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Refer paying customers to vWorker.com
and we'll reward you
like a full partner with a generous share of our revenues.
And
unlike some
sites, we pay you:
- For both employers and
workers
- Every time they do more business
with us (life-time residuals).
The latter (combined with our industry beating
repeat-business rate of
94.79%)
lets you build a steadily
increasing stream of income from month to month, without
any additional effort on your part.
How much do you make? We pay you a percent of all
revenues generated by every referral you send us.
And as you earn more money, we pay you even more:
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20% |
25% |
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| A worker: |
5%
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7%
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10%
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| Both: |
25% |
32% |
40% |
What does this mean in real dollars? The average employer and
average worker will generate:
Simply put, an average employer and worker
will earn you more residuals than
any
other affiliate program in the industry!
To learn more about how it works, you can view the
step by step instructions (Under "Step by Step" in the
column to the right.)
Or, click the button below to
signup and start making money today.
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Comparison of the top affiliate programs in the industry
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An affiliate program pays you for referring users to the site.
This is often a great way to get cash back on projects where
you referred the
worker, and get paid for other situations as well.
vWorker's affiliate program pays you
20% of all the revenues
generated from employers that you refer, and
5% of all the revenues
generated from workers you refer. This payout occurs each and every time the
customer does business.
The revenue is cumulative, so if you refer both on a project,
you receive a combined total
of 25%.
Super-affiliates (affiliates who have made more than $1,000.00),
are paid more: 25% for
employers, 7% for
workers and 32% for both.
Ultra-affiliates (affiliates who have made more than $10,000.00),
are paid even more: 30% for
employers, 10% for
workers and 40% for both.
Click here for
full details.
Elance's affiliate program pays you:
- Employers you refer:
- New employers (not registered on the site before):
- $1 for posting a project (free to employer)
- $50 for posting a project and also doing one of the below:
- Purchasing a premium job posting
($10 cost to employer)
- Verifying their credit card (within 45 days
of your referral)
- Existing employers (already registered on the site before:)
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$5 if they post a new project within
1 day of your referral.
- Maximum earnings for the above items are capped at $51 per referral.
- Workers you refer:
- $1 for each new worker who signs up for a free
membership.
- $5 for each new worker who purchases a membership
(from $9.95-$39.95/month).
Note: Elance does not pay for
"any transactions that arise in connection with a pre-existing relationship between a Client and a Contractor;"
, so you are not paid for your own clients (even when new-to-Elance) that you
refer to the site.
Click here for
full details on the affliate program and here
for a summary.
Freelancer's affiliate program pays you 90% of all project fees
that users you refer generate for
Freelancer (during their first 3 months on the site). Note: this
payout drops to 20% if you referred them through the
'invite friends'
option, rather than affiliate links.
These project fees are:
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Employers: 3% of the project
(or 0% for gold members)
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Workers: 10% of the project
(or 3% for gold members)
Click here for
an overview (that excludes some important
details such as the 3 month limitation) or
here for
the Freelancer contract that includes
all the details (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section).
Scriptlance's affiliate program pays you for referring:
- New employers:
- 40% of the 5% project fee charged to the worker + $2-$2.40.
- $10 extra if the employer pays $19 for a featured project.
- $5 extra if the employer purchases a $10/month certified membership.
- New workers:
- 10% of the 5% project fee charged to the worker + $0.50-$0.60.
- $2.50 extra if the employer pays $19 for a featured project
(although the 5% project fee drops to 2.5%).
- $12.50 extra if the worker purchases a $25/month certified membership
(and also pays a one-time $10 research fee).
Click here for
full details.
Odesk's affiliate program pays you for:
- Employers you refer:
- $50 for each new employer who signs up and
verifies a credit card
- Workers you refer:
- $0.50 for each new worker who signs up and
applies for job.
Click here for full details on the
affiliate program and the
referral program.
Live Person's affiliate program pays you for:
- Employers you refer:
- $25 - $100 for each new employer who signs up and
engages in a live session (depending on
category of work and # of clients you send per month)
Click here for
full details.
99 Designs' affiliate program pays you for:
- $25 for employers you refer who signup, post a contest
and pay the posting fee.
