Affiliate Programs are programs that companies offer if you already have a web site. This allows you to share their products to your visitors without having maintain an inventory.
For most affiliate programs, the individual companies make the sale, ship the product, AND YOU SHARE IN THE PROFIT for just having a link to their site. With some programs you set up direct links to the front page or to specific product pages.
How does it work? - As an affiliate of most companies, you carry a unique text link, button, or banner on your web sites or newsletters, and promote the their program.
More and more companies are comming out with Affililate Programs, so always check the details or "Fineprint" so that you know what your getting. The two best companies that we feel are to be affililated with are: