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espmartin · #1 (**permalink**) 12-21-2007, 11:03 PM

Its not a secret that real money can be made with affiliate
marketing. Of course, some affilate programs are much better
than others, and some of them are simply spam-ridden. But all
in all, they're worth at least considering.

So I have two questions for you all:

How many of you webmasters monetize your sites by joining in affiliate marketing?
How many affiliate programs are you a part of?
Which have been the most successful (in sales AND/OR traffic)?

PS: What happened to BBCode???

OldWelshGuy · #2 (**permalink**) 12-21-2007, 11:06 PM

I have one single page that is earning me £60 a day. it was earning me £120 a day before the credit crunch.

Whilst I am happy to be 100% open with regard SEO etc, with something as specific as my sites and the specific schemes I use, I would have to be nuts to simply put it all on a plate after all the failures I have suffered to find the cream

SkinnerW · #3 (**permalink**) 12-25-2007, 11:29 PM

Properly selected affiliate program can bring in some nice income, much more than Adsense and such... I had good payments from CJ for some referrals.

Again, most important part is to choose good products/services directly related to content of your site.

ukshopsnet · #4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:23 PM

Hi

I tend to use feeds nowadays as I see greatest results from these, namely an espotting directory feed via OMGUK and also adsense. I also have a finance site, so I use OMGUK and Smart-Quotes affiliate networks and I am associated with most of the offerings of those networks.

Fashion Unplug · #5 (**permalink**) 01-06-2008, 08:54 AM

I'm interested in affiliate marketing, but was wondering whether I should jump straight into it or should I wait till my blog has more viewers because its new. I heard that there are actually time frames for affiliate marketing, are there?

SkinnerW · #6 (**permalink**) 01-06-2008, 10:56 AM

I would say it's better to define ad space in your design right from the beginning.

Some affiliate programs may cancel your account if there is no activity after certain period of time...

myCitadel · #7 (**permalink**) 03-03-2008, 07:15 PM

Hello espmartin,

We haven't launched our affiliate program yet but have been marketing other affiliate programs since 1999.

1. The average rate of performing affiliates in a program is about 30%.
Performing Affiliates defined as the ones who have generated a commission by selling or referring a lead to a program.

This rate is considering that product/service has a good offer and the consumer's landing page has a good promotion as well.

Cheers,

Connie