Is Affilorama A Scam? An In-Depth Review

Product Name: Affilorama

Creator: Mark Ling

Date Created: 2005

Grade: B+

Price(s): $0 (Basic Membership), $197, $997

Official Website: www.Affilorama.com

For years Affilorama has been telling people that they can help people learn how to make money online and earn strong residual income. Does this claim hold water or is Affilorama a scam? This in-depth review takes a deeper look at Affilorama and what exactly a membership offers.

Overview: Affilorama at a Glance

Affilorama appears to be one of those rare online business opportunities that can actually help you to make money. The program has been around since 2005 (which is relatively long for such products). Similar programs usually have an average ‘lifespan’ of about one year, but this one continues to gain popularity year after year.

Affilorama offers a lot of value and provides you with the essential tools that every new affiliate marketer needs. The fact that their basic membership lets people learn affiliate marketing for free puts them head and shoulders above most of their competition. If this sounds like something that you may be interested in, read on to find out if Affilorama the right product for you.

What is Affilorama?

Affilorama is a membership site that is designed to teach you how to be successful in affiliate marketing. This internet marketing course consists of hundreds of hours of training videos as well as written materials to assist you in learning how to become an online marketer.

Who is Affilorama For?

This program is aimed at affiliate marketers of all levels from beginner to advanced. There is something in it to help everyone build a successful affiliate business online no matter what their skill level is.

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About the Creator

Mark Ling is a well-known entrepreneur who uses the same principles that he teaches in his internet marketing courses to run his own successful online businesses. His main aim in creating Affilorama was to provide new or struggling affiliate marketers with a step-by-step process for building successful online affiliate businesses even with no money or experience.

Affilorama Tools and Training

Affilorama Homepage Once Logged In

When you join Affilorama for free, you immediately get access to their wealth of training videos, written content, and tools. Everything is laid out in a step-by-step manner that makes it easy to follow even for those who are totally new to online marketing.

This training format is designed to teach you the basics of internet marketing and includes some interesting interviews of top earners in the affiliate marketing industry. You are also provided with all the tools that you may need for your Search Engine Optimization efforts.

Inside Affilorama: Is Affilorama a Scam?

Far from it! In fact, this is one of the most honest and transparent programs to help you make money online that you are going to find. There are a few of products that are offered inside Affilorama:

1. AffiloTools

This is a mix of tools that you get on one software and they include just about all the tools that you’ll ever need for SEO related work. Affilotools also integrates with your social media profiles as well as your Clickbank account. You can use these tools to check your site’s performance, check on the competition, and quickly search for backlinking opportunities, among other things. The great thing about this is that you can try it absolutely free!

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2. AffiloBlueprint

Most people consider this to be the top Affilorama product that provides the best value for money. Unfortunately, there is no free trial for AffiloBlueprint, which means that you have to take Mark Ling’s word for it that this program will help you to achieve your affiliate marketing goals as it helped him go from pizza boy to 7-figure entrepreneur.

The course includes step-by-step video lessons that come with downloadable course notes, a private forum for members, and lifetime access to Affiloblueprint review. The videos include topics ranging from how to build your website to ranking and traffic generation. This course is great for people who don’t have the time (or the bandwidth) to write for their blogs as it comes with easy-to-follow instructions on how to outsource writing tasks.

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3. AffiloJetpack

This package is a DFY (Done For You) product that is meant for individuals who want to make money online with as little effort as possible. It’s a bit pricey, but almost all of the work is done for you and all you need to do is contribute a little of your time.

This system is designed to work on autopilot, and while this may seem like a great idea to a lot of people (especially if you work full time and hardly have any time to spare for building your business), in the long run, it may prove to be detrimental to your success as you won’t be learning anything to do with your business.

When it comes to online marketing, it’s always better to learn new things, explore, and implement them for yourself. When you sign up for AffiloJetpack you get 5 pre-made websites in niches of your choice, free reports to give as lead magnets on your site, and hundreds of pre-written emails for your newsletters, among other things.

