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If you are new to internet marketing and don’t have a website, you can still make money online! Here is a simple system that I have used and it is also the system that got me started in my online career.

This is a very easy money making system and a great way to get started with internet marketing. The best part about this system is that you can do this absolutely free. You may decide to purchase a domain name to use with this system, but this is a very minor cost, usually around $8.

To begin you will need to select an affiliate product that you will be promoting. I suggest selecting a product that relates to a topic that you are interested in as well as one that you have some knowledge in. Many affiliate programs pay excellent commissions for sales that you refer. It is not uncommon for affiliate programs to pay $20 commission per sale and many affiliate programs pay $100 commission or more per sale!

For affiliate beginners I suggest signing up with ClickBank.com to locate an affiliate product that you would like to promote. It’s free to sign up and they list thousands of affiliate programs that you can promote for free. Clickbank is a great place for beginners to start because they are a trusted affiliate center and you are not required to have a website to promote their products.

Once you have selected the affiliate product that you would like to promote, you will need to write an article related to that topic. You do not want to write an article trying to sell your affiliate product. Simply write an informative article on a topic that is about or closely related to your affiliate products topic.

This is really not as hard as it may seem. Your article will only need to be around 500 words. If you have chosen a topic that is of interest to you it should be fairly easy for you to write some tips or advice related to that topic. For instance, If your affiliate product were “How To Run A Cake Decorating Business” you could write an article on how to frost a cake with fondant icing and easily use 500 words.

“How to” and advice articles are always interesting and informative reading. Your articles do not have to be a literary masterpiece. Your readers will be more interested in getting valuable information than in your writing style. Simply write as if you were speaking to your friend. Keep your sentences and paragraphs short and simple. Do be sure to use spell check though.

Be sure to include interesting, detailed information in your article that will be of value to your readers. This will build a relationship of trust with your readers and make them feel good about visiting your link and hopefully purchasing your product.

To promote your affiliate product with your article you will either place a discrete link to your affiliate product in your article (using your affiliate code that your affiliate provides for you) or you can place your affiliate link in your author bio. You can make your bio say something like “For more cake decorating techniques and how to start your own cake decorating business visit…

To get exposure for your article you will be submitting your article to article directories, so you will need to read the rules of each article directory that you submit your article to. You can find hundreds of article directories by doing a search online.

Some article directories will allow affiliate links in the submitted articles, and others will not. Some directories will only allow a discrete link to the authors website in the author bio. Because of this fact you may decide to purchase a domain name that is related to your affiliate products topic. You will use the domain name to promote your affiliate product, without having an actual website.

You will do this by pointing your domain name to your affiliate link. You can place your domain name in your articles rather than placing your affiliate link in your articles. Once you have purchased your domain name you can have that domain name point to your affiliate link so that when readers click on your domain name they are directed to your affiliate product through your affiliate link and you will then get credit for the sale.

It is really very simple to direct your domain name to your affiliate link. Your hosting company will have the instructions on how to do this and they are usually very helpful if you need assistance. The next part of this system is where the actual work comes in. Yes, there is work involved in this system, but it’s easy work and the rewards are ongoing.

Once you have your article written, you will need to submit it to the article directories. There are two theories when it comes to how many article directories you should submit your articles to. One theory is that you should submit your article to hundreds of article directories to get more exposure. I personally do not think that this theory is the best because the search engines are becoming more sophisticated and do not like masses of duplicate information.

I believe that it is best to write hundreds of different articles that relate to your affiliate product and then to submit those articles to several of the top article sites. But don’t panic! Once again, this is really not as difficult as it may seem. Once you are comfortable writing short articles, you should easily be able to write a 500 word article on a topic that interests you in half an hour or so. If you write only a couple of articles a day, five days a week, you will have written ten articles per week. After only ten weeks you will have 100 articles online promoting your affiliate product for you for free!

Submitting your article to an article directory takes only a few minutes once you have signed up with them. Be sure to read their article submission rules so that your articles are accepted. You will gain a lot of valuable exposure by having your articles accepted by the article directories. This is also a great way to become known as an author and an authority in your field of interest.

