The first thing you may be wondering before you join an affiliate program is how much is it going to cost you? Well most of them are free to join! Affiliate marketing can be a great way to earn a little bit of extra cash on the side and some people actually make a full-time living from it. And you have some gurus in the affiliate marketing industry that will earn more then the average person in one year compared to their 20 years.
The most popular affiliate centre around to date would have to be ClickBank. They have thousands of affiliate programs ready and waiting for you to promote them. ClickBank deals with digital products only eg. E-books and software.
ClickBank will send you a check every 2 weeks for the commissions you have earned. You get to choose your limit of when you want them to send the check to you, the minimum amount starting at $25.
You can join ClickBank for free here http://clickbank.com/overview.html
I give a description of what I look for before promoting a website in my book Affiliate Marketing Quick Start Guide. You can get my book for free at http://www.joesy.com
You can also find a variety of affiliate programs with other products you can promote as well at places such as:
www.affiliateguide.com
www.associateprograms.com
www.affiliatematch.com
www.cj.com
www.earnfind.com
Just to name a few
Of course these arent the only products you can promote through affiliate marketing. You might be surprised at what companys have affiliate programs. Even big names like Ebay and Dell computers have an affiliate program.
Usually the best way to promote a product is a personal recommendation and review from your self. So if youve bought a product recently that your extremely pleased with, check around and see if they have an affiliate program so you can earn money for promoting a product that you have hands on experience with and love!
Joanne King – http://www.joesy.com
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Make Extra Sales with your P.S.Joanne King
This little test I ran was in dedication of Corey Rudl. He was always big into test test test and then tell someone about it. So here is one of my little tests that I ran and now Im telling someone about it 
Here is a nifty little tool that I have been using and testing on the sly lately with one of my lists and what Im about to say may surprise you a little as it does tend to go against some of the teachings in the Internet Marketing industry.
When sending out an email to your mailing list when you place your P.S. its generally youre hard hitting sale point. The one that gets them to buy now not just drift around and think about it only for it to be forgotten.
But what I have been testing is putting in a P.S. for a completely different niche all together. Generally one that is a bit more pricey but still something I think that a general audience would be overall interested in.
This way Im not actually sending out a complete email advertisement for a completely different product in my email as such; cause that will generally make people jump off your list quicker then you can say Jack Robinson but rather its more of a suggestion after I have given them information they wanted and joined my list for in the first place.
I make it only a small suggestion, nothing lengthy and if theyre interested they will follow through. I have made some rather nice affiliate sales using this method and without upsetting anyone on my mailing list!
Joanne King – http://www.joesy.com
About the author:
Get your Free book on Affiliate Marketing Quick Start Guide by visiting http://www.joesy.com.
You are welcome to reprint this article on your website or send to your mailing list however it may not be edited and the link in this bio must stay active. Cheers =)