Electric Cigarette Affiliate Programs

As a long-time fan of electric cigarette since I first saw them at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) back in January of 2007, I knew I wanted to be early in the affiliate space, and I’ve checked out all literally all the options.

Believe me when I tell you that I’ve tried over a dozen e-cig programs, and I know which sites not only convert, but also actually don’t reverse your sales and end up actually paying you.

For simplification, I’ve removed the longer list of  companies because frankly, they seem pretty disinterested.

Greensmoke – Sign Up

greeen-smoke-electric-cigaretteI think Greensmoke has about the best affiliate program, name recognition,  and marketing materials for affiliates, and it doesn’t take much volume to get up to their top payout percentage, which is 20%.

The reason I say they are “the best” is primarily because of their products, which are completely state-of-the-art, and they hold their price well.

You won’t see them being discounted all over the web. and that’s a big plus for maintaining brand integrity.

They also offer the most marketing support, with a wide variety of banners and text links, and also provide printed materials as well, along with the PSD files. They’ll even custom order you business cards.

They provide you with two discount codes, a 5 and a 10%, and you can even get an e-mail address at their domain, if you choose to do so.

If there’s a down side, I’d say that it’s not so much reversals or chargebacks as much as it is the number that never seem to get approved. They claim that people use bad credit cards, but for some reason this is 10X higher than Esmoke.

I wish they would NOT show stats on –  ”Here’s how much you’re NOT getting paid for after drawing the search, driving the visitor,  getting the conversion to “add to cart”, getting them to attempt to pay.  Other than that, it’s great!  (please fix that Sammy?)

  • Affiliate software – IdevAffiliate
  • Payouts – 15 to 20%
  • Disapproved Sales – Seems high to me, sometimes up to 15%
  • Chargebacks after payment – Zero so far, I think
  • Pay frequency – monthly
  • Pay on time – Never more than 15 days late


Esmoke.net – Sign Up
esmoke-electric-cigarette These guys also offer an excellent product which is easy to sell, but I’ve found that their website doesn’t convert quite as well as Greensmoke, but still very well.

Their warranty is better than GreenSmoke because they offer a lifetime battery replacement. If you know e-cigs, then you know this is a huge benefit.

Also, they have the best micro-ceig I’ve used, at the exact size of a regular cigarette,  and practically the weight too, because I can tuck it behind my ear.

They also have a good selection of banners and text links, and offer the ability to create your own deep links. Most important? They approve sales quickly and pay with no 30 day waiting period.

  • Affiliate software – IdevAffiliate
  • Payouts – 15% to 23%
  • Disapproved Sales – Practically Never
  • Chargebacks after payment – Zero
  • Pay frequency  monthly – With no 30 day waiting period
  • Pay on time – Yes, always, within 7 days


ZeroTar – Watch out for these guys – No payments sine Jan 2010 – Money is OWED

These guys have a wide variety of units from the $39 three-piece stuff,  two moderate two-piece models, and their website converts pretty well, considering there’s no phone number.

My biggest problem with Zerotar has been there incredibly terrible customer service. They offer absolutely no telephone service, and despite my repeated email requests  no one will talk to me on the phone, and I sold tons of their products!

On more than one occasion, I had to help facilitate contact for someone that bought through us here, and that’s the last thing that we want as an affiliate.

They began our relationship by being late on every single one of their affiliate payments, usually over 45 days late. when I say “late” I mean AFTER their own 30 days of  holding time for potential chargebacks. Ridiculous.

The only reason they’re still here is because I personally use and like their $80 two piece better than any other I’ve tried.

Another downside of their program is that they have their own affiliate software that frequently contains broken banners and code, and getting e-mail response to fix the issues was extremely slow.

You also do not have the ability to create custom deep links, so you are at the mercy of promoting only what they happen to provide you with a working banner / link for.

That said, if you’re trying to flesh out a store that offers all prices and models, they seem quick to ship, and their wide selection gives them a high conversion rate.

They certainly DO have a good selection, and killer prices, and I still buy from them myself.

  • Affiliate software – custom chopping cart weirdness
  • Payouts – 15 to 20% scale
  • Pay frequency – supposedly monthly, but now not at all.
  • They will not communicate with you or pay you for sales