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Several providers offer solutions with low or no upfront costs.
Affiliate marketing is generally a completely hosted solution, so there is very little technical effort required. According to recent research by AMI , the U.S. is home to some 7.4 million small businesses. Of these, 4.2 million small businesses have Internet access. By 1999, over 2.8 million of these small businesses were transacting business on the web, representing a 55 percent increase over 1998. ClickTrade is a particularly good choice for small businesses wanting no upfront costs.