How to get Traffic to your Website.

It is all about getting traffic to your web site despite what some internet guru will tell you, most internet gurus are so busy pushing a traffic program they will tell you anything just to sell it to you. The key ingredients are SEO or Search Engine Optimization or optimizing your webpages. The second ingredient is linking, that is exchanging links with other webmaster or websites so your search engine ranking will improve. You could take two identical pages and if one has 500 links to it and the other none ... guess what the 500 links will be way up on the search engine rankings or PR Position Ranking. You could also try PPC Pay Per Click on a budget if your funds are limited. I will talk about ways to get links in the next post.

How to find a Good Affiliate Program.

There are several ways to find good affiliate programs. I will not link with partners who pay under 10% per sale unless there is a bounty collected for a lead or clickthrough. I prefer to use commission Junction where you turn your traffic into profit . CJ.com has hundreds of affiliate partners and thousands of products that you can put on your site. The only thing is is that you have to sign up and apply to each program but if you have a good website approval should not be an issue. The nice thing is you get one check if you sell several items from different affiliates. There are other affiliate programs like this out on the internet but this is the one I prefer. You also want to find an affiliate partner who will have links that will fit into your web content or allow you to alter them to work into your content possibly even do redirects.
Also the higher the commission payout usually the harder the product is to promote or it may be overpriced but that is not always the case so research the affiliate you will partner with to see if they have competitive pricing.
A real good affiliate program is one that pays a good bounty and then pays 1 to 2 tiers down. The following is a good example of such a program...

RapidSatellite Pays you up to $100 for every system ordered, installed & activated. They will also pay you $10 per order generated by Referral Partners you refer to its Referral Rewards Program.ClickHere or http://www.rapidsatellite.com/a.asp?rapidsat&8703&0&affiliates.aspx

So you preferably want a hot product that will work with the content on your site and pays out over 10% commission on 1 to 2 tiers. The payout on the tiers is not really important and such programs can be hard to find but it allows you to generate residual income.

OOPs I Did it Again ! Affiliate Links to Pre-existing Web sites.

Well I forgto to mention if you already have a website that caters to specific subjects I would still recommend subscribing to affiliate programs that cater to your site. You are throwing money away if you fail to add affiliate links that could earn you cash and make money online. If you read the following post I would recommend Ken Evoy's ebook.

Making Money Online Ethically

Making money online ethically is not too difficult. Using the search engines to find scams and problem affiliate programs will make this task simple. The best way to start is to find a product one that you know something about or are passionate about. One good place to start is commission Junction where you Sell products and services from your site. commission Junction has thousands of products and services that you can sell online. They track your visitors and pay you commissions.
After you decide on the services or products you then want to get a domain name and website.
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I suggest that you do a search for "search engine ranking" so you can learn how to drive traffic to your site. Without visitors there will be very little sales.
The next step to generating traffic is to trade links with other sites. Avoid FFA's or link farms but find actual websites that won't compete with you but sell complimentary products and request and exchange of links with the webmaster. Link popularity is very important with search engines this may change but it is important as your site will likely improve in rankings the more links you have pointing to your site.
Of couse the following 207 page free ebook will help you get off to a sound and quick start and show you what it is all about.
Affiliate Masters Course : Become a high-earning affiliate champion. This is an excellent free ebook by Ken Evoy that has amazing ideas and resources. If your looking for a free guide to help you generate income online or make money online this will give you many ideas and resources to do just that. Don't miss you chance to download this free ebook today. http://aff-masters.sitesell.com/associatesystem.html

When I Started Online

I remember starting my site online over 6 years ago. Yes I wanted to make money online. I wanted a site that would build unlimited and residual income. I still have a presence online and manage to make money online. The programs I promote are the ones that make money. I toss in about 20% new content that is unproven and well researched so It will more than likely be a money maker. In all about 90% of all material posted on my site is revenue generating.