You can make money selling other people’s products online simply by recommending them. You never need to see, handle, or ship them. If someone buys from your Web site or blog, it’s tracked and you automatically get paid a commission. These are called affiliate programs, and can pay anywhere from perhaps 4% of the purchase up to 75% and more.

There are plenty of affiliate programs available, and networks that host hundred of affiliate programs including for big companies like Walmart and Blockbuster and Cabelas. Some of the big affiliate networks include Connect Commerce, owned by Google, Commission Junction, and LinkShare. Almost anyone can join. Selling online isn’t necessarily trivial, although many people earn a full time living through affiliate programs. My favorite way to make affiliate sales, and the resulting commissions, is through reviews of products I endorse and often use myself.

I might post these to a Web site or blog of mine, or perhaps email them to my email list, a list of people who have opted in to get emails from me. I do not earn a fulltime living from affiliate sales, nor do I try to, however I make several extra thousand dollars recommended products I like and endorse. That is certainly something you may want to consider doing as well.