What You Need to Look Out For When Choosing an Affiliate Network

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It goes without saying that you should join a good, reputable affiliate network.
This will give you the ability to source the best products and services to promote.
Some of the top affiliate networks are ClickBank, Commission Junction and Amazon.

Knowing which are the top networks is helpful
if you wish to quickly choose a product and start promoting it..
However, as you progress, you may find products or services
that you would like to promote
but these products are using obscure affiliate networks.
This is when you will need to decide if the network is good or bad.

There are some affiliate networks that skim off commissions from affiliates
or change the technology so as to steal the affiliate’s commissions.
To avoid any of this from happening, you should choose carefully.

• Brand.
Does the affiliate network have any branding?
How long has it been in business?
You might take a chance on a newer network
but generally, the longer the company has been in business
and the better its reputation, the chances of getting caught out is less likely.

• Punctuality in payment.
This is especially important for affiliates using paid advertising to generat leads.
They’ll need their commissions to continue paying for the advertising.
Avoid companies that are notoriously late in paying commissions.

• Variety or Number Of Affiliate Programs.
The more the better.
A good affiliate network will have a bigger choice of affiliate programs
for you to join or there will be many more products for you to promote.

• Customer Service.
Good customer service is important, just in case you run into any problems.

• Variety of niches.
Some networks are focused heavily on products and services in one particular niche.
If you are not actively engaged in that niche,
you will be hard pressed to find products for you to promote.

As you progress in your affiliate marketing journey,
you’ll naturally join more networks
and find more products and services to promote.
This is good but there are a few pitfalls that you must avoid
so that you do not lose trust and credibility.

Only promote good quality and reputable products.
Do your research, read the reviews
and you could ask the product creator for a review copy.
If you really wish to do the best job you should buy the product yourself.
This is especially true for digital products.

Make sure the sales page looks good
and the product has a high conversion rate.
If you drive traffic to a salespage that looks unprofessional or messy,
you will not generate too many sales and you will waste your time and money.

Check the refund rate of the product if you can.
If it has a high refund rate, the product is probably not very good.
Give it miss.

Other than the points mentioned above,
you should look at the commission structures and promotional material
Also look on forums such as the Warrior Forum
to see what type of experience
other affiliates are having with the network you’re planning on using.

When starting out with a new network,
you should track your conversions and commissions closely
to see that everything is above board and transparent.
Watch out for sudden changes in the affiliate technology.
If you encounter affiliate networks that seem shady,
trust your instincts and avoid them.

In time, you will gain experience and be able to spot a winning product easily.
At the same time do not be afraid to experiment and take calculated

We wish you all the best in your affiliate business.