I have no interest promoting Distressed Dispatch to a wider audience – and due to the kinds of topics written about here I imagine the total number of those that would ever be interested in Distressed Dispatch is pretty small.
With that said, if you've liked reading Distressed Dispatch and know of others who might as well, then you can become an "affiliate" and share in the economics of Distressed Dispatch. (Due to the pricing of Distressed Dispatch, the economics won't be exactly eye-watering – but you'll receive a significant chunk of the subscription revenue from those referred on a recurring basis...).
The process of becoming an affiliate is straight-forward and seamless...
First, sign up to become an affiliate via Distressed Dispatch's payment processor (this takes a few minutes at most). The payment processor will be the one that tracks your earnings and pays you directly.
When you sign-up you'll be prompted to include a little description of how you'll be promoting Distressed Dispatch (e.g., have a few friends that might be interested, have an email list with a few hundred people on it, etc.).
While I'm happy for anyone to promote Distressed Dispatch, all affiliates need to be "approved" by me and, of course, I do not want affiliates making outlandish claims about Distressed Dispatch that are over the top or otherwise cringe-inducing.
Second, once you've signed-up and have been approved you'll gain access to your own little affiliate area where you can generate your unique affiliate link, track the number of times your link has been clicked, track the number of "sales" that you've made, and see when your next payout is coming. (All payouts come through the payment processor, not me, either direct to your bank account or to your PayPal.)
In the end, I want those that enjoy Distressed Dispatch and want to share it with others to have the opportunity to meaningfully share in the economics of it (despite my views on the virtues of true non-pro rata structures, I think I'm otherwise pretty egalitarian about this stuff).
So, when someone signs-up to Distressed Dispatch through your link you'll receive 30% - subject to payment processor fees, etc. - of the subscription cost on a recurring basis.
In other words, if someone that signed-up through your link stays subscribed for ten months, then you'll receive ~30% of the revenue from that subscriber for those ten months. So, even though each individual subscription might not seem like much on a per-month basis, it can add up a bit over time.
This all strikes me as a pretty fair deal – and, since I have no interest in promoting Distressed Dispatch, it's probably the case that most that would be interested in Distressed Dispatch are unaware of it.
However, once again, I can't stress enough how much I do not want hyped-up, cringe-inducing comments made about Distressed Dispatch by affiliates in an attempt to drive sales (for a myriad of reasons – not least that the demo that Distressed Dispatch probably appeals to won't be receptive to it).
Note: As detailed when you sign-up to be an affiliate, payments to affiliates do not occur immediately as the payment processor needs to wait to see if there will be chargebacks, refunds, etc. Further, due to the cost of sending payments, there's a minimum level of earnings ($10) that must accrue before payout.
Note: There could be scenarios where several people send the same individual their affiliate link which creates a natural tension vis-a-vis who should receive credit for the subsequent subscription. While it'd probably be best to split the baby, that's apparently not a feasible option. So, the affiliate link that the new subscriber clicked on last is the one that attaches to the subscription.
Note: Be aware that if I decide to stop publishing Distressed Dispatch in the future and pause / cancel all active subscriptions, then you'll (of course) stop earning commissions.