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Affilorama Free Trial

Affilorama offers a free trial that isn’t like any other. The sheer amount of video and written content that they give away for free is unbelievable. Basically, just by signing up for their free trial, you could learn affiliate marketing for free, get the same results as you would from the paid versions, and never have to upgrade.

Judging from their site and also from online reviews from people who have gone through their course, the only reason for getting the paid versions is to fast-track your results and start making money sooner.

Here’s What You Get as a Free Member:

Affiliate marketing quick start guide
Downloadable roadmap to success
120 Video Lessons

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What is Affilorama Premium?

Affilorama has changed the way their system is set up. Where there used to be four packages, now there are only two paid ones in addition to the free membership. The first paid package is the ‘DIY’ AffiloBlueprint program that costs $197. The second is the AffiloJetpack which is more ‘DFY’ and will set you back a cool $997!

So what is Affilorama Premium? It’s the two levels of paid membership after the free one. When you join Affilorama, the basic membership is free for life. You get access to some of the features which include AffiloTools, but you can only unlock the full potential of this product and get the in-depth training by upgrading to either AffiloBlueprint or AffiloJetpack.

Affilorama Pros and Cons

Pros

You can actually get your business started with $0 investment
Free membership available so you can check it out before committing
Step-by-step tutorials on how to make money online through affiliate marketing
Lots of feedback and support from top affiliate members in the internet marketing community
All the tools you need to build a successful online business in one place

Cons

There are some training sections that are a little outdated, and potentially dangerous
Mark Ling doesn’t personally assist with every question
Basic membership is limited, creates a lot of pressure to upgrade
Too many upsells, very confusing for newbies
Delayed support
Price of ‘DFY’ package is a little high

Final Verdict: Is Affilorama worth it?

The answer to the question on some people’s lips, “Is Affilorama a scam?” is simply: No. This is actually one of the best internet programs that teach people how to make money online. It starts with the basics of building your website and takes you all the way to the complex processes of ranking your site for traffic generation.

Although the program may be a little pricey for some who are just starting out, it is still great value for money when you consider that you’re getting everything you need to create a successful online business under one roof. Although some of the information on the site is outdated, it still has the best video training tutorials and tools when compared to other similar sites.

Affilorama is a good option for anyone who is serious about learning how to build a successful online business. However if you want to learn about my #1 recommended resource for learning how to build strong recurring revenue online, definitely check out this review: What is Wealthy Affiliate?

Have you tried Affilorama? Did I leave anything out? Leave your thoughts, questions or concerns below! I’d love to hear your feedback.

Furkan

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March 30, 2018 at 7:13 PM

I wonder that Afilorama free trial includes free support when I have questions? Since I know the basics and this has a huge importance. Or should I go premium for this?

Dev
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March 30, 2018 at 7:47 PM

Hi Furkan,

Thanks for your comment! I agree support is hugely important, especially if you already know the basics of online and affiliate marketing and need clarification on some more advanced topics. To answer your question, yes there is support but it is in the form of a support forum. So you may not get quick (if any) answers to your question. Additionally, there are thousands of active members, so while you will likely get an answer to your questions, it is hard to gauge what their experience level is. Hope this helps!

Benjamin

March 30, 2018 at 8:08 PM

Very informative Article! I was also wondering about the “help” factor, so thank you for answering the previous review’s question! And also, thank you for being upfront and honest with your review of the cons! That goes a long way for someone like me! Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Benjamin

Dev
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March 30, 2018 at 9:08 PM

Hey Benjamin,

Thanks for the comment. I totally understand the concern with the support issue. If you both were wondering about that after reading my review, I may look into revising the review to include more information on the support that is offered with an Affilorama membership. Thanks again for stopping by!

Brandon

March 31, 2018 at 12:08 AM

Nice to see that this one isn’t a scam. I’ve seen many scams in the last year alone so it’s a breath of fresh air to come across legit opportunities such as Affilorama. Being launched since 2005 means they have clearly stood the test of time and show no signs of turning into a scam. What a great concept and program. I may need to jump in and give it a go myself 🙂 Cheers.

