AFFILIATE MARKETING PLATFORMS

 Affiliate Marketing sites or platforms are sites where one can find a product or products to promote. These are sites where a merchant or a vendor, places his product into and await sales. 

There are tons of affiliate sites out there but some have limited countries in which they perform. 

Some affiliate platforms are;

1: ClickBank- Clickbank is a global affiliate marketplace founded in 1998 and privately held. It has won over 6 million clients all over the world and is becoming the 87th largest retailer in North America. Clickbank is simply a middleman between the vendors and affiliates. It is free to sign up for although it doesn't support countries like Nigeria, 

To become an affiliate, all you need to do is 

1: Sign up for Clickbank affiliate account. 2: Then browse through the "Marketplace" where all available products are being displayed from vendors or sellers. 

3: Once you have gotten a good product, Clickbank will give you a unique affiliate link to the vendor's sales page 

              "The link becomes your affiliate link which you will use to drive traffic to the product"

PROS:

1: High Commission

2: Payment comes ASAP

3: Newbie friendly.

CONS:

1: No digital payment method yet

2: Maximum of $150/) earned pee product sale. 

2: JVZoo- This does almost or rather the same thing with Clickbank with a slight difference of requesting for approval when you want to promote a product. Still on the promoting of Product to earn commissions. JVZoo has been on for 8 years and has over 18M+ clients. Unlike Clickbank, JVZoo supports all countries. To be a JVZoo affiliate, 

1: Sign up for JVZoo affiliate.

2: Complete Registration by verifying email

3: Log in

4: Look for tops sellers and request approval to get your link. Start promoting.

PROS:

1: No initial investment

2: Tracking featured to help you know your sales.

CONS: 

1: Chances of poor services and products. 

2: Refunds take time

3: Cannot be sure of application. 

3: Warriorplus- This is mother digital marketing platform for selling and promoting product founded in 2006. It is as well free to join and it supports all countries. To be a Warriorplus Affiliate

1: Sign up for Warriorplus

2: Complete registration 

3:Log in

4: Explore marketplace and get products. Start promoting. 

PROS:

1: Open for both affiliate and vendors

2: Members can also promote their offers on it

CONS: 

1: Lots of complaint about products processed. 

2: Way the system runs, makes it difficult to communicate with vendors when an issue arises. 

4: ShareAsale Affiliate: This has been in business for 17years now. Featuring a marketplace catering for almost everything you can think of. To become a ShareAsale Affiliate,

1: Sign up 

2: Complete Registration. 

3: Log in

4:Browse and select your product. Start promoting.

PROS:

1: Flexible payout

2: Wide product selection

CONS:

1: Not as straight forward as some of its competitors. 

5: Amazon Associates: Amazon, one of the most popular platforms. The inline marketplace that delievers even a piece of chocolate bar to a functional drone to your door step. 

1: Sign up

2: Complete registration

3: Select product and start promoting

PROS:

1: Massive diverse product selection. 

2: All purchases the referred traffic makes, counts towards your Affiliate revenue

CONS:

1: Affiliate cookie lasts for 24hrs :(

2: Lack of payment options.

There are so many other platforms for vendors and affiliates; Blue host affiliate program, ConvertKit Affiliate program, Maxbounty Affiliate program, Google Adense, Leadspage partner program and so many more. Dont want to write so much so that you won't get bored. They are all great sites for vendors and affiliates. 

CONCLUSION: 

This will be a great start for Affiliate Marketing. Remember the most important thing in this is considering what your audience will like. All that is left is to pick the products you like, make your research and earn yourself a very nice revenue.