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If you’re looking for ways to get started in your reviews, check out this list.  You’ve probably already checked out Tomoson and need to move beyond.   Here are some sites I belong to….if you join, I’d love for you to use Savings in Seconds as your referral.

shareasale.com is so easy to use. I love the copy-and-paste feature which makes it really simple to use the links.   There are an amazing number of businesses that you can sign up to be an affiliate for.  I found many companies that I have purchased from in the past, so I felt comfortable starting up with them right away.  They also go beyond the typical affiliate-sponsor relationship and it makes me WANT to work with them.  I’ve built some good relationships with sponsors through Share A Sale, too.

Some of my favorite bonus-offering programs are:

Cricut (great for crafty, teachers, and homeschooling blogs.)

Tea Collection — This is one through Share A Sale.  They send bonus offers pretty often and are so easy to work with.  I love Tea Collection clothing for my kids anyway, so I’m always glad to share their site with my readers.  I love the mix-and-match options that their online shop offers.

Mabel’s Labels — Besides the cash bonuses, one great thing about this affiliate program is that they send you a free set of labels to sample! I always prefer to try a product before I promote it.

Cents of Style — They’ve given me the chance to try clothes, jewelry, and more!

Social Spark — (edited 8/3/14) Social Spark is now becoming Izea.  These posts are easy to write and I’ve never, ever had trouble with getting payment.   The offers I get are always pertinent to my site, too.  It doesn’t pay that great, but it’s consistently dependable which is important to me.  They also understand that I use no-follow links and it’s not a problem. Highly recommend this one. Sponsored Tweets is the spin off of Social Spark which, again, is being absorbed into the Izea group.   Disclosure is easy to insert with this one.  Since you specify your niche, you can receive offers that are relevant to your audience.

Linqia is a great site for niche-specific posts.  They offer pay-per-click campaigns so there’s a bit of promotion responsibility in order to meet that minimum.  The payment is very fair, in my opinion, and I like the freedom they offer in the writing process.  I hope to get more opportunities through Linqia but so far have only worked with them a few times.

US Family Guide is hit-or-miss depending on what you require for review.    If you sign up, please tell them that Dede from Savings in Seconds sent you. They have offers for everything from travel guides to small businesses.  Many offers are location-specific and involve an experience rather than a product/compensation. For example, you might get the chance to go to a water park with your family.  I love these types of opportunities so it’s a good fit for me.   I find that most of the programs are things I’d want to post anyway, so it’s nice to get these right in my inbox.

I tried Link Vehicle but was disappointed to see that they require dofollow links.  I’m not into anything that violates Google’s TOS.  After all, I’ve worked hard to get PageRank!  They were not willing to drop that requirement, so I closed my account.

Activate—This is a very blogger-friendly platform, used to be called Sverve.  Some opps have fixed compensation while others allow you to set your own pay scale.

Escalate and Glitter Networks are good for sites that receive a lot of click-thru on deals and offers.   Although you might think that Savings in Seconds is a coupon blog, it’s really  not.  I rarely post coupon deals; instead I focus on offers that will save busy women some TIME.

(still adding more……check back!)

What do you think of these programs?  Are there any that you plan to join?  Also, if you have any cool programs to share, please leave the link below. I’d love to join a few more!

These are my affiliate/referral links.