ClickQuick, What do you Make?
I receive a variety
of emails each month asking me which programs have earned me the most. Although I am happy
to answer, I also hesitate since my site caters to webmasters, and does not match the
audience of most other sites. Because of this, standard merchant affiliate programs do not
work as well as they might on many other sites. For example, if I tried selling music CDs
from the ClickQuick site, I would have a very low conversion rate, since most of you visit
ClickQuick to learn about affiliate programs, rather than to make purchases through them.
So,
naturally, the best performing programs for me are those that
offer two-tier commissions. My top three would have to be Advertising.com,
Onresponse.com,
and Virtualis.
I do however, make a decent amount directly promoting OnResponse
from the ClickQuick site, by running ads for their free magazine
trials. I can say that quite a few of their affiliates are making
a lot more with this program then I am, which is a good thing!
I
should also note that I was receiving a fairly good income referring
new affiliates to Safe-Audit, however, this did not stop me from
downgrading them a while back. After I received complaints from
several affiliates that they had not been paid, or that their
clicks were not being recorded properly, I promptly removed them
from the Top Rated Programs section,
and my income fell off to zero of course.
I
can say that I do hear frequently from affiliates about which
programs have treated them well (and which haven't). For example,
Amazon
is a consistent performer, although it is making few people 'rich'
(most seem to be earning in the $20-$100 per month range). One
& Only, PulseTV and Beyond.com
have been well received from sites that cater to the interests
they represent (personals/dating, special-interest videos and
software), and pay-per-lead programs like OnResponse.com, WebSponsors,
and TransAct!
have all received good comments. As of late, Advertising.com has
lead the way for pay-per-clicks, with ValueClick
a distant second.
Now,
if you visit the Top Rated Programs section at ClickQuick, you
will note that the programs I just mentioned are basically the
same ones that appear there. And there is good reason for that.
I listen carefully to feedback on the programs I receive to not
only determine their rating, but to also verify that they deserve
special recognition above the sea of other programs.
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