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Nov 25, 2012 | 4:01 pm

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Originally Posted by tjbrooks

Check out today's Cranky Flier post (including the comments) for a rare look into the world of credit card affiliates. There are quotas to meet. So if you're wondering why your favorite blogger posts another completely pointless shill for the Chase Sapphire....
http://crankyflier.com/2012/07/06/yo...card/#comments.

I spent most of yesterday Googling and trying to learn how affiliate programs work and found this older thread. This is pretty discouraging as I was hoping there was some way to keep a credit card link in the advertising sidebar (not the posts) for people to just click on at their leisure without making my content more commercial. Cranky Flier seems to have a large following and is affiliated with Conde-Nast and if HE can't meet the quota, that's pretty bad! InACents is in the same boat. There would be no way for a new blogger to meet quotas, though I could probably get 1 or 2 a month.

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Originally Posted by allanfan

http://www.cj.com/

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Originally Posted by sbm12

http://www.flexoffers.com/affiliate-...cial-services/

I know a number of folks use them for CC affiliate marketing. Commission Junction (cj.com) isn't as useful for CC referrals, though I've been using them for a number of other travel-related referral opportunities recently.

ETA: CardSynergy is another player in the space.

This Commission Junction sounds interesting and from what I can see, they have some affiliates that fit my ecotourism theme. Does anyone know if they kick people out if they don't meet a quota? Will they work with a new blogger or do you have to have been around awhile? My little niche blog is never going to be as big as the mainstream travel blogs so I won't be one of their top performers. And are they easy to deal with, pay on time?

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