subject: How To Make Money Online Without Having Your Own Website [print this page] Many people automatically assume that the only way to make real money online is to create your own website. However that's not necessarily the case at all because even the most technically challenged people can start making some decent returns if they're clever.
It's all about promoting products as an affiliate, and more specifically, using articles to promote these products or services. All you do is think about a subject that you know you can write a lot of articles about, and then do some research to find one or two products that you can promote within this niche.
Ideally you want to pick those products that are currently selling well and are in great demand. The worst thing you can do is spend hours on end churning out numerous articles, and not seeing any returns at all because you've chosen a poor quality product to promote.
Once you've chosen a suitable product and obtained your affiliate links you then need to purchase a domain name. You're not looking to create a full-blown website here. All you're doing is buying a relevant domain name so that you can redirect it to your affiliate offer. You need to do this because although many article directories do not accept affiliate links anywhere within the article or resource box, they will often allow you to redirect from a top-level domain name.
After you've set up your link, the next step is obviously to start writing your articles. The first one is always the hardest but once you've taken the first step and written a few quality articles, it will then become a lot easier.
The article should be crafted in such a way that it flows nicely into the resource box. In other words whilst you don't want to give away too much information, you should ensure that it holds your readers' interest so that they continue right through to the end of the article. This is because you want your readers to actually read the resource box and hopefully click on your affiliate link for more information, or to help solve a specific problem.
Once you have your finished article, you are then ready to start submitting it to the various article directories. Some people prefer to submit to one or two of the most popular article directories, whilst others prefer to mass submit the article to as many directories as possible. There is no right or wrong approach. You just need to test it out for yourself to see which method produces the best results.
The main objective is to get as many people clicking on your affiliate link as possible, and article marketing is a very effective way of doing this. The major benefit is that it's ideal for anyone looking to make some extra money because you don't need your own website. You just need to purchase a cheap domain name (for redirection purposes) and include this link in your resource box, whilst ensuring that you provide people with a good incentive to click on it.
