Affiliate/referral Program question

m_osborn
New Contributor II

Hi Zazzle artists,

I have been accepted into the promotor program, which I am very excited about. However, this weekend I tried to go in and pin products from other artists sites using the affiliate / referral code link, and it didn't work: https://www.zazzle.com/store/AnyStoreName?rf=238842336439372482 

when I copy and paste ?rf=238842336439372482 after the store name like I have in the past, it now defaults back to the original store link, my code won't stay in there anymore. Am I missing something? 

Thanks! Marla

 

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PAZP
Valued Contributor

I'm in Promoter Program 2 and just pinned someone's product as you explained. I didn't have the issue you are having. Pinterest has been a bit wonky for me the last month or two and was a bit worse for me over the weekend. It wouldn't allow me to pin at all one day. I tried several times but decided to wait a day. It worked fine the following day. 

 

Malissa
Valued Contributor II

When you are in the promoter program you don't use your referral code anymore. You use what they call "clean links".  Definitely read through the promoter info to get you up to date on all the ins and outs.  Find it here

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CreativeLeahG
Honored Contributor III

They said they're trying to promote other artists, in which case they do need the referral code.

Malissa
Valued Contributor II

oops!  That is what I get for scanning instead of reading! Sorry!

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Fiorenzo
Valued Contributor II

This seems to be a Pinterest problem as I understand, can't help on this one. Although, if you mean the browser's address bar URL on Zazzle, you don't see your referral ID in your browser's address bar, it gets automatically redirected/removed. This doesn't mean, your referral has not worked, it's just the URL that gets cleaned up.

One important tip when you promote both your own and others' products: To get your promoter share you have to use "clean" links without your affiliate ID attached, and you have to link solely to your own store, categories, collections, or single products. If you link to a different Zazzle page, you'll trigger Zazzle's own "referral" cookie (if there isn't already a different one active). The cookies last one week and can't be overwritten during that period. This gives some extra safety for the one coming first but has also drawbacks when you want to promote both. Try to keep your targeted audience separated. Use only your clean promoter link on sites/socials where you want to promote SOLELY your own products, and use your referral ID on different places to promote all sorts of products. If you mix your audience/links, you may end up getting nothing at all, if your promo cookie sticks and the customer buys something from a different designer.

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Barbara
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I've begun designing my own pins, not going via Zazzle, and in that case, there's no problem with the referral code. I've one question that I'm sure was asked, but I can't remember the answer: If you're in the Promoter program and you create your own pin for your own product using a clean Promoter-style link, will Zazzle still see purchases via that link as a genuine self-referral?

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Fiorenzo
Valued Contributor II

All "clean" links leading to a designer's store, product/collection main page, categories, collections, and product pages are treated as self-referred links if that same designer is in the promoter program. So, if you use a clean link (to your own content) on Pinterest (or everywhere) this clean link is treated as a self-referral.

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Barbara
Esteemed Contributor

Thanks, Fio. This time, I'm going to make a note to myself about those links. It seems there are too many incoming bits and pieces of information to retain all of it. There's an old saying, "Every time I toss something onto the hay wagon, something else falls off." (I need a bigger wagon.)

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