adult affiliates making move to mainstream ---->>>
 

For an experienced adult affiliate that looking to start as affiliate in mainstream whats the a good industry/approach to take these days?

I push both..
mainstream:
ShareASale

You late as fu*k booooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

nice group of mainstream of sites.
what methods of traffic are current in mainstream?
much different than adult?

Best way to target new verticals is to test an Affiliate Network.

Affiliate Program - an affiliate program offering either 1 site or a group of sites in the same vertical. Example: AdultFriendFinder.com has only dating sites in their program. You signup to their single affiliate program and promote only what they have.

Affiliate Network - a super affiliate that is signed up to TONS of affiliate programs with a volume payout rate. You send traffic through their links and piggy back on their high payout. The admin area lists THOUSANDS of sites you can promote. Both mainstream & adult under 1 roof.

Advantages to promoting an Affiliate Network instead of going direct:

1. 1 check / wire. No need to check 20 affiliate programs for payout.

2. Easier to test completely different offers since all your links are in 1 place. Also nothing worse that testing something and only earning $40 with a minimum $50 payout. And having 10 different affiliate programs like that with $400 sitting out there you can't get unless you promote more at a loss. Instead if you test under an affiliate network you have all 10 tests under 1 roof and qualify for minimum payouts easier. In my example you'd have all $400 under the single affiliate network.

3. Exclusive offers / rates - big networks get custom deals that average affiliates can't get. Like exclusive white labels or volume rates.

A great strategy is to first test on an affiliate network and once you find something that works, THEN you may want to check if you can get a higher rate direct. And sometimes even direct you won't qualify for the volume payout you're getting from the network.

Nutshell - if you're wading into mainstream start off on an affiliate network because you'll have a bigger variety of things to test without a need to chase down 20 payments.

I work with ClickDealer: Clickdealer

American Psycho after you signup hit me up on skype or facebook and I'll approve your account. We go way back so I'll hook you up :thumbsup

Affiliate Networks are the new sexy :winkwink:

I've made quite a bit with them and local to me in Chicago as well which I dig. Did well with linkshare and cj in the past as well. :2 cents:

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