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If you are new to affiliate marketing, choosing the best affiliate programs to start your affiliate marketing journey can be very tasking and a little bit confusing for you.

There are lots of affiliate marketing programs and affiliate marketing websites out there and making the right choice of which to start with will make it easier for you to succeed as an affiliate marketer. So in this article today will take a look at some of the best affiliate programs that you can start affiliate marketing as a newbie.

Top Affiliate Marketing Programs

ClickBank

First on our list of best marketing programs is Clickbank. ClickBank is widely regarded as the “MVP” of top affiliate marketing programs and has been around since the earliest days of the internet. At first, ClickBank had lots of low-quality products that had little or no value to its end users back in 2012, but the platform has been  revamped with better quality products and a more appealing dashboard.

The major reason why ClickBank occupies the top spot is because of its wide range of products to pick from. It's not niche-specific and you can choose from different niches such as health, fitness, make money online, business, finance, self-help e.t.c. So if you're looking to get started with affiliate marketing, then ClickBank should be your first port of call.

CJ Affiliate

After ClickBank, CJ Affiliate is also considered to be one of the best affiliate marketing programs online; if you have been in the affiliate marketing space for any amount of time, then you’ve probably come across the name CJ (Commission Junction).

One of the reasons why CJ ranks among the top affiliate marketing programs is that almost every major retailer has their affiliate programs on CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction), and this makes them your ideal one-stop shop to get into the affiliate marketing business. Another interesting factor is that most retailers have different ad sizes available for affiliates to choose from, which gives you better control of the offers you can show on your blog/website.

Signing up on CJ is free, and once you've been approved you can start promoting, and with the rich selection of advertisers available on the CJ Affiliate platform, it makes it pretty easy to compare and segment different offers. 

Shareasale 

Third on the list is ShareASale, and ShareASale is easily one of the largest affiliate networks and is now part of the AWIN group. The Shareasale platform has over 4,000 merchants listed, which makes it an ideal place to start affiliate marketing, and out of this number. over an estimated, one thousand of them are exclusive to the platform alone.

One special feature that makes ShareASale unique is that they do publish a large amount of data on each of the offers they are running, these include:

1. Earnings per Click

2. Reversal Rates

3. Average Sale Amount

4. Average Commission

Although these figures won't give you an idea of the volume of payouts you can expect, they’re certainly very helpful in assessing a campaign and signing up to start promoting products as an affiliate is free.

JVZoo

Since its establishment in 2011, JVZOO  has grown to become one of the best affiliate programs out there. JVZoo is unusual because there are no upfront costs for either publishers or merchants (advertisers). JVZoo’s income is derived from charging fees (to both the merchant and the affiliate) after a sale has been made, and another feature that makes it unique is that it pays commissions “instantly” via PayPal or JVzooPay (Payoneer) rather than once a week/fortnight/month as most other affiliate programs do.

Warrior Plus

WarriorPlus is a digital product platform for buying and selling products related to online business, and the platform is a solid contender in advertising online courses and “make money” marketing programs. One aspect where WarriorPlus outshines other affiliate marketing programs is its instant payments (via PayPal or Payoneer) and paying out for all products in the sales funnel.

Since vetting the products (including refund rates) requires a lot of time and effort, Warrior Plus is best positioned for experienced marketers who are looking to earn commissions on a large range of programs, although newbie affiliate marketers have also been known to record great success promoting products from warrior plus, so it's worth trying out.

Rakuten

Widely regarded to be one of the oldest affiliate marketing platforms, Rakuten LinkShare has been around for donkey years. Even if it might have lost its place in terms of popularity, Rakuten still rings a bell in the affiliate marketing industry, and it has a few slick features that make it unique from other affiliate programs. 

Take, for instance, Rakuten's platform has the ability to rotate through the different banners automatically for a product which is a huge advantage when trying to optimize your offers. Instead of having to manually select which ad you want to run on your blog, with Rakuten LinkShare you can rotate multiple banners with only one small piece of code.

In addition, Rakuten LinkShare is also enabled for more flexible “deep linking” to individual merchant landing pages, this allows for increased customization of the types of campaigns you can run.

ClickFunnels

ClickFunnels is a page builder platform where people can create responsive, highly professional, and exceptionally good converting landing pages and sales funnels. But one thing that stands ClickFunnels out is their affiliate program.

Affiliates are entitled to a 40% commission on any ClickFunnel product or service sale. In addition, if you refer another affiliate to ClickFunnels, you also get 5% of the revenue that they generate.

BuilderAll

BuilderAll has striking similarities with Clickfunnels. BuilderAll is an exciting landing page, sales funnel builder and they have an exceptional affiliate program where you can earn 100% of the first month and then 30% recurring on every sale you make while promoting as an affiliate!

Peerfly

PeerFly is a one-of-a-kind CPA (cost-per-action-based) affiliate ad network. Compared to other major affiliate networks, Perfly's software is custom built from the ground up so they don't depend on unreliable hosted mechanics.

Peerfly currently accepts publishers from all countries, in any vertical, and almost any type of traffic which makes it an ideal fit to start your affiliate marketing journey.

DigiStore24

Digistore24 is a full-service online sales platform with one of the world’s largest affiliate marketplaces that helps you grow & scale your business. Since its foundation in 2012,  Digistore24 has grown in leaps and bounds. The platform is a combination of American marketing innovation and German software engineering.

Signing up to promote affiliate products on Digistore is free, and affiliates can get paid with all common payout methods (PayPal and Payoneer inclusive).

Avangate ( 2Checkout )

The list wouldn't be complete without "Avangate". Avangate was established in 2006 as part of the GECAD group (the company that developed RAV Antivirus). Avangate is now officially known as 2Checkout, and this name change tends to confuse many merchants.

Furthermore, the original Avangate name which the brand is known for now refers to a payment processor while 2Checkout is the brand's affiliate program. However, 2Checkout uses Avangate to process all of its payouts, which makes 2Checkout a subsidiary of Avangate.

Interestingly, 2Checkout, Avangate's affiliate program focuses mainly on selling software and other digital goods, and the platform is home to a variety of software products from name-brand firms, such as Kaspersky, Hewlett-Packard, and BitDefender.

CONCLUSION On Best Affiliate Programs

So, we've analyzed some of the top affiliate marketing programs in this article, and you can pick one to start your journey with as a newbie affiliate marketer. Do you know of any other beginner-friendly affiliate marketing programs? Feel free to tell us in the comment section. You can also check out our related resources to help you get started with affiliate marketing below;

• How To Get Started With Affiliate Marketing For Beginners

• How To Do Affiliate Marketing Without A Website