• Affiliate Force - Check out AffiliateForce/15-18 March, 2002 - Miami, Florida & The Bahamas
  • Affiliate Programs for Non-Profit Sites- you guessed it: programs for the non-profs
  • Affiliate Resources - software, ecommerce glossary, etc.
  • Affiliate Selling Tools for Merchants - info about ad rates to program tracking and management software
  • Tools for Affiliates - info about free Web site hosting, software for increasing your earnings, and resources for starting your own online gig
  • Affiliate Programs - links to our top 50 programs and everyone's fav: programs with residual earnings
  • Affiliate-Related Surveys, Stats, and Projections - okay, these need to be updated...
  • Affiliate Connections - affiliate-related newsletters, newsgroups, and mailing lists
  • A Guide to Affiliate Directories - Need some help finding the perfect program for your site? Check out one (or all) of these directories



    • Affiliate Force
      • Affiliate Force

      • Free membership offers newslettes, tips, and more
      • AffiliateForce/15-18 March, 2002 - Miami, Florida & The Bahamas

       
      Affiliate Programs for Non-Profit Sites
      • E * Debt Consolidation and Credit Counseling, Inc.
        FREE, No-Nonsense Help Reducing Your Debt and Cutting Your Interest Rates.

      • WorldPeaceFlag.com
        Sell flags and books for cash!

       
      Affiliate Resources
      • Affiliate Software Solutions

      • AffiliateAdvisor.com Affiliate Program Consulting & Recommendations
        An honest, in-depth resource to help you understand affiliate programs and succeed as a merchant or affiliate.
        The site includes articles, recommendations on affiliate programs, and e-commerce tools you need to succeed in affiliate sales.

      • ReveNews.com
        For up-to-the-minute affiliate marketing news, expert advice, convenvient access to a comprehensive affiliate directory, and online forum for sharing your opinions and experiences.

      • QuickClick.com
        Offers comprehensive reviews and ratings for affiliate programs, affiliate marketing strategies and tips, a free newsletter, and much more.

      • AffiliateTips.com
        Ola Edvardsson offers quality affiliate marketing tips and industry news through his sophisticated newsletter.

      • Affiliate Handbook
        A great one-stop shop for affiliate-related information, including news (and gossip!), case studies, articles, and interviews with affiliate industry experts.

      • eCommerce - Glossary of Terms
        New to eCommerce? This site provides a directory of eCommerce glossaries to provide the jump start you need.

       
      Affiliate Selling Tools for Merchants — Affiliate software, glossary of advertising terms, rates, and more

      • My Affiliate Program Software - Affiliate Tracking and Management Software
        This powerful software solution is our #1 recommendation to merchants because it makes launching your own affiliate program quick, easy and affordable.

      • Ad Resource: CPM Calculator
        Planning a media campaign? Use the Ad Resource ad calculator to help determine your campaign costs.

      • Announce your affiliate program to the leading directories
        This site enables you to submit your program toour database of the leading 40 affiliate directories quickly andpainlessly. Saving you hours sourcing the directories, checking their individual submission policies and processing their on-line forms. Freeing up your time tocontinue building your business.

      • Creating An Affiliate Program to Promote Your Site
        This is a great place to learn how to get started building your own affiliate program, recruiting affiliates, etc.

      • eCommerce Glossary
        New to eCommerce? This site provides a directory of eCommerce glossaries to provide the jump start you need.

      • The Affiliate Tracking Network
        Provides a low cost solution that offers full associate tracking, sign ups and on-line stats.

       
      Tools for Affiliates —  Affiliate software, startup consultants, free Web hosting, and more
        
      • Free Web Hosting
        Looking for a free place to build a Web page? Try one of these.
        • Homestead - Free Web Sites
          You get drag-and-drop building tools, 16 MB of space, stats on who's visiting, and more

        • Tripod
              Build and host your FREE site at Tripod. Get 11 MB free space, free scripts, FrontPage support, FTP tools and more

        • Yahoo! GeoCities
              Build a professional-looking page in minutes and start earning cash with Pages That Pay.

