Affiliate Networks Dropping Like Flies
If someone just getting started with affiliate marketing were to ask me what networks they would go with I would suggest Shareasale, Commission Junction, and ClickBank.
I know I have ripped some of them in the past but the bottom line is they will pay.
And yes, I know there are a handfull of networks that are rock solid and not going anywhere but lets be honest – Is person brand new to affiliate marketing going to get accepted to these?
Unfortunately the ones that are “newbie” friendly will probably be out of business in a couple months and your money gone with it.
Its amazing how many networks have gone under in the last year.
Most of the networks left standing have their own products in addition to affiliates.
I gotta believe that all the FTC changes have to do with this. And the FTC has gone after and virtually shut down a couple networks in 2011 alone.
Is 2012 the last year we will see affiliate networks as we know it?
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I agree. Trying to apply to Neverblue who require X amount of pages views/visitors I was turn down from a few others affiliate and my sites get decent traffic, but most of these networks try to set the bar high to protect them self’s. these are not good for newbies.
I think you hit the point home with the idea of networks having their own products. There’s only so far you can go by brokering other people’s offers, but if networks have a vested interest in offers/products they’ve built from the ground up, they’ll have a better understanding of the product and how to adapt when needed – for FTC regulations, for example.
I think this stripping down of networks is good though – the networks that survive will be stronger and with any hope, offer better and more sustainable offers to their affiliates.
Ya like I said though do you think pepperjam is going to be friendly to a person just starting out?
What about GAN, Linkshare and Pepperjam? Those are owned by Google, Rakuten and eBay, three of the biggest names on the Web worldwide.
The question in evaluating affiliate networks seems to be if they have their own merchants / advertisers or are they sourcing offers from other “affiliate networks”? Can you rely that they’ll have offers from a given set of merchants next month, let alone tomorrow?