Where does one begin when it comes to a niche affiliate marketing program? The first step here is to, of course, find your niche. This is where all the research begins. Now, you can go about this through two very different ways. The first would be to go on Google Trends and find out which keywords are “hot”. This could be a very effective way of finding your niche but I highly recommend the second one which is to go on eBay or clickbank and look around to see which of the many items you would actually buy for yourself. Why the second one? Stick to your guns and go with what you know and love. I know its tempting to jump on the bandwagon and go for the “hottest” keyword at the moment, but trends come and go and the same goes for keywords. But if you stick to what you know and love, then you would have endless fun researching topics for it and your knowledge regarding this topic would be you greatest asset. Next step is to figure out how you intend on promoting the products or services that go with your chosen niche. You can use PPC or pay per click advertising; you can also go with article marketing and even forum marketing. There are many ways by which you can do this and picking one is vital to your success or failure. Many say that the best means of getting the word out is through PPC advertising and I agree. This would help you reach a greater and wider number of people. The only thing you should make sure of is to choose very specific and highly targeted keywords so that you get high conversions. Between those two, you have got a pretty good foundation for your niche affiliate marketing program. All you have to do now is put in 101% effort to make things happen and move forward.