Top 5 Affiliate Programs for Indian Publishers

If you are a web publisher who owns a blog, website, portal or any such web property that can let you earn money online, you should use your ad spaces and the monetization ways very carefully. Specially if you are from India, you need to be very wise while choosing the advertising solutions for your site or blog. Ad networks like Adsense, Chitika, Bidvertiser, Adbrite, Kontera, Infolinks etc does not provide much scope to Indian publishers who drive the major part of their traffic from India only. So, if you want some serious income, you need to try different affiliate programs.

Affiliate programs work like any other advertisement network, the only difference is the way they are approached. While common ad networks display CPC (Cost-Per-Click) and CPM (Cost-Per-Million) model ads, affiliate networks work on CPA (Cost-Per-Action) basic only. You earn money when someone clicks on a CPC based ad, you get money from CPM model ads when people view the ads but you earn from CPA model ads only when one clicks on the ad and performs some action. The action may lead to a sign up form registration, product sell or filling up a survey. Once a person completes the action, you earn money which is usually higher than the other two ad models.

Affiliate Programs in India

Most affiliate programs work for US, Canada and UK traffics and since the advertisers will to pay for leads (completed actions) originated from the earlier said countries only, Indian publishers does not stand well to earn handsomely. But, there are few affiliate programs available that work for Indian publishers as they hold some dedicated campaigns for Indian traffic only. You will be able to earn up to $100 for just one converted click, isn’t this pretty interesting!

Here is the of few top affiliate programs for Indian publishers :

1. Adscend Media – Adscend Media, one of popular affiliate networks that provide two new advertising solutions (File gateway and Content gateway) to earn extra money from your website.

File Gateway works as a URL shortener that allows webmasters to make quick money by shortening URLs of download links, third party sites  etc. The whole thing goes in the below process :

1. You shorten the URL in Adscend Media interface
2. Post the shortened URL as the link
3. User clicks the link and lands on one dedicated Adscened Media page
4. He has to make an action (taking a survey, filling up a form etc) there
5. Once the action is completed, the user is directed to the actual file download link
6. User downloads the file and you earn money as the action has bee completed by the user

Content gateway is an easy and powerful way to make money using any type of content. When a visitor comes to a page that includes Adscend Media content gateway, the gateway will appear and cover the entire web page, blocking their access. In order to close the gateway and unlock the page they need to complete a short survey. Webmasters can set the options and have up to eight surveys that visitors can choose from.

Most File gateway and content gateway campaigns offer between $0.50 and $1.00+ and they have got campaigns for Indian visitors as well. They pay via Paypal once you reach the $100 mark. Highly recommended.

Apply for Adscend Media Affiliate Program

2. NeverBlueAds – As the name confirms, NeverBlueAds network serve only family friendly ads and works with various advertisers to get the best converting and top paying advertisement campaigns to all international publishers.

Their ad campaigns are highly configurable as they provide multiple ad formats, tracking IDs to track ad campaigns, support for customized landing pages and allow various promotion types such as web, paid search, email, downloadable software, registration path and social network etc.

They have listed the campaigns under different categories, making it easy for publishers to choose live campaigns from specific categories only. They also provide one affiliate manager to each and every new publisher to get the things better for both parties. They pay via normal check, Paypal and wire transfers. Nice converting affiliate network.

Apply for NeverBlueAds Affiliate Program

3. RegNow – RegNow is the largest softwares affiliate network, powered by the Digital River network that offers handsome revenue share affiliate program to the publishers around the globe (which includes India) and the payout remains same to all publishers.

RegNow basically deals with the PC, Mac, iPhone, Mobile softwares, applications and if someone buys a product using your affiliate links, you get paid. Commission may vary between 10% – 75%, depending on the products. These products convert well if you are running a technology blog, computer related sites, software downloading website etc.

They allow custom conversion methods such as offering free trial downloads to your visitors and you getting paid for it even if the user buys the product after 60 days of free trail. They offer payments via paper check only and the minimum payment limit is $100 per month or $25 per quarter. Best for you if you know how to sell!

Apply for RegNow Affiliate Program

4. Google Affiliate Network – ConnectCommerce, known as Google Affiliate Network provides a wide range of affiliate programs to Indian publishers to try them along with other advertising models.

Google affiliate network is an extension of Google Adsense referral program, after the retirement of the second, the first took it’s birth. Google has modified many TOS, giving flexibility of creating own ads to promote campaigns, detailed tracking reports to publishers to stand well in the race of ever growing affiliate networks.

Since it’s a Google product, webmasters can integrate their Google Adsense account with Google Affiliate Network to receive all earnings via Adsense payments. As the payment is added to Adsense earnings, you get paid when your total Adsense income exceeds $100 and you fulfill all requirements (no hold, Adsense PIN verified).

Apply for Google Affiliate Network

5. MoneyCosmos – This is one completely dedicated affiliate network for Indian publishers. They work with a majority of Indian advertisers, hence there is a high chance of better conversion rate from Indian traffic.

MoneyCosmos pays a flat $1 or 40 INR each time one of your visitors registers for free with their advertisers. Additionally you get paid 20% of each transaction made by the visitor, apart from the $1 free sign up commission. You get paid monthly (net 30) and the minimum payment limit is $10 only.

Apply for MoneyCosmos Affiliate Program