The internet is filled with lots of people that want to make money online, but don't have anything to sell or any services to offer so what they do is they affiliate themselves with other companies that pay them commissions for every sale they help make.  This is a very popular method in making money online without making any serious investments and more people continue to get involved with these affiliate companies.

Some affiliate programs pay so well that more people flock to those programs and try to be successful there.  The painful reality is that success often doesn't happen right away even if someone else is making a fortune with the same affiliate program.  It can even worsen once that affiliate becomes so popular because competition amongst affiliates becomes heavy.  If there are a lot of affiliates that have superior marketing skills, you might find yourself on the bottom when trying to spread awareness.

Perseverance can solve this problem in the long run, but you could make money sooner if you choose a newer affiliate program that may possibly be better than the older ones.  Affiliates aren't the only ones being competitive, but the companies themselves as well and new companies are always trying to find good marketers to affiliate with to spread the word.  You can take advantage by joining these new programs early so you can introduce a product or service that people have never heard of before.

Finding these new affiliate programs can be tough because since they are new, they won't immediately appear under the search engine radars.  Therefore you need to look in other places and catch them as soon as they launch.

Press Release Websites

Usually when a good website launches, they write a press release and submit it to a variety of press release directories and sometimes article websites.  Browse around those directories and be on the lookout for new affiliate programs.  You can be among the very first to know and profit early from promoting the opportunity especially if your marketing skills are good.

Blogs

Good bloggers are always up-to-date and will immediately update their blogs whenever they see new work at home opportunities or recently launched affiliate programs.  The good thing about blogs is the RSS feeds that you can subscribe to using your favorite RSS reader. 

You can literally receive updates just minutes after the post has been made and then immediately jump into that affiliate program and start marketing at once.  Before subscribing to the blog, check its reputation and see the old posts and how often the blog updates so you can trust it more.

Forums and Social Networking Sites

Any new program will generate a buzz amongst a certain group and that group will spread it around via public channels like forums and social networking sites where loyal members interact.  Sometimes the forum administrators may have blogs of their own to make any announcements regarding new programs.  Make sure the forum has an affiliate section so you know what to expect.  For social networking sites, join groups relating to affiliate programs and look around there.

Of course not all new programs are guaranteed to work and it is tough to predict the future of each program.  Look over each program and give each one a chance and compare it with the competition if you hope to find a new affiliate program that will really make you more income.