Q. How can I start in Affiliate Marketing?
A. Join one or more Affiliate Networks on this page to find products and services you can represent.
Q. What do Affiliate Networks offer me?
A. A comprehensive range of merchants interested in advertising on your website.
Q. Why do companies want Affiliates?
A. Companies know that by offering commission on sales generated through affiliate sites, they extend their market. Some affiliates choose just one or two products or services to represent so appear authoritative on the subject.
Q. Do I need a mailing list of potential customers?
A. Some affiliates build e-mailing lists of thousands of people so can offer a new product or service and quickly generate huge commissions. Anyone can begin where they are to build an e-mailing list by using an email opt-in box on their site or blog. See Useful tools for more information.
Q. Am I under any obligations as an affiliate?
A. No you can remove and add programs at your discretion, at any time.
Q. How much does it cost to become an affiliate?
A. It's completely free!
Q. Is there a minimum or maximum amount I can earn?
A. No, but some have a minimum payment threshold due to bank costs.
Q. What sort of products & services are offered?
A. You name it - you'll find it eg adult, arts & crafts, books, business 2 business, charities, computers, dating, education, electrical goods, entertainment, fashion, finance, food & drink, gadgets, gambling, gifts, health & beauty, home & garden, mobile phones, motoring, personal development, pets, self-help, sports & fitness, tickets, travel...
Q. How do I join?
A. Just click the links on any or all of the companies on this page. I personally represent hundreds of different products through my sites and blogs. It all depends on the subject of your site content. For some you do not even need a site as they provide mini-sites with sales letters.
AFFILIATE FUTURE offer a wide range of products and services, some are household names while others are small companies but with great ideas. Their selection includes companies in UK, USA and Eurozone countries and what I particularly like is that you join the programme immediately without waiting to be approved. Their reporting also tells you the number of views, clicks and sales per programme clearly laid out and they pay promptly.
AFFILIATE BOT offer mainly US$products and dating or friendship sites.
AFFILIATE WINDOW represent 628 well-known names such as M&S, ToysRUs, Woolworths, Scottish Power, Sky Digital, Vodafone, Disney Book Club, PC World, Dixons, Currys, Majestic Wine and Body Shop.
AFFILIATES.NL offer a wide choice of programmes in Belgium and the Netherlands, mainly in Dutch language only.
AMAZON.CO.UK or AMAZON.COM allow you to earn commission on sales of everything on their sites with a great selection of graphical widgets. You will need to join the Associate Program on each site separately.
BUY.AT is UK-based offering AA, ASDA, BBC Shop, Butlins, BT Broadband, Carphone Warehouse, Hertz, HMV, Jessops, John Lewis, M&S, Swarovski and many financial programs including credit cards and insurance.
CLICKBANK is US-based and offers over 10,000 products with sales pitch pages. You can either add the link to your site or run a PPC campaign without a site. Clickbank pay by cheque in US$so if you do not have a US$bank account, set your minimum payment threshold to avoid your cheque being wiped out by bank charges to clear the cheque! After 3 cheques, you can choose payment by Paypal to avoid this annoyance.
COMMISSION JUNCTION is US-based with hundreds of companies such as Airline Network, Best Western, Brian Tracy, Cruise Direct, GoDaddy, Last.Minute.com, National Geographic, Orient Express and Travelocity. You have to list all your sites and apply to join each programme which can happen immediately or you may have to wait for manual approval. There is a minimum payment threshold of $25.
IMC or INTERNET MARKETING CENTER is the number one source for "How to" products for success in Internet Marketing. They offer full courses, rather than just an ebook and are widely recognised as the authority. You can earn excellent money by offering their products eg $65 commission on the sale of just one product. Their promotional materials include emails, banners and links - everything you need.
KOLIMBO/KOWABUNGA offer a wide range of products and services but mainly US-based.
OMG (Online Media Group) is UK-based and specialises in financial and charity sites including Alliance & Leicester, Barclaycard, Churchill, Direct Line, Endsleigh, HSA, MBNA, More Th>n, Norwich Union, Privilege, Swinton. Also Eurostar, Linguaphone and Virgin Vie.
PAYDOTCOM offers a group of products on a 'widget' linked into Clickbank products in these categories: Computing & internet, Sports & recreation, Home & family, Money & employment, Business to business, Fun & entertainment, Marketing & ads, Health & fitness and Society & culture.
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WEBGAINS represents hundreds of companies in UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and USA.
ZANOX is an international directory with 2,000+ programs in the UK, Belgium, China, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA.
