There are many ways to make money on the Internet; one of the most popular ones is to earn commissions through affiliate marketing. As an affiliate, you promote or advertise a product that is actually manufactured and sold by someone else. When a sale is made as a result of your promotion, you receive a portion of the purchase price. Affiliate marketing is easy to get into and can be quite lucrative. There are a number of people earning six figure incomes using this marketing technique.

While one can make a fair amount of money as an affiliate, the "big bucks" are earned by those who create their own products to sell. By creating your own product, you can enlist an army of affiliates to sell for you, and the profits can be substantial. Creating your own product isn't for everyone, however. Doing so can involve a lot of time and effort, and some people are just not cut out for creating their own products. There is, however, a shortcut of sorts, where one can reap some of the benefits of selling their own product without having to actually create one. That shortcut is obtained through something known as resale rights.

Many products that are sold through affiliate channels, such as software or e-books, are offered for sale with resale rights. By making such a purchase, the buyer is entitled to resell the product for whatever price that he or she deems appropriate. The buyer can enlist the aid of affiliates to promote the product, and all of the net profits are theirs to keep. Obviously, the cost of acquiring a product with resale rights is higher than with a normal purchase, but the potential for handsome profits can make the higher price worthwhile.

There are literally thousands of products available for sale on the Internet that come with resale rights. Buyers need to be careful when considering such a purchase, however. Many of these products have been on the market for some time, and the marketplace may already be saturated. The most profitable products are those that are both useful and relatively new to the marketplace. Anyone considering purchasing a product for resale should do some research prior to making their purchase.

If you would like to have a product of your own to sell, but you don't have the time, ability, or inclination to write your own e-book, you might wish consider products with resale rights. For many sellers, these types of products represent the best compromise between selling your own product and working as an affiliate for someone else.