How do I get started in affiliate marketing without any money?
I don’t mean to dash your dreams, but that’s almost like asking how do I start my car with an empty gas tank. The answer, unfortunately, is that you don’t.
Just like a car, your affiliate business needs some money to fuel it.
You can get started with minimal investment by getting a domain name and shared hosting for your new Web site.
Start up a site on a topic that interests you. Generate unique content with reviews, articles, etc. When you have some more money, start an account with an e-mail service provider, so you can start a newsletter and have visitors opt-in.
Also, start participating in affiliate forums and read affiliate blogs.
Lots of free education and opportunities to learn from the great minds in the industry that way.
When you start earning money as an affiliate, I’d urge you to re-invest it to grow your business.
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Traffic is not coming by itself. Even viral marketing needs a spark first before it starts spreading. If you want to get organic search traffic don’t be cheap and spend at least some money on directory submissions to directories that are recognized by Search Engines as authority sites.
Those directories include:
Dmoz.org (maybe gets approved, may be not, uncertain how long it will take): No Fee
Best of the Web (botw.org) $149 (lifetime listing)
BOTW Blog Directory (blogs.botw.org) Free if it is a Blog
Yahoo! Directory (dir.yahoo.com) Fee: $199
Business.com $199
Skaffe.com Fee: $44.99
NetInsert Directory (netinsert.com): Free
Tygo.com Fee: $39.99
WOWDirectory.com Fee $20
NewWebDirectory Fee $14.95
To start learning about SEO in general check
http://www.cumbrowski.com/CarstenC/articles/20060827_Search_Engine_Optimization.asp
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization
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