subject: What Makes The Best Affiliate Network? [print this page] What makes the best affiliate network? Well for one hard work and dedication to offering the best campaigns available. But in reality its more than that. Personally I believe it comes down to interface, useability, and success. Lets first take a look at interface.
Interface-I think that an affiliate network should be easily accessible. It should be easy to browse through each category and find the product an affiliate wants to promote. Some networks have a difficult interface and therefore take more time to look through and find out which offer to choose.
Useability-By this I mean are the products good to advertise. Are they usable in a sense or have they been overused? There are affiliate marketing networks, cpa networks, and the like that advertise having thousands of products. However, have you ever thought how many affiliates advertise those products? Some networks make it extremely simple to create an account and advertise. Basically, ANYONE can create an account and become an affiliate.
However, some networks require you to have prior knowledge and experience in online marketing. Personally, I think both networks have to exist for obvious reasons.
Success-It takes a hard working individual to wake up every morning and sometimes work 50 hour days just to break even. Its not easy being an affiliate; it takes trial and error to find out what works and what doesnt. I believe that an affiliate network can be measured by its successful affiliates. If every single affiliate signed up for a network that didnt make any of them REAL money then its not a very good network agreed?