Dev
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March 31, 2018 at 7:55 AM

Hi Brandon,

Thanks for the comment. It is definitely unfortunate how many scams there are out there. My general rule of thumb is, “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is”. This is why I will only promote up front, transparent products. 100% of the time work has to be done to achieve success. None of that “4 simple tricks earned Jeff blah blah” crap. I’d definitely recommend checking Affilorama out. After all, it is free to get the basic info out of it. From there it’s up to you to do with that what you wish. Thanks again for stopping by!

Dave

April 1, 2018 at 8:43 AM

Hallo there,

Thank you very much for the detailed review of affilorama. I must say have not been well informed anywhere in my previous searches.

One question though, I have seen that they have integrated their system with clickbank. Does it mean you will only be working with clickbank?

I’m asking this because I tried registering with the affiliate network and I was not accepted. I don’t know what will happen.

Dev
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April 1, 2018 at 6:07 PM

Hi Dave,

Thanks so much for your comment. You can work with any affiliate network you’d like using the Affilorama program. Affilorama’s software integrates with Clickbank but there is nothing stopping you from using other networks while going through the Affilorama roadmap program. Hope this helps!

Thanks again for stopping by, glad you liked the review.

– Dev

Kay

April 2, 2018 at 11:35 AM

Hi there,

Just came across your review. That was a very thorough review of Affilorama. I am actually a member of both Affilorama and Wealthy Affiliate. I totally agree with you, the information and training provided at Affilorama is a bit out dated, which is not really helpful for their members. And more importantly their support is not that great. Most of the time, you feel like you are on your own.

Thanks

Dev
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April 2, 2018 at 6:05 PM

Hi Kay,

Thank you so much for your comment. I’m glad you found my review helpful. I agree, the support system at Affilorama does leave a lot to be desired, which is unfortunate. Coupled with some of the training modules recommending pretty dated SEO methods, I would definitely recommend Wealthy Affiliate over Affilorama. That said, there is still plenty of value within a free Affilorama membership. My recommendation would be to use both accounts and then cross check training methods with reputable SEO training resources.

Wayne

April 5, 2018 at 6:34 PM

Good review with plenty of information to help someone make a decision. I joined the free membership to have a good look around.

Like you, I also found that some of their material seemed to be a little dated. Two of my concerns were; the use of provided content and, creating backlinks.

The content one really worried me because of googles stringent rules regarding plagiarism. The only way to fix that would be to put everything in one’s own words.

Other concerns were the cost for what you get and the support network.

Nothing they offer stands up to WA. They give us more and charge way less AND they are still improving and updating their tools and training.

Would you agree?

Dev
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April 5, 2018 at 6:38 PM

Hi Wayne,

Thanks for the comment. I would absolutely agree. I think it’s important to have a well rounded education in anything which is why I have a free membership to Affilorama as well. That said, some of the tips definitely do concern me. The content tip is definitely one but I am actually more concerned with the backlink one. Any service that offers backlinking outside of Local SEO should be a huge red flag. Backlinks should occur naturally, not be forced. I wholeheartedly agree that Wealthy Affiliate offers a tremendous amount more information for considerably less money and, in turn, is a much higher value product. Thanks again for the comment!

Sukumar Thingom

April 8, 2018 at 12:38 PM

Thanks for a great review of Affilorama. I have been hearing of Affilorama for quite some time now but I must confess that I never knew they had a free trial membership on offer. If those many video lessons are included in the free programme, I think it makes sense to sign up at least for the free membership for someone who’s just started out on the internet marketing journey. Looks like Affilorama’s got a big deal here. I’m going to sign up for the free membership today and have a first-hand feel of what it feels like to be inside a reputed programme like Affilorama.

Dev
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April 9, 2018 at 8:36 PM

Hi Sukamar,

I’m glad you found my review helpful, and I definitely agree it is best to have both Wealthy Affiliate and Affilorama then just weed out the dated information. Thanks for the comment!