Low Cost Advertising Ideas for the Newbie Affiliate Marketer

People in the online marketing business, especially newbies tend to think of advertising as something that's a bit expensive and out of their league. Well truth be said it doesn't have to be that way there are tons of low cost advertising models out there that are actually worth it.

Here are a few that can be used for both online and offline businesses.

1. Article Marketing is a easy and free way to get the word out and the traffic streaming into your site. Simply write a descent article that is relevant to your product promotion, market or niche and submit it to the hundreds of article directories online. Depending on how hot the article or niche you are writing about you may soon find your article spreading like a wild fire gaining more and more views by the day.

2. Google AdWords if done correct and with enough research can seriously bring you a lot of targeted visitors. The key is too find keywords with commercial value and that doesn't always mean the cheapest. If your profit per click out measures your cost per click then you are doing well. AdWords can be very cheap if you know your stuff. The key with AdWords is to play the game smart. One keyword, one ad group and the landing page has to be optimized exactly for the keyword you are targeting in your ad group.

3. Try placing an Ad in a local newspaper in the shoppers section. This will max cost you like $10 and you should get some good exposure if your ad was targeted.

4. Use high traffic websites to advertise your site without breaking the bank. Many websites allow you to advertise by use of text or banner ad that runs through their site or blog... And if targeted the extra $50 - $100 a month might well be worth it.

5. Finally use Niche/Market targeted forums and participate by adding valuable content, asking questions and providing people with answers and pointing them towards your affiliate page or site. The best thing is that it's free and ultra targeted, people in forums want answers and if you do your job you'll be able to provide them with just that. Finding these relevant forums are easy as pie... Simply type in your niche keyword + forum in any major search engine, sign up and start posting.

So there you have 5 low cost advertising ideas that could end up if done correctly to bring your online business way more traffic = more sales.