Hello there Sea Changers and welcome back to my series of program lists to assist those of you looking to fund your sea change with affiliate marketing. Today we delve into what is a somewhat controversial, yet extremely lucrative niche with my 10 Weight Loss affiliate programs to work out with this year.

Why controversial? Well simply because there are some out there that believe that many of the supplements and/or exercise programs in use in some of these programs are, how do you say, a little on the unhealthy side. There are others mind you who swear by them so for the purposes of this post, I am going to simply list the best programs I can find and leave the health arguments for others.

Keeping that in mind however, as I run through them I will outline any that promote the health and/or nutritional value of their products or services. So how have I picked my best 10? Well… I really just wanted to give you a good cross section of what is out there so I did some searching around and checked a few out and chose them by looking at:

• What they offer
• Commission rates
• Payment terms
• Cookie duration
• Application processes
• Affiliate/Marketing materials provided

Before we start however, let’s have a look at what I mean by the term weight loss and how it can be incorporated within an affiliate marketing website…

What do we mean by weight loss?

Weight loss forms part of the very large, and extremely evergreen health and fitness niche. There are plenty of sub niches to choose from here and many, such as fitness and workouts, and supplements etc., can incorporate a many aspects of weight loss into them. For this post however, I have tried to find sites that focus purely on weight loss only such as:

• Supplements/Meal replacement
• Dietary plans
• Accountability programs
• Complete weight loss programs

What can affiliate marketers promote?

Weight loss can be an all consuming pastime for some people whilst for others, their quality of life can depend on it. For this reason, if this is a niche that you choose to work in, you will need to ensure that you are coming at it from a perspective of empathy and problem solving. As you run your eye over affiliate program possibilities that may suit your site, it may pay to keep the following in mind:

1. Know your audience – As above, your readers will potentially be looking for assistance based some every personal issues. Choose your affiliate sites accordingly.
2. Know the risks – If your weight loss niche centres around sports fitness example, then your readers will not take risks with their performance if they don’t trust you or your affiliate site. Make sure the programs you choose are reputable and have good levels of information to assist your readers in making a decision.
3. Be informative – After all, this niche is dealing with the health and well-being of people and their bodies. The more information you can give them the better so write your weight loss blog posts accordingly.

Stats show that people will spend money on weight loss products online if it can make their lives easier – and also maybe so that they don’t have to deal directly with an actual person – so as long as you are solving problems, then you are on the right track. And to give you a boost, let’s have a look at 10 programs that I have found below:

1. Maximum Slim

For those of you offering weight loss supplements as part of your niche, then you can have a look at Maximum Slim. Maximum Slim offer the usual meal replacement products and shakes but differentiate themselves from the others with their large range of organic weight loss products including:

• Organic/meals and proteins
• Organic coffee and detox tea
• A large range of vitamins and fat burners

There is also potential for some diversification with a range of non supplemental products such as organic hair care products, toothpaste and merchandise (clothing and bottles).

Commission Rate: up to 25%.

Payment Terms: Monthly.

Cookie Duration: 365 Days.

Application required?: Yes, Maximum Slim’s affiliate program is managed by Share-a-Sale. You will be required to apply for an account then for the Maximum Slim affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Banners, Ad examples and links.

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2. WonderSlim

Wonderslim is a full weight loss plan site based on its well-known supplement line. Customers can sign up to plans where they purchase a series of meals designed to assist them with their weight loss journey. So if this is your niche, then this program might be a good one to refer people to.

On the supplement side of things however, they do have a large range of meal replacement products and supplements including:

• Shakes
• Bars
• Flavoured milks
• Protein shakes

They also stock a fairly good range of weightloss tablets and multivitamins. Oh, and if you are in the massively popular Keto niche, then this site has you covered as well with a range of Ketogenic Powder Blend and Veg capsules.

Commission Rate: 30%.

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: 60 Days.

