One of the most confusing things about affiliate programs is that many are advertised by saying a person can make large amounts of money. While it is true that an affiliate who sells a lot of products and builds a team of affiliates under them who also sell and recruit good can make a large amount of money, it is not that simple.  First of all, setting up a stable and strong team is difficult.  There are so many people looking to make a quick dollar that half the people who sign up for these programs never even carry through and end up quitting within a few months. If that happens with every recruit then a person can not really make a lot. The commissions on the product sales are usually rather low and a person needs the team members in order to be making a good commission.  So, it is possible to make a good income, but it will take some time to do it.

Another things about affiliate programs that scares people is its close resemblance to a pyramid scheme.  Anyone who has been interested in working at home or building a business has surely heard of a pyramid scheme. A pyramid scheme does involve recruiting people to sign up and making money off recruits, but the main difference, and the reason affiliate programs succeed where pyramid schemes fail, is that affiliate programs have an actual product to sell.  If a program has a product to sell that is useful and something people would buy then they are an affiliate program not a pyramid scheme.

Affiliate programs offer a great way to build residual income.  A person can be quite successful with an affiliate program if he or she works hard and persistent. The key thing is to learn how to advertise both online and offline to recruit new affiliates or sell products to custumors. They are not a scam and are a true way to earn some money.   Diep Tran