Question: What is affiliate marketing?
Answer: Affiliate marketing is the process of earning a commission by promoting other people's (or company's) products. You find a product you like, promote it to others and earn a piece of the profit for each sale that you make.
Question: What are the highest paying, best affiliate marketing programs for 2020?
Answer: See below by industry.
E-commerce Affiliate Programs
1. CJ Affiliate. It’s the go-to place to find offers from various vendors. Many of the programs from other verticals are partnered with CJ Affiliate. They claim that they have a record 400-day cookie lifetime, but you have to remember that many partner programs use a shorter lifetime.
Shareasale. It shares a similar business model to our number one. Shareasale has even more offers to choose from than CJ Affiliate (6000 to 3000). The only reason it has fallen short of the first place is the ridiculously long cookie lifetime CJ Affiliate claims to have.
Amazon Associates. One of the biggest affiliate programs on the planet. It has all the offers there are (around 12 million). The only problem is their short cookie lifetime (1day).
Ebay Partner Network. Having even more offers than Amazon, it would seem like the perfect place for any affiliate. However, because of the auction model used by the majority of sales and the ridiculously short cookie lifetime, it cannot go any higher than the fourth place.
Clickbank. It is a decent affiliate program that sells digital products. Because of this, their affiliate commission is very generous (40%) and it is calculated not as a percentage of what Clickbank earns (which is 7.5% plus 1$) but as a percentage of the offer owner’s revenue. Additionally, the payout is made twice a month, which is always welcome.
Travel Affiliate Programs
1.Travelpayouts. The affiliate network of affiliate programs. They work with multiple brands and companies. Their commission (which is based on the CPA model) varies between offers what makes it easy to find a suitable one. The cookie lifetime is solid 30 days, much above industry’s average.
Skyscanner. Partnered with CJ Affiliate, Skyscanner seems to be the best fit for travel enthusiasts. Their commission rate is solid (50% of their earnings) and 30-day cookie life is unmatched by their rivals. Skyscanner also provides its affiliates with good deals to advertise.
Agoda. The above-the-average commission and a wide selection of offers makes it a decent choice for most. The cookie lifetime is short (1 day) but equal to most of their competitors, apart from Skyscanner.
Booking.com. It has more offers than any other travel-oriented affiliate program. Their commission is good. If it wasn’t the appalling cookie lifetime (a cookie is lost once the browser is closed), it would take our number-one spot.
Tripadvisor. It’s an OK affiliate program in terms of the usual indicators. The only thing that drags it down our ranking are the limited resources for affiliates, such as creatives.
Airbnb. This is tricky. For some, it should occupy the number-one spot. The aforementioned initial requirement of having a website with at least one million monthly visitors is a strong statement of what kind of affiliates they expect. If you are a bigger player, Airbnb may be the best for you. For others, Airbnb is simply not an option.
Educational Affiliate Programs
1. Coursera. Sometimes the most recognizable are the best, and that is the case of Coursera. The average 32.5% commission rate is the best in the industry and a cookie life is a reasonable 30 days. They don’t have as many courses as Udemy, but I will stick with a more generous commission structure.
Udemy. The online platform with the biggest number of courses available. Shame that they couldn’t outbid Coursera’s commission. 20% is still ok though.
Skillshare. The skill-learning platform with fixed commissions, $10 per signup. It doesn’t sound like much but the big number of courses makes it easy to advertise.
DIY.org. Formerly known as Jam, this platform hosts courses aimed at kids. It’s a smaller market than, for example, Coursera, but it’s also a less explored one. You get $5 for every sign-up.
Teachable. This platform actually targets teachers. If you feel comfortable with this market, you will get 30% commission for every signup done within 90 days.
Question: What are best affiliate marketing programs for beginners?
Answer: Below you will find the list of affiliate marketing programs that are best suited for beginners. They are very profitable and easy to run:
1. Amazon Associates. The sheer number of offers makes it a number-one choice for every beginner. The easy UI also helps.
2. Match.com. Dating vertical is a typical starting point for most affiliates. Offers from this niche are easier to promote than, for example, web hosting services that may require using some tech language. And Match.com is a recognizable brand.
Coursera. The reasons for choosing this affiliate program are the same as above. Easy vertical and a recognizable brand, what more a newbie may ask for?
Clickbank. Although their UI falls behind the current design standards and may be hard to master, they have a lot of tools that are helpful for newbies. On top of that, the offers they have are all newbie-friendly.
CJ Affiliate. They are not the easiest platform to start with, for sure, but a lot of interesting offers should justify a steeper learning curve.
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