Once you have your articles online it is like having hundreds of salesmen working for you 24 hours a day seven days a week. I’m sure that you can see the lucrative potential of spending a few weeks of part time effort in this great way to make money online without a website.

Julie Jones is a successful work at home mom. For free work at home ideas and advice visit her blog at http://www.WorkAtHomeWealth.blogspot.com

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You’ve probably seen this headline before and wondered if it actually is possible to really make money online without a website.You may be surprised to to know that it really is possible and it is not as difficult as you may think! How does one accomplish this seemingly impossible task? This article will teach you how!

There are always people on the internet searching for products or information. With a little ingenuity you could be reaping the same rewards that other internet entrepreneurs enjoy, even without your own website!

There are several ways to make money online. The obvious way would be to own a website that takes orders for goods that you sell. This is a costly and time consuming method. But you can still make money online even without owning your own website and going to all this trouble.

One method that I have used, with success, to make money without a website is by promoting affiliate products. There are many great affiliate products available to promote. Affiliate products can be either a physical product as well as informational products. The next time you are visiting a website with products that you are interested in, notice if they list an affiliate link at the bottom of the page. If they do, you may want to consider promoting their products.

How can you promote products without a website? It really isn’t as difficult as you may think. Once you sign up as an affiliate with a company, they will assign you an affiliate id and link. When someone clicks through your link and/or makes a purchase you will earn a commission.

How do you get people to click your affiliate link without a website? Simple. Join and participate in forums! For instance, if you want to promote a computer product, you could join a forum with a topic related to the computer product that you would like to promote. Be sure that the forum allows you to place a signature link in your posts.

Do not blatantly try to sell the product in the forum. Simply place your affiliate link in your signature. Be sure to contribute interesting posts with good information and rest assured that readers will automatically want to check out your signature link.

It’s also a good idea to purchase a domain name to use in your forum signature so that your link is not an obvious affiliate link. Choose a domain name that describes the product that you are promoting. After you purchase a domain name simply point that domain to your affiliate link. That way when readers click on your domain name they will be directed to your affiliate through your link.

This is a great way to make money online without a website! If you enjoy chatting in forums or talking about your interests you won’t feel like you are working at all. Have fun posting and go make some money!

Julie Jones is a successful work at home mom. For free work at home ideas and advice visit her blog at http://www.WorkAtHomeWealth.blogspot.com

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If you’ve been scouring the work at home scene looking for a way to make money online, there’s no doubt you’ve seen the initials “GPT.” If you’re anything like me, all the foreign terms and initials may seem a bit intimidating at first and you may feel like everyone is speaking in a foreign language. Well, never fear, I’ll explain GPT’s and how you can make money with them!

GPT stands for “Get Paid To.” This can be Get Paid to Read E-mail, Get Paid to Complete Offers, Get Paid to Shop, or even Get Paid to Surf. Some GPT’s are programs that encompass only one of these options. Others include 2, 3, or sometimes all 4 of them.

I’ll start with “get paid to read e-mail.” These are programs you join with the understanding that you will be sent regular e-mails from the program containing messages from advertisers. My first suggestion here is to create a new e-mail address for use only for GPT’s. These programs can result in a lot of spam, or bulk, e-mails. Most programs pay you a few cents per e-mail read. You simply open the e-mail and click to confirm that you read it. The process takes only a few seconds. You will often be offered more money to take the advertiser up on whatever offer you are reading about. You may be offered $5.00 to sign up for a free trial, or $10.00 to order a $6.00 product. Often, these are offers that must be canceled in the future to avoid further charges. There are some get paid to read e-mail programs that pay you in points rather than cash. The points can later be traded in for gift certificates to just about any major retailer or restaurant. My Points is one such program. It also has a very good reputation and has been operating for a long time. With My Points, you can trade in your points for gift certificates as soon as you have enough points to claim one. With programs that pay you in cash, you must read the terms and conditions on the program carefully. Some require a $10 minimum to cash out and be paid while others require as much as $40 or $50 to be paid.

