Affiliate Marketing is a big industry and there is a range of affiliate programs all over the globe. The likes of ClickBank, Commission Junction and Impact Radius are the networks that come to mind when you think about affiliate marketing. But what if your blog is for the Indian audience and most of your visitors are from India?
You cannot promote international products to the Indian audience. You need to find out products and affiliate programs that are inclined towards the Indian audience.
Here are some reasons why:
- Brand Affinity: People are likely to buy from a Brand they trust. For instance, people might be willing to buy from Myntra than Macy’s as Myntra has established themselves better in the minds of the Indian consumers.
- Shipping Issues: If you are selling physical products know that not all international eCommerce sites ship to India. A product being sold on Amazon UK might not be shipped to India. So what is the point of driving an India user to such a product?
- Indian Affiliate Networks: The advantage of working with Indian affiliate networks is they have more Indian focused advertisers in their network. So you will have a deeper highly focused inventory to promote to your audience.
But not affiliate networks are equal. Even worse, not affiliate networks are honest when it comes to payouts. This is the living reality of the internet.
In my 10 years of experience as an affiliate marketer, I have come across many global and Indian focused affiliate programs. There are many international products that attract an Indian audience, we cannot ignore that.
However, I am starting to focus on Indian audience and Indian programs more because right now the competition is low. The market is just beginning to heat up. This is a good time to grab the opportunity because a few years down the line there will be too many people trying affiliate marketing.
Here are the top 9 Indian affiliate marketing programs that I’ve signed up with and you should too! Most of the websites do not need a website to sign up with, however, it is recommended that you have a blog or a website to increase your chances of approval with these programs. (Check out www.LearnBlogging.com if you need help in building a blog)
1. ResellerClub
ResellerClub is one of the best reseller hosting company in India. The ResellerClub Affiliate Program is the easiest way for to earn big commissions by promoting one of the largest reseller focused registrars recognized worldwide. As a ResellerClub affiliate, you can easily track each and every sale.
You can easily make a minimum of Rs. 2,000 per referral or a maximum of Rs. 8,000 per referral. Simply put, you can either use your earnings for a brand new iPad, or take the entire family on an exotic vacation. We personally prefer the latter.
The tracking cookie is rewarded on a last click basis, and is valid for 60 days. Once you sign up, the dashboard of your affiliate panel gives you clear information about Sales, Commissions and more at a glance. For more detailed information, you can use the reports feature available.
2. Amazon India
Amazon India is the leader in Indian e-commerce. With high commission rates, high website conversion rates and Average Order Value Amazon is every affiliate marketers dream. You can sign up for this affiliate program using your current Amazon account.
Once you sign up as an affiliate you have presented a set of tools to quicken your affiliate marketing product research and link creation. Using the SiteStripe toolbar you can create an affiliate link to any page on Amazon.in. You can even tweet or Facebook shares the product affiliate link.
You are even provided a list of desktop and mobile-optimized banners which can be promoted in various sections of your blog. You can generate product links with images and embed the code within the post to enhance click-throughs.
The best part about Amazon affiliate program is that you will get commission even for other products the user buys after clicking your affiliate link. For instance, you are promoting an iPhone 6S case and your blog reader clicks on it, navigates and buys a refrigerator you still make a commission because you sent converting traffic to Amazon.
You can make a commission of 0.3% to as high as 12% depending on the product which is bought. You can see commission rates by category here.
You can sign up for Amazon affiliate here
Must Read: How to Profit from Niche Websites with Affiliate Marketing
3. Flipkart
Flipkart is one of the earliest eCommerce players in India. They have an established brand and trust in the mind of the Indian consumer. It has crores of products and high conversion rates. Just like Amazon Flipkart has different commission rates for different products. The commission rates might vary based on if the user who landed on the site or bought the product via a mobile App. Commission rates are different for a new user transaction. You can the commission rates by product and device here. You can even earn a commission for every app install.
