Top Ten Affiliate Programs
This page reviews the top 10 affiliate programs recommended to use to create multiple streams of income.
Listed here are 10 affiliate programs and sources that are used by very successful internet marketers. They are, for sure, not exclusive in that many marketers work in some very narrow niches and are quite successful with some of the less popular and/or not as well known products sold via affiliate networks.
The first two programs listed, the eBay Affiliate Program and the Amazon Affiliate Program, have made many internet millionaires. It is highly recommended that you read all the information that we have provided about them.
You can set up sites for these programs and start making money very quickly and on a shoestring.
This is perhaps the best affliate program on the web for making money. According to eBay, the top 25 affiliates earn on average $100,000 per month.
Other programs might yield more, such as the Amazon affiliate program, but in terms of ease of setup and promotion, this we rate at the top.
Here are links to some tutorials and information about how to use this program.
Amazon has made many internet millionaires. When it has been used correctly.
The Amazon affiliate program is a top performer when you use it properly. But when used as is so often is - to add widgets or recommendation - it is generally a waste of ad space.
But it one uses it to make an amazon store, now that is a different story. Amazon is definitely one of the top 10 affiliate programs ever.
Here are links to information about Amazon stores.
Social And Dating
There are very few major portals that do not have some form of affiliate link to a dating site of one form or another. They know where the money is. Just follow their lead.
There are essentially two forms of such social and sites. The marriage related and the adult meeting and entertainment.
Both are cash cows.
We cannot list the full gambit of sites that we have tested and used over the years. Let is be enough to say that to get started, the Medley group of sites offers a wide range of very lucrative niche programs.
This link takes you to the Friend Finder affiliate program. It converts very well. Once you join that program you will see a link to other sites to promote. There you will find many targeted programs that fit all tastes and lifestyles.
So the process is to join the dating Friend Finder affiliate program. Once you have joined and log in you can look at all the other sites to promote. Choose one or more and get the codes. Go to Friend Finder
This is an affiliate program directory and payment gateway. It has paid billions of dollars in commissions to people selling products is offers.
Regardless of your niche, you can find something there to use for performance based advertising in your site.
They have a rather useful rating system that shows you which products make the most money for the most affiliates.
There are several add on services - free - that you can use to display several offers at once.
Join Clickbank. It is free and easy. You will end up using it.
Here is a video on how to get your Clickbank ID.
Starting A Business
This industry segment is a big money maker. But to be successful here you really have to establish yourself as an expert in the area. On the other hand there are some programs that you can easily advertise.
People want to know how to sell without investing in inventory. This can fit into any site. Here is the link to the affiliate program.
Over half of Site Build It! owners purchase more than one SBI! (some over 10!). Since the customer is yours for a lifetime, you earn commissions on those multiple sales. And, of course, on their renewals, too! Once again it can fit inot any site.
Link Directories
Every webmaster wants links to get better position in the search engines. Savvy webmasters understand that Link directories provide those links and are basic essentials to web marketing.
Any website or email marketing program has room for a link to a web directory that pays for listings.
Here is a web directory that you should be in, the QuickLink Business Register and here is a link to the QuickLink Business Register Affiliate Program.
Starting Your Own Affiliate Program
You don't have to sell for someone else. Let others sell for you.
And it you do it right, you improve your search engine postion by getting your web address in the affiliate link. Here is a link to an affiliate program that is inexpensive and will allow you to get those all important links.
