Article marketing is one of the best ways to generate traffic to your website.

Here’s how it works.

1. You write an article.

2. You submit it to article directories.

3. Web publishers (website owners & bloggers) grab your article from the article databases and use your article on their sites free of charge.

4. Inside your article, at the end, you include a resource box that contains a link to your website. When the article is published, that portion must tag along and be published, too.

Your link tags along with your article and you get FREE advertising.

This is my first post in 2010. Last year was a very busy time for me with travel and taking online courses along with some major changes in my personal life.  I took some time away from my blog which I would not suggest doing for long when you have a business online. There is a certain momentum that must be maintained when we are doing business online. Things change quickly and there is always new information to be communicated to your list.  I learned a whole lot of new information last year that I plan on sharing with you over the coming weeks and months. I’m sort of a research hound and I love to take classes especially about internet marketing.

NOTE:  This is the 5th and final  guest post from one of my favorite
internet marketing mentors. I would suggest reading all 5 posts if you are serious about affiliate marketing.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 5
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

The word “overhead” is not a favorite among those who run
businesses of any kind.  Nobody likes the expenses of
operating a business.  And nobody really talks about them
much when it comes to promoting all of the “money-making”
products and services online.

But, don’t kid yourself, there’s a lot of overhead.

NOTE:  Continuing on with the 4th  guest post from one of my favorite marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 4
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

I’m sure by now you are well aware that there are those who
have reported HUGE amounts of money being made with their
online businesses.  What you may not be aware of is the
amount of work involved in generating those “sales” (not
always net profit, mind you … this isn’t “spendable”
income in a lot of cases.)

That brings me to the fourth reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

NOTE:  The following is the 3rd in a series of guest posts from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 3
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Some people have the ability to persuade others and talk
them into just about anything.  Especially when it comes
to influencing their buying decisions.  They know how to
push the right hot buttons, say things the right way and
generally get consumers into an emotional frenzy to the
point they are ready to click an order button.

NOTE:  Today I am continuing the series of  guest posts from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 2
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Pop quiz time.  What does “HTML” stand for?  Don’t know
that one?  How about this – what does “FTP” stand for? OK,
one more chance.  Do you know how to work with either?

That brings me to the second reason why I love affiliate
marketing…

** You don’t need to build a website **

What scares people more than creating a product is building
a website!

NOTE: The following is the beginning of a 5 part series of guest posts from one of my favorite internet marketing mentors.

Why I Love Affiliate Marketing – Part 1
By Jimmy D. Brown of “Affiliatenaire”

Do you find yourself “starting” to create your own product
to sell online, but never “finishing” it?

One of the things I love about affiliate marketing is –

** You don’t need to create your own products **

Many people find the idea of creating their own products to
be an overwhelming and even paralyzing task.

Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA

I like this beautiful picture of the Grand Canyon. The canyon is only a couple of hours from my house so we took a drive there last weekend. We spent 2 days  visiting the various overlooks and taking lots of photos. What a magnificent sight.! There were visitors from all over the world of all ages and speaking many different languages.

Introducing: “Crazy Cash Membership Sites by Kathy Dobson

Have you noticed that all the big marketers out there right now have some type of  membership site? Are you curious about why but are afraid to approach the subject for fear of too much technical jargon?  Well, I have the perfect solution for you.

If you’re afraid of technical jargon, Kathy Dobson’s Crazy Cash Membership Sites eBook was created for you.  Written for the  beginner in mind, the whole process is presented in an organized, easy to read manner, you’ll most likely read through the whole book in one sitting.  And you’ll come away knowing why membership sites are the way to go and how profitable they can be.

You probably already know that eBay makes it very easy for ANYONE, regardless of their technical ability, to start an online business in just a few minutes by opening a free eBay account – all you need is access to a computer linked to the internet.

But, although eBay makes it very easy to set up an online business, it’s NOT so easy to set up a SUCCESSFUL and PROFITABLE eBay business. MANY people have tried and FAILED to make any real money on eBay. And of those who do make a living on eBay, many have to work LONG hours listing, storing, packing and shipping their products to fulfill their orders.