How to Choose the Right Affiliate Marketing Network

Are you trying to get into affiliate marketing?  If so, you’re probably inundated with all the tasks that you have to accomplish such as researching your market, setting up your sites, and finding the right offers.  You can make the latter much easier by joining an affiliate marketing network.

When you join an affiliate marketing network, you don’t want to spend a bunch of time looking through individual companies to work with.  All the offers are located in one central location and you will be able to manage multiple promotions under one account.
So how do you choose the right affiliate marketing network?

1. Look for a network that gives you choices.  You want to be able to choose from products, services, and more.  You also want to use a network that carries promotions across many niche markets and industries.  This will allow you to promote another product quickly if one doesn’t pan out.
2. Look for strong payouts.  There are networks that pay too little in commissions for it to be worth it for the affiliates (in many cases 5-15%).  You want to look at the payout percentage as well as the margins you would be making if you were advertising.  By calculating this, you can decide if the commissions are worth it.
3. Look for an affiliate marketing network that has great support for their clients.  If you have any questions, need tech support, or help solving an issue with the merchant, you should be able to get help fairly quickly.  The company’s staff should come in and make sure that you can move forward with their network and resolve any problems or concerns.

These are some of the most important things to look for when joining a network.  Following these guidelines will ensure a strong relationship with the company and help you maintain any profitable campaigns within the network for a very long time.