Top 50 Best Affiliate Network Comparison: 2009 vs 2011

In 2009 Website Magazine came out with a Top 50 list of Affiliate Networks that ranged from CPA (Cost Per Action) to PPS (Pay Per Sale) and PPL (Pay Per Lead) networks. In 2011, they came out with a new list of Top 100 Advertising and Affiliate Networks (which was actually only 99 if you count them). What I find interesting is the new blend of Ad Buy Search Networks vs the Affiliate Marketing Networks and the differences between them. You can read the full article here for more information about these. More Ad Networks, such as 7Search.com are popping up as well as more CPA. I also find that most networks are looking to offer additional services to be more E-Commerce 3.0 friendly. Ultimately networks are continuously looking for new ways to increase their revenues and service offering in this highly competitive industry.

Here is a recap of the lists from 2009 and 2011.

Top 50 Best Affiliate Networks in 2009

1. ClickBooth.com
2. OurFreeStuff.net
3. Copeac.com
4. XY7.com
5. RevenueLoop.com
6. CJ.com

7. ClickBank.com
8. FriendFinder.com
9. ShareaSale.com

10. Zanox.com
11. Fluxads.com
12. LinkShare.com
13. Axill.com
14. TradeDoubler.com
15. AffiliateFuture.co.uk
16. HydraNetwork.com

17. AdsMarket.com
18. AdValiant.com
19. WebGains.com
20. InstantDollarz.com
21. MarketLeverage.com
22. PantheraNetwork.com
23. LevelClick.com
24. aZoogleAds.com
25. DirectLeads.com
26. MaxBounty.com

27. MotiveInteractive.com
28. ROIrocket.com
29. ShareResults.com
30. PlatinumPartner.com
31. Rextopia.com
32. IronOffers.com
33. ClickXChange.com
34. LeaderMarkets.com
35. MarketHealth.com
36. TriadMediaNetwork.com
37. OfferWeb.com
38. ClixGalore.com
39. Convert2Media.com
40. PepperJamNetwork.com

41. iLogins.com
42. PrimaryAds.com
43. CandadianSponsors.com
44. Affiliateer.com
45. AffiliateWindow.com
46. LogicalMedia.com
47. AffiliateFuel.com
48. MoreNiche.com
49. Affiliatebot.com
50. LinkConnector.com

Top 50 Advertising and Affiliate Networks To Consider in 2011

49 More Advertising and Affiliate Networks to Consider in 2011

linkconnector.com
contextweb.com
azoogleads.com
fluxads.com
bannerconnect.net
bluelithium.com
adknowledge.com
247realmedia.com
interclick.com
casalemedia.com
kanoodle.com
adap.tv
enhance.com
adify.com
adblade.com
rightmedia.com
adparlor.com
advertising.com
fetchback.com
audiencescience.com
admanage.com
spotxchange.com
videoegg.com
theepicmediagroup.com
kitaramedia.com
mirago.com
adfish.com
blinkads.com
adgenta.com
auditude.com
fastclick.com
specificmedia.com
intellitxt.com
valueclick.com
admaxnetwork.com
adpepper.com
liverail.com
admagnet.com
adfusion.com
yume.com
adotube.com
scanscout.com
adtegrity.com
adagency1.com
accelerator-media.com
adtoll.com
adsmart.net
adservingnetwork.com
atxdirect.com

What I find interesting is that no affiliate network or ad network made it into the top 5 both years. Even ShareaSale dropped for #9 in 2009 to #41 in 2011, ranking far below many other newer affiliate networks Ive never even heard of before. It makes me wonder what rating criteria they are using to select their rankings and how they are assessing the quality and value of each of these networks to determine who deserves the #1 spot. Either way, you can see there are a great variety of affiliate networks and ad networks to choose from. I recommend shopping around to find the one that best suites your needs while also taking into consideration their reach, ethics, affiliate base, cost, tracking technology, back-end platform and overall reputation in the industry from people who’ve actually used them.