Even worse, some niche affiliate marketing program places say they are diligent about tracking your commissions but they have an internal tracking system, and not a third party one. That’s like the wolf saying he’ll keep an eye on your chickens for you. Just how well can you really trust those types of affiliate programs? And many niche affiliate marketing program places only have several products to promote.

If you’re fairly new to internet marketing you may have vaguely heard of Clickbank. It’s the biggest online niche affiliate marketing program out there. Clickbank has been around for a long time and they have a trusted reputation. This is by far the best way to go if you’re just starting out with affiliate marketing.

Clickbank also has a million different niches to choose from (that might be an exaggeration but they have A LOT), so you can promote what interests you. This is very important, especially if you are planning on doing article marketing because you will be writing lots of articles.

The other great thing about Clickbank is you only sign up once. If you’re signing up with other affiliate programs you’ll have to keep track of all those passwords, where you signed up, and who you’re supposed to get paid from. What a hassle. [Warning: Don't go to the Clickbank website to look for niche products, because their website is so confusing. Instead use Clickbank Analytics.com, its a free website and they're a lot more user friendly then Clickbank.]

In Clickbank many product owners will give you tools to help you sell their product: like banners, email letters, testimonials for use on your page and other helpful items. Make sure you look for these when selecting which products to promote. And make sure you look for commisions that pay well. You don’t want to spend your valuable time promoting a product that only pays $5. Look for commissions of $20 or more per sale. Your time is worth at least that.

When looking for a niche affiliate marketing program to promote online I look for a quality product with owners who are willing to help me sell their product. That’s a win/win situation. And Clickbank makes it easy to find all this information.

Now that you’ve found a great niche affiliate marketing program, you should consider getting some basic trainingin how to market those niche products so that you can make money. If you’re just starting out I highly recommend getting some help. I flayed (and failed) around for about a year before I realized that if i was going to be successful at internet marketing, I needed help.