Application required?: Yes, WonderSlim’s affiliate program is managed by Share-a-Sale. You will be required to apply for an account then for the WonderSlim affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Banners, Ads, Text Links

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3. Meal Plan Magic

Meal Plan Magic provides a series of online tools and apps that assist those looking to lose weight. Their main tool, MealPlanMagic All-In-One provides all of the information required to assist your readers to attain all aspects of healthy eating by providing:

• Custom meal plans
• Nutrition goal definition
• Intake need calculations
• Discovery of ideal macros for your body type
• Automated grocery lists
• Meal prep summaries
• Accelerated fat loss & muscle gain
• 90% cut of waste

The advantage of this site to affiliates is that you are able to concentrate on long-lasting habit-forming behaviours as a means of weightloss. The tools are not expensive meaning that although your commissions will obviously not be as high as some other programs, you will be able to easily incorporate them into many different wight loss post types covering all aspects of meal preparation and consumption.

And as good cross sell opportunities, there are a couple of apps for sale on the site also covering the building of muscle and pure fat burning. There are also some great information pages to refer your readers to for more information.

Commission Rate: 50%

Payment Terms: Monthly once commission amount reaches $25

Cookie Duration: 30 days

Application required?: Yes – Meal Plan Magic’s affiliate program is managed by SendOwl. You will be required to apply for an account and then for the Meal Plan Magic affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Text links and banners

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4. Diet.com

diet.com is similar to Meal Plan Magic above in where your readers will enter their weight loss goals and lifestyle into the program where they will be given:

• Meal plans designed by certified nutritionists
• Supporting nutritional data
• Access to 1000+ healthy recipes
• Customisable meal plans
• 3 skill level workout plans
• Workout builders.

The selling point for this site is that it incorporates a well-rounded, lifestyle changing program that includes diet, cooking and workouts to give your readers a great chance of reaching their goals. There is also a great blog and information page to assist your readers in gaining clarity of detail as well as post ideas for your own site.

Commission Rate: $5 per sign up (membership is %9.99)

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: Not Stated

Application required?: Yes – Basic personal and website information required.

Marketing material provided: Access to exclusive newsletters and coupons, ad banners, text links

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5. Noom

Aimed at the Millennial market, Noom is an app based program that “combines the power of technology with the empathy of real humans to deliver successful behavior change and sustainable weight loss results.”

As with most other programs of this ilk, the process starts with some personal details and weightloss goals which are then used to create a customised diet and exercise plan to assist you in reaching these goals. To assist with referral credibility, this program holds a number of accreditations including from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Commission Rate: $15 per trial sign up

Payment Terms: Monthly.

Cookie Duration: 30 Days.

Application required?: Yes – Noom’s affiliate program is managed by Acceleration Partners. You will be required to apply for an account and then for the Noom affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Text links and banners, product feeds

6. Nashua Nutrition

Nashua Nutrition is your one stop shop for everything to do with weight loss diet plans – and I mean everything! There are way too many products to list here – the image below however provides a good cross section.

This is a great site to include for most weight loss type niches due to the large range of products available allowing for targeted posts and product reviews. They also provide information in regards to their best products for any diet type such as liquid, keto, metabolic and of course, low calories for weight loss.

Commission Rate: 5%

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: 30 Days.

Application required?: Yes – Nashua Nutrition’s affiliate program is managed by Share-A-Sale. You will be required to apply for an account and then for the Nashua Nutrition affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Text Links, banners and product feeds

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7. Bauer Nutrition

Bauer Nutrition is all about the weightloss supplements with a good range of products including:

• Appetite suppressants
• Fat burners
• Calorie burners
• Fat blast patches

There are a lot of products on this site that you could write posts about – specifically reviews around whether they are good for you, work for weight loss or are simply a gimmick for example. They would also make great ‘advert’ type links for any weightloss post. The site also contains a very large range of sports, health (vitamins etc.) and beauty supplements for some good cross selling opportunities.

Commission Rate: 10%

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: Not stated

Application required?: Yes – Bauer Nutrition’s affiliate program is managed by moreniche. You will be required to apply for an account and then for the Bauer Nutrition affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Banners, Ads and copy, Text Links

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8. FormulaZone

If you are in the diet niche, then FormulaZone is a great site to add to your repertoire. Like many others, this site assists with the creation of weight loss dietary plans including for those with diabetes and high cholesterol etc

Again, this is a great site for affiliates targeting weightloss issues (such as diabetes) or healthy eating as a means of behaviour change. There is a good range of tools within the package including:

• Recipe builders
• Diet profiles
• Label analyzers
• Substitution finders
• Progress logs
• Menu planners
• Shopping lists
• Fast food analyzers

Commission Rate: 40%

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: Lifetime

Application required?: Yes, FormulaZone’s affiliate program is managed by Share-A-Sale. You will be required to apply for an account then for the FormulaZone affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Banners, Ads and copy, Text Links,

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9. Healthy Wage

Healthy Wage is an interesting site which has no products as such to sell rather offers cash prizes for those who reach their weight loss targets. The theory here, based on apparent scientific research, is that financial incentives and games have proven to be effective tools when it comes to weight loss. The site uses this theory to offer a structured and accountable means to the achievement of results for their members.