- 25% if person purchases a pre-made logo (with
high percentages for volume).
Click here for
full details.
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Affiliate programs with residuals, pay you more than
once for the same referral. Programs that don't, pay
you only one time and generally pay less over
the long term.
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker).
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker), as long as it occurs
in their first 3 months on the site.
Pays you repeatedly for all new
business generated by all
referrals (employer and worker).
Pays you a one-time $50 bonus if the employer or worker
does over $1,000 in business.
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Affiliate programs with a life-time residual pay you each
and every time that customer creates new business for the
site...for the entire life-time of that customer.
This results in an ever increasing
income flow (even if you only refer the same amount of users
each month).
Programs without this require you to constantly
refer the same number of users each month, to simply maintain
last month's
income flow.
The difference can be very large.
Life-time residual affiliate programs are like investing
in a bank: after a one time effort, your money grows without any work
on your part and eventually you can retire and not work at all.
Non life-time residual programs are like getting paid to perform a task.
You must continue to work each month as hard as you did last, or your
income goes down.
More information on the power of residual income can be found
in many places on the internet, including this site and many others.
Elance does not pay repeat business residuals for workers. For employers,
it does pay, but at a reduced rate.
Freelancer's stops paying residuals after 3 months.
Their
general overview page does not describe this
limitation, but it is explained in the
detailed contract (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section and go to '5.4 Payout Period').
oDesk pays only a one-time residual.
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Freelancer's stops paying residuals after 3 months.
Their
general overview page does not describe this
limitation, but it is explained in the
detailed contract (scroll down to the 'affiliate program'
section and go to '5.4 Payout Period').
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Pays you how much? (Based on
real-life data)
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Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs
based on
hypothetical (and sometimes overly-optimistic and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are based on actual vWorker.com
historical data from May 2001 - January 2011. To keep them realistic,
employer examples are based on the average employer posting average sized projects at
the average frequency and rate. Worker examples are based on the average
worker winning the average sized projects at the average frequency.
These averages are:
- Employers:
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First 3 month's activity average:
$245.82
over 2
projects.
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Yearly activity averages:
| 1 | $583.36 |
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| 2 | $872.14 |
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| 3 | $953.17 |
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| 4 | $1,030.85 |
8 |
| 5 | $1,093.64 |
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| 6 | $1,014.76 |
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| 7 | $936.25 |
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- Workers:
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First 3 month's activity average:
$300.02
over 4
projects.
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Yearly activity averages:
| 1 | $747.64 |
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| 2 | $1,485.86 |
10 |
| 3 | $1,840.33 |
11 |
| 4 | $2,011.20 |
10 |
| 5 | $2,259.23 |
10 |
| 6 | $2,298.96 |
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| 7 | $2,409.08 |
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*Affiliate programs with life-time residuals
(vWorker.com, eLance and Scriptlance) can
actually pay even more than 7 years, because there is no
limitation on how much is earned. This would increase the
amounts calculated for those programs.
However, for space reasons, the calculations are limited to
7 years.
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$194.53,
$243.16,
$291.79
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$51.00
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$6.64
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$146.48
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This total is how much you earn as an affiliate
over 7 years,
for
referring an average active employer. Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs based on
hypothetical (and often overly-generous and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are kept realistic by using actual vWorker.com historical data
from May 2001 - January 2011. Click here to
see these averages.
Year by year breakdown:
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Year 1:
$583.36 on 4
projects.
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$17.50
$21.88
$26.25
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Assumes:
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$245.82
over 2
projects in first 3 months. Data based on vWorker.com historical
data.
- The employer did not purchase a gold membership. If they
did, then then the fee from the employer is less
(0% instead of 3%)
- The user was refferred through an affiliate link.
If they were instead referred through the "invite friends" option,
the amount is less (20% instead of 90%).
Click here for
how the Freelancer figures are calculated.
Assumes:
- The employer posted a normal project and not a featured project
(for when they pay $19 extra).
If they posted a featured project, the amount is increased by $12.50,
but also dropped (since the 5% fee is dropped 50% to 2.5%).
The net final result is an increase to $24.08
- The employer did not purchase a special $10/month membership,
and the worker did not purchase a certified $25/month membership.
