Your main skill set needed to become an Affiliate Marketer is some basic internet marketing knowledge and more importantly the desire to succeed.

There are lots of different ways to become successful at Affiliate Marketing and there are lots of different programs, merchants and vendors out there who are more than willing to pay you their Affiliate a decent percentage of commission over to you for promoting their products.

With most affiliate programs the typical commission you can earn is between 30 and in some cases 100 although averaged out, 50 is a more realistic baseline. There are lots of affiliate programs out there, and the majority of them are absolutely free of charge to join.
Below are some information that you are about to learn:

How does Affiliate Marketing Work?
Understanding Your chosen Program
Different Affiliate Programs
Creating Your Hoplinks to promote Products
Other Affiliate Methods Network
Style Affiliate Programs
Different Commission Structures
Promoting Your Chosen Product
And so much more...