There are so many affiliates today and a good number of them are quitting even before they make their first sale. What makes them fail? Some affiliates, especially the new ones simply don't know what it takes to be successful in this field. Others commit costly mistakes and look for easy way out - giving up. It doesn't have to be like this though. Securing sales by promoting affiliate products can be easy if you follow these 4 no-brainer ways to explode your affiliate marketing:

1. Pick the most reputable affiliate marketing networks. If they are on top the game, chances are they offer easy to sell products and they offer great commission scheme that makes affiliates want to stay with them. To find out which one is the best, ask several affiliates and get feedback about their affiliate networks.

2. Read articles and eBooks that are written by successful affiliates. By doing so, you will uncover their trade secrets that took them to the top. Understand each point they raise for this will come in handy when you start promoting your affiliate products.

3. Use various marketing tools that can help you track down your progress. There are numerous affiliate software that will let you know how many online visitors have clicked your links, how many of them purchased your products and what percent of these visitors left your affiliate site without taking an action. You can use this information to improve your marketing techniques to augment your sales and your commissions.

4. Monitor any change in your website traffic. If you have used article marketing for example, and you noticed sudden surge in your website traffic, you will know that this technique helps you generate traffic for your site, thus you must stick to it.