Are you looking to join an affiliate program hoping to make some extra cash? Affiliate programs abound on the Internet. In fact, in doing a search on MSN, I came up with about 145,000,000 links to affiliate programs. Since you probably don’t have ten lifetimes to analyze even a small percentage of the available opportunites, you need to be able to narrow your search and focus on programs that optimize your earning potential. What are some of the characteristics to look for in a good affiliate program?

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