Whichever method you use to get your program listed whether its doing it manually, Or paying you will generally find that main directories such as Associateprograms & Adbility will contact you within a few days. These are also ones that will supply you with most prospects. Some of smaller directories will take months to list your program, I've known it to take up to three months to get a listing in some of these directories.

It's not an ideal situation especially when you launch your own program you'll want to atract some super affiliates, Those marketers already established with several successful web sites & massive mailing lists which can push your program for you. But in reality, they are not likely to be watching these directories for release of your program.

However, one place where you can find these super affiliates is on Joint Venture Websites. A JV Site is where marketers present offers to each other in hope of finding partners to promote their programs and if you use them along with main affiliate directories you can give your program a successful launch. Additionally by listing In JV sites you are establishing some credibility for yourself with other marketers. These are marketers who you could find yourself dealing with time and time again. You can find a list of JV Web sites at: Http://trading-web-solutions.com/jv

Personally I subscribe to a lot of mailings from established internet "gurus" and you often see a few of them promoting identical offers. Believe me this is not a coincidence, I've saw announcements listed at JV Sites and within a few days everyone is promoting them including these gurus. Just make sure you research and develop your affiliate program properly before launching on A JV Site. If you do it badly they won't forget you - But for wrong reasons.

However, there is more to profiting from your content than just joining program and pasting ads randomly on page. For one, content of your page must be useful to readers (to keep them coming back) and at same time valuable to advertisers. Website hosting, for example, is a consistently profitable phrase. Of course, that field has become crowded now. The key remains to find an untapped niche.

Also, sites are limited to three units on a page so as to not overwhelm readers. Positioning is crucial. Studies show that most viewed area of a page is toward top and left (think of where you normally start reading). Placing ads right after content or embedding them in articles are also effective techniques. Google has examples of placement to guide you once you join AdSense.

Last, but just as important, is appearance of AdSense units. The program allows their colors to be customized to match look of your site. Use this ability to make ads look like rest of links on your site and be sure to match background color as well. Visitors will respond better as they see will give text a chance instead of unconsciously rejecting them as advertisements.

There is a lot more to explore and experiment with, but by now you should have a general idea of how AdSense works. Good luck!