The problem with most affiliate contests is the fact that you don’t have control over what product must be promoted.  This leads to a lot of affiliates promoting products they normally would not promote, or as JVZoo calls it, “selling their souls”.

JVZoo has taken the soul selling out of the equation with the announcement of their first network-wide affiliate contest.

The affiliate network is offering $6,500 in cash prizes to 35 winners.  Instead of being told what to promote, affiliates have the power to decide for themselves.

The press release and video for the contest are below…

JVZoo.com Announces $6,500 Affiliate Contest

JVzoo.com, the world’s fastest growing affiliate network, announced the launch of their first affiliate network contest – giving affiliates the chance to compete for $6,500 in cash prizes.

Unlike most affiliate contests where participants must promote one specific product, the JVZoo affiliate contest allows affiliates to choose the products they wish to promote.  Affiliates can choose from over 900 products listed in the JVZoo Marketplace.

“We wanted to make the competition fair to all affiliates.  Some have lists and blogs that cater to offline marketers, while others have lists and blogs that cater to online marketers.  Being able to choose the products that you promote brings everybody to an equal playing field,” said Bryan Zimmerman, co-founder of JVZoo.com.

Affiliates will be judged soley by the number of products sold during the competition period.  The top 20 affiliates will share a prize pool of $5,000 in cash prizes.  First place prize is $2,000.

An additional $1,500 has been added for daily cash prizes of $100 to each day’s top selling affiliate.

The JVZoo January Afilliate Contest is open to all registered members of the JVZoo.com affiliate network.  Membership is free at http://www.JVZoo.com.  The contest begins January 15th and lasts through January 30th, with final winners being announced on January 31st.

For more information or to see the current leader board statistics, visit http://jvzoo.com/contest

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