A 2 tier affiliate program allows an affiliate to recruit co-affiliates and pays out commissions to the affiliate for the sales generated by the co-affiliates. The affiliate merchant
generally pays out a lower commission for the sales generated by co-affiliates which would be calculated on pre-fixed basis. Mostly the second tier commission is calculated as the percentage of the first tier commission. Let us look at some benefits of joining a 2 tier affiliate program.
Benefits of a 2 tier affiliate program
A two tier affiliate program allows the affiliates to grow their network by recruiting affiliates under them
The affiliate can earn on a dual basis
The affiliate can build a big team that would in turn help the affiliate merchant improve his sales
The affiliate merchant get more affiliates without any work
Finding 2 tier affiliate programs online
There are many directories that offer information about businesses offering two tier affiliate programs. Some of the best ones to refer are affiliatefirst.com, 2-tier.com, refer-it.com and 2tiered.com. Even yahoo! and google web directories offer good information on second tiered programs.