Welcome to our list of Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Programs.
We tested 25 of the most popular affiliate marketing programs online today for key features including support, training length, customer reviews, and value for money. These 5 were far and away the best of the pack.
The last thing you want to do is blow $997 on an affiliate marketing coaching program that’s dead upon entry, or worse, has methods that no longer work (looking at you, wealthy affiliate).
Choosing one of these 5 will ensure you get a practical, educational program that still whips you into financial shape. Oh, and they’ll be around for years to come – we only chose ones with airtight money-back guarantees or years of authority in the space.
Ready to start making money AND enjoy doing it? Keep reading.
The entire team unanimously agreed that Partner With Anthony is one of the best affiliate marketing training programs on the internet today. Video for video this training program provides a lot of information for just $7. It’s like a business opportunity and education platform all in one.
It’s taught by one of the world’s most successful affiliate marketers today. There’s no discounting that. Anthony has seen it all. Ecom affiliate marketing, Amazon affiliate marketing, course sales affiliate marketing, he’s had experience personally in everyone one of those areas. We wouldn’t be surprised if Anthony dives deeper into the course sales part either since that’s a big piece of his “partner program”.
Decent training length, actionable steps, and group coaching at a solid price. Partner With Anthony is a solid option for a beginner in affiliate marketing
The training is long enough to where you don’t feel like you paid $7 for some stuff you could’ve just found for free scrambled around YouTube. The videos are in order which makes everything easier to follow and less scatterbrained if you were trying to find these things on YouTube. Everyone who’s tried piecemealing things together on YouTube knows how much of a nightmare this is.
And the partnership program is a game changer. You get to join his program and get access to his tool to go around and promote his program all for just $7. You have the potential to create a massive ROI for yourself. This is why it landed on our top 5 list.
But, our favorite part is probably how easy something like this is for beginners. That’s what makes it great for anyone remotely serious about starting an affiliate marketing business.
Partner With Anthony is great for people who are just getting started out in the affiliate marketing space. He’s an expert and takes in people that initially know nothing about affiliate marketing and teaches them the basics
Partner With Anthony may not be the best choice for people that already have a foundational understanding of what affiliate marketing is. It does not go into the specifics of the business model but rather gives a high level overview.
Anthony Morrison has helped thousands of people exit their corporate-y 9-5 to lifestyle in exchange for the financially free affiliate marketing lifestyle. So go ahead and see what he can do for you (just so long as you have realistic expectations for a $7 program).
Most affiliate marketing programs have several flaws like their “guru” having fake success, terrible support, and outdated content. Partner with Anthony does its best to not get lumped into that category.
We each went through his training in full and never once thought to ourselves “oh will this self absorbed con-man ever shut up” like you might think with all the gurus and their courses.
It might not have all the bells and whistles that other affiliate marketing programs have and it might be lacking in some information here and there, but hey, for $7 you get what you get. But hey, you asked for one of the best…and we believe this is one of them. Just be prepared to be hit up 24/7 for upsells into his more expensive trainings. It does get annoying after a while.
The Partner With Anthony program is going to introduce you to the world of affiliate marketing as quickly and efficiently as possible – and it’s not gonna suck either. It’s the ultimate course for beginners. If you’re looking to get started today with something that won’t break the bank, this is it. You might not get any of the higher end features on coaching opportunities of more expensive courses, but it will be enough to get you started in the right direction.
Let’s be clear about one thing… you will never get rich off of a $7 investment, and for that reason – this program ‘almost’ didn’t make the top 5. If you’re a complete beginner that just wants to learn a little about affiliate marketing that maybe you couldn’t get in a free youtube video, this is definitely a nice program to check out.
Commission Hero comes in hot at #4. For just $997 Robby Blanchard makes sure that you get your money’s worth in the lengthy training he provides. There’s no question of value provided at the end of the day.
It’s taught by the worlds #1 Clickbank affiliate today. They claim him themselves. It’s not just Robby making it up. Robby has seen all there is to see in the affiliate marketing space. He knows what works and what doesn’t. We wouldn’t be surprised if Robby dives deeper into the Clickbank part either since that’s a big piece of his “partner program”.
Commission Hero’s training is more than generous in its length given the price point, gives you actionable steps, and offers a quality group coaching environment.
