Affiliate Partnerships

[Ed321]

I am getting back into being an active webmaster after not doing much in operating a website for years. I remember I used to make significant money through various affiliate programs. amazon.com was one that did quite well. If people went to amazon.com from a link on my site, I received a referral fee as a percentage of their sales. I had many different links with various entities that did similar deals.

My question is of a more general nature... do you still use affiliate programs to generate revenue? If so, which ones have you found to be the most lucrative and are there any to watch out for as they aren't reliable in paying you for your referrals.

I don't see a lot of referral links anymore so I was wondering if there just aren't many programs out there or if this is something that just doesn't get taken advantage of anymore by webmasters.

 

[Neverz]

Well if you had Amazon sites working before then you could bounce right back into that niche and start earning a bit of money. I make a nice passive income from affiliate programs, If you look at most internet marketing forums you will see a lot of affiliate links popping up. Usually people have to pay to advertise them or get quickly banned. I'm not sure what the rules are here on posting affiliate links or signature links however I would recommend going back to what you knew before unless you have a new niche you want to enter.

 

[lludawg]

Amazon is definitely a good affiliate to be with. I own a skincare forum and Amazon has some good prices on skincare products so I may set up an affiliate with them. Has anyone heard of Ebay affiliate programs?

 

[Kleineganz]

Thanks for the idea. Since my forum is based on all things Geeky, I just signed up to become an affiliate of ThinkGeek (wish me luck!).