Affiliate Video Sharing - A Review of Guba Guba

Social Video websites usually operate via profit-sharing models which allow users to earn money based on the popularity of their submitted videos. GUBA is an interesting video site that eschews this format for an aggressive affiliate program: You’ll earn $25 for every 100 new signups you send to GUBA.

You don’t need to submit any videos and there isn’t a need to bother with Adsense and video rankings. Guba basically makes you do all the legwork for their marketing campaign and pays you via their video-based affiliate scheme.

Some important FAQ from their website:

I don’t live in the United States, can I still be a GUBA Affiliate?

If you have substantial US traffic, you are encouraged to become an affiliate, since currently we only pay for referred customers who reside in the US.

How are payouts determined?

Each time a referral from your site or blog signs up for a free GUBA account using a valid US email address, you get paid $0.25. Send us 100 referrals, you get paid $25. Send us a 1,000, you get paid $250. The more referrals you send us, the more you get paid. Simple as that.

How often will I get paid?

You will get paid every two weeks via check. The minimum commission threshold is $25.

Warning: Some of these videos are NSFW.

Finally, GUBA’s profit model brings about several questions. How will they distinguish between valid signups and spammers with fake users? There isn’t any submission prerequisite so you can possibly sign up other users who basically don’t have to do anything but park their profile. The whole thing can disintegrate into a multi-level cross-referral nightmare if GUBA doesn’t do some hardcore IP tracking and affiliate monitoring.

What’s Cool.

• Embedded videos serve as affiliate links
• Hassle-free earning potential - Just post your link and monitor.
• RSS function & Ipod/PSP one-click download

What’s Not.

• Does GUBA really pay?
• Referrals limited to U.S residents
• Lots of competition from other video sites
• Payment limited to check only. No online methods available.