Brian Rockwell
05-09-2009, 01:57 AM
I am in the process of trying to find the best affiliate company for my product that is about 75% of the way developed. I keep reading threads on various forums related to this but I cannot get a straight answer, so I thought I would ask here.
This product is an ebook. I have researched the following affiliate companies, and this is what I have learned:
Clickbank - seemingly the most popular for digital products.
Pros:
- Well-known
- huge affiliate salesforce
- easy to use
- doesn't require the merchant to manually pay their affiliates
Cons:
- not secure (supposedly easy to get products without paying)
- Requires a 60 day refund policy
- claims of shaving affiliate commissions
- costs money to join
- sets maximum price limits
PayDotCom - supposed to be everything that Clickbank is not, but the reviews don't support that.
Pros:
- Free to join (altho $30 if you want to sell more than one product)
- No forced refund policy
Cons:
- Smaller affiliate sales force
- Merchants must pay affiliates manually
- People complain about downtime
Click2Sell.edu - The newcomer from Europe
Pros:
- Free to join
- No forced refund policy
- Accept payment in USD, EUR, and/or GBP
- Secure download link on *their* server (supposedly cannot be bypassed without paying)
Cons:
- Merchants have to pay affiliates themselves
- Smaller affiliate sales force
- I've heard more than one person say they are a bit suspicious of a company based in Lithuania (I think that's where they are... however, in fairness, this comment is usually always followed by a reply of someone saying they've never had any trouble and they pay on time)
Plimus - I cannot find a single person who uses Plimus so I haven't heard anything good or bad about it. Everyone seems to suggest them ("oh yeah dude, check out Plimus!"), but I haven't found anyone who uses them.
And then there's Commission Junction, but they require $50k in monthly sales for you to join, so that's not going to happen for me anytime soon :D
So let's have a discussion about who you use, and why, and what your experience has been.
Thanks!
Brian Rockwell
PS. Sorry if this is the wrong forum. This is my 2nd post and I'm just learning my way around this forum
This product is an ebook. I have researched the following affiliate companies, and this is what I have learned:
Clickbank - seemingly the most popular for digital products.
Pros:
- Well-known
- huge affiliate salesforce
- easy to use
- doesn't require the merchant to manually pay their affiliates
Cons:
- not secure (supposedly easy to get products without paying)
- Requires a 60 day refund policy
- claims of shaving affiliate commissions
- costs money to join
- sets maximum price limits
PayDotCom - supposed to be everything that Clickbank is not, but the reviews don't support that.
Pros:
- Free to join (altho $30 if you want to sell more than one product)
- No forced refund policy
Cons:
- Smaller affiliate sales force
- Merchants must pay affiliates manually
- People complain about downtime
Click2Sell.edu - The newcomer from Europe
Pros:
- Free to join
- No forced refund policy
- Accept payment in USD, EUR, and/or GBP
- Secure download link on *their* server (supposedly cannot be bypassed without paying)
Cons:
- Merchants have to pay affiliates themselves
- Smaller affiliate sales force
- I've heard more than one person say they are a bit suspicious of a company based in Lithuania (I think that's where they are... however, in fairness, this comment is usually always followed by a reply of someone saying they've never had any trouble and they pay on time)
Plimus - I cannot find a single person who uses Plimus so I haven't heard anything good or bad about it. Everyone seems to suggest them ("oh yeah dude, check out Plimus!"), but I haven't found anyone who uses them.
And then there's Commission Junction, but they require $50k in monthly sales for you to join, so that's not going to happen for me anytime soon :D
So let's have a discussion about who you use, and why, and what your experience has been.
Thanks!
Brian Rockwell
PS. Sorry if this is the wrong forum. This is my 2nd post and I'm just learning my way around this forum