Avangate - why do i get so many affiliates but not a single one has sold a thing?

Well anything free and easy to sign up for, you will get a lot of people who jump for that.
Then they do nothing.

Many of them probably do not have a real website, or any following just trying aimlessly to make money online.

Another thought - maybe your product is not that easy to sell?
You might try a higher level affiliate program

It's also entirely possible that you aren't giving any of them any reason to be motivated to sell your products.

Are you giving a really good commission? Are you following up with people when they sign up to be on of your affiliates even if just by autoresponder and giving them links to your creatives? Do you run any contests to create a little competition and get people excited about "extras" you give to winners (and bragging rights for being on a leader board)?

If you aren't doing any of those things that might explain why no one has been motivated to sell for you. Just a thought.

There are all kinds of reasons you don't get affiliate sales. Have you supplied affiliate tools these affiliates can use to promote your product? Affiliates don't know anything about your product so you need to educate them and supply the promotional tools necessary for you and your affiliates to earn money.

Have you promoted your product yourself? You have to have promotional tools you used to promote your products. If you have, how is your sales letter converting.

These are just a couple of example why affiliates are not making any sales. You can't always blame the affiliates for no sales.

Best regards,
Steve Yakim

In addition to the comments above, I think it's a numbers game, there is a small number of all affiliates that make money, you'd be surprised on how many dormant accounts affiliate programs and networks have

Also, with regard to the frequency of signups you're having, Avangate has it set up where a lot of new affiliates can click one button and be auto-approved for over 1000 Avangate vendors. If you're one of those vendors, affiliates may not have even seen any of your products they are signed up for.

Most people have no idea how to promote affiliate products. It would be a better idea to contact well-known affiliate marketers directly and ask if they want to promote your product. One awesome affiliate is a million times better than a bunch of affiliates that do nothing.

LOL, that's how affiliate marketing works for 99% of the people.. there are tons of forums having tons of posts from guys sharing their success that the received their first payment of 7$ from adsense.

Thanks for all the advice but most of you are just spouting stuff I already know and actually has nothing to do with my question.

YES, I DO communicate with my affiliates (the ones that are not ghosts or bots and who actually send me traffic/sales)

and YES I DID setup my avangate affiliate section to it's full potential including coupon codes etc.

and YES I WOULD SAY my products/funnel is GOOD ENOUGH to promote

I am not asking for advice on ANY of those things...

I am asking why there is a fake affiliate ghost army of people who don't exist on avangate.com.

I can only assume since none of you seem to offer any concrete experience advice from avangate that none of you actually have a product for sell on there - much less have an avangate affiliate promoting FOR them.

SO... again thanks for all your advice ( i know you guys think you are helping) but it's not very helpful actually.

I didn't come here looking for "how to get affiliates to sell for me" advice which I don't need.

But actually I am looking for ANYONE who has evidence to show avangate is even a legitimate network in the beginning.

So.. I ask again... anyone have any produt on avangate that an actual affiliate has ever sold for them? Anyone at all?

Do you give them all of the tools and equipment needed to sell your product? Do you give them a fast start guide? Do you give them a marketing plan? Have you considered giving them the same money making plan that YOU use to get sales?

If you want affiliate sales... you have to do it for them. And the easiest way to do that is to give them everything they need to make sales - even your own marketing materials. And make yourself available to them.

You make them rich, they will make you rich.

I am an affiliate in Avangate, but I actually sell what I promote in there and have been for almost 2 years.

I wasn't aware of the auto-approval option as I only promote one company's offers.

Maybe you should contact avangate and ask them.