1. Select a Winning Niche: A red hot niche is the first step towards successful article marketing. Examples of winning niches are weight loss, skin care, dating etc.

2. Embrace Competition: People tend to fear competition. Remember in internet marketing, competition is a good indicator that there is a lot of money to be made. By being smart, you can cleverly find a way to rake in the dollars.

3. Join Affiliate Networks: I highly recommend Clickbank especially if you are new to affiliate marketing. You can easily register an account in Clickbank and start promoting products rightaway. Particularly look for gravity before you start promoting Clickbank products in your niche market. For example, if you are considering dating niche, 'Magic of Making up' may be a safe bet since it has a very good gravity compared to the other products in the dating niche at the time of writing.

4. Product Review site: Develop a review site quickly by analyzing the best selling products on Clickbank relevant to your niche market. Spy on your competition, review their sites and add more value to your site to give you an added advantage.

5. Article Writing: Before you start writing articles, take a look at the problems faced by the members of your niche community. Forums, yahoo answers, popular blog posts and articles related to your niche can provide you with excellent ideas on writing articles. The more value you can provide to your readers, the better are your chances.

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A tip here- "For you to achieve similar results, you should be meticulous and diligent. Keep plugging in and it is just a matter of time before you start earning a steady income online.