Dating Affiliate Program Tips
Manage your own Dating Service by starting as an affiliate of these
established dating services or earn additional revenue to your existing
website by offering links and banners to the dating service programs
that you join.
The dating service affiliate program managers will handle the sales and
support issues, you maintain a steady flow of traffic through your site
to theirs and cash the commission checks.
Also listed here are "Dating Service White Label" programs where you own
the domain and the service provider manages the backend, members and
billing. This is a great way to have a fully populated dating service
with your own name in a matter of hours. Read each review for complete
details of the services and how I found them to operate.
If you have an existing dating service, this can work well with a EXIT
TRAFFIC plan, drawing traffic in the direction of another dating service
from your exit traffic can increase revenue when properly placed without
costing you any membership fees and actually adding to your earnings.
An excellent placement for EXIT TRAFFIC is the "logout" screen.
The member is already leaving your service, have some revenue generators
ready to help them continue searching for that special someone. Another
great placement for your visitors to find your affiliate links for the
dating services you earn revenue from is your links page. This method
works very well when you have a web site whose main content does not
directly involve dating but has a large traffic of men and women between
18 and 45 years of age.
NOTE:
The staff of Dating B2B has evaluated hundreds of online dating service
revenue sharing programs. Just as it is true that only a small
percentage of affiliates of any program will earn high revenue dollars a
month, it is also true that many dating services offer affiliate
programs only as a means of free advertising. Don't let them do this to
you! You are joining with them to promote their service and earn you
money! If they turn around and promote a different service, or have
traffic swap banners appearing on your referral page, email them and ask
them to remove them from your link, or just delete the program from your
web site. You are already increasing their traffic through your efforts,
don't let them mis-direct the traffic you send them through such sleazy
tactics because you will lose sales and your referral (the visitor you
sent them) loses focused attention on the affiliate product you are
selling. The services we have listed above do not promote using such
tactics and/or will remove the offending popups and advertising at your
request. If you really want a steady revenue from dating service
affiliate programs, the services above should suit your needs. If you
are aware of any programs not listed above, please contact us and we
will be happy to review the service for you before you join and possibly
waste your time and referral traffic.
WHITE LABEL AFFILIATES
This type of affiliate program provides you with a complete system ready
to promote. You choose the domain name and basic layout/structure of
your dating service and they provide the backend system. The database of
members, the billing and payments. Many white label dating services also
offer the capability to get your own affiliates to promote your service.
An excellent way to increase revenues with not too much work.
DATING SERVICES USING WHITE LABELS
WorldDatingPartners - I am in the midst of testing this white label
service provider. I must say, the promotion of their system and the
actual setup of your own dating service is almost overwhelming. Go slow,
read and watch everything available before you jump in. But once you do
it'll be hard to not have several dating services up and running and
ready for you to promote and make money. Take a look at my site here
www.xlonely.com
Bone-Fish (Dating Central) - I love these guys! I have been running
two white label services with Bone-Fish almost from their beginning. I
love the customization, the easy setup, the on-time payments and my
customers love the features and the benefits of being a member. Take a
look at
www.alovelinksplus.com/dc.htm and
www.PleaseBeMine.com and you'll see how easy it is to promote and
cash in on Bone-Fish white label dating services! Bone-Fish is highly
recommended for you to start or add on to, your website and generate
great revenues from your dating service. You can decide the membership
prices, the overall look of your dating website and even start your own
affiliate network to help you promote your service. If only every white
label dating service was this easy!
LiveDateSearch - New Dating Affiliate program that pays for clicks +
free signups + 50% of all sales + 5% of your affiliates' income. The
website looks very attractive and is based on the new idea: "rate me" +
"profile-based" dating. They offer highly customizable feeds and
geo-targeting. Recently they launched AdSense Revenue Share program. You
submit your AdSense ID during the registration. Then ads with your
AdSense ID are shown for 50% of time on their website to the visitors
you have referred. This way you can increase your conversion.
