Affiliate programs are among the simplest methods to earn revenue with your website. Basically all you need is a website and some strategically placed ads provided by the sponsor and you are on your way.

There are hundreds of reseller and affiliate programs available for the webmaster to incorporate into their websites. Go to any search engine and type in "affiliate programs" to get an idea of just how many there are. The problem is how to find the good ones.

Many are less than honest in their dealings with associates and use their ads as links to improve their rankings on the internet or to make a fast buck at your expense. You will get little or no revenue from these programs. Be careful and choose your affiliates wisely.

The following links will help you in your quest for finding the good programs that are out there.

http://www.clickquick.com/ Over the last four years, ClickQuick.com has provided detailed reviews of over 700 affiliate and pay-per-click programs.

http://www.affiliateguide.com/ Check out our web affiliate resources section for the best information on affiliate events and how to set up your own affiliate program or affiliate management. See our new affiliate forum or affiliate program blog for affiliate program news and comments.

http://www.affiliatetip.com/ Affiliate Tip is a free resource to help affiliates with affiliate programs, as well as a guide as to how to promote affiliate programs, and which affiliate programs to promote.

Content

The real key to being successful with affiliate programs is to have good content. The meta tags and text that appear on your webpage is the determining factor in visitor click throughs. If your visitor sees an ad that ties into the content of your page the chances are good that they will click on that ad. Be sure that the ads placed on your webpage are directly related to the content.

The following are excellent programs that automatically adjust your ads to your webpage content.

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is the programme that can generate advertising revenue from each page on your website with a minimal investment in time and no additional resources. AdSense delivers relevant text and image ads that are precisely targeted to your site and your site content.

And when you add a Google search box to your site, AdSense delivers relevant text ads that are targeted to the Google search results pages generated by your visitors search request.

Yahoo Publisher Network

The new Yahoo! Publisher Network platform is now in beta and it enables you to: Generate additional revenue from your site. Display ads related to the content on your site. You'll earn revenue from qualified clicks.

Take advantage of Yahoo! Publisher tools, services and programs. Integrate other Yahoo! services into your web site, including Add to My Yahoo! (RSS), Y!Q and much more to come... Help shape what Yahoo! offers the publishing community. This beta program is just the beginning. Our mission is to deliver products and services based on the needs of the publishing community.

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