Although the majority of affiliate marketers who do business online have a website, it is not a requirement in order to promote products in an affiliate program.

Affiliate marketing has been around a long time and people were recommending products and services of businesses long before the Internet made it possible.  I'm sure you do it with your friends and family without even thinking about it.

There are many ways to advertise an affiliate program that do not require the use of a website to do so – that being said, we highly, highly recommend that you DO have your own website so you can build an ongoing business from your promotional efforts.

So, HOW can you can promote an affiliate product without having a website or email list? Let's take a look.

Print Products – You can have business cards, brochures, and more printed up that direct people to the affiliate program’s website via your affiliate link.

Newspaper & Magazine Ads – Place an ad in a magazine or your local newspaper using your affiliate link as the point of contact for those reading.

Online Search Engine Listings – Google, Yahoo, and AOL are all great ways to advertise using your affiliate link without owning a website.

Car Decals – Have window stickers, bumper stickers, door signs, etc. advertising your affiliate link on them.

Radio & Television Commercials – Create a commercial or have one done by a professional that you can submit and have played on air.

Forums & Message Boards – Most message boards allow you to place a link in the signature area of your posts. Check with the rules of the site before posting your affiliate link here because some do not allow advertisements in your posts.

Twitter.com, Facebook.com, Pinterest.com and other Social Media sites. – These sites are growing in popularity and are free to use for business purposes.

The possibilities are endless when it comes to being able to market your affiliate links without owning a website or mailing list and these are just a few of the ways you can do it. There are many more out there and a bit of creativity is all you need to come up with your own ideas as well.

As you can see, there are really a lot of ways to recommend affiliate products without having a website, but if you COMBINE the two – website and the ways I've listed above, then you're ahead of the game.

What are some other creative ways you can think of to recommend an affiliate product?

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