DatingRev - A private label dating affiliate solution that you can
grow your within your existing web site or create a new domain just to
promote online dating that earns you a recurring 60% income from all
membership payments including renewals. Starting a new dating service is
easy, or integrate the personals into your existing site, whichever you
prefer, your new dating service will have thousands of new members and a
high potential for revenue. You can also set up an affiliate program for
marketing and dramatically increase your revenues.
ReallyFabDating.com - I am currently testing this white label
service. The setup seems easy enough but I'm not sure I setup the CNAME
change correctly. Once the DNS propagates and my site has been approved
by ReallyFabDating.com I will see how much I can earn from this site,
www.kissingboth.com (Update Oct 26 2007) I am still trying to get this
site setup according to ReallyFabDating's instructions. I have emailed
them to confirm the setup instructions and why my site isn't working. It
may be that I can only run my ReallFabDating white label service as a
subdomain of their system which gives me the dating service
http://kissingboth.reallyfabdating.com but then I would have to create a
complete KissingBoth.com website to promote the dating service. Seems
like an awful lot of work. I will find out more if they ever email me
back.
The
Relationship Exchange - The biggest network of partner dating
services that share a database of singles. Monthly fees and setup
charges involved, but with proper promotion you should be turning a
profit within 2 months. Many White Labels for The Relationship Exchange
promote their services through affiliate programs paying per signup. A
great way to promote your white label dating service with less effort
since using an affiliate program manager, such as
Commission Junction,
puts the bookkeeping onto someone else and you cash the checks!
DATEAPP-
Not recommended as of September 2007.
I worked with this program since October 2006 and received only one
payment for commissions. It's since been since February 2007 that I have
yet to receive any commissions, despite dozens of emails and countless
attempts to contact them by phone. (http://www.dateapp.com/)- This white
label dating affiliate program and dating script service is no longer
recommended. Since June 2007 (or earlier!) they have stopped making
payments to affiliates and now no longer respond to emails
(DateHelp@DateApp.com) or phone calls at 678.381.3696 (or the
conflicting number at 678.318.3696, for some reason they have both
numbers on their contact page). If you are also having troubles with
this company contact me at:
or visit
http://www.dateapp-sucks.com
I Want U
- Start your own CashRing dating service. Offer 3 types of dating
services that you can promote, Singles, Gay and Lesbian and Swingers.
Use the search box, rather than just a banner link and you'll find
sign-ups coming fast and plenty of commissions to follow. They pay 20%
to 80% of new membership fees and renewals. I Want U also offers you a
free website and domain name hosted on their servers once you have
earned over $100.00 a month. You can only promote their products, but
they include not only the dating services but web hosting as well. Watch
your revenue increase steadily through the monthly renewals of all the
services you can sell. Take care to watch the affiliate rules here. I
lost the free domain white label service they offered me
(swingersdating.com) because my revenue with them slipped below the
bottom level for a couple of months. Not fair but what can you do?
LoveMe.com (A Foreign Affair) - A Foreign Affair offers the highest
commissions and maintains the best possible conversion rates in order
for our affiliates to earn the highest return possible and is the only
company to offer $500.00 Romance Tour commissions. In addition they pay
30% on all address sales, and a recurring 30% commission on all
memberships. You can even create a co-branded site and your clients will
receive, among other things, full customer service, weekly updates of
matching profiles, Monthly Newsletters, and be able to participate in a
Daily Giveaway.
DATING SERVICES AFFILIATES
EasyDate - Offering 6 (to date) services to advertise I am currently
testing this mostly UK based collection of online dating services to see
how well they perform. Based on the popularity this is a growing segment
for affiliates not to miss!
SexSearch.com - This service is currently under review but I urge
you to join before they are advertised all over the place. Despite the
name this is on the safer side of adult personals and with their unique
style of interactions with visitors they signup ratio is high and the
sales of memberships is also high.
PleaseBeMine.com - Earn 40% commissions and 40% on recurring
billing! Application time is 24 - 48 hours. You can integrate your
affiliate site as your own if you like, or as a straight affiliate for a
very well known website.
