CJ Affiliate in 9 slides
One of the oldest and largest affiliate networks (formerly Commission Junction), home to thousands of major retail and travel brands.
- Affiliate network
- Affiliate networks
- Based in Santa Barbara, California, United States
What you do on CJ Affiliate
How the money is made: affiliate and advertising
- Join the programme
- Share links or show ads
- Visitors click or buy
- Commission paid
One of the oldest and largest affiliate networks (formerly Commission Junction), home to thousands of major retail and travel brands.
Founded 1998 · next to 10 other affiliate networks
Work and topics
Good for
What CJ Affiliate takes
Guess first: how much of every $100 you earn does CJ Affiliate take?
Free for publishers, advertiser-set commissions
From the published fees, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges. Work out your own amount →
Can you join?
Yes.
You need reliable internet.
What you need
- Reliable internet
What people actually earn
CJ says it drives more than $16 billion in advertiser revenue annually (company claim of sales driven, not commissions paid to publishers).
Source: cj.com ↗CJ says its network drives 157 million online and offline transactions a year for advertisers (company claim, not publisher commissions).
Source: cj.com ↗How it scores
Strong on fees and access. Weaker on getting paid.
- Fees5.0
- Getting paid2.3
- Access4.0
- Track record4.0
- Proof of earnings4.0
- Verified earnings
- Open worldwide
- Clear fees
- Low cut
- 10 years running
- 20 years running
How much we know
We have 9 of the 17 things we track for every platform. Fees, payouts, join rules, countries and real earnings count most.
What we have
- What kind of platform it is
- Year founded
- Headquarters
- Fees
- Withdrawal methods
- Join requirements
- Countries it accepts
- Real earnings figures
- Wikipedia or reference page
Still missing
- Plain-English overview
- Minimum payout
- How fast you get paid
- Payment protection
- Review ratings
- Support channels
- Mobile apps
- Social accounts