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发表于 2007-8-13 11:00:54
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LinkShare runs their payment batches on or around the 8th and 22nd each month. It may vary a few days either way, and it may take up to 3-5 business days from start to end. You never know for sure when it's going to start or end, but typically it's safe to say that they'll be in the mail or bank by the 14th and 28th.
Keep in mind that merchants typically pay LinkShare 30 (or more) days after the end of the month. Some (particularly Dell) pay more like 90+ days out. We don't get paid until the merchant pays LinkShare.
The first step, which we don't see, is the cutoff. All wire transfers received from merchants by the day before the cutoff will be included. All checks received and cleared from the merchants by the day before the cutoff will be included. LinkShare holds checks about a week to make sure they clear, so checks basically need to be received by around the 1st or 15th from merchants to be in the batch. Very few merchants use wire transfers, unfortunately, so this delay applies to most merchants.
Processing typically takes one or two business days after the cutoff. The payment usually appears in the Affiliate Payment Summary in Synergy Analytics during this time. The date doesn't usually correlate with the actual check or direct deposit.
Once processing is complete, the batch is sent to their bank and direct deposits and checks are usually sent within one or two business days.
So, basically, the first payment of the month should be in the bank or mail by about the 14th for all checks LinkShare received by the 1st. The second payment of the month should be in the bank or the mail by the 28th for all checks LinkShare received by the 15th. Not the most streamlined process, but that's how it is. |
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