If they did, then one time extra fees of $5 and $12.50 are earned.
Click here for
how the Scriptlance figures are calculated.
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Year 2:
$872.14 on
6
projects.
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$26.16,
$32.71,
$39.25
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$19.84
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$0
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Year 3:
$953.17 on
7
projects.
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$28.60,
$35.74,
$42.89
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N/A
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$21.46
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$0
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Year 4:
$1,030.85 on
8
projects.
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$30.93,
$38.66,
$46.39
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N/A
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$23.02
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$0
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Year 5:
$1,093.64 on
8
projects.
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$32.81,
$41.01,
$49.21
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N/A
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$24.27
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$0
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Year 6:
$1,014.76 on
8
projects.
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$30.44,
$38.05,
$45.66
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$22.70
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$0
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Year 7:
$936.25 on
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projects.
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$28.09,
$35.11,
$42.13
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$21.13
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$194.53,
$243.16,
$291.79
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$51.00
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$6.64
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$146.48
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$97.89,
$137.05,
$195.78
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$27.00
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$69.46
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This total is how much you earn as an affiliate
over 7 years,
for
referring an average active worker. Some sites post hypothetical earnings for their affiliate programs based on
hypothetical (and often overly-generous and unlikely) sales figures.
In contrast, all of the
amounts on this page are kept realistic by using actual vWorker.com historical data
from May 2001 - January 2011. Click here to
see these averages.
Year by year breakdown:
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Year 1:
$747.64 on 8
projects.
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$5.61
$7.85
$11.21
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$5.00
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$27.00
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$4.34
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Assumes the worker purchased an Elance membership (at $9.95-$39.95/month).
If they only signed up for a free membership, the amount is less
($1 for that portion of earnings instead of $5).
Click here for
how the Elance figures are calculated.
Assumes:
- The employer posted a normal project and not a featured project
(for when they pay $19 extra).
If they posted a featured project, the amount is increased by $12.50,
but also dropped (since the 5% fee is dropped 50% to 2.5%).
The net final result is an increase to $24.08
- The employer did not purchase a special $10/month membership,
and the worker did not purchase a certified $25/month membership.
If they did, then one time extra fees of $5 and $12.50 are earned.
Click here for
how the Scriptlance figures are calculated.
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Year 2:
$1,485.86 on
10
projects.
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$11.14,
$15.60,
$22.29
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$8.03
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$0
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Year 3:
$1,840.33 on
11
projects.
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$13.80,
$19.32,
$27.60
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N/A
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$9.80
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$0
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Year 4:
$2,011.20 on
10
projects.
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$15.08,
$21.12,
$30.17
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N/A
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$10.66
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$0
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Year 5:
$2,259.23 on
10
projects.
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$16.94,
$23.72,
$33.89
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N/A
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$.00
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$11.90
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$0
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Year 6:
$2,298.96 on
9
projects.
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$17.24,
$24.14,
$34.48
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N/A
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$12.09
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$0
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Year 7:
$2,409.08 on
9
projects.
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$18.07,
$25.30,
$36.14
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N/A
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$12.65
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$0
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$97.89,
$137.05,
$195.78
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$27.00
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$69.46
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Does not compete against it's own affiliates with
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Many companies that run affiliate program claim they are interested
in their affiliates becoming successes. Then they also spend
hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars a year on search engines ads
on the same keywords that their affiliates would be (or already are)
advertising on.
While this gives the company the most short-term profit, it also
destroys the
long-term relationships with their affiliates.
Those companies that avoid this practice give their affiliates room to grow.
This nurture the long-term health of their affiliates and
aligns the company and the affiliate's interests more closely.
Spending information take from SpyFu.com.
SpyFu constantly scans Google for ads, and records the company that
placed them. The following data was obtained on 7/1/2011:
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Spending hundreds of thousands (or millions) per year:
- Elance (up to $6,540/day)
- Guru (up to $2,890/day)
- Odesk (up to $10,200/day)
- Freelancer (up to $1,070/day)
- Live Person (up to $11,660/day)
- 99 Designs (up to $18,100/day)
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Spending little or nothing per year:
- vWorker (up to $66/day)
- Scriptlance (up to $49.28/day)
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