Affiliate Networks
Affiliate Marketing has grown into a multi-million pound industry in the UK. As the Internet developed commercially during the 1990's many I.T literate individuals took on big businesses and started making money online. A lot of commercial retail organisations were slow to catch up. Even some of the top UK retailers have only recently got to grips with selling online. Many are keen to form business relationships with Affiliates to capture a bigger share of the millions of online shoppers.

Now does Affiliate Marketing Work?
The simple way to explain this is to set a scenario. Mary has a keen interest in Cottage Holidays, and has set up a website to promote local Holiday Accommodation in Devon and Cornwall, where she lives. Her website is full of things to do and see around that area, which attracts a lot of website visitors, who also notice she has useful links on her pages to a Cottage Holiday agency website. So a visitor clicks on a link to Helpful Holidays and goes on to make a booking. Because Mary has signed up with an Affiliate Network to promote Helpful Holidays she gets £8 every time someone books accommodation with them. It's that simple.

The best way to be succesful is to set up a website which will attract as many visitors as possible, so pick something in a niche category, about something that you're interested in (and an expert authority on) and make it interesting enough for visitors to come back time after time. You'll earn commission from everyone who buys anything from a company you have an affiliation with. The best thing though, is that the Affiliate Network does all the work for you - handling all sales, taking the money etc. They add all your commission earned and pay it into your bank account every month.