Pepperjam Network Publisher Referral Program decreases referral commission for publishers with transparency rating under 3

Note: I have edited my original post after Kris from Pepperjam commented on the original post. Before Kris’s comment, I thought the slash in referral commission was for all publishers at Pepperjam but later found out that the slash was only imposed for publishers whose transparency ratings were under 3.

Here’s the revised post:

What used to be a relatively very high referral commission of $7 paid to publishers of all kind for every new valid referral, has now been slashed to 50 cents by Pepperjam Network for publishers with transparency rating under 3. Mine was 2 and I also got my referral income slashed.

This should not bother publishers having a transparency rating of 3 or more, but even if you have a transparency rating of 2, there’s nothing to worry about. What you need to do now is increase your transparency rating to at least 3 and guess what, it’s really easy to increase one’s transparency rating at Pepperjam. Here’re some recommendations from Pepperjam for increasing the transparency rating:

*  Make sure your contact information is complete and accurate. Failure to provide accurate and verifiable contact information, including home or business address, telephone number, and e-mail may result in a low transparency score.

* Make sure you disclose ALL Web sites used for purposes of affiliate marketing on Pepperjam Network. If you build a new Web site you should add it to your PJN profile – similarly, if you stop using a particular Web site you should remove it from your profile.

* Make sure you disclose ALL promotional methods. DO NOT select a promotional method if you don’t use it. Make sure your promotional methods are accurate at all times. If you are not honest about the promotional methods you are using your transparency score may be reduced and you may be removed from certain programs.

* Contact a Pepperjam Network Representative at 877-796-5700 to verify your phone number. When you call mention that you are calling to verify your phone number on Pepperjam Network.

I was able to increase my transparency rating to 3 from 2 by updating my profile in accordance with the first 3 recommendations and I am also planning to a make a call to them to increase it even further. As soon as I reached 3, I got an email from Pepperjam Network Publisher Referral Program saying my referral commission was again increased to $7 from 50 cents.

Increased transparency rating give you a much needed advantage at Pepperjam Network. This is what Pepperjam has to say:

Affiliates with high transparency scores (4-5) may be eligible for higher payouts and may receive automatic acceptance into certain programs that affiliates with a lower transparency score may not gain acceptance to. Advertisers tend to see affiliates with transparency scores of 3 or higher as more dependable and as a result may offer special incentives to those affiliates – therefore, it is in your best interest to attain a transparency score at 3 or higher.

The point is, you should attempt to increase your transparency rating not just for increased referral commission from Pepperjam Network Publisher Referral Program but for increased payouts from all the programs that you endorse at Pepperjam.

Pepperjam Network is one hell of a good network. I love it for its generosity towards its publishers. If you don’t have a clue about what Pepperjam Network is, you might want to read my earlier post on Pepperjam Network.