An affiliate program is a revenue-sharing arrangement, whereby affiliate (you), receive payment from owner of a product or service that you promote on their behalf. They are also called Associate Programs, Re-seller Programs, Commission or Pay-Per-Sale, Pay-Per-Click and Click-Through Programs.

Affiliates refer surfers to someone else’s product or service, and get paid a “referral fee” or “commission” for every sale that is made. It's a win-win situation! You get extra traffic and sales, and they get a piece of action for their products being sold.

An affiliate makes a commission that may vary between 5% and 15% of purchase price. Some programs offer as much as 50%.

My favorite business opportunity hands down is Six Figure Income (SFI). This program has been around for many years and there is good reason for this. Clearly explained and realistic, if you give this business a chance to grow and you tend it like you would your most precious garden, a full time income with this business will, without doubt, happen.

SFI is free to join with free promotional banners, gateway sites, and printable flyers that you will have no problem getting leads from. You simply generate traffic to your site(s) and SFI does rest. Even most seasoned marketer leaves recruiting and sales up to SFI. Why not? They do an awesome job and you can focus on one thing.... traffic. (Even traffic they help with through free training, manuals, and if you are ambitious, you can buy into co-op advertising; I myself do this.)