Free Affiliate Program

Free affiliate programs are the types of programs involving the offering of a predetermined revenue in exchange for either the advertisement of retail products or the generation of web traffic. These types of affiliate programs are called “free” because signing-up to be an affiliate of the affiliate program doesn't require any form of monetary payment. Many people are joining the free affiliate programs bandwagon to have an alternative source of income.

Free affiliate programs can be further classified into two types. The first type involves the awarding of commissions for every item sold or every service rendered by the customers through the affiliate program website. Affiliates are given a percentage of the total amount of purchases made by the customers just by helping the merchants promote and advertise their products and services online. Examples of these types of free affiliate program include Amazon Canada, eBay Canada, Vital Wares, and Commission Junction.

The other type of free affiliate programs involve the payment of a specific amount of money in exchange for the generation of web traffic. Web traffic refers to the amount of activities in a website that is usually measured in terms of visitor numbers of page views. Affiliates are paid by helping the website generate more product views, online registrations, or page visits. Examples of these types of free affiliate programs include Host Papa, Dell Canada, Game Access Cash, and Doteasy.