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Frequently Asked Questions
Midwest Telecom Authorized Agent Program
What is the
difference between your Affiliate and
Partner program?
The main difference is
how it pays out. Our most popular
program is our Shared Revenue Partner
Program. Most ISPs don't use this
method, but we found that its the most
mutually beneficial. We are looking
for quality customers, you are looking for a
quality service to promote and be
compensated for your efforts. Works
both ways.
Our affiliate program
is a one-time payout. Some agents are
just more comfortable being paid one lump
commission. So we offer this method.
But since our customers stay an average of a
year, if not for years, it makes more
"Cents" to join our revenue partner program.
How Much Does Your Program Pay?
We pay for all referrals that you subscribe
to Midwest Internet under your unique ID.
This program has 2 revenue generating
opportunities:
Offline/Physical Location Agents
Affiliates - 100% MATCHED commission
of Service sold. (Rounded to nearest $1)
Example: If you sell a Premium Service
plan for $19.95, Your payout is $20!
This starts from the first customer on, and
account must remain active into the 2nd
billing cycle. (this is around 45-60 days)
Authorized Agents / Shared Revenue Program -
OUR BEST OFFER
25% MONTHLY Revenue share of AGENTS
you refer to us!
If you sell a premium
service plan for $19.95, your payout
is $5 every month for that customer!
Sell a Standard Plan for $15.95, and your
payout is $4 every month the customer is
with Midwest Telecom! Under this
program, when you signup your first
customer, this is a "placeholder" in our
program. Instead of making a payout.
We provide you with a premium level demo
account to use when promoting the service,
and for other unrelated light use, such as
modem testing and what-not. For the
2nd Customer on, you receive a payout.
Payouts begin once the
customer has maintained their account in
good standing and their account enters our
default billing cycle. This usually
happens within 45-60 days, depending on any
specials, promos, or other offers.
Example:
You setup a customer on January 6th.
They are charged $17.95 for their first
month, and a setup fee of $5.00. This
customer will be verified within 24 hours,
and their billing cycle is set to start
February 23rd. This means, your
payouts start on this customer on February
23rd, and will continue as long as you are
an active agent, and the customer keeps the
service.
Your Shared
Revenue Partner Program is unlike ANY other.
The payout is higher than everyone else I've
seen, How do you do this, and why?
We do it, because we
are firm believers in "You get what you pay
for". We want you to refer good
customers to us, that will stay with us for
years, and aren't just looking to hang out a
month while they are waiting for something
else to come around. We have a great
service and we have great carriers.
All we need is great referrals to our
service.
We pay for your time.
The average agent can easily refer 50 people
within a few months. That can easily
become thousands per year added to your
income. ALSO - when a customer has an
issue that we can figure out via telephone,
we refer the back to you, which can increase
your sales in-house!
What do I have to do to Join Your Program?
All you have to do is promote
our national retail ISP,
Midwest
Internet Services. If you
are outside of Midwest Region, we also have our
national Brand, WorldNET. We will
supply you with flyers, or business cards as
needed. All
promotional material will have your business
special agent ID imprinted.
For more information on our partner program,
please contact John at 314-200-4200 Ext. 7.
What do I need to do to qualify for your
program?
To qualify to be an agent for
Midwest
Internet Services,
you must be in one of the following
businesses:
Currently an Agent
or Reseller of Wireless, Internet, Cellular Or
Satellite Services
Computer Shop - Retail
Computer Shop - Service & Repair
*To limit competition
between our agents, and maximize income
potential for each agent, we will not exceed
2 agents per town. In most cases, we
choose one reputable company in each town.
What paperwork is involved in joining
your program?
The least amount you've probably ever had to
with a program like ours! Our system
depends on the type of agent. We look
for computer repair or retail outlets, where
we have a local point of placement or POP (POP
= Dialup Number). Once we check this,
All we need is the
Agent Application
filled out, and we will setup your access.
Important notes:
1. To fully take advantage of our
program, you should at least have a fax
machine at your location, otherwise you can
only accept customers willing to pay via
Credit Card.
2. We do not require any tax
information. Instead, we will send
payment to you in your business name only.
If you do not have a registered business
name, and do business in your own name, we
will need you to fill our an extended
version of our application and fax back.
This extended version includes our version
of the 1099MISC that we track for tax
purposes only.
Why did your account manager ask if I have a
FAX Machine?
We require that if you
want to accept customers that pay with
checks, you need to have a fax machine.
Once your customer has written out a check
to Midwest Telecom, It must be faxed into
our office on the bottom of our Internet
Service Activation Form, then you go online,
and enter the customer in as a ACH Paying
customer, and include their routing &
account number, and state ID info.
If you do not have a
fax machine that can make outbound faxes,
you can still sell our service, but you will
only be able to accept credit cards as a
payment option to get your referral
credits.
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