My Top NICHE Affiliate Networks

The riches are in the niches... of affiliate marketing

Hello & welcome to Affiliate Insider. I’m Ewen, a content brand operator, media investor, and 10+ year veteran of the affiliate industry (on the publisher side).

This newsletter is a foundational resource, identifying the best affiliate networks to get started with. 

In a previous edition, I covered the top Generalist affiliate networks.

💵 My Top Affiliate Networks

Today I’ll dig into some Specialist networks that primarily service specific niches or content profiles. 

Side Note: As the affiliate ecosystem evolves, I expect more specialized affiliate networks to emerge. There are so many network benefits to establishing footholds with brands AND publishers in specific niche segments.

Top Niche Specialist Networks

⚙️ PartnerStack: Best for B2B SaaS Affiliates

• Dedicated, high-payout B2B software

• Many recurring 12+ months or lifetime recurring affiliate offers

• Some high upfront “pay per signup” offers

• Generally a good mix of incentive structures

• Dedicated messaging system in-app to easily communicate with brands

• Excellent tracking (booked, pending, paid out) for affiliate revenue

• Some of the biggest names in SaaS like Asana, Pipedrive, Notion, Jungle Scout, monday.com… 

• Publisher reps available for high performing affiliates

• Advanced link customization and tracking

🏕️ Avantlink: Best for Outdoor Affiliates

• Many leading outdoor brands like REI, Backcountry, and Patagonia

• Also many emerging & trending outdoor brands to grow with

• Solid WordPress plugin for easy link building integration

• Useful tools for automated deals sections & link encoders

• Long track record in the industry, not going anywhere

🧳 Travel Payouts: Best for Travel Affiliates

• Many leading travel programs like Trivago, TripAdvisor, VRBO, Hostelworld and more

• Some excellent high-payout bespoke guided tours & curated stays programs

• While many programs are available on other generalist platforms, default rates are generally higher on Travel Payouts

• Excellent API and widget tools

• Good dedicated WordPress plugin

💳 CommissionSoup: Best Credit Card Offers

• Many of the leading credit card programs used by major brands

• Stringent application requirements, so somewhat of a moat IF you can get approved

• Typically higher payouts than advertised on generalist affiliate networks

ℹ️ ClickBank: Best Information Product Offers

• A lot of spam to filter, BUT some great gems that can become moats

• Typically very high payouts and/or recurring affiliate payouts (customer lifetime)

• “Gravity” search filter can surface some massively trending offers

❤️ MoreNiche: Best Health Affiliate Offers

• Many high payout and recurring health offers (best place to find recurring health programs)

• Many programs for trending health offers, often out front of generalist networks

• Flexible payment and payout options

Honorable Mentions

• MarketHealth: Similar to MoreNiche, many trending (and some fad) health offers.

• JVZoo: Similar to ClickBank for information products, but with more online marketing type offers

Things I Read Recently (Share Worthy)

• Affiliate is the Scalable Version of PR

• Levanta.io White Paper: Amazon Affiliate Marketing

• The Perils of Zero Cost Content

Other Great Newsletters I Recommend

Check out my must read list:

• Richard Patey’s Supercharge Newsletter: Affiliate ecosystem specifically for funnel builders.

• A Media Operator: Well developed deep dives into the media & publisher landscape.

• Mushfiq’s The Website Flip: Great resource for niche site flippers and operators.