Poker Affiliate World

Getting Started


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    What is Poker Affiliate World?

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    PokerAffiliateWorld is the largest community of poker affiliates on the internet. We are also the largest poker affiliate network on the internet. Originally we were named PartyRiches but in the fall of 2005 we rebranded the site to be www.PokerAffiliateWorld.com. The purpose of Poker Affiliate World is to bring together poker affiliates from all around the world and share best practices. Together we can all become better at what we do.
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    How much does it cost to become an Affiliate?

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    Becoming an affiliate is absolutely free to join, although if you want to be a great affiliate it may cost you time.
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    Can I be an affiliate if I don’t have a website?

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    Yes, you can, however you will need to provide us with a business case outlining how you plan to market yourself and drive traffic to your sites.
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    Which rooms on the PAW Network accept US players?

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    Sportsbook, Cake Poker, Rummy Royal, PokerStars, Full Tilt, Duplicate, Real Poker Training and Absolute Poker accept US players.

    The rest of the rooms on the PAW Network do not accept US Players.
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    Is Poker Affiliate World just for affiliates of a particular website?

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    Absolutely not.

    Poker Affiliate World is for any poker affiliate regardless of what site or poker sites you promote. There is no question that you will find several affiliates in the community that promote primarily just a few sites. However we suggest that people diversify their portfolio of sites they promote as well as industries they promote within. In our community you will find that several poker sites are being represented and discussed.
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    How much do poker affiliates make?

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    There is no solid answer to this. We know affiliates that make over $500k a month, and we also know many that don't make a single dollar. It all comes down to who works harder and who can think outside the box better than the next affiliate.
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    Commonly Used Terms

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    CPA: Cost per Action: payment for a player who signs up and deposits money

    RMP: Real Money Player: a player who deposits real money to play poker

    MGR: Monthly Gross Revenue is calculated as the sum total of all Players, contributing to all pots (rakes) that the players were involved in, while playing at the Websites you promote through the PAW Network.  All of the programs on the PAW network have separate terms and conditions.

    FPP’s: Frequent Player Points: Points players are required to accumulate (qualification amount dependent on each individual room) so that an affiliate qualifies to earn their CPA commission (eliminates fraud)

    Rake: A percentage of the pot from each hand of poker that the house keeps

    Banners and Text Links: Is the graphical artwork or text that you use to hyperlink Players from your site through one of the PAW trackers (all banners from all rooms can be found in the marketing tools section in PAW)

    Fraud Traffic: Are deposits, Gross Revenue or traffic generated at the Website through illegal means or in bad faith to defraud us, regardless of whether or not it actually causes us harm. Fraud Traffic includes deposits generated on stolen credit cards, collusion, manipulation of the service or system, bonuses or other promotional abuse, and unauthorized use of any third party accounts, copyrights or trademarks. Fraud traffic also includes intentionally sending Players to a site with the sole intention to play the minimum amount of raked hands for the affiliate to receive CPA payment.

    PokerNews Freerolls: the PokerNews.com website freerolls are located at http://www.pokernews.com/freeroll-tournaments/.  Many of the PokerNews freeroll events are available to promote via the PAW Affiliate Network.  For the included rooms, when a player signs up through your PAW tracker and meets the minimum requirement, they will be eligible to play in these special events.

    Real Money Player(s): are players that make a real money deposit to his/her Account (at any time after opening the Account), per the individual rooms T&C’s regarding Real Money Players.

    Sign up Bonus Codes: is a unique alphanumeric code that Players may enter when opening an Account with selected rooms on our network. When entered, the system automatically logs the Sign up Bonus Codes and records you as the Affiliate.

    Sign up Bonus Incentives: are special offers to Players that give them extra cash or giveaways when they open their Account or make a real money deposit at any of the PAW Network rooms.  Incentive Marketing or giving incentives in the form of cash, free bankrolls, poker software, or special gifts is strictly prohibited on the PAW Network.  PAW reserves the right to withhold any CPA payments to affiliates who are promoting via incentive marketing.  In rare cases we will allow incentive marketing, however any such marketing must be pre-approved.

    Sub-Affiliate: is an affiliate, which you referred to the Affiliate Program, and for which, you will receive compensation based on the Affiliate earnings.

    Tracker(s): Is the unique Tracking URL or Sign up Bonus Codes that we provide exclusively to you from the represented room in the PAW Network. Through which we track and calculate Affiliate earnings.

    Tracking URL: is a unique hyperlink from the PAW Network, through which you refer potential Players to a represented Website on our network. When the Player opens his/her Account, the system automatically logs the Tracking URL and records you as the Affiliate.

Trackers and Referring codes


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    How many trackers can I request?

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    New affiliates can request as many trackers as they like; however you will not be issued with more than two for each poker room/per site on the PAW network.
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    Why can't I request any trackers?

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    New affiliates will only be able to request trackers once there account has been approved. Approval can take up to 24 hours while we confirm your provided url's registration details match your PAW registration details
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    Why can't I request CPA trackers?