“Get paid to complete offers” programs are similar to get paid to read programs. However, you visit the program’s website in order to complete the offers. They will usually list the offers, what you must do to complete them, and how much you will be paid. They range from completely free “surveys” to ordering free trials and products. Sometimes you will have to pay the shipping for free trial offers or you may be required to cancel within the allotted time if you do not wish to pay anything further. Most GPT programs ask that participants only sign up for offers they are actually interested in rather than simply signing up and canceling every offer. My suggestions here are to always read the terms and conditions no matter how tedious it is to do so or how fine the print is. The terms and conditions will tell you how you must cancel and when you must do so. Sometimes these can be tricky. For instance, some companies will only allow you to cancel by phone. So if you do not read the terms and conditions, you may attempt to cancel online and then end up being charged for the item. I also suggest keeping a notebook of each offer completed, the date completed, and the date you need to cancel by if applicable. You’ll also want to clear cookies between each offer done to ensure the offer goes through properly. You can make some very decent money from the get paid to complete offer programs as long as you take the time to read the terms and conditions on both the paid to complete offer site and the advertisers’ sites. Offers typically take a few days to be put through because the program only pays out to the participant once they have been paid by the advertiser, so it will take some time for you to see the money added to your account. Most programs pay you monthly via check or Paypal.

Many get paid to complete offer and get paid to read e-mail sites also offer a “get paid to shop” option. If you shop through their site, meaning you click the link to your favorite store on their site, you will receive either a flat fee or a percentage of what you spend back. If you were planning to buy something anyway, this is a great way to get a discount! Just make sure what you are receiving back covers more than just shipping. If all it covers are your shipping costs you may be better off just buying the item at a store. So, shop around. Each site usually has many stores to shop with. See which is offering the most money!

Some people consider “get paid to surf” sites GPT’s, so I’ll include them here. Some also consider them more closely related to the HYIP, but that’s a whole other set of initials and I’ll save those for another article. Anyway, get paid to surf sites are sites you sign on with to surf advertisers’ sites for credits. In most cases, these credits can be turned in for cash or they can be spent to put your own website in the surf rotation. You gain credits for every site you surf. This usually consist of logging on to the website and clicking a “surf now” link. That will begin the surf rotation. If it is an auto surf, you’ll simply see the sites popping up on your monitor with a counter, usually staying on each site for about 20 seconds or so, and then moving onto the next one. If it is a manual surf, you’ll have to click on it yourself after the allotted time is up to move on to view the next site.

With all of these programs, you’ll usually be offered money, points, or credits to refer others to use the programs as well. Customarily, you will make a commission, a percentage of what your referrals earn. Many of the sites will show you who your referrals are and reveal to you their e-mail addresses. You can e-mail your down line with helpful tips and tricks to make more money with the program and also let them know about other programs they can join under you. You can also utilize surf sites to promote other GPT’s by placing your referral link in the site rotation. Other popular ways to build a down line are to place your referral links on your personal web pages, in your e-mail signature, and post about them on work at home message boards.

GPT’s won’t make you rich, but if utilized efficiently, as outlined here, they can definitely bring in some good extra spending money. They require minimal time and effort for the payoff they provide. Certainly there may be a slight risk in that these programs could potentially disappear without a trace and your earnings for the month with them. However, since you are not required to deposit any money into these sites, the risk, in my eyes, is minimal. With get paid to read and get paid to complete offer programs, their money is made by the advertisers each time an offer is completed so they shouldn’t run out of money. Surf sites are a bit more risky and have been known to disappear from time to time. I do not recommend spending money to upgrade surf accounts unless you are using them strictly to advertise or promote your website. I would not consider investing money into them in order to make a large sum back. In my opinion, a free account works just fine. If these mini business ventures sound enticing to you now that you are versed in this area of making money online, try your hand at some GPT’s. It’s fun and exciting to watch your earnings build day to day!

Christen Pyle is a personal coach and work at home mother. Her education is in transpersonal psychology and before having her daughter and retreating to her home office, she worked as a mental health counselor, employment coach, recruiter, and office manager. She now runs several home based businesses and the website The Untrodden Road, http://www.untroddenroad.com, that offers free listings of work at home opportunities and businesses for others who want to telecommute in order to spend more time with their children, because of a disability, or simply feel the need to live by their own clock. She also offers personal and employment coaching both online through Kasamba.com and via e-mail.

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