{"id":53952,"date":"2022-01-11T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorityhacker.com\/?p=53952"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:14:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T09:14:59","slug":"find-affiliate-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/find-affiliate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Affiliate Programs In Your Niche In 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Affiliate marketing is one of the best business models there is<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except for the unpredictable commission rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon is one of the worst offenders there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They keep moving the goalpost on commission payouts – usually downward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That stuff makes it pretty much impossible to predict your income..and also makes people angry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some marketers even encouraged their fans to remove all Amazon links from their sites after the changes in April 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m sure Jeff Bezos lost a ton of sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

So, instead of whining…why not just find other affiliate offers to promote?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me show you how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to find non-Amazon affiliate programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s assume that Amazon remains as unpredictable as it has been, so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That makes it a good idea for affiliates to diversify their income sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let\u2019s look at how you can find profitable non-Amazon affiliate programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more importantly, how to filter out the ones that aren\u2019t worth your time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the harsh reality is that most affiliate programs are rubbish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The likelihood of you making money with them is almost zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Read more: Best Amazon Affiliate Alternatives in 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluating affiliate programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I expect two things from an affiliate program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. It makes me enough money to be worth the time and effort<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. It doesn\u2019t destroy my reputation i.e. people are happy with their purchase<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    A surprising number of affiliates don\u2019t care about the second point \u2013 they\u2019re happy to promote any product as long as they get paid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But if you\u2019re reading this I\u2019m going to assume that you do<\/em> care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is smart – it\u2019s very difficult to build a long-term business when you\u2019re constantly ripping off your visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to Find Affiliate Programs in Your Niche<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    So let\u2019s walk through the process I use for selecting affiliate programs<\/a> for our sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1<\/strong><\/em> Pick a Product That’s Good Value for Money <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    I look for a product that is competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But it doesn\u2019t have to be the best product in its market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What I\u2019m looking for is something that offers a good price-to-value ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Basically, a product or service that offers good value for money.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why is this so important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Because the crappier products in a given market tend to offer higher commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is done to offset the fact that they\u2019re crap, but to also lure in the affiliates who only chase big payouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Advertisers know certain affiliates are willing to promote literally anything once they\u2019re paid enough commission.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s take a perfect example of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you Google \u201chow to start a blog<\/em>\u201d you\u2019ll find literally hundreds of sites all sharing the same basic advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But something else they almost all have in common is that they list Bluehost as their \u201crecommended\u201d hosting service for a new blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here\u2019s an example from page one of Google:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Affiliate<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    And another:<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Affiliate<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    And yes, you guessed it, another one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Even Neil Patel, it seems, is not immune to the temptation of high payouts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Affiliate<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

    Anyone who\u2019s serious about hosting and ranking though knows that Bluehost is not where you start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Is that because Bluehost is terrible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    No, but they\u2019re definitely not the \u201cbest\u201d option for new bloggers \u2013 not by any measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So why do so many affiliates have a hard-on for Bluehost?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Because their payouts start <\/em><\/strong>at $105 per sale.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Recommending crappy products will put money in the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But it will also destroy your relationship with your visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    It won\u2019t take long before your audience is calling you a sellout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Then people will stop following you, and you\u2019ll never be able to create that snowball effect of growing an audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That\u2019s  why we recommend you pick an offer that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n