When I first got started, I applied to every single network I could find. I didn't do it for the right reasons (back then, my logic was to get as many sources of income as possible because I was invincible and I could promote it all), but it worked out OK. I ended up getting accepted to every single one of them, but some took longer than others. Some even involved a few phone calls.

Now that I have all of that under my belt, I have an almost unlimited amount of choice with each site that I build. I'm not stuck with just one income stream....

-- j

If i were you, i would focus on one network at a time. Clickbank is the easiest to get accepted into, but may not be that easy to promote their market place products. It's all about what you want to promote as an affiliate. You can't reaally compare cpa with clickbank or amazon.

Wishing you success
Pam

I know Amazon and Clickbank are easy and instant to sign up with. Others though, like MaxBounty, Neverblue, CPAWay, etc require a bit more to get accepted. Its still usually pretty easy though, as long as you know the lingo and can talk with the affiliate manager and can act like you at least know what you're talking about with CPA/affiliate marketing. If you're real new, read up on an affiliate/CPA marketing glossary so you can understand most of the terminology used in the industry.

Good luck!

I'm partial to Clickbank as an affiliate and Amazon as a vendor.

try Amazon and Clickbank initially, then once you have a good start with them, you can try others as well.

See this websites for the list of best CPA 2012 based on users review.

http://performinsider.com/2012/02/of...rks-announced/

http://mthink.com/bluebook/top20/cpa

I prefer clickbank and amazon and they are easy and immediate or at least were for me.

I hope that you have done some research on how to find profitable and reachable markets and keywords before you go too far, though, as this is the most important step for a newbie, in my opinion.

Far too many newbies work months, even years without making any substantial income because they just picked something without being aware of the competition, how to find profitable and reachable niches etc.

This is not necessary if you learn a bit more first.

All of those networks are pretty different...

CPA networks like Maxbounty are about lead generation.
Amazon is physical products
Clickbank is information and software products

It really just depends on the niche you're getting into. Amazon probably converts the best because people understand physical products, then CPA, then CLickbank