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n affiliate program is a great way to make money with your website.  If you do not have a website then there are some companies that will pay you a commission of the leads or sales that you generate when you share your affiliate links with others.  These are what is called "direct sales affiliate programs".

I have categorized the different affiliate program companies below to explain the differences.

website owners...

If you have a website then join these affiliate programs and place the links on your website to generate leads and commissions.  These companies have contracts with some large, well known companies and you can make money when someone follows your links and then purchases products on their websites.

I have included some of the featured clients, along with the payout threshold.  Once you earn the required amount then you will be paid by the company.

Company Name	More Info:	Payout Amount
Tupperware	Do you think your website visitors would be interested in Tupperware products?  If so, you can make a 25% commission plus earn trips, products, prizes and bonuses when you join Tuppperware.	Paid monthly on website sales!
	Google Adsense is a MUST HAVE for anyone with a website.  You can earn a significant amount of money with Google Adsense ads on your website.  Click on the banner to the left to sign up!	$100.00
shareasale.com	Recipe Secrets, Computer Scrapbook.com,	$50.00
LinkShare	Lnkshare offers a variety of affiliate programs to join including Disney Shopping, Walmart.com, AVON and more.
AdBrite	Sell ad space on your website.  You can also purchase ad space on other websites.  You CANNOT do this with Adsense!!

business owners...

Do you have a digital product to sell?  Like an eBook?  If you have a unique product or service to sell, and it can be delivered over the Internet itself (via web pages, files, or email) then ClickBank is for you. 

Join ClickBank and have many websites selling your products for you!  A one-time $49.95 setup fee applies when your account is activated. Other than that, you pay nothing. Each time your product sells, they deduct their retail markup, and pay the rest to you.

direct sales affiliate programs...

If you are a website owner, or in some cases even if you do not have a website, you can join some of these direct sales affiliate programs and earn money from sales that you generate.  Many of these businesses will even pay you residual income for referring others.

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