Affiliate income Archives ⋆ Online Business Canada

14 Ways to Vet Advertisers Before Joining Their Affiliate Program

By Melody McKinnon on July 14, 2021 1 Comment Affiliate income, affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs

When you advertise for affiliates, your reputation can ride on theirs and vice versa. It’s important to be confident in their ability to serve your ideal customer with integrity and reliability. Their products or services should be exceptional. But how do you vet them?

Glossary of Affiliate Marketing Terms for Beginners

By Melody McKinnon on July 9, 2021 1 Comment Affiliate income, affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs

You can find digital marketing definitions for most online business terms with a quick search. The toughest part about finding definitions that are specific to affiliate marketing, is the same words can have different meanings depending on what you’re talking about. This glossary will ensure beginners have the right definitions from an affiliate marketer’s perspective. […]

Affiliate Marketing Without a Website

By Melody McKinnon on April 7, 2021 No Comment Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian marketing

After joining an affiliate program (also known as a referral program or partner program), affiliate marketers usually begin by placing an ad on their website. Visitors to the website click on the text link or display ad, which takes them to the advertiser’s site via an affiliate tracking link. If the visitor makes a purchase […]

The Best Affiliate Program Networks for Canadians

By Melody McKinnon on January 28, 2021 19 Comments Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs, Canadian web-based business

Finding the best affiliate program network in Canada is serious business that can have a major impact on your online income. There are so many networks, each with their own terms and conditions, and it’s common for individual affiliate programs to have their own rules on top of that. Some networks have a higher payout […]

How to Make More Affiliate Sales With Content

By Melody McKinnon on December 12, 2020 2 Comments Affiliate income, affiliate marketing, Blogging, Canadian web-based business

Long before anyone had heard of a blog, savvy affiliate marketers used content to make affiliate sales. When I first started affiliate marketing in the 90s, affiliate text links were primarily placed in website articles or newsletter articles. It’s just as effective in today’s blog content and even more critical, as banner ad blockers become […]

How to Start Affiliate Marketing in Canada

By Melody McKinnon on November 29, 2020 20 Comments Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs, Canadian web-based business, work at home Canada

I’m a Canadian affiliate marketing veteran, having started in the late 90’s. That means I was there when huge affiliate networks like Commission Junction, Linkshare/Rakuten and Clickbank were born in 1997 & 1998, and I’ve witnessed the rise and fall of many other well-known networks. I was one of the first members of many of […]

The 7 Most Profitable Types of Blog Posts

By Melody McKinnon on July 9, 2020 1 Comment Affiliate income, Blogging, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian Blogging

I’ve been producing original website content for more than 20 years, long before anyone had even heard of blogging. Right from the beginning, content was used to generate revenue. Whether you’re trying to move your own products or selling affiliate products, leveraging your blog for leads and sales is a relatively easy win.

2019 Top CPS and CPA Affiliate Networks Revealed

By Melody McKinnon on January 7, 2019 No Comment Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs

The annual ranking of Cost per Sale (CPS) and Cost per Action or Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) affiliate networks for 2019 has been revealed by mThink. The ranking is based on their Blue Book Survey of thousands of active performance marketing industry professionals, along with a panel of performance marketing industry experts and mThink’s research. […]

ClickBank University Teaches An Entirely New Level of Affiliate Marketing

By Melody McKinnon on April 30, 2018 No Comment Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs

ClickBank launched shortly after I started working online, 20+ years ago. They quickly established themselves as a lucrative affiliate network for both people selling digital products, and those who wanted to offer digital products while earning a commission on sales.

2018 Top CPA and CPS Affiliate Networks Announced

By Melody McKinnon on March 8, 2018 1 Comment Affiliate income, Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian affiliate programs

The annual ranking of Cost per Sale (CPS) and Cost per Action or Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) affiliate networks for 2018 has been revealed by mThink. The ranking is based on their Blue Book Survey of thousands of active performance marketing industry professionals, along with a panel of performance marketing industry experts and mThink’s research. […]