Regardless of what your online business is – e-commerce store, affiliate program, membership site, etc – you need tools to help you advertise your business and drive in targeted visitors.

The following are programs that not only provide you the solid tools you will need, but also provide you an additional income by earning affiliate commissions. A 2-for-1 deal if you ask me!

Suggestion – Join one program. Get to know the program and use the provided tools effectively. THEN, join the next program. Incorporate those tools into your marketing effects. Continue adding programs/tools in this manner. Otherwise, if you join all of them at once, you can easily overload yourself and get easily frustrated.

1. Traffic Wave

It can’t be stressed enough how important it is to have your own mailing list and autoresponder series. By building relationships with your subscribers, you can truly see how “the money is in the list”. No matter what your niche – dog grooming, woodworking, candle making, internet marketing – your business will definitely benefit from this!

2. Click-Track-Profit

This program is both educational and fun. Not only do you learn, step-by-step, how to organize your online marketing tasks, but you also get rewarded with great looking badges. I know … we’re all adults, so why do we need to collect silly images called badges? Ummm, “all work … no play”? You should have fun while building a business! =)

3. AdKreator

Whether you advertise in traffic exchanges, safelists, craigslist, Adwords, or anywhere else on the internet, you can benefit from creating a splash page and advertising that – instead of your website. Splash pages are quick loading and funnel traffic to  your website or onto your mailing list.

4. Brandvertiseme

A neat program that allows you to add links to your social websites (Twitter, Facebook, etc), your blog, your website, etc … and that is added to the bottom of your website, splash pages, etc. Brand you and your company!

5. IMFacePlate

A great place for internet marketers and business owners to network. Build professional and personal relationships.

6. TE Tool Box

A great program to track your website, banner, and text ads clicks and conversions.

More resources coming soon … stayed tuned!