Affiliate programs have been growing steadily since Amazon.com first introduced the idea many years ago. The idea behind the program is to drive business and increase exposure for websites. There is a common misconception that you can only benefit from an affiliate program if you have an e-commerce site, but this is not true. If you have a blog or any other kind of website, you can also benefit by participating.
The following three programs are top affiliate programs:
1. Pay-per-click: In this rogram, an online merchant will pay an affiliate a certain amount for each click on a link that brings them to their site. No sale is necessary.
2.Pay-per-lead: With this program, a company will pay their affiliates depending on the number of people who fill out information on their site. This information is usually used as a sales lead.
3.Pay-per-sale: This is the program Amazon.com uses. A company pays an affiliate when they send a customer to their site and they make a purchase.
Although these are the basic types of programs, a company can really negotiate any kind of arrangement with their affiliates that they want to.
If you have a blog or a website that you want to profit from, even if it is not an e-commerce site, you can easily become an affiliate. All you need to do is go to one of the many affiliate networks and sign up. When choosing a program, make sure that the links that will be displayed make sense for your site so that your readers will want to click on the links.
