Let’s compare existing affiliate programs

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Let’s compare existing affiliate programs

This post is based on my own experiences. I’ve tried almost all affilliate and now let me share my reviews about them. Let’s go one by one.

In case you don’t read the whole article, it’s better to highlight all these networks right here:-

Google Adsense

Chitika

Amazon Associates

shopzilla

WidgetBucks

Miscellaneous

Why not go from bottom of the list so you’ll have to wait until i discuss about the most popular advertising network over internet i.e. Google Adsense, because everyone has its own positive aspect attached and negative one also.

Miscellaneous Advertising Networks:

Let me talk about all those which looks pretty attractive but worth trying. These include Bidvertiser(http://www.bidvertiser.com), Kontera(http://www.kontera.com/), Feedburner RSS ads(http://www.feedburner.com/), Vizu(http://www.vizu.com/), ShoppingAds (http://www.shoppingads.com/)and also TextLinkAds but remember that Google cracking down on them so be careful. In some other post i am going to discuss about each of them in detail.

WidgetBucks:

What Is Good About WidgetBucks?

  • Cost Per Click is high compared to similar advertising networks.
  • Easy to create and implement Ads.
  • The Ads are engaging, which leads to a higher CTR.
  • Many people have seen WidgetBucks outperform AdSense.
  • Good statistics reporting.

What Is Bad About WidgetBucks?

  • Statistics are not real time.
  • Categories are limited.
  • Some people believe that the ads load slowly, I have not experienced this.

Conclusion

With all that has been said above, given both the Pros and Cons, it all comes down to experience, some people may find the WidgetBucks vastly outperforms AdSense, and I know people who found that to be the case. But I also know others that have had little success with the WidgetBucks Advertising Network. From my experience I am earning well and at the present will be sticking with WidgetBucks on my blogs.

ShopZilla:

Description: Shopzilla — the largest comparison shopping site — is invites affiliates and website publishers to join our new CPC affiliate program.Affiliates in Shopzilla’s Publisher Program earn revenue
on a per-click basis.Build custom texts & banners to over 30MM products and
special offers and GET PAID PER CLICK.

Affiliate Programs Details

Base commission: Per-Click
Commission type: CPC
Payment method: PayPal, Check
Payment threshold: $50
Payment frequency: Monthly
Affiliate tracking software: Independent
IP tracking: No
Realtime statistics: No
Lifetime Commissions: No
Co-Branded / White Label: No
International acceptance: No
Website requirements: Blogs, Product Reviews, Coupon, Deal Sites

Amazon Associates:

Finding ways to earn money from your blog is confusing. The following review of the Amazon Associates affiliate advertising program should help you determine whether or not advertisements from Amazon are right for your blog.

Amazon Associates is Very Easy

Amazon Associates is one of the easiest options to pursue to monetize your blog. You simply sign up at the Amazon Associates website, choose which method you want to use to add Amazon products to your blog, and you’re ready to go.

Amazon Associates Offers Variety

With Amazon Associates’ affliiate advertising program, you can choose from thousands and thousands of products to advertise on your blog. From books to diapers and everything inbetween, you can find it on Amazon.

Amazon Associates Offers Customization

Amazon Associates users have a wide variety of choice in terms of how ads are displayed. You can choose from contextual links, widgets with specific products, automated ads and more. What does this mean to you? Simply stated, it means you can pick and choose the products you want to advertise from Amazon on your blog. By choosing products that would interest your readers or are directly related to your blog, there is a higher chance that readers will click on those ads and make a purchase.

For the ultimate customization, you can open an Amazon store through the Amazon Associates program where you can sell products of your choice to further increase the earning potential from your blog.

If you’d rather not have to take the time to pick and choose products, you can select an automated ad that will list products based on the content of your blog or the best deals on Amazon, etc. The choice is yours to make based on how much time and revenue you want to earn from Amazon.

Amazon Associates Offers Specific Tracking

Amazon Associates members can track the performance of the ads on their blogs down to the specific ad widget. This will help you identify which types of ads and products generate the highest revenue and which are underperforming. That way, you can make the necessary changes to optimize the revenue potential from you Amazon program.

Chitika Reviews:

Overall user feedback has been positive about Chitika’s eMiniMalls product. Many webmasters are finding it to be an excellent addition to their sites, especially product specific pages. There were some initial concerns about slow payments, but Chitika seems to have worked this out, and although still a bit slower than average, there have been no reports of payment problems.

If you already have many pages that are geared to specific products for other affiliate programs, Chitika may allow you to greatly increase your revenue and results. Click values have been reported to us as in the $0.20 to $0.50 range generally, but over $1.00 in some cases, with overall CPMs reported in the $4 to $60 range, depending on how well the appropriate products are targeted. Several webmasters have commented that Chitika represents the best new revenue opportunity since AdSense.

Google Adsense:

I am not going to give reviews about Google Adsense in this post as you can find it on my site very easily. Many articles i’ve written on Google Adsense, So i leave it to you to do some search and find what you want.

In any case of query, feel free to leave a comment.

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