Affiliate Reviews
These are some of the affiliates that I believe all publishers should sign up and give a try. I have hand picked the ones that I believe are the best for an incentive based website as well as added useful information and my two cents for each affiliate. If you are wondering why affiliates such as MaxBounty, Hydra Network, etc. are not on here it is because they no longer accept any incentive publishers. There are other incentive affiliates that I have tried out but did not mention due to lack of support and incentive campaigns, which I believe are not worthy of signing up for. I will continue to update this list as I try out more and more incentive affiliate networks that are worth signing up for. Make sure to check the blog posts on the home page everyday to see if any new affiliates have been added.
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Updated: Currently Updating 6/10/09
| Adscend Media |
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| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 145 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Credit Requests are taken. - Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Variety of incentive campaigns. - Good conversion rate for campaigns. - Custom tracking script. |
| Cons: | - Very new network.
- Had a few revokes early on, but some were returned. - Not many exclusive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | I personally know the owners of Adscend Media, but I won’t bring any bias into this review. One great thing about them is that their affiliate script is custom made which I always believe helps more in campaign conversions. Their base rates are always higher then their competition and always try to beat any rates that are higher elsewhere. They also have a good amount of incentive campaigns and take credit requests for the campaigns that did not convert. I did receive a few revokes from them early on, but Adscend Media did take the hit on a few campaigns and paid. Even though they are very new, I do believe they are here for the long run and would suggest them to everyone! |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Adscend Media. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Adscend Media. |
| AquasisMedia | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal, Direct Deposit |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 20 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- Credit Requests are taken - Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Never had a revoke on this network - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Lack of incentive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | This network used to be the power house for me at home point, yeah that’s right, the big kahuna, the monster in the closet, the daddy’s little girl who plays football. In other words, I did heavy traffic with them. This was until they lost a few of their exclusive campaigns that no one else had. But I never lose hope in them! I know they will bounce back and show me some exclusive campaigns. Campaigns convert very well and they offer generous increases for those who ask. Overall this is a very good network and I suggest you sign up! |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About AquasisMedia. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for AquasisMedia. |
| Blue Phoenix Network | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check |
| Minimum Payout: | $100 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 34 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Base campaign rates are pretty low compared to competition.- Support can be slow at times. – Lack of incentive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | Blue Phoenix Network used to be a great network with exclusive incentive campaigns that made me a lot of money, but when those went away this network became obsolete. They have low base rates and their incentive campaigns do not really appeal to me or my users. However, they do have a few exclusive campaigns that I can’t find elsewhere, but again they do not appeal to my users so there is no point in putting them up. Regardless, they are a good network and always pay their publishers. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Blue Phoenix Media. |
| My Rating: | 6 out of 10. |
| Updated Review: | 01/11/09 |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Blue Phoenix Media. |
| CPAStorm | |
| Pay Date: | Net15/Net30 (based on amount of traffic brought in) |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 320 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking which you will have to specifically ask for. |
| Pros: |
- Abundance of incentive campaigns. - Fastest and most reliable support in the business reached through email or IM. - Payment sent promptly on the 30th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Rate increases come with volume. – Recently changed their new affiliate policies (read below for more). |
| My Two Cents: | Wooosh…the storm is coming! No! Don’t run away! Go towards it! Yes! Go toward the storm! No I’m not stupid! Just GO! CPAStorm is a great affiliate network that has probably the best campaign conversions. No joke, I barely get any complaints about their campaigns converting, which puts them very high up on my list. Even though they use direct track, they have found a genius way to implement post back tracking with their direct track script, but make sure you ask about it because there isn’t a big blue button you click that magically installs it. The campaign rates they offer are slightly above their competitions. Also, they have many incentive campaigns to chose from, though most of them are no credit card/e-mail submits. There is one frustrating thing about CPAStorm though, recently they have changed their new affiliate policies. In order to sign up you basically have to hump through hoops answering an abundant about of questions about your website. This makes signing up for CPAStorm irritating and can cause most not want to go through the hassle. I wouldn’t mind it so much, but even if I want a separate account I have to answer all these questions, which is bizzare. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About CPAStorm. |
