Google AdSense has rapidly gained a status of an independent online business model. Many average people with a little knowledge of HTML are earning a fortune with AdSense.

The AdSense comes under category of "pay per click affiliate" programs. This means you get paid when someone click on ad which resides on your website.

There are many reason for success of AdSense program. The very first reason is it is launched by Google, leaders of Search Engines. After establishing themselves in crowd of Search Engines they had a crown of credibility with them.

The second reason for popularity lies in fact that Google is not concerned about amount of traffic you are getting to your website.

They are more concerned about content. If content is really good your site will generate visitors over a period of time. This is unlike many other pay per click affiliate programs, which have a condition on number of visitors you are getting per day, before your application gets approved.

This creates an interesting situation for online entrepreneurs. The more traffic they generate to their site, more is possibility to get AdSense ad clicked and they get paid.

Now Google also benefits from this. Since AdSense ads are nothing but same ads from Google AdWords account holders, Google charges AdWords account holder of that particular ad which is being clicked and pays a small portion to webmaster on whose website AdSense ad resides.

When I wanted to start to join an affiliate program it took me awhile to pick best one. My inbox was filled up with all these advertisements and I just didn't know how to pick right program.

Now how would you know which program is going to bring best profit? I personally believe that a lot of income is created from effort an affiliate marketer puts into a program. I have 7 tips for you before you pick best one.

1. Look for best commission.

You need a program that will pay you a good commission rate. It should pay you at least 20% of each sale. A good rate is 50% and anything above that is ideal. You should also look for how often they pay. Some programs pay you twice a month and sometimes every week. Most programs also only pay you when you have earned a base amount.

2. Look for a good Back Office Support.

What is support for your program like? Do they have a good list of Frequently Asked Questions "AKA", a contact email address with a quick response? Any more than 3 days for a response is too long. Programs that offer live chat is even better.

3. Statistics for you to see.