There are many ways to make a living. Some people work many long hours a week slaving in a hot factory. Some people go to work for long days in a cubicle, meeting someone else's quota and achieving someone else's goals. Some people have decided these ideas of work do not work for them. These people have realized freedom and financial gains to be made in Internet businesses. There are many types of Internet businesses, but one stands above rest as easy and efficient. This business is affiliate marketing, and anyone can be a success.

Affiliate marketing is a simple principle. You provide a link to your Affiliate program owner on your website. Many major websites offer affiliate programs, including Ebay. These companies will, in turn, provide you with very effective and creative tools to better your web site and keep track of your earnings. This software, expensive when purchased alone, is free to affiliate participants. You do not pay for programs that will make your website sharper and more inviting. On contrary, you get paid.

This mode of thinking is probably costing them opportunity of extending their customer base and cutting their advertising bill.

More and more Australians are using Web as first place they turn to when looking for information about products and services. This is a rapidly changing trend. A growing minority of people who seek information on Web are also buying directly from Web.

The use of Internet in Australia is growing rapidly. One measure is number of Broadband connections which rose from under 600,000 to over 1.7million in past eighteen months. That's more than 2000 new connections every day. Many of them are household who are only just starting with Web, but there are plenty of them. As they become more comfortable with Web many will evolve from information seekers to online shoppers.