| My Rating: | 8 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for CPAStorm. |
| ExclusiveCPA |
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| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 100 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Exclusive Incentive Campaigns - Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Performance Bonuses Every Month - Great conversion rate for campaigns. - Low chargebacks/revokes |
| Cons: | - Low base rates
- Could add some more credit card trial campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | ExclusiveCPA has impressed me over and over again; first being the great exclusive campaigns that I can’t find elsewhere, second being that they pay on time. The reason I say that they have impressed me by paying on time is because most affiliates who have exclusive offers no where else to be seen do not come through at the end and end up scrubbing many leads. ExclusiveCPA is one affiliate company that does not do that. As well as exlcusive campaigns, they give you a month to month bonus if you reach a certain amount of revenue. So far they have impressed me a lot and I suggest you sign up for them today! |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About ExclusiveCPA. |
| My Rating: | 7.5 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for ExclusiveCPA. |
| ExpressRevenue | |
| Pay Date: | Net15/Net30 (based on amount of traffic brought in) |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/-145 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Credit Requests are taken. - Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Decent conversion rate for campaigns. - Exclusive incentive campaigns. - Abundance of incentive campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Very new affiliate company. – Most credit requests are sometimes denied. – Exclusive campaigns end up revoking |
| My Two Cents: | The prior review I had of ExpressRevenue “made them seem like God” as some one put it, which made me laugh. I had praised them a lot for their exclusive campaigns, high rates, and acceptance of credit requests. Well now months later I have changed my mind a little about them. A lot of their exclusive campaigns end up revoking “due to fraud,” which is practically every affiliate networks response. Every time ExpressRevenue would get an amazing exclusive campaign, I would run it and do good traffic on it, only to have all my leads revoked. My guess is that some of the campaigns they run are not suppose to be incentivized, which is why they end up revoking and in the end it is us that have to pay. Another thing that changed was that credit requests were starting to get denied more and more which was a hassle because their conversion rates started dwindling. Regardless of all this, Jake (the owner of ExpressRevenue) still tried to take the hit for his publishers and pay them out even though he did not get paid for the revoked leads, which I honor him for that. But as for right now I am staying low and not using ExpressRevenue as much as I did in the past. It’s always better to be safe then sorry. |
| Click Here to Find Recent Posts About ExpressRevenue. | |
| My Rating: | 6 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for ExpressRevenue. |
| IncentReward | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 100 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Pay on time. |
| Cons: |
- Base campaign rates are low compared to competition, but do not hesitate to raise campaign rates when asked. - No exclusive campaigns |
| My Two Cents: | IncentReward does not amaze me nor disappoint me, they’re just another affiliate I like to have as backup. They have a decent amount of incentive campaigns. Support is very friendly, which is always a plus since I am always bugging affiliate managers with my 100’s of questions. Not my fault, my mama always told me to always ask plenty of questions. Their base rates are a little low, not low as other networks but I’m sure they can be raised when asked. They don’t really have any exclusive campaigns, most of their campaigns I can get from other affiliates, but their conversion rates were pretty good when I used them. I suggest you sign up for them and try them for yourself because they are very reliable and friendly. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About IncentReward. |
| My Rating: | 6 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for IncentReward. |
| InstantDollarz | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $100 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/-1250 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Over a thousand incentive campaigns to chose from. - Payment sent promptly on the 30th. – Offer a list of campaign conversion percentage |
| Cons: |
- Base campaign rates are pretty low compared to competition. - Campaign conversion rates are unstable (explained below). |
