How the Shopzilla Publisher Program Works

The Shopzilla Publisher Program is a CPC affliate marketing program connecting Shopzilla, Inc.’s world-class “where to buy” shopping solution to website publishers interested in monetizing their websites by integrating shopping content. Publishers monetize websites by driving quality traffic through Shopzilla, Inc. properties, including Bizrate^®, Beso^™, and TaDa. With access to Shopzilla’s rich inventory of shopping and merchant ratings & reviews content from over 5,000 merchants, publishers are able to create a unique shopping experience relevant to their website.

How do publishers make money?
In order to help publishers understand how the Shopzilla Publisher Program works, we have illustrated the steps involved in generating earnings.

1.    You place Shopzilla Publisher Program content, like a Beso Widget, on your website. A visitor comes to your website and sees something they would like to buy, or for which they would like to compare prices.

2.    The visitor clicks on the Shopzilla Publisher Program content. This will take them either directly to a Shopzilla, Inc. merchant's website, or to a Shopzilla, Inc. website where they continue to browse.

3.    If your visitor lands on a Shopzilla, Inc. website, they will decide which product suits them best before clicking through to a Shopzilla, Inc. merchant's website. The action of a visitor clicking onto a merchant's website is what we refer to as a "merchant lead", or a "redirect".

 4.    Each time one of your visitors lands on a Shopzilla, Inc. merchant's website, the merchant pays Shopzilla, Inc.

5.    Shopzilla, Inc. will only charge merchants for valid, CPC-monetized leads sent from your website. The amount we are able to collect from the merchant is then shared with you, the publisher. Your redirects and earnings will be reported in the Publisher Portal, which you will have access to once you are accepted into the Shopzilla Publisher Program.*

Should you have any questions, visit our Frequently Asked Questions section, or, post a comment since another publisher may be wondering something similar. The Shopzilla Publisher Team will be sure to reply.
 

 

* All publisher earnings are subject to validation and adjustments.  Publisher Portal reported earnings should only be considered as an estimate.  Publishers should consult the Shopzilla, Inc. Publisher Program Terms & Conditions for more information.

Comments

[philippe]

How much the average payout for
a qualified lead ?

[Shopzilla Publisher Team]

Abu,

Besides our US Publisher Program, we also have an EU Program for Germany, France, and Great Britain. Besides these countries, we do not accept websites with high volume traffic from other countries.

[Abu Monsur]

It seems to be a great affiliate program.But do you accept international affiliate?

[Shopzilla Publisher Team]

@Bill Rose,

We apologize that you feel that way. On the contrary, we are very open to how much our merchants are paying per click. This information is readily available to Publishers who have access to our Catalog API. We suggest signing up and testing out our Publisher Program to see if it will fit your affiliate marketing needs.

Best,
The Shopzilla Publisher Team

[Bill Rose]

This is a TOTAL SCAM!! They REFUSE to say WHAT the "percentage of the amount a given merchant pays us for a redirect" AMOUNTS TO!!! So you NEVER knowhow much these jerks are making off of YOUR hard work!!
Hey, I've got an idea - I'll sell you a new car, but I REFUSE to tell you how much you have to pay. Wanna buy it????

[Laurie Koziel]

What does "the quality of the traffic affiliates send your merchants" mean??? I am interested in the percentage that an affiliate makes. Can you give some parameters?

[Dan ZOLL]

I wiuld really like to know what or how your pay scale works. what commission????

[Dog Forum]

This looks really nice, we are going to try something like this in the near future.

[Shopzilla Publisher Team]

Hey Andy,

I think our response to Shopper pretty much covers it- we don't actually share a percentage of the sale with our publishers, but a percentage of the amount a given merchant pays us for a redirect.

Let us know should you have additional questions!
The Shopzilla Publisher Team

[Andy]

What percentages of the bought product do we (the publishers) make from the sales?