Ros-Bilet: an affiliate program from the bus ticket service 

“Ros-Bilet” is a service selling electronic bus tickets. In 2015, the project’s affiliate program was established that allows making money on acquiring new customers. The program accepts traffic from Russia, the CIS, and Europe. The webmaster commission is from 3% to 5% and depends on the ticket price.

Characteristics of the affiliate program

Website: ros-bilet.ru

Types of offers: tourism/services (electronic tickets).

Promotion tools: API, ride extracts in XML/CSV, link generator, ready-made promotions, etc.

Payment systems: WebMoney.

Payouts: upon request (a minimum amount for withdrawal is 300 rubles).

Features of working in the program

Working in the project is primarily interesting for carriers and ticket vendors. The service guarantees carriers high remuneration thanks to the absence of commissions of bus terminals. Ticket vendors can get up to 15% of the price of every ticket and their commission. The affiliate program will also come in handy for webmasters with touristic traffic. It will be great is you have a website, forum, public page or a blog devoted to traveling, accommodation booking, and related subjects.

As told earlier, the remuneration is 3-5%; however, in some cases (when working on the API) the 10% markup is possible; therefore, the final commission is from 12-14%. You can calculate the remuneration value yourself: the average ticket price is 1500 rubles; the minimum price is 700 rubles, and the maximum price is 9000 rubles.

“Cookie” files are valid for 30 days. It means that if a customer visited the Ros-Bilet website using your link but only made a purchase within 30 days, you will still get your remuneration. The program offers a great toolkit to webmasters. There are many banners and other advertising materials.

Registration and working in the affiliate program

First of all, you need to register on the project website and get access to your account. You will be able to not only work in the program but also in the franchise. Then, you will be able to generate an affiliate link, copy the necessary promotional materials and publish them on your resource. The conversion rate of the service is rather high, it is covered by the low ticket price and lack of intermediaries. Thus, you can make good money with a smart approach. However, if you have no touristic traffic, you should better look for another program.