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Affiliate Marketing: How to Use Article Marketing

By Calvin Woon
Aug 4, 2009
Ever since video marketing started becoming popular, there has always been a debate as to whether or not article marketing would survive. The truth of the matter is, this is one of the best ways you can build traffic and get more sales down the line. While we don't know what the future holds. We do know that using articles will always be a way for affiliate marketers to increase their visitors.

The Work or Money?

Whether or not you decide to write the articles yourself, or hire someone else to do it depends on you. It's all going to come down to the finances and if your budget doesn't allow for spending money here, then you're going to have to put a little time in to this affiliate marketing campaign. However, the benefits you receive from it will be astounding.

How it Works

There are several places out there today that offer an area for you to add content to their site. You basically write something that is going to be helpful to the reader, then entice them to click on your resource link for more information. Once they do they'll be re-directed to your actual affiliate marketing site. If they purchase, then you get the commission, plain and simple.

Guidelines

One thing to keep in mind though when you're looking into all these different article directories, has to be their guidelines. It's important to have the proper word count for submission, some sites will require that you don't use affiliate links and have your own site link in the resource box, and others simply won't allow links in the article but will provide a resource box just for a link.

We know it's going to be extremely boring reading one right after another, but once you get the hang of each one it will be much easier. In fact, after awhile you will learn different tricks of the trade that will allow you to spend your time more efficiently. Here, let's show you one of them and help get you started on the right path.

Rewrites

There are two monumental benefits to rewrites that many individuals overlook. The first is that you can right one article on a subject, then turn around and slightly differentiate it. The main number to remember is a 40% unique rating. This way you aren't submitting duplicate content, and you're getting traffic from several different directions.

The second advantage is for those of you who hire someone else to write them for you. While a normal article can cost anywhere from $5-$25 at a reasonable length (for a good one anyways), the rewrites are only a fraction of the cost. Plus, ghostwriters can definitely pump out more rewrites if they're just giving variations of an idea, instead of coming up with their own.

More Profit, Less Time

In the beginning you will feel as though you're working just as hard as you do at that day job. However, as the article marketing campaign starts to build a presence on the Internet, you'll find that traffic is coming in without any effort at all. Just remember to watch your website statistics and when traffic starts to fall, just come out with another batch. It's that simple. You'll wind up making money with your affiliate marketing program while you sleep!
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