Affiliate Program Hit And Miss List
You know, I have to laugh every time somebody
asks me what a good affiliate program to join is. Then, on top of
that, they want me to give them a list. What, you need more than
one? Okay, maybe you do if you plan on doing a lot of affiliate
marketing. But the truth is, good and bad is a relative term
indeed. It's really more what you do with it. However, if you're
looking for affiliate programs that I really think are the cream of
the crop, hopefully, this article will give you a place to start.
I'll also include a couple I recommend staying away from.
Probably the top affiliate program, which is
really more an affiliate network, is Clickbank. Clickbank is
probably the affiliate's choice all over. This is not to say that
they don't have their problems, because they do. Every program has
problems as perfection hasn't been perfected yet. But Clickbank is
a very well run company, they have great products, some which pay
very high commission percentages and they send you your checks like
clockwork on the 1st and 15th of every month. Just about every
affiliate marketer I know uses Clickbank.
But Clickbank isn't the only game in town as far
as affiliate programs and networks. Another very good affiliate
network is Amazon. Now I know there are going to be people reading
this who are familiar with Amazon who will say that I am crazy
because Amazon only pays out 4% commission to start. That may be
true, but Amazon has many advantages over other networks. They
probably sell the biggest range of products of anyone, some of
which are very high end products. So that 4% commission can
translate into a good income. Also, because Amazon has such a great
reputation among buyers, it is very easy to sell products through
them.
Okay, I'm going to give you a couple of
affiliate networks that I personally would stay away from, not
because they are bad, but because there are things about them that
I just don't like. The first one, as popular as it is, is
PayDotCom. Believe me, there is a lot of good to this program, but
the thing I don't like about it is that the payments come from the
individual merchants and not from PayDotCom directly.
Unfortunately, some merchants just don't pay. Eventually, PayDotCom
throws them out of the network, but not until after you've made
sales that you never got paid for. I don't know about you but that
kind of hit and miss isn't for me.
Another affiliate network that I would stay away
from is Sharesale. Again, there is a lot about them that is very
good, but they have a relatively high minimum payout and a lot of
their products, quite honestly, are expensive and not worth what
they cost. Plus, you have to get approved through each individual
merchant, which can be a real hassle, if you want to sell a number
of products.
This list doesn't even begin to scratch the
surface, but should give you a starting point in picking an
affiliate network or program to get started with.
To YOUR Success
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