There are many horror stories about affiliate programs and networks. People have heard them over and over again, so often that some are even wary of joining one. The stories they may have heard are those related to illegal programs or pyramid schemes. Basically, this kind of market does not have a real, worthy product.

You do not want to be associated with these schemes. It is obvious you want to be with a program that offers a high quality product that you will readily endorse. The growing number of those who have joined already and are succeeding immensely is proof enough that there are reliable and quality affiliate programs out there.

1. Do market research to determine what sells. There are many ways to do it. But start with clickbank (for digital product), and Amazon (for digital and physical products).
2. Once you find a market and a product to sell, do keyword research and get domain related to your niche. Keyword research will also help you finding a domain.
3. Get an unlimited domain web hosting plan for $10/month.
4. Set up a blog. Use a good Free theme.
5. Create useful contents for your blog.
6. Promote affiliate products in your blog.
7. Get inbound links to your blog using article marketing, forum posting, blog commenting, Squiddo, eHow, HubPages, etc.
8. Start using Twitter and Facebook to connect with people.