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Want another tip for increasing your website traffic? The second tip I have is using forums.

Online forums have been around for a long time and are used by affiliate marketers for several reasons. Some include:

• Generating backlinks to their sites
• Sending traffic directly to their affiliate links
• Sending traffic to their websites
• Creating a reputation
• Getting useful information

To find a forum in your chosen niche simply go to Google and type in the term for your niche plus forum. Example would be if you promote skin care products you would type in skin care forum.

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I am sure by now you have learned how to locate your target audience and hone in on the people who are searching for what you have to offer. If you would like another suggestion on how to increase your website traffic, I have a tip for you.

Have you heard of USFreeads? It’s an online classified website that anyone can use. Sure, you can place ads for free but we all know if you want your ad to be noticed, it’s going to cost you. The great thing about this site is that the premium account is only $10 a month.

Here are just some of the advantages of using USFreeads:

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For those that aren’t familiar with what keyword research is, it’s a practice used by search engine optimization professionals to find and research actual search terms people enter into the search engines when conducting a search. In simple terms, it’s the words you type into Google to find what you are searching for.

When creating your website and content, you want to find relevant keywords you can use that don’t have a lot of competition. You locate your keywords by using the keyword tools I mentioned in my previous post, “How to Find a Niche: Basic Research“.

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Finding a niche is of course, the most important step to take with venturing into affiliate marketing. It starts by researching to locate the niches in high demand but not too terribly competitive. I know it sounds kind of hard since there is SO much information online today. If you choose the wrong niche it could be like selling ice to Eskimos.. Not so good. So, where to start? Here is some basic research on how to find a niche.

There are a several ways you can approach this.

Choose a niche you are knowledgeable about:
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In the past, the only way you could track your sales through Clickbank as an affiliate in Adwords, Yahoo or MSN was to notify your merchant and forward them your conversion code. You had to leave it up to the merchant in order for this to be done.

Finally, Clickbank has created a way for you to add your conversion code right into your account. Now when you log into your Adwords, Yahoo or MSN pay per click accounts you will be able to see exactly which keywords brought in your sales.

Here’s what you do (be sure and have your conversion code handy):

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Commission Junction is similar to both Clickbank and PayDotCom, but it promotes more web retailer programs. You can find this site at CJ.com and sign up for an account as a publisher. Once you click on the publisher link it will take you to another page where you will hit “apply for a publisher account” at the bottom. Just follow the steps for creating your account. When you come to the section that asks you for a website address, just put your main site down whether you intend to put advertisements on your site or not. If you don’t have a website, you can use your blog.

Once you have completed your sign up process, just go to “Account” and be sure to complete the “Tax Information” section. This is important because you want to be able to start receiving commissions. Once you are finished completing that information, you can now go see which affiliate programs you want to join.

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