How to Withdraw FriendFinder Affiliate Earnings

Nov
09
2009

After reading my article on How to Earn from FriendFinder Affiliate Programs, let me show you how you can withdraw your money from your Affiliate account.

But, before I do that, let me explain to you further how much you can earn from FriendFinder.

There are 3 ways you can earn money from FriendFinder:

Per Member Payout
With this option, you get paid a certain amount of money (to find out how much you get paid for each FriendFinder site, click here) PER member or per person you refer to their site, signs up and creates a profile.

Warning: Don’t advertise your FriendFinder links on PTC sites or traffic exchange sites as your account would be automatically converted into a Percentage Payout. They have this requirement that in 20 visits using your affiliate link, there should be at least 1 FREE signup.
Percentage Program
If you’re sending a lot of traffic to FriendFinder but only a few signups, your account will be automaticaly switched to this. You only get paid a small amount when someone signs up for free to their site and up to 60% if your referrals purchased premium memberships on their site, which doesn’t happen all the time.
Broker
You get paid when your referral is an affiliate, too. You get 10% of their earnings. This might be good if you know a lot of people who want to sign up as an affiliate, too.

The minimum amount that you should meet to receive a check from FriendFinder‘s affiliate program is $50.00. Your earnings will be carried over to the next month until you reach the limit. They also send out checks/payments twice a month.

Tax Information
Please make sure that your Tax information is entered correctly. You will also need to submit/fax OR email the tax forms before you get paid. Please check the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page on the FriendFinder affiliate site for more information.

For US citizens, you need to submit the W-9 form.
For non-US affiliates, we need to submit the W-8 or W-8BEN form. This is what I need to fill up as an affiliate in the Philippines.
Login to FriendFinder affiliate site and go to the FAQs page. Scroll down until you see the answer to “How do I submit my tax information to FriendFinder?”. You’ll see the links to the 2 forms mentioned above.
Make sure that the form has your GPID or Affiliate ID on the top right so they can easily process it for you. Fill up the information then print it.
After printing, sign at the bottom of the page and you can now do any of the following to send it to FriendFinder:
- Fax it to 1-408-745-5680.
- Scan the printed copy with your signature and email it to: W9form@ffn.com
  I got this email address from FriendFinder Customer Service. I sent them an inquiry regarding the form and if there was any other way to send it to them to make it easier for us. They replied that I need the W-8 form and we can simply email it to them. Great, huh?
To check the status of your Tax form, if it was approved or not, login to the FriendFinder Affiliate page. Then, click on View Summary Report -> View Details (choose one of your FriendFinder sites) -> Stats. On that page, you would see something like this:

As you can see, it shows my Tax info as Approved. That means, they already received my form and processed it. Anyway, they’ll also send you an email once they’ve approved it.

Here’s a guide on how to fill up the W-8BEN tax form.

Withdraw your Earnings

Now, going back to how to withdraw your payments, there are actually 2 ways you can receive your FriendFinder affiliate earnings:

Through Check sent through Snail Mail
If you want to receive your payments in FULL, you can choose this option. However, let me tell you that you might have issues receiving your checks because they have to go through your Post Office. So, as early as possible, if you prefer to receive it on an ATM card at your convenience, apply for a Payoneer card. See option 2.
Through Payoneer Debit Mastercard
This is the safer and FASTER way to receive your payments from FriendFinder. However, it’s quite expensive to maintain a Payoneer account. Let me show you why. Below are Payoneer’s Pricing & Fees for a Payoneer account/card:
So, let me show you my computation of the fees I need to pay if I apply for a Payoneer card. Let’s say I have 1 payment of $50.00 coming and I only have 1 transaction in a month:
$10.00 – one-time card activation (when card is first loaded) for the card, mailing, and processing
$3.00 – per transfer, from FriendFinder to my Payoneer account
$3.00 – monthly maintenance (since I only had 1 transaction)
Remaining amount: $34.00 on my Payoneer account

If I have plans of withdrawing the money, they’ll be charging me $2.15 more. But, I suggest you use it for grocery shopping, dining at restaurants, or general shopping wherever Mastercard debit is accepted. This way, you won’t have to pay $2.15 for withdrawal. But, if you really want to withdraw it, then, I suggest you do it on an ATM with high limits for withdrawal so you won’t have to pay $2.15 if you had to do more than 1 withdrawal of your money. Just ask the bank how much the ATM’s withdrawal limit is.

So, if you really want to stick with Payoneer so you can get your payments FASTER, then, I strongly suggest you only withdraw your money when you have more than $50.00 on your account so you can maximize the fees you’ll be paying. And, apply as early as you can for the Payoneer card since it will take 12 days up to a month depending on your location to receive the card in the mail.

Now, you need to signup with them through FriendFinder‘s website. I still recommend you use Payoneer to withdraw your earnings. Why? Because it’s very convenient and your earnings are safe! You can withdraw your money from any ATM that accepts Mastercard debit cards. Plus, you can check your account online to see your balance and account history without having to wait for your check to clear.

Payoneer Account Application:

Login to your FriendFinder affiliate site.
I suggest you login to FriendFinder Affiliate Site as this is the general affiliate site for all FriendFinder sites.
Click on Account Information on the top of the page.
On the Account Information page, look for the link below to update your account info:
Scroll down until you see Payoneer and click on the link Signup to be paid by Prepaid MasterCard®. When you click this, you’ll be directed to a FriendFinder page hosted by Payoneer.
Make sure you follow the instructions and all the information you enter are accurate to prevent any problems with your Payoneer account.

That’s it! You now just have to wait for your Payoneer card in the mail. And once you reach the $50 minimum cashout limit, you can withdraw it to your Payoneer account or have it sent to you through check.

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