This is sort of a paid review. You don’t normally find me doing this
but since I truly liked RevResponse at the first sight, I’m writing this.
Overview
RevResponse
(aff. link) is one-of-a-kind of affiliate network that pays you for promoting
Free Magazines, Technical Whitepapers, Software etc the topic of these materials
range from Agriculture to Software Development and from Bio-Technology to Transportaion
& Logistics. This means most content based website/blogs won’t have
much problem finding relevant offers to promote. Since all magazines, whitepapers
etc. are free, it’s kind of a Pay-Per-Lead affiliate network. The magazines,
that many presume to be SPAM, are not at all spammy rather are really useful
and informative. And as those are all free, it means great source of information
for your visitors and income for you!
Sign-Up
The Sign-Up
(aff. link) process is pretty straightforward and doesn’t require you
to fill any lengthy forms once you are done with that, they would contact you
within a few days (in my case less that 24-hours) to tell you whether your application
is accepted or not. If you have an informative blog/website, you won’t
have any problems getting accepted even though your website/blog is on a free
host.
Promotional Materials
Image Ads: Basic ads in all standard sizes.
Text Ads: Plain text ads. They also provide pre-written paragraphs.
It’d be best if you personalize it.
Flash Widget: Beside normal image based ads they also provide
interactive flash widgets. Catches eye and would prove to be useful for your
visitors.
Co-Branded Site: Really great, like Amazon’s astore,
RevResponse provides you with a customizable website with the same look as your
existing website. It is hosted on tradepub.com. It could be customized to create
your very own Magazine Catalog.
Earning Potential
If you choose the offers wisely and promote them using genuine reviews, in
other words to give genuine value to your visitors, there nothing stopping you
from earning, at least, more than traditional advertising (AdSense etc.) they
pay between $1.50 - $20 (as far as I’ve heard), which is great. Another
great thing is unlike many other networks, RevResponse accepts leads (subscriptions,
downloads of the offers you promote) from international visitors too!
Conclusion
Pros:
- Company behind RevResponse is quite old (since 1996)
- Great affiliate managers, support and “personal” feeling. They
have a blog and a forum to share and get ideas. - Payment via PayPal and Check.
- Accepts international leads.
- Offers that you can promote are FREE.
Cons:
- Net-45 Payment scheme which means you’re paid 45-days after the month
you earnings reach $50 (minimum payment threshold) - Web is so cluttered with spam that some people don’t bother for “freebies”
anymore
I’d genuinely recommend RevResponse
(aff. link) to anyone having a content blog/website. Do check it out!