Flipkart gives a bunch of tools to make an affiliate marketer’s life easy. It has a ready-made set of product links, banners, and widgets which you plug within your site. You can even embed a Flipkart product search within your blog.
You can sign up for Flipkart Affiliate Program here
4. VComission
VComission is one of the earliest CPA networks in India. About 17500 affiliates have signed up with VComission. VComission caters to multiple marketing objectives. You can make money through lead generation or driving app installs or generate e-commerce sales. It has top e-commerce clients in its Ebay, Myntra, SnapDeal and HomeShop18. If you are a coupon website then this affiliate network allows you to upload your Coupon CSV. You can use the deep link Generator to create a link to any product in the inventory.
You can sign up with VComission as an affiliate here.
5. BigRock
Bigrock is one of the top domain and hosting seller in India. They have an affiliate program with high commission payouts. The big advantage of this affiliate program is Bigrock deep portfolio of products which add on top of each other. For instance, you can make selling any of these Bigrock products and services – Domain Name Registration, Website Hosting, Email Hosting, DIY Website Builder Tool and Digital Certificates. The reader who bought a domain using your affiliate link might also want to purchase a web and email hosting. You can sell these plans to the same reader and make more commissions. If you have a blog about blogging or web technologies and marketing then signing up for Bigrock is a good step to start making affiliate commissions.
You can sign up with Big Rock Affiliate here.
6. GoDaddy
Godaddy the world’s leading domain name registrar has an India specific affiliate program. You can sign up for Godaddy affiliate through an affiliate network like Zanox or Commission Junction. With commissions as high as 100% and range of plans and products Godaddy is the affiliate program to sign up. Godaddy has a complete suite of tools needed for a webmaster to launch and grow his business online. Godaddy has high commissions on domains, hosting plans, email accounts, and reseller plans. The best part about Godaddy is its customer support which is available 24/7. The best part is Godaddy has over 100 readymades high click-through banners which can be placed on your website using a simple copy paste code.
7. Hostgator
Hostgator is a long-standing popular hosting service. Hostgator has its own office and servers to cater to the Indian audience. Hostgator India has an affiliate program with a commission pay out of 1250 per sale. Irrespective of the plan chosen Hostgator pays you a minimum of 1250 INR. This payout increases as you sell more. Hostgator is a trusted service and it can be easy to convert your users into buyers because of its brand value. All you have to do is sign up as an affiliate and use the high converting banners provided on your blog.
Sign up as a Hostgator Affiliate here.
8. TripAdvisor
If you have a travel blog or have a blog about experiences then you might want to sign up for TripAdvisor affiliate program. There are benefits of this program. The commissions are as high as 50% with special incentive programs to help you make extra cash. Higher conversions as you get to deep link with 5,00,000 city and hotel pages. You will be given a set of banners and widgets you can put on your website to drive clicks and commission.
To be a part of the program you have to sign up with TripAdvisor on Commission Junction.
9. Optimise
Optimise is a global Affiliate Network with a strong presence in India. It has deep inventory in multiple categories like retail, travel, automotive, Telecom and Finance. Few of the popular Indian advertisers being PayTM, CitiBank, Jabong, Yatra, Redbus, Vivo, and Airtel. Currently, they sport 1,400 Premium Advertisers across 30 countries.
10. Cuelinks [Bonus]
If you find partnering with affiliates and picking the right product to promote a pain but still want to monetize your content then Cuelinks is your best bet. By installing Cuelinks Javascript code you will be able to monetize your content with affiliate links.
Suppose you wrote an article on iPhone 6S Cases and published it. Cuelinks automatically picks the keyword “iPhone 6S case” and links it to Amazon product page with its affiliate link. And when a person buys via this link you make a commission.
If you are using WordPress then Cuelinks has a plugin which can make your job easier. Currently, Cuelinks has about 400+ advertisers with thousands of offers and products. So the scope of monetization is very high.
Sign up for Cuelinks here.
What’s Next?
