How do payments work?
During account setup, merchants are asked to pay a $625 setup fee, as well as a minimum deposit of $125 for a total cost of $750 for all new merchant accounts. The $625 setup fee is not included in your account balance upon activation, however, the $125 minimum deposit is added to pay affiliate commissions and ShareASale transaction fees. Merchants can replenish funds at any time via the Deposit Center.
A merchant pays a commission when a completed sale is referred from an affiliate (there are other actions that generate payouts). The merchant’s account balance will then be deducted, in real-time, the predefined amount (commission plus the ShareASale transaction fee). Transactions that come through from affiliates will be locked and paid out on the 20th of the following month (assuming the merchant account is set at the default lock date).
In a given month, if your account does not generate a minimum of $35 in fees to ShareASale, your account will be charged the difference.
Payment grace period:
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0-30 days: No minimum fees
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30+ days: $35 monthly maximum
Options to fund a merchant account:
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Credit card
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PayPal
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Direct payments:
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eCheck: This option works by providing both Account/Routing number. This is the most simple option, since you can directly set up the payment from the Deposit Center. Within the "Update Autodeposit Settings," you will need to update the primary payment method selecting eCheck and sharing Account/Routing number. There are no minimum payments involved and this option works the same way as a credit card
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Wire/ACH: By selecting this option, you will start receiving an invoice from us that you need to process. Minimum payment is $10,000 with this option (with a Low Balance trigger of $5,000), to ensure there is enough time to process payment. We will need an email address to deliver invoices electronically (several email addresses are accepted/supported)
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