There seems to be a lot of confusion here about what makes a good and bad affiliate network. Some affiliates get upset about networks not paying them, because they caught with spam traffic. Other affiliates want weekly payouts. Others want the highest payouts. Heres how I look at affiliate networks.
Affiliate networks are banks. They leverage the risk with the advertiser, extend them terms, pay you before they get paid, in return they keep a percentage. Based on how much money you have, it dictates the percentage they will keep. All banks are different and there are pro's and con's to everything. Small banks are easier to deal with, when you are small. They will give you a more hands on approach, traditionally work on lower margins even if your small, but are a much riskier option. Large banks on the other hand, work on higher margins and are much more difficult to deal with unless you are driving a lot of revenue. In exchange however, you have more protection and assurance.
The point is find what is the best for you. Some people need cash flow, other people need attention, other people need the highest payouts.
Now what network do I deal with? CPAEmpire, COPEAC and Neverblue. Why? They value our business. There is no negotiation back and forth about payouts, they instantly give us the bottom line. There is never any threatening about lowering payouts or changing payment terms. There is never any threatening about us working with other networks. For us, this is what we need, for you, it may not be.
This does not mean any network that I didn't list above is a bad network, the networks above however completely meet my needs and go above and beyond.
I know to most of you this may seem trivial, but there are a lot of posts here recently asking which is the "best" affiliate network. I figured I would clear this up for a few people.
Affiliate networks are banks. They leverage the risk with the advertiser, extend them terms, pay you before they get paid, in return they keep a percentage. Based on how much money you have, it dictates the percentage they will keep. All banks are different and there are pro's and con's to everything. Small banks are easier to deal with, when you are small. They will give you a more hands on approach, traditionally work on lower margins even if your small, but are a much riskier option. Large banks on the other hand, work on higher margins and are much more difficult to deal with unless you are driving a lot of revenue. In exchange however, you have more protection and assurance.
The point is find what is the best for you. Some people need cash flow, other people need attention, other people need the highest payouts.
Now what network do I deal with? CPAEmpire, COPEAC and Neverblue. Why? They value our business. There is no negotiation back and forth about payouts, they instantly give us the bottom line. There is never any threatening about lowering payouts or changing payment terms. There is never any threatening about us working with other networks. For us, this is what we need, for you, it may not be.
This does not mean any network that I didn't list above is a bad network, the networks above however completely meet my needs and go above and beyond.
I know to most of you this may seem trivial, but there are a lot of posts here recently asking which is the "best" affiliate network. I figured I would clear this up for a few people.
