Affiliate marketing is an Internet based practice in which different businesses reward website/page owners for each unique visitor or customer brought about by the affiliates marketing efforts, There can be no set up costs to become an Affiliate and many web sites offer a simple platform on which you can start marketing businesses and the potential money earned can be very rewarding,

Here is a simple step by step guide to earning as an affiliate.

STEP 1: Firstly you will need a hosting account for this to work, There are plenty to choose from on the Internet and should be free, Some better ones do cost but the price is minimal,
STEP 2: Once you’re a host you will need to become an affiliate, These are free to join and simple just use the affiliate link to sign up, Here is a site to try for an example, friendfinder.com, Go to affiliate to join for free,
STEP 3: After setting up your account you will need your personal affiliate link which tracks your earnings, You are only interested in their Pay-per-click program, there are plenty of sites that offer up to $1 for every unique visitor but the price will be depending on the ratio to people who join.
STEP 4: Use your hosting account to promote your friendfinder affiliate link, You can either use the tools provided such as banners or paste the affiliate link and use your site as a forwarding address, Now you are ready to earn.
STEP 5: To start earning you will need to drive traffic to your site, The simplest way to promote your site is to use chat rooms, Just enter a room an encourage people to use your link, The more that try it the more you will earn.