Dear Fellow Affiliate Marketer,

Q. Whats the one thing you want to do more than anything else when you start your own online business?

A. MAKE MONEY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

Sounds great right?

But then the snags arrive - what do you sell? You need a product to be able to make money online surely?

Well the answer is a resounding NO

Become an affiliate marketer!

The process is simple - you earn a commission or free for promoting another marketers product or service.

Theres no stock to hold, no refunds or customer service to deal with - you just take your commission and hand over the after sales service (and the headaches) to the product owner.

Millions of Dollars have (and still are) being made by affiliate marketers and it remains one of the easiest areas of online business to get into with little or no experience.

However there are some things you need to know to avoid falling into traps that are just waiting for the unwary newbie.

Traps that can cost you a LOT, both in terms of time and money.

For example you need to know exactly how your chosen affiliate scheme works (and there are a lot of different affiliate programs) or you could find yourself losing out.

Likewise if you dont know how to configure an affiliate link correctly you might find all your hard-earned commissions go to someone else!

And strangely enough one of the biggest problems seems like one of the least - how do you get paid?

Do you need Paypal or a bank account? Do they send checks that are cashable in your country? Is there a minimum amount of commissions you must generate before theyll cut a check?

If youre not aware of the vendors terms and conditions from the outset, then they can turn round and decide NOT to pay you any commissions youre due.

In fact if you go into affiliate marketing without doing your research you could end up a lot worse off than broke - y