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Some affiliate programs pay you cash if you can get your website visitors to sign up for completely free services! With the economy down like it is and consumers holding pack on purchases, this can be a great strategy to offset some of the revenue losses associated with a generally weak retail market. There isn't much strong evidence that the economy will be getting better any time soon, so some of these affiliate programs may be the exact solution to supplement falling CPCs in sales-driven campaigns.

A great niche to get paid for free signups is related to education - students and parents tend to invest a lot of money in college and private schools and academic resources, so advertisers can afford to pay a decent amount of money to get information about people who are interested in furthering their education or acquiring a new degree. On Commission Junction, there are degree programs that will pay as much as $20 for a lead - and the lead never has to pay a penny!

So if the economic situation has got you and your business down, keep this strategy in mind and always remember that there are ways to make any situation work for your benefit.