Plesk lets you earn money for promoting your provider's service plans. Particularly, you can get a certain commission for each subscription ordered in the provider's online stores by people who signed up using your referral link.
Participants of affiliate programs (affiliates) distribute links to their provider's online stores. Each link is unique, so the system defines who brought a new customer and adds the commission to the link owner's affiliate balance. This commission is defined by the terms of the affiliate program and may vary depending on an online store. The commission consists of two different elements:
Affiliates can use money they earn only after the provider pays out the money to them. Depending on the affiliate program conditions, the provider can pay out the commission either to the affiliate's account credit balance or transfer the money outside the system, for example, by check or cash. Normally, the provider pays out affiliates' commissions when they exceed the affiliate program's payment threshold. When the threshold is exceeded, affiliates can request the provider to pay out the commission by using the button in the Control Panel. Alternatively, affiliates can delay payments in order to earn a larger amount.
To start earning money, click the link Become an Affiliate on the Account tab. Once became an affiliate, you will get the access to the list of the provider's affiliate programs and your affiliate links. To see the programs list and your links, click the Affiliate Programs list on the Account tab.
To see your current affiliate balance, go to the Account tab and find the balance in the Affiliate Programs group. If you want to see detailed information about your earnings, click the link Revenue from Referrals.
To request a payout after exceeding a payment threshold, go to the Affiliate Programs page, select the programs and click Request Payout.
Note: If none of your affiliate balances exceed the corresponding thresholds, you will not see the Request Payout button.
For example, your provider offers you an affiliate program with 10% commission rate and $20 payment threshold. You share your affiliate link with your friends, and three of them subscribe to a web hosting plan which costs $50. The total commission that you get to your affiliate balance is $50 * 3 * 10% = $15. This amount is less than the program's payment threshold, so to receive credits, you should bring more customers to the online store with your link. When you do this and your balance exceeds the payment threshold which is $20, the provider will add this balance to your credits. When you receive them, you can use them to pay for your subscriptions or subscribe to new services in the provider's online stores.
Your hosting provider may have multiple online stores with different currencies. If the provider offers affiliate programs for stores with different currencies, you will receive separate commissions in the corresponding currencies. For example, if you distribute links to stores with USD and EUR currencies, your affiliate balance contains two separate affiliate balances, one for each currency. Your provider pays out the commissions separately as well. For example, your affiliate balance is USD 50 and EUR 40 and the payment thresholds of the corresponding programs are USD 40 and EUR 45, your provider will pay out USD 50 to your credits and your affiliate balances will be USD 0 and EUR 40.
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