Affiliate Marketing is a tried and true method for making a significant income while working from home. As with all business pursuits, what you put into the business, is what you'll take out. There are affiliates who never make any sales, and there are affiliates who make thousands of dollars a month.

AssociateHub.com is excited to offer this directory that will point you to the best Affiliate Programs out there -- and the best resources for affiliates.

THE 'BIG FISH' -- There are a few Affiliate Marketing Services out there that serve an enormous network of Businesses (advertisers) and Affiliates (publishers).

Signing up with the following services will give you immediate access to hundreds of businesses that you can choose to become an affiliate of. You can't go wrong with these Big Fish!

Commission Junction - What most affiliates LOVE about Commission Junction (CJ) is that any commissions an affiliate makes from various companies are added together. When your account reaches a minimum of $25, you can get a check.

Of course, CJ also attracts some HUGE companies (eBay, Quicken, Staples and more!) that have such excellent branding with their names, it's virtually no work for the affiliate to make a sale. If you only sign up with one network, we strongly suggest it be this one.

Linkshare - Linkshare is our next favorite affiliate network. They attract quality merchants and run a professional and well organized website. The only drawback is that commission payments are not added together, so you may go many months before qualifying for a payment from some merchants. Still, it's not a network to pass up.

Shareasale - Another Affiliate Network worthy of mentioning is Shareasale. They don't attract has high profile merchants as CJ and Linkshare, however they are doing a good job in their own right. Their own Affiliate program offers a generous $100 commission for every merchant you refer to their website.

Pay-for-Performance Drives Results

Pay-for-performance is a form of online advertising where a marketer pays for results rather than paying to reach a particular audience. A Web site (the "publisher") advertises products or services offered by another Web site (the "advertiser") in exchange for a commission on leads or sales. The publisher displays banners, ads, text links or products on their Web site and is paid a commission by the advertiser when a visitor takes a specific action, such as filling out a form or making a purchase.

Commission Junction, the largest pay-for-performance advertising network, acts as a trusted third party managing the network, tracking and reporting on the ads in real time, and handling monthly commission payments to network members.

Publishers can get started today for free by signing up online and get paid in one monthly paycheck for all the online partnerships they develop through Commission Junction.

Advertisers pay only for performance - sales or referrals - instead of paying up front for advertising.

Learn more about Commission Junction today.