The reasons are usually quite common. In one word: marketing! Not only does this relate to how well you market your websites or links, but also how well sales page is marketed for product you are selling. This may be controlled by you or affiliate manager for program you are involved in.

So, question becomes, How do I earn thousands instead of hundreds?

Ever since Amazon launched what is perhaps most well-known, but not first, affiliate program in 1996, other merchants in every business category imaginable have followed suit. And even though many webmasters have earned money from these programs ever since, there are still a lot of questions to this day about affiliate (also known as associate or referral) programs. So maybe it's time to revisit some basics for new or soon-to-be Internet marketers.

An affiliate program is, at bottom line, a commissioned sales job. Like Fuller Brush salesman of old, you are an independent representative of a company, offering their products or services to potential customers. When one of them buys, you get a percentage of sale. But, in high-tech version, you have a few very powerful advantages over classic door-to-door sales rep.

To start, you can represent multiple products from more than one company at a time, on as many web sites as you own, in as many markets as you choose. You don't have to travel anywhere, yet web puts you in front of a worldwide market. This gives you an incredible diversity of products, markets, and "neighborhoods" to sell in, all from right in front of your computer screen. You could possibly make multiple sales at one time, yet you never have to deal with door-slammed-in-your-face rejection. On Internet, you don't always even have to make a sale to earn a commission. Some affiliate programs will pay you if someone just clicks on a link at your site, fills out an application, or even asks for more information. And here's best part - your web sites work for you around clock, every day.