Sometimes $997 trainings are hit or miss. Sometimes you buy something and afterwards are like “dang, I really could’ve got this for free on youtube”. But we can say with Commission Hero that you won’t have that buyer’s remorse. Robby’s training is very well put together and no free YouTube playlist can compete.
The way he shows you how to use Clickbank will exponentially boost whatever strategies you currently might be trying with it. After you join his program you will receive all the secrets, tips, tricks, and tools he uses every single day to keep the cash flow rolling. His goal is ROI and because of that, we landed as our #4.
Commission Hero is great for people that are serious about starting an affiliate marketing business, know cheap and free courses won’t get them the results they want, but can’t yet pay the couple thousand bucks it takes to get into high level programs. It’s great for those looking for a solid foundation.
Commission Hero is not for those that just expect to throw $997 at a course and start earning $10,000 every single month. You have what you need to succeed financially with his program, but it will take some time and some further investing into his higher level options down the road.
Robby Blanchard has helped thousands of people just like him go from hating their day jobs and being strapped in debt, to working from home and living financially free. We think it’s worth it for you to take a look.
Look, let’s not ignore the obvious. There are way too many “fake gurus” in today’s digital marketing landscape. It’s hard to know who you can trust and who you can’t. Not to mention all the guys are “legit” but haven’t updated their training in years and are just coasting off profits from outdated videos (looking at you Wealthy Affiliate). Luckily, Commission Hero is constantly updated and Robby stays actively involved in the coaching himself. He doesn’t pawn it off to others while he goes to the beach.
We checked it out ourselves and it passed the sniff test. When we went through the training we never reached the point of “how could you possibly sell this BS”.
Sure, for $997 you can’t expect free tools, discounts, and one on ones with the head honcho himself. But you do get an absolutely great value. That’s why we placed it as #4 on our list. All that said though, you will likely be pushed to buy his other products down the road. Which can seem annoying if on the off chance you haven’t made money with his strategies yet.
And finally, let’s make sure we’re all clear. Yes Commission Hero is a great program and Robby is a great teacher. But just simply buying his $997 course is not a ticket to “get rich quick”. You do have to work on your own to earn the type of money you want. If you’re looking to just throw $997 at something and get $10,000 back instantly… I don’t think this is for you. But if you’re a hustler, know it takes hard work, and dedication, then you can’t go wrong with Robby.
At #3 we have Commission Academy. It’s the only program on our list today that is 100% free. So you can literally get started today with no cost to you and no credit cards involved. You don’t even have to talk to one of those slimy sales guys that try to get you to buy their more expensive offerings.
The program is taught by a couple of everyday average joes. The main guy you’ll see is named Dale. When it comes to affiliate marketing, he’s just about all there is to really see in the space. And he’s made a lot of money doing it. Today he spends most of his time teaching people though and promoting Wealthy Affiliate.
You get 16 videos that are relatively up to day and it’s free. What more could you want out of something strictly for beginners?
While 16 videos isn’t necessarily crazy long, and you could probably find a similar YouTube playlist somewhere, it is nice to have it all in one spot with the addition of support as well. Plus it is free. Can anyone really complain? The only thing that is annoying is the pitch to join Wealthy Affiliate. But we can get past that.
The fact that this is free is one of the main reasons it does land as #3 on our list. When you join the program you get enough information to go out and get to work on building your own affiliate marketing business. You won’t get any fancy softwares or one-on-one coaching…but it’s a solid starting point.
Commission Academy is great for people who are just getting started out in the affiliate marketing space. Dale is an expert and takes in people that initially know nothing about affiliate marketing and teaches them the basics.
Commission Academy may not be the best choice for people that already have a foundational understanding of what affiliate marketing is and have no intention of joining Wealthy Affiliate at the conclusion of this free training.
Dale has helped thousands and now potentially millions of people get introduced to the business model of affiliate marketing because of his free program. He’s a straight arrow that tries his best to provide a good enough value for you to buy Wealthy Affiliate… while earning his commission.
Most affiliate marketing programs have several flaws like their “guru” having fake success, terrible support, and outdated content. Commission Hero does its best to not get lumped into that category.
