gillisani, you probably misunderstood something that you read.
If you take a look at the right sidebar you will see listings under:
Featured 5 Star Programs and 5 Star Programs
Those companies are paid 5 Star clients who receive a number of benefits and services for being 5 Star clients.
However we do have a free forum where merchants and affiliate managers may post about their affiliate program, provided it meets the rules and they follow the rules. It is very important that you read the rules for that forum before posting in order to see if you are eligible for posting and to make sure that you follow the rules if you are eligible to post.
The forum is our Affiliate Program Announcements Forum. Here is a link to that forum
http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5s...announcements/
Here is a link to the rules for that forum
Important Rules - Read Before Posting - No Network Ads