Affiliate marketing swept the Internet by storm! Nearly every online business now provides an affiliate program. Companies will pay you commission for sales or a flat rate for leads, simply by putting their banners or links on your website and helping drive customers their way. The more people that visit their website, the more likely they are to make a sale. Some affiliate programs offer incentives and specials during holiday seasons so be sure to keep an eye out for those!

A few different ways to drive traffic to your affiliate partners’ websites are:

• E-mail marketing
• Blogging
• Forums
• Article Marketing

Please keep in mind that no one likes SPAM, so don’t spam your friends, relatives or especially your potential customers! The idea is to find them a great deal and get them to return; not to have them send you to their junk folder!