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How to Choose an Affiliate Network: 6 Evaluation Criteria
Affiliate Marketing · 21 min read

How to Choose an Affiliate Network: 6 Evaluation Criteria

Choosing the wrong affiliate network costs more than the switch. Here are 6 criteria every brand should use to evaluate and select the right partner.

Affiliate networks for mid-market and enterprise advertisers: selecting, evaluating, and optimizing partnerships
Affiliate Marketing · 16 min read

Affiliate networks for mid-market and enterprise advertisers: selecting, evaluating, and optimizing partnerships

Enterprise affiliate networks require a different selection playbook. Learn how mid-market and enterprise advertisers evaluate and optimize at scale.

How to launch an affiliate program: the advertiser playbook
Affiliate Marketing · 17 min read

How to launch an affiliate program: the advertiser playbook

A step-by-step advertiser playbook to launch an affiliate program: payouts, tracking, recruiting, compliance, and scaling. Built on real fintech results.

CPA vs CPL vs RevShare: affiliate payout models explained
Affiliate Marketing · 17 min read

CPA vs CPL vs RevShare: affiliate payout models explained

CPA vs CPL vs RevShare explained – how each affiliate payout model allocates risk, and how to choose by goal, vertical, margin, and data maturity.

Affiliate program management pricing: what it costs and what drives it
Affiliate Marketing · 16 min read

Affiliate program management pricing: what it costs and what drives it

How affiliate program management pricing works in 2026 – the common fee models, what drives cost, and how to judge value vs. price.

CPL marketing: how cost-per-lead works for advertisers
Affiliate Marketing · 8 min read

CPL marketing: how cost-per-lead works for advertisers

CPL marketing explained for advertisers – how cost-per-lead works, CPA vs CPL vs RevShare, and how to hit lower cost per qualified lead.

Affiliate marketing metrics: the KPIs that actually matter
Affiliate Marketing · 9 min read

Affiliate marketing metrics: the KPIs that actually matter

The affiliate marketing metrics that matter for advertisers – EPC, CR, CPA, CPL, ROAS, and AOV defined, with real fintech worked examples.

How to start affiliate marketing with an agency: a brand's launch playbook
Affiliate Marketing · 9 min read

How to start affiliate marketing with an agency: a brand's launch playbook

A step-by-step playbook for launching an affiliate program with an agency – onboarding, setup, and timeline – with a real from-scratch fintech build.

What is a full funnel affiliate marketing strategy?
Affiliate Marketing · 9 min read

What is a full funnel affiliate marketing strategy?

A full funnel affiliate marketing strategy for advertisers – map awareness, consideration, and conversion partners to each funnel stage with real fintech result

Best affiliate marketing platforms for advertisers
Affiliate Marketing · 8 min read

Best affiliate marketing platforms for advertisers

Compare the three types of affiliate marketing platforms – tracking SaaS, networks, and managed agencies – and pick the right model for your brand.

Affiliate marketing for creators, bloggers, and publishers: the strategy guide
Affiliate Marketing · 11 min read

Affiliate marketing for creators, bloggers, and publishers: the strategy guide

How bloggers, publishers, creators, and influencers earn with affiliate marketing – monetization models compared, plus how partnering with an agency raises your

What is affiliate marketing? A beginner's guide
Affiliate Marketing · 10 min read

What is affiliate marketing? A beginner's guide

A plain-spoken beginner's guide to affiliate marketing for advertisers – how it works, what it costs, and how to launch a program that scales.

The future of affiliate marketing: trends and outlook
Affiliate Marketing · 7 min read

The future of affiliate marketing: trends and outlook

Where affiliate marketing is heading – AI search, creator commerce, fintech demand, and partnership maturity – and what advertisers should do now.

Finny Joins the Vibrant Community of Partners
Affiliate Marketing · 2 min read

Finny Joins the Vibrant Community of Partners

75% of Americans say that they're winging it when it comes to their personal finances. That's an astounding number, if you ask us. The founders of the personal

The pros of outsourcing affiliate marketing for your business
Affiliate Marketing · 9 min read

The pros of outsourcing affiliate marketing for your business

The pros of outsourcing affiliate marketing vs running it in-house – cost, speed, lead quality, and how a managed agency turns access into results.

Why we started Vibrant Performance, an affiliate partnership agency
Affiliate Marketing · 8 min read

Why we started Vibrant Performance, an affiliate partnership agency

Our founder story: why we started Vibrant Performance, an affiliate partnership agency built inside The Aragon Company to put service depth first.

Affiliate network vs. agency: which one does your program actually need?
Affiliate Marketing · 9 min read

Affiliate network vs. agency: which one does your program actually need?

Affiliate network vs agency, compared. When a self-serve network works, when a managed partnership agency wins, and how to decide – with real outcomes.

How to select an affiliate marketing management agency for your startup
Affiliate Marketing · 8 min read

How to select an affiliate marketing management agency for your startup

How to choose an affiliate management agency for your startup – the selection criteria, red flags, and questions to ask before you sign.