Step One: First you have to follow the link below to set up an account with CafePress. No, you really don't have to open a shop but here is where you'll add your payee information and set up a user name and password (Write it down somewhere!). You can skip this step if you are absolutely sure you'll never set up a store, but if you ever decide to open your own shop sometime in the future, you'll already have one set up. And yes, basic store setup is also free. There is no charge for anything.

Open a store (Or skip this step, but we recommend you open one)

Step Two: Once that is done, you can set up your affiliate account with Commission Junction (www.cj.com) as a publisher. (They have to know where to send the checks!) and you will get your own PID number. (Personal IDentification number.)
Click on "publisher" on their main page, which is what you want to sign up as. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page to "apply for a commission junction publisher account" and they'll walk you through the sign up.

I suggest you use your Lodge's tax info but any individuals name will work as well. Just that the individual will be liable for income taxes. If you get stuck on the "category" question, I'd suggest education> professional. But anything will really work. Once you get to the end, there will be a form you have to print out, fill out and either snail mail it to them or fax it. Then you'll get your account and your PID number. (Personal IDentification number)

VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT!!!! Your CJ Account number is NOT your CJ PID number!!
If you're having trouble finding it, email us and we'll tell you where to find it. If you use your account number instead of your PID number, you won't get credit for any sales.

Step Three: Once you have your PID, just get back to us and we'll send you the password to get into our affiliates section where you'll find more detailed information on how to go about it. Kind of a "tips n' tricks" page. How to set up your links to the shop, individual sections or individual products.

You don't really have to send us your website, but if you have a website, you'll be missing a lot if you don't. Once we have your info, we promote your website. We register you with search engines and add links to your site from our sites. (We control nearly 80 web sites) And no, there is no charge. It's free! We can't promote you if we don't know where you are! And if you opt to have us create some custom designs just for you, we also promote that as well.

On a side note, if you prefer to have us build a section for your Lodge, you can have it seen by everyone world wide or "hidden". That is, no one can find it but your Lodge members. It's your choice. (Not everything we do is displayed on our pages for the general public. There are private areas.)

*NOTE TO AOL USERS!!! Remember, we will be responding via the internet so make sure you have your email set to accept email from the internet.

Also, if you have an autorespond that makes your email recipient click on a link to verify their address... you won't get a response either. Many of these "spam protectors" are simply a way for actual spammers to legitimize an email address. They just list the legitimate email addresses they get and sell them. We get enough spam now and don't want to be included on another spammers list so we just filter these responses to trash. Sorry.

If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help.

*Note: You don't absolutely need a website to be an affiliate. While your own website would make it easier for you, you can simply send your customers to a special link so that you get credit for their purchases. We highly reccommend you ask us to create something with your Lodge name on it and have a place in our "Lodge Stores" section. That way you can send them right to "your" store.

Don't have a web site? If you wish, we'll GIVE you your own web site. Also free. A simple one page site, but it will be yours. We can put any information you like on it and a link with your PID to The Masonic Shop or even your own section of The Masonic Shop.

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