1) Search Engine Optimization (SEO)



Create a website. It need not be a complex one, it can be a simple website. If you do not want to start a website, you can also put up a page on squidoo. 

Make sure you have done some keyword research and optimized your pages so that they will show up in the top ten on the major search engines for popular keyword phrases. You can a) put Adsense on these web pages, or b) promote affiliate programs related to your content. 

Once you develop the site, have it indexed & ranked well on google, people searching for these terms will get to click on your website 24 x7. While you are sleeping, while you are away and while you are busy doing other things, you will get traffic to your web. Traffic is the key to making sales. 

2) Pay-Per-Click (PPC)

You can also use Pay-Per-Click to advertise your affiliate programs. This is paid advertising. With this method, you will pay for each click-through your ad generates from the major search engines. The most popular option is Google Adwords. You can advertising and direct the traffic to your own web page, which promotes the affiliate program.

This is a great way to obtain initial traffic, while you are waiting for your web pages to become indexed and ranked in the major search engines. 

3) Viral Marketing 

For this option, you write an ebook based on topics related to your chosen affiliate program, put in your website address in this ebook and give it away as a free gift.

There are 2 advantages of giving away free ebook.

Firstly, if it provides useful information, your reader will pass it onto their friends or recommend it on their website. This creates huge publicity for your website.

Secondly, you can use this to get leads. Create an opt-in page for your reader to get leads. This list will be your target market and they are highly potential buyer for your affiliate programs.

These are the 3 ways you can act on and make affiliate marketing works for you. Make sure that you apply consistency and persistency in your effort. You will eventually see the results.