Hello I decided to provided a short guide to help you choose the affiliate programme it suits you better the information is copyrighted by me and noone is allowed to claim this work as his If you are to use it to your site leave a backlink to http://affiliatemarket.cynia.net/ Thanks I have spotted a nice looking affiliate programme,should I join it immedietly? No! You should take care doing some research before joining. Ask questions,seekfeedback. See if the programme can provide you with what you need to succeed. Check out what you can achieve too from the programme before devoting to it Will it cost me anything to join? The majority of the affiliate programmes out there dont charge a dime ! Why bother paying to join a programme when its doubtful to earn the investment back When will i recieve my payment?(commision check etc.) The affiliate programmes differ one from each other.Some pay monthy and others weekly.Its up to you to choose the one that suits your payment needs. Most require a minimum payment amount to be gathered before paying out What is the hit per sale ratio? This is an average of hits you have to provide to their banner or link to generate a lead or sale How long the referrals remain in the system and how they are tracked You have to be sure that the referrals will remain long enough to the system to convert to a sale. This will maybe take months , will the system have the referrals in the system for so long? Pick programmes that offer lifetime reserving of referrals Will my programme offer detailed statistics? Having constant detailed reports is essential.Checking the progress of sales and hits recieved is very important to check what goes wrong and fix it to start having sales How much will i be paid? Choose a programme that pays for clicks,leads,sales% or sales predifined some, even impressions.The hit to sale ratio is important Most pay %10-%25! Choose the programme that makes you feel satisfied with the commisions and easiness to earn Here is another text that might be helpful from a site of mine