The process is quite simple, you access the Healthy Wager calculator and enter the following information:

• Weight loss goal
• Gender
• Height
• Current weight
• Weekly bet amount (this is how much you will need to pay to undertake the challenge – the more you pay, the bigger the prize)

This site would be good for posts looking at accountability around weight loss. There are also Corporate and team based challenges available on the site.

Commission Rate:

• $50 per Healthy Wage sign up
• $30 per Team Challenge sign up

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: 30 Day

Application required?: Yes – Healthy Wage’s affiliate program is managed by Share-A-Sale. You will be required to apply for an account and then for the Healthy Wage affiliate program. You will need to enter personal and website information as well as promotional plans and platforms to be used.

Marketing material provided: Text links, banners and other marketing tools

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10. Weight Loss Evolved

Weight loss Evolved is another interesting site and one that I have included here simply as it is a great sales and webinar based site allowing you to guide your readers into the program that promises that they will “never fail at weight loss again”.

This site is extremely salesy and runs with the tried and true “run a free webinar with just enough info to sell them into a program” marketing plan. This is annoying for some, but does work. I would use this site in any niche where you are dealing with constant weight loss failure and where you can promote the “check this out for free” approach. The physician certified program is a lot more expensive than most others listed here ($397) making this a good high ticket site to add to your own posts and I see this working very well if you have an email list as well.

Commission Rate: 40%

Payment Terms: Monthly

Cookie Duration: Lifetime

Application required?: Yes – Basic personal information required

Marketing material provided: Text Links

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Amazon associates

Alternatively, should you wish to set up your site up with a range from a few different brands or companies on the same site then you can do so via Amazon. Amazon provides access to a good range of weight loss related products and has a fairly good affiliate program as well. So if you wish, join the Amazon Associates program, locate the relevant products/pieces within Amazon itself and you can post links on your own site as per below:

Amazon’s commission rates are nowhere near as high as some of the programs listed above (4 – 7%) however some prefer this avenue due to the sheer amount of traffic and trustworthiness that comes with a company site of this size.

FAQ

How to find your own affiliate programs

As stated earlier, by outlining the sites above I have really just tried to give you a good cross section of the types of programs that are out there by listing the really good ones in each ‘category’. That does not mean that you cannot find affiliate programs that better suit what it is that you are trying to do within this space – especially as I could never even begin to cover every weight loss related requirement or sub niche in the one post. Luckily for us, there is a simple way to find these programs online.

All you need to do is enter “affiliate: niche type” into your search engine (substituting ‘niche type‘ for whatever product it is that you are choosing to sell).

There are weight loss related affiliate programs for everything else that we have listed at the top of this page as well – you will just need to have a look around until you find one or two that suit your site. Once you have completed your searches, you can look through and find programs that:

• Relate to your niche/problems that you are solving.
• Have quality products – your brand can be severely damaged if you promote poor quality products.
• Have solid payment and customer service arrangement.
• Pay decent commissions.
• Have good testimonials covering commission payouts and quality of product.

In most cases, you will need to apply for the program before you are allowed to promote their products – don’t take this step lightly or you will be rejected. Affiliate programs will generally want to know:

• Your website name.
• Traffic levels.
• Why you want to join – (so I can make money by selling your diet pills is unfortunately not generally a good enough answer).
• How you plan to promote their products.

Conclusion

So… There are 10 weight loss affiliate programs to work with this year. I hope it has been helpful for you as you commence your own weight loss or fitness based affiliate marketing business and as usual, please do not hesitate to comment below if you have any questions, need some advice or have any experiences to share. Oh, and especially comment if you have any experience with these, or any other programs as well.

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Until next time

Have fun

Paul

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