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It is a commonly held belief that in order to conduct business on the World Wide Web, you must have your very own website. Your own website is your "virtual store" in cyberspace where your potential customers come to in order to view your goods or services. This is only one way available to you as an affiliate marketer.

Though it's true that having your own website can greatly aid you in your quest to achieve success in the online field, a website is necessary to succeed as an affiliate marketer. It is true, you can make a living online as an affiliate even if you do not have your own website!

How is this possible? Read on, friends, as I discuss alternative strategies that will allows you to make the most out of your affiliate marketing campaigns without having your own website on the net. First, what is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing is a program whereby you the affiliate, earn a generous commission for every successful sale that you refer to the affiliate merchant. Your task is merely to pre-sell the affiliate merchant's goods. In this example, the website is provided by the merchant not you! The sales page, the payment processing, the digital delivery, and post sales services are all the responsibilities of the affiliate merchant. The merchant gets many more customers than he could attract on his own, and you, as an affiliate, receive a commission for your efforts. Every body wins!

How does it work? As an affiliate you are provided with a unique link to the merchants sales page. Each time someone clicks on your unique link and buys something, the merchant knows that you are now eligible for a commission. Simple right? Ok, your challenge is now to get as many potential customers as possible to click on your link. It should be obvious, that the more places you can display your link, the more chances for customers to click on it, right?

Marketing the affiliate merchant's goods without the benefit of your own website entails showing your links in ways you might not have considered in the past. Here are some strategies and techniques for you to try:

· Article Marketing. We all know how powerful article marketing is in link building campaigns. But instead of providing for links to your own website, you now provide your affiliate links instead. Article directories provide a resource box for each article submission you make. Not only can you tell your readers about yourself, but they allow you to provide your link as well. If you provide an article with good content, people are more likely to click your link. Now, you have to remember that some article directories do not allow affiliate links in the bodies of the articles themselves, but affiliate links are usually allowed in the resource box. A couple of places to start your article marketing campaign are ezinearticles.com , goarticles.com and isnare.com . The major search engines visit the Article Directories frequently looking for fresh content. Your articles and links will be picked up and spread far and wide!

· Forum marketing. Online communities, or forums, are another great way for you to promote your affiliate links. Membership in forums provides you with a signature box where you can advertise your links. Each time you post to the forum, your signature box with its link appears. If you were to post a thousand messages, you'll have a thousand pages advertising your affiliate links! When selecting a forum to join, be sure to pick one that is relevant to your affiliate market products. A useful tool for selecting a forum can be found at: link-advantage.com/search to find the appropriate online community.

· Advertise in eZines. This may cost you some money, since many eZines charge for their advertising space. However, you can expose your affiliate links to highly targeted prospects using this approach. Imagine if the eZine has a list of 10,000 people. You'd immediately be able to reach 10,000 quality leads with one advertisement. Again, this can be done without your own website. Simply place your affiliate link in your ads.

Not having your own web site should not be a barrier to keep you from growing a thriving, vibrant Internet Business. By using the methods I have outlined, you will be well on your way to success. Most of the strategies I have discussed with you here can be accomplished without spending a single cent. Joining an affiliate program is free and the rewards can be substantial.

Good luck and good success!