I just started my site a few months ago and I'm getting a little bit of traffic but I'm sure it will get better down the line. I want to start learning how to use affilaite programs and I see Market Leverage and Pepperjam Network on a lot of blogs promoting them as the best networks.
Does Market Leverage have a minimu traffic requirement for becoming an affiliate ?
Not that I'm aware of.
Here are a couple of the relevant sections from the TOS.
1.3. Publisher Criteria. In order for Publisher to be accepted as a participant in the MarketLeverage Network, the Publisher website(s) and those of its partners ("Publisher Website(s)"): (a) may not consist solely of a list of links or advertisements, or consist solely of an advertisement from a Program, (b) must be written in English and contain only English language content, (c) may not be a third party's website, (d) must be fully functional at all levels, and not contain any "under construction" sections, and/or (e) may not include spawning process pop-ups or cause more than one pop-up window to appear.
4.2 Prohibited Content. The content of the Publisher Website(s) incorporating any Program(s) may not promote, advocate, facilitate or otherwise include any of the following ("Prohibited Content"):
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(a) Racial, ethnic or political hate-mongering or otherwise objectionable content;
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(b) Investment, money-making opportunities or advice not permitted under law;
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(c) Violent imagery or profanity;
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(d) Pornographic, obscene, sexually explicit or related content;
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(e) Material that defames, abuses, is libelous, is tortuous or threatens physical harm to others;
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(f) Material that impersonates any person or entity;
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(g) Any indication that any statements Publisher makes are endorsed by MarketLeverage or an Advertiser, without MarketLeverage's specific prior written consent;
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(h) Promotion of illegal substances or activities (e.g., illegal narcotics, how to build a bomb, counterfeiting money, etc.);
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(i) Material that discriminates on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion or sexual orientation;
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(j) Content which is inappropriate or harmful to children;
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(k) Promotion of terrorism or terrorist-related activities, sedition or similar activities;
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(l) Software pirating (e.g., warez, hotline);
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(m) Hacking or phreaking;
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(n) Any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
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(o) Any software, product or service that is illegal or that violates the rights of a third party including, but not limited to, spyware, adware, programs designed to send unsolicited advertisements (i.e. "spamware"), programs that instigate the spread of viruses, services that send unsolicited advertisements, programs designed to initiate "denial of service" attacks, mail bomb programs and programs designed to gain unauthorized access to networks on the Internet;
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(p) Any software, product or service that harvests or collects the personal information of Internet users, whether or not for commercial purposes, without the express consent of such users;
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(q) Any spoofing, redirecting or trafficking from other websites in an effort to gain traffic;
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(r) Any content that infringes upon the intellectual property rights of any third party;
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(s) Any material that otherwise infringes upon the rights of any third parties including, without limitation, false advertising, unfair competition, invasion of rights of publicity or privacy, violation of any anti-discriminatory law or regulation, or any other right of any person or entity;
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(t) Gambling, contests, lotteries, raffles, or sweepstakes;
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(u) Any material that violates the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, as amended ("CAN-SPAM"), the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended ("FTC Act"), or the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA"); or
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v) Any illegal activity whatsoever (including any violations of applicable U.S. state or federal law or regulation, or the laws of any other jurisdiction in which Publisher conducts business).
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Aug 18, 2008, 02:44:12 PM
To answer your question officially, MarketLeverage DOES NOT have a minimum requirement for website owners in terms of information like impressions per month, Alexa or Google PageRanks, # of unique visitors per day, etc. We do, however, look at and evaluate every applicant's website (as each website is held to our TOS). This simply ensures uniqueness, relevancy, and quality for our advertisers and for the general visitor viewing those ads.