Earn a Living From Internet Marketing Without Spending Cash

When you first start out and try to earn a living from internet marketing the last thing you want to do is to spend money that you haven't earned yet. Thankfully with an online business it is possible to get started and make a profit without the investment needed for a traditional business.

When you look at the traditional businesses, there are always associated costs just to set things up. Equipment to buy, rent to pay, stock and employees to pay for. With an internet marketing business none of this is necessary at all.

The internet marketing that I am involved with is really affiliate marketing. That just means I sell other peoples stuff and get a commission. There is no stock to buy, no shipping of orders or even the collection of the money. All that is done by the various companies I work with.

The business revolves around information. Finding information and presenting it to potential customers who are already looking for it. Internet marketing is not like the "foot in the door" style of selling. It isn't even really about selling at all.

People use the internet to find out what they are interested in and when that involves a product, the affiliate marketer can direct the potential customers to where they can buy and hopefully earn their commission.

There are lots of ways to promote products. Some are very successful but also can cost a lot of money. Using the text advertisements found on google or other websites is one example. Although these adwords can be very successful at earning money, they can also be very expensive.

So when starting off with an online affiliate business keeping to the free methods is probably the best idea. Certainly until regular profits are being made.

There are many different systems that can be used for free that are very useful and work very well. One of the best known plans is called the bum marketing method, so called since in theory, a bum off the street with no money to invest could use it to make an income.

Using forums, article directories, youtube videos and a host of other methods it is possible to start to earn a considerable income online. It does take some work but the only thing it costs is your time.