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How to locate your LinkShare affiliate ID (”tracking code” or “encrypted code”)

LinkShare encrypts their affiliate IDs AND is case sensitive. To locate yours, you will need the LinkShare link that you generated from your LinkShare account.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your LinkShare username is NOT YOUR affiliate ID and will result in broken links. Also note, you may have more than one LinkShare profile. Make sure you change the profile ID dropdown in the upper right-hand corner of your LinkShare account to generate the correct ID.

1. Log in to LinkShare.com.
2. Generate a link and grab the code
3. Take a look at a the URL in the link that you have generated. For example:http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=GIcLtectcIw&offerid=170389.10000207&type=3&subid=0
4. Your encrypted link ID is the 11-character alpha-numeric string that follows “click?id=”.
5. Do not include the “&” in the ID. In this case the encrypted link ID is “GIcLtectcIw.”

How to locate your Commission Junction affiliate ID (”PID”)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Your CJ account number is NOT THE SAME as your PID (but they both are multi-digit numbers, and thus easily confused). Please follow these instructions carefully.

1. Log in to Commission Junction.
2. Click on the Account tab (between “Home” and “Get Links”).
3. Click on “Web site Settings”.
4. If you have more than one site, set the “Select Web site” dropdown menu to the correct profile. (Each site has a different PID.)
5. Your PID is listed under your site name (PID XXXXXXX).

ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: CJ product links work as long as you have a number in the PID field, but you won’t get credit if you don’t input the correct number (i.e., your PID). In addition, you need to have an active relationship with every merchant that you want to add products from. To see your list of active merchants, log in to CJ, click “Get Links”, then click “By Relationship”.

How to locate your Pepperjam affiliate ID (”Source ID”)

• Log in to pepperjamNETWORK.com (if you’re not a member, then you’ll need to join Pepperjam Network).
• Click “Generate Links” in the menu.
• Click “Program List”.
• Click any program banner.
• Now, click the radio button that says “Non-encrypted”.
• Look for a field that says, “Non-Encrypted Tracking URL”.
• Note the numbers that look like this “N-NNNN-NNNN-NN”.
• Your affiliate ID is the THIRD set of numbers.

WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU WRITE PEPPERJAM NETWORK CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND CONFIRM YOUR AFFILIATE ID BEFORE PUBLISHING.

How to locate your LinkConnector affiliate ID (”User ID”)

1. Log in to LinkConnector.com.
2. In the upper-right corner you will see your username and a five-digit ID in brackets: [XXXXX]
3. This User ID is your affiliate ID that you need to enter into PopShops.

How to locate your ShareASale affiliate ID (”User ID”)

Log in to ShareASale.com.
On the upper-left corner look for the phrase “Your User ID: XXXXXX – Logoff” (there will be a six-digit number instead of the XXXXXX)
This User ID is your affiliate ID that you need to enter into PopShops

How to locate your Google Affiliate Network (formerly Performics) publisher ID

Log in to Google Affiliate Network (GAN).
Scroll to the very bottom of the web page.
You will see your username and your 17 digit publisher ID number that starts with “2100″
Copy the entire 17 digit publisher ID number that starts with “2100″ and paste it into PopShops.