You approve who goes live
Publishers apply to your programme. We check the channel and the traffic. You decide who is allowed on.
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How a programme works
Four steps, from the store on file to the sterling invoice.
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Apply
Share the store, the commission, and the copy publishers may use.
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Go live
Publishers you approve receive a tracked link to your store.
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Validate
Each order stays pending until you approve it. A rejected sale is not invoiced.
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Close the month
Approved sales close at month-end. Sterling invoices by the 10th.
Why SinoAds
You approve the sale
A tracked link records who sent the shopper. The order stays pending until you accept it. A sale you reject is not invoiced.
One sterling invoice
Approved sales close at month-end. The GBP invoice goes out by the 10th, on one calendar.
Our publishers
Here are just a few of the thousands of publishers we could connect you with.
FAQs
What is an affiliate programme?
It is the agreement between your store and the publishers who send shoppers to it. A publisher promotes the brand with a tracked link. If the shopper buys inside the cookie window on your programme, that order is recorded as pending against that publisher. You approve or reject it. Commission is due only on the rows you approve, at the rate you set — not for the click, and not for media bought upfront.
What has to be on file before a programme can go live?
The live store, the commission you will pay, the cookie window, and the English copy publishers are allowed to use. We confirm those, or ask for what is missing. Publishers then apply to that programme. Nothing is promoted until you approve the publisher. Applications are read Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:00 GMT.
What does it cost?
There is no monthly platform fee. You set the commission. A common UK category rate is 5–15% of order value, and it is paid only when you approve the sale. SinoAds adds a 20% network overlay on that publisher commission. Approved rows close on the last day of the month. SINOADS LTD issues the GBP invoice by the 10th. The minimum invoice is £250. A 10% holdback stays on the month to cover returns, and is released on the following cycle.
How is a sale attributed, and when can I reject it?
The publisher’s tracked link records the click and sends the shopper to your store. If they order inside the cookie window written on the programme, the sale sits pending against that publisher. You approve or reject it inside that window. A rejected sale is not invoiced. Usual reasons are returned, cancelled, duplicate, outside the cookie window, and traffic the programme does not allow.
What happens when an approved order is returned?
Reject the row while it is still pending and it never reaches the invoice. If the return arrives after you have approved it, the 10% month-end holdback is what covers it. That holdback is released on the next cycle. It is not a fee we keep. You are not paying commission on an order you have refused.
Who decides which publishers can promote the store?
Publishers apply to your programme. We look at the channel and the traffic before anyone is put in front of you. You still decide who goes live. A publisher you have not approved does not get a tracked link, and does not earn on your sales. You can take a publisher off the programme later if the traffic stops fitting the brief.
How do I tell whether the commission is worth paying?
The cost is the commission you approved, plus the 20% overlay, on that month’s invoice. Each row names the publisher, so you can see who produced accepted sales and who you rejected. If the approved orders do not justify the rate, you change the commission, shorten the cookie window, or stop the publishers who are not earning their place. You are not locked into a media spend for the month.