Now that you have a list of most trusted and popular affiliate networks it is time to analyze which among them to start your partnership with.
Take time to go through each of their websites and see if the advertisers in their inventory have products which your readers might want to buy. Once you sign up browse through widgets, banners, and links and place them into your blog posts contextually.
What are the Indian affiliate networks you have found success with? Please share it in the comments section below.
Regards,
Deepak Kanakaraju
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nice article, i am affiliated with most of them.
Got a brief idea about those affiliates in India.
Thanks Guru.
I was just thinking about this sir, the great part is most of them are easy to join, Amazon is working great for me and is the best if you compare it with Flipkart, Vcommision didn’t approve my blog 🙁 I think it’s a hard to join them, soon I will get my hands on TripAdvisor and other affiliate programs, Do recommend some tips on how to get approval easily. 🙂
Yes i join some that really great for my new startup of coupon and deals website to generate revenue
Thanks
That’s a imformative artical sir ,I would like know more about the minimum cretreia to get approval.
awesomeeee!! Thank Mr.Deepak!
Awesome!!
Flipkart has closed its affiliate program for time being. It will reopen after October 31, 2017. Rest I will be approaching soon.
How to get the affiliate certification?
Excellent article. Must read. Very useful for new affilliates,
No doubt Amazon has to be the best one from all of them. I tried implementing Flipkart, which was a mess because they have a long process of generating and shortening affiliate links whereas Amazon has made everything so darn easy. Kudos to them!
Dear Deepak sir
Always reading your mail marketing subject & want to do career in these field. But my problem is finance. Can I do this affiliate marketing course without finance? Please give me suggestion .
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Very nicely stated. Thanks for the unknown paths , this is very interesting & new. I shall follow this path.
Thanks & regards.
Dr N C Ghatak.
Is flipkart give commission like amazon when the buyer click my affiliate link and end up purchase some other product ?
Super deepak sir
Great post, thanks for this, since I am just starting building my cooking site, I will go for Amazon first. But, will bookmark this, because I am sure this will come handy in the future.
good morning deepak sir, myself dinesh kumar yadav from bhadohi uttar pradesh
respected sir i want to know the eligibilty criteria of the digital marketing course run by u……
Hey Deepak,
Thanks for sharing this information
I will try Flipkart affiliate program on my site.
Thanks a lot for such useful information. With ideas like these there can actually be a win-win situation. Not to mention contextual marketing
Thanks! Guruji
I am using only amazon associate affiliate. I joined also Flipkart but some problem is there regarding filling payment details then they allow affiliates to promote their product. BTW thanks! for sharing this list.
How to apply for the free course ?
No doubt Amazon has to be the best one from all of them. I tried implementing Flipkart, which was a mess because they have a long process of generating and shortening affiliate links whereas Amazon has made everything so darn easy. Kudos to them!
Nice.
I have joined CJ after your affiliate mastery class.
Nice Article. Very Informative.
Thanks.
Sir, Are Viglink and Cuelink same affiliate programs? Kindly inform.
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks for sharing such a nice blog on affiliate program in India. Today we can find most the website who promotes the product contains it`s details from Amazon Or Flipkart. It was good to know more about affiliate program provider. It was helpful & nice blog.
Good list, I guess you pretty much covered the best affiliate. much appreciated.
Great informative article
Thanks for this great post,
Its useful for newbie affiliate marketers like me
great information deepak sir… thnks fr this
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful information with us. Ther are a various number of affiliate networks in India but in this article, you clearly told us about the top affiliate network in India. I go through with many websites for discovering top affiliate network in India; Now my search ends here.
Hello sir , I came to know that vcommission is a Scam Network
Can you provide any Payment Proof from Vcommission
it’s very helpful to me..
Very well written article over Affiliate Marketing. There are many affiliate programs which I didn’t know. Thanks for this amazing blog.
Dear Mr.Deepak
Thank for such a big list. What is your openion about admit ad affilaite
Which affiliate program is best Amazon or Clickbank?
