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Many people ask me to recommend affiliate networks within the UK It’s surprising hard to find UK specific ones so I thought I’d list the top 5 that I would recommend.

Affiliate Networks are the companies which bring together all of the merchants (advertisers) who are willing to pay a commission for sales generated by the affiliates (publishers). The networks take a small fee for bringing the 2 parties together and administering everything.

If you own a website affiliate Networks are good sources of revenue. They will bring together companies willing to pay quite  a lot of money to in effect advertise on your website.

Here are my top 5:

1. Affiliate Window http://www.affiliatewindow.com
I’ve used these guys for years. Possibly not the widest spread of merchants to work with but the quality is very good. The merchants they have seem to work harder to support the affiliates and the result is much better payouts (which at the end of the day is what you are looking for!

2. Affiliate Future http://www.affiliatefuture.co.uk
Started as the underdog but over the last few years Affiliate Future has taken off. Particularly good if you want to promote travel services on your website, or if you’d like to create your own shopping comparison website. 300+ merchants to chose from.

3. Commission Junction http://www.cj.com
Probably the largest network. USA focused although you’ll find there are more and more UK companies now using them. Excellent range of tools to show you your income earning potential, which merchants are generating the most commission for affiliates and which adverts work the best. Use it wisely and earn loads!

4. Tradedoubler http://www.tradedoubler.com
Another large player. Not the widest range of merchants, but definitely some big names on board, companies such as Dell. UK and European focused.

5. ClixGalor http://www.clixgalore.co.uk
The lower end of the market. Entry level service for merchants but a great range of alternative companies to chose from.  You’ll find advertisers you’d never have considered using before. Work checking out.

If you know of other great affiliate networks please let me know as I’d like to expand my list.