It is easy to use a good affiliate marketing program to make money, but it is how to choose the most appropriate that lets most people down. 95% of those that start internet marketing full of hope fail early on - it used to be 99% but people are getting better - because they either chose the wrong way to try to make money, or thought it was so easy that they didn't have to work at it.

A good work ethic, and persistence are qualities that must be had in order to be successful in any business. Affiliate marketing is a great stepping stone for the newbie in internet marketing. A lot of individual are gifted with being able to create their own product, but most of us are not. With Affiliate marketing programs you don't have to produce your own product.

It could be argued that if you don't have a product to sell, then why are you getting involved in online selling? A good logical question, actually, and the answer is equally good and logical. To make money. People have heard that you can make a lot of money online, so they try it themselves and hit a barrier right away: no product!

If you don't have a product to sell, that's where an affiliate maketing program steps in. Most product online today are in the form of ebooks or software that is easily downloaded at the point of purchase. You don't have to worry about restocking any shelves. In most cases the affiliate commission are 50% or better, half of what the owner of the product receives himself.

When you choose a particular program, you should choose one that is provided by an expert in his field since you are just starting out. You won't be doing any selling, you will just be promoting his product. As an affiliate your main objective is to get visitor's to your sales page. The shipping and billing is all taken care of by the owner of the product.

You need to have a website that promotes a product that people are interested in. Take for example yourself, you chose affiliate marketing because you want to make more money. Everyone in their right state of mind wants more money. So promoting an affiliate program and showing people how to make money would be a product that would be very popular.

Having an expert in his field comes into play once again. Having the knowledge to be able to package a product that is beneficial to not only the owner but also the affiliate is very creative. There are programs out there that will provide you with mulitple streams of income all from one website that is ready made. The website is ready to take order and pull in the cash for you.

Not only that, but also with a traffic generation system included, and once you find that it works for you, then that is the way to choose an affiliate marketing program. If it works for you then you will find it a lot easier to persuade others that it will work for them. You don't have to push each income stream separately, but can promote the entire program. All you need do is suggest the click that takes the prospective buyer to the sales page of the program you are using, and you get a cut of the cash if that person subsequently makes a purchase.

Now you know how to choose a good affiliate marketing program. Find one that works for you, and starting promoting it to others. That's it. You will be confident it will work for others because it works for you. That's how you make money online.