And look, let’s be real. Most of what you see online today with gurus is fake. Fake success. Fake supercars. Even fake money that is just a prop and not actual cash. It’s a crazy world out there. Fortunately, Dale isn’t one of those guys. He has worked his butt off to make sure that his Commission Academy doesn’t get lumped into that category.
We each went through his training in full and never once thought to ourselves “ah so that’s why this piece of crap is free ” like you might say to yourself with a bunch of all the other free programs out there..
It might not have all the bells and whistles that other affiliate marketing programs have and it might be lacking in some information here and there, but hey, for something that’s free you get what you get. And remember, you asked for one of the best…and we believe this is one of them. Just be prepared to be hit up 24/7 for upsells into the Wealthy Affiliate. It does get annoying after a while.
Sure, it doesn’t have nearly the amount of offerings that the other paid programs have, but just how much can one really give out for free? At the end of the day, because of how it’s positioned it earned it’s #3 spot.
Commission Academy’s goal is to just introduce you to the world of affiliate marketing. The training is structured off the idea that you’ve literally just fallen into their lap and it’s their job to teach you the basics and send you on your way (to Wealthy Affiliate). Don’t expect the greatest features or the latest tricks. Just enough to point you down the right path.
Let’s just address the elephant in the room. No, this program isn’t going to make you rich. Nothing that’s entirely free ever will. But what this program will do is allow you to learn about something that’s a little new and give you a path forward to earn some side income if you so desire.
Online Blueprint gets our unanimous approval for #2. Compared to similar offers on the market today, we believe that this video training is really second to none in this specific category of affiliate marketing. He is essentially handing you a business in a box and offering to make it completely passive.
It’s taught by Matt Graham who also escaped the same rat race you’re trying to escape. Matt has been around the online space and tried a bunch of different business models himself. Affiliate marketing has seemed to workout so well for him that he decided to try being a coach and partner. We wouldn’t be surprised if Matt dives deeper into his “Done For You” option either since that’s a big piece of his pitch.
The training has a good amount of videos like we noted above, contains steps you can actually take towards success, and solid mentorship for a fair price. Online Blueprint is a great option for any beginner or investor.
His training has enough quality and length to where you’re not sitting around having buyers remorse wondering if you were one of the “suckers” that bought something they shouldn’t have. You can’t really find this level of affiliate marketing training anywhere else online for free.
And the D4U option is a game changer. You get to join his program, get personal mentorship, and promote his program while his team does the work. All you have to do is provide the upfront capital. You have the potential to create a massive ROI for yourself with this path Matt provides you. This is why it landed as our #2 of our affiliate marketing program recommendations.
Online Blueprint is great for people who have capital to invest in affiliate marketing done-for-you services like Matt offers. It’s also great for those that want to invest inside a network of affiliate marketing pros they can pick their brain on for help individually.
Online Blueprint may not be the best choice for beginners or people that aren’t ready to invest thousands of dollars upfront in done-for-you services after spending a couple thousand on the entry to the program in the first place.
Matt has helped more than a handful of people start to live life on their own terms with his affiliate marketing strategies. Don’t you think he’d be able to do the same for you? He thinks so…
There are a bunch of fake gurus today. Especially in the affiliate marketing space. Young and old alike. So Matt’s done his absolute best with Online Blueprint to make sure he’s never lumped into that crowd. He fulfills on his promises to the best of his ability.
We each went through his training in full and never once thought to ourselves “oh will this self absorbed con-man ever shut up” like you might think with all the gurus and their courses.
It does have almost all the bells and whistles that other affiliate marketing programs don’t and it isn’t lacking in any information you’d expect from others, but hey, for something that’s a couple grand you oughta get your money’s worth right? You asked for one of the best, and while it isn’t THE best, it certainly is one of them.
The Online Blueprint program doesn’t just want to introduce you to affiliate marketing, it wants to get you up and profitable asap. It believes it can do that for you if you let them run all the marketing from the start. You just foot the bill. Even if you don’t go that route, you get the training and the coaching so that gets you ahead of most people at the start anyway.
Let’s be clear about one thing… you will never get rich off of something that is entirely done for you, and for that reason – this program landed at #2. But if you have the capital to let him do all the work, and don’t mind not having the most optimal profit margins compared to running it all yourself, then Online Blueprint is a solid way to go.
