Firstly what are affiliate programs? Basically they are offered by merchants as a way of marketing their products for a percentage of the price of their products. In the online world affiliate commissions can range from a few percent to as high as 100% of the price of the product. However most online affiliate commissions are around 50% of the price of the product. Merchants love affiliates because in exchange for a percentage of the product sale price they get the affiliate to advertise ...