The biggest epiphany I ever had was when my brain just clicked and I thought: "Ok, so I can do all this work and get paid one time or do the work one time and get paid over and over again."

Sounds logical enough, right? Well, it is only if you take advantage of it. The thing is, many people don't. Either they have never heard of residual income or they just don't know how to find programs that pay these recurring commissions.

You have endless opportunities to make money on the internet. Every company needs sales to stay in business and more and more are offering affiliate programs. You don't even need to have any products of your own to sell because other people want their's to be sold.

The internet is finally starting to come of age and it really holds great opportunities for any type of person.

An affiliate program is the perfect kind of relationship and is truly a type of dream-job, if one so exists. A company only pays a commission if a result is made. For them, it is hands off marketing that brings results. For you, it is the chance to earn unlimited amounts of income based off your performance.

At the time of this writing (Dec. 2007), many new sorts of affiliate programs have began to pop up. Programs that pay-per-lead, pay-per-sale (one-time or recurring) and pay-per-action.

As a newbie yourself, the best way to start looking out for opportunities is to continue surfing the websites you normally would, but from now on looking out for a "affiliates" link somewhere on the home page. Here you can find the details for that particular affiliate program.

A Google search will suffice too if your getting excited. Clickbank is a great place to start and there are plenty of forums where you can speak directly to others who enjoy this job as much as I do.

As for money making potential, the super affiliates are the ones who focus on programs that pay over and over, residually. For every sale you generate, you get paid each and every month the customer continues to use the product or service.

It really is a beautiful kind of relationship. One you do from home and allows you to finally start that business you've always dreamed about. Believe me when I say there are way too many opportunities for 1 person to handle.