There is a general thinking that it is more difficult to earn from affiliate programs. Thats why cpc programs are becoming much more popular. But I dare to differ. You can find many good affiliate programs at cj.com. After which i found out that affiliate programs are much more beneficial than other earning programs.

How to earn that benefit?

1. What your site is providing? For e.g. your site is related to web designing and development. A customer asks for you to design his website and buy domain and web space for his site. And you start looking for cheap web hosting plan to save money, so that you can earn more. Why dont you try yahoo's affiliate program and save 60$. So you got yahoo web hosting at half the rate. Similar equation can be applied to your field.

2. Give offers - Everybody wants buy a product from a reputed company. But such firms dont provide many discounts. But you can provide that to your customer. You can cut your affiliate earning to 70 or 60% and provide lure you customers with discounts. If somebody gets the same quality at cheaper rates he would surely go for that.

3. Earn Customers - By offering cheaper rates you will start earning customers. It is much more beneficial than earning money. An average good earning is always better than onetime burst.

4. Popularity - Your website will surely earn popularity if you provide great offers to your customers. One satisfied customer will bring two more. Two will bring four. But its you who have to start this chain reaction.

I will advise you to check the various affiliate programs on cj.com. I have not seen any other so i just know one such website. May be there are others I will try to add more as soon as I get them.