Chapter 20

The Ten Best Free Tools for Affiliate Marketers

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Boosting your business with WordPress and related plug-ins

Bullet Digging into free tools for keyword and competitive analysis

Bullet Surveying free tools for website speed and social media

The internet is a vibrant entrepreneurial environment that is constantly giving birth to the new brainchild of millions of very creative people. Many of those products are launched initially as free products to gain visibility and users. Later, as they became more well known, they may change to a paid or “freemium” model, where a version with more limited functionality is free, but to unlock all the power, you need to pay.

The tools in this chapter are free and have stood the test of time, so we don’t think any will become strictly paid products. They are great tools that you can use to help you develop your affiliate marketing business.

Tip Check to make sure that any free tool you want to use is still free. Make sure it is truly free, not just a trial that requires your credit card with the hope that you’ll forget the cancellation date. ...

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