Top Paying Affiliate Programs for 2019
- Some affiliate marketing platforms are more effective than others for certain market niches
- The top paying affiliate programs we like best are easy to work with and make better payouts more likely
- Smart Funnel helps companies generate more leads and sales through placement with affiliates
Company sales managers looking to boost revenue through affiliate marketing often wonder which networks are best to partner with. Many experts on affiliate marketing recommend sticking to one network but also suggest that with coordination, you can easily manage a partnership with as many as three. We have our own niche network at Smart Funnel, but it’s worth taking a look at what’s out there. We decided to focus on the networks that offer the best possibilities for a good payout. Here’s a look at the 5 top paying affiliate programs that we think are the best:
Summary of 5 Top Paying Affiliate Programs
5: Amazon Associates
You won’t have any trouble finding products that fit your niche here. Although the payout method options are limited, and the tracking cookie only lasts for one day, there are lots of ways this program works to your benefit. For one, publishers get paid for all sales derived from their traffic, regardless of the original product advertised. For another, the payout can be as high as 10% of the value of the product. There are few easier or smarter ways to get a foothold in the affiliate market than this one.
4: eBay
It may come as a surprise to some that eBay would want or need affiliate publishers, but it’s all about the listings and the individuals actually selling them. eBay makes it very straightforward to participate, and their rules are not complicated at all. Just find listings you want to promote and use your share-link to do it. Done. You get paid. There are just a couple of potential drawbacks. You don’t get paid if one of their auctions goes over 10 days, and you’re splitting the proceeds of any sale three ways, instead of just two. eBay takes a cut, though not a huge one. It’s still an excellent program, with an endless array of products to choose from.
3: Clickbank
Just the easiest network to deal with, hands down. They lack digital payment options and have a maximum per-referral sale payout of just $150, but they have the easiest database full of products to navigate. If you can deal with more traditional bank-tied payments, then no problem. You will have no problem finding great products to market.
2: MaxBounty
This is a strong contender for being the best of all affiliate programs, but they’ll need to be on the market a bit longer for us to know if that’s really the case. They do have some strong brand associations and the overall best affiliate compensation policies. There’s no more flexible affiliate program on this list than MaxBounty, with its options of weekly digital payouts. The bonuses they offer are surprisingly good, too.
1: CJ Affiliate
You’d be hard-pressed to find an affiliate marketing network out there that has a better grasp of what they do than CJ does. They’ve weathered all the biggest storms of the internet age in the two solid decades since their founding in 1998, just anticipating the peak of the dotcom boom. That they’re still around and stronger than ever speaks volumes about their competence. Their experience comes at a price, though, as applicants must pass through a very detailed process to be able to work with them. As one of the biggest and most reliable networks by far, though, it’s worth the effort.
Partnering With Smart Funnel
Whichever of these top paying affiliate programs most appeals to you and fits your market niche, we invite you to take a look at Smart Funnel as well. Through our affiliate marketing strategies, our team will successfully introduce your product into a vast array of channels to maximize your footprint. Contact us today to expand your reach and grow revenues faster!
