Affiliate Marketing is a relatively simple concept - market a third party product and receive a certain percentage of the sale price in the form of a commission. Having said that - it is not as simple to put into practice as it is in theory. This is where effective marketing comes in. There are several affiliate programs out there on the market, many have quite comprehensive affiliate marketing tools for the affiliate to use to promote the product. The best thing about these programs is that these simple tools are tools that can be used to promote literally any affiliate product on the market. Sure the content maybe different, but the actual methods will be suitable for any product in any niche.

I have put together my Top 5 promotional strategies for increasing exposure to your affiliate products that will in turn earn you more commissions. For more details www.ppc-profit-marketer.com These methods are ones that I have personally tried and tested myself, so I know they work. There are several ways to promote your products, but at the moment I would like to concentrate on the top 5 that have really provided me with the most exposure, and have done so for several products I am affiliate marketing.

1. Domain Masking/Forwarding - Domain Forwarding is an essential tool for the affiliate marketer. Having your own domain name opens up many doors in terms of where you can advertise your affiliate products. Some places you may want to advertise don't allow blatant obvious affiliate links, so having a domain name will fix this problem. Another great reason to have a domain is that is hides the ugly affiliate link that many people simply won't click on if they feel a third party is going to benefit from the sale. Simply purchase a domain name and have it forwarded to your affiliate link, and then in turn forwarded to the actual product site - and all along your domain name will stay in the search bar - no affiliate link in sight.

2. Article Marketing - Article Marketing may not seem like a great way to promote your products, but it's free and only takes a little time to do. There are literally thousands of topics out there related to your chosen product that you can write articles about. Some of the affiliate programs even have articles you can submit, or rewrite and submit. Basically article writing is all about giving the reader useful information, giving them an incentive to find out more about you and the topic you're writing about. As long as the content you use in your articles is fresh and real, your reader will continue to be interested in reading them.

3 Auto Responder - Having an auto responder is probably one of the best ways to generate sales, not just the first sale but continued sales. An Auto Responder basically collects email addresses for you, and once set up will send out automatic emails to your list of subscribers. To get the subscribers you do need to have a opt in page so your subscriber can sign up. For more details www.success-affiliate-marketing.com Once they sign up you have the opportunity to continue your relationship with them and promote further products through your email list. Having an auto responder is a great way to generate sales, however you must be very careful to not over send people emails, as they could be deemed to be annoying and the person will just end up unsubscribing - and you don't want that.

4 PPC - Using Pay per Click is another great way to advertise your affiliate product - this does cost money however but it is a great way for getting targeted traffic to your product. PPC is not as easy as just placing an ad with a few choice keywords and leaving it at that - this will not get you any sales. You really do have to understand the whole concept of Adwords to put this method into practice, as it can end up quite expensive if it isn't done properly.

5. Blogging - Blogging is a fantastic method to use for affiliate marketing your products, not only because it is free - but you can advertise to your hearts content, with as many products as you wish. Even having a Blog with just reviews of products is great - because people love reading what other people think of a product they may possibly be going to buy. All throughout the blog just make sure you place your affiliate links. This is where you can also place banner ads, images and so on that your products affiliate page should supply you with.