Facts

Fact: Forrester Research predicts that affiliate programs will represent 20%, or $53 billion of e-commerce sales by 2005, compared with an estimated $10.5 million for 2001.

Fact: Almost every large e-commerce site, like Amazon.com or Gap.com, are now utilizing affiliate marketing networks to sell their products.

Fact: The average cost for creating an affiliate program for a small business is only about $1500.

For the smallest of e-commerce businesses, it seems to be the wave of the future. It is a marketing channel that cannot be ignored. It could equal big revenue for your online company.