Affiliate Networks

So many “gurus” tell you to simple join affiliate programs, and you will be on your way to making a bundle of money. That couldn’t be further from the truth. If you have joined any before, you already know this. You will always be faced with the following questions: What affiliate programs should you join? How do you promote the programs? How do you get quality traffic to your website? Do you have an affiliate website that makes people want to buy anything?

Well, finding the top affiliate programs is the easy part. While some companies have their own in-house affiliate program, others have theirs run by a major affiliate network.The top affiliate networks in my opinion are:

MUST JOIN

1 Clickbank - Dedicated to digital products, i.e. products that are available by download. 2 Commission Junction (CJ) - The top affiliate network for companies that sell physical products like computers, credit cards, clothing, etc. Some of the biggest internet properties in the world have programs here.

3 BeFree - Also owned by Commission Junction. 4 LinkShare - Some of the top companies on the web have their programs available here.

MAYBE JOIN

5 Performics - Some decent, large brick & mortar companies here. 6 WebSponsors - Another “boutique” network with a few decent programs such as “free giveaway” programs. 7 Shareasale - Worth a look. Not bad, not great. 8 ClickxChange - A few hundred small advertisers. Only network I know of that accepts programs like foreign pharmacies.

JOIN IF BORED

9 ClixGalore - Multi-tier affiliate network offering a decent variety.

10 FineClicks - A division of Shareasale.com. 11 FastClick - Small network that thoroughly screens merchants and affiliates for quality control. 12 AffiliateFuel - Medium sized network. Sites must be a top level domain and have a minimum of 2,000 unique visitors per day. 13 DarkBlue - Reasonably sized network of programs. Unique in that it doesn’t charge any fees.

Finding the top paying affiliate programs at Clickbank, CJ, etc. is easy. You can check their EPC (earnings per-click) and join those that convert the best. Clickbank calls this “Gravity”. I will say it MANY times....I believe selling INFORMATION on the internet is the easiest way to get rich. Although many of my strategies can be applied to physical products, I always make a killing on informational products. That is why I think Clickbank is the best network to join. Once you have been to the affiliate networks mentioned above and decided which products you’d like to try selling as an affiliate, it’s time to write/create a sales letter that you will later plug into your website (creating your own website is discussed later if you don’t have one).