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Best Affiliate Programs
No vague theory, no complex rating system - this our list of our current top affiliate programs which are earning the most money for AssociatePrograms.com.
These are the best affiliate programs for us. They have superb products, pay very good commissions and provide reliable online reporting of affiliates' sales. They work well and are well supported.
If you have a site aimed at website owners, or a section of your site aimed at them, these affiliate products should sell well for you, too.
(Our sales are helped by the free Associate Programs Newsletter, which examines affiliate marketing and reviews the best and worst affiliate programs. It has more than 34,000 subscribers.)
#1 Affiliate Program: Site Build It
Ken Evoy's Site Build It! is right up at Number 1, where it belongs.
I earn four-figure commissions (and sometimes five-figure commissions) from Ken's affiliate program now, with only minimal maintenance.
Ken is a truly amazing, multi-talented individual. Among his achievements, he has taught medicine, designed toys and games which earn millions of dollars in royalties, and invented a "virtually impossible to sell" niche software product - which he sold on the Net, earning $1,000 to $5,000 a day.
SiteSell's fast-selling Site Build It! (SBI) has been my top money-earner for years.
It makes it easy for you to create your own website simply and easily, even if you have no technical knowledge at all. It analyzes which themes will be profitable.
Even better, it helps you optimize the pages for the main search engines and teaches you how to promote your site effectively. This remarkable tool also generates your Google and Yahoo! Sitemaps and automatically submits them when necessary so you don't have to!
Site Build It! doesn't just teach you search engine optimization. It teaches you Internet marketing.
Most important of all, it teaches you how to be successful. No wonder SBI! has thousands of happy users.
Ken was the first to introduce the concept of PREselling to affiliates. This is the process of building relationships with your visitors and putting them into a warm, willing-to-buy mood so they are much more likely to make purchases based on your recommendations.
Ken Evoy explains how SBI changes lives
The Site Build It! Action Guide and videos show you how to master this technique to drive your affiliate conversions through the roof. You won't just be building a website, you'll be building a long-term web business.
There's an incredible private SBI forum where SBI owners and users share tips and help each other. There's nothing else like it on the Internet.
I use Site Build It! for several websites and highly recommend it.
SBI! sites succeed. 61% of SBIers end up in the Top 3%. And only SBI! sites prove success. You'd think that others would if they could, wouldn't you?
As well as offering fantastic value for money, SiteSell President Ken Evoy works extremely hard to help his affiliates earn money. I've spent many hours chatting with him and learning about his products and plans. You can trust him to OVER-deliver on his promises.
The SiteSell program offers:
- Outstanding value for money. You can feel comfortable promoting excellent products.
- Lifetime commissions. You don't just earn a commission on the first sale. You earn a commission on every purchase by that customer - for life. Think about that. You sell once, earn indefinitely!
- Two-tier commission structure. You earn revenue on the sales made by the people you refer to Ken.
- Limited number of affiliates. Your efforts are protected.
- A fair contract, which has non-terminatable/non-modifiable features. Ken looks after YOUR interests.
- The BEST manual for affiliates - 224 pages packed with useful ideas - totally FREE. You receive excellent advice to get you started earning money.
- A site that SELLS!
Ken's site makes the sale for you.
All these features ensure this program is a long-term winner.
SiteSell's lifetime commissions are for active salespeople only. You stop receiving lifetime commissions if you stop generating new sales. This program may not suit you, but it has worked remarkably well for me for years.
Ken writes THREE newsletters which consistently offer the most detailed, helpful, step-by-step advice for affiliates I've seen.
Click here to see a sample of the single best affiliate-support e-zine on the Net.
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Our best affiliate programs list:
#1: Site Build It!
#2: Niche Profit Classroom
#3: Day Job Killer
#4: Niche Content Packages
#5: Inside Secrets to Marketing Your Business Online
#6: The Amazing Formula
#7: Underground seminar
#8: Super Affiliate Handbook
#9: PLR Pro
#10: Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate
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Too many affiliates flit from one program to the next, for my liking. Yes, getting in fast can reap dividends, but long term I think it's at least as good to pick programs you are happy with, and stick with them.
