Best Affiliate Marketing Programs?
Okay, I know what you're thinking. "Oh great, ANOTHER affiliate marketing site where you tell me what's great about this program and that it's going to make me TONS of money."
Well I'm not. I am your average person with limited experience to Affiliate Marketing. All I can offer you here is what I have learned based on my experience with Affiliate Marketing. And the question that has been burning in your mind? How much money do I make with Affilate Programs?
This page is about the things I am doing right now to make money from my Squidoo Lenses, Blog and Forums. It's a look into my personal journey in learning what works and what doesn't. I am going to give you an honest opinion of the programs I have joined. What works for some people may or may not work for you. It just depends on what your site is about and what your goals are. Is it worth it to you? Is it worth your time?
LinkShare
This was the first Affiliate Program I ever joined. I joined because I was the Adminstrator of a website and forum called WhippetTalk and needed to offset the cost of the website and software/licensing of the forums. I thought I would be great to offer my members links to stores where they already shop for pet supplies and at the same time, help the board with commissions from those purchases. I signed up and joined programs such as Drs. Foster and Smith, PetSmart, Live Aquaria, 1-800-PetMeds and more.
I like the interface with LinkShare and how easy it is to make product specific link as well as the general banners and such. I use the links on my personal websites, blogs, forums and here at Squidoo. The quality of the Merchants are great in that they are highly recognized by the general public. I recommend this Affiliate Program highly. It's one of my favorites.
Do you use LinkShare?
Share A Sale
I'm not as happy with Share A Sale as I am with LinkShare. But I do make a few sales here and there with them. A few merchants I signed up with have left the program and I end up having to remove links.
The interface is not as easy for specific products links. I find I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to get the kinds of links I want. Many merchants just off banner and text links. Linking to a specific product is a little tricker and you have to change the banner code and image in the HTML to make it work.
Do you use Shareasale?
While not my first choice of Affiliate Programs, I still like them and I my opinion is I have nothing to lose by signing up with them.
AllPosters.com
Webmasters Make $$$
When I joined Squidoo, I shortly signed up with AllPosters.com. Why? So that I can use some really great pictures on my lenses. AllPosters.com lets you use high quality color images in your websites, blogs and lenses with a link to them. And as an affiliate, you get paid when someone buys a product from them. It's a win, win situation. If you never sell a single item, you at least got to use some really great images on your site. And you can sell concert t-shirts, posters and more with them.
Here are a few examples of the quality of images you can use:
Buy at AllPosters.com
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The AllPosters.com Affiliates Program is a great way to make money with your website. Link to AllPosters.com and earn 25%-30% of every purchase made by your site visitors at their website. If the visitor decides to purchase within 10 days of their last visit from your website, you'll still earn commission on the sale! You can link to AllPosters.com from a selection of over hundreds of thousands poster and art print images as well as poster stores and mini stores. They have posters related to just about everything (e.g. movies, music, sports, art, animals) so no matter what the content of your site is, you will find images that are a good fit. It's easy to sign-up, track your sales, and build links because the site generates all the HTML code for you.
Sign up today!
Do you use AllPosters for your images?
The Pepperjam Network
Pepperjam hit Squidoo circles with a lot of hype. I jumped on the bandwagon hoping to see something that would help me with affiliate sales. Something better than the rest. I read stories and blogs by prominent Squidoo lensmasters who said this network has generated a lot of revenue for them. And Pepperjam advertises that it's "revolutionary."
Yes, they have some big and well known merchants such as Jelly Belly, Cartoon Network, eBay and more. I am still learning my way around this program. I am not really pleased so far. All I have been able to do is use banner links to the merchants and not link to specific products. I don't find banners as effective. What's different about Pepperjam? So far, I'm not really sure. Perhaps someone who uses them and find them to be lucrative can drop me a line and clue me in. But as I have said before with other Affliate Programs, why not? I have nothing to lose.
Do you Use the Pepperjam Network?
I've saved the best for last!
GeneWize Affiliate Program
This is my latest venture in Affiliate Programs and I think this one will prove to be the most lucrative. This is not your typical Affiliate Program where you throw up banners on your website, blog or lens. This is direct marketing. What am I talking about here? I am talking about a company and a product that sells nutritional supplements based on your own DNA. For the price of a double latte at your favorite coffee shop, or a fruit smoothie with a booster, you get one pill a day that supplements your body based on what it needs per a DNA test. I signed up just to get the health benefits of this product. But the bonus part is, if you sign up 4 other people, your supplements are free. And if you sign up as an Affiliate, you not only get your DNA Test and supplements but you start earning a commission for each and every customer or affiliate you sign up (after the refer four pay no more). So basically, you get the product at no cost and earn commission starting with your 5th customer. And I haven't even described all the bonuses yet! This program just started in August of 2008. So that means we are at the tip of the iceberg in my opinion. This is the way of future for healthcare and wellbeing in general.Visit this website for information regarding the Product: GeneWize Life Sciences
Here's more about the Affiliate Program:
Independent Business Affiliates
Here is how the Affiliate Compensation Plan works:
GeneWize Compensation Plan.
If you have any questions about this program, I will be more than happy to discuss them with you, send you brochures or a video. Use the Contact Me link in my Profile and drop me an email.
WhippetTalk is an Independent Affiliate of GeneWize Life Sciences.
This lens is published by an independent source and not by GeneWize Life Sciences. GeneWize and GeneWize Life Sciences is a registered trademark of GeneWize Life Sciences, Inc.
Any mention of earnings or income should not be construed as representative of fixed or standard earnings from any affiliate.
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PattB wrote...
Great lens. Since I'm just starting out this is a great introduction and review to affiliate marketing. So far I've only used Amazon so now I can think about trying something else. Thanks, 5 stars! I would love to have you stop by my Stress Reduction Simplified lens if you get a chance- and would love to have your blessings if you like it... thanks!
Posted November 16, 2008
Treasures-By-Brenda wrote...
I am sure you could go on and on with affiliate programs. You have done a nice job of discussing these ones.
Brenda
Posted November 11, 2008
rockycha wrote...
:) Blessed by a Squid Angel today. Thanks for the straight talk in comparision to the other affiliate lenses out there - I was able to give your link to the newbies! Excellent reference lens!
Posted November 06, 2008
The_Book_Garden wrote...
I use a whole bunch of different programs, many that aren't mentioned here and also a few independent companies that have schemes for particular product niches.
I don;t like clickbank as there as so many ebook's being sold there that try to scam people into buying because they promote a 'get rich scheme', I'd just rather not send any traffic there. I'd rather my readers weren't scammed so just stay away.
The advice I'd give here is if new to affiliate marketing just choose one or two programs to begin with until you start seeing regular payments from them before joining other networks. If you spread yourself too thin you'll never see enough income to reach a payout threshold and will lose interest rapidly.
Great lens and it's nice to read someones personal perspective. I'm currently working on a similar subject for a blog post, though I have a few more companies to finish writing reviews for yet!
Posted November 05, 2008
poddys wrote...
I have been using Amazon and CJ for years, they used to work better than now, I think half the problem these days is that there are so many places for visitors to click on links. I also use several companies from the UK - there is a good market there as well, albeit smaller than the USA. Very informative lens, 5*****
Posted October 25, 2008
