For Affiliates

What does becoming a storefront affiliate on Facebook mean?  When you join the Social Affiliate Network, you open a Facebook storefront marketing the products of other Zibaba Facebook shops.  You can create your own brand promoting your choice of products from a multitude of Zibaba Facebook stores, or directly market specific storefronts.

The brand stores pay you commission on your sales.  The more you sell, the more money you make!

How does it work?  Becoming a social affiliate on Facebook is easy!  All you need to do is firstly, apply to join the affiliate network.  Once you have been approved by the Zibaba affiliate team, you can apply directly to the affiliate programs of the merchants whose products you wish to promote.  Click on this link to go the Affiliate Registration area.

You can become an affiliate for as many or as few merchants as you like and set up your Zibaba Facebook storefront any way you want!  Do you plan to directly market a specific merchant?  Our easy-to-use application enables you to set up a brand-store tab in your fan page in a matter of seconds.  Each brand store determines its own commission rates listed in the registration area for the affiliates.

Why become a social storefront affiliate?  Consider that online affiliate marketing is a low-risk, high-return strategy.  Facebook today has 650 million users, so it is no wonder that Facebook fan pages (along with customer reviews) are among the most effective social tactics for driving sales (Etailing, 2009).  

A Facebook store, centralizing marketing and shopping activity in one user-friendly location, takes full advantage of these critical marketing strategies.  As your social network of fans 'like', 'comment', 'recommend', 'ask advice' and 'share' products and promotions, they essentially do the marketing for you.  Furthermore, Zibaba Facebook shops bypass many of the barriers common to traditional marketing strategies.  By running Facebook ads, leveraging your social network, and offering group-buys, promotions, coupons, and fan-only discounts, you reach a market of Facebook users in their comfort zone. 

In fact, the marketing potential inherent in the Facebook environment cannot be underestimated.  Bear in mind that 90% of consumers online trust recommendations from people they know, and 70% trust opinions of unknown users. (Econsultancy, July 2009)  

Finally, setting up your affiliate Facebook shop is fast and easy!  All you have to do is sign up to the affiliate programs of the Zibaba Facebook stores whose products you want to market.  You will then be able to fully customize your banners, ads, skins, and interactive catalogue, while gaining access to all the promotions, including group-buys, offered by the brand store.

FAQ

• Do I have to have a Facebook fan page to become an affiliate?  No. Although it is recommended to have a Facebook fan page, you do not need to have one to promote our merchant stores.
• What are my responsibilities as a Zibaba affiliate?  As a social affiliate on Facebook, you are responsible for promoting merchants in an honest and legal manner.
• How does the Social Affiliate Program work?  As a social affiliate on Facebook, you either place a tab for the storefront you promote right on your Facebook fan page, or, alternatively, set up and customize a Facebook shop for inventory from a variety of storefronts.  You are paid commission (determined by the brand store) on every purchase made at your Facebook shop.  Because the cart belongs to the brand store, payments go directly to the merchant, and the sale is tracked, by cookie to your page.
• How much does it cost to join? Becoming an affiliate is FREE!
  
• How is the Zibaba Affiliate Network different from other affiliate networks?  Zibaba's Social Affiliate Network is situated in the Facebook environment, which is the most naturally conducive environment for social networking and fully leverages the Facebook advertising platform.  Furthermore, there simply is no other Social Affiliate Network for Facebook shops!
• What are Zibaba's responsibilities?  Zibaba tracks sales, handles the payouts to affiliates, and provides banners, links, graphics, and other marketing materials.
• What are the brand stores' responsibilities?  The brand store is responsible for specifying the terms of the affiliate contract, including detailing CPA terms.
• How are affiliates paid and when?  Zibaba pays affiliates by PayPal or check on the 15th of every month, provided that the affiliate has reached the $75 commission threshold.  If the affiliate does not reach the threshold, the commission rolls over into the next month.
• In what currency do you pay your affiliates?  Affiliates are paid in U.S. dollars.
• Does it cost me anything when I get paid?  No. Zibaba pays affiliates in full.
• How is my affiliate storefront linked to the brand store?  Affiliate sales are tracked by cookie.
• What if I already have an affiliate website?  Absolutely no conflict with any existing affiliate website arises when you create a Facebook affiliate storefront.  Through your affiliate Facebook shop you expand your marketing efforts to the Facebook environment, dramatically increasing your market reach.