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By Darren Power
If you are new to the online business world and would like
to get involved without risking any of your hard earned
cash then this article will show you one way to get
involved for free.
We are going to discuss ways to promote affiliate programs
without your own site and without spending any money.
Best of all if you choose a program related to your
interests then it won't even seem like any work is involved.
The 5 steps are aimed at promoting a product while you go
about your normal daily surfing activities.
Before we get on to step 1 you need to locate and join an
appropriate affiliate program.
This program ideally should be 2 tier, which means you get
paid for sales made through your link as well as for the
sales made by affiliates that you refer through your link.
To find an affiliate program search at Google for
"affiliate directory" then visit the directories and search
the directory for a keyword related to your interests.
Once you have joined a program you will receive a link to
promote, you may also receive a second link to promote the
affiliate program itself which can be used to recruit tier
2 affiliates.
Once you have a link take the following steps to
incorporate the affiliate link into your surfing activities:
1. Add a signature to your emails, this will mean that
every mail you send will have a tag line at the bottom
which, in this case, will promote the service that you are
affiliated with. Check the help files in your email program
for instructions on how to do this.
2. If you already visit forums related to the product add a
signature to your profile. This means that every time you
post your link will be added to the end of your post.
Locate more forums where people interested in the product
might hang out. Do a search for a keyword followed by forum
at Google.
Try and think of all the different related subjects that
might have forums and identify as many as possible.
Once you have identified your forums visit them all and
join the ones that allow posters to add a signature file to
their posts. Then get involved in conversations be useful
whenever possible and every time you post an item your
affiliate link will be displayed. This will be a lot less
like work if you are promoting in a niche that is of
interest to you.
3. If you have an eBay account then create an About Me page
and include details of the affiliate program there. Click
help once logged in to eBay and search for About Me to find
instructions on creating your page.
Whenever you list an auction include a line at the top of
the description that invites viewers to visit your About Me
page.
4. Locate sites that have visitors that might be interested
in the product that you are affiliated with especially
those that have a mailing list or an ezine. Then contact
the site owner and suggest that they join the affiliate
program. If they join using your link you will earn a
percentage of any commissions that they earn.
5. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat. With so many things success
comes down to numbers. The more site owners you contact and
the more forums that you post at the more commission you
will earn.
Do all of the above and you will earn money for no
investment, it may take time and might start slowly but it
will happen.
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