Internet marketing affiliate programs are a wonderful source of income if properly used. It's too bad that most of the people who join in will not really make too much money. The first and most important reason why Internet marketing web sites fail is because they fail to capture the name and email address of their visitors. Even on the best of web sites 95% - 98% of all visitors do not buy anything at all on the first visit.

To help increase your conversion rate it's mandatory that you collect some contact info of your visitors. To do this simply put an opt in page or pop up that will ask your visitors to join you mailing list or ezine list or use your RSS feeds. To help persuade them into doing this offer an e-book or e-course that is relevant to the subject you are discussing.

The next thing you'll have to think about when you decide to join an affiliate program is what kind of product is best to promote. It's true that all affiliate programs offer good commissions, little risks (or no

risk, if you decide to play it really, really safe) and no set up costs whatsoever. All these perks are great as long as their products sell.

Many Internet marketing web sites don't perform as they owners would like them to because they are selling products that nobody is interested in or that are in low demand. Often times the products maker don't understand how customers think. Just because the product looks good to the producer, it doesn't mean that others would see it the same way.

If you know that others are making money in your niche market you can bet that people will be willing to buy your product as well. Another thing you can do is to start a blog and put up a poll or, better yet,

have them join your list so you can communicate with them directly. In the Internet marketing world, some competition is good.

There's more to affiliate marketing than simply referring surfers to the merchant and cash your commission. Study your competitors closely. See which ones are more successful than you and which ones are on the brink of extinction. It is vital that you site stands out and grabs the readers by the eyeballs and glue them to your web site and products. Making your Internet marketing web site stand out is vital for a successful business.

Then comes copy writing, which is an art in it's self. If you are not a fairly experienced copywriter or good with words don't try and write your own copy. A professional copywriter may be available for a low cost, so if you know that your product will sell you are much better off paying for his services.