1). Research product and company thoroughly and choose wisely. Remember your reputation is on line.

2). If possible use product before you recommend it. This way you will gain first hand knowledge of its quality and your sales copy will have more conviction.

3). Do not over affiliate! It is far more profitable to have a few products that you believe in than a flea market of blue hyper links pasted all over your web site.

How annoying is it when you click on a web site and banners are flashing, lights are blinking, and you see more blue than in Pacific ocean.

To sum it up, affiliate marketing can increase to profits of any business without costing you a cent for additional inventory or shipping.

When you understand "How To's" of promoting affiliate programs, Not just joining and slapping up a banner or a link on your site, I mean taking time to learn how to generate a lot of traffic to your affiliate pages, you can easily earn an additional several thousand dollars per month.

In business you will either need to invest Time or Money to be successful at anything that you do. Affiliate marketing is worth investment of your time to learn how to do it right.

================================================================= Jim Dunn publishes The Internet Business Monthly, home business newsletter and runs several niche market web sites. For more info on how to profit from affiliate marketing visit; http://www.workfromhome-4me.com/affiliate-programs.htm ====================================

The solution? Take what you know, what you love, and turn it into a Theme-Based Content Site. Attract highly targeted, interested customers, provide solid value through content, then refer them to your affiliated merchants.

DRIVING TRAFFIC

Having lot's of traffic to your website is a big challenge. But it is essential to be successful. Or at least to make a reasonable amount of money.

You have to make your site "search engine friendly". You need content for search engine to spider your website.

You need to know how your webpage is index and how well it is ranked on SE to better perform.

Use every marketing method to drive traffic.

PPC Campaign Linking Strategy Writing Articles Ezine Publishing Newsletter Banner Advertising Viral Marketing (EBooks, Freeware etc.) Offline as well. (Business Cards, Flyers, Radio Spots etc.)

CONCLUSION

Affiliate Program are great. You can really make a substantial income at almost no cost. This is simplest way to start a business. You can really succeed if you keep learning and experimenting.

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He is dedicated to helping you succeed on the Internet. With over 10 years experience in internet business and a solid reputation in the industry.