Affiliate Programs

Collected here you will find the best affiliate programs currently available.

Since 2016, I have been collaborating with more than 300 brands, and with each, I have had the opportunity to try several, if not all, of the affiliate programs on the market.

​Here are the most popular affiliate programs!

Affiliate programs track affiliate referrals, traffic, and performance, allowing the affiliate to receive a commission every time they generate a sale. Their followers and readers place an order by clicking their links.

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Commissions:

The average commission is 10% to 20%. I also see 5% to 7%, but that is not the average. The higher the commission, the more motivated your influencers will be!

The average commission for influencers is  5%, 10%, 15%, or 25%. I suggest offering 15% to be more competitive with other brands. Or at least 10%.  25%, if you want to be super appreciated. You will find that by raising the commission you will raise the enthusiasm of your influencers when they recommend your products.

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Promo code:

Don’t forget to create a custom code for your influencers, they can include a 10%, 15%, or 20% discount.

My custom code is: PRETTYORGANICGIRL

Take a look at my codes here.

A promo code allows you to create interest and connection between an affiliate and their audience. 

Promo codes are essential for many reasons:

1. When the affiliate programs miss the transaction. 

2. When followers forget to click the link.

3. When followers are not aware of it and/or they Google the brand outside of the influencer website.

You want to avoid this, as a brand you want to compensate fairly your influencers for their work by tracking each transaction generated by them. For this brand, you want to track each month and the transactions associated with the promo code and manually adjust it by adding it to the affiliate program system. 

Brands offer usually 10% to 15%, allowing the influencer to choose her promo code.

In my case, my promo code is PRETTYORGANICGIRL

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Promo code changes and expiration dates can create a lot of work because they require an update by the influencer on their blogs/websites, and some social media sites do not offer editing. It is especially inconvenient when they have listed the promo code on several pages. I suggest you offer one promo code, no expiration, and also valid for returning customers.

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Gifting:

Don’t forget to gift your influencers with your products! Sending your products to your influencers/affiliates is common. You may want to collaborate with us by sending products for one month in exchange for promotion and content.

Compensation:

Not all influencers, and bloggers are the same. When you find an experienced influencer you will need to compensate for their expertise and time. They have their media kit and here is mine.

Fair compensation is necessary to create respect and a long-term partnership with your influencers, who work full-time and create daily content for your brand. As a professional influencer, I know how much time, dedication, and skills are put into promotional campaigns. In my case, I don’t take just pretty pictures (just that is a profession), but there is research and data involved every time my content is shared, with the intent to educate my audience and to shape the market with more demands for organic, sustainable brands.

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​Marketing Agency

Marketing agencies won’t have the same passion, interest, or care for the brand as you.

Many times, the brand’s owner reaches out directly to fix something when the marketing team is not responsive or not following because they left their position or changed jobs without informing the influencers.

If you are a brand, hire reputable marketing agencies that are trained to cut the influencers’ costs as much as they can. Or, your brand image will be penalized.

If you need to hire a marketing manager make sure they are properly prepared to fairly compensate influencer work and offer fair contracts and respect.  They are representing you! 

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The best collaborations are with influencers and brand owners.

It is also better to know directly your influencers/ affiliates, it creates a better understanding and stronger connection for long-term collaboration. I can tell you there is a different kind of brand passion and collaboration when I directly communicate with the owner chat about the products send tips, planning promotional campaigns. Followers/customers can detect this synergy of genuine respect and collaboration, creating stronger results.

What to offer to the affiliates

Preferred affiliate program terms:

  • Influencers’ commission rates of 15% or more for orders from new and returning customers. It is not enough to get % of the first orders only without compensating all future orders placed by customers brought in by the influencer’s marketing efforts.

  • Vanity Promo Code for new and returning customers. 

  • Influencer referring tier 2 program:  when influencers bring in another influencer to promote the brand.

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The top example is the THORNE affiliate program:

“20% commission when any first-time Thorne customer purchases from your affiliate link, along with any subsequent orders placed by your followers.”

​Here is the example from the Miessence Brand affiliate home page:

  • 20% Commission for each sale.  “You will receive 20% of purchases made by customers who have come to our website using this link”.

  • Associated emails: “For each purchase made by customers with those emails, you will receive 20% of the ordered product total.”

  • Two Tier information: “This affiliate program allows you to earn money by referring it to other potential affiliates. You can share the link to it and if somebody becomes an affiliate, you will earn 5% of the price of the referred-by their purchases.”

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My number one recommendation is ShareASale

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