The launch date of the new affiliate network is set to early July. Merchants will be notified by Twitter http://twitter.com/aflite or e-mail by registering at the Aflite.co.uk website. Merchant accounts set up within an hour of the announcement will receive the free £50 credit.

There are no set up charges, but to be eligible for the free credits merchants must first verify their account by applying a minimum credit of £100.

The scheme is designed to encourage new and small businesses into affiliate marketing. It is worth it, this year affiliate marketing is estimated to generate £4 billion in online sales world wide.

“Currently the major networks are not catering for the new and small business. Aflite is designed to do just that.” – Ben Norbury, Director, Aflite

Aflite makes affiliate marketing accessible and affordable to new and small online businesses, whilst offering affiliates unique and innovative merchants. Register your interest at http://aflite.co.uk or follow them on Twitter ‘aflite’ to be notified.

The Aflite.co.uk network has been designed for accessibility to small and new businesses to start affiliate marketing. But, does it make sense for affiliates to join?

Affiliates want the following from their network and its merchants:

1. Assurance of payment
   Aflite provide tools to ensure affiliates can analyse the quality of a merchant. The API (Application Programming Interface) gives affiliates the power to run live checks on merchants before displaying a merchant on their website.Calculations based on historic data produce a quality score of a merchant. This information is passed to the affiliate for their own assesment.
2. High commission rates
   Due to Aflite’s billing model, 100% of commission is paid to affiliates. Aflite charge merchants on their credit top ups, freeing up commission for affiliates.
3. High conversions
   Although conversions in some cases may be lower, smaller less well known businesses often pay more commission than the large brands. Combined with Aflite’s billing methods affiliates should see a good return from their chosen merchants.
4. A good proposition
   It’s always good to offer something a bit different. New businesses are often innovative in their approach, providing new business models and services that aren’t typically found from the larger retailers.

Aflite has worked hard to address the issues that face affiliates, striving to be a network profitable for both small businesses and affiliates.

The new network is due for launch in the second week of July 2009, if you have any questions or suggestions for Aflite please checkout their holding page at http://aflite.co.uk for contact details. There are also some benefits in registering your interest early.

The leading affiliate networks currently have tough eligibility requirements and credit checks making affiliate marketing difficult for small businesses to access. Aflite.co.uk  brings affiliate marketing to these businesses with a low cost, pre-pay and self-managed system.

Affiliates get the benefit of new and more innovative offerings that are not currently available from the larger networks. Protection for affiliates comes from live analysis of merchants available through Aflite’s API (Application Programming Interface). “It is important for us that affiliates have the tools to make an informed choice on merchants. Helping them to protect themselves will be a key component for us”, commented Director Ben Norbury.

A notable affiliate www.eduPayment.co.uk will be one of the first to join Aflite, attracted by the accessibility for smaller retailers to join and participate in their marketplace. David Nayar of eduPayment.co.uk noted “Aflite will allow eduPayment.co.uk to offer a wider choice of retailer for customers, giving access to niche and alternative brands.”

The new network will be ready for merchant and affiliate Sign-ups from the 6th of July 2009. Merchants and affiliates should register their interest at http://aflite.co.uk , with no commitment, before the 1st July to be guaranteed free set up and technical support. Please see http://aflite.co.uk for more details.