It has been quite a while since I’ve last written about affiliate programs, so I thought I should break the silence and bring you a fresh new affiliate program idea – game servers! Yep, you heard right. The online gaming industry is BIG and growing. Many of the top online multiplayer games operate on a decentralized server concept whereby everyone can host their own multiplayer gaming server . As a result of this many companies have sprung up which offer gamers dedicated, high-powered, and high-bandwidth gaming servers. A lot of these companies have affiliate programs. This is where you, the affiliate marketing wizard that you are, come in and promote these gaming service providers and earn a generous commission for your efforts.
I should also mention that many of these game server providers also offer chat servers such as Teamspeak and Ventrilo, and I would suggest you seriously consider promoting these additional gaming services as well as it can be a great additional source of revenue for you.
I’ve scoured the net in an effort to bring you the best game server affiliate programs, and I came across four companies that attracted my attention. All of them are established and very successful companies in their field. Ok, so let’s look at each game hosting provider and see what they have to offer.
1 – GameServers.com
Game servers you can promote:
America’s Army, America’s Army HONOR, Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2 RANKED, Battlefield 2 unranked, Battlefield 2142 Ranked, Battlefield 2142 Unranked, Battlefield Vietnam, Call Of Duty, Call Of Duty 2, Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty United Offensive, Counter Strike 1.6, Counter Strike Source (my favorite), Counter Strike Source 100 TICK, CounterStrike Condition Zero, Crysis, Day of Defeat, Day of Defeat Source, Day of Defeat Source 100 Tickrate, Enemy Territory, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars RANKED, F.E.A.R, Fortress Forever, Frontlines: Fuel of War, Half Life 2 Deathmatch, Half Life Team Fortress, Halo, HaloCE, Insurgency Mod, Medal Of Honor Allied Assault, Medal of Honor Spearhead, Natural Selection, Quake 3, Quake 4, Red Orchestra MOD, Red Orchestra Ostfront 4145, Soldier of Fortune II, Team Fortress 2, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament 3 [Windows], UT Demo
Whew, now those are a lot of games!
Additional services you can promote:
Ventrilo and Teamspeak Servers
Pro Gamer Package – Dedicated Game Servers
Commission structure:
For each game server you refer, you will earn $25.00 in commission.(*)
*If the total amount of the server is less than $25/month, the granted cash comission is the total value for that first month.
Payout methods: Check with a minimum payout of $100
Note: There is NO second tier affiliate program
2 – Art of War Central
http://www.artofwarcentral.com
Game servers you can promote:
Far too many to list here! See their website for more details.
Other services you can promote:
Ventrilo and Teamspeak voice servers
Commission Structure: $25 for each referral sale
Payout method: Check, minimum payout of $100
3 – Counter-Strike.com
Games servers you can promote:
Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Counter-Strike 1.6, Half-Life: Condition Zero, Team Fortress 2, HL2: Deathmatch, Garrys Mod
Other services you can promote:
Teamspeak and Ventrilo voice servers
Dedicated Game Servers
Commission Structure: 10% for each sale you deliver
Payout method: Check and PayPal with $100 minimum payout
Out of all the game server providers this is the only one which has a traditional reseller program.
4 – DarkStar Communications
Game servers you can promote:
Americas Army (Honor), Call of Duty 4 Ranked, Counter Strike Series, Day of Defeat Series, Quake 4, Frontlines: Fuel of War, Unreal Tournament Series, Team Fortress 2
Other services you can promote:
Ventrilo and Teamspeak server
Commission Structure: $10 USD for each sale you deliver.
Payout method: Checks or PayPal with $25 minimum payout
This company also has a reseller program, but not for game servers. You can resell Ventrilo voice chat server and dedicated gaming servers.
That about does it for this post. I hope you found this new money making idea useful and if you decide to implement it I wish you the best of luck! Oh and if you want to get your butt kicked in Counter-Strike Source, give me a shout 😉
Cheers,
Alan