Affiliate Program Checklist

Finding an Affiliate Program

• Check affiliate company clearinghouses - sites that aggregate affiliate programs.
• Check affiliate program directories.
• Do a search for a product or company name + affiliate program.
• Think of some specific companies or types of companies whose offerings could fit in with your website.

Selecting an Affiliate Program

• Find the best deal by doing a comparison.
• Check the incentives and commission rates.
• Check if the program offer fit into your business.
• Check the program purpose.
• Determine if you can trust the business initiating the program.
• Check if the business have a history of successes.
• Check if the program is honest and realistic.
• Contact current clients and ask for their opinions.
• Check how often payments are sent out.
• Check out what is the minimum payout level.
• Determine how targeted is your product.
• Determine how much traffic you should generate so as to earn a commission from the sale.
• Perform a quality analysis on the products your are promoting.
• Check the customer support service and their responsive to you and your customer.
• Make sure a merchant uses affiliate tracking software which ensures safety of both parties.
• Make sure a merchant provides all the necessary affiliate marketing tools.