If you are looking make money from home, affiliate marketing can be a great way to start. The start up cost is low and the learning curve is not very steep.

If you are serious about making affiliate money , I would recommend  web hosting affiliate programs.You can earn money by referring family, friends, or people that you do not know, to a web hosting site. It is not very difficult to get started. You sign up for an affiliate program, and when someone clicks your affiliate link ,and buys a hosting account, then you make money. The referral fees are usually between $50 and $100. This is a good profit for  showing people  a service that they are already looking for.

If you are interested in  more information on what I think is the best website affiliate program  check out this Web Hosting Affiliate Programs site. Most of the web hosting companies have affiliate programs so its important to make sure that you choose the right one. You want to look for one that pays well and is easy to sell.

http://www.ThinkHostAffiliate.com satisfies these requirements because they pay a mininum of $100 per sale. (they can pay more depending on how many you sell per month). Also the web hosting they sell is a site powered by the wind and the sun. Everyone is looking to help the environment these days and thats why green web hosting sells so well. You can even get paid $100 for referring your self if you need web hosting.

Another great way to start out in affiliate marketing is to sell digital products  such as the ones found on Clickbank. You can use the statistics supplied by Clickbank to find the products to promote. You can make excellent  money because the commissions on digital products are very good. I have used Clickbank but  web hosting affiliate programs will pay more and there is less competition.