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Updated - 02/08/2008

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There is certainly no shortage of affiliate networks out there. In fact, more and more are popping up all the time. With so many affiliate networks and the competition for new affiliate acquisitions being fierce to say the least, XY7Elite differs from the rest in that they only let in a very small number of affiliates.

This is because 99% of affiliates are actually not eligible to join XY7Elite. XY7Elite is, as their name suggests, for elite affiliates only. Essentially this refers to super affiliates. The absolute minimum prerequisite to joining is to be able to generate at least $5,000 in commissions per week. XY7Elite is therefore not a network for newcomers or small affiliates.

While XY7Elite originally only allowed e-mail super affiliates (affiliates who promote offers via mailing lists), they’ve recently added a number of web offers due to a strong affiliate demand.

Many publishers may be familiar with the affiliate network XY7.com. XY7Elite is simply an offspring of the XY7 network, but catered to strong affiliates who can consistently generate big numbers.

There are two main differences between XY7 and XY7Elite apart from the membership requirement of being able to generate $5,000+ per week:

Pre-Tested Offers

All offers on XY7Elite have been pre-tested and have proved to run well. A lot of affiliate networks constantly add new offers all the time, but it’s usually left up to the affiliate to actually test which offers run well and which don’t, since basing things on the network’s reported eCPC isn’t always all that reliable.

Paid Weekly by Wire

Since the application requirements of joining XY7 are so high, once approved, all XY7 applicants are automatically approved to be paid weekly and by bank wire. See the payment section below for more information.

XY7Elite is by invitation only. Affiliates must be invited by either an XY7 representative (usually an affiliate manager) or by a current XY7 affiliate generating at least $5,000 a week.

While XY7Elite states the program is by invitation only, interested affiliates can still apply without an invitation, but will need to prove themself first.

If not already a current XY7 affiliate, applicants will be asked to first join XY7 so that they can see your performance. XY7Elite is very adamant about only letting big affiliates in. This is truly an elite members-only program.

XY7Elite is a bare bones system. There are no fancy graphics, motivational pitches, or tutorials. The features are minimal, and only the ones that are absolutely necessary actually exist.

Basically, affiliates can find offers, grab HTML code and creative, or check their statistics. While the features are minimal, the average XY7Elite user will usually not require anything special since they are experienced affiliate marketers and essentially only need the basics.

Howver, as the number of offers on XY7Elite continues to grow, an improvement on the offers page will be needed such as a search function and the ability to sort columns.

As of the writing of this review, all the offers on XY7Elite are marked as exclusive.

When the CEO of Rapid Response Marketing, LLC., parent company of XY7 and XY7Elite

was asked just how lucrative the payout's were, he was very adamant in his statement of being able to deliver the best payout’s on the offers they carry. When asked if he could guarantee that XY7Elite has the highest payout's on the offers they run, he replied with:

“We built this network to ensure our affiliates always had the most exclusive deals with the highest payout’s. I guarantee it.” — Kevin De Vincenzi, CEO of Rapid Response Marketing, LLC

At the time of this writing, there are 36 offers available in a number of different categories including Business, Ringtones, Education, E-mail/Zip submits, and Finance to name a few.

More offers are gradually being added.

Payment is wired out every Tuesday for commissions generated up to the midnight the previous Sunday. This means that if an affiliate generates $18,000 on Sunday, they'd see it in their bank account on Tuesday. It may take a day or two longer depending on how fast the bank processes wire transfers.

Such a fast payment service is often essential for super affiliates since they are usually constantly growing and invest a lot of their income back into promoting new offers.

Payment is also available via a traditional check for those wanting to save on the bank wire fees many banks charge.

XY7Elite does not have a referral program, which is understandable considering that they have such strict application requirements. However, XY7 has an active referral program.

Most XY7Elite affiliates will probably continue to stay in touch with their existing XY7 affiliate manager and use them for support.

However, the CEO of both XY7 and XY7Elite, Kevin De Vincenzi, is often available for assistance as well. In fact, he is usually readiably available online via AIM messneger 7 days a week for the majority of the day and evening.

When we tested the support for this review, we usually received fast responses on AIM if he was online at the time. If offline, we usually received a response via e-mail later the same day or else the next day at the latest.

Both XY7 and XY7Elite are a bit more casual in how they conduct themselves compared to other affiliate networks, but affiliates should not take this casual approach as a sign of amateurism since XY7 has been around a long time and has many longtime super affiliates with them.

Affiliates can expect for XY7Elite support to talk to them more like a close buddy than a traditional customer support representative. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but may take some traditional people a bit off guard at first. On the other side of the coin, many affiliates prefer the more casual style of communication.

XY7Elite is truly an affiliate network for elite affiliate marketers. To be eligible, affiliates need to be generating at least $5,000 a week.

The entire program is catered to super affiliates who can consistently generate big numbers and perform, and in return they receive special exclusive offers, lucrative payout's, and weekly payments by wire.

For publishers generating over $5,000 a week in affiliate commissions, EliteXY7 may be worth checking out.

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