WE'RE A 4TH GENERATION FAMILY BUSINESS WITH LOTS OF HEART & SOLE…

Born and raised in Seattle, we are experts in wet weather. Founded in 1891, Washington Shoe Company began making boots to hold up against tough weather conditions during the Alaska Gold Rush. Today, we continue to provide family footwear options for outdoor wear through our family of brands; Western Chief, Chooka, and Staheekum. Footwear offerings range from lovable character rain boots for kids, whimsical and cozy boots for women, durable work boots for men, and more. 

Whether you need boots for play, trudging through muddy fields, gardening, navigating city streets, or every day wear - Western Chief has you covered with affordable, functional boots to fit your lifestyle. For those less rainy days, we offer sandals with the same styling, whimsical prints, and bright colors as your favorite boots.

Program Highlights

  • 10% commission on customer orders
  • 30 day tracking period
  • Eye catching banners, links, and full product datafeed for deeplinking
  • Regular newsletters with product information and sale opportunities
  • Regular consumer promotions, including our standard free shipping on orders of $60+

Our affiliate program is professionally managed by the team at Lab6 Media, ready to assist you with any questions and support as you get started.

For more information and to apply now, visit our affiliate page here.

FAQ's

The Western Chief affiliate program allows content creators, bloggers, social media users, and influencers to earn commissions on Western Chief purchases. When a visitor to your site clicks on the specialized affiliate tracking links you've placed on your website and completes a purchase within a set time frame, you earn a commission on their purchase. It's just that simple.

ShareASale is a trusted third-party affiliate marketing platform where the Western Chief affiliate program is hosted. They provide affiliates with accurate tracking, real-time reporting, and payments. You can access your reports, links, and more through their platform.

Applying to become an affiliate is quick and easy. Apply now with your contact information and website urls or social media account where you plan to promote Western Chief. We will review your application and you will receive a notification email once we process your application.

It is free to become a Western Chief affiliate.

We encourage all interested sites to apply. We’re looking for affiliates who are excited about footwear and the outdoors, love Western Chief products, and want to share that excitement with their audience.

Affiliates must have a valid website address or social media account and valid email address in order to participate. Affiliates can differentiate themselves by having a top-level domain name and by providing a description of how they intend to participate when they apply to the program on the ShareASale platform. Please be sure to include any and all URLs you plan to use with your partnership in your application. Membership to the platform is controlled by ShareASale and we may review/reject/accept any application for any reason. 

By participating in the Western Chief affiliate program, you agree to our supplemental terms and conditions as noted in the platform.

We personally review affiliate applications every business day, and you should receive an answer within 24-72 hours of applying. If we have a question about your application, we will contact you via the email address you provided upon sign up to ShareASale.

Yes, however please keep in mind that Western Chief only ships within the United States at this time, so your site should have a significant United States audience. Also, ShareASale controls membership to the platform. If you are an international affiliate that is struggling to join the Western Chief affiliate program, please contact us with your numerical affiliate id and we can take a look into the issue for you.

While we love the enthusiasm from our affiliates, we do not provide free products. We do however provide you with advanced notice of new products, sales events, and on occasion do provide deep discounts on products to active affiliates who are making sales in the program. 

We'd love to hear your ideas! Please contact us with details and your media kit. Be sure to include your ShareASale ID and any other relevant information you think we should know! Preference for collaborations is given to active affiliate partners already making sales in the program.

Once we approve your site, you will have access within ShareASale to approved banners, links, and other creative assets that you can utilize to drive traffic to Western Chief. You can select what best suits your audience. After deciding which links you would like to use, copy your specialized HTML link to your site and it will track your traffic and revenue. You must use the links provided in order to generate commissions.

Sales and clicks are tracked through affiliate links provided to affiliates in the ShareASale platform. The code provided to you when you created your link contains specific tracking parameters unique to your account. It is important that the link code is posted to your site EXACTLY as it was given when you created the link. Alterations to this code can result in lost sales and click tracking and we don’t want you to miss out. We maintain a 30 day tracking period.

Affiliates earn commissions on valid Western Chief sales tracked through their ShareASale links. Please view the specific details on commissionable products within your account on ShareASale.

You can access your account at any time, 24 hours a day - 7 days a week at ShareASale, using the username and password that you selected when signing up for your ShareASale account. The reporting is all web based, and user-friendly for your convenience. If you have questions or have difficulty locating anything in the ShareASale interface, please contact us for a walkthrough.

Transactions are finalized or "lock" in ShareASale 30 days after they occur.

ShareASale pays affiliates monthly via check and direct deposit. Payments are made on or around the 20th day of the month for all affiliates who have reached the $50 minimum balance in platform commissions in the previous month. At the time that payment is sent, you will see a transaction in your register for the amount of the commissions paid. If your platform balance is less than $50, ShareASale will carry over your balance to the next month. You can view your sales statistics on ShareASale throughout the month to see how you are doing. 

ShareASale offers several options for payment including Check, Direct Deposit, Wire, and Payoneer. You are welcome to choose what works best for your business. 

A full payment FAQ is available from ShareASale within your account.

The possible reasons you may have not received payment could be: 

  • You have not yet met the minimum commissions.
  • The orders you have earned commissions on have not yet been locked.
  • You have not earned any commissions.
  • You have not yet set up your payment information
  • Your payment is on hold because your account is under investigation by ShareASale

If you have questions about your payment status, please contact us.

We take our intellectual property and brand seriously and affiliates must adhere to our branding and trademark guidelines. We do not allow any trademark bidding.

No, we do not make custom Terms and Conditions for individual affiliates. You can review our Terms and Conditions in ShareASale.

Additionally, affiliates are required to comply with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guides and Regulations. Any and all instances where affiliate links for Western Chief are posted as an endorsement or assessment of our products must prominently disclose the fact that you may receive compensation for referring customers to Western Chief. This disclosure statement should be clear and concise, and follow the guidelines available on the FTC Endorsements website resource.

Questions?

If you have questions about Western Chief's affiliate program, banners or links, or about your ShareASale account, please contact us.