If you are going online looking for a way to make money with internet marketing you will quickly come across affiliate marketing. Simply defined, affiliate marketing is where you get paid to sell someone else's product. Amazon.com is an example of this. They were one of the first to realize the power of using the internet and people on it to sell their products. Being an affiliate can pay you in several different ways.

Here are 3 ways you can make money with internet marketing and affiliate programs.

Pay Per Click or PPC, is the easiest way to make money on the internet. You get paid when someone clicks on an ad. Google Adsense dominates this market and getting set up with them is very quick and easy to do.

Open a blog account with Blogger.com which is owned by Google. You can quickly put a code provided by Google on your blog or your website and they are so smart they will match the advertisers with the content of your website.The less you ask your visitor to do, the easier it is for you to make money. You will not get rich on any one click, but the volume of clicks on the ads on your web pages can create a large income if you have enough pages.

Pay Per Lead is another way to make money on the internet with affiliate programs. Companies like Max Bounty or Affiliate Fuel will pay you to collect leads for their advertisers. Whenever someone fills out a short form you make a commission. The shorter the form the more people will fill it out. You can put code for the forms on your pages or send people directly to the web page provided by the merchant.

Pay Per Sale is when you get paid for selling a product. Everything from boats and cars to music CD's and golf clubs can be sold online by you as an affiliate. This is easy to do because the merchants you represent will provide you with the marketing materials you need. When you make a sale they collect the money and ship the product. You get paid according to the terms of their affiliate program.

Selling information has become a popular way to make money online. Businesses like Clickbank have over 12,000 information products you can sell. Because the product can be downloaded instantly, this allows you to make sales quicker when your visitor is in the buying mood.

Regardless of which one you choose, or if you try them all, making money on the internet with affiliate programs is a great way for an average person to get started. Because you do not need your own product and most marketing materials are provided for you, this allows you to concentrate on advertising and marketing.