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Whether you need to supplement your current income or make a sole income, affiliate programs are a great way to do it. An affiliate program is defined as a program that allows other companies or individuals to market a company's products or services for a commission fee per item sold.

There are all sorts of affiliate sites out there to choose from. You can choose programs that meet your income needs, programs that you use yourself and would like to share with others, or programs that your friends recommend. Clickbank.com is a great place to look for programs. They offer all different types of programs. These include but are not limited to advertising, ebooks, coaching, etc. You can also check with other marketers and see what affiliate programs they are apart of for idea's or you can join them.

An affiliate program is a business that someone else owns. They set up the business and everything that goes with the affiliate program. The owner also takes care of making sure anyone that purchases products receive the appropriate information needed or the items they purchase. They will set up a shopping cart system for the affiliates that join and everything you need to sell their products or services. They will also offer support and answer any questions that you may have regarding their program. They will also send you any new advertising options so you have the very best and newest way to market their products. With all of that, you are ready to start making money.

Two great affiliate programs are http://www.internetmarketingsweetie.com and http://www.ilovemyaffiliates.com. These programs are great because the sites are easy to maneuver around in and they have a great shopping cart for their affiliates. Both of these programs are easy to advertise because the owners offer buttons and articles to their affiliates.

An affiliate shopping cart program will provide you a login and password to a site where you can see your traffic for each day, the sales you have made, and all the tools you will need to advertise the products. They want you to be successful because if you are successful then so are they.

Some helpful tools you can use would be banners, buttons, text ads, and articles. You can add these to your website, blog, squidoo lens, etc. Another way to get the word out is to submit the text ads to message boards, networks, Yahoo groups, solo ads, etc. You can place the banners and buttons on websites. Make sure you use your affiliate link whenever you place ads for these so you receive the income from your ads. This is an inexpensive way to make good money.

Most affiliate owner's pay at the beginning of the month for the prior months sells. You can ask to be paid by check and they will accommodate it, but the best way to get your money right away is to use Paypal.com. Make sure you read the terms and conditions so you know when and how you will get paid.