Make no mistake, Ken's material is TOP NOTCH and I highly recommend it for learning and using, but as an affiliate program, no thanks.
[Don, Perhaps if you'd followed ALL of the steps, you would have made a success of the site. Allan.]
[I've found that one of the most effective ways to promote SBI is to write case studies describing how an affiliate uses the suite of tools, with specific details. Readers can then picture themselves using SBI. We have a couple of SBI case studies on this site. Allan.]
Thanks for Sharing Such a Nice list . But i think there should lists of Pay Per Visit (PPV) Programs. PPV is becoming new leader in market.
From my side I am Sharing Websites Which are Best PPV Programs and I used :
1. Clicksor (www.clicksor.com) - Earning Per 1000 Visitors : $5.20
2. Shineads (shineads.net) - Earning Per 1000 Visitors : $8.50
3. Infinity ADS (infinityads.com) - Earning Per 1000 Visitors : $4.75
[I'm not surprised. It's hard for a newcomer to make good money with any affiliate program if you don't have your own website. Your own website helps give you credibility, repeat visitors and repeat customers. Getting your own website should be a high priority. Allan.]
[SBI certainly does deliver. Read the case studies on the site. One of our case studies is there. Yes, the SBI video is a powerful marketing tool. Allan.]
[The emails are straightforward. If you can't understand them, perhaps affiliate marketing isn't the right career for you. Allan.]
Over the following year, I scrimped & saved every available penny and I've been spending many hours of many days just reading the public version of the Action Guide and I'm almost ready to try it again. Although, with everything I've been reading & learning, I am very confident that my earnings will at least be a lot better than they were the first time. I just don't understand how or why everyone can't see that the amount of service & features you get for the low price of SBI! would be well worth it X100 fold.
[Oh dear. I've heard several similar stories of people who have rushed in and done things their way with SBI without reading the instructions. Yes, you do receive a LOT for your investment, but any tool is useful only if you find out how to use it. Allan.]
[The problem with ads is that the visitor arrives in a suspicious frame of mind. With a high-priced product, it's not easy to overcome that suspicion. One way would be to offer the buyer a special bonus - your special report on SBI tips, or extra tutorials or something. I've found that the most effective way to promote SBI is to write a case study describing in specific detail how we have used SBI to build successful, revenue-generating websites. You can find two of those case studies on AssociatePrograms.com. Although they were written by a trainee affiliate, they are very effective because they're obviously genuine and the reader can tell that the author is describing first-hand experience. Allan.]
A few reasons..
1) I spent 2-3 months just reading the SBI forum every day, did my reasearch and then found what I thought was a profitable niche. It wasnt, although competition was so small.
2) I wanted to change domains and concept, but I would then be charged a further $50. I had already registered my domain..
3) So, I looked elsewhere and consider the money burnt. Its really ALOT for me...:( I have since had my "education outside". It opened my eyes to alot of things.
However, I know and believe the Affiliate Program to be good, as Ken really seems eager to help his affiliates. But, in my two cents, Site Build It needs to evolve ALOT more to keep up with all the other very low cost/SE friendly money making ways/systems out there. Else, its really not easy to promote for $300.
[Gareth, If you failed to make it work, you'll probably fail in promoting it. It would make more sense for you to promote something you're enthusiastic about. Those who use it successfully see the value in a suite of tools which costs less than $1 a day - and they can write first-hand success stories. Allan.]
[Rex, If you've created 300 pages, are getting visitors but haven't made any money yet, I think it's well past time to carefully re-read the SBI instructions. Something's dreadfully wrong if you're getting 1200 visitors a month but aren't generating revenue from them. You should be looking at ways to achieve sales and also attract more visitors by getting good links to your site. At the very least, perhaps you need to add AdSense to your site. Allan.]
