Affiliate Frequently asked Questions:

What is an affiliate program and how does it benefit me?
An affiliate program is a commission based sales incentive program that sponsor who is an online retailer and wholesalers offer to individuals like yourself or companies to help sell their product.

To make money with an affiliate program do I have to have my own web site or have special design skills?
Using affiliate programs mean that you don't have to build fancy web sites with shopping carts and all the bells and whistles. Some people are very successful with affiliate programs and never even build or own a web site, they just use offline marketing techniques like and ad in a flyer, signs on a car, handing out business cards, including a URL in their email signatures and thousands of other low cost low tech ways to get your message across.

Of course if you are willing to put the time and effort to build your own site or even pay someone to help you, the sky is the limit as you know have entered into the global world wide web marketplace!

Some sponsors expect you to not posses special web design or graphic arts skills so they offer you for free custom store fronts with your name and logo. They want you to make sales and earn high commissions so the programs that we picked out to offer you will do whatever it takes to help you earn big commission checks!

Does an affiliate have to process orders, have credit card processing or make the actual sale?
The affiliate does not even have to make the actual sale or process any orders. All the affiliate needs to do is have a potential customer click on a link or type in a web address that brings the potential customer to the retailer or wholesalers web site. When the customer enters the web site, if any sale is made the affiliate gets paid a commission.

What do sponsors offer their affiliates to help them make more sales?
Sponsors on the better affiliate programs offer marketing materials that may include ads, banners and graphics and in some cases even offer custom made tours and free hosting custom tours if you wish to build them. There is usually an affiliate coordinator or affiliate sales representative that you can visit, call, email or even instant message that will help you improve your sales by offering their expert advice and answering your questions.

Who can become an affiliate?
Anyone 18 years or older living in the US or Canada can become and affiliate. Many residents in countries outside the US are allowed in affiliate programs as well. Some programs do vary so it is best to read the Terms of Service (TOS) carefully if you are outside of the US or Canada and wish to become and affiliate

What does it cost to become an affiliate?
It is FREE to become an affiliate. Anyone charging you to become an affiliate or any program that makes you purchase anything is not an affiliate program but some sort of multi level marketing or pyramid scheme!