Best Affiliate Programs For Bloggers

With the latest Google algorithm change (also known as the Panda update) hitting the web 2.0 sites pretty hard, blogging has come back in vogue. Online writers have started to build their own sites and prefer to write on blogging platforms.

But the biggest problem while writing for your own website or blog is that unlike web 2.0 sites where they give you the affiliate option and manage the optimization part, on your own blog you have to manage everything. Also, as you have the freedom to choose any and every affiliate to use on your blog, choosing the best affiliate program can be quite confusing.

This article lists the best affiliate programs for bloggers like you. These affiliate programs can easily be integrated into your free blogger blog (It will also work with your own sites and most other blogging platforms). If you have just started online, you may also be interested in reading "Best Affiliate Programs For Beginners" and if you looking for affiliates to use on your websites, read "Best Affiliate Programs For Websites".

Top 4 Affiliate Programs For Bloggers

Adsense:

Adsense would be my top choice to monetize a blogger blog. Adsense and Blogger are both owned by Google and hence it allows for easy integration. You can easily integrate adsense into your blog right from your blogger dashboard.

If you don't have an adsense account yet, you can apply for one with your blogger blog. You are more likely to be approved when applying through Google property. But make sure that your blog is complete and have a few good quality posts.

You can apply for Adsense here.

Amazon:

Now you can easily use the Amazon affiliate option on blogger. After the Amazon integration into blogger, you can use all the available Amazon tools and widgets on your blog. This has really made the blogger platform more profitable.

Without a doubt, Amazon is lucrative affiliate network and hence a good affiliate program for blogger.

Apply for Amazon Associates Program.

Chitika:

Chitika is another favorite affiliate program of bloggers. Bloggers love chitika more due to the fact that Adsense and Chitika can be used together on the same page (As Chitika is non-contextual ad network).

Chitika is a nice way to supplement your adsense income. Also, chitika pays via Paypal and the payout threshold is only $10.

Apply for Chitika.

Shareasale:

Shareasale is a pure affiliate network. You get the opportunity to choose the merchants you want to work with and choose the products you want to feature and promote on your blog.

Shareasale is really easy to use and you can find merchants and products related to your niche very easily. Shareasale can be used on any web property you own.

Apply for Shareasale now.