How does the affiliate program work?
FlamingFeed pays our affiliates 65% - 95% revenue share. Affiliates will be paid within 7 business days of the date they request payment with only $1 minimum. Please read our detailed affiliate program & terms before applying to be an affiliate.

What is the minimum & payment method?
There is a $1 minimum but subject to payment approval. Paypal  & eGold are currently the only payment methods. EGold payment will impose a fee of 15%. Paypal payments will carry no fee. This is to encourage affiliates to use Paypal method, as eGold-funding fee is high. Paypal payments over $100 will have to be paid to a “Verified” Paypal Account. Affiliates may only request ONE Payout per Calender Month (i.e. only one request in January, one in February, one in March etc.)

How do I request payout?
A request payment button will apprear in your member page so that you can request payout. FlamingFeed pays in Paypal & eGold (15% fee) with $1 minimum. Payments will be made within 7 business days of the date the request is made for previous month earnings. Prior to requesting payout, ensure that your affiliate information is correct and that you have your real name and address in the information page. Payments will not be sent if the address is not complete or a real name is not given.

What are FlamingFeed's Affiliate Levels?
Default affiliate level is Beginner 65% This is the default level when you join.

Intermediate 75% If you have 1000 valid clicks in a month. You will automatically be upgraded to this level within a week after the previous month. If you had less than 1000 valid clicks you will be downgraded to Beginner for the next month. In other words you need to maintain about 1000 valid clicks monthly to stay on this level.

Advance 85% If you have 2500 valid clicks in a month. You will automatically be upgraded to this level within a week after the previous month. If you had less than 2500 valid clicks you will be downgraded to Intermediate for the next month or if less than 1000 valid clicks downgraded to Beginner. In other words you need to maintain about 2500 valid clicks to stay on this level.

Webmaster or XML 95% If you have 5000 valid clicks in a month or are approved to use our XML feed on your website. You will automatically be upgraded to this level within a week after the previous month. If you had less than 5000 valid clicks you will be downgraded to Advanced for the next month or if less than 2500 valid clicks you will be downgraded to Intermediate for the next month or if less than 1000 valid clicks downgrade to Beginner. In other words you need to maintain about 5000 valid clicks to stay on this level.

Does it cost anything to become an affiliate?
No, it's free to join FlamingFeed. We welcome affiliates from the following countries; Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom & United States. However all affiliates are subjected to approval before their accounts are activated. If you are not from one of these countries feel free to contact us for special approval – please include your sources of traffic and reasons why we should consider you for the affiliate program.

Do you have referral program?
Yes. You are entitled a 5% from the referral earnings. However You must be at least 50% as active as your referrals in order to receive the referral earnings. That mean if you have earned $50 whereby your individual referral earned $200 each. You will be given a 5% share of $100 not $200.

I'm looking to import search listings via a XML feed onto my engine from FlamingFeed.
We welcome partnership, please contact us. Include your username and your search engine link in your request.

Am I able to quit this affiliate program at anytime?
Yes. But you will lose all current earnings. Please email us to remove yourself: contact us

Do you allow more than one affiliate account?
NO. You are allowed only one account. If you have more than one affiliate account, all your accounts will be terminated at anytime and you will lose all money earned. The only exception is search engine owners with multiple search engines pulling our xml feed.

What will happen if I'm caught cheating or even considered cheating?
Any artificial means of generating traffic including, but not limited to, hit bots, multiple clicking scripts, open proxy server, targeting specific keywords, hidden links and incentive surfers in any way or any other similar activity will result in forfeiture of all monies owed and possible criminal prosecution. We do not allowed incentive searches, doing such risks termination of your account; please contact us to discuss what is allowed in regards to this.  We have upgraded our scripts and will continue to upgrade them to ensure that our advertisers are not being cheated in anyway.

What will happen if I'm caught spamming?
Spamming or any other such practice that could reflect negatively on our program is strictly prohibited. Failure to comply with this request will result in the immediate cancellation of the account from which the clicks were generated and may also result in the forfeiture of any funds owed to that account.

Will I get paid for searches from all countries
In general we pay only for searches from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom & United States. Though different feeds/advertisers have different countries that are accepted, this list is generally correct. But rest assured, that if we get paid, you will be paid. We encourage affiliates to when possible target those countries as mentioned above.

Can I target certain keywords I know will make me more money?
No, targeting certain keywords is strictly prohibited or any kind of "targeting" in FlamingFeed’s point of view. Any affiliate who uses these practices will have his/her account terminated and will result in forfeiture of all monies owed and possible criminal prosecution.

How can I send traffic to FlamingFeed
Once you have been approved by FlamingFeed, login and click on "Affiliates" link. There will be a default portal page link. You are required use that link to send us your traffic, unless special authorization has been given by FlamingFeed.

I have a question that is not answered here or if there is any area of concern, which I have doubt, what can I do?
Simply contact us and we will answer your question in a reasonable time frame. All questions, comments, suggestions and others are welcome.