| Company Overview: | | | | monthly basis, not by the merchants. There is no set |
| Is the Internet a good venue for getting online leads | | | | minimum commission per merchant. This means that if |
| and sales? Oftentimes, online merchants are | | | | you earn five dollars ($5) each from ten merchants in |
| disappointed or disheartened and end up reverting to | | | | a single month, Commission Junction will remit fifty |
| traditional media for their advertising needs. Creating a | | | | dollars ($50) to you immediately. Also, Commission |
| website is not enough. Submitting the URL (with | | | | Junction offers a centralized online commission report |
| appropriate Meta tags and keywords to make the site | | | | for all its merchant programs. |
| searchable) is not enough. Having a merchant account | | | | Another benefit that makes Commission Junction so |
| on your site is not enough. The best way to get the | | | | attractive to merchants and publishers is that they also |
| most traffic to go to your site is through the forging of | | | | offer their merchants the same two tiered program |
| relationships with other companies. Short of pounding | | | | they offer their affiliates. This means that all merchants |
| the pavement or writing emails to anonymous | | | | are also entitled to the five percent (5%) second tier |
| companies who may not give you the time of day, the | | | | commissions. |
| best solution offered by the internet today are — | | | | Commission Junction also offers a variety of affiliate |
| affiliate programs. | | | | programs that you can promote on your site. Aside |
| Commission Junction is a one of three ValueClick | | | | from the big name companies, Commission Junction |
| companies. Together they provide complete Internet | | | | has attracted the attention of many smaller merchants |
| marketing solutions to its clients and partners. | | | | that are highly targeted and are focused on a |
| Commission Junction's expertise lies in forging strategic | | | | particular niche. This helps in targeting your site as well |
| relationships between publishers and advertisers; | | | | and will increase the opportunities of finding a merchant |
| thereby creating an open marketplace low risk and | | | | appropriate for your target audience. |
| high reward for its clients. | | | | Visitor Feedback: |
| Commission Junction is one of the largest affiliate | | | | I've read several comments about Commission |
| programs on the Internet today with over three | | | | Junction on the Internet from forums and review sites |
| hundred advertisers in the UK, France, and Germany | | | | and there seems to be mixed feedback, depending on |
| alone and over 1,700 merchants and growing daily. | | | | whether you are a merchant or an affiliate. |
| Their partners and clients include leading big name | | | | Merchants have given glowing reports all around. |
| Internet and traditional companies such as Air France, | | | | According to the merchants, Commission Junction |
| Ebay, Microsoft, Palm, Razorfish, Thomas Cook, and | | | | offers them a well-designed and well-implemented |
| Yahoo. Commission Junction ranks as one of the | | | | solution at a reasonable price. From the affiliates, |
| largest ad networks in the world. | | | | though, there have been a few glowing reports and |
| Program Details and Benefits: | | | | quite a few not so desirable ones. Here are some |
| How does it work? Once upon a time we had a | | | | comments posted: |
| simple term for it. We called it "banner swap". Another | | | | · (August 23, 2001)I could spend all day on their site |
| was direct ad placement. Publishers would include ads | | | | trying to figure out which programs to choose from |
| or links to advertisers in the content of their website | | | | the thousands on offer. Don't make much money from |
| (oftentimes in the form of banners). This helps | | | | them despite the programs looking good. |
| advertisers in building their brand, drive up their sales, | | | | · (February 25, 2003) Hardly makes you any money |
| and decrease the acquisition cost of customers. | | | | even if you try hard. They used to be a good and |
| Income and commissions are generated by what we | | | | reliable bunch, but since they've left the pay per click |
| call "click through"s. This means that the publisher | | | | system, they've gone downhill in many respects. When |
| makes money every time the ad is seen or clicked by | | | | I requested payment, next thing I knew was that they |
| a person. The commission rate is often set in batches, | | | | terminated my account, accusing me of cheating! This |
| for example, every 1,000 clicks, etc. | | | | was supposedly detected by their infallible anti-cheating |
| There are several reasons why Commission Junction | | | | software... I subsequently emailed them several time |
| is considered one of the best affiliate programs on the | | | | asking for an explanation, and they never replied once! |
| Internet today. | | | | What can you do! I'd say skip them if you're looking for |
| 1) Commission Junction has a very competitive pricing | | | | a company with integrity. There are many around, like |
| scheme for their merchants | | | | Tradedoubler, Fastclick and Focusin. |
| 2) They pay out commissions to their members quickly | | | | · (February 4, 2004 - from a 2-year Commission |
| and on time | | | | Junction member) Commission Junction offer a |
| 3) They constantly look for ways to improve their | | | | fantastic business opportunity from people working |
| services by increasing the benefits of their clients (or | | | | from home (who have a website) wanting to earn an |
| affiliates) and encourage them to help in expanding the | | | | extra income brilliant companies on offer easy to join |
| Commission Junction network. | | | | and add links to - Their payment structure is second to |
| Commission Junction employs traditional affiliate | | | | none - I now receive a guaranteed monthly check |
| commission models such as "pay per click", "pay per | | | | which is always more every month! |
| lead" and "pay per sale". | | | | · (April 16, 2004) Commission Junction seemed to be |
| Commission Junction's affiliate program offers a | | | | good, but I have just recently requested payment and |
| variety of benefits to its affiliates. The first is the two | | | | found my account has been put on payment review |
| tier commission plan. | | | | for 30 days and then if they think I have increased |
| 1) An affiliate can earn a referral commission ($2 | | | | clicks they will terminate my account. This is very |
| up-front) by encouraging other webmasters or | | | | annoying and I don't think I'm the only one who has had |
| companies into joining the Commission Junction | | | | this problem. My advice would be to look elsewhere or |
| network (assuming they are not yet members of the | | | | deal directly with the companies of which you want to |
| Commission Junction network) once they sign up. For | | | | become an affiliate. |
| example, if ten (10) people click through from your site | | | | · (October 18, 2005) Commission Junction interface is |
| and all of them sign up. That means that the affiliate | | | | hard to navigate, keeps crashing. Stay well clear. |
| automatically earns twenty dollars ($20) in referrals. | | | | As you can see the comments are mixed. In the early |
| 2) An affiliate can earn a five percent (5%) | | | | stages of Commission Junction's history there were |
| commission on all commissions generated by their | | | | reports of undelivered commissions and inaccurate |
| referrals. This only applies to new accounts, and not | | | | tracking. On the up side, the last negative comment I've |
| existing members of Commission Junction. For | | | | read was the one listed above (October 18, 2005). I |
| example, if all ten become active members and each | | | | assume this means that Commission Junction has |
| one generates twenty dollars ($20) in commissions | | | | ironed out their bugs and has definitely moved forward |
| each month, then the first tier affiliate will earn an | | | | and been able to supply its merchant partners and |
| additional ten dollars ($10) monthly income. This | | | | affiliates with the quality service they promised. With |
| translates into an annual income of around one | | | | nine months of glowing reviews, I think it is safe to |
| hundred twenty dollars ($120) — all from referrals! | | | | recommend Commission Junction to merchants and |
| Second, commissions are pooled together in one | | | | publishers all over the net. |
| check paid directly by Commission Junction, on a | | | | |