Affiliate Marketing is promotion of anothers products or services.If this process is done right,it's ideal work at home business opportunity.The key here is to promote your own website that links to affiliate products,services and information that you will make a profit from.

Most off-line businesses are affiliate Marketers.They offer another's products and services from a location that they own or lease.Its no different on web' to be sucessful long term you must have your own piece of real estate,your own website {a themed content rich website}that will establish a internet present for you as you promote your affiliate programs.

How do you establish a internet present. By having your own domain name and"Branding" The term 'branding' is often bantered about Internet and often thought to be proprietary to only those 'big' outfits like IPO's and multi-national companies.

For consumers, there's no doubt that buying products online is a whole different ball game compared to buying from a "bricks and mortar" store. There's no face-to-face interaction, and they can't touch and examine product they are thinking of purchasing.

So anything that you can do to make consumers more comfortable buying a product online is well worth effort. And adding a few images to humanize your web site and show off your products -- including digital products -- is one way you can do this.

Of course, any images in your sales copy should complement copy itself and add to your overall sales message. Remember, they're not decoration.

In other words... no "stock" images of a man with a briefcase to illustrate a business product, or of two people shaking hands to promote a suite of training products!

Remember: Your sales page is valuable real estate, and every pixel on that screen contributes to overall impression visitors will get of you and your products or services -- so you have to be careful how you use that real estate.

THREE IMAGES YOU MUST HAVE WITHIN YOUR NEWSLETTER

There are three areas in your salesletter where using right image can make a HUGE difference to your sales:

1. RIGHT UP FRONT: A picture of you! You might think that placing a picture of yourself in your copy is a bit big-headed. Not at all... not only does this establish that there IS a real person behind your web site, but it also makes your whole salesletter that much more personal. Of course, you shouldn't go overboard and scatter your holiday snaps throughout copy -- that will just distract from your sales message. A friendly portrait shot near top will do trick. Obviously, try to choose a good picture, not just a grainy web cam shot. ;-)

2. WITHIN TESTIMONIALS: Images of satisfied customers. The key thing with testimonials is to make them credible. Using pictures of your satisfied customers alongside their testimonials puts a face to words, and makes it clear that these are real, and not faked, testimonials.

So when you receive a good testimonial from a customer, always ask for a picture. If they have one of themselves using your product or service... all better! Don't worry too much about quality -- most important thing is that they are genuine.

3. IN YOUR PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The product shot! This is MOST IMPORTANT of all three images, and it can make all difference when it comes to closing a sale.

The thing is, people shopping online can't touch product... so they need to see as much detail as possible during sales process so they're comfortable with what they're buying.

If you sell a tangible product like jewelry or cameras, then you should place a well-taken shot prominently within your product copy, as well as next to "call to action" when customer is finally deciding whether to buy.

And if you mention any cool features -- like a special lens for a camera, for example -- provide an image of this too. If you sell a software program or training course, you can also include screenshots and samples.

The key is to make your product look as DESIRABLE as possible.

At The Internet Marketing Center, we've tested impact of images, product shots, and screen captures on sales... and they really DO make a huge difference.

But what if you sell a digital product like an eBook or downloadable software? Well, you can still create a desirable image quickly and cheaply...

TIPS FOR CREATING HIGH-IMPACT EBOOK "COVERS" AND DIGITAL PRODUCT "BOXES" THAT GENERATE MORE SALES

Of course, a digital eBook doesn't have a physical cover, and software that customers can download doesn't come in a box!

But a product image -- even a digitally created one -- that's placed within product salescopy and next to "call to action" makes people feel like they're buying a "real" product... and this gives it a lot more value in eyes of consumers.