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emmanuelle · 2006-12-28, 09:22 AM

As a Canadian, you do face certain challenges that have not really been covered here. In order to accept Visa, you will need to have a US principal on your company- that means trusting someone enough to hand over COMPLETE access to your livlihood, as they alone hold the reins to your billing account. If you do not personally hold the documents required, you are just as vulnerable as you would be working with an established program.

The concerns mentioned are indeed valid, however all contracts are negotiable. Many programs will not send their traffic to a domain they do not own, so it might be wise to run your site with two domains. One for the program to use, and one for your own promotional efforts. You can work out different terms based on the source of traffic. For example- the traffic that you personally send might pay you a higher split than that sent by your partners.

Working with an established company will not only give you access to visa and a pool of affiliates, but it will also cushion you from many of the issues that face new sites- high bandwidth bills, goofy mistakes that can ruin your reputation in about 10 minutes, while offering you experienced guidance while you work out the kinks.

If you do go this route- seek out a program that is used to dealing with genuine amateurs. They will have experience with personality-based sites, and have the infrastructure in place to get you going immediately. You might also want to seek out a Canadian company, so that if you do have a valid disagreement, you are able to pursue it in Canadian courts rather than dealing cross-border.

Good luck with your ventures!

2006-12-28, 09:22 AM	#30
emmanuelle 0100011101100101011001010 1101011001000000100001101 1010000110100101100011 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,441	As a Canadian, you do face certain challenges that have not really been covered here. In order to accept Visa, you will need to have a US principal on your company- that means trusting someone enough to hand over COMPLETE access to your livlihood, as they alone hold the reins to your billing account. If you do not personally hold the documents required, you are just as vulnerable as you would be working with an established program. The concerns mentioned are indeed valid, however all contracts are negotiable. Many programs will not send their traffic to a domain they do not own, so it might be wise to run your site with two domains. One for the program to use, and one for your own promotional efforts. You can work out different terms based on the source of traffic. For example- the traffic that you personally send might pay you a higher split than that sent by your partners. Working with an established company will not only give you access to visa and a pool of affiliates, but it will also cushion you from many of the issues that face new sites- high bandwidth bills, goofy mistakes that can ruin your reputation in about 10 minutes, while offering you experienced guidance while you work out the kinks. If you do go this route- seek out a program that is used to dealing with genuine amateurs. They will have experience with personality-based sites, and have the infrastructure in place to get you going immediately. You might also want to seek out a Canadian company, so that if you do have a valid disagreement, you are able to pursue it in Canadian courts rather than dealing cross-border. Good luck with your ventures!