Become
an Affiliate
The Ideal Lives.com Affiliate Program is a cost-free, risk-free way for you to increase traffic to your website and earn cash every time your referral leads to a sale of one of our publications. You’ll earn 50% of the purchase price from each sale!
You are a likely affiliate if your website is directly geared toward disabilities, special needs, special education and general parenting. As an Ideal Lives Affiliate, you’ll profit from site visits by the many people searching for information on special needs advocacy, disability accommodations, classroom inclusion and the No Child Left Behind Act.
Six Easy Steps to Affiliate Success
- Familiarize yourself with the Ideal Lives line of publications and videos. Purchase your own copies or request review copies so you can confidently recommend products to your site visitors.
- Read
the Frequently Asked Questions section
below.
- Register
by clicking
here. Our affiliate program is managed by Clickbank.com. If you already have a Click Bank account, you will be directed to the correct page from this link.
- Increase your results by taking the FREE Affiliate Masters Course by Ken Evoy. This 10-day email or PDF ebook course focuses 100% on helping you succeed as an Affiliate. You’ll learn a flawless method of referral success in an easy, step-by-step process.
- Select
the marketing resources and customer incentives that interest
you by from the Ideal Affiliate Toolbox.
- Start
promoting your new affiliate status and link!
Add Value to Your Site and Boost Your Income!
Affiliate status adds value to your website. Visitors will recognize you as someone who cares about the best interest of their clients and loved ones.
When a visitor expresses a need or asks a question, recommend an appropriate resource from among our excellent articles, publications and videos. You’ll be helping an advocate while earning 50% from each sale you refer.
Add more value by making it easy for your visitors to make purchases—Simply feature a link to on your website to www.IdealLives.com!
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I sign up?
It's easy! Just click
here, fill in the required information at ClickBank and you're
on your way. We suggest that you read the entire list of questions
before signing up.
Please note: If you do not already have
a ClickBank nickname, you will need to complete their quick and
easy registration form. It will take about 2 minutes. If you "get
lost" while exploring the Click Bank site, you can locate Ideal
Lives in the ClickBank Marketplace, in the "Home & Family"
category under "Parents."
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How exactly does this work?
- You
sign up through ClickBank
- You
select any marketing materials you feel suit your website
or create your own unique text link.
- Click
Bank's unique tracking software will keep track of all traffic
from your site to Ideal Lives. When one of your customers
makes a purchase at Ideal Lives you will be notified immediately
by email. To find out your commission, you can check your
stats at any time on the Click Bank web site.
- Once
you have referred a visitor to Ideal Lives the remainder
of the sales, purchase, and download process are handled by
Ideal Lives and Click Bank. You are not responsible
for handling any of the payment or order fulfillment process.
In addition, in the unlikely event there is a refund requested
that will be handled by Ideal Lives and Click Bank as well.
- Does
it cost me anything to sign up?
No, it doesn't cost you anything to take advantage of our Affiliate
Program.
- How
and when will I be paid?
ClickBank payment cycles begin the 1st and 16th of each month.
Checks are mailed within 15 days after the end of the period.
When you have earned a minimum of $10.00 in commissions a check
is issued. See the ClickBank
website to review their full accounting policy. If, in any
payment cycle, you have not reached the commission minimum, then
you will need to wait until the next cycle, when you do achieve
the minimum, to be paid.
- What
is my commission?
Your commission is calculated on the sales you generate. You earn
50% of the purchase price on each Ideal Lives product sold
to someone referred from your site.
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Is this a self-replicating web site, or is a unique URL involved?
Click Bank will supply you with a unique tracking URL or hoplink
that you use to link to our site. You will not be provided a replica
of our website.
- How
do I access my stats?
When you register with Click Bank, you will select a nickname
and password. With this information you can log into the Click
Bank site and check your stats at any time.
- Once
I've signed up online, will I need to sign up again by mail, phone,
or fax?
No, once you have signed up online you will not be required to
sign up again.
- I'm
concerned about link security. Is there anything I can do to ensure
that my link cannot be tampered with?
Many affiliates are concerned with security issues in this day and age and we want to make sure that you receive every penny you earn by recommending Ideal Lives products. There are several software products on the market that will assist you in protecting your affiliate commissions. We recommend checking into Affiliate Profit Guard or Affiliate Commission Booster. Both of these products are easy to use and and can safely and securely protect your affiliate links.
- What
should I do if I run into a problem?
If you run into any problems or want to discuss a different type
of joint venture with Ideal Lives, contact Lisa
Simmons.
The Ideal Affiliate Toolbox
Linking to our site is an essential step for an Affiliate, but visitors won’t find that link unless you actively market that link. Remember—every time someone clicks that link and makes a purchase, you earn 50% of their purchase price!
Free Links
Graphics - Click here to request graphics of individual products or the IdealLives.com logo
Text links - This is the most effective way to drive traffic to IdealLives.com and earn your commission. Review the products in our Bookstore and create text links on your site with a personal recommendation.
Ezine links - To recommend Ideal Lives to your subscribers, use your affiliate URL as the active link following your review or recommendation of our products. Ideal Lives prohibits spam, so please only send e-mail to individuals who have given you permission to do so.
Free article reprints
Increase your profits by “pre-selling” your customers on Ideal Lives products. Simply reprint original articles by Lisa Simmons on your website or in your ezine. You’ll add value to your website with credible, helpful information.
Select an article suited to your site’s specialty, and partner it with a personal recommendation for a particular product.
Use your unique affiliate link that you received when you registered with Click Bank as the active link in your recommendation.
To have a list of the articles currently available mailed to your email address, submit your request below.
Free incentives
Offer your customers a free sample of what Ideal Lives provides! These incentive products are easy to request by email or download to your own computer and then re-distribute with your affiliate link.
Ideal Lives Express ebook - Give customers this free ebook containing 6 information-packed back issues of the our newsletter, "The Ideal Lives Express."
Resource Packs – These kits are free and address timely issues relevant to the special needs community. Click here to check out the packs currently available.
Research Assistance - Subscribers to our ezine receive free research assistance on special needs topics. As our affiliate you can promote our research assistance offer in your own newsletters as a high value "freebie" available online. This encourages your website visitors to visit Ideal Lives (via your affiliate link) to both subscribe and purchase! And even if they don't make that first purchase until 90 days later, you still receive your 50% commission.
Ongoing Support
At Ideal Lives we want every affiliate to be successful. Once you've registered for our affiliate program, if you'd like to have ongoing support from our staff to help you promote our products more effectively, then just click here. I'll add you to our affiliate mailing list and send you regular emails filled with extra tips about our product line, promotion ideas to help you get started, and pre-publication notices when we are ready to release something new!
We encourage you to contact us with
your comments, successes, and questions. If there are additional resources
you need in order to succeed, don't hesitate to ask. If we are able
to provide it -- we will! Best of luck with your affiliate endeavor!
Sincerely,

Lisa
Simmons & the Ideal Lives Team
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