You’ve probably ever signed up for one and if you do know how to promote affiliate programs, you could easily turn it into a money-churning home business collecting paychecks every month!

Oh! I forgot to mention. Most likely, you would have signed-up for more than 10 programs by now but still not seeing the affiliate income you desire.

Let me ask you these questions…

Do YOU know how to promote affiliate programs you joined?

Do YOU know how to drive traffic to your websites?

If your answer is a big NO, read on…

To be a top affiliate, you need to answer the above questions with a resounding YES! Otherwise your hope of getting a thousand dollar affiliate $$$ paycheck will seem a distant dream. Let’s get them right.

Have you ever received a personal affiliate link that ends up with a long string of numbers and characters whenever you sign-up with an affiliate program?

Let me give you an example:- http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-359/1?aid=10428286&pid=2099846

See? It looks way too unprofessional so stop promoting that! Most people disregard affiliate links, some hijack them to fatten their own commission checks and you end up losing all the sales.

Here’s what you need to do to fight this problem. You must cloak your affiliate link or redirect your link using a page on your website.

To go one step further, set-up a web page that offers constructive information on the subject you are promoting. Perhaps you can write a short and easy review of the product you are recommending and include your affiliate links. Remember also to inform your website visitors to join your mailing list.

Watch out for Part II on how to promote [TAG-TEC]affiliate programs[/TAG-TEC]. I hope to dissect the cloaking and redirecting of affiliate links as well! Stay tuned.