1. Go to your favorite article directory and search for topics related to affiliate marketing. Article authors need to provide quality information, otherwise they won't get published. There are thousands of articles available to learn from.

2. Visit work at home or business forums. Sites like the Warrior Forum are excellent resources for free affiliate marketing help. Forums are a gathering place for marketers of all levels. They share tips and ideas that can help you learn many aspects of making money at home.

3. Find and study as many free ebooks as you can. Simply type "free ebooks" into your favorite search engine. Many internet marketers write ebooks and give them away in the hope that they will be seen as an expert in their field. Although these books usually contain advertisements, they also can provide much quality information as well.

4. Join newsletters and other email subscriptions. This can be a pain because of the amount of email you may receive, but it is surprising how useful these can be. A good email marketer will often offer lots of free reports and ebooks to keep you as a subscriber. Just be strong and resist all the "must have" offers that accompany the freebies.

5. This may seem obvious, but just type "free affiliate marketing help" into your search engine. You will be surprised at the number of results that turn up. There were over 500,000 results the last time I checked. This just goes to show that you should never overlook the obvious.

6. Check out the home business category in groups like Yahoo Answers. These groups offer people the opportunity to ask questions about all types of ways to earn money at home. Some of the answers are useless, but many can be very helpful. You can read the question and answer sections to find free help, or join in and ask your own questions.

7. Visit work at home or internet business blogs. Once again, use your search engine and this time look for terms like "affiliate marketing blogs." A good blogger needs to provide quality information on an almost daily basis to keep readers interested. You benefit from all the free information.

Always remember that your computer is the most powerful research tool ever invented. Learn how to use it properly and you can find free affiliate marketing help and information that is usually just as good as the stuff you pay for. All it takes is a little patience and ingenuity.