so I was wondering what other affiliate programs are like poker where you get recurring commissions based on signups? I'm not interested in stuff like hosting or signing ppl up to ebook memberships and the like it seems like there was some sort of forex recurring commission program out there -- what else?
Affiliate programs that offer recurring commissions for the “lifetime†of your referral are the programs that offer the maximum potential for you as a webmaster and an affiliate. In simple terms, lifetime commissions are recurring commissions on the earnings of any customers that you have referred to a particular affiliate program. Now, the more traffic that you refer to each program, the more chances you have of generating commissions through new player sign-ups which will earn monthly commissions for you on all your players as long as they remain active. Thanks for the link @dcristo Many merchants advertise their programs as "lifetime" programs, but rely on cookies for tracking sales. Cookies are not very reliable when it comes to long term sales. They get blocked, or overwritten or the customer simply upgrades to another machine. When that happens the affiliate misses out on commission payments. The very best programs are those that use database matching. They link the referring affiliate to the customer by associating the affiliate's ID with the customer's record. That way, if the customer returns months or even years later, the affiliate still earns commission on any purchases.
Or you could check out the residual income category at http://www.affiliateseeking.com A few terms for recurring income are used in affiliate marketing. These including lifetime income, residual income, etc.
There are some good webmaster programs like directories that pay recurring. Example: 25% Recurring Income from Ziffen. http://www.ziffen.com/affiliates.php