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    As an added security measure, new PAW affiliates will only be able to request rev-share trackers. However, new affiliates can send a request through the "Contact Us" page at the bottom of the FAQ to have their account assessed for CPA deals.
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    Why do I need trackers if I'm using banner links?

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    Banner links consist of graphical artwork or text which is used to promote a specific room, the tracker code is hyperlinked inside the banner which tracks a player to your PAW account when they click the link.
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    What do you mean by offline promotion with bonus codes?

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    Bonus codes allow a new player to be tracked to you without the need of a website. A website has URL links that are tracked to your account. If you don’t have a website, players get tracked to you by entering the codes which identify them as your player and link to your account on the PAW network.
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    If I don’t have a website how can I promote offline?

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    A number of affiliates get creative when advertising offline. Some examples are printing business cards, giving out t-shirts, dropping flyers etc. You can use your bonus codes to promote offline.

    Please see this article for more information on offline marketing (link to offline article once site is active)

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    Which rooms can I get Bonus Codes for?

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    At this point in time we can provide bonus codes for the following rooms:

    • Absolute Poker
    • Cake Poker (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • CD Poker (provide deal type CPA or share rev)
    • Duplicate Poker (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • Full Tilt
    • Mansion Poker (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • Nuts Poker (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • Lucky Ace Poker (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • Party Poker (provide deal type CPA or share rev)
    • PokerRoom (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
    • Titan Poker
    • Pokerstars marketing code: PAWSUB*** (*tracker code numbers)
    • Poker770 (provide tracker code or bonus code will be attached to a new tracking code)
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    How can I get bonus codes for all the rooms that PAW is promoting?

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    Bonus codes can be obtained by emailing the PAW helpdesk at .  When requesting Bonus Codes, you will need to include which trackers you want the codes for, the desired bonus code AND an alternative bonus code (your first preference may not be available), and ensure that it is not more than 10 characters long.

Marketing


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    Can I submit News or articles?

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    Yes, in fact we encourage you to submit any news or articles that are pertinent to our community of poker affiliates. Keep in mind though any news or articles that are blatent advertising will not be accepted.
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    Can I advertise on Poker Affiliate World?

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    We do not accept advertising from poker portals. We do however provide maximum exposure and hundreds of new players to poker affiliate programs via our Integrated Affiliate Network. For more information on partnering with Poker Affiliate World, you can email [email protected]
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    How do I become a "Featured Site"?

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    First of all you have to be a member in good standing. Any site that is submitted to us for consideration of "Featured Site" should be one of the best out there. The purpose of having featured sites is for fellow affiliates to see good quality affiliate sites. With that said, no banner farms please.
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    I would like to do a link exchange?

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    Fantastic, we also want to exchange links with other quality websites. Please PM Mitchell in the forums with your link exchange request. Don't be offended if we cannot exchange links with you at first, we are only looking for link partners at this time who fit a certain criteria. This criteria includes a quality site with google pagerank.

Payments and Reporting


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    What payment methods are available?

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    The PAW system offers a variety of ways to receive your payment; these include Affiliate Speed Pay, Bank Wire Transfer (Preferred), Transfer to PokerStars Account, Neteller Transfer (for non US residents only), Transfer to Full Tilt Account and Transfer to PartyPoker Account.
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    How long do payments take?

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    Generally the PAW stats will be reconciled by the 20th of each month. Once the stats have been completed, statements will be sent out and upon request for a withdrawal, the payments should arrive approximately 24 to 48 hours later.
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    Why can’t I see my RMP’s in PAW?

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    The stats on PAW are downloaded directly from the individual poker rooms. The stats are downloaded every 24-48 hours  but if you don’t see any RMP’s it’s probably because they haven’t qualified yet as a real money player.
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    I am having a look at the Titan stats; do some affiliates come up with negative amounts because they are on a share deal?

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    Yes Titan is a share deal because it is also a casino, therefore if a player wins; it gets taken from the tracked affiliate's earnings, the same occurs with Mansion.
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    How long does my player have to become a real money player?

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    Some poker rooms require players brought in by affiliates to become real money players within a certain time frame to ensure the affiliate is eligible for the CPA.

    As rooms are different, please look at the table below.

    Poker Room CPA Qualify Period
    Absolute Does not expire
    Betdaq

    Awaiting response

    Cake Poker

    Does not expire

    Chilli Poker
    Does not expire
    Casinos (32 Vegas, Amber Coast, Joyland, Euro Grand, Prestige, Skykings) Does not expire
    CD Poker Does not expire
    Duplicate Does not expire
    Full Tilt Poker 60 Days
    Hollywood 365 Days
    Ladbrokes Does not expire
    Mansion Does not expire
    Noble Does not expire
    Nuts Poker/Sierra Star 30 Days
    Paradise Does not expire
    Party Poker Does not expire
    Players Only
    Awaiting response
    Pokerstars Does not expire
    Poker770
    Awaiting response
    Redkings Does not expire
    Rummy Royal Does not expire
    Sportsbook Poker Does not expire
    Sun Poker Does not expire

    (Rooms indicating that the CPA qualifying period does not expire, means that any play money player can take as long as they need to meet the requirements and qualify for the CPA.)
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