Coming in at #1 is Legendary Marketer. Given all the different videos provided, this training program provides a lot of information for just $7. You basically get a full education platform and business in a box all in one product.
It’s taught by Dave Sharpe, one of the world’s most successful affiliate marketers today. There’s no questioning that. Anything that has ever been related to affiliate marketing, Dave has messed around with it before in one way or another. We wouldn’t be surprised if Dave dives deeper into the course sales part either since that’s a big piece of how he will teach you to make money for yourself since he’ll give you a cut.
The training might be kind of short in some areas, and the group coaching a bit spotty now, but for the price Legendary Marketer is a solid start for any internet newbie.
The training has enough length and quality to where you’re not left wondering if you should’ve spent that $7 on a Starbucks latte instead. The way his training is formatted makes it stress free and easy to follow. Even just that is worth the $7 so you don’t have to have the headache of trying to find a playlist on YouTube.
And the various program commission percentages are a game changer. You get to join his program, promote all of his other offers, and get a fat check for doing so. You could create a massive ROI if you follow his training to a perfect T. This is why it ended up as our #1 choice.
Legendary Marketer is great for people who are just getting started out in the affiliate marketing space. Dave’s an expert and takes in people that initially know nothing about affiliate marketing and teaches them the basics.
It may not be the best choice for people that already have a foundational understanding of what affiliate marketing is. It does not go into the specifics of the business model but rather gives a high level overview. You’ll have to pay into the thousands for some of the higher level knowledge which sucks for people who just want to buy one program and be done.
Dave Sharpe has helped thousands of people exit the 9-5 rate race and embrace the affiliate marketing financially free lifestyle. This $7 program is worth checking out at the bare minimum..
While Dave certainly hasn’t escaped the criticisms of some others in the space, he has done his best to constantly level up Legendary Marketer and offer the best product he possibly can.
We watched every video Legendary Marketer had and never once did we think to ourselves “oh will this self absorbed con-man ever shut up” like you might think with all the gurus and their courses.
Here’s what you’ll get with Legendary Marketer:
Sure, the program is just $7 so you can’t expect it to have everything on God’s green earth. But I think the argument can be made that what is being provided is worth more than $7. It provides the most bang for the buck and that’s why we have it as our #1 option. The only thing that will get annoying is when he starts hitting you with all the upsells.
Dave tries to do the best he can with Legendary Marketer in not only introducing the business model to you, but getting you started and more successful than any other student of any other program. And for $7 this doesn’t even come close to breaking the bank. And if it does, we should be having another conversation. You might not get free access to SaaS and other neat products, but that option to upgrade is always there if you want it. Overall it gives you a great starting point for success.
We do want to be clear though. Even though this is our #1 recommendation, it’s still just a $7 program. This will not be your ticket to strike it rich overnight. This program does an excellent job of teaching you how to do affiliate marketing, but it doesn’t do a good job representing how long it actually takes to be successful or the pitfalls you should avoid as you’ll see down below.
We’ve included this short buying guide to help you make a better decision. In general, most people tend to overestimate the ease of making money online with affiliate marketing and buy coaching programs for the wrong reasons. This leads to spending thousands more than needed and still going after the wrong business model.
Follow these steps below to determine the perfect online business model and ensure you don’t waste any money (and still get disappointed).
This is a priority. If you pick the wrong online business model you run the risk of falling into the “failure to launch” category. Why? Take the Partner With Anthony program for example. It costs $7 to join his program. How many millions of other people do you think also spent that same $7? How many people are trying to implement the same strategies you are?
This is called saturation and is a reason many online business startups fail to get off the ground. They just simply do not have enough separating them from everyone else. That is why it is important to find a business model that has a relatively high barrier of entry so you can have a better chance at a successful launch.
Control is extremely important when it comes to any business right? You don’t want to give someone else control of your financial destiny. But if you choose to do affiliate marketing, that’s exactly what you’re doing. It’s almost like you’re working for someone else because they can shut down your payments or commissions at any moment.
That’s why it’s important for you to hold control of the wallet throughout the whole process from start to finish. Wouldn’t it just suck if you put in all this work to build up your traffic sources to just be denied payment and shut down overnight? You really want a business model that give you full financial control.
