{"id":54642,"date":"2022-07-05T02:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorityhacker.com\/?p=54642"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:19:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:19:16","slug":"aliexpress-affiliate-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.authorityhacker.com\/aliexpress-affiliate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"AliExpress Affiliate Program Review 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alibaba has been one of the most disruptive forces in the history of e-commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outside maybe the Dotcom crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Businesses all over the world now had access to thousands of Chinese manufacturers and wholesalers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All via a single website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So it made sense for Jack Ma to look at connecting the consumer market directly to those same suppliers in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that\u2019s exactly why AliExpress came to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s time for us to take a look at their efforts in the arena of affiliate marketing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, are affiliates making money promoting AliExpress?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AliExpress Affiliate Program Review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the TLDR version of this article \u2013 we know you love this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pros<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>AliExpress is a great option for both affiliates and drop shippers<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>You can create deep links to products<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Millions of products available at any one timeo<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>AliExpress ships worldwide to almost 200 countries\u2026 slowly<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>The commission rate on some items is actually higher than Amazon<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>3x longer cookie duration than Amazon<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Far lower prices on products than pretty much any other source<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>AliExpress is basically a high-quality version of Wish<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Cons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Shipping timeframes are nuts \u2013 often several weeks<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Low-quality products exist in abundance<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Affiliate support appears to be sorely lacking<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>In-house affiliate reporting is \u201cmeh\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Large, unexplained \u201cAnti-Spam\u201d deductions from affiliate accounts<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>The in-house affiliate program is completely broken<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Unpredictable commission rates<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

URL: <\/strong>AliExpress affiliate program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commission: <\/strong>Up to 50% (4% average)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payment schedule: <\/strong>Depends on the network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payment threshold: <\/strong>Depends on the network<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cookie duration:<\/strong> Up to 3 days<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About AliExpress<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\"Aliexpress<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Launched in 2010, AliExpress<\/a> was a truly novel ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the average person could order small quantities of goods directly from Chinese companies, bypassing the middleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And businesses in China were able to do business with a vast new market in the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, Wish<\/a> only exists because AliExpress does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But its arrival also opened up a whole new world of opportunity for drop shippers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now you could set up an online store, feature products from AliExpress, and then let them do all the hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What we want to focus on here however is their affiliate program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because you can also pocket affiliate commissions by simply linking to products on AliExpress without ever setting up a store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But is their affiliate program worthwhile?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What products can you promote?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Knowing what AliExpress actually sells is an important place for any affiliate marketer to start their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is where AliExpress kinda separates itself from the herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The copycat nature of Chinese manufacturing means that you\u2019ll find products on AliExpress that you could never hope to find on in the Amazon Associates program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s also the tiny detail that their \u201ccatalog\u201d contains 100 million AliExpress products from more than 100,000 suppliers, wholesalers<\/a>, and manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is also a lot more than Amazon Associates<\/a> get to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at what categories these products are divided into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Fashion<\/td>Men\u2019s Fashion<\/td>Toys, Kids, Babies<\/td><\/tr>
Computer, Office & Security<\/td>Consumer Electronics<\/td>Jewelry & Watches<\/td><\/tr>
Home, Pet & Appliances<\/td>Bags & Shoes<\/td>Phones & Telecomms<\/td><\/tr>
Home Improvement & Tools<\/td>Automobiles & Motorcycles<\/td>Beauty, Health & Hair<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s worth mentioning though that these are just the top-level categories for the menu system of the AliExpress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But they branch out from there into sub-categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this is true for each of their main product categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you open up \u2018Home, Pet & Appliances\u2019, that contains 10 entire sub-categories:<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Aliexpress<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

These range from art & scrapbook supplies to office furniture \u2013 a vast product selection that ships to hundreds of countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with new products coming online every month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enough to keep any \u201creview\u201d site, in almost any niche<\/a>, busy for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll have to dig down a little further to find the exact products you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Especially those really niche items that you won\u2019t find on Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hint: Many of these are best suited to more \u201cadult\u201d blogs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does AliExpress have products you can sell to your niche audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer is almost invariably, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But aren\u2019t these all no-name brands?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thing is they\u2019re usually manufactured by the same companies responsible for name brand products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often the only real difference is what the sticker says and that the source materials cost a little less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why the $120 shirt you\u2019re so proud of really only cost $5 more than the $10 shirt you wouldn\u2019t be caught dead in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does the AliExpress affiliate program work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d suggest you sit down for this part because there\u2019s some turbulence ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The AliExpress affiliate program is available both in-house and from a number of different affiliate networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the full list is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n