I started with AFF about a year ago I was making $1000-1200 a month using ppc which was around 15 cents per click. Almost immediately they said my traffic wasn't converting enough (free account signups weren't converting to pay) and they were considering converting me to percentage payout. After working with me they eventualy paid me about $6000 they had been holding back on and continued to pay me until about 4 months ago when once again they complained about convertion rates. By this time due to the fact that my site is a fairly high profile site in the chat field my affiliate link was #1 on google for terms like friend finder chat rooms and adult friend finder chat rooms. By this time I was making $1500-$2000 (20 cents per click) After emailing them repeatedly and getting no reply I was finally able to catch my affiliate manager on YIM. She was able to get me paid and they have since converted me to percentage which is paying less than 5 cents per click. I have always used two other programs in addition to AFF and am in the process of phasing AFF out. Those programs have generally produced better pay per click than AFF but I needed a variety of programs on my site for content (SEO) purposes.
I would highly reccommend DatingGold as another program to use in conjunction with AFF. I have added them to the mix as of last week, and they are making me about $10 per day right now, which isnt a ton, but I also only have them rotating in remnant spots, so taking that into consideration, it is decent. I am going to move them up as they continue to earn and try to get AFF and Dating Gold running at 50/50 to spread my dependence on a single affiliate program. I think with some tweaking, I can get both programs to $50/day which would be a nice chunk of change per month. If you check em out, sign up under my ref link. http://www.datinggold.com/index.php?aid=5841
I used to use Dating Gold and they do convert very well although in my opinion their Geotargeted ads arn't that well, they have alot of payout options and like i said earlier convert well -- I convert 1:42 w/ AFF and about 1:39 w/ Dating Gold I just make more w/ AFF then DG that's why I stick it out with them, but DG is another good resource to try if you want a secondary income.
thanks epic, but do u know if dating gold except international traffic like AFF? the problem is many programs dont want just asian traffic
What exactly does DatingGold accept as a sale? A sale at DatingGold is defined when one completes and submits their registration details from the affiliates' specific url and converts into a full paying member. A full paying member is one who has subscribed to the program(s) of DatingGold.com by purchasing on the respective program(s) website(s) via paypal, check or valid credit card and who does not already have an account with the particular DatingGold program(s) at the time of registration. DatingGold.com may also pay on each trial registration generated on traffic leaving your specific referral link. All registered members will be kept informed of monthly promotions and incentives. DatingGold's cookie duration is for lifetime of each member. Yes - DatingGold will accept members from all countries. Code (markup): That is from their website, they say they accept from all countries, but just to be safe I would drop them an email and double check just so you have it in writing in case anything would change. Good Luck, -Bill
oh aff is great, i used it, before my earning was around $1200/month, but due to some difficulties, as i move here and there in diff' country, i left it
I usewell with AFF. I no longer advertise for them, but here's a screen of my total YTD stats. AFF is a good company, but I left when Kevin, the affiliate manager left. I dont know how good they are anymore.
hmm why did a few of you leave..if you were still making good money? were they not paying or something?
Just started promoting them exactly one week ago and have made $140 so far on Rev Share. Hopefully the residual income will build up wit a large customer base.