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As a ClickBank affiliate, the number of ways you can promote  ClickBank products is nearly unlimited. However, to help get you  started, here are some of the most common ways that ClickBank affiliates  choose to promote products, as well as the pros and cons of each.

Article Marketing
If you’re an affiliate who’s just starting out and doesn’t have a big  budget to spend on your advertising initiatives, or if you enjoy  writing, article marketing can be a good way to start promoting products  without having to spend a lot of money. Your main investment in article  marketing will be your time and creativity.
Article marketing is the technique of writing articles that are  posted and distributed online for the purpose of driving traffic to a  particular website or product you’re promoting. These articles may be  posted on sites dedicated specifically to article marketing, such as  Ezinearticles or Goarticles, or could be written for an  industry-specific website. There are many different styles of these  articles, such as expert advice articles, a review of a product, or many  other topics.
For example, let’s say you are promoting an ebook about gardening.  You could write an article in an online directory that offers readers  some advice about a specific topic, like general tips on growing bigger  roses. You could then mention that you learned these tips and more from a  particular ebook, and that they should check it out if they’d like even  more advice. You’d then post your HopLink, so you get credit if someone  ends up purchasing the product.
The additional benefit of article marketing is that if your articles  are useful enough, you could become recognized as an expert in a  particular field, which could end up generating more exposure and sales  for you.
Pros: Free; allows for a great deal of creativity,  especially if you like writing; if your article gets shared or  distributed around the Internet, it can “go viral,” resulting in a great  deal of additional free traffic for you
Cons: Time-consuming; may take a lot of effort before  you see articles start generating traffic; can be competitive if there  are many other people writing on the same topic

Niche Sites & Blogs
Like article marketing, creating niche sites and/or blogs can be  another great option for affiliates who have more time and creativity  than money. If you do create your own website or self-hosted blog, there  may be costs for a domain name and hosting, but these are typically  pretty small. There are also many options to get your own site or blog  that is hosted for free, though you may be more limited on options like  the look and feel of the site or how many pages your site can have.
Once you’ve identified a niche market that you want to promote (such  as gardening), you create your own website or blog that is dedicated to  this topic. You then write articles for your own site, similar to the  types of articles you might write for article marketing directories. The  goal is to get free traffic to your website, either by getting linked  to from other sites or by ranking well organically in search engines on  particular search terms. You can then have HopLinks to a number of  different ClickBank products in that niche, giving you the opportunity  to promote many different products from a single source.
Creating your own site is especially beneficial for ranking in search  engines, as the more articles and content you create, the higher search  engines will rank your site. Like article marketing, this technique can  take time before you start seeing results, so it’s not something you  should expect to show immediate returns, but it can be one of the best  ways to create sustainable long-term profits with a minimum of money  spent. You can even combine this technique with article marketing or  social media marketing, by linking to your site from the bio of your  article or social media profile.
Pros: Low cost or free; allows for a great deal of  creativity; potential to drive large amounts of traffic through search  engines or social media; you can build a “brand” for your website,  especially if you host your own site or blog and have a unique domain  name
Cons: Time-consuming; may take a lot of effort before  you start generating traffic; can be very competitive if there are many  other sites in your niche.

Social Media Marketing
Social media marketing has exploded in the past few years as a way to  advertise and drive free traffic. “Social media” is a very broad term  that includes sites and services like Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, social  bookmarking sites like Digg and Del.icio.us, Youtube, and many more.
The main benefits of tapping into the power of social media are that  it’s free and that your message has the potential to “go viral” and  reach a huge amount of people quickly with no extra effort on your part.  The difficulties of social media are how to get your voice heard above  the millions of other people out there, and how to avoid being seen as a  social media “spammer.” The key to being successful promoting products  in the social media space is to provide content that’s worthwhile enough  for people to actually want to follow you and take your advice when you  recommend products.
Pros: Free; easy to get started and participate in;  has the potential to reach huge audiences; many potential sites and  services to participate in
Cons: Lots of competition on popular services like  Twitter; many people on social networks don’t like to be sold to, so  there’s the potential to be labeled a spammer.

Search Engine Marketing
Search engine marketing is comprised of two main techniques: search  engine optimization (SEO) and pay per click  advertising (PPC). Each has very different challenges and  benefits.
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of trying to get  your website, blog, or other page (such as an article you’ve written for  an article directory) ranked highly in search engines for a particular  keyword or phrase. The ultimate goal is to drive free traffic to your  website or promotion when someone searches on that keyword. SEO can  generate an extremely good return for you, but often requires a  significant investment of up-front time to learn good SEO techniques and  apply these to your work. However, the long-term benefits of creating  content that ranks well in search engines can be extraordinarily  profitable.
Pros: Typically free; can drive huge amounts of  traffic; has long-term returns
Cons: Steep learning curve; search engine positions  change regularly, so results can be inconsistent; may take a long time  before you see results, if at all; competitive
Pay per click advertising (PPC) is the practice of placing paid  advertisements in search engine results for a particular keyword or  phrase. You agree to pay a certain amount if someone searches on a  keyword and clicks on your advertisement. Many very successful  affiliates pay to advertise on the search engines, as the main benefit  is highly-targeted traffic, but the downside is that it can cost a  significant amount of money and requires a great deal of testing and  experimentation to find profitable keywords, ad copy, etc. It can also  be very competitive, so PPC can be a difficult and expensive tactic for  affiliates who are just starting out.
Pros: Quick to get up and running; popular  keywords can drive a great deal of traffic quickly; you can target  highly relevant, well-qualified traffic
Cons: Can be extremely expensive; highly competitive;  search engines (especially Google) have many rules about what affiliate  promotions are acceptable; usually require a great deal of research,  attention, and oversight, especially early on, to be profitable
These are just a few of the many ways you can effectively promote  ClickBank products. ClickBank affiliates are constantly finding new and  innovative ways to promote products and expand their reach. Hopefully  this list will help get you started, but we’ve only scratched the  surface. The best way to discover what will work for you and your niche  is to get out there and start experimenting!

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