When it comes to web marketing, everyone seems to have ideas. Does it all work? Of course NO!

Promoting your fleet of sites can easily become so cumbersome and so impossible that you actually begin to think.. "well, I'd rather quick before I loose it all" BUT before you do, consider these 5 strategies.

1. Start An Affiliate Program.

Why do you think web marketers with digitally delivered products rush to clickbank? Simply because they have an affiliate program running and you'll get people ready to sell your products in minutes after you get started!

To generate thousands of traffic and sky-rocket your web marketing campaign, incorporate an affiliate program. The only one thing you need to keep in mind is to set a good commission. A product of $100 can have a commission of about 40% BUT when you have a low priced product, you've got to raise the commission payout otherwise, people will turn the other way.

The good thing about affiliate program is that you never get to pay until someone actually makes a sale and it saves a lot of worries.

2. Set-Up Joint Ventures

If you are thinking of winning the online game with a good margin, your best bet would be to cooperate with your competitors in a win-win way. It is called joint ventures. It works because you will be getting personalised referrals form your JV partners who will actually recommend your products and services. This has been my major marketing weapon and I can tell you it sincerely works!

All you have to do is agree on commissions, work out a tracking system and send out an endorsed promotional email or web copy and "bang' you'll start getting results.

3. Give Away Something Free.

Do you have anything FREE out-there? If you don't, then you are loosing a great deal of the results you should pull in. Create a free package and make some noise about it. Free stuff are contagious viral weapons that just keep spreading over and over and will bring you dangerous, positive results.

A word of caution. Never give out some trash! It won't work.

Some materials you can think of giving out includes a free newsletter, a special report, an ebook, a software, website templates, articles, scripts, etc.

Just come up with something valuable.

4. Advertise In High Circulation Ezines

This is another effective way of getting an almost instant result. You must however take time to write a good ad to get maximum results.

5. Ad Swaps

This is actually a kind of JV but is more definite. While the phrase "Joint Venture" describes anything joint for mutual benefit, ad swaps points directly at exchange of ads with possible partners.

It is a costless method of advertising. All you need to do is find someone interested in your offer and exchange ads. He runs your ads and your run his.

These five strategies will help you develop a more profitable web marketing campaign in 2006.