A Guide to Affiliate Marketing in Australia

The dawning of the internet has dramatically changed so many aspects of our lives. Rather than spending time walking around the shopping centre, we are ever more inclined to pull up a chair by the computer and dive into the world of the web and the numerous bargains it offers. For the entrepreneurial amongst us this has opened the window of opportunity wider than ever before, with people from around the globe able to promote the products and services they offer.

What’s more, those able to do the promoting can take a cut of the value of the sale; a win win situation for all involved. Affiliate marketing has provided financial freedom to thousands of individuals around the world and its popularity is continuing to increase.

For those wishing to cash in on the success of affiliate marketing you need not feel completely alone. There are many affiliate marketing networks to help you discover products to promote. Before selecting a network, it would be wise to do some research as to which will suit you best – although there is no reason not to join more than one.

Perhaps the most important factor is that of industry focus. One of the most common mistakes among new affiliates is to be lured by the high earnings potential of incredibly competitive sectors such as consumer finance, electronics or even the adult industry. You are best to focus on areas where you have genuine insight and passion. Building an affiliate business is a long haul and you are competing with just about everyone that has access to the web so differentiation is vital. Once you have decided on one or more sectors, you can then seek out suitable affiliate programs and networks.

ClixGalore is one of the best known affiliate marketing networks in Australia. With over 20,000 different digital products on display for you to promote and commissions of up to 75% of the value of the sale, this isn’t a great surprise. It’s free to sign up as an affiliate and there is in most cases no waiting around for the approval of the merchant of the product which enables you to start selling quickly and easily.

If you`re looking to sell for some well known brands such as ANZ, Apple or Foxtel you might want to consider using DGM as your affiliate marketing network. Everything from flowers to books, music and fashion are available for promotion through this network.

In Australia we currently only have a few Affiliate Networks to choose from. Below is a list of the major networks along with their contact details.

ClixGalore

clixGalore Affiliate Marketing is a large affiliate network comprising of over 7500+ Merchants and many ten of thousands of Affiliates across our five main networks in the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA and Japan.

ClixGalore have the largest range by far of any Australian network and I suggest joining their network as an affiliate as they have an easy to follow affiliate interface.

Commission Payouts: Month following commissionable activity

Commission Monster

Australia ’s leading affiliate network has gone global!

With a global market for products just a click away, advertisers are spending billions of dollars to access consumers on the internet.

For businesses with a keen eye on their margins the focus is on generating low-risk, high-volume sales; and successfully ‘incentivising’ the market

Commission Monster meets all of your online advertising needs providing a fully developed pay-for-performance service where you determine the performance criteria.

Our product is specifically tailored for today’s competitive online environment.

Founded in Melbourne ( Australia), the Company has been providing our own proprietary Commission Monster Technology and infrastructure tools and services to advertisers and advertising agencies since 2003.

In late 2007 they launched into the US market and most recently, the UK market.

Commission Payouts: 3 months after commissionable activity

DGM

DGM usually only attract the higher end affiliate programs such as Qantas, Optus, ANZ etc. The network is closely monitored and you will need to apply for advertiser approval on each campaign you wish to promote.

Commission Payouts: 2 months after commissionable activity

Jumbo Affiliates

Jumbo is the newest affiliate network to be launched in Australia and I had the pleasure of being apart of the launch stage in July 2007.

Jumbo Affiliates has over 150 affiliate programs to choose from and their tracking is live so there is no waiting around for 24 hours to see results of a newly launched campaign.

Commission Payouts: Month following commissionable activity