| Are you a college or high school student who | | | | sub-affiliates you can sign up under you. |
| only has time for a part-time job but can't | | | | Your downline is everyone who has signed up |
| find one that pays enough? Hate your boss and | | | | under you and likewise your "upline" is |
| or can't stand your co-workers? Have you been | | | | everyone who signed up above you.There is |
| searching long and hard for a route to | | | | also networks operated by third-party |
| financial freedom that doesn't involve any | | | | companies and individuals where multiple |
| bosses except for yourself? Do you have a web | | | | merchants and affiliates use a common |
| site? If you have a web site with some | | | | software and administrative infrastructure |
| traffic (or even if you don't, on my blog you | | | | (usually just a simple admin section of a web |
| can learn how to make an online living | | | | site) to recruit affiliates and monitor the |
| without one), you can make money by having | | | | traffic from their sites. These types of |
| links to online merchant shops appear on your | | | | networks are often called affiliate networks. |
| web site. When a visitor to your site clicks | | | | Both the merchants and the potential |
| on the link pointing to the web site of the | | | | affiliates need to register with the network. |
| merchant you are affiliated with, and then | | | | Usually most affiliate networks are free to |
| proceeds to buy something, you get a | | | | join because they get a part of the |
| commission of that sale. Depending on the | | | | commission but some do charge a fee. |
| merchant, this can range anywhere from 5% - | | | | Affiliates can find links to the online shops |
| 75% of the sale. There are also some | | | | of hundreds of merchants to use on their |
| merchants who will pay for each click or each | | | | affiliate driven web sites. Examples of |
| lead generated from your site. A lead is a | | | | affiliate networks are Commission Junction |
| new visitor to the site or shop that inquires | | | | and ClickBank. You can find links to |
| about information, prices, or prize/coupon | | | | affiliate networks on my blog (link at end of |
| offers.By having these links on your web | | | | article).I am of the opinion that the best |
| site, you are called an affiliate, and the | | | | affiliate web sites are the ones made from a |
| links are called affiliate links. An | | | | high demand, low supply niche dedicated to |
| affiliate program isn't literally a program | | | | one of your hobbies or interests and |
| it's a business arrangement or agreement. | | | | something you know a lot about and can |
| Affiliate programs are also commonly known as | | | | provide good value to your visitors. However, |
| associate programs, associates programs, | | | | if you are not great at writing articles you |
| partner programs, referral programs and | | | | can find article directories and content |
| sometimes bounty programs.For anyone new to | | | | sites. Visit my blog to find links to article |
| Internet marketing and work at home | | | | directories and content.What will work best |
| businesses they provide an excellent, high | | | | for you wont necessarily be the same thing |
| value opportunity in that it's a way to earn | | | | that works for others, you have to experiment |
| money without producing your own product!To | | | | and diversify your methods. The most |
| register into an affiliate program is almost | | | | important factor will however depend upon the |
| always free, and through the affiliate | | | | kind of traffic you have and can generate and |
| program merchants control panel all you need | | | | the interests of the individuals visiting |
| to start making an income is the linking | | | | your site. |
| code, a way to monitor the traffic through | | | | |
| your links, and to see what commission you | | | | |
| have earned. Visitors who click your link to | | | | --------------------------------------------- |
| the merchants' site are called | | | | ------------------By Deckard- a work at home |
| "click-throughs" and the percent of | | | | college student making a good online income. |
| click-through visitors that purchase | | | | Visit Deckard's work at home blog. |
| something on the affiliate merchants' site | | | | |
| are called your CR, your Conversion Rate. | | | | Deckard is a work at home Internet marketer |
| Likewise, your CTR, or Click-Through Rate, is | | | | and web designer focusing on affiliate |
| the percent of visitors to your site that | | | | associate programs and services. He is also a |
| end-up clicking on an affiliate link.An | | | | part-time college student and makes a good |
| affiliate program is not a MLM (Multi-Level | | | | living online through affiliates. At his blog |
| Marketing) program, since the affiliates only | | | | you can learn more about some of the highest |
| earn from sales, leads or clicks. Some | | | | paying free affiliate programs available on |
| affiliate programs offer what is called a | | | | the net, just follow the link above. ---- |
| "Two-Tier" program and this is in most cases | | | | This article is free to reprint as long as |
| not considered a MLM program. MLM programs | | | | the content is kept verbatim and the link is |
| are sometimes called a "Matrix" or "Downline" | | | | kept active with exact anchor text intact. |
| program and often have an unlimited number of | | | | |