Using videos to market affiliate products is an amazing tool that will capture your audiences attention and help them visualize how your product is going to help them.

It's been made clear, the importance of article marketing and how it can drive traffic, but there are a good percentage of people in this world who hate to read and would much rather have someone show them how to do something. This is why
video marketing is so effective.

You don't need to be a techie to create a short informative video. A simple web cam is really all that you need, but if you want to add just a little text and graphics, you can find all sorts of free software online that will do the job. One of the best video creating software packages is Camtasia Studio. It allows you unlimited flexibility and enables you to record your computer screen (screen casting
) which works great for
creating presentation videos.

If you're just beginning then all you have to do to create your videos is to write articles or use articles that you've already written and read them into the camera. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than that.

People want to connect with other people, not large corporations so by just reading into the camera others can connect with you on a more personal level rather than them having to see another commercial selling a product.

Performing product reviews of different affiliate products is another great way to start generating traffic with videos.

Videos are the same as articles when it comes to researching and finding good keywords. If you're just reading prewritten articles then hopefully you've already found the keywords you'll need for tagging and writing the description of your video. But if you're creating a video from scratch you will need to follow the same keyword research process that you use with articles.

Your videos should not try to close the deal on viewers. Your intention should be to stir up curiousity so that they will click on your link in the description or just plug in your web address to get your site.

A good technique is to submit a partial video on YouTube to wet their appetite and send them to your website for a full version.  Or you can present them a free offer on the video that they can redeem by visiting your site.


To really connect with people you can post videos on a regular basis just like a blog. With video blogging you will eventually build a following of people ready to hear more on what you have to say. But consistency is the key to success.

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