Best Affiliate Marketing Advertising Networks 2014

Amazon Associates

Amazon AssociatesAmazon Associates is the affiliate marketing program offered by the world’s largest online retailer. Web publishers who sign up for the program (no minimum traffic requirement) can display on their sites custom banner ads and text links that point to Amazon category or product pages. The publisher then receives a commission from each click through that results in a sale.

Amazon has one of the largest affiliate networks on the Internet, boasting 1.6 million sellers and countless products. While their commission rate is on the low side (starting at 4%), publishers get a cut of everything that a shopper buys during the first purchase.

Amazon Associates at a Glance

• Publisher Traffic Requirement: None
• Ad Types: Affiliate
• Offer Types: CPA
• Payment Methods: Amazon.com Gift Card, Check, Direct Deposit
• Payment Threshold: $10
• Payment Terms: Net-60

CJ Affiliate by Conversant

CJ Affiliate by ConversantCJ Affiliate by Conversant, formerly known as Commission Junction, is one of the oldest and largest affiliate networks, operating in dozens of verticals from education to matchmaking to Web hosting and much more. There are currently over 3,000 active advertisers on the network. And with no traffic minimum, CJ is accessible by even the smallest blogger or Web publishers.

The CPA dollar amounts and commission rates at CJ are set by each individual seller, each of which has its own terms that publishers need to adhere to.

CJ at a Glance

• Publisher Traffic Requirement: None
• Ad Types: Affiliate
• Offer Types: CPA
• Payment Methods: Check, Direct Deposit
• Payment Threshold: $50
• Payment Terms: Net-20

Rakuten LinkShare

Rakuten LinkShareRakuten LinkShare is another long-established affiliate network, very similar to CJ, but less than half the size in terms of number of advertisers. Still, they are a worthwhile affiliate network to have a publisher account with, as they do have some high quality advertisers who do not advertise through CJ. If payment threshold is a concern, they have a very low minimum of $1, compared to CJ’s $50 minimum.

Like CJ, the CPA dollar amounts and commission rates at LinkShare are set by each individual seller, each of which has its own terms that publishers need to adhere to.

Rakuten LinkShare at a Glance
Publisher Traffic Requirement: None
Ad Types: Affiliate
Offer Types: CPA
Payment Methods: Check, Direct Deposit
Payment Threshold: $1
Payment Terms: Varies