      • Software

        • AffiliateAssistant.com
          This software will help you to increase your earnings by organizing, tracking, and analyzing all of your efforts.

        • Your Guide to Moving Your Business Onto the Internet  Without Landing in Legal Quicksand
          Internet attorney Jonathan Ezor Ezor provides information and advice about hiring contract technical and creative vendors to create and host the site, linking to other sites, how to handle intellectual property and privacy issues, and what steps are necessary to protect ownership of content.


      • Startup Consultants

        • Artemis Ventures

        • Chasm Group - Market Strategy Services for High Tech Companies

        • Ernie. Your online business consultant from Ernst & Young.

        • Futurosity

        • Garage.com - we start up startups

        • Venture Strategy



      Affiliate Programs
        Join Affiliate Programs and add links to your site that earn money!
      • Programs with Residual Earnings
        • 2ofaKind
          This singles site is rated Top Dating Site by Yahoo magazine and pays 40% commission on initial orders and 40% on re-orders.

        • aah-haa.com
          aah-haa offers hand-tailored jeans and chino trousers and a 3-tier program residual affiliate program that pays 5% for the 1st tier, 3% for the 2nd tier, and 1% for the 3rd tier.

        • AIS Media
          Commissions on sales of Web site ecommerce tools and Web hosting services are as follows: 1st tier residual commissions range from $5-$175 and 2nd tier residual commissions range from $2-$50.(rated among the Internet's Top 10 affiliate programs by AssociatePrograms.com)

        • AWeber Affiliate Program
          The AWeber Follow-Up Autoresponder tool earns you a 20% recurring commission on each monthly service charge (which is typically $19.95) plus 10% from your sub-affiliates!

        • debtguru.com
          This debt-reduction program pays as follows: $4 for 1st tier, $1 for 2nd-tier (your sub-affiliates); also earn $1 residual commission each month that a client makes their payment through your 1st tier link and $.25 for payments made by your sub-affiliate's links.

        • DomainsMatter.com
          A fully automated domain name registration site offering affiliates 20% commission plus 5% residual earnings

        • eBookstand
          Earn 10% on the sales of ebooks. Also, for every author you refer (and who submits work), you earn $25 plus a residual 5% on all the sales of that author

        • Infogenerator Systems

        • This developer of automated email marketing technology pays out 30% commission on each sale made for the lifetime value of the customer.

        • Loveworks (Adult Program)

        • LoveWorks offers adult-oriented products and pays 25% commission on all sales including repeat/residual sales.

        • Postmaster Online

        • This email marketing and database management program pays you $5.00/month for every affiliate that you set up with a $29.95/month Postmaster Online account and Web site. For every affiliate *your* affiliate sets up with an account, you receive $2.50/month.

        • Virtualis
          This Web hosting service offers a recurring 10%-30% commission on monthly fees. (Typically ranging from $9-$44 per month)

        • WonderDesk

        • Sales of WonderDesk's Web based help desk software, is two-tiered, earning you $0.05 per click, a $1 referral bounty and residual earnings of 5% on any commissions generated by affiliates you referred.


      • Top 50 Programs
        The best affiliate programs on the Web.
        • 1-800Flowers.com
          Earn 6-8% commission selling fresh flowers, gifts, and floral-related items.

        • Amazon.com Associates Program
          Earn up to 15% commission on books and 5% commission on toys, electronics, CDs, and DVDs.

        • Ancestry.com
          Ancestry.com puts people in touch with their past and earns you a flat fee for membership referrals.

        • Art.com Affiliate Program
          Art.com offers links to discounted framed and unframed art; affiliates receive 10% of net sales.

        • Astrology.net Affiliate Program
          Get Free Astrology Content & Make Money!

        • BabyCenter Affiliate Program
          Earn 15% on every sale at the BabyCenter online store.

        • Barnes & Noble Affiliate Network
          Earn up to 7% on books and magazines and 5% on music, software, videos, and gift certificates.

        • CDNOW Cosmic Credit Program
          Earn cash and Cosmic Credit toward purchases at the CDNOW store.

        • Cigar.com (formerly TheSmokeShop.com)
          Cigar.com caters to cigar aficionados and offers affiliates a combination program (7% commission plus $07 click-through).

