Automotive affiliate programs are for those webmasters who are auto enthusiasts. These affiliate programs generally follow an arrangement with the webmaster (sales person) and the automobile merchant which involves paying a commission to the sales person for any visitor referred by him to the merchant website. Commissions may be paid for clicking/purchasing of auto ads, auto accessories, auto magazines etc.

Who can go for an automotive affiliate program?
There are no restrictions as such but if you have a website dealing with auto products or if you are an auto enthusiast it's all the more better. An automotive affiliate program may generally involve you to promote auto accessories like audio and video, car exterior and interior, repairs, cleaning aids, security tools, ac's, stereo etc; auto parts like brakes, filters, headlights, wiper blades, wheels etc; car care products or even auto advertisements. So the more your knowledge about these products the better chance you stand to succeed in an auto affiliate program.

Things to look-out for in an automobile affiliate program

• Make sure the auto products your merchant is dealing with are of superior quality
• Make sure that the auto products are not overpriced
• Check the website of the merchant website to make sure there are not distractions in the form of banner ads, pop ups etc
• Make sure that the commission scheme is good. Two tier commissions are recommended
• Always go for a lifelong commission
• Check out the already existing affiliates of the merchant company. It's better to avoid a small company with thousands of affiliates

Joining an automotive affiliate program is a great way to make money as all you need is a well ranked auto related website, an active interest in automobiles and lots of commitment.

Two tier affiliate program
A two tier affiliate program as the name indicates is an affiliate program that involves paying the publisher or the sales generator on a dual basis. This would involve the merchant to pay the publisher for the sale he generates directly and also by the sale generated by affiliates that he has recruited under him. This is also known as two tier associate program, two level affiliate program or 2-tier affiliate program.

The second tier commission is generally lesser compared to the first tier commission and is calculated based on the percentage of revenue generated or the percentage of earnings generated. An affiliate program having more than 2 tiers or levels is referred to as a multi tier affiliate program. Things to check out in a two tier affiliate program
If you are looking for good two-tier affiliate programs to join, the most important factors to look out for are:

• A good product or service with competitive rates
• Competitive commission rate
• A merchant website which has designed to sell
• Website should not have any distraction in terms of pop ups, pop under etc
• Website should have creditability

Finding two tier affiliate programs online
There are many companies that offer two tier affiliate programs. And the best place to check out these companies and their affiliate programs are online affiliate directories. Online directories offer you a chance to compare different programs and select the best possible one with ease. Some popular online affiliate directories for finding two tier commission affiliate programs are 2-tier.com and 2tiered.com. Other than this you can also visit the Yahoo and Google web directories.

Two tier affiliate programs are a good source of earning additional income and are better as compared to a single level affiliate program, so look out for them.