Wow... that IS new...
An affiliate program is 1 or more paysites that PAY webmasters to genereate sales for them. here is 1:
Top Bucks
all the banners at the top of this page are affiliate programs too!
You sign up with the program You like for free... download some banners for the site You want to promote, and maybe some free content... build a Gallery or Free Site and submit them to TGP's or Link Lists...