Volume is very important when it comes to just about any business. But at certain levels in certain businesses, it almost takes an unrealistic amount of sales to reach “average” income numbers for the space. Take affiliate marketing and Partner With Anthony for example again…Let’s say the commission on that $7 is 50%. That means you’ll get $3.50 per sale.
That doesn’t sound too bad until you do the math and realize you’ll need to make 1000 sales in one month, just to make $3500. That’s roughly 33 sales per day and that’s not normal for a beginner. In fact, that’s tough for most pros as it is. Let’s not even talk about the fact that $3500 isn’t enough for most people to go live their dream life.
What you need is something where the volume of sales could be lower and your take home wayyy higher. And something like that is out there, but it’s not affiliate marketing…
And there you have it, those are our Top 5 Affiliate Marketing Programs. Let’s do a quick recap.
For the best program overall we recommend Legendary Marketer. It’s beginner friendly, provides a lot of value up front, and has options for you to scale at a high level and promote things other than just this affiliate program. If you’re looking for a program that has the potential to take you from zero to hero and don’t mind taking a little time to get there, this is the program for you.
If money isn’t an issue, go with Partner With Anthony and bask in all the jealousy we’re throwing your way). He has so many higher level coaching / affiliate offers that attaining that dream lifestyle of $10k per month will be realistic. You just have to front a lot of the money to get access to the right types of high commission offers. Just get ready to spend nearly $30,000 or more with him to make that happen.
But really, you can’t go wrong with any of the programs on this list. Let me know which one you wind up buying!
These are our top 5 affiliate marketing program recommendations. BUT that doesn’t necessarily mean we recommend this business model. In fact the only business model that has our FULL SUPPORT is Digital Leasing.
So why don’t we recommend the affiliate marketing business model? Well for starters it’s just insanely competitive. Think about it, you have all these free or $7 dollar courses floating around online that millions of people have jumped into. Wouldn’t that mean you’re now competing with those same millions to promote the same offer, using the same funnel? How will yours stand out if it’s the same?
Another reason we don’t like affiliate marketing is the start up cost associated with it. Sure, you can get some programs for free or super cheap but the REAL cost comes into play when doing the marketing itself. Think about it…you’re promoting the same offers as everyone else or trying to get a cut of the same fidget spinners as everyone else. You can’t just set up your site and have sales fly through, you have to get in front of all the eyes. And there’s only two ways to do that…
Either way you go with those, you’ll basically have to spend thousands of dollars EVERY month to drive sales. Organic takes time to build up and is a good long term strategy, but isn’t going to get you money overnight. We’ll talk more about why organic can be done better, cheaper, and more profitable later on.
Most affiliate marketers and programs teach you to jump straight into paid ads on Facebook and Google. The issue with that though is if you’re just getting started online, you probably don’t have the amount actually needed to throw at ads every single month. So, how much money are we talking about here? We know some guys who (yes, while they are successful now) had to spend $250,000 before they became profitable. And unfortunately that’s just what it realistically takes to make money in the affiliate marketing space these days. Not to mention that these different ad platforms can shut you down at any time. So even if you do somehow have that ad budget and your numbers work out, the income ability can disappear overnight never to return.
Ok, so what about this organic traffic stuff? Well for affiliate marketing, you do have to spend thousands each month and probably wait about a year for any meaningful results. And let’s be real, most of us don’t have that kinda time. I know we didn’t. We needed something that we could make money off of within a couple months. We needed something realistic. We needed something affordable.
You’re able to build out little local websites and rank them organically in Google. You’re getting all the traffic, clicks, and calls. And unlike affiliate marketing where you’re competing with millions of others, you’re just competing with maybe 20 people in a local market. So much easier!
We were able to have one of these ranking and producing income in just 8 weeks. So what were we selling? Leads. We built this tree service site and started sending them off to a contractor. And after that we came to an agreement that him paying us $1500 for this site each month was mutually beneficial.
And after that we just kept building, and ranking, and building, and ranking and soon enough we had the mostly passive income goal we were after. None of that could’ve happened if we didn’t have the right mentors or training though. Keep reading to learn more about this digital leasing method…
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