Have you been wanting to give your current job the shove for quite some time? Do you have the tune, “take this job and shove it” as your cell phone ring tone? Would you love to get into your own business but you’re afraid of the risk? Well the fears of risk are nothing to be laughed at. The vast majority of small businesses fail within the first year. There are a variety of reasons but the financial risk is incredibly high. To minimize the risk many look into the field of affiliate marketing. This takes about 90% percent of the risk factor away and allows you to set up a business for yourself.

As an affiliate, you do actually work for another company or merchant. You sell either products or services depending on your particular skills and talents. Affiliate programs are great for those that are creative, self motivated and not afraid of hard work. When you become an affiliate, the corporation takes on the risk. You can sign on to sell products or you can sell services. You can work to increase website traffic to other sites and receive referral payments, or you can create your own sites ad make money through ad revenue. The choice is entirely yours.

IF you are just starting out, you may want to join an affiliate program that has been established. You won’t be competing with other internet giants and you’ll gain some necessary skills and experience. .

Clickbank and JVzoo are great places for digital products.  You subscribe to them and you can start selling their products.  However, with JVzoo you have to get permission from the vendor to offer their products.  Another site is Warrior plus. Here too you will need to get an account and request permission to offer their products.

Amazon functions as an internet shopping site. They sell goods in several different categories and promise low prices with quality service. Amazon offers people the chance to join their affiliate marketing program. Once you sign up, you can create websites to sell their products and you will get a commission from it.  There is another way and that is dropshipping.

If you are creative and have sales savvy then perhaps you should consider a career in affiliate marketing. This will allow you to work for yourself with very little risk to you. It is easy to get started and the costs are next to nothing. If you have a computer and internet then you’re all set.