A Brief History of Affiliate Marketing
According to Amazon.com, theirs was the original affiliate program. The following statement is taken directly from Amazon's Associate Programs FAQ page. Our Associates Program, the first on the Web, started in July 1996. That statement is generally accepted as gospel truth. However, if you thumb through Daniel Gray's Top 100 Directory in his The Complete Guide to Associate and Affiliate Programs, you'll learn that there were a number of sites that operated affiliate programs years before...
Google Toolbar
Go glc-P .Search Web Search Site News Pj9eFijr Page Info - t Up - I mention the Google Toolbar first because it will save you time. It allows you to search the web from any website location, without returning to the Google home page to start another search. This Toolbar is free of charge, takes only a few seconds to install on your computer, and is available in a variety of languages, including 'Elmer Fudd' and 'Pig Latin'. Once installed, the Google Toolbar appears along with the Internet...
Quinstreet
Programs - CPA, CPS Minimum Payout - 5 Payments - We pay commissions monthly, 30 days after the end of the month. Real-time Tracking - Almost 2 hour delay Multi-Tier - Yes Quinstreet gets points from me for their lovely design. The signup form is really short - it doesn't even ask for your address. But don't worry, you get a chance to tell them where to send the check after you've set up your username. Based on my experience with Quinstreet's system, it would seem that all merchants are set up...
This is a VERY important question Its not the MOST important but its close
It's absolutely essential that you understand commission structures and compare the payout rates between the affiliate programs that you plan join. This will affect how and to what extent you promote individual products. Let's look at some real examples. Imagine that you want to build a site promoting online credit card applications. I visited Commission Junction and saw that they currently have 28 advertisers in the 'Credit Cards' category. By selecting 'Lead' within the CJ interface,...