{"id":51517,"date":"2021-10-07T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorityhacker.com\/?p=51517"},"modified":"2024-02-27T20:50:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T20:50:25","slug":"maxbounty-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/maxbounty-review\/","title":{"rendered":"MaxBounty Review 2024: Pros, Cons, Reviews & Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Most affiliate marketers cut their teeth with networks like Amazon<\/a>, CJ<\/a>, or Rakuten Advertising<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what if you want something a little bit different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Something with familiar products or services but with much higher payout rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If that\u2019s the case, it might be time for you to look at CPA offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that\u2019s why you just might be interested in reading our MaxBounty review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Look, we get there\u2019s no shortage of CPA networks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem is that most of them are relatively new, so you have no idea who you\u2019re dealing with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MaxBounty<\/a>, on the other hand, has been in business since 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s always comforting to know that your preferred affiliate marketing network (and cash) won\u2019t just disappear overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although MaxBounty specializes in CPA offers, you\u2019ll find lots of CPS offers to work with, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So you won\u2019t get stuck with just roofing companies or teeth whitening services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MaxBounty actually has some pretty impressive brand names in its portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But let\u2019s not get ahead of ourselves with our review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First things first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MaxBounty does a pretty good job of talking you into signing up with them \u2013 they sell you on the \u201c\u2026verticals you want, rates you\u2019ll need\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, once you\u2019ve read through their pre-sell you head over to their signup page<\/a> for new affiliates.<\/p>\n\n\n This page is a bit confusing because they already have a separate login page for MaxBounty affiliates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But you click \u2018Next\u2019 here if you don\u2019t already have an account and then enter your name and email address:<\/p>\n\n\n And then add a password and answers to security questions:<\/p>\n\n\n The next step is to add some contact details, including a mandatory Skype ID\u2026which is a bit odd considering they tend to verify by phone.<\/p>\n\n\n Then add your address details:<\/p>\n\n\n And then, finally, some details about your site, traffic sources, and the MaxBounty campaign(s) you want to promote.<\/p>\n\n\n And then the 8th<\/sup> page of the signup form is the final one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two points worth paying attention to here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to promise to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s the nature of the CPA affiliate market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unscrupulous affiliate marketers will sign up for accounts and then just churn and burn them overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Big CPA payouts can attract a very cut-throat crowd where every potential scam is on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyways, the final step is to click \u2018Submit\u2019 and then wait for your MaxBounty account to be approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their signup process probably saves their admin team a lot of time in weeding out the dodgiest affiliate marketers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But other affiliate marketing networks need a name, address, and your site\u2019s URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So this feels like overkill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also, the MaxBounty account approval\/review process is prone to delays, so be prepared to reach out to your affiliate manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019ve heard people talking about CPA offers, it would be all too easy to assume they\u2019re all the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That you\u2019ll wind up promoting life insurance offers to people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or some weird berry-based supplement that \u201cmelts fat away\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And yes, you can find those types of offers on MaxBounty, but once you actually review MaxBounty, you find brands like the following:<\/p>\n\n\n And that\u2019s just a random sampling of the big names you\u2019ll find on MaxBounty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just bear in mind these are in the minority, probably around 20%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The other 80% of the offers are what you find on most CPA networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This was my first time using MaxBounty\u2019s interface, and the first word that springs to mind is \u201cBusy!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n It\u2019s not that the UX (User Experience) is awful, but you\u2019re presented with a full page of offers, each of which is like a mini version of a landing page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there\u2019s no white space \u2013 your eyes are constantly overloaded with information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most networks also offer some training at this stage, but not here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, let\u2019s take a look at the various menu options:<\/p>\n\n\n Most of these are self-explanatory so I won\u2019t get into too much detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The only one that kinda stands out is \u201cMaxMoney\u201d \u2013 this is their internal rewards system for monthly competitions for affiliates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you hit certain milestones, then you earn \u2018MaxMoney Points.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of these is worth US$1 in real currency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My final take on the MaxBounty interface and user experience is that it doesn\u2019t do anything particularly well or particularly bad in relation to UX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s just kinda \u201cthere\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now, we get to the interesting part – finding affiliate programs<\/a> that you can earn money with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Head on over to the left-hand menu of the MaxBounty dashboard and choose \u2018Browse\u2019, and you get the following:<\/p>\n\n\n Choose \u2018Browse\u2019 defaults to the (1) \u2018New Campaigns\u2019 tab, but you can also choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Top campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Trending campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Suggested campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Recently viewed campaigns<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Campaigns you\u2019ve just been approved for<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Campaigns you\u2019ve bookmarked<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that brings us to something we need to highlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n MaxBounty isn\u2019t ClickBank<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s like pretty much every other affiliate marketing network in that you have to apply to promote individual advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Except MaxBounty is even more restrictive than other affiliate networks with this stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You have to receive your first payment from them before you can promote CPA offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Basically, affiliates have to successfully promote at least one of their CPS offers before they get to touch the MaxBounty CPA advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Smart move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also use the \u2018Search\u2019 function to find CPA (C<\/strong>ost p<\/strong>er A<\/strong>ction), CPL (C<\/strong>ost p<\/strong>er L<\/strong>ead), or CPS (C<\/strong>ost p<\/strong>er S<\/strong>ale) offers:<\/p>\n\n\n To be fair, MaxBounty does make it really easy to find relevant offers from the 2,000+ in its database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, you\u2019ve researched and found offers that are perfect for your niche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now it\u2019s time to build an affiliate link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or what MaxBounty refers to as a \u2018Tracking link\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n All you need to do is navigate to the affiliate program you want to promote, and click \u2018Build tracking link\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n And this is where MaxBounty really impressed me in terms of their approach to \u2018User Experience\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n You choose the type of traffic you\u2019ll send to the link, then the type of \u2018Creative\u2019 you want, and then whatever landing page you want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A simple 3-step process that anyone can manage to complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are also options to set up sub-IDs from here and your tracking pixel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But overall, the entire link creation process feels really fluid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me take my crystal ball out and predict that you\u2019ll earn money from your MaxBounty affiliate marketing efforts and will need to know how you get paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I prefer a Palant\u00edr, but that\u2019s just my inner geek speaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyways, what payment options does our MaxBounty review see in your future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cWhen\u201d of getting paid as a MaxBounty affiliate is actually a two-step process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You start off on net-15 payment terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So whatever you earn during a given month will be paid to you on the 15th of the following month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, affiliates who earn enough to receive a payment are then automatically placed on a weekly payment schedule instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re living in a Western country or a country not on some \u201cban\u201d list, then you can choose from check, eCheck, direct deposit, wire transfer, and Payoneer as payment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, some options won\u2019t be available to affiliates in certain countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your commission payments are also converted into your local currency so that NZ affiliates will receive payment in New Zealand dollars, for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You must earn at least US$100 in commissions to trigger a payment from MaxBounty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s a bit higher than some networks, but if you\u2019re entering the CPA (Cost per Action) scene with your eyes wide open, you\u2019ll realize this is chicken feed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, here we find MaxBounty\u2019s major failing \u2013 no knowledge base or support forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or anything of the kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sure, you get dedicated affiliate managers, but should you really need to ring them to answer a basic question?<\/p>\n\n\n\n They have an FAQ page within the MaxBounty affiliate dashboard, but this is the weakest \u201cHelp\u201d section I\u2019ve seen on any network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It feels like a complete afterthought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which is a shame considering how polished other aspects of this network are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s easy to say good about any network or program, but what do other people think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to MaxBounty reviews it\u2019s something of a mixed bag.<\/p>\n\n\n This guy went into quite a bit of detail about his experiences:<\/p>\n\n\n At face value, it would appear that MaxBounty does have a PR problem here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With that said, a lot of the stories had the same basic narrative:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI joined and earned $100 after 2 days\u2026and then they closed my account.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Probably because you just tried to rip MaxBounty off with dodgy traffic and clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But I also found lots of positive feedback for this MaxBounty review.<\/p>\n\n\n Here\u2019s another one of the positive reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n The real problem here is that because CPA (Cost per Action) offers are so lucrative, people get really pissed off when they\u2019re cut off from the \u201csource.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is why I always advise affiliates to never, ever work with just one affiliate network.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n URL: <\/strong>MaxBounty CPA network<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Year established: <\/strong>2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n Number of merchants: <\/strong>200+<\/p>\n\n\n\n Offer types: <\/strong>CPA, CPL, CPS<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s take a few minutes to give you a TLDR of this network \u2013 a mini MaxBounty review:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And that brings us nicely to the conclusion of our MaxBounty review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Max Bounty was an interesting network to take a deep dive into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Partly because they\u2019ve watered down those CPA offers with many CPS programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And despite a really \u201cbusy\u201d interface, they\u2019ve nailed things like their link creation tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the best I\u2019ve used on any affiliate marketing network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just bear in mind they\u2019ll shut down your account (and keep your commissions) if they even suspect you\u2019re up to no good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So you\u2019re much better off starting with more vanilla offers and networks when you build your first affiliate site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you have no idea how to do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, why not check out our free training<\/a> on that very subject?<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll learn how to research a niche<\/a>, find the right keywords, and even get a basic site online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And all without paying us a single cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yup, honestly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let us know where to send your invitation<\/a>, and we\u2019ll take care of the rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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