2010 Top 10 Affiliate Networks

There are so many opportunities available to earn income from your blog and the best way is to use affiliate networks from a variety of categories. Get the list of the best to promote online.

I have tried many of these and they work really well, how it works is you want to pick a product that you want to write content about and promote using your blogs or social media sites. Internet marketers have found success with these programs because there is a steady stream of unique visitors who can use these various products.

The categories range from: Business, Education, Electronics, Entertainment, Food and Drink, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, Sports and Recreation and Telecommunications.

Many of the educational training programs for vocational schools are part of an affiliate program that pays on cost per action. The user is required to enter their name and phone number which is pretty easy to get them to do.

Clickbank

ClickBank is another professional affiliate network with excellent stats and tracking. Easy to use and pays every two weeks.

ClickBank is slightly different from the other networks in that it deals mainly with digital download products. The commissions from ClickBank are usually much higher than the other networks, around 40% to 50% or more.

ClickBank has over 10,000 products but keep in mind, info-marketing products will have stiff competition from all the savvy and well established Internet marketers promoting these same products. Consider youself warned!

The most successful marketing tactic here is to first dominate your targeted niche with your blogs and sites, then find affiliate products to match your content or niche subject matter, whether it be gardening equipment, gaming laptops or Mediterranean cruises!.

They pay some of the highest commissions online. Their commissions range from 1% to 75% with a minimum commission for a single sale at $0.25 and the maximum at $100. Clickbank offers combined commissions for all the promotions. Customers can pay using card brands and PayPal.

Commission Junction

Now owned by ValueClick, Commission Junction was one of the first affiliate networks. It is also one of the most important with many of the Top Fortune 500 companies listed here.

CJ is an international network with excellent stats and tracking (some of the best you will find), along with regular monthly payments makes this the obvious first choice for anyone wishing to try affiliate marketing.
For those new or old at affiliate marketing, CJ also holds regular seminars and training sessions.

Most merchants offer pay-per-lead or pay-per-sale, one of the best features is the performance bonuses and incentives. As most experienced marketers will know, selling 50k to 100k each month for merchants will bring in the big incentives or bonuses.

Commissions run as high as 50% but most are in 3% to 15% range. You have the option of direct deposit for your payments. One major plus, CJ will tell you which merchants
and ads are earning the most revenue for affiliates so you can easily choose which merchants are worth promoting.

Amazon Associates

Amazon affiliate is perhaps one of the first affiliate programs ever. Just like eBay, there are thousand of products to promote. It is easy to install a widget on your blog (specially if you use blogger as your blogging platform) which will promote product you choose. It also has the benefit of the name recognition which can be helpful for you in making money as a beginner affiliate marketer.

Google Adsense

Adsense is a pay-per-click advertising program by Google that allows users to publish ads on their website. For this specific affiliate program, you will need a website. You will also need to submit this website upon signing up for the program so they can review the information and determine whether you are approved or not.

You don’t need a mainstream website. A simple blog or website that gets decent traffic and has quality content will usually do. You will need to make sure that you read their terms and conditions so that you understand fully how the program works. Adsense makes this list because they are one of best pay-per-click programs, they are reputable, and it is pretty easy to get some income generated through Google Adsense.

LinkShare

Are a full service online marketing solution and lead generation for advertisers and a way for publishers to earn commissions from sales from the most recognized brands in the world such as Macy’s, iTunes, Avon, Office Depot, Compusa, 1-800-petmeds, Delta, Footlocker and more.

Very good stats and reporting with their Synergy Analytics system. Many Top Fortune 500 companies are presented here so you will no trouble finding products and services to romote.

inkShare pays commissions as they receive them from merchants - monthly checks.

ShareaSale

Affiliate network providing pay-per-sale, pay-per-lead, and pay-per-click programs for webmasters, the type of programs are for pay per lead, pay per sale, and pay per click. Participating merchants include clothing, military, real estate, insurance, food, automotive and more.

Share A Sale is an international affiliate marketing company, which gives you the ability to promote more offers in more countries. ShareASale offers a referral program as well. For each person you refer to share a sale, you will receive (if they join) $1 and 5 % of all their future earnings.

Ebay

Anyone one planning to add affiliate network to their blog must look at Ebay. It sells almost any kind of product/services that can be shopped online. Another thing is that Ebay is a global company, offering products from all across the world to market. You will find easy click through traffic for your blog just because of Ebay’s brand name!

PepperJam Network

It is a next-gen CPA affiliate network service that is fast climbing up the popularity charts of online marketers. PJN offers state-of-art Web 2.0 technology to provide the affiliates an easy-to-use, clean interface. Additionally, PJN allows leading SID-level tracking and reporting, which assists in search marketing and upscale super affiliates that want to take advantage of the most up-to-date technology available to track at the keyword level. To top it all, PJN offers unmatched publisher tools and reporting features. Moreover, the advertising model is effective in getting more leads and sales for any blog or website.

LinkConnector

LinkConnector is a relatively new affiliate network which launched in 2004. It has Pay Per Click, Pay Per Sale and Pay Per Lead. Good stats and reporting. Worth checking out for their different types of new affiliate technology such as Direct Linking which passes pagerank along to the merchant's site.

Azoogle Ads

This program has solid network and lot of potentials involved. Since its inception in 2000 it is offering different programs for publishers such as CPA and CPM programs. One feature that stands out, is their rewards program for top performing affiliates. Minimum prize would be $5000/month, which is something that is difficult for many affiliates to obtain!

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