Article Marketing...Also Known as BUM Marketing

You might know Article Marketing from an alias it has somewhat recently acquired...called BUM Marketing. This is a technique that has been used for years and is still one of the best ways to approach making money online since it can still be done cheaply...or free.

Here's how the process can work in a nutshell:

1. Decide on a product or program you're going to promote (could by your own or an affiliate product/program)
2. Perform keyword research to see what folks are searching for when they buy the type of product you're marketing
3. Write articles including the keywords you've selected
4. Submit those articles to article directories

Note: I've added a link to YouTube on the right-hand side of this blog...that links to videos on how to make money including article marketing (bum marketing)

If those 4 steps and their contents are foreign to you, then you might have some questions right now. So let me elaborate just a bit.

What if you don't have a product of your own and don't know anything about affiliate programs? There's an easy way to deal with that one - sign up with Clickbank and promote a product(s) you find there that interests you.

What about the keyword research? There's a good free tool offered by WordTracker that can get you started. When you get more experience with it and learn about niches, micro niches and "long tail phrases", you'll probably want to invest in an easy to use tool such as: Micro Niche Finder...

Where can you submit articles for free? Two of the best directories are: EzineArticles and GoArticles - there are many more though and you can find them if you do some searching.

That doesn't sound too difficult does it? It's not...and it's a quick way to get going and start to earn some extra cash.

If you still have questions, which would be understandable, check out some of the videos...it's usually easier to watch than just read.

Take care...