Hello,
When you join our affiliate program, you will be supplied with a range of banners and text links to place wherever you like. When a user clicks on one of your links, they will be brought to our website and their activities will be tracked by our affiliate program. Once this user completes a purchase, you earn commission!
Regards
Girish
Hello Sir,
I Want to know that, Is cuelink is highest paid affiliate Program or any other, Please explain
Good article, You gave me good ideas of the different affiliate program.
Thank You
Nice article …. Like it
Sir
I joined Amazon affiliate programs and sales some products but commission will not added to my account.
thanks for sharing a great list
thanks for sharing the list
I thought Adsense is the best way to earn money, it gives money per click. Later I came to know about affiliate market, I thought it would be hard to earn some money. Affiliate market is the best way to earn money online if you have traffic on your website or if you have followers on your social media account.
Nice article
Can you give full review about cuelinks
Really great article. I loved it. Thank you for posting it.
Thanks. Really helpful!!!
Does Vcommission accept new blog?
Good Article Mr.Deepak Kanakaraju ji….
Can I run AdWords on a page where I have put affiliate links
I really enjoy read your blog i think the best blog on affiliate marketing tips and i hope that maintain keep the blog and i, m wait for your next update….
Very useful article. This gives us knowledge about affiliate marketing. One cant get free coupons and cashback at yovinam.com. Overall nice job!!!
One of best Affiliate Network in India.
Hi , very good article
thanks for sharring, keep up the good work.
Very nice article on affiliate network in India.
Thanks for sharing top Indian affiliate program.
My question is “which is best affiliate programs for Hindi Blogger in India”?
nice blog…keep up the good work….I want to start affiliate on my blog. Can you tell me which is better Amazon or Flipkart?
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Awesome article deepak
Is affiliate program best Amazon or Clickbank?
Verry good article
Hey Deepak,
Thanks for sharing this information
I will try Amazon affiliate program on my site.
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thanks sir this update
Hello, always i used to check website posts here in the early hours in the morning, for the reason that i like to learn more and more.
I am using Amazon affiliate on my blog. It seems i am getting a decent amount (though not big) according to the traffic.
Rock on, buddy!
Great, well written post!
Thanks sir. I was not aware of trip advisor. Thanks your article helped me.
Thanks for sharing the post.
how much i earn on affiliate marketing
Nice collection… thanks
Happy to see this affiliate programs sites list
great tip.. all affiliates are best for revenue
hi sir thank you for sharing such kind of valuable information with us
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Regards
Excellent article for the beginners
Thanks for sharing this information first i want to used Amazon
hi sir thank you for sharing such kind of valuable information with us
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Thank you for the list Deepak. They are great to start with.
Thank you sir for writing such a good article.
Helpful Article…..
Is it necessary to have a website to do affiliate marketing….please advice. !!!
Hello Sir
It’s very useful and helpful article for beginners, thanks for sharing such an excellent article.
its Good to start earning money from the blog. All of this affiliate marketer provide high commissions.
I am using Amazon Affiliate Program and it is really awesome in terms of revenue as commission & use of ease.
A well-structured article. I know a couple of other affiliates for a website;
Constant Contact
Aweber
Commission Junction
BeRush(SEMRush Affiliate Program).
Nice Article.. thnxx you Boss to info we…
nice post
Nice collection… I’m already working on Amazon, Cuelinks and VCommission. Thanks!
Hi Deepak, I am looking to promote digital marketing course as an affiliate campaign. Would mind listing top few of them for me? Also, do you allow affiliate of your courses?
Thanks and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Hey Nice Info.
Flipkart Affiliate is now closed after Walmart deal.
Can you please suggest some good WP themes for an Amazon Affiliate site.
Thanks
Great Post Thanks For Sharing
Hi, informative list of affiliate programs. This list really helps for newbie bloggers. Wondering Flipkart is still providing affiliate program?
Which affiliate program is best Amazon or Clickbank?
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