I have been into affiliate marketing for many years now and have tried many affiliate programs. I do tend to try and stay with the large affiliate networks simply because they do offer better tracking and more stability than some small in house affiliate programs run by site owners.
Affiliate networks also generally tend to offer more payment options and faster payments.
Over there years I have come across many different programs so I wanted to talk about a few different affiliate programs and affiliate networks I really like and some things I personally like and dislike about them.
Affiliate Network Rundown….
LinkShare.com- I have been a linkshare affiliate for about 5 years. They have many different offers running and I have found they have several that work very well with my women & pet niche sites. Pay per lead and pay per action programs. They have a nice detailed stats area where I can see banner impressions, clicks, and orders.
LinkShare now offers direct deposit which is great for me and issues four publisher payments per month. The only think I can honestly say I do not link about LinkShare is how slow the damn affiliate area loads some days. I just recently built a new Squidoo lens around one of the LinkShare affiliates.
Clickbank.com - I have been with ClickBank for some time as well and promote just a few offers they have. I like how they offer quick payouts but really wish they would streamline some and get more niches. ClickBank has allot of make money offers and not allot of other niches.
ClickBank is softwares & virtual goods, however as of right now, those products sell like crazy. I promote a dog ebook that does well from ClickBank.
Pepperjam -I joined pepperjam not to long ago when I saw many bloggers finding success with them. I love the fact peperjam has offers for all kinds of niches! Business, family, pets, ect. I also really like their reporting. I am currently running 5 of their pay per lead programs on a website I own. So far I like the network and the selection of offers.
Pepperjam provides advertisers and affiliates with resources and education to help make the most out of affiliate marketing.
NeverBlueAds - NeverblueAds is a Cost per Action network that pays publishers for actions generated as a result of their promotion. They have lots of biz opps, freebies and shopping. They have allot of offers for any blog or website. Each affiliate is assigned a manger who is there to help the affiliate make the most money and keep affiliates up to date with what’s hot. NeverBlue Affiliate Network also welcome affiliates located across the globe.
CJ - Commission Junction is one of my favorite affiliate networks for promoting products and shopping sites. They have many programs and lots of big merchants. I have promoted CJ programs for several years. Monthly payouts and direct deposits.
Commission Junction was selected as the affiliate marketing network of choice by Internet Retailer Top 500 companies.
Hydra Network - I currently run several of the Hydra freebie offers on Squidoo. Hydra is a Cost per Action affiliate network with many exclusive campaigns for email and zip only submits. Hydra has a rewards program in place for top performing affiliates as well.
Hydra offers four payment types for US-based affiliates: Check, ACH, Wire, and PayPal. International affiliates can choose to receive payouts by Wire or PayPal.
Affiliate Fuel - Offers high converting lead generation and CPC campaigns to fully monetize a website or blog. Their real time statistics have always been on key and their support fast and friendly.
They do have stringent guidelines to become an affiliate with the network, so some affiliates may have to reply more than once to get approved.
So, now you know some of my affiliate secrets! These are just a few of the many affiliate networks I currently affiliate with, but some of my favorites.
