Being an affiliate simply means that you are acting as a 'salesperson' for someones product, and you make a commission for every sale. The way and amount of payment will vary with different affiliate programs. Do you have a product or service that you sell? Consider starting your own affilate program and have people sell for you. A great way to boost your business.

Starting your own affiliate program
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They charge a setup fee and take a small commission per sale. An easy setup, ShareASale will take the headaches away and you can put your affiliate program on auto-pilot. Your affiliates will sign-up for your program, and when sales are made, the checks will automatically go to your affiliates.

Commission Junction
Popular affiliate program manager.

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