Look for companies which HELP affiliates
Some affiliate merchants seem to forget about you after you’ve signed up. Others work hard to help you succeed.
I strongly recommend that you join affiliate programs run by highly successful Internet marketers, even if you don’t plan to promote their products. You’ll learn a heap of useful tips from their newsletters and by studying what they do.
Neil Shearing, for example, has hired an affiliate manager who produces a useful newsletter with tips on how to increase your commissions. It’s an absolute must-have.
Ken Evoy helps his affiliates by providing extensive online information, an email helpdesk and three extremely helpful newsletters, offering excellent advice. The company works very hard to help its associates succeed.
You’ll also receive a LOT of help from MarketingTips, a hugely successful, very experienced company.