I've concluded that...

CJ.com just does not have the programs I want. No, I do not want a $2 for a 5-page lead form nor do I want 8% for selling coffee online (only good thing about CJ is apartments.com)

Azoogle - Maybe I will reconsider if their account managers have gotten better (granted, it has been over a year since I've used them)

ShareaSale - I can't even deal with their interface...

I am considering joining Hydra after several suggestions... Does anyone out there want to share their favorite network(s) and why it's worth joining?

they are pretty much all the same--we work with affiliate.com alot though.

Check out Convert2Media and CPAValley. Hands down the best service, support, information of all the other networks. I keep a few others on hand for offers I can't find on those two, but otherwise use c2m and cpavalley exclusively.

And I just sent a whole bunch of traffic to a Hydra offer with not a single conversion, nor did their stats register any of the clicks. So...I'm kinda done with them.

I've been running some traffic through Hydra.

One day I see a 50% conversion rate for the traffic that I am running through, the next I see a 0%. Something went up with my account as my friend was running the same program with the same keywords/traffic (helped him setup the account) and he was seeing a 50% conversion rate on the day I saw none.

Will definitely try out CPAValley.

Thanks.

Anyone ever heard of CX Digital? Friend of mine recommended that to me. Oh and hello everyone this is my first post, pleasure to meet you.

CX Digital is good, they are all good really, just make sure you get referred to the right affiliate manager.

I think in general all the networks offer something unique. Even if it means just liking the person on the other end of the line. CJ's strength is the measures they take to eliminate fraud. Some are payout leaders, others focus on relationship. I know some that swear by Neverblue because of their interface. Ultimately it comes down to testing to see what performs.