I have more then one site that gets about the same traffic as yours or less and I am making 300 to 600 per month from them each and some only through adsense. Get adsense on your sites and a few aff programs ASAP buddy you're losing money
[Sounds as though you've chosen your niches well - ones that aren't too competitive. That's always a good start. Allan.]
To Your Success,
Shonika
[I'm not sure about "race" and "color of shoes", but apart from that I reckon your advice on marketing to a specific customer is spot on. Allan.]
1. The value, quality, benefit of an SBI web site itself apart from how it is used and how that compares or ranks with other commercial web site providers or hosts.
2. The use of the SBI web site or any commercial web site, and how effective or successful it is in terms of generating income or having a successful business. How well does SBI help with that and how does it compare and rank with others who do the same thing?
3. Then there is the selling, promoting of SBI as an affiliate program and having others use it.
So what's the verdict on 1 and 2 so far? Can SBI do 1, 2 or both better or just as good as anyone else?
Thanks, Randy
[The discussion is getting a bit messy, isn't it? I think these questions are far too complex to be discussed adequately in brief comments at the end of an article. A more appropriate place would be the Site Build It section on our affiliate forum. Allan.]
JM
www.apdg.ws
[The best place to discuss individual programs is on our affiliate forum. Allan.]
[What on earth makes you believe such nonsense? Allan.]
I love sbi. I'm less than a year in, have made about 1000$ with 25 to 40 visitors per day and only 30 pages. I've got lots more to build so it's only going to get better!
Sincerely,
Rex
P.S. Since I last posted, my traffic has grown to 100 unique visitors a day now! I'm pumped!
[That's good. Now set a new goal of 200 visitors a day. You're looking for affiliates that look decent? I'm an affiliate and I look reasonably decent. Actually, you're looking for affiliate programs or affiliate products, not affiliates. Allan.]
I've heard that SFI (Strong Future International) is a good affiliate/network marketing program to get started with. [Section deleted.]
Liset
[We don't discuss multi-level marketing programs on AssociatePrograms.com. That's not our niche. Allan.]
Thanks.
[Multi-level marketing is not our niche. Allan.]
Warren
ps I have another site with SBI but it was set up purely for a very local (work based) niche market for which it is producing some results.
[Warren, There could be all sorts of things you're doing wrong. From AdSense alone, I'd expect you to earn considerably more than $15 from more than 3,000 visitors - even from a mediocre niche. I suggest you ask for a site review on the Site Review section of our affiliate forum. There are lots of friendly, helpful forum members. Allan.]
Thanks,
Tom
[Hi Tom, Websites created using SBI cover a wide variety of niches, just about every topic you could think of. SBI is a web-based website building system which enables people with very little knowledge to learn how to build a high quality, successful website designed to attract visitors and make sales. It includes brainstorming tools and keyword research tools to help you choose a profitable niche, and includes web hosting. Most SBI users get their revenue by promoting affiliate products and from Google AdSense revenue. A small proportion create their own products such as ebooks and sell them on their SBI sites. Some SBI sites have their own newsletters, which can be published easily using the SBI system. SBI appeals mainly to newcomers, but some very experienced marketers use it too, because it gives them the freedom to concentrate on writing articles without having to worry about techie stuff. There's a incredibly useful private forum where SBI users share ideas and help each other. The whole idea is to provide you with one package so that you don't have to go scurrying all over the Internet looking for and paying for extra bits and pieces. As you can see, I strongly recommend it. Allan.]
[How odd. "Suckers" buy it, and then they rave about it on the private SBI forum, and renew their subscriptions in their thousands every year? Why do they do that? Because SBI changes lives. Allan.]
[I suppose I could give you access to my accountant's records, but as I'm not likely to do that, you'll just have to believe what you want to believe. Allan.]
I am looking at SBI in a serious way and by reading all of the comments before mine, it appears obvious to me that you make a very good income on this affiliate alone, (Just because of your very strong and convincing belief in the product). You defend it religiously and convincingly. After I join SBI, Build my site and Succeed, I will return to this page and post an update.
