Since every business is different, our distributor, agency and affiliation agreements are custom designed depending on individual circumstances.   Some basic definitions of Expinion's business promotion opportunities are below.  (Please note that these are generalizations and don't constitute any form of commitment at this time.) 

Each of the following three descriptions relates to the sale of single site licenses for any entire application.

 

Become a Distributor (Reseller):
This is an attractive option for website developers or hosts who wish to include Expinion applications as part of website packages. This is a mutually non-exclusive arrangement that may be terminated (non-retroactively) without notice by either party. 

A distributor has the right to sell, install and support one or more applications on behalf of Expinion. Both the Distributor and the End-User are subject to the terms and conditions of each single site license as described here.  The distributor is then responsible for payment collection, and within an agreed upon time frame (usually within 30 days of application installation), reimburses the agreed portion of each license sale to Expinion.

Although each individual agreement is uniquely written and signed with each individual company, the typical arrangement is for the Distributor to receive a 30% to 50% discount per application sold. (In other words, the Distributor will reimburse Expinion.net for 50% to 70% of the sales price currently posted on Expinion.net, for that application license.) 

Note: In order to receive a 50% discount on the software, the distributor must be prepared to keep all Expinion logos and references intact within the applications and any related documentation.   Alternatively, an agreement may be made where the distributor can use a version with logos and other Expinion.net references already removed, in exchange for both of the following conditions being met:

·         an Affiliated with Expinion.net link appears on the company’s front page, or is otherwise made prominent if no website is available.

·        and an increased cost per unit is assigned to the Distributor.  (To be agreed upon, but typically 70% cost / 30% discount.)

Read Expinion.net's Distributor Agreement Terms and Conditions. (PDF reader required.)

* Note: The distributor needs to become very familiar with the product(s) because they will be expected to install the application, and to support the end-users themselves. (Therefore, it is Expinion's policy that a minimum of one copy of the application must be purchased and installed prior to the reseller becoming an official Distributor.) 

By default, Expinion.net will provide support directly to the Distributor only, and not to their clients (the end-user).  Additional support contracts with either the distributor or each individual customer, can be made with Expinion, but at an additional cost per unit. 

Due to the distributor's increased involvment, the cost per license is significantly less for the distributor.  An added bonus is that since the distributor accepts the payment, then forwards Expinion's portion, the distributor is not required to pay for each application 'up-front' as when purchasing a Developer’s License.

If you are interested in discussing a Distributor’s Agreement, please [ email ] us.

Information that would be useful to us:

·         URL of your business.

·         Which products or services your business currently provides.

·         Which applications you are interested in distributing, and the number of each that you expect to distribute per month, per year.

·         The level of programming, analyst, or support training and/or experience available from within your business.

·         Some information on the company’s management.

·         Whether or not you intend to give any credit/acknowledgement to Expinion for the applications.

  

Become an Agent:
An agent is a business, which has made an agreement with Expinion as follows. When the Agent refers potential customers, who later purchase Expinion products directly from Expinion.net, that Agent will receive a commission from Expinion at an agreed upon percentage of Expinion's revenue from that sale.  Each license purchased is subject to the terms and conditions outlined here.  A license must be purchased for each site that an application is to reside on.  The commission is agreed upon on an individual basis, depending on expected volume of sales and any other important factors that are brought to our attention. Typically, an agent will receive a commission of 10% of each net sale, within thirty days after payment has been received.
 
Typically the sale referral is made by the agent; the sale would be completed via Expinion.net, support and installation would be provided by Expinion, and a commission would be forwarded to the agent after payment has been received.  The commission reflects the fact that Expinion still provides installation, support and handles the finances.

» Read Expinion.net's Agency Agreement Terms and Conditions.

If you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of an Agency Agreement with Expinion.net, and wish to discuss a potential Agency Agreement with Expinion, please email us here.

Information that would be helpful to us:

·         Your URL (if applicable)

·        Which products or services you provide.

·        The number of customers you expect to forward to Expinion.

·        The number of sales you expect to generate on a monthly and annual basis.

 

Become an Affiliate:
We consider this to be a mutual link exchange, which involves no financial involvement from either party.  In addition, it could include 'other' agreed upon mutual-promotions such as a newsletter or bill insert mention.  If you are interested in participating in a link exchange with Expinion, please email us here.

Information that would be helpful to us:

·        Your URL.

·        Which products or services you provide.

·        Your site's present traffic level (# hits, # unique visitors)

 

 

If you, or someone you know, might be interested in an Affiliation, Agent, or Distributor agreement with Expinion, you may click here to email us.

We are a group of innovative business people who are pleased to promote software which we believe is the best in the industry at a similar price level.  As a result, we welcome suggestions that might better suit your needs.