CUPID.com - Easy to join and promote. Use as an advertiser for your
service and earn up to 55% of recurring membership fees. This program I
have been a part of since 2003 but their affiliate management is poor at
best. They often change managers, do not followup with contact requests
although payments are regular when you have earned the minimum payout
amount. Joining this affiliate program can be good for you as CUPID.com
has a North American wide television and radio advertising program that
brings the name great attention from singles visiting your web site.
MillionaireMate.com - Join the current craze of bringing together
rich men and beautiful young women. This niche service provides me a
great revenue stream whether promoted on it's own or alongside other
programs.
FRIEND
FINDER - And other niche dating services. They pay up to 100% of
paid membership fees to you plus a per membership sign-up amount, 55% of
membership fees, a pay-per-click revenue model, depending on the niche
service and program you decide to promote. Friend Finder pays regularly
and is dependable as a revenue source. This group of services is a must
join. You can easily integrate their services into any type of web site,
in many different languages.
SEXY
ADS - Pays 50% of all membership fees and rebills (renewals).
Programs include adult, gay, black and more dating options that you can
directly link to target to your visitors. Members do have some free
options which really increases the conversion ratio to paid memberships.
Payments managed by 3 different billing companies so you don't have to
worry about one being inaccessible and membership sales not being
processed. Paid weekly and twice a month, depending on the billing
company. A very regular source of revenue and a great way to increase
the dollar value of your money earning website!
UDATE.com - ConnectionZone.com - NOT
RECOMMENDED! This affiliate program was one I joined way back in
2001 or 2002. I had made a lot of money with them but since the company
was purchased by the parent company of Match.com the affiliate program
has stagnated and they are extremely slow in making payments and haven't
responded to an email from me since November 2005! I even have a couple
of uncashable affiliate payment checks from UDATE because they issued
the check to the wrong name and no one wants to correct this for me so
I'm sitting on US$283.00 in worthless checks and I don't know how much
in unpaid commissions because their system only shows 60 days worth of
transactions. But I'm sure it's several hundred dollars they owe me as
of this date May 22 2008. If you are also having troubles with this
company contact me.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO STARTING AS AN AFFILIATE
I receive many emails from people that want to start an online dating
service and they have no coding experience, no HTML skills and little
computer knowledge. Yet, they have the drive to earn money and help
people online. Starting slow and building up your skills, seeing if you
actually have the commitment to make this new online business of yours
work should become your first priority.
STEP 1:
Get a website. I repeat this all the time, you can't get anywhere
without your own website and domain name. If you're at all serious,
choose a domain name and
register
it here with the information I am sharing below:
Two Things You Should Know About Naming Your Website:
1. Keep It Easy To Remember - a single word, a common phrase will work
wonders to get word-of-mouth recommendations for your web site.
2. Don't use hyphens! www.EasyToRemember.com is not
www.easy-to-remember.com! But, it can work very well as a mini-site and
drive traffic to your main site. Take a look at our example here:
http://www.freedatingservicesforwomen.com is forwarded to
http://www.free-dating-services-for-women.com and they are mini-sites
that draw traffic to large affiliate dating programs and my main site.
Business-Domain-Names.com - The cheapest domain name registrations
anywhere. Full control of your web name account through an easy-to-use
interface. All domain names are registered in your name! Free domain
forwarding! Free change of ownership. Every option you could think of is
available!
STEP 2:
Find a reasonably priced domain host. This is where the code for your
website is uploaded to. You'll find our best choices for domain
hosting companies on this page.
STEP 3:
Join a dating service affiliate program from above. This is the best bet
to get information from the successful affiliates without searching
endlessly for information. Joining I Want U and SexyAds should be your
first two moves as a dating service affiliate. Then take your time and
read the comprehensive information that is made available specifically
for their affiliates. You'll learn lots.
STEP 4:
Visit the home page of DatingB2B.com often and join our
monthly newsletter. You'll find lots of
information for content ideas and ways to increase your website traffic
and sales. If you've made it this far, please contact me and let me know
how you're doing!
If you know of any dating service affiliate programs not listed here,
please let us know using the form on the
Contact page. If you are the owner/manager of a dating service or
other affiliate program that may be of interest to the visitors to
Dating B2B please read the linking information here. Thanks.