Please recommend a affiliate network for small business!

[giftedideas_co_uk]

Hi everyone,

I have just started my online Designer Gifts shop----Gifted ideas, and want to sign up a affiliate network then join cash back sites to bring in traffic.

Quidco has listed below as accepted affiliate network: Tradedoubler, Buy.at, OMGUK, DGM, Affiliate Future, CJ, Webgains and Affili.net.

I have enquiried Affiliate Future, prices started £1500 basic account set up + £75/month. It's out of my little budget. So please could anyone recommend one which is good and suitable for start-up small business' budget?

I am only a member of Quidco and know very little about affiliate marketing( but I am learning hard,please tell me if I make any mistakes.

[fizzbird]

Originally Posted by giftedideas_co_uk I am only a member of Quidco and know very little about affiliate marketing( but I am learning hard,please tell me if I make any mistakes.

Have you considered running your own referral scheme?

I promote a couple of gift related merchants this way and they seem to manage OK. I think you can get software which makes it all automated - someone on here will be able to point you in the right direction on this.

edit/one of the merchants I promote uses this: http://www.qualityunit.com/postaffiliatepro/
which seems to work well enough. /end edit

[loquax]

I am only a member of Quidco and know very little about affiliate marketing

You might want to look beyond the confines of one site and embrace the fact affiliate marketing reaches other sites and channels.

I'd also consider looking at Affiliate Window and Paid on Results - both omitted from the above list.

Then make your decision that's right for YOUR business not someone elses!

Jason

[MagicFreebiesUK]

you could think about a smaller network which has no setup fees like Afform, Profitistic or Trienta

[fizzbird]

Originally Posted by loquax Then make your decision that's right for YOUR business not someone elses!

That software has nothing to do with me. I promote a stationery merchant who uses it and thought it might be useful information, that's all.

[loquax]

I wasn't referring to you... just a general comment

[fizzbird]

Originally Posted by loquax I wasn't referring to you... just a general comment

OK, I'll untwist my knickers then!