| My Two Cents: | WTF! Over a thousand incentive campaigns?? Hold on, let me get my glasses. Holy smokes Batman! It’s true! With over a thousand incentive campaigns I am almost positive that you will find any category you are looking for and if you don’t, well, go away. I have had my share of good luck and bad luck with InstantDollarz (yes that’s dollarZ with a Z, not an S). With so many campaigns, some do not convert properly, leaving publishers with those annoying users who bother about getting no credit after waiting less than a minute after completion of the campaign (yes the same users from the Motive Interactive review). But the campaigns that do convert well always make me happy, so I suggest you play around with their offers and find some that convert well. They have over a friggin’ thousand, there HAS to be a few that convert well. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About InstantDollarz. |
| My Rating: | 6 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for InstantDollarz. |
| LeadExpose | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | None |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 60 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Need more incentive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | I actually used to brag about this network a lot. It’s a new network and for the first couple of months of launching they were a very good network. They had great rates, great campaigns, and great support. But then things changed as they got hit with revokes (reversal of leads) from their clients which basically put them in a negative balance because they still paid out their publishers (which I honor them for). I spoke to them recently and they told me that they focus more on non-incent now but also have a few incentive campaigns. I don’t think they will be getting any exclusive campaigns anytime soon or focus more on incent, but if they change their minds I will be sure to report! If there are any non-incent users out there, then I suggest this a great affiliate for you! |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About LeadExpose. |
| My Rating: | 5 out of 10. |
| Updated Review: | 01/11/09 |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for LeadExpose. |
| Motive Interactive | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal, Wire |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 70 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking, but you will have to ask support to implement it. |
| Pros: | - Some of the highest campaign rates I have seen.
- Unique AdVent Script. - Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Payment sent promptly on the 30th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: |
- Heavily revoke for fraudulent leads. - Advent backs up after 2AM Central time, stats of campaigns unavailable for a few hours. - Lack of exclusive high paying campaigns |
| My Two Cents: | Motive Interactive has their own unique script, which believe it or not, I think helps in their conversion of campaigns. I can’t explain how it helps…yet, but just take my word on this one. I’m not saying its flawless, but for me its better than most of the other networks. Now don’t get all excited and think you have found the perfect network that will get all those annoying users, who bother you about getting no credit after waiting less than a minute after completion of the campaign, off your back (oops run on!). I brought heavy traffic to them once and had to pay for it, yes, they dropped the revoke bomb on me. I still use them because they have very good rates for their campaigns, but I made sure to take extra fraud measures before I did. I would suggest publishers to test out a few campaigns before they bring heavy traffic to this network. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Motive Interactive. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Motive Interactive. |
| Never Blue Ads | |
| Pay Date: | Net15 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $25 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 50 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Professional seasoned company. - Fairly high campaign rates. - Payment sent promptly on the 15th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Do not accept all incentive websites. |
| My Two Cents: | I remember getting rejected over and over for this network. I didn’t understand how every other network got accepted besides me! So I decided to man up and actually do something about it instead of crying over the rejection letter. After many e-mail/phone exchanges and a long essay on how I prevent fraudulent leads, I finally got into their network. I won’t lie, I felt like I could climb Mt. Everest after that. I suggest you go back to your high-school days and remember everything your English taught you about writing an effective essay if you decide to sign up. I don’t blame them though, fraud has been ridiculous in this industry. In the end, it was worth the struggle because they have some of the best campaign conversion rates. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Never Blue Ads. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
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| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Never Blue Ads. |
| Panthera Network | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 60 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Payment sent promptly on the 30th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Lack of incentive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | I believe Panthera Network focuses more on non-incentive campaigns, but still do have a decent amount of incentive ones. If you’re planning on opening an international website, they have a good amount of international campaigns. Their conversion rates are very good so I do hope they get some good incentive campaigns soon. As of right now, they put me to sleep with the selection of their incentive offers. And its VERY hard to put me to sleep, trust me, I’m nocturnal. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Panthera Network. |
