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Updated - 08/03/2008

Go to www.ads4dough.com

Ads4Dough.com is a newer affiliate network on the scene which is run by three guys who are actually affiliate marketers themselves and decided to partner together to create their own affiliate network.

While they are a small, new, affiliate network which has a number of issues that need to be addressed such as having a very amateur site design, they help offset that by providing nearly 300 offers, many of which are high-quality and well-priced.

Ads4Dough is actually extremely basic in that it's essentially a simple website running the widely-used DirectTrack affiliate management software. Since it is run by only three guys, it is one of the smaller affiliate networks out there in terms of staff-size.

These two things, coupled with the fact that they have a very amateurish design and copy, can be very misleading since they actually have a fair bit to offer.

Ads4Dough carries close to 300 offers with many top companies such as Date.com, Columbia House, and True.com. Many of these offers actually have fairly high payouts, paying as much as $35 per lead.

Ads4Dough is useful for finding some nice offers from reputable brands and companies that other affiliate networks don't carry. For example, while NeverBlueAds is a fantastic affiliate network, they don't carry any DVD or movie-related offers. However, Ads4Dough has both Netflix and Blockbuster offers, with their Netflix offer paying out $24.45 per lead which is a really good rate for such a product.

In addition to carrying a few special lucrative offers, Ads4Dough also carries adult offers which may suit some webmasters since few affiliate networks offer them.

Since Ads4Dough runs their site with the DirectTrack affiliate management software, stats are updated instantly, and all the common features that affiliate marketers are used to such as Sub-ID tracking are available.

They also offer a rewards system which is based upon the same incentive payout and tier structure that most affiliate networks provide. Their rewards system is as follows:

• $25,000 - $50 Gift Card
• $50,000 - $100 Gift Card
• $75,000 - $200 Gift Card
• $100,000 - $500 Gift Card

Ads4Dough accepts traffic from a wide array of sources such as PPC, forums, websites, blog, organic search, arbitrage, and incentive programs.

Signing up to Ads4Dough is fairly fast and easy, taking between 5-10 minutes. After filling out the standard personal information form, users must read and agree to the terms of service.

US residents are required to sign a W9 tax form and foreigners a W8-BEN form. This is standard these days, and nearly every affiliate network requires this for legal tax reasons.

Fortunately, Ads4Dough lets users sign the form digitally (through a standard form), eliminating the hassle of having to print it out and fax it back.

Once finished signing up, an applicant’s application will be approved within a day or two. When signing up as part of the research for this review, ours was approved within a couple hours.

Ads4Dough has a minimum payout of $50 a month, and pays publishers every month on the 30th for the previous month's commission. For example, a publisher would be paid for the month of March on April 30th. However, publishers who make over $1,000+ a week can arrange to be paid weekly.

Payments are sent via check, and for larger affiliate marketers, bank wire.

Ads4Dough has a referral system and pays out 4% for life, which is twice the rate the majority of affiliate network such as AzoogleAds and Copeac offer at 2%.

The higher referral payout is one of the things Ads4Dough is trying to do to stand out from the crowd of affiliate networks

While an affiliate network being run by only 3 people can be looked at as a bad thing, it also has its benefits. Their support is very easy to get in contact with, and can be contacted by either AIM, e-mail, or a toll-free phone number.

When testing their support as part of the research for this review, we were able to get our question answered the moment we added one of their staff to our AIM.

Ads4Dough is a new affiliate network company that is working hard to get off the ground. Their site design is very amateurish, which continues throughout the site into their control panel.

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There is also a definite lack of professionalism as well, with some spelling and grammatical errors, the fact that Homer Simpson is quoted on the front page, and Hank Hill, Peter Griffin, and Homer Simpson are listed as the staff members. While they aren’t the first affiliate network to try to be hip and humorous most affiliate marketers care much more about professionalism, integrity, and trust when it comes to generating money online.

However, Ads4Dough is still a useful affiliate network to use since they have close to 300 offers with many top-paying Cost-Per-Lead and Cost-Per-Sale offers. While they may not be as large as some of the better-known affiliate networks, they contain offers which many don't have, and for this reason it would be recommended to sign up with them.

Most successful affiliate marketers don't use only one affiliate network; they use many. After all, in the end it’s all about the offers, and because of this Ads4Dough is a good affiliate network for marketers to add to their arsenal of affiliate networks.