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It is very common for webmasters to utilize articles as a way to promote their affiliate sites. This method is usually called article marketing. There are tons of free article directory out there and a webmaster or affiliate marketer can easily submit their free articles to these free directories.

Of course the most direct way to promote affiliate products using article marketing is to put the affiliate link in the articles. However, this will not work! Here are the reasons why it will not really work.

The first thing you need to understand is that people can remove your affiliate id easily. The article directories may also remove your affiliate id since they do not want authors sell affiliate products directly in their directories. How can you make money online if your affiliate id is removed?

As a result, you will try to put the link of your website in the articles instead of putting the affiliate links in them. This is practiced by most affiliate marketers who use article marketing.

This goes back to the question of what kind of affiliate site you should create. The most popular kind of site is of course content sites. This means that you will create articles about your niche and put them into your site. Of course you will be promoting the products in your site.

A business directory can also be a good choice. You may be trying to promote products related to wedding. And you will then create a business directory which contains the information of various wedding vendors.

You may also put the urls of a free report or free ebook created by you in the articles. Again, article directory will usually accept these kinds of links. Yet, you have to remember that you should try to create a report or book which is related to the products you promote.

Another plus of article marketing is that it will also help in the SEO of your site. This is mainly related to the external optimization of the site. You can build more back links to your site by putting the links of your site in the articles.