| Have you ever considered writing articles as a | | | | library to do your research are pretty much |
| way to market your affiliate business? | | | | over. People are looking for quick, to the point |
| If you are like me when I started out as an | | | | information exchanges and articles are the best |
| affiliate marketer, I didn't have a lot of money. I | | | | way to do that. |
| started using article writing to promote my | | | | So, once you have written your article or articles, |
| affiliate products because the cost was right – | | | | what do you do with them? Go online and sign |
| FREE! It turned out to be a great way to drive | | | | up for several article directories. Some of the |
| traffic to my websites and my internet business | | | | most popular are Ezine, Go Articles, Article Base, |
| blog. I was a bit nervous at the thought of | | | | Idea Marketers, Squidoo and Hubpages. There |
| having to "crank out" articles everyday but I | | | | are a lot more article directories out there so just |
| found that it got easier the more I wrote. Now | | | | pick the ones you like. |
| ideas just flow to my fingertips and I am able to | | | | It is important to submit to more than one article |
| write as much as I want. | | | | directory. You also need to provide a steady |
| One thing to always consider when writing an | | | | stream of articles in order to actively promote |
| article is the keywords you need to use so that | | | | your affiliate product in your resource box. Don't |
| you can drive targeted traffic. There are | | | | think you can write one or two articles and drive |
| several great free keyword tools online that you | | | | massive amounts of traffic to your affiliate web |
| can use to do your research. Google Adwords | | | | site. Once you get around 12 articles promoting |
| Keyword Tool and Overture are two that I use a | | | | one product posted online, you will start to notice |
| lot. | | | | some traffic. One you get up to over 100+ |
| You need to pick some key words that center | | | | articles, you will start to notice huge amounts of |
| around what you are doing. Choose words that | | | | traffic to your site. |
| describe the product you are selling like: internet | | | | Article writing is a great way to market your |
| marketing, making money online, starting an | | | | affiliate products because it is free, it is fun and |
| internet business, etc. When you input your | | | | you can drive a lot of traffic to your web site |
| words, you will get a long list of alternate | | | | over time. Remember, while volume is |
| keywords to pick from. I tend to stick to lower | | | | important, quality is more important. It won't do |
| searched keywords because there isn't as much | | | | you any good to have 100 very poorly written |
| competition for them and it is easier to get your | | | | articles circulating online everyone is going to |
| articles ranked and found. For example, I found | | | | wonder about the quality of your affiliate |
| that the keywords "marketing online" had 673,000 | | | | products. |
| searches. But "online marketing campaign" had | | | | This is just one of the ways that will put you on |
| only 3600 searches. Which one do you think you | | | | the path to becoming a successful affiliate |
| have a better chance of being found with? | | | | marketer. You can make money online without |
| Why are articles such a great tool to use? | | | | spending a lot of money if you know what you |
| Because there is a great thirst for knowledge and | | | | are doing. Don't get discourage if it seems like it |
| going online is the best way to quench that | | | | takes a long time. Contrary to what everyone |
| thirst. You can write on just about any topic and | | | | will tell you, it is not that easy to get started and |
| there will be someone out there looking for what | | | | generate an income. |
| you are writing about. The days of going to the | | | | |