        • Cooking.com Affiliate Program
          Earn 10% commission on sales on supplies and specialty food products.

        • Cyberian Outpost
          Outpost.com, offers 3% cash commissions or 5% store credit toward purchases to computer hardware, software, peripherals, and accessories.

        • CyberRebate
          CyberRebates offers customers brand name products and exclusive rebates, and pays affiliates 7-8% commission on sales with a monthly threshold of $10!

        • Dell Affiliates Program
          Earn a 1% referral fee for qualifying sales made on dell.com or gigabuys.com.

        • Direct Leads
          An advertising network that pays affiliates for qualified leads for its advertisers.

        • DVD Express
          DVD Express, the first to market DVDs online, offers 8% commission for DVDs, videos, music, and movie-related products

        • Flooz
          Earn commissions or Flooz gift dollars with affiliate links.

        • Fogdog Sports
          Fogdog Sports store offers links to sporting goods and other outdoor products with commissions earnings of 5% or more, depending on performance.

        • Food.com
          Food.com offers you a combination of affiliate programs when you refer customers to its take-out and delivery service.

        • FreeShop
          FreeShop.com offers customers access to thousands of free offers, and affiliates a combination of affiliate programs.

        • Greeting-Cards.com
          Greeting-cards.com sells animated musical greeting cards, and offers affiliates 20% commissions.

        • HealthAxis.com
          HealthAxis.com is the leading online source of health insurance coverage. They pay $25 per submitted application for Major Medical insurance and $2 per submitted application for Short Term Med and Student Select Med coverage.

        • iSyndicate Express
          iSyndicate offers you free dynamic news content for adding affiliate links to your site.

        • JC Whitney
          The 1915 scrap metal yard that grew to the largest direct marketer of "everything automotive" pays 6% within 21 days of the customer clicking through via your link.

        • Magazines.com
          Magazines.com offers customers more than 1,200 magazines, and offers affiliates commissions for referred subscriptions.

        • NextCard
          NextCard, the first true Internet Visa, gives customers online buying power, and affiliates $20 for introducing them.

        • One & Only
          One & Only helps users find their soulmates and gives affiliates the chance to earn 15-20% commissions for membership subscriptions.

        • Playboy
          Playboy.com doesn't offer affiliate links to its main attraction (the great articles, of course), but it does offer 7.5% commission for items purchased from the site store.

        • Powell's Books
          Powell's Books sells new, used, and hard-to-find titles and offers affiliates two program options, one of which is 10% commission on all books.

        • Priceline.com
          Priceline.com lets users bid for their travel reservations and enables affiliates to earn $1 for each qualified bid.

        • Quicken
          Earn $.01 every time one of your site's visitors uses one of Quicken's investing, insurance, mortgage, tax, or retirement planning tools.

        • Speedlane Internet Optimizer
          Speedlane lets users dial up faster and enables affiliates to earn 33% commissions.

        • Stamps.com
          Stamps.com give consumers easy access to online postage options and offers affiliates up to $25 for referring them.

        • Staples.com
          Staples.com sells over 6,000 office supplies and allows affiliates to make up to 10% commission.

        • StoryCraft Writer's Software and Writers Resources
          StoryCraft software helps cutomers create stories and affiliates generate 20% commission on sales.

        • Travelocity.com
          Travelocity helps customers make online travel reservations and pays affiliates $2 per airline ticket booking.

        • Verio
          Verio, a Web hosting service, offers affiliates up to $30 per new customer.

        • WebTrends
          WebTrends helps Webmasters monitor their Web logs and earn a $3-4 bounty for referring new customers.

        • wine.com
          wine.com lets affiliates link to their home page, product categories--even to their favorite Merlot and earn 8% of the sale.


