Boscov's Affiliate Newsleter
September 2002

We are proud to have been awarded "Acclaim" status by BeFree which signifies that we've met 100% of their best practices criteria. This includes paying our affiliates within 35 days of the pay period close, timely and accurate order file transfers, monthly payments and more! We're not ones to rest on our laurels, however, so we will continue to strive to be one of the best affiliate programs around.

Monthly Award Winners -- August

Congratulations to our three monthly award winners for August: Ask Mr. Rebates, Pennsylvania Visitors Network and Funtasia!! If you don't know about our monthly awards, the details can be found at Boscov's Affiliate Center

Ed's Performance Award - A $200 Boscov's Gift Card gets awarded each month to the affiliate having the highest performance in whatever metric we are focused on in a given month. For the month of August, the metric was the greatest percentage increase in conversion August vs. July; only affiliates with at least 1 order in July qualified. Ask Mr. Rebates is August's winner of this award!!

New Affiliate Sweepstakes - A $100 Boscov's Gift Card is given each month to a new Boscov's affiliate drawn at random. The only qualification is that links have been posted and a minimum of ten click-throughs have been registered in your account at http://boscovs.reporting.net during that month. Pennsylvania Visitors Network is August's winner.

Al's Gift Card - A $100 Boscov's Gift Card is awarded each month to an affiliate drawn at random. The qualification of this award is that you must have had at least one order shipped in that month. You'll receive one entry for each order shipped. The winner for August is Funtasia.


Product Links

Many of you promote individual products at Boscovs.com - ever wonder what our top-selling items are so that you can promote them? In the last 30 days, some of the top-sellers were:

Cosco Eddie Bauer Booster Car Seat
Sew Smart
Video Camera for Kids
Oneida Stoneware Dinnerware
Oneida Flatware
Panasonic AM/FM Pocket Radio
Mudd 2-in-1 Duffle Bag with Backpack
Boscov's Gift Cards
Jack La Lanne's Power Juicer

…and many more. If you use Boscov's product links and want advice on which ones to promote, please email us.

This Month's Affiliate Awards

For the month of September, Ed's Performance Award will be awarded to the affiliate with the greatest % increase in click-throughs September versus August. Your affiliate account needs to have had at least 75 click-throughs in August to qualify. Good luck to you all!


Tip-of-the-Month

Of the many sources of traffic to your website, search engine traffic is probably near the top of the list. If you're already optimizing your traffic from these high-volume sources, then read no further. But, if you're new to the search-engine game or haven't focused on it in a while, keep reading. Although it can be time-consuming, optimizing your site for search engines can pay off in a big way. For a complete education, check out Danny Sullivan's Search Engine Watch. And for more information about this subject and other ideas on increasing the traffic to your site, check out our Resource section at Boscov's Affiliate Center.