Oh yes, definitely declare it - we don’t want to be accused of bribery. 
Affiliate programs are quite well-established anyway - DevonThink have one, for instance.
All the best,
Keith
Hello guys,
Have you thought of an affiliate program for languages other than English (i.e., Spanish)?
A while ago I registered the domain “scrivener.es” (don’t bother to click, nothing to see at the moment) to portray Scrivener’s virtues to potential Spanish-speaking users in case a localisation was finally made. It could be very interesting to add a link to download and/or buy the software right from the same site.
Macs may not be as popular in Spanish-speaking countries as they are in English-speaking countries but Spanish-language users still constitute an enormous user base, including many people in the United States.
Regards,
Pablo.
Have any Australians signed up to this? I’m a bit thrown by the tax form requirements. Never come up against that.
BTW, Keith, I’m a member of other affiliate programs (Thesis, Bookdepository) which seem to use an open source application for affiliate management. They are easier to join - at least from the point of view of having no paper forms to fill out. Did you consider something like this?
David
Hi David, you shouldn’t have to fill out any paper forms at all - I believe there is a button you can select to get past that. Originally it was a little difficult for anyone outside of the US to set up, but we got in touch with eSellerate about that and they fixed it so that non-US citizens didn’t have to send in extra stuff… I think. I’ll leave David to fill in the details, though, as he is handling this stuff. I believe we have to use eSellerate’s systems for this because they are our only sales portal.
Pablo - again, I’ll leave David to answer this one, although I don’t see why you couldn’t be part of the affiliate program no matter what language you speak, so you may need to let us know what the problems are.
Thanks and all the best,
Keith
Hello All,
I went through the affiliate sign up process a few weeks ago to check it out. I realise that it is fairly thorough, and depending on circumstances, there will be some forms to sign, but eSellerate are a fairly thorough bunch of people! I see this as a blessing because Keith and I can then sleep easily at night knowing that VAT returns, sales taxes and the like are being managed correctly by eSellerate. I obviously do not want the affiliate program to be prohibitively difficult to join, but there might be a few legal requirements eSellerate enforce where other offered programs might not. The initial headache pays off with a slick operation thereafter. If there is something causing particular concern, please email me the details directly (sales AT literatureandlatte DOT com) and I will liaise with eSellerate to get a better understanding. When I first tested the system it was insisting on the provision of either an SSN, EIN or ITIN? I could not understand why anyone, apart from a US-citizen, would have any of these. An “other” field was promptly added.
The goal of localisation is another one of my remits, along with tea-making duties, which we hope to achieve in due course.
All the best,
David
quoting DMJ – “The goal of localisation is another one of my remits, along with tea-making duties, which we hope to achieve in due course.”
What is so tough about making tea? Even I can do that.
Oh, DMJ has to make everything difficult. You just can’t get the staff…
What’s the deal with unpredictable BBCode? Idiots like me have to do a lot of editing.
For the record am I still not convinced that DMJ is a separate entity. 
I totally am!
- DMJ
So am I!
- KB
TURTLES!! NOTHING BUT TURTLES!!
KB, have you noticed that the L&L forums resemble Monty Python skits more with each passing day? All we are missing is a good fish slapping.
Are you providing any materials to help fans/localisers/resellers set up a website? Like the images you use on your website, for instance (screen captures, etc.).
Regards.
Hola!
As you complete the affiliate sign-up process, you will gain access to a few prepared Scrivener logo and/or screenshot links to our online store. If you want to create your own link, or copy an image from our website to link, then please feel free to do so. Ensure that you do use the link details eSellerate provide though, as I am sure they use this to track successful orders via the affiliate.
All the best,
David
Hola David,
Thank you for the information. It’s time I begin to really explore and set up this idea.
I remember a nice image of a corkboard, a typewriter, a paper bin and maybe other elements depicting the functional nature of Scrivener. When the moment arrives, I will ask you about it if I can’t find it.
Thank you and gracias.
Pablo.
Hi, just signed up for this programme and put the link on my blog. But I’m not convinced this works as well as some other affiliate programmes I’m part of. I’m still new to all this, so no expert by any means.
But when you click on the links, you are taken straight to a ‘buy now’ page. That’s OK, but I think people would actually prefer to find out more about the application first.
I have links to the Thesis theme on my blog, for example, which take the reader to sales and information pages, rather simply to a buy now button.
At present, I just have a Scrivener logo in my sidebar. If people know nothing about the app, but click on it to find out more, all they get is the option to hand over their credit card. They need to be taken to a sales page with good information and a chance to demo the software.
I don’t know what you can do about this, as it seems to be the way that esellerate works. But other programs do appear to be more flexible.
David has been looking into this recently - eSellerate have been helping him set up a landing page. It should be up any day, although I’ll wait for David to reply with an update.
Best,
Keith
Hello Simon,
After clicking the accept button to your sales affiliate request, the next thing I did was write an email to eSellerate. Excerpt below:
“Have Digital River got anywhere with the server issue yet? Every time a new sales affiliate joins, I wish we were offering them a better landing page!”
We are definitely thinking along the same lines. At present a landing page with more Scrivener information has been developed (cut down version of literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.html), but eSellerate are having a problem with one of three servers that are used to facilitate this service. Their technicians have escalated the issue to Digital River. Once everything is okay behind the scenes, and I have learned how to communicate the landing page to sales affiliates, a better solution will be offered.
The best workaround I have seen thus far is this: daveulrich.net/blog/?page_id=2,
with our friend Pablo going the whole hog: scrivener.es/
We hope to provide you with a landing page soon where the only onus on you is to offer a Scrivener button on your website. Thanks for the prompt.
All the best,
David
I see you’ve prompted them into action - much better now.
Now all I have to do is put some traffic your way… hmmmm.
Hello All,
Sales affiliates should have recently received an email (or two) relating to a landing page update. When following the email prompts for each Scrivener licence type, choose ‘Scrivener Landing Page’ under ‘2. Choose Landing Page’ rather than the defaulted ‘EZ Landing Page’. You will notice that the HTML code under ‘4. Paste the following HTML to your web site’ changes. This is the code that you should now use on your website if you would like a page of information related to the Scrivener application displayed when someone clicks on your sales affiliate link:
All the best,
David
