Affiliate Program

What is an Affiliate? Simply put, it's someone who tells someone else about a product or service and, in return, receives a commission when that recommendation leads to a sale. In our case, we have a network of affiliates around the world, many of whom create bass-related blogs or websites with information, reviews, and articles of interest to the bass-playing community. These sites carry banners (which we provide at no charge) which are ads for TMBG. If a visitor clicks on one of those ads, he or she is taken to this site, where, as you can see, they can learn as much about TMBG as they wish to know. Meantime, we have a little snippet of code called a cookie, (which is guaranteed virus-free and totally harmless) that tracks that click and, if a sale results, calculates a commission which is automatically paid to the Affiliate on the 15th of the following month. It's that simple. A lot of people make a pretty good living doing nothing but Affiliate sales as most companies, large and small, have online affiliate programs. It's not strictly necessary that they know anything about what it is their selling. Our affiliates, though - whatever they're playing abilities - share one thing; they love bass guitar and, especially, they love TMBG. That's the great thing, they get to recommend an excellent product - one they know from personal experience really delivers on its promises - and make money at the same time. What a wonderful world! Here's a word from our Affiliate Manager Matt McWilliams, Pinnacle Awards Affiliate Manager of the Year and ABestWeb Affiliate Manager of the Year:

"Thanks for your interest in helping us market Roy Vogt’s Teach Me Bass Guitar (TMBG) – the most comprehensive, effective, and entertaining program of self-paced bass guitar instruction on the planet – as part of our Affiliate Team! I look forward to working with you, and doing everything we can to help you earn money!"

All the best!

Matt

Teach Me Bass Guitar Affiliate Program Highlights

• Commissions starting at 20% - that's $37.50 per sale!

• Performance-based commission increases up to 30% - that's $56 per sale!

• Free to join our in-house program (iDevAffiliate Software)

• Our cookie never expires - no matter if your customer buys today or 5 years from now, you will still get your commission

• $8 Bonus just for signing-up!

• Very low return rate!

• Very high conversion rate! Our site is built to convert - and on average 1-in-every-10 visitors buys TMBG

• A variety of banners, graphics, and videos for your promotions

• Exclusive banners available upon request

• Auto-responders available to notify you when you make a sale

• Cutting-edge online management tools, including real-time commission reports from iDev Affiliate

• Dedicated affiliate management from our knowledgeable team to answer all your questions

The Learning Dock, LLC (TLD)is a proud signatory of the Better Business Bureau with an A-rating

A NOTE FROM Barbara Crossman, CFO of The Learning Dock, LLC.

"We are so pleased to have Matt as our Affiliate Manager here at The Learning Dock, LLC. His credentials and reputation are without equal in the affiliate marketing industry and his presence assures that your account will be handled professionally, knowledgeably, and promptly.

"Matt will be happy to give you the benefit of his time and experience in order to help you grow your earnings through your partnership with TMBG, and will always be available to answer questions about your program.

"Wishing you great success!" Barbara

FTC Guidelines

PLEASE NOTE: TLD strictly abides by Federal Trade Commission (FTC-U.S.) Guidelines regarding affiliate disclosure. This means that affiliates who review Teach Me Bass Guitar (TMBG) are required to state that they received a copy of TMBG from TLD for review purposes. Whether or not an affiliate reviews TMBG, he/she is required to state clearly that they have a financial interest in sales of the product resulting from their links and/or recommendations. A sample statement might read as follows: "While (I, your website or blog name) receive a commission on any sale of TMBG that may result from your visit, this review (or recommendation) results from my knowledge of the product and is my honest opinion. I feel so strongly about TMBG that I am willing to back it with my name and reputation."

In order to be accepted as a TMBG/TLD Affiliate, you must confirm that you have reviewed the following videos from the FTC.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guide #1 - What's new about the Endorsement Guides?

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FTC Endorsement Guide #2 - Why did the FTC update the Endorsement Guides?

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FTC Endorsement Guide #3 - What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers?

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FTC Endorsement Guide #4 - How do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides?

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FTC Endorsement Guide #5 - Is the FTC planning to sue bloggers?

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FTC Endorsement Guide #6 - Where to go for more information

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Further information is available at: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/adv/bus71.shtm

A Note From Matt

"Feel free to email me at matt@thelearningdock.com or, better still, go ahead and sign-up here first, then get in touch with me so I can help you set up your program.

"I’m looking forward to working with you all - let’s get going so we can catch the run-up to winter. TMBG will be a huge seller for sure!"

Cheers!

Matt

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