by Curtis Carmichael

It’s somewhat impressive to see the relationship between a small business and a large corporation. Some affiliate programs, like Amazon.com can add special value to your site by simply adding an offer like "click here to buy your books online." Remember, in society, book reading is considered an intellectual practice. If you offer an association with an intellectual practice, your visitors may thereby construe a quality lasting first impression of your practice. Some affiliate programs are definitely worth looking into for promoting your business.

To become affiliated with Amazon.com, sign up at

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/partners/associates/associates.html

Another popular online bookstore called Barnes & Noble also has an affiliate program, and you can register for this at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/affiliate

Visit http://www.linkshare.com/html/affiliates.html for a listing of popular Internet-based affiliate programs.