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If you are a web developer and looking for a great way to monetize your web sites, affiliate products are a great way to accomplish this goal.  Here are some tips.

Affiliate products are one of the best ways to monetize your web sites.  Affiliate products are products or services that any web developer can sign up to sell.  The web developer is only responsible for selling a product and does not have to worry about shipping the product, processing the payment for the product or customer support and service.  For selling the product, the affiliate is given a commission.  Commissions vary by product and usually range from 5% to 70%.

In order to sign up to be an affiliate, you to join special affiliate sites.  Becoming an affiliate is usually free, here is a list of the most popular affiliate sites.

Amazon.com has a huge affiliate program; however they usually pay very small commissions.  The average commission for successful sellers are between 5% and 8%.
Commission Junction is another huge affiliate site.  Many web developers find many products and services that they can easily sell.  Commission Junctions commissions vary, but are usually between the 10% and 50% range.

If you are looking for highest commissions paid, check out Clickbank.  Clickbank usually focuses on electronic delivered products and most products offer at least a 50% commission.  Some products go as high as 75%