If you missed the first in this series about making money online, and using your home computer to make extra income ideas, please have a read of our Musician's/SOHO Affiliate Recommendations article - thanks. This article explains from the start what Affiliate Programs are, and how to pick the best and find out how to use them. These plans are aimed at all PC owners and surfers not just musicians btw!

Affiliate Showcase

Here's a great freebie site which comes with tons of options and back-up. This site is a Search Engine of quality Affiliate Programs, and when you get your own site you can personalize the links. This system is called a Plug-in system and is basically ready to go once you've joined up and customized the links and programs to your name. Upgrade options are available too, but you can try it out and promote it for as long as you like for free.

There's a LOT of Affiliate Program options for you to join here and these selected few are among the best in my opinion. For example I like to recommend programs with long cookies if possible, which means that if a visitor from your recommendation doesn't purchase on first visit but perhaps later, you will still get your commission. An exception to this would be Amazon whom I've chosen for the sheer usefulness and trust they have built up over the years online.

The Key to Making Money

The key to making money on any of these affiliate programs, is to actively follow the guides and PROMOTE the sites and links. if you just sign up for the free site, join a few programs and sit back and wait for the money to roll in, you will be disappointed. Here is a "nutshell" version from THE HORSE'S MOUTH himself, ie the man behind it all, on the quickest and most effective way to successfully promote this program: What you have to do to make an AffiliateShowcase site to make money for you is ...

1. Join at least ten affiliate programs and enter their links into your AffiliateShowcase site.

2. Get a steady stream of interested people going to your site.

You can join any of the programs and put your id in the links which will give the credits and sales to you. Then you promote the site online and receive commissions for all the sales you make. This will get you off quickly on the right footing. To find out more, try this free 3 day email course revealing some very effective affiliate income strategies - just click The Secrets to GIANT Affiliate Checks to go to the page and find out the details. It's from the same source and I strongly recommend it.

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in putting in a bit of effort in return for the rewards. AND it has a snowball effect in that if you put in the work now, your promotions will work for you even years into the future! It's a great system and the guy behind it, a very friendly Mr. Ken McArthur, is a serious hard worker and very well respected online, who really does his best to help people with the program.

Talking about helping people, he's just got back from working with a group of kids in the inner-city on a work project for a daycare center! Cool or what - and he's a musician too! He offers anyone a great opportunity here to learn and start in the Affiliate game straight away - I have to tell you that this man is on a mission :)! It's a quick set up too and includes learning forums, guides and other tools. Beginners to Advanced. Click here Affiliate Showcase to get started and all the best with it - don't forget the success key: Sign-up 'n' Join 'n' PROMOTE!

If you need further help on this, or would like to send me a comment, question or any suggestions concerning affiliate programs, please feel free to Email Me (contact info down below) ... or drop in and say hello or share any tips you may have with us at our Musician's Forum - thanx. 

Regards

David