Using CJ to recruit

[eljefe3]

Anyone here using Commission Junction for their affiliate program? I'm considering using them to recruit affiliates to our site, and then once we have affiliates signed up, they can either stay with CJ, or switch over to our in-house program and receive more $$.

We signed up with them last year, so they already have our funds so that part is not an issue.

[Drastic]

I am not a CJ merchant, but I can tell you what gets my attention from an affiliate's perspective.

One good way to get many affiliate eyeballs is getting back into the "New Merchant Programs" box on the home (account manager) page. I know your program is already active with CJ, but I have seen other merchants (a few) get listed there after the initial program launch. I don't know if you have to pay, change your structure, or what, but I have seen a couple of merchants do this more than once.

Once you have some approved affiliates, and want to offer your in-house program, you can send regular email (not just through the CJ system) to all of your affliates, notifying them of your in-house program at a better rate. I have signed up in-house with more than one merchant myself, due to this strategy.

A couple other places (forgive me if you are already aware) to make your program known:

[cashpile.com...]
[refer-it.com...]
[clickquick.com...]