ValueCommerce review

The floor is ¥1,000, and balances pay out monthly, carried over if below threshold. Anything under the floor stays on the account and waits for the next run rather than being dropped, which matters if your earnings arrive in uneven chunks. ValueCommerce sits at position 11 of 105 in the directory on this measure.

ValueCommerce lists 1,090,575 publishers. In our directory that places it at position 4 of 93 on publisher numbers, well above the affiliate network median of 20,000. For a publisher, that means joining an established base rather than starting a new one.

The network is run by ValueCommerce Co., Ltd., founded in 1996 and based in Japan. The home market shapes the advertiser roster the network builds around, so a publisher targeting JP traffic has the most to work with. Read the programme terms before joining from another market.

On publisher numbers Admitad lists 100,000 and A8.net lists 3,726,707, against 1,090,575 here. Reach and payout terms are separate measures, so read the floor of ¥1,000 before you read the roster size.

It suits publishers with steady traffic from JP and an income stream they can plan around, because balances pay out monthly, carried over if below threshold on a set rhythm. It suits established blogs more than a quick side test that may sit under the floor.

The directory median minimum payout is €43.85, and the floor here is ¥1,000. On publisher numbers the ranking median is 20,000, well under what ValueCommerce lists, so this is a larger network with a higher withdrawal bar.

It is carried over, not lost. Payouts run monthly, carried over if below threshold, so an under-floor balance waits for the next cycle until it reaches ¥1,000. Publishers on irregular campaigns should expect to wait rather than receive a partial payment.