This is my favourite method for making money online and the one I know most about. The best way to describe affiliate marketing is by an example. Imagine you have just written an ebook. I, as an affiliate, will offer to sell your book for you, for a commission. Commissions usually range from 50-200%, so you can see how lucrative affiliate marketing really can be. Since more and more people are going online to buy things, it really is a great time to get involved! And if you’re wondering about what sort of products have affiliate programs, my answer would be, what product doesn’t have an affiliate program??

So basically, the more targeted people you can send to sales pages, the more money you will make. It's more complicated than that, but check out some of my other articles to make it simpler for you.

There are four main ways (There are a few others) that affiliates send traffic to merchant sites.

The first way is called Direct Linking. This is where you send someone directly to the merchants site, via your affiliate link. There are various ways you can do this, some of which will be covered in later articles. While this is the easiest method of affiliate marketing, it doesn’t always produce the best results.

Another method of driving traffic to merchant sites is by using what are called Landing Pages. Landing pages are designed specifically to make the visitor more likely to buy something and to then make sure they actually visit the merchant’s page. If used correctly, a landing page is usually more successful than direct linking, due to credibility.

The third method is to create Content Sites. These are sites packed with useful information that cause the visitor to return again and again. This way, the visitor will most likely make a purchase and in the meantime, you can make money off google Adsense, which will be covered in a future article.

The last, but not least method is the Squeeze page. These are very basic sites whose aim it is to “squeeze” the visitors name and email. This can be very useful, because it allows you to build a list of potential customers. Most people will not buy the first time they visit your site, so being able to contact them until they unsubscribe off your list is extremely valuable.