1. What is an Atom Entertainment affiliate?
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An Atom Entertainment affiliate is a partner who earns money by driving sales to Shockwave.com and Shockwave.com UNLIMITED. As an affiliate, you can display a variety of our banner, text, and product links on your web site. Each time a visitor to your site clicks on one of these links, and purchases a game or subscribes to Shockwave.com UNLIMITED, you'll earn a commission.
2. How much commission can I earn as an Atom Entertainment affiliate?
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Atom Entertainment pays 25% commission on all game sales. For Shockwave.com UNLIMITED, earn $10 for every new free trial sign-up.

We also offer 30 return days which means you can earn a commission up to 30 days after someone clicks on your ad and makes a purchase with us. Commissions are paid based on the amount of the purchase. A typical game costs $19.95 and Shockwave.com UNLIMITED subscriptions cost from $4.95 to $9.95. If a user returns a product for a refund, or if credit card charges are reversed due to a dispute or credit card fraud, your account will be debited for any commission earned on that transaction.
3. What does it cost to join Atom Entertainment's affiliate program
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Joining the program is free. There are no sign up fees, application fees, or dues of any kind. It's absolutely free!
4. Is my site eligible to become an Atom Entertainment affiliate partner?
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Atom Entertainment reviews each application carefully. We reserve the right to reject or remove sites at any time for any reason. To learn more about the criteria we use for approving affiliates, please read the affiliate agreement (terms and conditions).
5. How do I get started?
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If you agree to the terms and conditions of our affiliate agreement, simply fill out the online application. Once approved, you will receive an email with instructions on how to set up links. You'll be able to select from a variety of links including logos, banners, text and products. Place any of these links on your site and you'll be able to start earning commission immediately.
6. What graphic materials (or "links") will Atom Entertainment provide me?
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Atom Entertainment will supply targeted, fully-produced image text links and banner ads in a variety of sizes through LinkShare. Choose the ones that you think will appeal to your visitors the most, then download and place them on your site. We will update the material frequently so that you always have a great selection of fresh ads with our latest offers and promotions.
7. What is LinkShare?
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LinkShare acts as a neutral third party and ensures all transactions are accurately recorded. Learn more about LinkShare at: http://www.linkshare.com.
8. How are my commissions tracked?
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Each Shockwave.com and Shockwave.com UNLIMITED link that you post on your Web site contains special html code that is used to track your sales. This code allows LinkShare to associate all of the activity that occurs through the link with your specific affiliate account. Every time someone clicks on one of these links and makes a purchase, your affiliate account will be credited with the corresponding commission. You can access detailed reports about all of these transactions within your LinkShare account. Learn more about how it all works here: http://www.linkshare.com/affiliates/slide1.shtml
9. How can I get more information?
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For more information about LinkShare, please visit their Web site at www.linkshare.com/affiliates. A variety of tutorials are also available within the Help section of LinkShare to assist you with commonly asked questions.

If you have questions, comments or ideas about the Atom Entertainment affiliate program, please e-mail us at affiliates@atom.com.