Join Our Affiliate Partner Program

Generate Additional Website Revenue

If your website caters to a business audience, you can monetize your website traffic while providing additional value by becoming a Software Advice Affiliate Partner. Allow your visitors to request information on software products, download educational resources or request a free consultation with a software expert... without ever leaving your website. When we're able to match potential software buyers with suitable software products, we'll share 25% of the revenue generated.

How to make money online by providing free content relevant to business software.

Software Advice is a free online resource for enterprise software buyers - like a Consumer Reports for business software. We help business owners make better informed decisions on their software purchases by providing rich educational content and free telephone consultations with our experts. Business owners praise us for helping them wade through the large number of options in confusing software markets.

Why Should You Join?

  • It's a lucrative revenue opportunity; our Partners earn an average of $120/qualified lead and can earn as much as $312 for a single qualified lead.
  • It's easy; we provide you with all sorts of great content, dead-simple integration of our registration forms and flawless commission tracking.
  • We're here to help; our dedicated program manager is always available to answer your questions and help make you successful.
  • We're the best at what we do - enterprise software advice; we provide a useful service that will save your visitors time and costly mistakes.
You can be confident that your referrals are in good hands at Software Advice. We've been helping business owners with their software selection since 2006 and have helped over 25,000 organizations to date. Our software experts know their stuff and they have access to our rich database of hundreds of software products. They provide great advice to our visitors and yours. Meanwhile, our extensive software vendors relationships means we - and you - can make money in the process. Learn more about us.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I expect to earn? We pay a 25% revenue share for all leads that are referred from your website. This can be as much as $312 per qualified lead. The amount of revenue generated per qualified lead depends on the industry and the size of the potential software buyer. We consistently generate more revenue for partners than alternative partners or ad networks.

How will I be paid? We will pay you monthly. All commissions accrued over the month will be paid out on the 15th of the following calendar month for all payments above $50. Any payments below $50 will be rolled over to the following month and paid out in full once you reach the $50 threshold. You can elect to be paid by check or direct deposit.

What makes enterprise software so interesting? Worldwide enterprise software spending is estimated to reach $230B in 2010. Enterprise applications consistently rank as one of the top technology priorities among businesses large and small. Even in down economies, businesses invest in software to improve efficiency and effectiveness. [source: Gartner Perspective, IT Spending 2010]

What is a typical "sale cycle" like? Potential software buyers complete a registration form (on our website or yours) to request more information about a specific product or to download a whitepaper or other resource. Once we receive your referral we immediately start working to connect with this potential buyer. We are usually able to make recommendations (and generate revenue) in the same day, and almost always within the same week. We also employ "lead nurturing" in an effort to connect with buyers that are on a longer time frame.

How does Software Advice track my referrals? We have an advanced tracking system that tracks all form submissions, from our website or yours, through your unique Partner ID. An automated system tracks each referral's activity and credits your account when they generate revenue for Software Advice. You will have detailed insight into this activity at any time through our Partner Portal.

How is a B2B affiliate marketing program different from other offers to make money online? An affiliate, sometimes called a publisher, associate, or partner, is an internet marketer who advertises products and services in exchange for commissions. This is a type of performance marketing where the affiliate generates residual income on a pay per click (PPC), pay per lead (CPL), or pay per sale (CPA) basis. The best affiliate programs offer products and services that are relevant to the website audience. The business to business, or B2B, affiliate marketer caters to a niche business audience with products and services that are useful for businesses (such as business software) in contrast to business to consumer, or B2C, programs which targets consumers (such as casino, credit card or travel). B2B affiliate programs are often some of the top paying as these products and services generally offer the highest commissions as an easy way to make money online.

How do I get started? It's easy to get started. As soon as you're accepted into the program you'll have access to our full Partner Portal where you'll be able to build forms, links and other premium content to place on your website. We provide many easy-to-integrate options that will allow you to go live and start earning commission right away. Get started now by contacting Zach Rippstein at (512) 364-0125 or zach@softwareadvice.com.