Internet and Businesses Online

Over 24 million people are working at home right now, more than at any other time in history. Why is that? Because it is now easier than ever before to earn money from home, thanks to the internet.

Companies of all types are rapidly moving toward a new marketing model known as Affiliate Marketing. Companies rely on this form of marketing because their affiliate costs are based on performance only, and the concept has huge ramifications. And that's no understatement! Last year alone, affiliates accounted for over 6 billion dollars in sales.

An affiliate marketer can promote a physical product,, digital or electronic products, and even services such as credit repair, education programs, travel, the list goes on and on. If you want to be a work at home mom full time, or just work from home part time this may be just what you are looking for.

It costs a fortune for companies to advertise in the traditional way. But affiliates (people like you) allow them to generate sales at a fraction of the cost - a win, win situation for both parties. Affiliate Marketing is a proven, easy way to help highly successful companies promote their products and get paid a handsome commission for every single bit of business you help them get. These include well known companies such as Sears, Jet Blue, Sony, Blockbuster, Men's Wearhouse, Staples, and Banana Republic just to name a few.

Getting started in Affiliate Marketing can be quite simple, in many cases no more involved than just registering. But to be successful, there are some other, necessary steps you need to take. And one of the very first steps is to find a profitable market, or niche.

What is it that you are passionate about? If you are going to promote a product, it is probably best that it be in an area you care about.

If you have a hobby, or special interest, there is a good chance you might be able to make money just by referring people to internet sites that offer products in that market. Maybe you are an avid golfer. Recreational golf is a huge market, and there is lots of money to be made there. But, you first need to do your research.

Make a list of potential markets, and then do a Google search on each item. For example, fly fishing might be a possible market niche for you. How many paid ads are there? If there are quite a few this will tell you that money is being spent to promote in this market.

You can do basically the same thing with magazines. Using the fly fishing example again, go to your public library and find a magazine devoted to fly fishing. Look at the ads, display as well as classified, for the last three issues. If you see the same ads being repeated from issue to issue you can pretty well be assured that money is being made with that product in this market.