Where do you find worthwhile affiliate programs to start?
There are a websites that provide the affiliate services that benefit both the Publisher (author) and the Affiliate (advertiser) for a product. They are the middleman in the affiliate program relationship and a very worthwhile middleman at that.
They free Publishers from the technical aspects of managing an affiliate program. Managing affiliate sales is a time consuming task. Most Publishers will outsource this work.
Affiliate marketers benefit from the middleman in that they serve as a central point for researching potential products to advertise. You can count on non-biased, fair payment practices. The most reputable “consolidators” are