Welcome to the Big Sky Payouts Affiliate Program.

Now that you are a Big Sky Payouts Affiliate, you will be able to market the highest converting and best selling products in North America on the Internet.

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ig Sky Payouts and its network of websites track sales and leads through “Browser Cookies” that are set on the client machine that you are directing to our network. (It sets a "cookie" on your surfer's web browser that tells our network that YOU sent that particular surfer. If that surfer then makes a purchase, YOU receive a payout based on the offer payout structure!)

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his cookie will contain your Affiliate ID that is generated and given to you upon creation of your BigSkyPayouts.com account. This cookie is essential in your tracking and sales conversion statistics.

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his cookie, will be set on the clients browser by utilizing the linking codes located in the upper right hand corner of your BigSkyPayouts.com Affiliate Marketing account. It is essential, that you utilize the links “as-is” to ensure proper tracking of clients in the Big Sky network of websites.

There are a few common pitfalls that could prevent a client from accepting your cookie.

Common reasons why a cookie is not accepted on a client machine.

• The client machine has browser cookies disabled.
• The client machine already has a cookie present from another Big Sky Affiliate. (a pre-existing cookie will not be overwritten)
• The client has manually cleared their browser cookies

When trouble shooting or testing your linking codes, please factor in the above scenarios, as they could be the root of your problems.

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lso, please ensure to clear your browser cookies when doing any tests, or placing any orders through your cookie. Previous to becoming a Big Sky Payouts Affiliate, you could have filtered through another affiliate’s linking codes, thus placing their “aid” cookie on your machine for 30 days.

For instructions on clearing your browser cookies please reference the following link:

http://www.aboutcookies.org/Default.aspx?page=2

It is essential to your success that you understand the importance of the cookie and also understand the common problems that occur on the client side when setting an cookie.

Please note, that we are not responsible for any test orders that may have been placed with an incorrect cookie. It is your responsibility when placing a test order to ensure that any party participating in your test has the correct cookie set. We cannot modify sales information after an order has been submitted and commission allocated to an affiliate account.