[Linda Buquet]

Hi juiceman,

Welcome to 5 Star. I just did a 5 second search on Google and found lots of programs that are paying 10% for juicers. Unfortunately that's what affiliates will do too. So unless you can pay close to 10 or have some other super advantage, it may be hard for you to attract top affiliates. You will also need someone sharp to manage the program and it's sounds to me like your budget and resources may be too tight to make it work.

There can be other costs involved you have not mentioned that you may need to really do it right. You will need to either buy software or pay for a network you'll need someone to set it all up and run it and make all the banners and other creative.

I am a super optimist when it comes to the advantages of running an affiliate program. For merchants that are equipped and willing to do it right it can be one of the best ROI sales channels. But you get back what you put in and it has to be a Win/WIn for affiliates as well as the merchant.

In the beginning it can be a total cash outlay to get a program going and it wont go very far if you don't have ther resources to invest in doing it right.
IMHO based on what you are saying it does not sound to me like you are ready for a program or maybe you just don't know enough about the upside to be able to commit the resources.