Self Referral for Digital Items pays out at 15% not 35% ?

[CreativeLeahG]

Hi @Scott 

In promoter program

I just noticed this, but wasn't aware there was a difference, so thought I'd mention it

We only get 15% for self-referring digital products, is this an error or correct, thanks

Note re the example below, this is for identical products, customer ordered a print and a download.

[AudreyJeanne]

* I'm not a mathematician (Just ask my professors, lol!)*  But it actually looks like Zazzle is paying us over 100% when a referral is earned.  Assuming the standard digital royalty of 92.89% is applies.

[CreativeLeahG]

ah yes! ssshhhhhh!! 🙂 

[ColsCreations]

Check out this thread here from last month:
Does Setting Higher Royalties for Digital Downloads incur the 20% transaction fee?  

It's shown in there that a Promoter with a self-referred sale @ 35% could indeed earn more than the customer is actually paying Zazzle for the Download. While waiting for a Mod to give a definitive answer here, I'm going to hazard a guess that they've amended the terms of the Promoter Program to say that you'll earn 35% on everything except Instant Downloads which will be the standard 15%. Otherwise they'd have situations of paying out more than they are taking in and I have a hard time believing Zazzle or any other company would engage in a pricing scheme that results in them losing money.

[Cat]

Same thing just happened to me. I'm assuming they've set all referrals on downloads to 15% (promoter program or not) so that they wouldn't end up paying out more than they took in!

[James]

Hi all, 

Instant Downloads are indeed exempt from the Promoter Program and only available for the associate 15%. 

Thanks.

[Perelandrian]

I just sold 2 keychains as a self referral and the amount is 15%. I was under the impression self referrals were 35%. Has this amount been lowered?

[Barbara]

It should be 35%, but only if you've signed up for the Promoter program

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[Perelandrian]

Oooooh, I did not realize I had to fill out a separate form for that. Thank you, found the thread where @Windy posted the link to the referral 2.0 program. Thank you everyone.