44 of the Best Affiliate Programs That Pay the Highest Commission
Every day, thousands of publishers benefit from a recurring cash inflow by partnering up with other companies via affiliate programs.
Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to monetize your blog, especially when you don't sell products or services. Joining an affiliate program can get you exclusive access to new content and special deals for your audience -- all while earning you more money.
To further understand affiliate programs, let's consider an example -- Wirecutter.com, a New York Times company, is a website that lists product recommendations for shoppers. Wirecutter largely earns commission based on affiliate relationships with retailers.
Wirecutter's affiliate program might make you doubt the legitimacy of Wirecutter's recommendations -- but, in fact, it's quite the opposite. Wirecutter only makes commission when a reader purchases a product from an affiliate retailer and doesn't return the product. Wirecutter, then, has no incentive to promote inferior products -- if they did, they'd make less money and turn away readers.
There are many different types of affiliate programs, ranging from online courses to website builders to marketing and business affiliates. Here, we're going to explore the 44 affiliate programs with the highest earning potential to ensure you're able to make money off the content you provide.
But first -- what exactly is an affiliate program?