A Myriad of Affiliate Programs

Written by Jeffrey Sison Monday, 31 January 2011 12:13

If you think that affiliate programs are all about selling products then you're sorely mistaken. There are quite a number of things that you can promote as an affiliate marketer and a lot of them offer commissions that exist for the lifetime of the referral. It's no longer about a one-time sale anymore, there are a lot of ways you can make money online and the first step to doing so is knowing the available options.

If you think that affiliate programs are all about selling products then you're sorely mistaken. There are quite a number of things that you can promote as an affiliate marketer and a lot of them offer commissions that exist for the lifetime of the referral. It's no longer about a one-time sale anymore, there are a lot of ways you can make money online and the first step to doing so is knowing the available options.

1. Sales Affiliate - This is pretty self-explanatory when it comes to affiliate marketing. Basically, you send someone to a merchant, they buy stuff and then you get a commission from their purchase. Not much there to talk about.

2. Gambling - This is an affiliate program that a lot of people are starting to look into. A lot of gambling sites offer lifetime commissions on the referrals. This means that as long as the person you sent to their site keeps on gambling, you keep getting money and knowing a lot of gamblers, this can last a pretty long time.

3. Credit Card Affiliate - With the current economy, this is actually a pretty good market to enter as an affiliate. A lot of credit companies are now offering very attractive rates and services to those that normally wouldn't be able to get a new line of credit from their banks. This makes credit card affiliating a pretty easy sell when it comes to making money online.

4. Mortgage programs - A lot of people are now worried about mortgages and how the current economy is hurting everyone. A good way to make money online is to refer these people to companies that review mortgages and act as financial advisors to these people for a fee, of course you'll get referral money as well. Think of it as helping people financially and getting financially rewarded as well.

5. Shopping / Review Programs - This is something you really should look at if you're a shop-a-holic and you love to review the things you have. If you have a blog or a review site, you can easily make money by linking your reviews to the sites of the merchants that carry the same product. The commissions for these types of affiliate sales aren't that high but the volume usually makes up for the small rate.

6. Online Dating Programs - People are always looking for relationships. If you blog or talk about relationships then this is something that you might consider doing. Dating programs offer a lot of money, sometimes even hundreds of dollars for every person that signs up under your referral link. The dating business is a big business and you can do your part in helping people find their match online.

The final advice I can give you is that you should pick a program type that you are happy and comfortable with. Don't go and try to promote something that you aren't really happy with or know nothing about. If you promote something you like then you'll be doing things that you love and you're going to be earning at the same time.