Five Ways To Advertise Affiliate Programs If You Dont Have A Mailing List

Here are five promotional ideas that work. Find the one or two that feel easiest to you and get started. Dont worry about making a few mistakes as you go. You will -- we all did -- it doesnt matter.

1. LOTS OF PEOPLE LOOK FOR FAQs, SO CREATE ONE

I read recently that one successful online marketer always includes a Frequently Asked Questions section in his autoresponder email series. It seems that a lot of times people have questions but they dont like to ask.

Maybe they think their question is "dumb" and who wants to ask a dumb question! So what this guy does is write down all the questions he can think of about the product, and answer them. It's an easy way to put together a short but helpful piece of promotion. Again, include your affiliate link in the 'About the author' panel at the end.

2. FIRE OFF A FRIENDLY TESTIMONIAL

One great way to get people interested in the product that you are promoting is to write a review explaining how good it is. Explain in simple terms how it helped you. One thing to avoid is over-praising the product. Your testimonial will appear to be more balanced and credible if you include some minor negative. Or something you wish the author would add next time he revises it, etc.

Make sure you include your affiliate link at the bottom with a few words to entice them to click on your link. And then post it to sites like EzineArticles.com and GoArticles.com.

Need more places to post it? Here is a list of online article directories: http://eprofitnews.org/artdir

If you think you couldn't write to save yourself, check this out. It's called The lazy man's guide to writing articles and you'll find it here: http://eprofitnews.org/article-writing

It explains a simple system where the work of researching and writing is reduced to a very do-able minimum.

If you're not that great on spelling, run your article or report through a spell checker. Your computer probably has one already.

3. BECOME A BLOGGER, COURTESY OF BLOGGER.COM

Another good idea is to make a FREE blog at Blogger.com. Post your review or article on the blog with your affiliate link. After that, "ping" your blog at Pingomatic.com and the search engines will pick up your new blog site. Make a new post about your affiliate product or something related to the topic every 2-3 days, I would suggest.

I've seen my blog posts appear in Google within as little as 9 minutes. You can search for them at blogsearch.google.com

The great thing about blogging is... it's very informal. Write like you talk. Forget your English teacher. No need to worry about perfect sentences or stuff like that. Just imagine your buddy is interested. Now what would you tell him? -- then write it down and post it to your blog.

Wondering how to include a clickable link in your posts? It's explained here: http://eprofitnews.org/marketing/ways.html#clickable

4. START POSTING RELEVANT STUFF AT THE FORUMS

Here's a list of internet marketing forums: http://eprofitnews.org/marketing/forums.html

Join one, or several of them. Read for a while so you get the idea of how they work. Then start posting. Either ask questions, or add a comment into a discussion. Or simply express appreciation for what you learned from a poster. There are lots of ways to start to get involved with forums.

Include your link in your forum signature (find the 'Edit your profile' page to insert or change your signature). Every time you post a reply or thread, your affiliate link or banner will automatically get posted, resulting in many different people seeing your link and some of them clicking on it. Take a note of the way that others do their signatures at each forum and you will generally want to follow the unwritten code of conduct.

5. TRY YOUR HAND AT A PRESS RELEASE

Sounds a bit challenging , doesnt it? Well, after you read a few press releases at PRweb.com, you'll see it's not that bad. Find one you like, and use its layout as a template for your own press releases.

Most PR sites are free. So every few weeks, post a press release with a different angle. It can bring visitors to your site. And also, it is exciting to see material you wrote turn up in unexpected places on the internet. You could even set up a Google Alert for free to have them send you an email whenever your article title turns up somewhere.

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