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Overall: 
OfferWeb is led by a strong team of Internet direct marketing experts. They have built up a nice clientele of advertisers and publishers, as well as the technology necessary to connect the two. They also have some great exclusive offers come through their service. The OfferWeb customer service to its affiliates is excellent. You can speak directly with an affiliate manager whenever you want, about whatever you want. Commissions aren't half-bad, either, especially if you keep a sharp eye out for the hottest deals.
Ease of Use: 
As with other insurance and financial matters, there is a certain learning curve involved with the OfferWeb affiliate program. For example, be sure to read the fine print on the product offerings to see what affiliate marketing actions are permissible and qualify you to receive a commission. Many of the merchants who advertise through OfferWeb have specific requirements about how exactly they want to be marketed. Making learning more manageable, however, you can contact the affiliate managers at OfferWeb directly to ask questions. OfferWeb also does a great job of putting the hottest current offers on its front page, so you can get to those first.
Reputation/Security: 
The OfferWeb management team is comprised of Internet direct marketing veterans. If you go to any of the affiliate marketing conferences, such as Affiliate Summit, you'll see the OfferWeb booth and have a chance to meet the team personally. They're an impressive group and they're building an impressive business. By limiting the number of advertisers they work with, OfferWeb maintains unimpeachable credibility--essential in the financial services industry.
Customer Service: 
We're always in favor of seeing pictures of the people we're working with, and OfferWeb offers that in spades. Go to your affiliate page and you quite literally see the faces of the affiliate managers whose job it is to help you. Also see their phone numbers, emails, and instant messenger names. They respond, too. Not their assistants, but the managers themselves. Good stuff. You can become a smarter affiliate by interacting with these people.
Commission Rate:
The OfferWeb team, because they have the technology to run truly Web-wide marketing campaigns, negotiates favorable terms with its advertisers. Many of the campaigns they manage are exclusive to their network, in many cases because they're the only network with enough reach to get the job done. This negotiating power translates to high commissions for their affiliates. Whatever financial product you choose to promote, OfferWeb pays top dollar and has lots of exclusives. OfferWeb pays top dollar and has lots of exclusives. #1 Warranty Offer- Warranty Renewal, for example, pays $10 per lead for basic contact info only! Lots of great, high paying offers you won’t find anywhere else.
Ease of Commission Payment:
Payments go out monthly, with a minimum of $50. Amounts below that are rolled over to next month. You can get paid via paper check, direct deposit, or PayPal. Either way, OfferWeb includes a detailed statement of last month's activity and payment stats for your records.
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