Affiliates can easily refer customers to First Backup by entering email addresses on the "Refer a Friend" page. Affiliates will also find helpful web links and banners on their Partner Collateral page for automated First Backup web or e-mail promotion and account credit.

Bonuses are calculated and applied to the Affiliate's account for all subscription sales to a referred First Backup customer. The specific bonus earned is based on your Affiliate achievement level at the time of the sale. When an Affiliate has referred enough business during a single calendar year to achieve the next Affiliate level, they will automatically be upgraded and begin earning bonuses associated with that level.

Similar to the airline mileage programs, once you achieve an Affiliate level, you will remain at that level for the remainder of the calendar year – and you will maintain that level for the following calendar year. Each calendar year you will need to re-achieve Affiliate level status. Based on your qualifying referred business during any calendar year, your Affiliate status for the next year will be automatically adjusted to the level you achieved during the current calendar year. Only new sales (no renewal sales) will contribute to your Affiliate level achievement.

January through September of 2003, you refer $2,500 of qualified sales as a Bronze level affiliate. You will earn the Bronze level bonus rate (10%) on those referred sales. Since you have achieved the minimum sales volume for a Silver level Affiliate during a single calendar year, you will be automatically upgraded to a Silver level affiliate for the remainder of 2003 and all of 2004. For any additional referred sales during that period, you will earn the Silver level bonus rate.

January through July of 2004, you refer $5,000 of qualified sales as a Silver level affiliate. You will earn the Silver level bonus rate (15%) on those referred sales. Since you have now achieved the minimum sales volume for a Gold level Affiliate during a single calendar year, you will be automatically upgraded to a Gold level affiliate for the remainder of 2004 and all of 2005. For any additional referred sales during that period, you will earn the Gold level bonus rate.

During the 2005 calendar year, you only refer $200 of qualified sales as a Gold Affiliate. You will earn your Gold level Affiliate bonus rate (20%) on those sales. However, since you did not re-achieve a Silver or Gold Affiliate status during 2005, your Affiliate status will be automatically reset to Bronze for the 2006 calendar year.

All Affiliates start as Bronze level Affiliates.

Affiliate bonuses can always be transferred to your First Backup subscription account. Simply login to your account and execute a balance transfer.

While your account is active, you will always be able to maintain your account balance and be eligible for a distribution. If your account is closed and does not have the minimum balance for a distribution check, your bonus will be forfeited.