Electronic waste, or e-waste, is one of the fastest growing segments of our nation’s waste supply, already comprising 5% of the country’s total trash volume. According to the EPA, 3.01 million tons of e-waste, from cell phones to computers, was generated in 2007, with only 13.6% of the total recycled, and the numbers are rising yearly.

So what is a tech-savvy, yet environmentally conscious consumer to do? Recycling retired and non-working electronic items is the first obvious step. But another great strategy is buying refurbished, and Dyscern.com is proud to part of the solution, offering a full range of name brand, refurbished electronics. As an affiliate for Dyscern.com, you can help spread the word and put refurbished electronics in the hands of consumers who might otherwise buy new.

Refurbished electronics are simply electronic items that cannot be sold as new. Maybe it was an iPod with a loose circuit that was sent back for repair, or perhaps a stereo with packaging that was damaged in transit to a retailer, and although the unit inside was perfectly fine, the store decided to return it for repackaging. The manufacturer cannot sell any item either returned or repaired as new, so the alternative is to sell them as refurbished at a much reduced cost.

Refurbishing electronics saves new raw materials from being used in manufacturing, while keeping units out of the landfill. It also saves consumers money, so green is saved all around!

On this Earth Day, we encourage you to consider the growing e-waste problem, and offer shout outs to all our wonderful affiliates for helping reduce, reuse, and recycle, one iPod at a time!

One of the best ways to promote Dyscern.com, and benefit from their rotating inventory, is with the Dyscern Deal of the Day page. The DoTD, as we call it, is a dynamic landing page that features a great deal on a different item daily. Consumers are loving it! You can either host the page yourself, or link to it. To learn more about the DoTD, and find out about hosting it yourself, click here!

If you’re new to the program, don’t forget, we also offer an affiliate training video, are available in Popshops and Datafeedr.com, and have an awesome affiliate video available in CJ.
Those of you who’ve been promoting Samsung TVs and a Samsung sound system for the Q1 promotion — wow! Great job promoting these product to earn a $50 bonus on the first of each you sell, on top of the 5% commission! We’re down to one TV in the 5% category eligible for the promotion, so help us finish the job!

If you’re not already an affiliate for the Dyscern.com program, we’d love to have you! Sign up for the program here.

Here’s how it works. Dyscern has been sending out tweets all week announcing the contest, using the hashtag #FriPodDay. On Friday, anyone who retweets one of those tweets is automatically entered to win the contest. And affiliates, we’re always thinking about you, so Dyscern created a landing page that you can insert your unique PID into when you send out tweets as well! Remember, the retweet has to happen on Friday to be eligible.

Check out this Twitter post which is great for retweeting! We know a lot of you are on Twitter, so we hope you’re following Dyscern. If not, follow, and get tweeting! And while you’re at it, much of the PMG team is on Twitter as well, so make sure you’re following Heather, Kat, Amber, Krissy, and Clarissa also! You can find out more about the contest here.

Dyscern has been doing a lot of fun promotions recently, so it’s a great time to be an affiliate! There’s still a Samsung promotion going on that has all Samsung TVs and sound systems priced over $500 in the 5% tier, and earning affiliates a $50 bonus for the first of each item sold. This promotion runs all through Q1. Check out the items in stock on the Dyscern Affiliates page.

Have fun with the Twitter promotion — see you in the Twitterverse!

Just recently, the Dyscern Deal of the Day page offered Wiis for $149.99. We’re pretty sure the warehouse guys were doing a lot of ducking that day as the units were FLYING off the shelves! With everyone talking about the new Apple iPad released this week, Dyscern.com is giving the iPod a little love next week, and a different iPod will be featured as the Deal of the Day each day. Find out more about hosting the Deal of the Day page here. The Deal of the Day banners are doing better than anything else right now!

On the Dyscern Affiliates page, you’ll find lots of other great items to promote, and a count of how many of each are left in stock. Because Dyscern sells refurbished items, stock will run out, but you can always count on the affiliates page for an accurate count of what’s in stock and what’s not. Right now, you’ll find a LOT of Aliph Jawbone II Bluetooth Headset NoiseAssasins just waiting to be promoted — and as of now, Dyscern.com has them at the lowest price you’ll find online.

Dyscern also has a special deal going for affiliates who are promoting Samsung TVs and sound systems. All Samsung TVs and sound systems priced over $500 have been moved into the 5% commission tier, and a $50 incentive bonus has been added on the first sale of ANY Samsung TV or sound system OVER $500. There are 5 different models in stock right now, so an affiliate could easily make an extra $250 just by selling one of each! But please note, all sales will be evaluated and the bonuses awarded after the 30-day return period. This promotion is running through Q1.

With all this going on, and more planned down the pipeline, it’s a great time to be an affiliate with the Dyscern.com affiliate program. Sign up now, and get promoting!