Affiliate Checks Over $20K a Month and Other AffSTATS
InternetRetailer just published lots of interesting affiliate marketing stats from Shawn Collins’ annual AffStat report. 18% of merchants surveyed have cut single affiliate checks for over 20K per month. Tons of other stats and graphs for you viewing pleasure can be found below.
“Shawn Collins’ annual survey of marketers who use affiliates. His latest report—AffStat 2006—shows an increase in the number of affiliates in the mid range—23% of this year’s respondents report 5,001-10,000 affiliates vs. 13% a year ago, yet 18% report they have too many affiliates to manage effectively. A year ago, 26% of respondents had 5,000 or more affiliates; this year, it’s 29%. A year ago, 16% of respondents had 2,001 to 5,000 affiliates; today it’s 23%. Another interesting bit of information from the survey: nearly two-thirds of in-house affiliate managers earn $40,000 to $80,000 a year. Here are a few other findings from the survey of 200 affiliate managers…”
