# Affiliate Sign Up Form Page Type

This Page Type is provided so that you can use the automated Affiliate Program features that are built into the system. This page allow you to customize the signup process. Before you begin, you need to refer to the Site Settings help regarding enabling the Affiliate Program and it's options before accepting affiliate applications on your website.

Here are the Page Type Properties available to this Page Type:

Terms Page: | The Page that they must have read and agreed to before the Affiliate Sign Up Form Page can be submitted.
Submit Button Label: | Enter the text you wish to display for the clickable Submit button.
Next Page: | The Page that you want the system to go to when the Submit Button is clicked. This is typically a confirmation page that you can create using the Affiliate Sign Up Confirmation Page Type to provide them with a confirmation of the information they entered.

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## Setting up an Affiliate Program

In order for Affiliates to refer business to your website and receive a commission, they need to create their own unique Affiliate Code first. This code can be entered into the Offer Code field in a Shopping Cart or Express Order page, or can be added to a coded link that their own site Visitors will click to get to your website. This personalized Affiliate Code is selected by each Affiliate when an affiliate signs up and is approved.
Here is how it works:

1. Enable the Affiliate Program properties in the Site Settings.
2. Add a link to the Affiliate Sign Up Form Page to any Page on your website.
3. When an interested affiliate comes across your Affiliate Sign Up Form, they will fill it out. They will be asked to login or register first (since we need to create a User account for them),
4. Once the affiliate has submitted the form, they will then be shown the Affiliate Confirmation Page, where you can tell them what your next steps might be (approval process requires, time frames, etc).
5. If "Automatically Approve Affiliates" is not enabled in Site Settings, then the Site Administrator will be notified of the submitted application and pending approval request via e-mail. A link in the e-mail will direct the Site Administrator to approve or reject the affiliate by selecting the "Approved" check box found on the Affiliate's Contact.
6. If approval is granted, or if "Automatically Approve Affiliates" is enabled, the affiliate will be sent the Affiliate Welcome Page immediately, which will also include the unique Affiliate Code they specified, along with a link to your website, and any other information you wish to add to the Affiliate Welcome page. The Affiliate Code will be active once approved, so so will the optional Group Offer if specified in Site Settings before the affiliate signed up.

NOTE: You can always change or remove an affiliates status or percentage by editing the Affiliate Information section of the Contact associated with their User account. If you are using the Group Offer feature, you can also remove/change/add that offer for any affiliate by editing the Key Codes under the Commerce tab.

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