affiliate link, the data is stored on the visitor's device as a HTTP cookie. Subsequent visits recognize that data, as long as the user does not remove the cookie. Since cookies are stored on devices, if the visitor uses a different device to order than the device used to click your link, the cookie will not be there, and you will not get credit.

Cookies are applied on a most-recent basis. If a visitor clicks another affiliate link after clicking yours, the cookie will be replaced with the newer affiliate's cookie. For this reason, it is beneficial for you to actively promote GSG using your affiliate link, to increase the likelihood that your affiliate link will be used for a purchase.

The cookie is used until an order is placed. Once an order is placed, the customer is permanently tied to the affiliate based on email address. If the tied customer places an order as a guest using a different email address, the affiliate will not get credit, unless their cookie is present.

When a visitor places an order, the cookie is no longer used. Instead, the customer's subsequent orders are credited to your affiliate account, based on email address, regardless of the device used. Even if they place an order as a guest, their order is credited to you if they use the same email address used when they initially ordered through your link.

Tier 1: Commissions for orders from customers you referred to our site.

Tier 2: Commissions for orders from customers of affiliates you recruited.

Current Rates

The GSG Affiliate program features a two-tier commission structure.

Tier 1: Commissions for orders from customers you referred to our site.
Tier 2: Commissions for orders from customers of affiliates you recruited.

All affiliates can earn tier 1 commissions. Only affiliates who've recruited other affiliates can earn tier 2 commissions. An affiliate cannot earn Tier 1 and Tier 2 commissions for the same referral; they earn either Tier 1 (for customers they referred to GSG), or Tier 2 (for commissions their recruits earned).

Example
Affiliate A recruited Affiliate B
Affiliate C joined on her own (was not recruited)
Result: All three affiliates earn tier 1 commissions on their own referrals. Affiliate A earns tier 2 commissions on referrals made by Affiliate B, because Affiliate A recruited Affiliate B.

Any affiliate can recruit other affiliates. Affiliates only earn tier 2 commissions on affiliates they directly recruited. Commissions are not passed down the series of recruits.

Example
Affiliate A recruits Affiliate B
Affiliate B recruits Affiliate C
Affiliate C recruits Affiliate D
Result:
All three affiliates earn tier 1 commissions.
Affiliate A earns tier 2 commissions from Affiliate B
Affiliate B earns tier 2 commissions from Affiliate C
Affiliate C earns tier 2 commissions from Affiliate D

There is no cap on the number of affiliates you may recruit.

Current Rates for Tier 1 and Tier 2 commissions.

Some items that are on sale are eligible for commissions. For general commission rates and per-product rates, see Commission Rates in Terms of Use

• Submit applicable tax document, such as Form W-9, Form W-8BEN, or statement of exemption
• Zelle or Wise account to receive payments. See Zelle. See Wise.
• Affiliate account in good standing
• Generate at least $100 within a one-year period.

Submit your tax info upon registration.

Failure to provide tax info will result in forfeiture of commissions.

See Terms of Use for Federal Tax requirements.

To change your account email address or details, click Stats & Earnings above, then choose My Profile.

Stats & Earnings > My Profile (Save when finished)

To sign up for a Zelle account to receive commission payments, see Zelle.

US Affiliates need a Zelle account to be paid. How to sign up for Zelle.

Non-US affiliates with US bank accounts may be able to use Zelle to receive payments.

Non-US affiliate with non-US bank accounts may be able to use Wise to receive payments.

Zelle FAQ

Wise

Keap (formerly Infusionsoft) is a behind-the-scenes portal for the GSG Affiliate Program that gives you access to tools and information for your GSG Affiliate system. It is also the software that runs the GSG Affiliate Program.

You arrive at Keap by clicking Stats & Earnings in the Affiliate Center. Since we provide resources right here in the Affiliate Center, we don't utilize all components of the Keap page.

Highlights
My Commission Structure: rates and explanations of commissions
My Ledger: your financial activity
•  Commissions Earned
•  Clawbacks (commissions reversed from refunds or canceled orders)
•  Payments Made (commissions for which you've received payment)
•  Balance (beginning balance plus commissions minus clawbacks and payments made).
Commissions Generated: summary of commissions
Link Tracking Stats: tool for you to track your link performance

Click Stats & Earnings in the Affiliate Center to go to Keap.

Review your earnings in your Ledger under Reports. Choose a date range and select the invoice number you wish to view.

Commissions are calculated as Item Price x Commission Rate.
If eligible coupons were used, the coupon value is subtracted from the item price before the commission is calculated.

Tracking Ads or Traffic Sources

You can add information at the end of your Affiliate link to track which ad sources perform best. This will display in your Link Tracking Stats under the "Ad" column.

Examples:

• No Affiliate Account Exists: contact affiliates@greensmoothiegirl.com for support
• No Affiliate Account Exists: contact affiliates@greensmoothiegirl.com for support

Check your link effectiveness in Referral Partner Home: click Stats & Earnings (above) --> Link Tracking Stats

Example Link Tracking Stats table, with Ad Sources broken out.

Affiliates with US banking are paid through Zelle.

Affiliates with non-US banking may be able to receive payment through Wise.

Commission payouts are usually made during the second month after the month in which the commissions were earned. Payouts are only made when commission balance is at least $200. Payment dates are not specific and will vary.

The payout schedule minimizes clawbacks that are caused by refunded orders which most often occur during the first month after the order was placed.

Commissions may decrease prior to payout for several reasons.

1. An order was cancelled or refunded.
2. A coupon made the order ineligible for commissions.
3. A commission which was incorrectly calculated was corrected prior to payment.
4. A past commission payment was adjusted by reducing a future commission payment.

Unlike clawbacks, corrections and adjustments are not reflected in commission history, and can be made anytime in a current or future month to maintain accuracy. Whenever possible, adjustments will be made by reducing a future commission payment, rather than requesting a return payment.

Review Affiliate Terms of Use anytime.

Tax Form
US-based affiliates earning over $600 in a calendar year will receive a 1099 around February.
Non-US affiliates will receive a tax form if needed.

If you earned less than $600, you will not receive a 1099 from GSG.

Affiliate Center Report
While this can be inaccurate, for reasons addressed in our Terms and FAQ, you can see a payment total in your Ledger.

Remember that commissions are not paid in the same month they are earned. So if you want to see payments for a calendar year, set the date range from November 1 – October 31.

For example, to see payments made in 2017, set the date range like this:

The ledger summary will show Total Payments.

We're excited that you've chosen to partner with us, and that you value our products enough to share them with others. When you registered for the GSG Affiliate Program, you agreed to these conditions to participate and receive commission payments.

• Read and agree to the Affiliate Program Terms of Use
• Provide bank account info to receive commission payments.
• Provide appropriate Federal tax document, such as Form W-9, Form W-8BEN, or exemption info to receive commission payments.

During registration, you can fill out and/or upload your tax info. If you registered and didn't submit your tax info, email us for instructions affiliates@greensmoothiegirl.com