What Is A Super Affiliate?

What Is A Super Affiliate?

shoemoney · · 3 min read
At Izeafest I got a lot of affiliate questions. Lots of them were in the reference of me as a "super affiliate". I have never really thought of myself as a super affiliate and have blogged about this many times. I kind of fell into affiliate marketing simply because I had a ton of traffic to some very niche websites and out of the blue an affiliate manager called me one day and talked me into trying it... then that created a monster. I posed the question on twitter... How do you define a super affiliate:
@sukosaki (John Sukowaty) says:
@shoemoney a super affiliate is: one that can successfully create an income stream using affiliate marketing AND blog about it :)

@DominickEvans (DominickEvans) says:
@shoemoney a super affiliate is one I want to have because it has the potential to generate a lot more success than other affiliate programs

@jcoronella (John Coronella) says:
@shoemoney Affs who make enough to have 'Fuck You Money'. So far I only have 'No Thank You' money, but I'll keep trying.

@WayneLiew (Wayne Liew) says:
@shoemoney One who made millions from affiliate marketing and have influence and authority over the industry.

@sugarrae (Rae) says:
@shoemoney back in the "old days" there weren't blogs and there was a code of honor so to speak... But the old days are gone... Long gone.

@sugarrae (Rae) says:
@shoemoney back in the "old days" a super aff meant anyone netting more than 10k a month from aff efforts

@steven_sanders (steven-sanders) says:
@shoemoney A super affiliate? Someone who can make alot of money through affiliate marketing in the most creative ways.

@streko (streko) says:
@shoemoney super affiliates are humble and don't blog.

@Mattaw (Mattaw) says:
@shoemoney The guy that makes a killing while staying hidden, now he's smart...

@spooons (Christian) says:
@shoemoney rich man/woman in tights

@ShanePike (ShanePike) says:
@shoemoney I would consider $100,000 net a month to be a Super Affiliate, but I have no idea if there's a standard definition or not.

@JonSymons (JonSymons) says:
@shoemoney super affiliate = someone who has the clout to cut a preferred percentage deal with the merchant or affiliate network.

@khawe (Kieran Hawe) says:
@shoemoney Super Affiliate = dominates ROI regardless of category, product, technology, etc. Sets the trends and path for everyone else.


Some pretty interesting answers. So how do you define a super affiliate?