Easy Internet Income

By: Julie Jones
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:23:30
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If you are new to internet marketing and don't have a website, you can still make money online! Here is a simple system that I have used and it is also the system that got me started in my online career.

This is a very easy money making system and a great way to get started with internet marketing. The best part about this system is that you can do this absolutely free. You may decide to purchase a domain name to use with this system, but this is a very minor cost, usually around $8.

To begin you will need to select an affiliate product that you will be promoting. I suggest selecting a product that relates to a topic that you are interested in as well as one that you have some knowledge in. Many affiliate programs pay excellent commissions for sales that you refer. It is not uncommon for affiliate programs to pay $20 commission per sale and many affiliate programs pay $100 commission or more per sale!

For affiliate beginners I suggest signing up with ClickBank.com to locate an affiliate product that you would like to promote. It's free to sign up and they list thousands of affiliate programs that you can promote for free. Clickbank is a great place for beginners to start because they are a trusted affiliate center and you are not required to have a website to promote their products.

Once you have selected the affiliate product that you would like to promote, you will need to write an article related to that topic. You do not want to write an article trying to sell your affiliate product. Simply write an informative article on a topic that is about or closely related to your affiliate products topic.

This is really not as hard as it may seem. Your article will only need to be around 500 words. If you have chosen a topic that is of interest to you it should be fairly easy for you to write some tips or advice related to that topic. For instance, If your affiliate product were "How To Run A Cake Decorating Business" you could write an article on how to frost a cake with fondant icing and easily use 500 words.

"How to" and advice articles are always interesting and informative reading. Your articles do not have to be a literary masterpiece. Your readers will be more interested in getting valuable information than in your writing style. Simply write as if you were speaking to your friend. Keep your sentences and paragraphs short and simple. Do be sure to use spell check though.

Be sure to include interesting, detailed information in your article that will be of value to your readers. This will build a relationship of trust with your readers and make them feel good about visiting your link and hopefully purchasing your product.

To promote your affiliate product with your article you will either place a discrete link to your affiliate product in your article (using your affiliate code that your affiliate provides for you) or you can place your affiliate link in your author bio. You can make your bio say something like "For more cake decorating techniques and how to start your own cake decorating business visit...

To get exposure for your article you will be submitting your article to article directories, so you will need to read the rules of each article directory that you submit your article to. You can find hundreds of article directories by doing a search online.

Some article directories will allow affiliate links in the submitted articles, and others will not. Some directories will only allow a discrete link to the authors website in the author bio. Because of this fact you may decide to purchase a domain name that is related to your affiliate products topic. You will use the domain name to promote your affiliate product, without having an actual website.

You will do this by pointing your domain name to your affiliate link. You can place your domain name in your articles rather than placing your affiliate link in your articles. Once you have purchased your domain name you can have that domain name point to your affiliate link so that when readers click on your domain name they are directed to your affiliate product through your affiliate link and you will then get credit for the sale.

It is really very simple to direct your domain name to your affiliate link. Your hosting company will have the instructions on how to do this and they are usually very helpful if you need assistance. The next part of this system is where the actual work comes in. Yes, there is work involved in this system, but it's easy work and the rewards are ongoing.

Once you have your article written, you will need to submit it to the article directories. There are two theories when it comes to how many article directories you should submit your articles to. One theory is that you should submit your article to hundreds of article directories to get more exposure. I personally do not think that this theory is the best because the search engines are becoming more sophisticated and do not like masses of duplicate information.

I believe that it is best to write hundreds of different articles that relate to your affiliate product and then to submit those articles to several of the top article sites. But don't panic! Once again, this is really not as difficult as it may seem. Once you are comfortable writing short articles, you should easily be able to write a 500 word article on a topic that interests you in half an hour or so. If you write only a couple of articles a day, five days a week, you will have written ten articles per week. After only ten weeks you will have 100 articles online promoting your affiliate product for you for free!

Submitting your article to an article directory takes only a few minutes once you have signed up with them. Be sure to read their article submission rules so that your articles are accepted. You will gain a lot of valuable exposure by having your articles accepted by the article directories. This is also a great way to become known as an author and an authority in your field of interest.

Once you have your articles online it is like having hundreds of salesmen working for you 24 hours a day seven days a week. I'm sure that you can see the lucrative potential of spending a few weeks of part time effort in this great way to make money online without a website.

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