Money Blog - How Much Do Affiliates Earn From Affiliate Marketing?
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Sunday, May 24, 2009 2:39:45 PM
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A survey from 2006 of over 1500 affiliates shows the scale and importace of affiliate marketing in the UK.
49% earned less that £500 a year from affiliate marketing
Of day job affiliates: 61% earned at least £20,000 a year 10% earned more than £750,000
Promotion techniques: 74% use Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) 38% use Paid Search
SEO is rated most effective by 43%, with Paid search second at 22%.
Sectors: Travel and Flights is the most popular sector for affiliates, followed by Entertainment and Music
Affiliate marketing in the UK will be worth more than £4 billion in online retail sales in 2009, according to a new
report from
Econsultancy. The research, published in the Affiliate Marketing Buyer’s Guide 2009, estimates that the
market grew by 22% in 2008 to a value of £3.82 billion. Also, the report indicates that an estimated £227 million
was paid in commissions and fees to affiliate publishers and networks last year. Overall UK online retail sales grew
by 25% in 2008 to £43.8 billion, according to figures from IMRG and Capgemini. So, affiliate marketers were
responsible for nearly a tenth of all online sales during 2008, based on this data.