| My Rating: | 6 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Panthera Network. |
| Pepper Jam Network | |
| Pay Date: | Net15 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Direct Deposit, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $25 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 20 |
| Postback Tracking: |
- Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- New upcoming network that sets to rival Commission Junction. - A few unique campaigns. - Campaigns added everyday (both incent and non-incent) - Payment sent promptly on the 15th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: |
- Support takes a day to respond. - Lack of incentive campaigns. |
| My Two Cents: | When I first took a look at this network, I thought Commission Junction had a make over. They basically have the same script, you apply for an offer, when you get accepted you put it up, etc. Now for those of you who hate reading the long and boring Terms of Service that every company has (you need to have it also), you better get used to it. There have been times where I have been approved for campaigns that do not allow incentivized traffic. I was pretty confused but I took the safe road and decided not to put them up. The few exclusive offers that I do run from them convert fairly well. They are a growing company that I am pretty sure will one day be one of the biggest networks. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Pepper Jam |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Pepper Jam |
| Premiere Incentive | |
| Pay Date: | Net7 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Direct Deposit, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $25 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 160 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Abundance of incentive campaigns. - Reliable support. - Payment sent promptly on the 20th. - Very good conversion rate for campaigns. |
| Cons: | - Base campaign rates are pretty low compared to competition, but do not hesitate to raise campaign rates when asked. |
| My Two Cents: | So around every 20th of the month I wake up, check my bank account, and see a payment by Premiere Incentive deposited into my account. Then I look outside and see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world brought to me by Premiere Incentive. Okay so that last part isn’t exactly true, but its always nice when an affiliate network delivers payments on time. They have a variety of incentive offers that pay pretty low, but their affiliate managers have never denied me a raise on any campaign. Their campaigns convert very well. This network in worth a try for any incentive publisher. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About Premiere Incentive. |
| My Rating: | 7.5 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for Premiere Incentive. |
| PublisherRev | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $50 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 100 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do not offer postback tracking, but have sub-id reporting as well CSV imports. |
| Pros: |
- Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Same owner as Anything4Free.com. - Good campaign conversions. |
| Cons: |
- Base campaign rates are pretty low compared to competition, but do not hesitate to raise campaign rates when asked. - Not many exclusive campaigns as of yet. |
| My Two Cents: | Publisher Rev. is a fairly new network that I have been with for a while now. They are very friendly and professional, I know they won’t run away with my money so that’s always reaffirming for a new network. The owner does also own the forum at Anything4Free.com, so that’s another reason I trust them more. They are always willing to increase campaign rates if you get them at a higher rate elsewhere. Every time I run a campaign with them it converts very well so I don’t end up with a lot of credit requests from my users. Also, Wes (the owner of PublisherRev) is now working full time on his network so I expect great things to come in the future from them! |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About PublisherRev. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for PublisherRev. |
| VintaCore | |
| Pay Date: | Net30 |
| Method of Payment: | Check, Direct Deposit, Paypal |
| Minimum Payout: | $25 |
| Amount of Incentive Offers: | +/- 250 |
| Postback Tracking: | - Do offer postback tracking. |
| Pros: |
- Support is easily reached through email or AIM. - Abundance of incentive campaigns. - Good conversion rates for campaigns. - Hold great promotions for their publishers. |
| Cons: |
- Base campaign rates are pretty low compared to competition, but do not hesitate to raise campaign rates when asked. - Heavily revoke for fraudulent leads. |
| My Two Cents: | Don’t you like seeing exclusive campaigns time from time instead of that same ole boring stamps.com or ebay crap? You do? Well that’s good because VintaCore gets exclusive campaigns from time to time. They run promotions for their publishers often, and that just gets me so excited! Who doesn’t like winning promotions and getting free things. There is one downside to them, they revoke a lot. Even with the extra fraud measures I have taken, I still get revokes. *Sigh* I still do decent traffic with them so I’m not totally drawn away from them, those promotions and exclusive offers always make me come running back. They are like an ex-girlfriend that I can’t get over, and I mean that in the best way possible! I suggest you sign up and give them a try. |
| Recent Posts: | Click Here to Find Recent Posts About VintaCore. |
| My Rating: | 7 out of 10. |
| User Rating: | |
| Sign Up: | Click Here to Sign Up for VintaCore. |
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