Affiliate Programs

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AFFILIATE MARKETING COMPANIES

(Affiliate Marketing Solutions Providers)

The resources of affiliate marketing companies, companies who offer affiliate commission to websites who link to them and to their merchants who are advertised. It all helps to fund the site. What IS an Affiliate Program?

What makes a good affiliate company?

Are you into this too?

If so you might like to see some of these companies:

Commission Junction

DGM PRO / UK Affiliates.com

Affiliate Future
Now with three phases: Affiliate Future America (payments in dollars),
Affiliate Future Europe (payments in euros), and the original Affiliate Future UK (payments in GB pounds Sterling).

Affinity Arc (gone)

FusionQuest - was Freefiliate

Income Access

DGM Australia and DGM India

WebGains
including Webgains USA

LinkShare - Welcome Back!

Share Results

PrimeQ

Silvertap / Affiliate Marketing

Kowabunga! - MyAffiliateProgram affiliate system

Affiliate Tracker - set up your own independent affiliate program

assistme.es - The affiliate network for spanish websites.

Elogicom

Ultra Affiliate Software

Casino Profit Share

AffiliateShop

PlugInGo (gone)

BeFree (now part of CJ)

And others to be added.

There are some very good independent affiliate programs, for example AllPosters

Also see Public Ads, Affiliate Rocket, and Xyroth's list of affiliate companies

There is an affiliate marketing company which we're sadly having to avoid signing up to as they are cybersquatting a domain which is a confusing mis-spelling of a well-known affiliate marketing company. Of course if they stop doing that and start being reasonable, they might get some more business!

All enquiries welcome, but please note that any sign-here agreements with anything approximating to "You the affiliate site agrees that we are to be the exclusive of seller of widgets (or whatever) on your site and that no other seller of widgets may advertise widgets on your site" won't be signed-up to, as that would be anti-competitive. This site puts the customers' interests first, so let's not have any exclusivist stuff here! see things we sign up to, or not here.

And now some more Affiliate Company BANNERS...

FusionQuest

Affiliates! When joining affiliate programs:

Always read all the smallprint! If items in the smallprint appear to be unfair, quiz the company about it. If there's no amicable agreement, don't sign up! Also see Clauses in contracts to avoid
When creating links, see if there are any "&" symbols in the code. If there are, then if you are using Microsoft Frontpage / Frontpage Express, then CHECK THE LINKS! Some variants of Frontpage / Frontpage Express change "&" into "&" which would normally be ok, but in this case means that although the links seem to work, you might not get paid! However, a quick check of the HTML source code will determine whether your links are good.
Watch out for cookies, as some systems assume you won't mind. If you DO mind (I DO mind!), use a double-isolated system if necessary.
Test schemes you sign up for, so you know you are describing them properly.
See affiliate marketing company Guide to Good Practice
Yes, you should have a website! Having your own website is essential to being an affiliate. Besides the good chance that you could make a lot of money, it's also FUN, and you have freedom of speech to have a say and be heard around the world! See Get Your Own Website
Also see the helpful introduction: What's it like to be an affiliate?

Merchants! When judging my site to see if you want it in your affiliate program:

Always read the JUDGING PAGE
Here's some more about the relationships and dedicated pages at Zyra's website
Understand that websites are international! Don't make the Regional Assumption
Anyway, why do merchants ever turn down an affiliate website?!
Also see What an Affiliate Program can do for your Company

Affiliate Networks! Here are some helpful things:

Zyra's Guide to Good and Bad in Affiliate Marketing
Opportunities for expanding your network: dedicated pages in need of new affiliate program links
It's a good idea to have an affiliate recruiter affiliate program

Experience has shown that being an affiliate and persisting in the business of affiliate marketing is a way to get rich, but it's not "quick", and patience is of the essence.