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Befree
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Estimates by those who use them and may be negotiable Setup Fee $5000 Commision Rate: 2 to 4 percent of Sales Minimum Monthly Commission $3000 a month Extra fees for having Befree send checks to affiliates rather than the merchant doing so. One year minimum contract agreement. |
Benefits Supports pay per sale and pay per lead programs. Owned by Valueclick an adnetwork conglomerate with a history in the online advertising arena. Offices in Germany, England, and the US. Offers outsourced management of all aspects of your affiliate program for extra fees. Since each Befree program has a minimum payout which can be set at $50 a good percentage of your affiliates may never actually have to be paid. |
Major Merchants Using Befree Barnes and Nobles Casino on Net Compaq Best Buy |
Suggestions for Use
Set your minimum payout as low as possible.
Recommended only for large merchants. It might be advisable to practice with smaller less pricey options such as Clixgalore, Clixchange, and Fineclicks before using them.
History of Befree
1996 Company formed by brothers Sam and Tom Gerace
1996 Barnes and Nobles signed up as first client.
September 1998 receives $10.6 million in venture captial for expansion.
April 1999 receives $25 million in venture capital money
Novemeber 2, 1999 Befree goes public via an initial public offering of stock and raises $76 million
March 29, 2000 issues additional stock and raises $100 million
May 2002 Befree merges with Valueclick Inc.a publically traded Nasdaq company under the ticker symbol VCLK