I have just the solution for you. All you need is a computer, an email and internet access and some spare time.
Step 1. Go to our affiliate section and choose an affiliate to promote. Chose a product, service or subject that you have an interest in and feel good about. This will make your life much easier if you choose something that you can really feel a passion for.
Step2. If you use Outlook Express for email or similar, spend 5 minutes working out
How to put an auto signature in that will display on the bottom of EVERY email that you send. Se this up with some enticing text and add your affiliate link. Now each and every email that you ever have to send will have the potential to get your clicks through to your sponsor potential sales and commit ion!
Step3. Article submission
THIS is perhaps one of the best ways to leverage your products and services on the Internet... that is, if done correctly.
It's imperative that you submit "quality" articles. A badly written article may generate you that nothing at all by way of sponsor clicks-therefore sales. The real purpose of submitting your article to an article marketing directory is to find publishers who will willingly publish your articles on their websites, blogs and newsletters. That's where the real traffic comes from. Publishers should 'want' to publish your article...and they will not publish a poorly written, error ridden piece or article. You don't have to be gifted or have a great flare for writing; your article can be more of an information piece than a great piece of imaginative writing so don't despair.
Submitting numerous short (less than 500 words) and haphazardly written articles will do you no good. Also submitting the same article with a few modifications over and over is not acceptable; it's duplicate content and defeats the purpose of any directory.
An author needs to sit back, choose a good topic and come up with a article that is an effective marketing tool, an article that captivates the reader and makes him or her want click through and read all about it.
Anything less is essentially a waste of your time!
Quality rules!
As an author, your number one priority when writing an article is "quality and uniqueness". You must write powerfully and with purpose. Your writing must be attractive and persuasive; otherwise it's not worth the word document that's its written on. Write a few 'very good articles' and submit them to carefully selected article directories. Make sure it's a well written and useful article information piece....something people will want to publish in their weblog, website, ezine or forum.
As I post my own articles for directories, I always find myself refining the article further. This may or may not have any direct benefit and effect, but I strongly believe its part and parcel of the quality control process. I have re-written many of my articles many times to improve them and have found that I really feel the benefit from the extra traffic and sales they produce-so spend a little time on planning and presenting your content.
Write good articles and let it come to you naturally... the search engines will reward you as blog owners and webmasters post your articles on their sites, something they will only do if your writing is stimulating, informative and relevant. Now can you see why I told you in the beginning to choose an affiliate with a product you feel passion for? It really makes the whole article writing process much easier in the long run.
Look at your article as 'Your Product' or 'Your Service'. A service or product that is not choreographed properly will almost always be rejected. If you are having trouble writing, make time and study what the topnotch writers are doing. The Internet is a wash with excellent writers. Spend some time reading through a few article directories, this will give you a much better idea of what you're pitching for, standards wise. You must produce an article at least 600 words in length or many directories will simply reject you out off hand.
In a nut shell: The Six Easy Steps to Producing Productive Articles.
1. Plan, be clear, original, structured, informative and interesting.
2. Your writing must be grammatically correct. You have a spell checker, don't you? Spelling mistakes are a big no-no! Spell check your article. Proof read your articles once again. Have you ever noticed how spell checkers automatically correct people's names for example and try to turn them in to words that are found in the dictionary instead? Check and double check all your articles before attempting to submit
3. Your article(s) should be at least 600 words long. I've said it before but I am emphasizing this point to you again as it is so very important!
4. There are plenty of writing samples and guides all over the internet. Look for them and use them. Visit article directories and read the articles within. Nobody is asking you to re-invent the wheel, or produce the next best seller; you only need to produce something readable, of interest and entertaining if appropriate.
5. Write on topics that mean something to you - passion breeds enthusiasm and can produce a viral effect. By this I mean, you can fuel the passion in the reader by sharing your enthusiasm surrounding your subject matter.
6. Last but not least, include a link to your chosen sponsor at the bottom of your article.
Make triple sure you have formatted it correctly and it will be a correct clickable link that includes your affiliate code! The last thing that you want to do is to produce a fantastic, well written piece that gets loads of attention and hits, to find your link doesn't work or doesn't include your correct affiliate code. All your hard work and sales would be wasted-so my friend. DOUBLE CHECK, your affiliate link.
You don't need a website, hosting, html skills or to even be the next "Dan Brown" to have a nice second income on the internet. Give it a whirl.
Submit your articles the followings directories:
Amazines - http://www.amazines.com
Article Alley - http://www.articlealley.com
Article City - http://www.articlecity.com
Article Emporium - http://www.article-emporium.com
Articles Factory - http://www.articlesfactory.com
Article Finders - http://www.articlefinders.com
ArticleSubmissions.com - http://www.articlesubmissions.com
ArticleWarehouse - http://www.articlewarehouse.com
AuthorConnection.com - http://www.authorconnection.com
Business Know-How - http://www.businessknowhow.com
BusinessToolchest.com - http://www.businesstoolchest.com
Buzzle.com - http://www.buzzle.com
Common Connections - http://www.commonconnections.com
Connectionteam.com - http://www.connectionteam.com
Constant Content - http://www.constant-content.com
There's a few to get you started, a Google search is sure to produce
Many more.
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grumpy russian 
« Last edit by Grumpy on Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:31 pm. »