Thanks for your honesty and for your site!
Rick
[That's what I love about affiliate marketing. There are thousands of affiliate programs and millions of products you can choose from. So it's not difficult to find a product to promote that you're comfortable with. The best affiliate programs are the ones you strongly believe in. Allan.]
[If you're referring to the Site Build It way of doing things, you're not buying a website. You have to use your own brains and motivation to create the content, just as you have to if you use a free Blogger blog. The huge difference is that you're buying a complete package. "All that money" works out at under $25 a month for a complete package which includes top-class web hosting, domain name, etc., etc., and education on how to build a successful business. Alnost anyone can build a blog, but millions of blogs and websites die because of lack of traffic. SBI sites are designed to get traffic. Allan.]
Ebook on getting traffic was most informative.
Thanks.
[That's fine. There are many different ways of doing affiliate marketing. When I started, I used free hosting provided my ISP and created my first site in raw HTML. It took me two years of experimenting and learning before I could quit my job. Allan.]
[I'm not sure I understand all your questions. It's not necessary to buy anything to be an affiliate. If you go to the company's website and click on "SiteMap" you'll be able to see a list of the company's products which affiliates can promote. Some products which used to be sold are now free. If you have difficulty writing a clear sentence in English, you may never earn a commission. Allan.]
Allan, what a great website you have. So professional and yet, it has a whoooole bunch of useful content. Not an easy thing to find these days.
It would be interesting to see the websites of those that made their testimonals, but sadly there are no link to take a look?
Thanks.
[Not telling you their sites was their choice, not mine. If you want to see sites made using SBI, you can find many good examples here:
http://www.AssociatePrograms.com/results
Allan.]
[As I say, these products are suitable for my audience. They may not be sitable for yours. Internet marketing information products have a major advantage - they nearly always pay high commissions. They also have a major disadvantage - it's an intensely competitive field, not the best place for a newcomer to start. If you think you can find most of the information free, good luck to you. My experience has been that it's possible to waste an awful lot of time trying to find free information. When you do find it, it's usually very difficult to know how reliable that information is. Buying information from a solid, reliable source is an excellent investment. Investing in knowledge is one of the best investments you can make - as long as you then use the information. Allan.]
Thanks
[I think you need to revisit each site and carefully re-read what is written there. ClickBank is an affiliate network. People who have products to sell list their products there. If you're selling a product, ClickBank can handle the tracking and pay your affiliates. SBI is a package of tools which includes web hosting, website building and marketing. Websites built using SBI are designed to be found by visitors who are using search engines. Our affiliate forum is a good place to ask questions. Allan.]
Please take some time to read more about it on my site at http://www.physically-disabled-man-earning-money-o...
I will try it and see what it can do for me too!
jane larsen
http://blog.janel.dk
regards
Roy
[There's one page for each of the top 10 affiliate programs. Scroll to the end of the article (NOT the end of the comments) and you'll find the links to the other 9. Allan.]
[HTML is disabled in comments on this site, so there's no point trying to place hyperlinks in comments. Allan.]
Couple of comments on SBI. After reading for 4 hours on the SBI site about how it works I jumped in with both feet. The revelation that it was a great move came days later. The mantra was build content on a subject you love.
What was the revelation - it happened while reading a case study and visiting another SBI site. I spent over an hour at the site and it was on a subject that really didn't attract me. It was the content that moved me to click through the whole site and then I realized that Ken was on to something big.
For those who don't think it is a great program - consider this. Little effort will get you a little reward. At $25 per month I have gained back 100 times that in knowledge. Faith is believing what you can't see, and based on the facts presented by SBI, those that follow the program will end up with a site in the top percentile world wide.
Allan - love it that you post the good and the bad. Ken doesn't need defending though. His bank account keeps him well defended I am sure.
Best wishes
Thanks!
Mike.
http://www.dineromaking.com