4. Create a free newsletter or ezine

Submit your newsletter to ezine directories and promote it on your website. Keep in mind that most subscribers are interested in receiving “information” that can help them. If you use your mailing list solely for selling, you will never gain credibility and will end up with a high unsubscribe rate. After you’ve developed a relationship and trust of your subscribers, you can then recommend products you are promoting

5. Create a free ebook

As part of your ebook, include an advertisement and a link to your affiliate website. The ebook can be given away free or used as an incentive to sign up for your newsletter. Submit your ebook to ebook directories and offer it to other webmasters for inclusion on their website. The more exposure your ebook receives, more sales you can make.

By using techniques outlined above, you will see an increase in your affiliate sales resulting in more commission payments. Be sure to become an “expert” on all products you promote.

But through perserverance and a little luck in finding right tools to teach me what to do, and when to do it, I've been able to create a successful website. In 6 months my site's traffic ranking is in top 1% of all websites!

I'm thrilled about what future might hold! Have I quit my day job? No, not yet... I want to pay off my debt first. You know... "American Way" of falling into debt with credit cards and loans - even though I live in Canada. :) My family and I will have our debt paid off by Christmas 2005 - then I can consider quitting 9 to 5 routine.

If you are like me and you want to start a website... no,... start a business... and change your future, I encourage you to get out there and do it. You owe it to yourself to at least check it out.

For more information about The-Gift-Wizard.com and tools I used to create it, feel free to visit: http://www.the-gift-wizard.com/website.html or contact me at http://www.the-gift-wizard.com/contact-the-gift-wizard.html. I'll be glad to answer any questions you might have.

Best of luck!