AC Lens is pleased to announce the launch of prescription eyeglasses. Now affiliates can earn an industry best, up to 25%, on prescription glasses order.

You will receive a T&C’s email from Commission Junction or ShareASale in the next few days with new terms related to eyeglasses. Nothing much will change and we’ll still have all of our affiliate friendly policies in place.

Check out the AC Lens Eyeglass section for more information on products.

AC Lens coupon affiliates will be pleased to here we’ve added a coupon code box! In one of the biggest changes to the affiliate program in a while, the coupon code box should help affiliates who are concerned with the old setup where shoppers had to enter the code in our “Special Instructions” section.

The coupon code box is set with a cookie so PPC and other affiliates need not worry about losing orders to those searching for a coupon code. Here’s how to set a coupon code box on AC Lens.

http://www.aclens.com/go.asp?MID=138&kw=1&CB=1&GO=default.asp

Let’s break down the link:

go.asp – The URL must pass through the go.asp parameter to set the cookie correctly.

MID – This should be one of our affiliate network ID’s which is 138 for Commission Junction and 147 for ShareASale.

KW/CB – Both of these parameters must be set to 1.

GO= – This directs the link anywhere on our site. In the example above, it’s going to default.asp which is the home page. If you want it to go to an internal page, say this one, http://www.aclens.com/displaylens.asp?LensID=282, you would take everything after the slash (displaylens.asp?LensID=282) and change any question marks to & so that it would look like this: http://www.aclens.com/go.asp?MID=138&kw=1&CB=1&GO=displaylens.asp&LensID=282. There should only be one question mark in the URL at any time.

This is a big change for the affiliate program and we think coupon affiliates will notice an increased conversion rate. All of the standard links in ShareASale and Commission Junction have been changed so if you use those, you don’t need to do anything. If you created your own custom links, and use coupons, you can follow the instructions above to take advantage of this new feature.

Good luck selling.

AC Lens has made the biggest change to our product selection in nearly a decade with the addition of halloween contacts. Affiliates can now earn big money selling these highly desirable items to their visitors. A few things to know about these products:

• Prescription is required. Do not promote these contacts as non-prescription as it is illegal to sell contact lenses without an RX. It is also illegal to advertise contact lenses as non-prescription.
• Expect a higher reversal rate than normal. Our initial estimates could be as high as 60% reversal rates for those ordering without a prescription.
• Expect a lower conversion rate and EPC in this department. Special Effects contact lenses are a high browse, no buy item so you will see a much higher visit total with lower total orders.
• Commission rate and cookie duration is the same on these products.

Affiliates in the UK, Ireland, and western Europe will be pleased to hear of an increase in base commission rate at LensCatalogue.co.uk. The Lens Catalogue affiliate commission rate has increased from 5% base to 10% base. Threshold levels will range from 15% to 25% based on number of orders in a month.

Cookie duration, T&C’s, and other parts of the program will remain the same. Those selling contact lenses in the UK should start promoting LensCatalogue.co.uk now to take advantage of this massive rate increase.

AC Lens Affiliates – As of May 10th, 2011, AC Lens will no longer be carrying designer sunglasses. Please be sure to remove all creatives and affiliate links to this section of the site. T&C’s and network settings will be updated shortly. Don’t worry, you can still promote contacts online. No other changes will be made to the program at this time.

October has been great for AC Lens affiliates and we should see an even better second half. We’re having a site-wide Fall sale with savings up to 25% off our already low prices. Coupons may not be combined with the sale offer but the grocery coupon special can be used the rest of the month.

Check Commission Junction or ShareASale for fall sales creatives.

AC Lens participates as a merchant in For Me To Coupon, an automated affiliate coupon feed. For Me To Coupon (FMTC) is a great tool for affiliates to take the hassle out of running and maintaining a coupon site. FMTC’s coupon experts provide manual review and manual data entry, totaling hundreds of hours per month. All coupons are reviewed, edited, and corrected before being entered into the feed.

FMTC supports thousands of merchants, AC Lens included. For a free trial, feel free to visit their site and contact them for more information at http://www.formetocoupon.com.

There’s only 10 short days left until AC Lens participates in the Walk Now for Autism Speaks. Affiliates are more than welcome to join the team or donate. Read more here.

Solid September for AC Lens affiliates. October is normally slow but with a big Halloween coupon, a brand new grocery promo, and a 2nd half sitewide sale, I expect to see big gains this month. Here’s this month’s deals:

Yearly -
Coupon Code: ACLS5
Expiration: 12/31/10
Description: Order contact lenses online and save $5 off any order over $50 at AC Lens. Enter coupon code ACLS5 at checkout. Offer expires 12/31/2010.

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Coupon Code: No Coupon Needed
Expiration: 10/31/10
Description: $1000 in Free Grocery Coupons with your $100 order of contact lenses. Available while supplies last. Click here for details.

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Coupon Code: SCARY
Expiration: 10/15/10
Limited Time Halloween Special Offer! Save $10 off a $150 order of halloween, scary, and color contact lenses at AC Lens. Prescription required. Enter coupon code SCARY in the instructions field at checkout. Offer ends 10/15/2010.

A great Back to School season for AC Lens affiliates. We fell just short of a record in commissions paid out. There’s about 2 weeks left in the season so take advantage of our post sale coupon codes and rebates to squeeze out the last of the season.

Here’s September coupons codes:

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Coupon Code: ACLS5
Expiration: 12/31/10
Description: Order contact lenses online and save $5 off any order over $50 at AC Lens. Enter coupon code ACLS5 at checkout. Offer expires 12/31/2010.

Monthly -
Coupon Code: ACUVUE
Expiration: 9/30/10
Description: Save $15 off a $150 order of Acuvue brand contact lenses at AC Lens. Enter coupon ACUVUE in instructions field at checkout. Expires 9/30/10.

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Coupon Code: SCHOOL
Expiration: 9/15/10
Limited Time Offer! Last minute Back to School Savings at AC Lens. Save 10% off contact lenses online. Enter coupon code SCHOOL in the instructions field at checkout. Offer ends 9/15/2010.