MerchantKit.com > Start Affiliate Program Starting An Affiliate Program Affiliate programs can be a very effective way to promote your web site. Basically the way that the work is you pay other sites a commission (often a percentage of sales) for driving traffic/sales to your site. The best part about this, is your affiliate marketing costs are entirely driven by results. Some payment processors incorporate a feature for running an affiliate program (for payments that you process via their service). If your payment processor doesn't provide affiliate features, you can use a service like Commission Junction or install an affiliate script on your web site. I believe that you will probably get better results using a service like Commission Junction, because: They already have a large basis of affiliates, whereas if you have to do it yourself, you have to recruit affiliates yourself (and it's hard to recruit a lot). Many affiliates are not keen on joining an unknown affiliate program from an unknown vendor (you!), and instead prefer to join programs in networks such as Commission Junction because they know that tracking works properly and that they will get paid. Related Pages Payment Processors with an Affiliate Feature Related Sites Commission Junction Scripts for Starting Your Own Affiliate Program   MENU Home What To Sell Setup Web Site Accept Payments Shopping Carts Start Affiliate Program Marketing Copywriting Customer Service Books     Privacy    Terms and Conditions Copyright © 2001-2008, Answers 2000 Limited With any business, it is up to the individual owner of said business to ensure the success of the business. You may make more or less than any sample figures or results that might be quoted on our web sites or other publications. All business involves risk, and many businesses do not succeed. Further, Answers 2000 Limited does NOT represent that any particular individual or business is typical, or that any results or experiences achieved by any particular individual/business is necessarily typical. In Association With Amazon.com All trademarks are property of their respective owners. All third party content and adverts are copyright of their respective owners. Some graphics on our web sites are Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Hemera Technologies Inc., and used under license. All such pictures are provided for viewing purposes only and are not to be saved or downloaded. All such pictures of recognizable individuals are models and used for illustrative purposes only, and not meant to imply any association or endorsement of said individual with any product or service.