By Dan Ho

The internet has changed the face of commerce and business permanently. The world is now your entire market. Before, it was nearly impossible to make money at home unless you were working for a company.

Now, however, virtually anyone can build an internet business from the comfort of home if they truly have the desire.

In fact, the best internet sales business model costs very little to start up and run. That model is called affiliate marketing, and the simplest way to describe this is as selling the stuff produced by other companies.

But it gets better. I'm not talking about you having to purchase, stock, fulfill, and ship products. Or dealing with any customers. Or having to deal with refunds.

None of those headaches!

And you can sell without having to do so face to face, which is what stops most people in the offline business world. No fear of rejection to deal with -- or what to say.

Did you know that some of the biggest companies in the world, like Amazon and eBay rely on their affiliate partners to bring them a tremendous amount of business?

Why wouldn't they? Companies that have affiliate programs only pay for performance.

In the 21st century, to build an internet business is one the most powerful ways to leverage off the resources of other companies and tens of millions of people who use the web daily to shop. I'm still amazed at how little most people still know about this tremendous opportunity sitting right under their noses.

Yes, you will need to work. Yes, you will need a web site. You will need to learn the ropes. But it's not difficult! No 4 year learning curves or huge tuition fees like there is in college.

The income potential has no ceiling or limit. Fortunes can and are often made in affiliate marketing.

The best part is that even if you are not tech savvy and think: I don't know how to build a web site, or host it, or register a domain, or know which affiliate programs to promote, or how to properly promote them, there are people who will teach you or do those things for you for a modest fee.

This will allow you focus exclusively on building your business. Does this sound too good to be true? I know it does, but I am living proof.

Running an affiliate marketing empire can easily cost only around $50 dollars a month. Try asking any brick-and-mortar store how much they pay to run their business by way of comparison!

I have been a full time affiliate marketer for over 7 years now and I still don't know how to build my own web sites or do any of that stuff. I have other people do it for me and I focus on marketing the products I represent for companies that pay me fairly.

So, for many years to come, the best internet sales business is affiliate marketing. For the self-driven, entrepreneurs who are on a budget, it's the greatest opportunity for the next decade.