Requesting information on an affiliate program is an open invitation to receive never ending submissions to your email account. It can be overwhelming to look at. You may feel as if you have been invaded. It can frighten a person into hitting the delete button very quickly. HOW DO YOU SORT THROUGH AND MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL? How do you know which programs really work? Following is a list of things to think about prior to choosing an affiliate program.

1. What are you selling? To often the program is all about the recruitment. While it is understandable that recruitment is a very necessary part of building your business, it is first important to have product to offer. This would preferably be a product that you are very familiar with and that you believe in strongly. It is hard to promote a product you don