What is an affiliate program? How does it work?
An affiliate program is a revenue sharing program where the affiliate (that's you!) drives traffic to a merchant's web site (that's us!) in exchange for referral commissions. When a visitor to your site clicks on the affiliate link to our site and completes a purchase, you get a commission on every item they buy!

Once you sign up for and are accepted to our program, you will be able to take a banner or product link to place on your site. You will have access to view your stats online on our website in real time. We understand the importance of tracking your sales correctly and we insure the accuracy of the reporting.

Who can join the affiliate program?
Almost anybody! Whether you run a large commercial web site, a small personal blog, a non-profit site, or anything in between you're welcome to apply to join the program. We also welcome owners of opt-in e-mail newsletters. All applications are manually reviewed, and we reserve the right to refuse any application, especially if the site or e-mail list contains objectionable material, participates in unsolicited e-mailing, or is a "parasite".

What is a parasite? What is your policy regarding parasites?
The term "parasite" refers to technology (including browser plug ins, helpers, toolbars, popups, etc.) that intercepts and changes an affiliate's link. This technology is also known as "unsolicited commercial software" and is often found in Adware and Spyware software. Parasite activity essentially "hijacks" the affiliate’s link and the affiliate commission gets redirected to the parasite, instead of the affiliate who rightfully earned it. This type of software is normally installed unknowingly, often without the end user's consent. For an excellent description of parasite software, how it gets installed, and how to remove it, visit Doxdesk.com.

Does it cost anything to participate?
No! As long as you are an active affiliate, all you need to do is keep linking and collect your commissions.

How much will I earn? How and when do I get paid?
All affiliates earn commissions of 10%. Affiliates who generate consistent results over time may be upgraded to and have their commissions risen to 12%.

We are committed to preventing any parasites from becoming part of our program. If we determine that any of our affiliates are parasites, they will immediately be inactivated and banned from the program. Please e-mail us if you suspect that one of our affiliates may be a parasite at support@myselfdefensestore.com.

How do I create links to My Self Defense Store?
Current affiliates can get links, including banners and text ads inside their account under affiliate banners. You will find banners as well as product links to all of our products there. To build a product link go to build a link. Click on the red “click here” option and enter the product number of the product you wish to build a link for in the white box then click build link.

Does MySelfDefenseStore have a Product Data Feed available? Sorry guys, not at this time.

When do I get paid?
The billing cycle is every 30 days, however if you have not met the affiliate threshold amount which is a minimum of $50, your commissions will be carried over to the next month until you generate at least $50 in commissions.

How do I get paid?
You can choose to get paid by check, or paypal.