There's a lot of talk about how you should promote products and services to get traffic to your website and help improve your affiliate marketing.
There's all the talk about the benefits of social media, video, and blogging, which are all very effective ways to pull in traffic.
There are a few that aren't as easily published as well.
A Couple More Do's For Driving Traffic You have to make sure that your website is optimized.
Now this is usually discussed in search engine optimization but it's equally important to your affiliate marketing.
If you aren't bringing in the rankings, your business partners are also affected.
You've heard a lot about different ways to generate traffic for your affiliate marketing through the internet, but there is another way that doesn't use the internet at all, offline advertisement.
It's understandable that since the birth of the internet and how technological advancement have most individuals using the net, there are still some internet entrepreneurs that are using offline advertisement.
This would suggest that this marketing strategy is still a positive way to generate traffic to your website.
Offline advertising can include business cards, posters, just talking with people and conducting events, are all good ideas for promoting your affiliate products and services.
Most affiliate programs include some type of analytic tool or tracking system, use it.
Track your affiliate link results so you can see if they're working for you.
It will help you strategize your future affiliate marketing.
True No-No's That Only Drive Traffic Away

• You should never try to trick your visitors into clinking on links so you can make money.
  This will only drive away your readers.
  
• You should not try to pass off a poor quality product or service, as it will not only cause you to lose customers but it will hurt your overall reputation.
  
• You shouldn't partner with or advertise products or services that aren't directly associated with your business.
  
• You should never underestimate your readers and potential customers.
  

You can have the best promotions, the best products, and the best links located in the best positions, but if there's no one visiting your site, your efforts are in vain, and you won't be making money.
It takes time and effort to get traffic rolling, but if you do it right, it can be quite lucrative.
It can be very well worth it in the end.