ShareaSale.com Review

October 25, 2008

Shareasale is a large affiliate network since 2000, with hundreds of programs across many topics. It works as a middleman between 3rd party merchants and affiliates to handle billing and accounting. This ensures tracking compliance, security, and makes it easier to reach the minimum payout balance since all commissions are grouped together as one balance.

Payouts: Payouts done once account balance reaches $50. They pay by check and direct deposit. Their network offers Pay per sale (percentage or fixed amount) and the Pay per click is available to affiliates after first payment. Shareasale has their own affiliate program too, paying $150 for each merchant and $1 per affiliate signed up under your link.

Affiliate membership requirements: Auto approval. English only, no porn, illegal, or hate sites.

Pros: Creating direct product urls and general links is very convenient, unlike commission junction and other networks. Datafeeds, coupons, and 2 tier affiliate programs are also available to affiliates from participating merchants.

Shareasale will also test merchants for sales tracking compliance, which is important due to some merchants trying to defraud the system. If a merchant runs out of money they will be given a temporarily offline status with no warning, making your links invalid. However, joining merchants with autodeposit avoids this problem.

Cons: Social security number for U.S citizens is required to be paid. Direct deposit and check are only current payment options. Most of the merchants in the network are U.S. businesses.

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