       

      Affiliate-Related Surveys, Stats, and Projections
      • Ages of First Time Online Buyers
        Survey by NFO Interactive in October 1999

      • Amazon Benefits from Q4 Spending Surge
        Percent of E-Commerce Sales Made at Amazon

      • Barriers to Online Purchasing
        Survey by Intermarket Group - October 1999

      • Bizrate.Com Survey Reveals Increase in Holiday Sales --December 16, 1999
        By Beth CoxInternetNews.com Correspondent

      • Consumables Market Takes Larger Share of E-Commerce
        Projected Total Web RevenuesFor Consumer Products

      • Dissatisfaction With Banner Ads Is On the Rise /IW June 28, 1999

      • Drivers of First Time Online Purchases
        Survey by NFO Interactive - October 1999

      • E-Commerce Catching on With Web's Newbies
        Why Web Newbies Shop Online - Survey by NPD Online Research

      • Experienced Internet Shoppers Satisfied with Online Shopping

      • Increase Seen in Internet Shopping-[November 12]

      • January 2000 Internet Usage Stats

      • Leading Advertisers of January 2000

      • Rate Card Survey Results from AdRelevance

      • Reasons for Not Shopping Online

      • Refer-It.com: Your Directory Of Internet Associate, Referral & Affiliate Programs

      • Customer service satisfaction, buying from your own links, multi-tier programs and more.

      • Report: Direct E-Mail Promotions Best at Attracting Buyers--December 22, 1999
        By Pamela ParkerInternetNews.com Associate Editor

      • Slow Modems Still Dominate Home Internet Scene

      • Study: Ad Spending to Reach $32 Billion
        By Michael PastoreEditor, CyberAtlas

      • The Lifestyles of the Online Shoppers
        Internet User Profiles

      • The World's Online Populations
        Top 15 Nations in Internet Use at Year-End

      • Top 25 E-Commerce Sites for 1999 Holiday Season

      • Top 50 Sites and Properties of December 1999

      • Top E-Tailers of January 2000

      • Uses for the Internet in the US
        US Census Bureau - October 1999

      • Why Consumers Shop Online
        Survey by Ernst & Young
      • Yahoo! Remains Ruler of Search Referrals

       
       
      Affiliate Connections — Affiliate-related newsgroups, mailing lists, and newsletters
      • Affiliate Newsletters
        • AffiliateMarketing.com
          A free "occasional" newsletter designed for merchants.

        • AssociatePrograms.com
          Allan's Gardyne's great newsletter!

        • CashPile.Com -- Newsletter Archive
          Now offered in HTML format

        • ClickZ Network
          Available in HTML format
      • Affiliate-related mailing lists — Affiliate-related mailing lists at eGroups.
        • Affiliate Ads

        • Affiliate Advertising-l

        • Affiliate Programs

        • affiliate programs

        • Affiliate Programs for Newbies

        • AffiliateProgramsForWebmasters_New Ezine

        • Affiliates Network

      • Affiliate-related NewsgroupsThe best newsgroups for affiliates
        • alt.business

        • alt.business.com

        • alt.business.multi-level

        • alt.html


      A Guide to Affiliate Directories — The best places to find great affiliate programs.
      • 2-Tier Affiliate Program Directory
        Find the best two-tier programs.

      • Affiliate Options Directory of Affiliate Programs
        A directory of single, two, and multi-tier affiliate programs.

      • Associate Programs
        Over 3000 affiliate program reviews and an unbeatable newsletter. Allan Gardyne runs this very successful directory. (Mentioned in Affiliate Selling: Building Revenue on the Web)

      • ASSOCIATE-IT.COM: The Ultimate Directory of affiliate programs
        A great place for single and two-tier program reviews.

      • ATL Network
        A solid directory and a free downloaded copy of Affiliate Programs Manager Software.

      • CashPile.com
        CashPile.com is a leading comprehensive portal of affiliate programs. All programs are individually reviewed by a member of their staff.

      • Click Associates
        Affiliate Programs directory for every type of business.

      • ClickQuick
        Provides great reviews of affiliate programs with emphasis on pay-per-click programs.

      • i-revenue.net
        Associate programs, affiliate marketing, revenue sharing and pay per click advertising guide

      • Refer-It.com: Your Directory Of Internet Associate, Referral & Affiliate Programs
        1,753 rated programs and counting...

      • simplesiteUK
        A directory containig over 4500 affiliate programs, a Top 40 list, and affiliate news and tips