Usenet News Clients with an Affiliate Program

Earn commissions by promoting Newshosting Usenet service through Usenet Junction network; promote via banners, text links on sites, search engines, forums, blogs, or email

XLNed appears in a Usenet-focused affiliate portal that promotes subscriber referrals and reports two commission tiers based on the package purchased by a referred subscriber. Separately, a review of XLNed reports an existing-customer referral feature called “E-mail a friend” inside the My XLned portal. According to that source, an existing customer can invite friends or family, and receives free service days when the invitee signs up. The public evidence does not establish whether the customer referral feature and the commission-based affiliate arrangement are the same program.

The program allows affiliates to promote participating Usenet providers, including Pure Usenet, through affiliate links placed on websites, blogs, or Facebook pages. A visitor's IP address is logged and a browser cookie is placed after the affiliate link is clicked. If the visitor later starts a free trial or paid account within 15 days, the order can be registered as an affiliate sale. Commission approval occurs when the referred visitor becomes a paying customer.

The program lets publishers refer visitors to Easynews Usenet access plans through tracked affiliate links. Usenet Junction describes tracking through an affiliate administration portal, an IP record, and a browser cookie. A referred visitor may sign up during the same session or within the 15-day cookie period. The commission becomes eligible after the visitor becomes a paying customer, and affiliates can monitor sales and commissions through the portal.