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The latest issue of Revenue Performance Magazine includes a list of the Top 20 Affiliate Marketing Networks.
More than 5,000 people participated in the Blue Book survey including advertisers, agencies and affiliates.
If you didn't make it to Affiliate Summit West 2012 and / or haven't got a copy of the latest issue of Revenue Performance Magazine, you can check out the list here.
Have thoughts on the list? Comments, questions or suggestions? Please leave a comment below!
Cheers,
Maybe you have heard of Jim through his many speaking engagements at affiliate conferences like Affiliate Summit or AffCon. Or maybe you have heard him speak at Yanik Silver or Ryan Deiss' events. Or maybe you know Jim through the CPA Networks he has built from scratch. or maybe you have never heard his name before. If not, go Google him, look him up in LinkedIn or Facebook.
He is a real live CPA Marketing genius. Responsible for millions of dollars in advertiser revenue in the 13 years he has spent in the online and affiliate marketing space. Best of all, Jim is a real person, who loves helping people.
And right now, he is willing to help you get a handle on how to craft and distribute your offers in the most lucrative underground channel there is – Cost per Action networks.
He is holding a Free “Insider Game” Webinar on Thurs. March 25th @ 9 PM EST.
He calls it the “Insider Game” because that’s what it is. Unless you are on the inner circle with the top marketers that run CPA networks, you can forget about ever getting the kind of distribution that earns advertisers millions every month.
The “Insider Game” is the way CPA is played, and unless you have someone on the “Inside”, you'll forever be on the outside. Jim is an insider, and he wants to show you how to build a bulletproof offer that the largest CPA networks will be calling you to promote. Are they calling you now?
I could go on, but you will get a lot more if you watch this short video Jim put together that explains exactly what he will teach you in the free “Insider Game” webinar.
Here's the link to watch the video and sign up for a seat at the webinar (space is limited so you better hurry).
Don't wait. What Jim teaches WILL change the way you think about how to distribute your product or generate leads online.
Steven Sauve of MaxBounty today announced the affiliate network's new interface.
I stopped by and indeed, not only is the whole site prettier, but functional enhancements for affiliates include the ability to set your own callback URL's as well as a “campaign quick searches” available at the top of every page.
Unfamiliar with MaxBounty? Here are a few facts:
Signup for a MaxBounty account today and you can be eligible for a $1000 performance bonus.
Thinking about starting your own affiliate program to promote your products online?
Good for you!
Having your own affiliate program is the best possible way to ramp up site traffic and increase product sales without breaking your marketing budget, as affiliates are paid on a pay-for-performance basis.
But before you rush into affiliate marketing as a merchant, the first things you'll have to consider is how you want to manage your affiliate program… i.e. use software, a service.. a network?
Listed below are some of the affiliate program management applications and services — and in an effort to save you time, I've mentioned only a few of the solutions available — those used by most of my affiliated merchants.
There are basically 4 different types of affiliate management solutions. They are:
Understanding the different types of solutions, here are a few more things you'll want to factor into your decision.
If you sell a digital product, like an ebook or software, you should definitely consider Clickbank, which acts as a third party payment processor, (say THAT 3 times fast) and has a built-in affiliate program/network. It is the company I've used since 2003 to process sales of my Super Affiliate Handbook. Jim Edwards and I also use their services for Affiliate Business Blueprint sales.
Checks arrive like clockwork every two weeks.
It's super cheap to set up with Clickbank too. There's a one-time $50 setup charge, and then a $1.00 fee and 7.5% applied to every order processed. Order fees are split between you and the affiliate who referred the sale.
Best of all, Clickbank has thousands of affiliates in their network who are always looking for digital products to promote…Nothing but nothing sells like information on the ‘net, and Clickbank affiliates know that well!
Sure, Clickbank's affiliate program has its limitations, not least of which is the inability to contact the affiliates who promote your product. (There are some easy workarounds to that problem, however.)
Nevertheless, it is a ‘best bet' for getting an affiliate program started quickly, easily and inexpensively.
Merchants who sell hard goods and services have many affiliate program management solution options… and I do mean many.
Do you want to have your program introduced to tens of thousands of affiliates… today? Then consider partnering with Commission Junction, the largest affiliate network.
Although CJ is a costly solution – it will cost thousands to gain access, and an annual maintenance fee of 250 (or more) dollars – having so many affiliates available to promote your product from the outset, may offset the initial and ongoing costs of having CJ administer your program.
Clickbank is another – much cheaper – option, and they now permit the sale of hard goods.If you like the idea of having thousands of affiliates on your ‘doorstep' by joining an affiliate network, but think CJ's prices are a too steep, you might want to consider:
Alternatives to the big (and smaller) affiliate networks can be found through…
If you'd want to save money and don't mind finding your own affiliates then a Third-Party affiliate management program solution may be right for you.
Last, but certainly not least are affiliate management program solutions which are built right into your shopping cart.
Once you've decided to start your own affiliate program, I recommend that you also pick up a copy of the Super Affiliate Handbook to learn how affiliates think and like to work.
Although it is the industry's standard training manual for new affiliates, it is also very popular with affiliate managers and owner/merchants who want to make the most out of their affiliate programs.
Last week Pepperjam unleashed their new Store Builderâ„¢ and a few days later announced that it had been optimized for bloggers using WordPress.
I gave it a whirl and it's darned easy to use as implied by the 1-2-3-4 steps indicated on the main Store Builderâ„¢ page (shown in the screenshot to the left).
Just log in, choose the merchant or merchants that you want to promote, filter results by keyword, do a little color customization and grab the code.
Important note for WordPress bloggers – click the “WordPress Optimized” box located beside the “Select Code” button before you copy your code, otherwise the code won't work.
Here's an example of how I used the Pepperjam Store Builderâ„¢ to place BackCountryEdge products (filtered by the keyword ‘tents') on the Roamsters travel blog — using the default color settings. The actual page is located here.
With a little more tweaking, someone with good color sense could make that look MUCH nicer and more integrated with the page.
I don't know that building product feeds gets any easier than using the Pepperjam Store Builderâ„¢. If you do, please tell us about it by leaving a comment below!
This morning the following note appeared in my Inbox from the Google Affiliate Network:
“Google Affiliate Network, formerly DoubleClick Performics, is pleased to unveil a refreshed ConnectCommerce user interface. We have made improvements to overall navigation and usability and have updated colors and styles to reflect the new Google Affiliate Network brand. This update should leave the interface simpler to understand and navigate.”
So, I checked it out and they were right, the new interface is a decided improvement over the previous iteration. Here's a screen capture from a search result page.
Do you market to Internet marketers or affiliate marketers?
If so, here's an easy way to make some extra cash with the Pepperjam Network (PJN).
The PJN publisher referral program will pay any PJN blogger ten bucks ($10.00) for each post that promotes Pepperjam Network or any Pepperjam Network tool. You're allowed to make up to 5 posts a month. But you can't just post about Pepperjam willy nilly.