Affiliate Programs & Check Cutting/Processing Fees - Page 3

Greenguy · 2007-01-08, 11:22 AM

This question crossed my mind over the holidays & I was going to start a thread on it sometime this week, but today I got an email from Mayor's Money that made me think I was onto something.

A lot of affiliate programs pass along the cost of sending payments to the webmaster - whether it's checks (mail & express delivery) or wires or ePassporte or whatever.

I can see the cost of a wire being passed onto the webmaster, as that fee is usually pretty high.

I can see the cost of the express delivery (UPS, Fed Ex, etc) being passed onto the webmaster, as the shipping costs are high.

But is there really a need for a $2 fee for ePassport or a check sent via the US Mail?

ePassporte charges $0.25/transaction. I assume some data has to be imported when the payouts are sent & there is a cost for that employee performing the task, but $2 a transaction?

Jim's going to dig up some info on checks for me, but I can't see where it costs $2/check to have someone print it up & mail it...let alone the $5 that Mayor's Money is now going to charge me!

I'd love to hear from some sponsors that send out checks as well as some numbers - number of checks cut, cost of supplies, the employee's payroll costs, time spent on checks, etc. and, most importantly, the cost per check.

2007-01-08, 11:22 AM	#1
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Affiliate Programs & Check Cutting/Processing Fees This question crossed my mind over the holidays & I was going to start a thread on it sometime this week, but today I got an email from Mayor's Money that made me think I was onto something. A lot of affiliate programs pass along the cost of sending payments to the webmaster - whether it's checks (mail & express delivery) or wires or ePassporte or whatever. I can see the cost of a wire being passed onto the webmaster, as that fee is usually pretty high. I can see the cost of the express delivery (UPS, Fed Ex, etc) being passed onto the webmaster, as the shipping costs are high. But is there really a need for a $2 fee for ePassport or a check sent via the US Mail? ePassporte charges $0.25/transaction. I assume some data has to be imported when the payouts are sent & there is a cost for that employee performing the task, but $2 a transaction? Jim's going to dig up some info on checks for me, but I can't see where it costs $2/check to have someone print it up & mail it...let alone the $5 that Mayor's Money is now going to charge me! I'd love to hear from some sponsors that send out checks as well as some numbers - number of checks cut, cost of supplies, the employee's payroll costs, time spent on checks, etc. and, most importantly, the cost per check. __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network